Governor Branstad signed a proclamation yesterday marking the both Iowa Flag day and a week honoring Iowa flag designer Dixie Cornell Gebhardt, a native of Knoxville.

Branstad told KNIA/KRLS News that the flag makes him proud of Iowa and Iowans like Gebhardt. The proclamation made March 27 – April 2 Dixie Cornell Gebhardt Week and affirmed March 29, as Iowa State Flag Day.