Awards for exemplary contributions to Iowa State University learning communities were established in 2001. The Learning Communities Curriculum and Faculty Development Committee oversees the awards process.
LC Advocate Award
2023 - Diane Rupp - Office of the Registrar
2022 - Mack Shelley, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
2021 - Ebby Luvaga, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
2020 - Martino Harmon, Senior Vice President for Student Affairs
2019 - Howard Tyler, College of Agriculture & LIfe Sciences
2018 - Amy Slagell, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
2017 - Cinzia Cervato, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
2016 - Lora Leigh Chrystal, Program for Women in Science and Engineering
2015 - Jane Jacobson, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Brooke and Gruenewald Learning Community Exemplary Service Award
2019 - Jane Jacobson, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
2017 - Mark Chidister, College of Design
Faculty Engagement Award
2023 - Anne Clem, Accounting
2023 - Cath Engstrom, English
2023 - Kendall Lamkey, Agronomy
Outstanding Innovation Award
2023 - Eric Underbakke, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences and College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
2023 - Joanna Schroeder, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
2023 - Amy Brandau, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
2021 - Suzanne Härle, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
2020 - Autumn Cartagena, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
2019 - Shannon Grundmeier and Kathy Weaver, Ivy College of Business
2018 - Jenifer Saldanha and Stacey Barnes, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
2018 - Chelsea Smith, College of Human Sciences
2017 - Chemical Engineering Learning Community
2016 - BOLD Learning Community
2016 - Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers Learning Community
2015 - Jenny Gibbs, College of Engineering
2015 - Shannon Grundmeier, College of Engineering
Early Achievement in Learning Community Coordination
2023 - Jacque Parker, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
2023 - Rhaechel Ohge Fritz, Ivy College of Business
2023 - Heidi Ackerman, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
2022 - Nicole Prentice, College of Engineering
2022 - Mackenzie Schwartz, College of Engineering
2021 - Patrick Determan, College of Engineering
2021 - Aliza Mackenzie, College of Engineering
2021 - Sarah Wehner, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
2020 - Clayton Johnson, College of Engineering
2020 - Katie Shields, College of Engineering
2019 - Janessa Boley, College of Engineering
2019 - Nate Dobbels, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
Champion Award
2023 - Stephanie Hamilton, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
2022 - Brenna Dixon, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
2020 - Shawna Saad, Office of the Registrar
2019 - Jenny Aune, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
2018 - Sarah Wilson, College of Human Sciences
2017 - Chuck Achter, College of Human Sciences
2017 - Darlene Fratzke, College of Human Sciences
2016 - Karen Scheel, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
2016 - Howard Tyler, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
2015 - John Burnett, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
2015 - Anne Oldham, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences and College of Human Sciences
2015 - Devna Popejoy-Sheriff, College of Engineering
Collaborator Award
2022 - Denise Williams-Klotz, Multicultural Student Affairs
2021 - Jonathan Compton, Office of Enrollment Research and Analytics
2021 - Alexis Elliott, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
2020 - Matt Pistilli, Assessment and Research for Student Affairs
2019 - Globral Resource Systems (GLOBE) Learning Community, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
2019 - Kent Kerby, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
2017 - Amber Kargol, College of Human Sciences
2016 - Allie Parrott, Program for Women in Science & Engineering
2015 - Construction Engineering Program
Partner Award
2022 - New Student Programs
2021 - Office of Admissions Recruitment Team
2020 - Mary Jo Krakau, Operations and Finance on Team Hickory
2019 - Office of Student Financial Aid
2018 - Department of Mathematics Learning Community Collaborators
2017 - Liberal Arts and Sciences Career Services
2015 - Leadership Studies Program
Scholarship Award
2022 - Learning Communities Tuition Revenue Research Team (KB Gwebu, Jonathan Compton, Kyle Holtman, Aurelia Kollasch, Jen Leptien, Matt Pistilli, and Mack Shelley)
2021 - Jennifer Bundy, Animal Science
2020 - Clark Coffman, Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology
2020 - Stacey Barnes, Office of Admissions
2018 - Jenny Aune, English
2018 - Nancy Boury, Microbiology
2015 - Cinzia Cervato, Geological & Atmospheric Sciences
2015 - Dave Flory, Geological & Atmospheric Sciences