MEMORIAL UNION AWARD: Harold Pride Service Medallion
Kevin Drury (’83 agriculture business)
owner and president, Hedlin Ag Enterprises
Ankeny, IA
COLLEGE AWARDS AGRICULTURE & LIFE SCIENCES: Floyd Andre Award
Robert Rust
professor emeritus and meat science extension specialist, Iowa State University
Ames, IA
George Washington Carver Distinguished Service Award
Christopher Nelson
president and chief executive officer, Kemin Industries
Cumming, IA
Henry A. Wallace Award
Bill Northey (’81 agriculture business)
chief executive officer, Agribusiness Association of Iowa
Urbandale, IA
Outstanding Young Professional Award
Amanda (Taylor) De Jong (’02 agriculture business)
head of government affairs and policy engagement, Pivot Bio
Rhodes, IA
IVY COLLEGE OF BUSINESS: Citation of Achievement
Christi Shaw (’88 marketing)
chief executive officer, Kite Pharma
Santa Monica, CA
Citation of Achievement
Jill Klindt (’98 accounting)
chief financial officer, senior vice president, chief accounting officer, Workiva
Ames, IA
John D. DeVries Service Award
Doug Lenhart (’15 MBA)
vice president, global sourcing, Chevron Renewable Energy Group
Ames, IA
Outstanding Young Alumni Award
Jake Van Diest (’12 economics, finance,’14 MBA)
president and chief executive officer, Van Diest Supply Company
Webster City, IA
Russ & Ann Gerdin Award
Rick Dark
emeritus associate professor Iowa State University
Colorado Springs, CO
DESIGN: Christian Petersen Design Award
Kevin W. Monson (’73 architecture)
retired principal and board chair, Neumann Monson Architects
Iowa City, IA
Deb Pulver (’81 interior design) and the late Bob Pulver
founder, Strands of Strength
West Des Moines, IA
Design Achievement Award
Tobin Tracey (’85 architecture, ’86 barch)
director, Office of Cultural Heritage, U.S. Department of State Bureau of Overseas Building Operations
Alexandria, IA
Outstanding Young Professional Award
Caroline Freese (’16 BFA integrated studio arts)
owner, Caroline Freese Designs LLC
Indianola, IA
Bethany Jordan (’11 barch)
project architect, Martin Gardner Architecture
Marion, IA
ENGINEERING: Anson Marston Medal
Max Porter (’65 civil engineering, MS ’68 structural engineering, PhD ’74)
university professor emeritus, Iowa State University
Ames, IA
Mark Lashier (’85 chemical engineering, PhD ’89)
president and chief executive officer, Phillips 66
The Woodlands, IA
Professional Achievement Citation in Engineering
Laura Brooks Maxwell (’89 industrial engineering)
senior vice president of supply chain, PepsiCo Foods North America
Dallas, TX
Professional Achievement Citation in Engineering
Chris Ellison (’00 chemical engineering)
Zsolt Rumy Innovation Chair of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Young Alumni Award
Samarjit Das (PhD ’10 electrical engineering)
principal researcher/senior manager, Bosch Research Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
HUMAN SCIENCES: Alumni Achievement Award
Michael Benitez, Jr. (PhD ’15 educational leadership & policy studies)
vice president of diversity and inclusion, Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver, CO
Laura Brannen West (MFS ’10 family financial planning)
founder and managing partner West Financial Advisors, LLC
West Des Moines, IA
Helen LeBaron Hilton Award
JacqueLynn E. (Jacque) Andrew (’74 home economics journalism)
retired director of community relations, Greene County Medical Center
Jefferson, IA
Virgil S. Lagomarcino Laureate Award
Laura Doering (MS ’99 education)
associate vice president for enrollment management Iowa State University
Ankeny, IA
Outstanding Young Professional Award
Michael Montgomery (’16 athletic training)
assistant athletic trainer, New Orleans Pelicans
Metairie, LA
LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES: Citation of Merit Award
Dr. Dan Fulton (’04 biology)
infectious disease physician, McFarland Clinic
Ames, IA
Distinguished Service Award
Mary Greeley Medical Center and McFarland Clinic
Ames, IA
Carrie Chapman Catt Public Engagement Award
Dr. Lauren S. Hughes (’02 zoology and spanish)
state policy director, Farley Health Policy Center, University of Colorado
Aurora, CO
Young Alumni Award
Zach Johnson (’09 journalism & mass communicaiton)
senior communications specialist, The Walt Disney Company
Los Angeles, CA
Tom Schenk Jr. (’07 economics)
managing director, KPMG
Chicago, IL
Young Alumni Award
Maggie Luttrell Roby (’09 history, women's studies, ’11 educational leadership & policy studies)
lead, Cargill Animal Nutrition North America SAP Process Implementation and Management associate program manager, Cargill Nutrition & Health
Overland Park, KS
VETERINARY MEDICINE: Outstanding Young Alumni Award
Dr. Aubrey Cordray (DVM ’14)
owner and veterinarian Humboldt Veterinary Clinic
Humboldt, IA
Lorraine J. Hoffman Graduate Alumni Award
Dr. Howard Hill (MS ’73 microbiology, PhD ’74)
livestock producer and veterinarian Breeze Hill Farm, LLC
Cambridge, IA
William P. Switzer Award in Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Liz Wagstrom (DVM ’99, MS ’00 preventive medicine)
retired chief veterinarian National Pork Producers Council
Faribault, MN
Stange Award for Meritorious Service
Dr. Amy Baker (MS ’97 genetics, MS ’02 animal science, DVM ’02, PhD ’04 immunobiology)
research veterinary medical officer, USDA-ARS National Disease Center
Huxley, IA
Dr. Jim Roth (DVM ’75, MS ’79 immunobiology, PhD ’81)
Clarence Hartley Covault Distinguished Professor ISU College of Veterinary
Ames, IA
Dr. Frederick Douglass Patterson (1923 DVM, 1927 MS)
Posthumously
Alumni Medal: Mick and Judy Guttau
Mick (’69 farm operations), Chair of the Board Judy (’68 home economics education) secretary of the board, TS Banking Group, Treynor, IA
Alumni Medal: Thea (Ted) Oberlander
(’77 industrial administration – accounting) retired certified public accountant, Des Moines, IA
Alumni Humanitarian Award: Guor Mading Maker
(’11 chemistry) Colorado Springs, CO
Outstanding Young Alumni Award: Martin Gross
(’11 biology, MS ’13 food science & technology, PhD ’15 agricultural & biosystems engineering, food science & technology) chief executive office, Gross-Wen Technologies. Boone, IA
Outstanding Young Alumni Award: Cristobal Salinas Jr.
(MED ’12 higher education & student affairs, PhD ’15 educational leadership) associate professor, Florida Atlantic University, Fort Lauderdale, FL
James A. Hopson Alumni Service Award: Nicole Schmidt
(’09 construction engineering, MS ’13 civil engineering) senior project manager, Turner Construction, Ankeny, IA
Alumni Service Award
(DVM ’75) retired senior project manager, research and development, Bayer Animal Health, Overland Park, KS