Alumni honored for accomplishments and service
Upper Iowa University (UIU) honored five alumni as part of the recent Alumni and Awards Luncheon held during the 2015 Homecoming celebration. In addition, special recognition [...]
Class Notes
Former athlete, coach and educator leads Homecoming parade
Grand marshal Howard Vernon ’57 led the Upper Iowa University Homecoming parade Saturday, Oct. 10. At Upper Iowa, Vernon lettered four years in football and baseball and [...]
A UIU graduate’s continuing adventure
Since the day Amy Vose walked into the Upper Iowa University Fort Riley, Kan., Center admissions office in 2006, her life has been turned into one great adventure after [...]
UIU degree strengthens graduate’s career foundation
A 1993 graduate of Upper Iowa University, Rick Baker fully understands how his continuing education benefitted him in advancing in his career. Majoring in accounting and [...]
Alumna’s book is a triumph
As she was growing up in Oelwein, Iowa, Peladija Woodson-Diers listened to her parents’ stories about their lives. She became so fascinated by their experiences during [...]
Class Notes Summer 2015
1960s Al (Albert) Wilson ’65, Vista, Calif., is pictured holding an issue of The Bridge in front of St. Petersburg, while traveling to Moscow, Russia, in May 2015. [...]
UIU New Orleans student founds Help Free an Angel
When her son was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at age 1, Johana Maison didn’t let the reality of coping with a child with special needs overwhelm her. Instead, she [...]
Winter 2015
Athletic Honors 1960s — Larry Nemmers ’65, Springfield, Mo., was honored with the lifetime achievement award by the Elgin Sports Hall of Fame in November 2014. Nemmers [...]
UIU alumnus authors second book
Jeff Keenan ‘92, a native of Waukon, Iowa, recently published his second fiction book, Life In a Box. He sat down with UIU Editorial Director Rachel Lewey to discuss life [...]
Alumna is nominated for Excellence in Education award
Deloris Ryan ‘74, fourth-grade teacher at South Tama Elementary has received her second Excellence in Education Award nomination. The Award Ceremony was held in November at [...]