Do you have a successful and exemplary alum whom you’d like to bring to campus—at the College’s expense—for two days to meet with students, talk to classes, and deliver a campus-wide lecture?

Please consider nominating him or her as a 2017 CLAS Alumni Fellow. 

The CLAS Alumni Fellows program honors and recognizes alumni for their outstanding contributions to society and their professions. The 2017 Fellows will be on campus on Wednesday, October 25, and Thursday, October 26, though you are free to extend their time if you wish. The College will pay for airfare, three nights of lodging, and meals for the Fellows, using funds from the UI Alumni Association Dean’s Chair.

The 2016 Fellows included Mark Milosch (History), Chief of Staff at the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe; Tom Wickham (Political Science), Parliamentarian of the U.S. House of Representatives; and Jim Green (Physics & Astronomy), the Director of NASA’s Planetary Science Division.

As an example of what an Alumni Fellow can mean for your department, while he was here, Tom Wickham met with classes, faculty, and student organizations; gave a public lecture; and was guest at a departmental reception. Many students and faculty had the opportunity to meaningfully interact with him, and loved having his professional expertise, insights, and encouragement. In addition, he attended the Alumni Fellows Celebration in the Old Capitol Senate Chamber, where he received an award and participated in a panel discussion on the importance of liberal arts education. I also hosted a private reception honoring the Fellows.

If you would like to bring a similarly distinguished alum to campus—at the College’s expense—please send the name, degree, and one or two sentences about his or her career achievements to Lisa Gray at lisa-gray@uiowa.edu by December 16. Our Strategic Communications team will then work with you to compile a bio and nomination letter for consideration by the CLAS deans.

For more information, and to see all the Alumni Fellows since the program began in 1999, visit http://clas.uiowa.edu/alumni/alumni-fellows. If you have questions, please email Lisa Gray using the address above, or call her at 353-2970.