Celebration of Excellence Among Women honors Grant, Wolf, scholarship recipients

In addition to the Distinguished Achievement Award, the following scholarships and awards will be announced at the awards ceremony:

The Jane A. Weiss Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to Nancy Wairimu Muturi, journalism and mass communications, and Carol S. Lauhon, English. The scholarship is named in honor of Jane Weiss, an assistant professor of women’s studies and sociology at the time of her death in 1981. The award is made to doctoral students whose dissertations promise to expand understanding of important women’s issues.

The Ada Johnson/Otilia Maria Fernandez Fellowship will be awarded to Morgan Hoosman, geography. The fellowship is named in honor of two Iowa graduates who are among the first African American and Latina women to be found in University records. The award is given alternate years to an undergraduate or a graduate woman student of color.

The Wynonna G. Hubbard Scholarship will be awarded to Kelsey R. Forbush, psychology. Established by Philip G. Hubbard, vice president emeritus, in memory of his wife, the award is given each year to an African American woman with a grade-point average of 3.0 or above who demonstrates an unusual interest in the well-being of others.

The Jean Y. Jew Women’s Rights Award will be given to Susan Beckett, Engineering Computer Network. The award is named for Jean Y. Jew, professor of anatomy, who fought an uphill battle for more than a decade to defend herself against slander and sexual harassment from faculty in her department, a struggle which she ultimately won. Given annually by the Council on the Status of Women and the Women’s Resource & Action Center, the award honors a faculty, staff, or student member of the University community who has demonstrated an outstanding effort or achievement in improving the status of women on campus.

A celebration dinner follows the awards presentation at 6:30 p.m. Reservations are required and may be made by calling (33)5-0253. This year’s dinner proceeds will benefit the Johnson County Sexual Assault Response Team.

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa events. For assistance in arranging for accommodations, please call (33)5-3114.

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