Award Requirements
The Emerging Iowa Leader Award honors College of Agriculture and Life Sciences alumni who have taken on significant leadership roles early in their careers in bettering agriculture and life sciences in Iowa through communications, education, relationship-building, engagement, and are providing outstanding alumni service. Honorees must be age 40 or younger at the time of nomination, live or work in Iowa, and demonstrate high potential for future professional growth. Selection is made by the Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
This award was established in 2015 and is presented annually at the CALS Alumni BBQ in September. Contact Paige Zhorne (pezhorne@iastate.edu) with questions.