Each year, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, along with Iowa State University, honors alumni who have made a difference in their community, an impact on the world, and a difference in their professions. Meet the 2016 award winners below. If you know an alumnus who deserves to be recognized, contact Kim McDonough, LAS Director of Alumni Relations, about upcoming award nomination deadlines.
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AWARDS
Sarah F. Fischer, Political Science and English ’02 – James A. Hopson Alumni Volunteer Award
Brian May, English ’93 – Alumni Service Award
LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES AWARDS
Elizabeth A. Baird, Journalism and International Studies ’76 – Carrie Chapman Catt Public Engagement Award
Thomas A. Connop, History ’76 – Distinguished Service Award
Rear Adm. Randall M. Hendrickson, Political Science and Naval Science ’83 – Citation of Merit
Tyler P. Stafford, Advertising and Speech Communication ’11 – Young Alumnus Award
Dennis C. Wendell, Distributed Studies ’76 – Dean’s Arts and Humanities Award
DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS
Bob Antol, Mathematics ‘78 – Department of Mathematics Distinguished Alumni Award
Emily Johnson Batista, German ’75 – Department of World Languages and Cultures Distinguished Alumni Award
Dean Borg, Agricultural Journalism ‘59 – Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication James W. Schwartz Award
Samantha L. Clark, Political Science ‘09 – Department of Political Science Alumni Achievement Award
Dr. Thomas R. Gleason, Zoology ’78 – Department of Naval Science Guiding Star Award
Michael Guge, Political Science ‘93; MA Political Science ‘95 – Department of Political Science Alumni Achievement Award
David E. Hamilton, Geology ‘74; MS Geology ‘79 – Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award
Kristen Hawkes, Sociology ’68 – Department of World Languages and Cultures Distinguished Alumni Award
Jeffrey H. Kahn, MS Psychology ’94; PhD Psychology ’97 – Department of Psychology Distinguished Alumni Award
Janice C. Kreamer, History ‘69 – Department of History Outstanding Alumna Award
Shazia Manus, Economics ‘98 – Department of Economics Public Engagement Award
Rajesh Girish Parekh, MS Computer Science ’93; PhD Computer Science ’98 – Department of Computer Science Distinguished Alumni Award
Nominations Invited for LAS Alumni Awards
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences invites nominations for the 2017 LAS Alumni Awards. The nomination deadline is March 20, 2017. The LAS Honors and Awards Program was established to honor the outstanding achievements of alumni and friends of the College. Please go to alumni.las.iastate. edu/awards for award descriptions and nomination instructions. Award recipients will be recognized during Iowa State University’s 2017 Homecoming Week celebration. If you have questions, please contact: Kim McDonough, director of alumni relations for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at kmm@iastate.edu or 515-294-7487.