Remarkable people - Portfolio - The University of Iowa



DIANE NUKURI From Burundi to Iowa, a runner chases her dream...	IGNACIO PONSETI The clubfoot treatment pioneer is changing medicine...	PAMELA TERRILL A nurse turns front-line fighter against sexual assault...


SCOTT REESE Alum parlays teaching stint into diplomatic career…	TERESA MANGUM Victorian lit expert makes community a classroom…	SONIA GUNDERSON Grad student takes on Arctic challenge…


AUSTIN BUNN A writer helps patients share their stories…	DON COFFMAN Bandleader helps older adults make music…	YOLANDA VILLALVAZO Med student works to bring medicine to the underserved…


JOAN RINNER Volunteer helps defuse prison conflict…	SANDY BOYD Longtime leader aids Iowa nonprofits…	EMMANUEL and VALENTINA CLOTTEY Spouses share goals for learning and life…


LAUREN MCCARTHY Wanderlust sends UI grad to Cambridge…	JERRY SCHNOOR Researcher leads state’s climate change efforts…	JOHN HEINEMAN Student pushes the limits for health care access...


DIANA DAVIES A traveler dives into adventure abroad...	SABA ALI Blending Iowa, Appalachia, and Islam...	KATIE JO SLOTER Pursuing diverse interests to a common goal…


CLIFF MISSEN Bridging a divide that’s not just digital…	CHRISTINE GRANT Championing opportunity for all athletes...	ATUL NAKHASI Rallying the student vote ...


ROBERTO AMPUERO Telling stories, connecting cultures…	SHAMEIKA WILMINGTON Savoring surprise in science and life…	DIANA REED Sharing a proven formula for success…


TOM WALZ Helping people with disabilities find their niche…	JACQUELINE LEONARD Prepping for a role in environmental policy…	DEB VIERLING Crusading to help kids succeed…


MATT HOWARD Finding better ways for medicine...	HOLLY MORIARTY Making the case for sustainability...	JERRY SLEZAK Inspiring folks with a joke and a story…


MIKE CHASAR Exploring poetry’s power, then and now…	NATHAN DREW Building solutions for Iowa’s small towns…	COLLEEN CHAPLEAU Fighting cancer in work and life…


KERI HORNBUCKLE Solving problems, setting an example…	JOHN MIKELSON Welcoming veterans to college life…	MARK KNABEL Rediscovering medicine and faith…


CHUNGHI CHOO Sculpting art and artists…	JENNA SMITH Living fully—and finding funds for a cure...	DANNY WILCOX FRAZIER Documenting life at home and abroad…


TISCH JONES Changing minds and society on stage…	LONDA VANDER WAL Answering a call to feed the hungry…	LANE WYRICK Documenting the life of a local hero…


BARBARA ECKSTEIN Turning eyes to the Iowa River…	COURTNEY PARKER Cultivating cross-cultural connections…	DREW HENNING Pursuing a passion for justice…


MICHAEL EVERSON Understanding language—and why it matters…	KATE KARACAY Taking a stand for global human rights…	CHRIS THRELKELD-WIEGAND Making music by hand…


DON GURNETT Interpreting the sound of space…	DAN GABLE Pushing excellence on and off the mat…	KEVIN LU Helping tell the Olympic story…


TED WHEELER Coaching athletes for life…	BETHZAIRA FREGOSO Reaching out to first-generation students	NANETTE BARKEY Charting a nation’s recovery from war…


CASEY KOSCHMEDER Teaching—and learning—far from home…	DAVID JACKSON Documenting African American life in Iowa…	STEVE MCGUIRE Lending a hand when it’s needed most…


ALEXANDRA KEENAN Embracing exploration in academics and life…	CRAIG JUST Making classroom projects mean something more…	NICHOLAS ZAVAZAVA Charting tomorrow's transplant techniques...


LAUREN HUGHES Focusing on rural health needs…	KATHY DUTTLINGER Making a gift that changed a life...	KARIN WEBER-GASPARONI Preventing dental diseases in children


CHRISTOPHER MERRILL Sharing Iowa’s literary heritage with the world	QUINNETTA CLAYTOR Helping students feel at home…	JONI TROESTER Focusing on campus health...


ALEX CULLEN Using creativity (and a razor) to bring TV show to Iowa…	WANGUI GATHUA Empowering Kenyan girls through education…	JEREMY JACKSON Penning tales of fiction and food…


JAMIE HABENICHT Sharing a common bond with cancer patients…	BETH SKINNER Confronting hate speech by speaking out...	BILLIE TOWNSEND Helping minority students feel at home…


LAURENCE FUORTES Helping former munitions workers get their due…	LEA VANDERVELDE Documenting the life of a forgotten woman…	ANDY STOLL Experiencing the world firsthand…


CHRIS PETERSON BRUS Empowering women in the sciences…	CAROL SCOTT-CONNER Blazing a trail for women surgeons...	JENNIFER NESAHKLUAH Advocating for needs of American Indians…


DANIEL PETERS Realizing aspirations in education...	ERIC HOLTHAUS Leading the environmental movement...	STEPHEN KUUSISTO Questioning the definition of disability…


EMILEIGH BARNES Affecting change through the written word…	DAVID GOULD Leaving legacies through letters…	HEMALI BATRA Taking action toward a better world…


OLIVIA MYERS Promoting education through pageant platform…	RYAN ROEMERMAN Making schools safer for everyone...	TRICIA PARK Becoming a musical emissary for the UI…


ROB SAND Rallying others for a cause…	JANE WILKINS Caring for grieving Iowa parents…	JENNIFER QUINN Bringing Broadway dreams to life…


RONALD HERMAN Delivering health care for the world…	AMY MARGOLIS Helping other writers tell their stories…	BRITTANY WEIL Fighting back from injury…


LAURA CALDWELL Helping ex-prisoners rebuild their lives…	NICHOLAS COLANGELO Creating opportunities for gifted students…	RYAN AINSWORTH Giving other artists a showcase


PHILLIP LEWIS Turning a bullet into a blessing…	PHIL DAVIES Teaching economics among the poor…	ALEJANDRO A. ALONSO Striving for the good…


CONNIE MUTEL Saving Iowa’s natural heritage…	PHIL KUTZKO Realizing the promise of an era…	BRANDON YODER Making green alternatives more accessible…


SEAN FORMAN Crunching baseball’s numbers…	JOSHUA CASTEEL Making sense of his service…	MIRANDA WELCH Making the case for health care…


CATE HARTMANN Lending fellow vets a hand…	JIMMY REYES Fostering communication and community…	JERROD KOON Teaching men to end violence…


TIM BARRETT Preserving paper’s science and art…	MONICA CORREIA Advancing green design…	DAN TRANEL Inspiring students to succeed…


REGINA ZILBERMINTS Spanning two nations…	JEFF SCHOTT Improving future for Iowa cities...	EMILY GRIEVES Setbacks only strengthen resolve…


SADIE GREINER Facilities engineer fosters efficiency…	CHRIS LIDDELL-WESTEFELD Seeing firsthand a nation’s stories...	RICHARD BRENT TURNER Exploring New Orleans culture…


RINDE ECKERT Stage work goes beyond blindness	MIRIAM GILBERT Love of Shakespeare grows from immersion…	MERCEDES BERN-KLUG Sharing appreciation for life’s later stages


DIANA BRYANT Making students feel welcome…	BILL FIELD Dedicated to public health...	JOYCE BERG Teaching, helping at tax time...


CINDY REED Taking eye bank to new heights	BRUCE SHAPIRO Coaching dialect to the stars	CHRIS BURESH Responding to Haiti’s medical needs


ABBIE GRUWELL Creating connections in crucial times...	BRENT METCALF Hawkeye career ends on high note	SCOTT BURRILL Seeking justice for poor and underserved communities


JO HENDRICKSON Deferring dream to help others reach goal	STACEY WALKER Paying forward benefits of mentorship	PAUL HARDING Pulitzer Prize makes for Cinderella story


MARISA HANDLER Chronicling global activism…	DUANE C. SPRIESTERSBACH Beloved custodian of academic values…	TERRY WAHLS Eponymous diet works wonders…


BURNS WESTON Lifelong leader on human rights…	HELEN JAMESON Discussing dyslexia to help others…	ED FOLSOM Leading scholar on works of Whitman…


PAUL MONTAGUE Aiding eye research from behind the lens…	SHEILA SAMUELSON Uniting business and environmentalism…	STEVE BERRY Ensuring the power of journalism…