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
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





