Honors and awards
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.
Arts and events
Three more former Iowa State students who died serving their country during 20th century conflicts will be recognized at this annual university ceremony on Nov. 13.
