Foundation News: Live Purple, Give Gold
Thank you to all who made generous gifts to support students, programs and faculty within the University of Northern Iowa College of Education this past year. You are making a difference and impacting student success through your gifts!
Over the past nine months, I have heard over and over from alumni that the University of Northern Iowa was the right fit. It was the right size, it was the right community, and their time here set them up for every career and life step they have had since. I feel the exact same way. Almost 20 years ago, I also chose UNI because it was the right fit and the right school for me.
College of Education students become educators, health professionals, coaches, nonprofit directors and community leaders. They are able to succeed in and out of the classroom through the support of UNI alumni and friends, who make a difference through their financial support to COE programs, scholarships, the Dean’s Fund for Excellence and more.
The Power of One
One donor can make a huge impact on student success. This past year, new scholarships have been created, lecture series have been funded and programs have been supported. By living purple and giving gold, our alumni and supporters impact the next generation of UNI students by providing incredible speakers and classroom experiences.
Since I joined the UNI Foundation in late September 2018, I have met incredible UNI alumni and friends, both in Iowa and throughout the country. For many of them, scholarships made UNI a possibility, and now they are excited to give back to create that opportunity for students today.
To give UNI students the highest quality learning environment and ensure a UNI education continues to be affordable, donor support has taken on an even greater significance. I invite you to join us in taking the necessary steps to ensure a UNI education remains accessible and affordable for all. With your investment in scholarships, students can focus on their studies, enjoy all that a university education offers and contribute to our society and economy.
Please consider making a gift to support student scholarship or another area of passion. For more information or to discuss, contact me at 800-782-9522, 319-273-7319, or kimberly.hanna@uni.edu.
Kim Hanna ‘04
Director of Development
College of Education
Strottman scholarships continue to make impact
In spring 2019, Anna Hoins, of Waverly, Iowa, became the fifth student to receive a $10,000 Sally Gearhart Strottman Memorial Scholarship, renewable for four years. This fall she joined current students and fellow Strottman Scholars Hannah Roeding, of Denver, Iowa, and Jacob Hartman, of Cedar Falls, on campus.
Incoming freshmen from 18 counties in Northeast Iowa who will pursue a degree in elementary education can apply for the scholarship. Through a generous gift to the UNI Foundation in 2015, the scholarship honors the late Sally Gearhart Strottman (B.A., ‘70, elementary education; M.A., educational administration, ‘92), a former educator in the Waverly-Shell Rock school district.
“This is a prestigious scholarship which continues to support high-caliber students who have a passion for teaching and are excited about working with students each and every day,” says Colleen Mulholland, interim dean. “We remain grateful for the support, generosity and commitment to the promise of the teaching profession.”
FY 19 Donor Roll
Thank you to the following donors who made cash contributions to the college between July 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019.
Names with (*) indicate Dean’s Inner Circle members, who gave $1,000 or more to the Dean’s Fund for Excellence. Names in bold indicate UNI Legacy Society members.
$50,000+
Dr. Ken Budke Family
Nancy & Walter Coziahr
HNI Charitable Foundation
Jeanne & Harmon Hosch
Kern Family Foundation
R J McElroy Trust
$10,000-49,999
Pamela I Breithaupt
Cedar Valley Medical Specialist PC
Eloise & Robert Dennis
Ken L Heflin
Heflin Family Trust
Betty Hyde
Roger & Barbara Kueter
Sarah Overturf
Sue Stedman
Charles Walker
$2500-9999
Karen & Lyle Avey
Larry & Carol Bowen
Marilyn Dudley
Judith Finkelstein
Fleming Sisters Fund
Robert & Charlene George
Joan Gill
Dale & Sally Grabinski
Mary Herrick
Shirley & Dale Hewlett
Susan Hudson
Iowa Association for Communications Technology
Gil & Kris Irey
James L Kelly
Pat Jessen
Sandra & Lawrence Klosterman
John & Joye Kohl
Kim Kulish
*Jeri & Rick Levi
Suzanne & Duncan Mellichamp
Ruth Ann Meyer
Doris Steffy
Dave & Karen Takes
William F & Linda Z Tubbs Revocable Trust
Karen Ultis
Veridian Credit Union
Kent & Pamela Wessely
$1000-2499
Rose & Jeff Blank
*Bob Brown
Bill Callahan
Janice & John Chrystal
Jim & Jane Cuddeback
*Eloise and Robert Dennis (Dennis Revocable Trust)
*Nancy DeWalle (Community Safety Foundation)
Karen F Dole
Sharon & Ric DuBois
Joan E Duea
Judith & Dick Ela
Pam & David Fairly
Matthew & Stacy Gary
Kyle & Payten Gerjerts
Carol Glass & Jerry Rewerts
Doris Cassens Goering & Donald Goering
Ramona & John Hall
Jerry & Beth Harris
Richard & Linda Jaffe
Patricia Joyce
*Mary Kaiser-Smith
*Paul & Dixie Kellerhals
Don & June King
Ripley Marston
Martinson Construction Company Inc
*Jeanne Mastain
Myrtle Merritt
Carol Phillips
*Catherine & Reid Richards
Victoria Roller
Scheels
Craig & Natalie Schumacher
Marilyn Sill
Dick & Linda Smith
Catherine Smith & Fred Larrison
Frank Esser & Pamela Trelstad
USA Weightlifting Inc
Lois von Berg
Mike & Rita Waggoner
Judith D Walton
Dianne & Doug Whittle
Bill Riess
Barry & Jane Wilson
$500-999
Daryle & Lydia Adams
Darrell & Deborah Anderson
Sandy Benak/State Farm Insurance
Diane M Berthel
Joann & D. Weston Boyd
Steve & Trina Brewer
Joy Briggs
James & Corrine Brown
Cedar Falls Lions Club
Stephen Fortgang
Gregory P Gerjerts
Sharon & Bruce Hann
Adam Harrer
Gretchen Hewlett
Roark Horn
Bradley Jacobson State Farm Insurance
Jeff & Annette Lanning
Levi Architecture
Mary & Matthew Martens
David Martinson
Drew McLellan Charitable Fund
Janet & Dave Moeller
Karen & Patrick Pavao
Thomas Pearson
Cathmar Prange
Mary Ann & Richard Rosonke
Rydell Chevrolet
John & Nancy Sonka
Patricia Stock
Jean Trainor
Judy & Richard Yerian
$250-499
Judith & David Beane
Helen Bleth
Julianne Gassman & Kevin Bown
Dawn & Robert Boyd
Dian & Carlos Boysen
Jim & Carol Brannon
Lucas Cook
Nick & Haley Davis
Shirley A Dutton
Judy Evans
Aaron M Heflin
James Heiberger
Brian & Julie Hiles
Anna Javellana
Tracy & Joby Javellana
Josh & Lara Jepsen
LeRoy & Susan Kester
Betty J Kingery
Diana & Brian Kirstein
Kathryn J Korns
Daniel Laudick
Barbara B Mendenhall
Kevin Milroy & Mary Gaffney Milroy
Lee Nicholas
Diane & Bruce Perry
Christopher & Mary Beth Rygh
Mark & Judy Salzwedel
John & Julie Schreurs
Patricia & Jeff Seinwill
Kathy Shelton
Peggy & Cort Van Buskirk
Genevieve Van Dorn
Jessica & Jeremiah Van Dyke