College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Distinguished Service Award
Awarded to alumni, faculty and friends for their outstanding service or academic contributions that further the educational mission of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Award established in 1972.

Carol (Campbell) Elliott
BS 1972
Political Science
Gallatin Gateway, Montana


Air Force Brigadier General Carol C. Elliott is a longtime member of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean’s Advisory Council. She will retire from the Council at the conclusion of her third term in office, having served as chair-elect, past-chair, and in 2006-07 as council chair. In addition to these duties, Elliott has also been active with Iowa State University’s department of Air Force aerospace studies and department of political science.

Elliott retired in 2001 as the vice commander, Air Intelligence Agency, at Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. Her military career included positions as intelligence analyst, targeting officer, and collection manager, and assignments with Air Staff force management and security. She directed intelligence activities at wings and at all three combat Air Force major commands. She commanded a 2,700-person intelligence group in the Pacific and in 1995 led combined intelligence operations for NATO air operations over Bosnia.

Elliott is a 1984 recipient of the ISU Alumni Association’s Outstanding Young Alumni Award.

Carol Elliott

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