Honors and awards
Admissions team receives international recruitment award
The office of admissions' international recruitment team, which is led by Jorge Calderon, received the 2024 Institution of the Year award from the Association of International Enrollment Management. The award recognizes a member institution that stands out for its staff innovation, commitment to the association's mission and excellence in the field of international education. Iowa State was recognized specifically for its recruitment efforts and admitted student events around the world; collaboration with agent partners through webinars, trainings and global events; and for hosting multiple campus visits for counselors, agents and EducationUSA advisors.
Pappajohn Center, Ivy Business college recognized for entrepreneurship research
The Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship and the Ivy College of Business received the 2024 Award for Exceptional Contributions in Entrepreneurship Research from the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers, an academic organization for university-based entrepreneurship centers. The recognition reflects the robust and innovative research produced by Ivy faculty, in collaboration with entrepreneurship faculty and leaders across Iowa State's colleges and divisions, as well as initiatives developed in partnership with the Pappajohn Center that enhance the university's reputation as a leader in entrepreneurship education and research. The award underscores the unique collaboration between the Pappajohn Center and the Ivy College of Business.
Communications units capture district awards
Iowa State units received five Best of District VI recognitions in the annual CASE Circle of Excellence awards program:
- Haylee Sheppard, University Library, AI illustration for Bookmarks magazine cover, fall 2023 edition, category: Design: Illustrations
- University Library, Bookmarks magazine, fall 2023 edition, Design: Publications
- College of Engineering, Cyclone Engineering Magazine, spring 2023, Design: Covers
- ISU Foundation, Forward magazine, spring 2023 edition, Communications: Storytelling
- President's division, 2023 President's Holiday Message, Videos: Holiday/Year-end
Zarecor appointed to National Science Foundation position
Architecture professor Kimberly Zarecor has been appointed a full-time program director in the National Science Foundation's Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines) program. Zarecor will serve on the team that manages the current portfolio of NSF Engines awards. Additionally, she will help select recipients for the next round of NSF Engines awards that will be announced in late 2025.
Suza, Schulte Moore named Top Agri-food Pioneers
Agronomy adjunct associate professor and George Washington Carver Endowed Chair Walter Suza and natural resource ecology and management professor Lisa Schulte Moore were named Top Agri-Food Pioneers by the World Food Prize Foundation. They are among 38 global innovators selected for their transformative food systems work in recognition of the World Food Prize Foundation’s 38th anniversary. The awardees will be recognized at the 2024 Borlaug Dialogue in Des Moines on Oct. 29-31.
