92nd Annual Honors & Awards

Scott E. Olson (’69 architecture)

broker associate, Skogman Commercial Group, Cedar Rapids, IA

Kay Kretschmar Runge (’69 history)

president, KKRunge Associates

Davenport, IA

Dr. Chad W. Becker (’05 dietetics)

doctor of emergency medicine, UnityPoint Health Systems, ApolloMD

Granger, IA

Dr. Kevin Bieniek (’11 biology, psychology)

Biggs Institute Brain Bank director and assistant professor, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 

San Antonio, TX

Nate Evans (’06 Computer eng, PhD ’09 computer eng) 

senior research and development cyber researcher, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Knoxville, TN

Heather L. Duncan (’06 public service and admin in agriculture)

team lead, Grants Management Office, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Region 7)

Kansas City, MO

Jan Breitman

retired director of alumni travel and educational programs, Iowa State University Alumni Association

Ames, IA

Pete Englin (PhD ’01 hotel, restaurant and institution management, family consumer science education)

retired associate vice president for campus life and director of residence, Iowa State University

Ames, IA

Mike Peterson (’84 agricultural business)

president and owner, Peterson Genetics

Cedar Falls, IA

Jerry (’62 agricultural business) and Karen Kolschowsky 

retired chairman and chief executive officer, OSI Industries

Oak Brook, IL 

Pat McGonegle (’83 animal science)

chief executive officer, Iowa Pork Producers

Urbandale, IA

BJ Brugman (’12 agricultural business)

founder and chief executive officer, Distynct

Ames, IA

Keith Kreuer (’81 industrial administration)

principal, RedHouse Associates, LLC 

Houston, TX

Craig Hansen (’80 inudstrial administration)

senior vice president, Holmes Murphy 

Waukee, IA

David Kingland (’80 industrial administration)

chairman of the board and chief executive officer, Kingland Systems

and Deb Kingland (’80 child development) 

executive producer, Kingland Productions/Renovo Media

Clear Lake, IA

Michael Fleisher (’05 accounting, finance)

treasurer and head of internal tax, Eisner Advisory Group

Bloomfield, NJ

Amanda Matchett (’08 marketing, international business)

senior corporate counsel, commercial tech transactions, Workday

Minneapolis, MN

Lee Cagley (’75 interior design) 

retired professor and dept. chair of interior design

College of Design, Iowa State University

Las Vegas, NV 

Lee Cagley (’75 interior design) 

retired professor and dept. chair of interior design

College of Design, Iowa State University

Las Vegas, NV 

Jen Cross (BLA ’09 landscape architecture)

site design leader, HDR

Omaha, NE

Katy Stone (BFA ’92 art and design) 

owner/artist, Katy Stone Studio

Seattle, WA 

Hoàng Trần (BARCH ’13 architecture)

architect, INVISION Architecture

Des Moines, IA 

Kendyl Wyatt Landeck Larson (MCRP ’19 community and regional planning)

housing coordinator, City of Minnetonka

Maplewood, MN

Cork Peterson (’66 construction engineering)

owner, Peterson Contractors, Inc (PCI)

Reinbeck, IA

Sunil Gaitonde (MS ’85 computer engineering, PhD ’88)

chief executive officer, KPoint

Chicago, IL

Brittany Hartwell (’11 chemical engineering)

assistant professor, department of biomedical engineering, University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN

Joel Rieken (’06 materials engineering, PhD ’11)

vice president of global advanced materials division, Praxair Surface Technologies

Zionsville, IN

Jeffery W. Johnson (PhD ’14 higher education administration)

Lora and Russ Talbot endowed president and chief executive officer, Iowa State University Alumni Association

Ames, IA

David A. Walker (MA ’96 history, PhD ’98 education)

associate dean for academic affairs, professor of educational technology, research, and assessment, Northern Illinois University

DeKalb, IL 

Curtis A. Cain (MS ’99 education/educational leadership and policy studies, PhD ’01)

superintendent of schools,

Rockwood School District

Eureka, MO 

Yu “April” Chen (PhD ’14 higher education)

associate professor, Lutrill & Pearl Payne School of Education, Louisiana State University

Baton Rouge, LA

Courtney M. Reyes (’06 child, adult, and family services)

executive director, One Iowa

West Des Moines, IA

Danny O’Neill (’83 political science, international studies)

founder, The Roasterie, Inc.

Kansas City, MO

Jennifer Jacobs (’93 english)

senior White House reporter, Bloomberg

Washington, D.C.

Paxton J. Williams (’00 political science, communication studies)

attorney, Belin McCormick

Des Moines, IA

Clayton Mooney (’12 english)

co-founder and chief executive officer, Nebullam, Inc. (DBA Clayton Farms)

Boone, IA

Dr. Cara Haden (’10 animal science, DVM ’14)

director of animal welfare, 

Pipestone Veterinary Services

Independence, IA

Larry J. Sadler (’02 animal science, agricultural business; MS ’09 animal physiology; PHD ’13 biomedical sciences)

senior vice president of animal welfare, United Egg Producers

Cambridge, IA 

Dr. Adam Christman (DVM ‘04)

chief veterinary officer, MJH Life Sciences

Jackson, NJ

Dr. Karen Becker (DVM ‘97)

founder and president of nutrition by design, Veterinary Health and Wellness Consultant

Fountain Hills, AZ 

Dr. Bryan Buss (DVM ‘89)

career epidemiology field officer, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

State Public Health Veterinarian

York, NE