Honors & Awards

The following Alumni Association awards are conferred at the ISUAA Honors & Awards Ceremony at Homecoming each fall. Each ISU academic college is also invited to honor alumni and friends of the university. The 2013 Honors & Awards Ceremony, Nov. 8, will mark the 82nd year the event has been held at ISU.

Awards are also conferred by the university's colleges at this event.

Attend the 2013 Honors & Awards Ceremony:

Friday, November 8, 2013
1:30 p.m.
Benton Auditorium, Scheman Building
Dessert reception to follow

Awards presented in 2012:

Alumni Medal by the ISU Alumni Association

Rudolf J. Herrmann***, Industrial Engineering '73; Tulsa, Okla.
Bill Hoefle**, DVM '66, MS Veterinary Clinical Science '74; Ames, Iowa
Beverly S. Madden***, Home Economics Education '60, MS Family Environment '70; Ames, Iowa
Warren R. Madden***, Industrial Engineering '61; Ames, Iowa

Alumni Merit Award by the ISU Alumni Association Club of Chicago

Eric Imerman, Sociology '91, MS '96, PhD '99; Baku, Azerbaijan
Bill Northey**, Agricultural Business '81; Des Moines, Iowa
Suku Radia*, Industrial Administration '74; Des Moines, Iowa

Outstanding Young Alumni Award by the ISU Alumni Association

Chad E. Bouton, Electrical Engineering '93, MS Aerospace Engineering & Engineering Mechanics '96; Powell, Ohio
Leia Guccione*, Mechanical Engineering & Political Science '04; San Diego, Calif.
Jerlando F.L. Jackson**, PhD Higher Education '00; Verona, Wis.

James A. Hopson Alumni Volunteer Award by the ISU Alumni Association

Lisa M. Frerichs**, Journalism & Mass Communication '03; Ames, Iowa
Sophia Magill**, Political Science '05; Ames, Iowa

Impact Award by the ISU Alumni Association

James K. Olberding, History '63; Ames, Iowa
Paul Rhoads*; Ames, Iowa

Alumni Service Award (National Service Award) by the ISU Alumni Association

Janice (Flanagan) Coble**, Industrial Administration '78; Des Moines, Iowa
Tim Coble**, Computer Science '77; Des Moines, Iowa
Mary Katherine (Pattie) Wells**, Spanish & English '62; Ames, Iowa

Award for Superior Service to Alumni by the ISU Alumni Association

Michael Golemo**; Ames, Iowa

Floyd Andre Award by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Dennis Casey***, Ag Business '64, MS Poultry Sci '68, PhD '70; Ankeny, Iowa

Henry A. Wallace Award by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

John C. Gordon*, Forest Management '61, PhD Plant Physiology & Silviculture '66; Portland, Ore.

George Washington Carver Distinguished Service Award by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

James B. Gulliford**, BS Forestry Management '73, MS Forestry Economics and Marketing '75; Parkville, Mo.

Superior Achievement Award for Early or Mid-Career Alumni by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Gretchen Cline, Forest Resource Management '97; Letts, Iowa

Citation of Achievement by the College of Business

William L. Varner*, Industrial Administration '74; Golden Valley, Minn.

John D. DeVries Service Award by the College of Business

Jane D. Sturgeon**, Accounting '85; Urbandale, Iowa
Robert M. Sturgeon; Urbandale, Iowa

Russ and Ann Gerdin Award by the College of Business

Ralph C. Eucher**, Political Science '74, MS Industrial Relations '76; West Des Moines, Iowa
Jean N. Eucher**, Psychology '76; West Des Moines, Iowa

Christian Petersen Design Award by the College of Design

Rebecca Greco**, Architecture '76; Minneapolis, Minn.

Design Achievement Award by the College of Design

Dale J. Saylor*, Interior Design '95; New York, N.Y.
Timothy R. Hickman**, Architecture '85; Des Moines, Iowa

Anson Marston Medal by the College of Engineering

Sadanand (Sada) D. Joshi, PhD Mechanical Engineering '78; Tulsa, Okla.

Professional Achievement Citation in Engineering by the College of Engineering

Karen M. Albertson**, Chemical Engineering '83; Stillwater, Minn.
Christopher Chadwick**, Electrical Engineering '82; St. Louis, Mo.
Deniz Uner, PhD Chemical Engineering '94; Ankara, Turkey

Alumni Achievement Award by the College of Human Sciences

Elizabeth Northway Hanna**, Home Ec Education '72, MS Hotel, Restaurant, Instit. Mgmt. '85, PhD '08;
West Des Moines, Iowa
Sue E. Williams, MS Family Environment '74; Stillwater, Okla.

Helen LeBaron Hilton Award by the College of Human Sciences

Kris Puetz Gross*, Home Economics '77; Indianola, Iowa

Outstanding Young Professional Award by the College of Human Sciences

Terrence L. Frazier, PhD Educational Leadership & Policy Studies '09; Huntsville, Ala.

Virgil S. Lagomarcino Laureate Award by the College of Human Sciences

Douglas W. Robinson**, Physical Education '73, MS Higher Education, Student Personnel Admin, and Counseling '74; Long Beach, Calif.

Carrie Chapman Catt Public Engagement Award by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Joan U. Axel***, History '64; Muscatine, Iowa

Distinguished Service Award by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Gillian E. Murphy**, Distributed Studies '83; Stockton, Calif.

Young Alumna Award by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Lauren S. Hughes**, Spanish & Zoology '02; Seattle, Wash.

John V. Atanasoff Discovery Award by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

John R. Ohlfest, Biology '01; Roseville, Minn.

Stange Award for Meritorious Service by the College of Veterinary Medicine

Robert Bruce Heath, DVM '62; Fort Collins, Colo.
Arthur Lage**, DVM '67; Pembroke, Mass.
Steven Leary, DVM '71; St. Louis, Mo.

William P. Switzer Award in Veterinary Medicine by the College of Veterinary Medicine

Roy Schultz**, Farm Operations '57, DVM '60, MS Vet Microbiology & Preventative Medicine '81; Avoca, Iowa

*indicates ISU Alumni Association annual membership
**indicates ISU Alumni Association lifetime membership
***indicates ISU Alumni Association sustaining life donor

Only ISU degrees are listed.