Honoring our best
We recognize outstanding Tippie alumni for their professional accomplishments and commitment to the college through two awards: Alum of the Year and Young Alum of the Year.
Criteria
The award recipients must:
- Be an alum of the University of Iowa with an Iowa degree in business (BBA, MBA, M.A., MAC, PhD). The award is not for "friends" or "associates" of the college.
- Have achieved a distinguished level of professional/career success.
- Be engaged in the life of the college (examples include serving on an advisory board or committee; speaking to classes or student organizations; mentoring students; providing financial resources; encouraging employers to hire Tippie students for internships or full-time work; providing experiential learning opportunities for students, etc.)
- Cannot be a current employee of the Tippie College of Business.
- Be 40 and under for the Young Alum of the Year award only.
Nominations will be accepted until Friday, January 31 at 5pm CST. Nominations received after the deadline will not be accepted.
Awards will be presented at our Alum of the Year Awards event in Chicago, IL on Thursday, May 7, 2020.
Past recipients
| Year | Alum of the Year | Young Alum of the Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Mark Buthman, BBA 1982 | Jon Raftis, BBA 2010/MBA 2015 Kevin Velovitch, BBA 2012 |
| 2018 | Trevor Schauenberg, BBA 1991 | Shalini Campbell, BBA 2004 |
| 2017 | Chris Hoffman, BBA 1985 | Claudia Marban, BBA 1999 |
| 2016 | Stephen Belyn, BBA 1991 | Todd Nelson, MBA 2007 |
| 2015 | Margaret (Peg) Stessman, EMBA 2012 | Chuck Mersch, BBA 2007/MBA 2008 |
| 2014 | Dana Ramundt, BBA 1974 | Tom Niblock, BBA 2007 |