Inside Iowa State

September 23, 2005

Honors

The faculty and staff recognized on these pages will be honored by the university community during Iowa State's fall convocation, "Pursuing Excellence," Monday afternoon, Sept. 26. The program begins at 3:15 p.m. in the Memorial Union Sun Room and the public is invited. Following remarks on the academic year ahead by President Gregory Geoffroy and the award presentations, refreshments will be served.

Distinguished Professor

The title of Distinguished Professor, first awarded in l956, is the highest academic honor bestowed by Iowa State University. It recognizes a faculty member for exemplary performance in at least two of the following areas: teaching and advising; research, scholarship, or artistic creativity; and extension, university service, or professional practice. A $3,000 increment in base salary is granted, and the awardee retains the title the rest of his or her career at the university.

Distinguished Professor in Liberal Arts and Sciences

Craig Anderson, professor of psychology

Anderson has had a profound influence on psychological theory and modern society throughout his career, simultaneously achieving scientific renown and high impact on public policy. His early contributions to attribution theory, depression and decision processes still influence modern theories and practices, and his continuing research on aggression makes him the premier theoretician in this domain. His tireless efforts to educate public policy-makers and the general public have earned him recognition as one of the most influential and respected social psychologists in the world.

Distinguished Professor in Liberal Arts and Sciences

Costas Soukoulis, professor of physics

Soukoulis is a preeminent theoretical physicist and a world leader in four different fields of condensed matter physics. He is considered one of the founders of the study of photonic bond gap materials, and his recent work on "left-handed" materials has excited the scientific community because of its potential for wide-ranging applications. He has earned two patents and a series of international awards for his work. He has published more than 280 papers in scientific journals, many of which are among the most often-cited in the discipline.

University Professor

The title of University Professor is bestowed on a senior faculty member who has had a significant impact on his or her department and the university in the areas of teaching, research, and professional service. The awardee receives a base salary addition of $2,500 and retains the title for the remainder of his or her career at the university.

William David, professor of music

David is a pianist of international stature and a music educator of exceptional quality. As a founding member of the world-renowned Ames Piano Quartet in 1976, he has presented more than 250 solo and ensemble concerts throughout the United States and in seven other nations, including, in 2003, an invited performance in Havana, which was the first by an American chamber music group in 40 years. He has released eight highly acclaimed compact discs and has received numerous honors and awards for his teaching, performance and creative work.

Mark Power, professor of finance

Power is a national expert in welfare benefits, pension regulation and public policy. He has made landmark contributions in the development of new models for employee benefits policy, and his work has led to significant improvements in employee benefits programs, including Iowa State's. He has conducted more than 200 continuing education programs for professional agent groups throughout the United States. His appointment as the Principal Financial Group Finance Fellow is further recognition of the excellence of his research.

Ann Thompson, professor of curriculum and instruction

Thompson has been a driving force behind Iowa State University's emergence as a national leader in the study and use of technology in education. Early in her career, she recognized that technology would have an increasingly important impact on the practice and profession of education, and that educators needed to understand how best to harness the power of technology as an effective educational tool. That understanding has guided her research and teaching, and has led her to the forefront of this important discipline.

Stephen Vardeman, professor of statistics and of industrial and manufacturing systems engineering

Vardeman is considered one of the top five experts in the nation in industrial statistics. He has an impressive record of publications, curriculum development and graduate students supervised. He is also nationally acclaimed for helping government and industry adapt to new ways of operating and doing business. He is co-director of a National Science Foundation-funded project to develop a research collaboration between Iowa State and General Motors that received the American Statistical Association's first-ever award for Excellence in Academic and Industrial Cooperation in 2002.

Named Professorships and Chairs

Chairs, professorships and other endowed faculty positions, created through the generosity of philanthropists, enable the university to recruit, retain and recognize outstanding faculty members. The perpetual earnings from the endowments also provide support for their scholarly endeavors. These appointments to endowed positions were made during the 2004-2005 academic year.

Arthur L. and Frances S. Wallace Endowed Professor in Forestry

Richard Hall, professor of natural resource ecology and management

Hall is a leader in the genetic improvement of poplars and other fast-growing tree species for intensive culture, especially in the production of biomass fuels. He is an affiliate with Iowa State University's Biorenewable Resources Program and is making important contributions to the development of Iowa's bioeconomy.

James M. Hoover Chair in Geotechnical Engineering

Vernon Schaefer, professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering

Schaefer is making important contributions to highway construction and transportation safety. His research in soil mechanics, site evaluation, environmental geotechnology and advanced geotechnical design has led to a better understanding of water and contaminate movement in soils and landslides, and safer highway roadbed and embankment construction.

Gerald and Audrey Olson Professor in Civil Engineering

Reginald Souleyrette, professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering

Souleyrette is nationally known for applying geographic information systems to transportation engineering. Over the past 15 years, he has completed more than 90 research projects with grants totaling $6 million, published 130 journal articles and book chapters, and made more than 100 presentations. He is associate director of Iowa State's Center for Transportation Research and Education.

Louis Thompson Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award

The Louis Thompson Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award recognizes an outstanding teacher who is dedicated to helping undergraduate students. Dr. Louis Thompson, emeritus associate dean of agriculture, established the award to support his belief that a strong undergraduate teaching program should be one of the primary goals of the university. A $1,500 award is granted.

Eugenia Farrar, associate professor of ecology, evolution and organismal biology

Farrar has contributed enormously to teaching at Iowa State University for more than 30 years. She uses a variety of formats for learning in the 14 different courses she has taught to promote scientific literacy, cultural awareness and an integrated understanding of how science relates to current issues. She consistently receives the highest scores on student evaluations of any faculty member in the department in introductory, advanced undergraduate and graduate-level courses.

Gary Koppenhaver, associate professor of finance

Koppenhaver is recognized as one of the university's premier pedagogists, both for his in-class teaching and his instructional contributions outside the classroom. He is praised by colleagues and students for his ability to bring real-world financial experiences into his instruction, and, as past chair of the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching and a Wakonse Fellow, he is a leader in raising awareness among faculty of the importance of student-centered learning techniques.

James Huntington Ellis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Introductory Teaching

The James Huntington Ellis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Introductory Teaching recognizes a faculty member who, in teaching an introductory course, demonstrates creativity in improving its quality, excites interest and involvement without compromising scholarship, and enhances student performance in future courses. Ellis, '28 industrial science, established this award to honor professors like his "who made their courses interesting." A $1,500 award is granted.

Dermot Hayes, professor of economics and Pioneer Chair in Agribusiness

Hayes took on a challenge six years ago to redesign the introductory course in microeconomics so that it would excite students, show them the relevance of economics in their chosen area, and help retain more students in the undergraduate program. By all these measures, his course has been a tremendous success. He also uses the results of his extensive research in agricultural economics in his classes, such as world trade issues involving genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and commodity markets.

Margaret Ellen White Graduate Faculty Award

The Margaret Ellen White Graduate Faculty Award recognizes superior performance by a member of the graduate faculty who serves as a mentor and who enriches the student-professor relationship through support and attention to detail, enabling students to finish their work in a timely and scholarly manner. This award was established in 1985 by Miss White to show her appreciation to graduate faculty for their guidance and encouragement of graduate students. A graduate of Iowa State's College of Home Economics, Miss White served as an administrative assistant in the Graduate College for 37 years. A $1,500 award is granted.

Nicola Davis, professor of curriculum and instruction

Davis is well-known for her high expectations of graduate students and for bringing her rich and highly successful international experiences in leadership, technology and teacher education into classes and students' programs of study. She involves students in leadership roles in her very successful research projects, including the International Leadership of Education Technology program and her U.S. Department of Education-funded project to develop the first teacher education program in the nation that prepares undergraduates for virtual schooling.

International Service Award

The International Service Award recognizes a faculty member for outstanding international service in teaching, research, or administration, within the United States or abroad. A $2,500 grant for carrying out an internationally related activity is awarded.

Nicola Davis, professor of curriculum and instruction

Davis specializes in the application of technology to accelerate intercultural understanding in today's very diverse and global society. As a result, she is in high demand by many international organizations, including UNESCO, as a speaker, presenter and consultant. She has published more than 60 articles on international issues, presented five keynote speeches related to international service, and has brought more than $200,000 in grant funding to Iowa State to bring an international focus to several graduate programs.

Professional and Scientific Excellence Award

The Professional and Scientific Excellence Award, funded by the Iowa State University Foundation, recognizes contributions made by a professional and scientific staff member beyond the university, contributions made within the university, and career progress demonstrated by accomplishments at Iowa State. A $1,500 award is granted.

Joan Bowles, associate athletics director for development

Bowles has been one of the driving forces behind the unprecedented growth of private support of Cyclone athletics over the past 16 years. During her career at Iowa State, which began as a volunteer with the Athletic Department, annual giving to athletics has increased 100 percent and membership in the National Cyclone Club has reached an all-time high of more than 5,400. She also provides outstanding leadership and support for the department in many other ways.

Marva Ruther, program coordinator I, Research Institute for Studies in Education

Ruther is involved in the preparation of every grant proposal submitted by the Research Institute for Studies in Education. In her seven years with RISE, she has developed a reputation for exceptional writing ability, attention to detail and understanding of university policies and procedures. For 10 years before that, she was instrumental in helping create and organize the Leadership Institute for a New Century and the Community College Leadership Initiative Consortium.

Richard Spoth, director, Partnerships in Prevention Science Institute

Spoth is the Wendell Miller Senior Prevention Scientist and founding director of the Partnerships in Prevention Science Institute, one of the nation's leading centers in the study of the effectiveness of community-based prevention programs for families and adolescents. Over the past 15 years, his projects have reached more than 10,000 middle school children and their families in Iowa and Pennsylvania, and in 1998, he received a MERIT Award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Carroll Ringgenberg Award

The Carroll Ringgenberg Award recognizes a professional and scientific staff member who has been employed by the university for at least 10 years and has demonstrated constant and contagious dedication and good will for Iowa State. The award was established in 1995 by colleagues of the late Carroll Ringgenberg to honor his 40 years of service in the purchasing and facilities planning and management units. A $1,500 award is granted.

Virginia Arthur, associate director, department of residence

Arthur has been a member of the residence department staff for 30 years, and in that time she has become one of the most respected and well-liked people in the university. She is known for her total dedication to staff and student success and her high level of integrity. She is a national leader in residence life, serving as president and in many other leadership positions of the Association of College and University Housing Officers-International.

Professional and Scientific Outstanding New Professional Award

The Professional and Scientific Outstanding New Professional Award recognizes a professional and scientific staff member who has demonstrated outstanding accomplishments unusually early in his or her professional career at Iowa State. A $1,500 award is granted.

Renee Harris, program coordinator I, department of chemistry

Harris has been instrumental in revitalizing and improving many areas in the chemistry department, including graduate student recruitment and retention, faculty recruitment and alumni relations. She also provides exceptional support for the department's National Science Foundation-funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates project and for a privately funded program that matches graduate student mentors with undergraduate students.

Malisa Rader, program assistant II, department of human development and family studies

Rader provides innovative and creative print and electronic communications to parents of children enrolled in the Child Development Lab School to ensure high enrollment and high levels of parent participation. Her knowledge of early childhood education also plays a key role in meeting state licensing requirements and national accreditation standards.

Camille Schroeder, program coordinator I, Engineering undergraduate programs

Schroeder makes the College of Engineering look good in the eyes of many constituents thanks to her outstanding commitment and organizational skills. She organizes the college's very successful FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) LEGO® League for Iowa students ages 9-14, and, in 2004, received one of two national volunteer awards from FIRST. She also led the development of the Iowa State Engineering Kids Club.

Iowa State University Extension Distinguished Service Award

The Iowa State University Extension Distinguished Service Award is the highest career award bestowed on an extension professional. It recognizes sustained distinguished performance and educational contributions to Iowa State's clientele through extension programs. A $500 cash award is granted.

JaneAnn Stout, director, Iowa State University Extension to Families, and associate dean, College of Human Sciences

Stout has provided exemplary vision and leadership for ISU Extension. She partners with campus and field staff to conceptualize and develop many outstanding and innovative programs that strengthen families in Iowa and beyond. She has been able to increase programming despite budget reductions each of the past 15 years by bringing in more than $7.7 million in contracts and grants. She also provides national leadership in programs to support and strengthen families.

Iowa State University Extension R.K. Bliss Award

The Iowa State University Extension R. K. Bliss Award recognizes outstanding achievement of an Iowa State extension staff member for developing an overall or continuing extension education program. This award is the result of donations from the family and friends of Dr. R. K. Bliss, the director of extension from 1912 to 1946. Two extension professionals have been honored annually since 1971 with this $500 cash award.

Linda Bigley, Linn County Extension Education Director

Bigley is a highly respected educator and administrator in Linn County and throughout Iowa. Her career exemplifies strong leadership, credibility with clients, well-balanced county programming and sustained collaborative efforts. She has the ability to identify and meet emerging needs while maintaining important ongoing programs, and she excels in procuring funding and resources to meet the diverse needs of Linn County residents.

Darwin Miller, Hardin County Extension Education Director, and interim Central Iowa Area Extension Education Director

Miller has been strengthening ISU Extension through effective grant-writing, promotion, contracting services and entrepreneurial efforts. He is able to build consensus among groups and develops partnerships to deliver Extension programming and resources more widely and effectively. His extensive knowledge and experience in fiscal management and human resources makes him a very valuable asset to the people of central Iowa.

Iowa State University Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching

The Iowa State University Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching recognizes a tenured faculty member for outstanding teaching performance over an extended period of time. A $1,500 award is granted.

Carl Bern, University professor and professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering

Bern has been an inspirational teacher and mentor in his 37 years as a faculty member at Iowa State University. He has written several textbooks, led the fund-raising and oversaw construction of a new biomaterials laboratory for the department, and obtained major National Science Foundation grant funding for undergraduate research. Students under his tutelage have won first-place national honors in the American Society of Agricultural Engineers competition 13 different times.

William Gallus, associate professor of geological and atmospheric sciences

Gallus energizes and motivates students in the study of synoptic and mesoscale meteorology, and they have responded by consistently giving him top marks in evaluations. He has created four new courses that emphasize hands-on activities, such as forecasting contests and virtual tornadic thunderstorm simulations created through his involvement in the Wind Simulation and Testing Laboratory. In 2003 he was named a master teacher by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Cheryll Reitmeier, professor and associate chair, department of food science and human nutrition

Reitmeier engages students in active learning by bringing her research into her classes. Her research involves developing foods for space travel as education mission specialist for the NASA Food Technology Commercial Space Center at Iowa State, improving the safety of apples and apple cider, and enhancing soy proteins in food and industrial products. Nationally, she is a leader in improving food science teaching and outcomes assessment through the Institute of Food Technologists.

Iowa State University Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research

The Iowa State University Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research recognizes a faculty member who has a national or international reputation for contributions in research, and who has influenced the research activities of students. A $1,500 award is granted.

GianCarlo Moschini, professor of economics and Pioneer Hi-Bred Endowed Chair in Science and Technology Policy

Moschini is listed in the top 2 percent of the world's 50,000 leading economists in an independent ranking based on citations of research. He is an international leader in the economics of risk and uncertainty, production economics, market structure and economic policy, and he has done groundbreaking work in the study of options and futures markets. His work has earned him numerous honors, including election as a Fellow in the American Agricultural Economics Association.

Jacqueline Shanks, professor of chemical and biological engineering

Shanks is a pioneer in plant metabolism. Her work in applying metabolic engineering techniques to plant cultures has led to new methodologies for analyzing plant metabolic pathways and engineering approaches to improve plant metabolism. Her work has earned her the title of "mother of plant metabolic engineering" from colleagues, as well as numerous awards, including a National Science Foundation Young Investigator Award.

Iowa State University Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement in Extension or Professional Practice

The Iowa State University Foundation Award for Early Achievement in Extension or Professional Practice recognizes a faculty or staff member who has demonstrated outstanding accomplishments in extension or professional practice unusually early in his or her professional career. A $1,500 award is granted.

Lesia Oesterreich, Family Life Extension Specialist, department of human development and family studies

Oesterreich is highly respected nationally for her work in early care and education, and has provided invaluable assistance to Iowa communities in the development and analysis of early childhood programs. She is the author or co-author of more than 80 publications used extensively by Cooperative Extension and the early childhood profession, director of the National Network for Child Care, and managing editor of Early Childhood Resources for the Children, Youth and Families Education Resource Network.

Iowa State University Foundation Award for Early Achievement in Teaching

The Iowa State University Foundation Award for Early Achievement in Teaching recognizes a tenured or tenure-track faculty member who has demonstrated outstanding teaching performance unusually early in his or her professional career. A $1,500 award is granted.

Amanda Fales-Williams, assistant professor of veterinary pathology

Fales-Williams has made skillful and creative use of computer technology to bring more experiential and real-world learning into her courses in the senior clinical pathology rotation and necropsy. She is a collaborator on two federally funded projects to develop Web sites for teaching histopathology. Her research involves educational learning and assessment, antimicrobial peptides and pulmonary pathology. She is a diplomate with the American College of Veterinary Pathologists.

Chad Gasta, assistant professor of foreign languages and literatures

Gasta has been a catalyst, at Iowa State University and nationally, in adapting instructional technology to the teaching and learning of foreign languages and literatures. He is the director or coordinator of four study abroad programs, two of which he created, and he has overseen a significant increase in the number of student internships offered through the department in the three years he has been internship coordinator.

David White, assistant professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering

White specializes in teaching and research in geotechnical engineering, or the study of the engineering behavior of soils. He knows the importance of hands-on experience to student learning in this discipline, and he works diligently and creatively to bring these experiences into his classes, providing a bridge between theory and practice. As a result, his student evaluations are consistently at the highest levels.

Iowa State University Foundation Award for Early Achievement in Research

The Iowa State University Foundation Award for Early Achievement in Research recognizes a faculty member who has demonstrated outstanding accomplishments unusually early in his or her professional career. A $1,500 award is granted.

Anne Cleary, assistant professor of psychology

Cleary has established an impressive research record since coming to Iowa State in 2001. Her studies of recognition have made her one of the top cognitive psychologists in the nation. She has published 11 refereed journal articles, eight of which are first-authored, and she received a prestigious National Science Foundation Early Career Award, which is rarely given in psychology.

Iowa State University Foundation Award for Departmental Leadership

The Iowa State University Foundation Award for Departmental Leadership recognizes outstanding departmental leadership that helps faculty members meet their important complex obligations in undergraduate teaching, graduate mentoring, research, and service. A $1,500 award is granted.

Claire Andreasen, professor and chair, department of veterinary pathology

Andreasen receives high praise from the faculty in the Department of Veterinary Pathology for her strong work ethic, commitment to excellence and visionary leadership. One of her major accomplishments was leading the department's initiative to integrate teaching, diagnostics and research for the advancement of pathology, clinical pathology and infectious diseases.

Iowa State University Foundation Award for Early Achievement in Extension or Professional Practice

The Iowa State University Foundation Award for Early Achievement in Extension or Professional Practice recognizes a faculty or staff member who has demonstrated outstanding accomplishments in extension or professional practice unusually early in his or her professional career. A $1,500 award is granted.

Christopher Feeley, forestry Extension specialist, department of natural resource ecology and management

Feeley has done outstanding work coordinating a large number of youth education, urban and community forestry programs throughout Iowa. He has also obtained grant funds to support Youth Forestry Field Days, fund an educational interactive CD-ROM for young people and conduct research on ash trees in Iowa. He is president of the Iowa chapter of the American Society of Foresters and supports several forestry organizations.

Iowa State University Foundation Award for Excellence in Academic Advising

The Iowa State University Foundation Award for Excellence in Academic Advising recognizes outstanding performance by an academic adviser over an extended period of time. A $1,500 award is granted.

Thomas Greenbowe, professor of chemistry and of curriculum and instruction

Greenbowe is an effective adviser to students who are interested in teaching high school chemistry because he has expertise in both chemistry and teacher education. He provides exceptional insight into the course work they will need and what they can expect in the classroom and laboratory as teachers. He is also an award-winning teacher and coordinates the general chemistry program for the chemistry department.

Steven Mickelson, associate professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering

Mickelson has received 14 college, university and student organization awards for excellence in teaching and advising in the past six years. His work with the Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering learning communities has been instrumental in raising student retention rates to 95 percent. He consistently receives high rankings from the students he advises and high praise from his colleagues for his effectiveness.

Iowa State University Alumni Association Award for Superior Service to Alumni

The Iowa State University Alumni Association Award for Superior Service to Alumni recognizes an Iowa State faculty or staff member who has demonstrated a commitment to establishing or furthering alumni relationships with the university. A $500 award is granted.

Ann Gogerty, senior international admissions counselor, office of admissions

Gogerty spreads Iowa State's goodwill internationally like no other member of the Iowa State family. On her frequent travels abroad to recruit international students, which she does very effectively, she also provides an important link with Iowa State's alumni living in the countries she visits. While there, she organizes alumni events and engages the alumni in her student recruitment activities.

Regents Award for Faculty Excellence

The Regents Award for Faculty Excellence recognizes a faculty member who is an outstanding university citizen and who has rendered significant service to Iowa State University and/or to the state of Iowa. The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, hosts a dinner each year for recipients from all of the Regents institutions. A $1,000 award is granted.

Dean Anderson, professor of health and human performance

Anderson has served Iowa State University in outstanding fashion for 29 years, as faculty member, department chair and elected leader of the faculty. He has served more than 13 years on the Faculty Senate and its predecessor, the Faculty Council, and was instrumental in the transition into the Faculty Senate organization. He has also provided extensive service on faculty and student judiciary boards and on dozens of department, college and university committees.

Jack Girton, associate professor of biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology

Girton has provided exceptional leadership to Iowa State University through his service on the Faculty Senate since 1993, including serving as its president in 2003-04. He has chaired key Faculty Senate committees, including the appeals committee and the committee to rewrite the faculty conduct policy, and has also chaired the Faculty Handbook Committee. He is the author of several policies that have been adopted by the university on matters ranging from academic reorganization to strategic plan review.

Young Kihl, professor of political science

Kihl is one of the world's leading scholars in international relations, and he is particularly well known for his work in bringing together and facilitating the publication of much of the best scholarship that exists today on Korea. He has also devoted much of his career to expanding international programs and activities at Iowa State through his teaching and participation in the ISU World Food Institute, Institute on World Affairs and other programs.

Gail Nonnecke, professor of horticulture

Nonnecke is one of Iowa State's top undergraduate teachers, with student evaluations consistently in the excellent category. She is a strong advocate of getting students involved in international experiences, and she has personally led five study abroad programs. In addition, she is a researcher of international acclaim for her work in small fruit crops with an emphasis on developing sustainable production systems.

Cheryll Reitmeier, professor and associate chair, department of food science and human nutrition

Reitmeier is a gifted teacher who devotes much of her time to helping other faculty members improve their teaching abilities. She has conducted many workshops on teaching and has personally coached several faculty members on ways to enhance their skills. She successfully led the difficult process of updating and improving her college's core curriculum, and she has made important contributions to Iowa State's work with NASA on the development of foods for space travel.

Derrick Rollins, associate professor of statistics and of chemical and biological engineering

Rollins inspires young minds to pursue careers in science, mentors gifted young scholars to help them be successful in their careers, and works diligently to ensure that Iowa State University is a welcoming and supportive environment for all people. He has provided diversity leadership throughout the university and community, including serving as the diversity adviser for the President's Cabinet for eight years. He is also an outstanding teacher and scholar in statistical approaches to engineering.

Regents Award for Staff Excellence

The Regents Award for Staff Excellence recognizes a member of the Professional and Scientific staff or the Supervisory and Confidential staff who is an outstanding university citizen and who has rendered significant service to Iowa State University and/or to the state of Iowa. The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, hosts a dinner each year for recipients from all of the Regents institutions. A $1,000 award is granted.

David Ballard, program coordinator, safety and training, facilities planning and management

Ballard has made safety his career and his passion. He has developed award-winning safety and health programs for Iowa State University as well as for other government agencies and volunteer organizations. He is the co-author of an emergency preparedness plan for Story County that is considered a model for Iowa communities. He has received the Iowa Governor's Volunteer Service Award, Distinguished Service to Fire Service Education Award and President's Volunteer Service Award.

Karen Colbert, practicum placement coordinator and adjunct assistant professor, department of human development and family studies

Colbert is involved in all aspects of the early childhood education program, from chairing the coordinating committee, to teaching, to placement of student teachers in internships and practica. She provides outstanding leadership for the Child Development Lab School and collaborates with faculty to improve the curricula and address the needs of special needs children in the program. She also is the author of a book and several papers on parenting that connect theory, research and practice.

D. Bruce Fulton, assistant scientist, department of biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology

Fulton directs Iowa State's Biomolecular Nuclear Resonance (NMR) Facility, and has overseen a tremendous expansion of that facility and the related reseach programs. He has made significant contributions to successful grant applications for the facility and related research, and is the co-author of several publications. He has developed graduate courses in NMR spectroscopy and contributes to other graduate teaching programs.

Lesley Hawkins, office coordinator I, department of health and human performance

Hawkins has provided outstanding professional and personal support to the music department, Ames Laboratory and department of health and human performance during her 32 years at Iowa State University. She is known for her honesty, integrity, attention to detail and knowledge of university policies and procedures, and is highly respected for the personal attention she provides to faculty, staff and students.

A. David Inyang, director, Environmental Health and Safety

Inyang manages a highly effective program to keep scientific research conditions and the overall campus environment within proper safety and health regulations. This award is a recognition of his outstanding leadership, the high quality of the Environmental Health and Safety staff, and their significant contributions to the health and safety of the university's faculty, staff and students.

Carol McDonald, information systems leader, Information Technology Services

McDonald is the person primarily responsible for eliminating the long lines of students waiting to register for classes. She led the development of Iowa State's first-in-the-nation touch-tone class scheduling program, and she was instrumental in the creation and ongoing improvement of AccessPlus, the online service that now makes life much easier and more efficient for all faculty, staff and students.

Fall convocation is Monday, Sept. 26. The program begins at 3:15 p.m. in the Memorial Union Sun Room.