CLAS mourns the passing of Denise Hamer (1963-2016)

Denise was the face of the Dean's Office for 10 years, before moving to DWLLC in 2012
Monday, July 11, 2016

A message from Professor Russ Ganim, Director of the Division of World Languages, Literatures & Cultures:Denise Hamer

It is with the heaviest of hearts that I must announce that our dear friend and colleague, Denise Hamer, passed away yesterday, July 10, due to complications from an accident she suffered over the weekend.

We are stunned and devastated. Denise was a wonderful human being who graced our presence on a daily basis. She worked in the DWLLC for four years after having spent close to a decade in the Dean’s Office.

Our hearts and tears go out to her family, and we extend our deepest condolences to them.

The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences offers about 70 majors across the humanities; fine, performing and literary arts; natural and mathematical sciences; social and behavioral sciences; and communication disciplines. About 15,000 undergraduate and nearly 2,000 graduate students study each year in the college’s 37 departments, led by faculty at the forefront of teaching and research in their disciplines. The college teaches all Iowa undergraduates through the college's general education program, CLAS CORE. About 80 percent of all Iowa undergraduates begin their academic journey in CLAS. The college confers about 60 percent of the university's bachelor's degrees each academic year.