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
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 (’68 BS Statistics ’61; 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
1993James Schirber, physics Deloris Wright, economics
1992 Donald Mathre, botany Lawrence Payne, mathematics
1991 Robert Bartley, journalism DeAnne Julius, economics
1990Terry Anderson, journalism Byron Kratochvil, chemistry Alfred Mueller, physics
1989Dennis Branstad, math; computer science Richard Ford, botany
1988James Gaylor, chemistry; mathematics
1987William Weber, botany
1986David Campbell, science; psychologyDwight Ink, government; history
1985Eugene Stoermer, botany
1984Robert Amme, physics
1983Richard Nicholson, chemistry
1982Larry Orr, mathematics
1981J. Throck Watson, chemical technology
1980Sherril Christian, mathematics; chemistry
1979William Lang, physicsThomas Scott, zoology
1978Darleane (Christian) Hoffman, chemistry
1977Donald Cressey, sociology
1976Robert Heller, geology