Awarded to distinguished alumni of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences who have demonstrated outstanding achievement and received national or international recognition.
The award will normally be given to an alum who has earned a baccalaureate or graduate degree in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Final selection may include an alum who transferred to a professional or other program without completing a degree at Iowa State.
Recipients
2022
Dan Fulton, MD, ‘04 biology
2021
Kate Henderson, ’97 Biology
2020
Lynette S. Hornung , ’93 political science; MA ’97 political science; MS ’04 information assurance
2019
Yoon-Shik Lee, MA ’82 Political Science
2018
Maryl Johnson, ’73 Zoology
2017
Tom Miller, ’72 Computer Science
2016
Rear Adm. Randall M. Hendrickson, ’83 Political Science and Naval Science
2015
Alice P. Hudson, ’63 Chemical Technology
2014
Benjamin E. Bierbaum, ’57 Zoology
Laura Jackson, ’90 Psychology
2013
Maj. Gen. Allen W. Batschelet, ’83 History
2011
Douglas K. Spong, ’81 English
2010
Donald J. Soults, ’61 BS Statistics; PhD ’68 PhD Statistics
2009
Sandra Davis, Modern Language; Psychology
2008
Robert Baur, Mathematics & Economics (PhD)
Mark Stavish, Psychology & industrial relations (MS)
2007
Burton Christensen, chemistry
Richard Matzke, geology
2006
Edward Stanek, physics
2005
Donald Langenberg, physics
Trudy Peterson, English and history
2004
Stephanie A. Burns, chemistry
Long Vo Nguyen, computer science
Randall Wreghitt, journalism
2003
Marvin Caruthers, chemistry
Martha E. Vincent-Ridge, biology
2002
Thomas Hoening, economics
Virginia Metz, journalism
Thomas Smith, geology
2001
James Renier, physical chemistry
Stephanie Wells, meteorology
2000
Andrew Morton, economics
1999
Frederick Rudolph
Larry Schnack
1998
Richard Forsythe, chemistry
James Socknat, political science
1997
Wendell Primus, economics
Daniel Purich, biochemistry,
biophysics and molecular biology
1996
Bruce Bohnker, zoology
Wendell Bragonier, botany
1995 Deanna Morse, distributed studies Robert and Diane Greenlee, journalism
1994
Carol Francisco, statistics
Richard Gimer, government
Emil Jebe, economics
Harlan Mills, computer science
1993
James Schirber, physics
Deloris Wright, economics
1992
Donald Mathre, botany
Lawrence Payne, mathematics
1991
Robert Bartley, journalism
DeAnne Julius, economics
1990
Terry Anderson, journalism
Byron Kratochvil, chemistry
Alfred Mueller, physics
1989
Dennis Branstad, math; computer science
Richard Ford, botany
1988
James Gaylor, chemistry; mathematics
1987
William Weber, botany
1986
David Campbell, science; psychology
Dwight Ink, government; history
1985
Eugene Stoermer, botany
1984
Robert Amme, physics
1983
Richard Nicholson, chemistry
1982
Larry Orr, mathematics
1981
J. Throck Watson, chemical technology
1980
Sherril Christian, mathematics; chemistry
1979
William Lang, physics
Thomas Scott, zoology
1978
Darleane (Christian) Hoffman, chemistry
1977
Donald Cressey, sociology
1976
Robert Heller, geology