ISU Regents Award for Staff Excellence

Award Requirements

Application Deadline:
Due February 10 to the Provost's Office

Nominations for the ISU Regents Award for Staff Excellence may be submitted to CALS by the third Tuesday in November, or directly to the provost's office by February 10. If submitting to CALS, use the online submissions portal under Nominating Instructions and Form with the ISU cover sheet found on the award description web page at the link below. If submitting directly to the provost's office, use the ISU cover sheet and nomination instructions on the award description web page at the link below. Contact Rachel Haynes (rhaynes@iastate.edu) with questions.

Regents Award for Staff Excellence

Past Recipients

  • 2025 - Cory Walker - Animal Science
  • 2025 - Lee Bendickson - Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
  • 2023 - Ben Drescher - Animal Science
  • 2023 - Meimei Xu - Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
  • 2020 - Laura Iles - Plant Pathology and Microbiology
  • 2019 - Ginny Mitchell - Entomology
  • 2018 - Philip Gassman - Center for Agricultural and Rural Development
  • 2018 - Raji Joseph - Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
  • 2015 - Desiree Gunning - Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
  • 2015 - Garland Dahlke - Iowa Beef Center
  • 2013 - Darren Jarboe - Center for Crops Utilization Research
  • 2013 - Liesl Eathington - Economics
  • 2013 - Marshall Ruble - Animal Science
  • 2012 - David Baker - Extension
  • 2011 - Charles Sauer - Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology
  • 2011 - Michael Kaiser - Animal Science
  • 2010 - Judith Strand - Economics
  • 2009 - Allen Christian - Animal Science
  • 2009 - Ed Adcock - Communications Service
  • 2007 - Chad Hart - Center for Agricultural and Rural Development
  • 2006 - Peggy Best - Center for Crops Utilization Research
  • 2005 - Bruce Fulton - Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
  • 2004 - Anna Loan-Wilsey - Natural Resource Ecology and Management
  • 2003 - Barb Kalsem - Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
  • 2003 - Barb Osborn - Horticulture
  • 2003 - John Burnett - Natural Resource Ecology and Management
  • 2000 - Brian Meyer - Communications Service
  • 1999 - Severin Johnson - Economics
  • 1998 - Diana McLaughlin - Economics
  • 1998 - Mike Gaul - Career Services
  • 1997 - Mark Imerman - Economics
  • 1997 - Ron Skrdla - Agronomy
  • 1996 - Elaine Hall - Agronomy
  • 1994 - James Lux - Agronomy