Inside Impact

Ciarán Bowe works through technical challenges to write security plans required for research data, preserving the university's reputation as a trustworthy partner. 

Police dispatcher Tammy Barker relies on empathy and experience to keep campus safe and her coworkers informed. 

Over nearly four decades, pest control operator Curtis Johnson has learned a bit about bugs, bats and beavers. 

Chemical hygiene officer Michelle Thompson likes her behind-the-scenes role as chemist and educator. 

Kurt Beyer helps set the guardrails so clubs can plan experiences that meet their goals. 

Tori Tafoya coordinates operational and food safety protocols for ISU Dining so diners -- and dining employees -- have a great day. 

Awards presented by the state Board of Regents.

Excellent faculty and staff accomplishments.

ISU's highest academic titles awarded to faculty.

Amy Erica Smith uses inquiry, research and reason "to understand what makes people tick."

Chris Hill helps Iowa companies assess their challenges and boost productivity.

Ann Smiley knows universities run best when faculty get involved beyond their requisite job duties.

Raj Agnihotri built a sales program on par with a few select universities.

Kelly Boesenberg figures out how to move players -- and a lot of documents -- to the finish line.

Veterinarians and farmers who need answers on animal health know Dr. Phil Gauger will deliver.

Mindy Cooper tirelessly goes the distance for her academic advisees.

Sharing the stories of women in agriculture inspires her – and also records courageous examples in our state of the industry's changing landscape.

Four Iowa State degrees completed as an employee and U.S. Navy reservist set a standard for his children, advanced his Navy career and buoyed him through two transplant procedures.

Each of the three R&D 100 Awards surprised him but assured him his work "had legs" beyond traditional faculty impacts.

Investing time in her dietetics interns made her an effective mentor to them and allowed her to pay back the same kindness shown her as an undergraduate.

A college Master Teacher Award citing his graduate teaching validated his choice to make teaching and mentoring as useful – and fun – for his students as he can.

Ann Lelis, the lone paralegal in the university counsel office, processes public records requests for the university and serves as policy library administrator.

Sukup Hall makerspace manager Hoa Chi said he's happiest when he's helping engineering students work through solutions to their team projects.

Curator Deb Lewis safeguards more than 700,000 plant specimens at the Ada Hayden Herbarium. Some of the earliest were prepared by alumnus George Washington Carver.

The Ag Engineering/Agronomy Farm is his home base, but Nathan Meyers also is the go-to guy for equipment modifications and precision ag upgrades at the university's other 14 research and demonstration farms.

Costume shop supervisor Doris Nash can turn a Sharpie-on-a-cocktail-napkin sketch into a perfectly fitting stage costume. She's been dressing ISU Theatre actors since 1989.

Recognizes excellent faculty and staff accomplishments.

ISU's highest academic titles awarded to faculty.

Awards presented by the state Board of Regents.

Svitlana Zbarska wants to make Iowa State a top school for opportunities in undergraduate research.

Susan Cross led the psychology department through a pandemic and budget challenges with one goal: support faculty, staff and students.

This interdisciplinary team is helping rural utility providers keep the lights on as weather challenges multiply.

Tin-Shi Tam’s mission is to keep the bells of Iowa State ringing and share them with as many people as possible.

Garland Dahlke combines his education and research in animal nutrition with a patience and respect for computer models to develop software farmers in every state rely on.

From check-in to sundown, New Student Programs' Kim Ferguson helps students and families feel comfortable and confident as they begin their college transition.

In a few reassuring minutes this month, advisors prepare each of their students to register for fall classes -- and lay the foundation for a supportive four-year partnership.

Roberta Johnson will retire in July, after she completes her final new student orientation. After 41 years, she still enjoys the pace and productivity of June.

Team members in Student Accessibility Services meet one-on-one with students and their family members on personalized service plans that set them up for a successful fall semester.

At Seasons Marketplace, dining services manager Kristin Duffy understands that first impressions count. She guides and supports a dining team that welcomes Cyclone families in the tastiest way.

Custodians Eric Smay and Beth Paulsen clean the Troxel Hall auditorium every night with pride so it shines for a college welcome session every afternoon.

Nearly half of the 12,000 or so Iowa State ID cards created for students and employees each year roll out during June. Take a peek at efficiency with a smile.