George Washington Carver Distinguished Service Award

Award Requirements

The George Washington Carver Distinguished Service Award honors distinguished College of Agriculture and Life Sciences alumni or friends who have demonstrated outstanding achievement or leadership in making significant, influential or innovative contributions to society. Selection is made by the Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

This award was established in 2005 and is presented annually during Iowa State University’s Homecoming Weekend. Contact Paige Zhorne (pezhorne@iastate.edu) with questions.

Past Recipients

2025 - Pete and Dana Wenstrand - '74 agricultural business / '87 home economics education, adult home economics education
2024 - Robert and Patricia Jester - '58-'63 attended / '64 food and nutrition
2023 - Gerald and Karen Kolschowsky - '62 agricultural business
2022 - Christopher Nelson - friend of the college
2021 - Rachel Chikwamba - '02 PhD genetics
2020 - Dewayne Goldmon - '91 PhD agronomy
2019 - Diane Birt - friend of the college
2018 - Dawn Mellion-Patin - '95 PhD agricultural and life sciences education
2017 - Gerald Klonglan - '58 rural sociology, '62 MS, '63 PhD
2016 - Walter Hill - friend of the college
2015 - Don Koo Lee - '75 MS forestry, '78 PhD
2014 - Antoine Alston - '00 PhD agricultural and life sciences education
2013 - Jon Kinzenbaw
2012 - Jim Gulliford - '73 forestry, '75 MS
2011 - Harold Crawford - '50 agricultural and life sciences education, '55 MS, '69 PhD
2010 - Rose Marie Boughton - '58 dietetics
2009 - Charles Sukup - '76 agricultural engineering, '82 MS
2009 - Jerald DeWitt - friend of the college
2008 - John Pesek - friend of the college
2008 - Rich and Nancy Degner - '72 agricultural and life sciences education, '77 MS / '72 food science
2007 - Duane Acker - '52 animal science, '53 MS
2006 - Harold (Sande) and Margo McNabb - friend of the college