College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State University

January 16, 2007
Catt Associates calendar highlights Iowa State women
The Catt Associates, a student organization affiliated with Iowa State University's Catt Center for Women and Politics, will unveil a calendar featuring a dozen Iowa State women on Sunday, Jan. 21, at 2 p.m. in the Memorial Union's Oak Room.

"Women Impacting ISU" will be formatted as a large poster with a 2007 calendar. The poster will also include photographs of six students and six faculty/staff members who have achieved excellence in athletics, education, science and various other campus and community activities.

The calendar is being coordinated by Catt Associate members Marisa Stadlman and Jenna Jones. Funding for the project was provided through a Women's Enrichment Mini Grant made available by the Office of the Provost. The photographer is Dave Gieseke, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences director of communications.

Faculty and staff selected included Susan Carlson, interim provost; Diane Debinski, associate professor of ecology, evolution and organismal biology; Tahira Hira, executive assistant to the president; Pat Miller, director of lectures; Penny Rice, women's center coordinator; and Calli Sanders, senior associate athletic director.

Students included on the calendar are Andrea Benzschawel, senior journalism and mass communication major; Julie Hunt, junior sociology major; Lyndsey Medders, senior health and human performance major; Sulianet Ortiz, senior electrical engineering and anthropology major; Rohini Ramnath, senior political science, international studies and Spanish major; and Cilia Ruiz-Paz, senior psychology and international studies major.