Awardees Archive

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

2024 - Valentina Salotti, Ivy College of Business

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

2024 - Karen Scheel, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

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

2024 - Christina Moore, College of Engineering

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

2024 - Carrie Richie, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

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

2024 - Barb Clawson, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences

2024 - Brenna Dixon, Department of English, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

2024 - Kody Henke, Office of Student Assistance

2024 - Rachel Smith, School of Education

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 - Global 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

2024 - The Sky is the Limit Team (Clark Coffman, Maria Espino, and Corinna Most)

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