Greetings, Honors alumni and friends. We are proud to share that 130 recent Iowa State graduates have joined your ranks. We hope you'll take a moment to glance at the Honors news of the past few months and help us celebrate the students' many accomplishments, as well as those of some of our distinguished alumni and faculty. |
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Congratulations, Graduates! |
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On Saturday, May 8, 130 students from six colleges graduated with University Honors. View their profiles and a video tribute on the Honors Program website. |
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The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences selected Brenda Goh as its Spring 2021 student marshal. Goh, an Honors student from Singapore, completed her degree with a double major in political science and psychology, and a minor in health promotion.
During her time at Iowa State, Goh embraced her role as a student leader. She also excelled in undergraduate research. She completed her Honors project, "Predictors of Offender Treatment Attrition in the Iowa Domestic Abuse Program," under the advisement of Amie Zarling, associate professor of human development and family studies.
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On Wednesday, April 7, the Iowa State University Alumni Association hosted its 89th Annual Honors & Awards Celebration. We'd like to recognize and congratulate the five 2020 distinguished awardees who are graduates of the University Honors Program.
Full profiles of all the recipients as well as a recording of the virtual celebration are available online.
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Rod Kruse
'74 Architecture
Design Achievement Award
COLLEGE OF DESIGN
Rod Kruse heads the Des Moines office of BNIM Architects and is winning accolades for design excellence. His portfolio includes more than 110 higher education projects and studies on 14 campuses, including Iowa State University’s Troxel Hall.
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Edward Maginn
'87 Chemical Engineering
Professional Achievement Citation
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Edward Maginn is the Keough-Hesburgh Professor in the University of Notre Dame Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. He has demonstrated success in both research innovation and inspiring the next generation of chemical engineers.
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Tina Freese Decker
'00 Finance
Citation of Achievement
IVY COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Tina Freese Decker is president and CEO of Spectrum Health System, where she oversees an $8 billion health system comprised of 30,000+ team members, 14 hospitals, a medical group, and a health plan with more than one million members.
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Lynette Hornung
'93 Political Science
Citation of Merit
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES
Lynette Hornung serves as the Microsoft security architect with Catapult Systems, an IT consulting services firm. She is considered one of the top subject matter experts on issues regarding enterprise security architecture and data security and privacy solutions.
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Justin Hines
'04 Biochemistry
Distinguished Young Alumni
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES
Justin Hines is an associate professor of chemistry at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. In addition to teaching multiple courses in chemistry and biochemistry, he runs a federally funded undergraduate research laboratory.
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Nicole Hashemi
Associate professor of mechanical engineering Nicole Hashemi has been named a Fellow by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
Hashemi is a champion of undergraduate research at Iowa State and routinely participates in the First-Year Honors Mentor Program as a faculty mentor.
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Kevin Schalinske
Kevin Schalinske, professor of food science and human nutrition, has been elected to a new leadership role with the American Society for Nutrition. He will serve a four-year term that includes one-year stints as vice president and president. Schalinske has served for many years as the College of Human Sciences faculty liaison to the University Honors Committee.
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The University Honors Committee and the Honors Student Board invite you to the Spring 2021 Honors Virtual Poster Session. The online platform features the capstone research projects of 109 Honors students.
The virtual poster session is organized by college, based on the student's major. Each participating student has provided a project abstract, research poster, and a 5-minute recorded presentation.
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Stefan Peng ('21 computer engineering) received two Honors Program awards, the University Honors Program Grant and the Stewart Research Award, in support of his senior Honors project.
Peng's educational pathway exemplifies the breadth and depth of an Honors education. He began his college career as a chemical engineering student, later switching to computer engineering. He chose minors in Chinese and chemistry. Peng has also taken a wide variety of classes outside his major, including financial accounting and a seminar on medieval literature. His undergraduate research and Honors project, Differentiation of Neural Stem Cells through Electric Field Stimulation, was supervised by Donald Sakaguchi, Morrill Professor of genetics, development & cell biology.
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Support Honors
University Honors Program Grants offer students up to $750 in funding toward project expenses, such as supplies and materials, fees for professional services, and specialized equipment. Help us continue to make these funding opportunities available to students solving real-world problems. Consider making a gift to Honors today.
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