Each year, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, along with Iowa State University, honors alumni who have made a difference in their community, an impact on the world, and a difference in their professions. LAS award recipients were honored during the LAS Honors and Awards Ceremony on October 26, 2017 at the Iowa State University Alumni Association in Ames.
LAS has more than 64,500 living alumni, which grants the college connections to an incredible number of deserving individuals. This year, the following were honored:
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AWARDS
Luis E. de Baca, Political Science – Alumni Merit Award
Josiah A. Dykstra, Interdisciplinary – Outstanding Young Alumni
Nora K. Tobin, Political Science and International Studies – Outstanding Young Alumni
LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES AWARDS
Srinivas Aluru, Computer Science – John V. Atanasoff Discovery Award
Adam J. Clark, Geological and Atmospheric Sciences – Young Alumnus Award
Christy A. Doornink, Philosophy and Religious Studies – Young Alumna Award
Thomas Jay Miller, Computer Science – Citation of Merit
George O. Strawn, Computer Science, Mathematics – Distinguished Service Award
DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS
Dr. Ellyn L. Bartges, History – Department of History Distinguished Alumna Award
Pamela Berneking, English – Department of English Distinguished Alumni Award
William G. Bock, Computer Science – Department of Computer Science Distinguished Alumni Award
Gene and Margaret Chamberlin, Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication – James W. Schwartz Award
Lynette Hornung, Political Science – Department of Political Science Distinguished Alumni Award
Vicki J. Huffman, World Languages and Cultures – Department of World Languages and Cultures Distinguished Alumni Award
Mary Whitaker Lindgren, Political Science – Department of Political Science Distinguished Alumni Award
Terry Riley, Psychology – Department of Psychology Distinguished Alumni Award
Zella Brown Zerger, World Languages and Cultures – Department of World Languages and Cultures Distinguished Alumni Award
View photos from the ceremony.