2008 Alumni Awards
Tom Twetten
2008
Carrie Chapman Catt Public Engagement Award
2008 LAS Alumni Awards Ceremony:
Friday, October 24, 2008
7:30 p.m.
Scheman Building
ISU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Alumni Merit Award
David Buck
Technical Journalism BS 1964
Waterloo, Iowa
President and CEO
Matt Parrott & Sons Company
Alumni Medal
Sandra Uelner
Home Economics Journalism BS 1958
Brookfield, Wisconsin
Outstanding Young Alumnus/Alumna Award
Aranthan Steve Jones II
Sociology & Anthropology BS 1999
Boyds, Maryland
Policy Director
U.S. House of Representatives
Derionne Pollard
English BA 1993
English MA 1995
Dublin, California
President
Las Positas College
Impact Award
Catt Center for Women and Politics
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Dianne Bystrom, director
Jill Pruetz
Associate Professor of Anthropology
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
Citation of Merit
Robert Baur
Mathematics BS 1967
Economics PhD 1992
West Des Moines, Iowa
Chief Global Economist
PrincipalGlobe Investors
Mark Stavish
Psychology BS 1976
Industrial Relations MS 1978
Leesburg, Virginia
President & General Manager
Evergreen Partners
Distinguished Service Award
Dennis Banasiak
Chemistry PhD 1977
Urbandale, Iowa
Owner
Banasiak Development
Carrie Chapman Catt Public Engagement Award
Thomas Twetten
Psychology BS 1957
Craftsbury Common, Vermont
Retired Deputy Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Young Alumnus Award
Paxton Williams
Political Science BS 2000
Communication Studies BS 2000
Diamond, Missouri
Executive Director
Carver Birthplace Association
Economics
Ned Zachar
Distinguished Service to Private Enterprise
Economics BS 1985
Bedford, New York
Partner
PM-Corporate Credit, KLS Diversified Asset Management
James Paulsen
Economics BS 1979
Economics PHD 1983
Medina, Minnesota
Chief Investment Officer
Wells Capital Management
Distinguished Service in the Public Interest
James Overdahl
Economics PhD 1984
Arlington, Virginia
Chief Economist
Securities and Exchange Commission
ENGLISH
English Outstanding Alumni
Clay Spinuzzi
English PhD 1999
Austin, Texas
Assistant Professor
University of Texas
GEOLOGICAL AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
Geology Outstanding Alumni
R.E. (Rick) Chamberlain
Geology BS 1977
Geology MS 1980
The Woodlands, Texas
Senior Director of Research
CERA
Howard White
Chemical Technology BS 1973
Chemistry BS 1976
Geology PhD 1981
Spring, Texas
Geologist, Anadarko
Stephanie Wells
Meteorology BS 1975
Arvada, Colorado
Retired Pilot
NASA
Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication
Schwartz Award
Everett Rogers (deceased)
Ag Education BS 1952
Ag Education MS 1955
Rural Sociology PhD 1957
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Professor and Chairman
University of New Mexico
PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Distinguished Alumni Award
Rilla Holmes
Religious Studies
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Alumni Achievement Award
David Donovan
Political Science BS 1980
Journalism & Mass Communication BS 1980
McLean, Virginia
General Counsel
Washington Redskins
WORLD LANGUAGES AND CULTURES
Alumni Professional Achievement Award
Madolyn Johnson
Modern Languages BS 1966
Itasca, Illinois
President/Founder
Signature HomeStyles
David Jones
Spanish BA 1992
International Studies BA 1992
Ankeny, Iowa
Director of Interpretation Services & Volunteer Services
Mercy Medical Center
Classical Studies Outstanding Professional Achievement Award
Lisa Tetrault
French BA 1989
History BA 1989
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
Assistant Professor of History
Carnegie Mellon University
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