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Impact Award

The Iowa State University Alumni Association Board of Directors established this award in 2000 to recognize individuals, businesses, organizations, or units whose programs or accomplishments brought broad recognition to the university and increased the involvement of ISU constituents in the life of the university during the year prior to being nominated. Up to three awards are granted annually.

Nominate someone for the Impact Award:

 Nomination form in Microsoft Word format 
 Nomination form in PDF format

NEW! Online nomination form

Current (2012) Recipients:

• James K. Olberding; History '63
• Paul Rhoads

All-time Impact Award Recipients:

2011
David J. Miller
Electrical Engineering '75

Daniel P. Saftig

Lisa Koll Uhl
Biology '08

2010
Christy Johnson-Lynch

Ulrike Passe

2009
Corly Brooke
BS Child Development '68

Phil Caffrey
BS Psychology '80; MS Education '84

Tom Johnson
DVM '71

2008
Stewart Burger
MS Institution Management '72

Jeffery W. Johnson

Jill Pruetz

Catt Center for Women & Politics

2007
Elizabeth Cole Beck
History '74; MA '77

Robert C. Brown

Lyle Campbell
Ag Business '66

Nancy Campbell

2006
Donald Jordahl
Ag Education '58

Kathie Jo Kindler
Speech Communication '92

Gary Thompson
Physical Education '57

2005
Bobby Douglas

Sophia Magill
Political Science '05

Cyclone Alley

2004
Steffen W. Schmidt

Pete Taylor
(posthumous)

2003
Doug Brown
(posthumous)

Roy Reiman
Ag Journalism '57

Bobbi Reiman

2002
Joseph Z. Christensen

Christina Hixson

Lynette L. Pohlman
Interior Design '72; MA '76

Cael N. Sanderson
Art and Design '01

2001
Murray and Diane Blackwelder

Ben A. Golding
Construction Engineering '01

Patrick D. "Dan" McCarney

Jerry James Moses, Jr.
Family and Consumer Sciences '84

W. Robert Parks

Richard Seagrave
'MS Chemical Engineering '59; PhD '61

Jan Seagrave

2000
Larry R. Eustachy

William M. Fennelly

Martin and Patty Jischke

James L. Melsa
Electrical Engineering '60

Thomas J. Mitchell