Economics

Clarence Tow Lecture Series

The University of Iowa provides an outstanding education for its students, which is demonstrated by their success in the workplace. Many alumni support the mission of the University by providing financial support for the University's programs. This support has a positive effect on today's students and faculty.

An outstanding example of how one alumnus created a lasting impact on the University is the case of Clarence W. Tow. Tow received a general education B.A. in 1928 and an M.A. in political science in 1929 from The University of Iowa, and his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. The former senior vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Tow established an endowment in his will to provide the funds for a series of lectures that would inspire discussion and progressive thought. Tow's vision and generosity have provided an intellectual legacy of impressive and growing dimensions.

Income from the Clarence W. Tow Lectureship Fund is used to provide a series of lectures on economic topics. Tow specifically designated that the lectures are to be given on the University of Iowa campus by outstanding analysts from either the private or public sector of the economy on subjects of interest to the economics faculty and students and to the wider University community.

Recent presenters have come from organizations such as the Federal Reserve Banks as well as from prominent educational institutions in the United States, including Stanford, Brown, Northwestern, and Columbia Universities. International presenters this past year have come from the University of Mannheim, University of Melbourne, University of Western Ontario, University College London, University of Oslo, and Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona.