During her 35-year career at Iowa State University, Nancy Polster taught a variety of design courses and served in a number of administrative roles, including chair of the art and design department from 1990 to 1997 and interim associate dean of the College of Design in 1999. She served on numerous college and university committees and organized, curated and juried many exhibitions both at Iowa State and throughout the nation.

BLA 1968 Landscape Architecture

Barbara King

BS 1968 Food Science

 

Countless children throughout the world have benefited from the playscapes developed and produced by the partnership of Steven and Barbara King. Based upon Steve's original concept of "continuous play"--created while he was a student at Iowa State--these environments provide an endless array of well-designed and -crafted components that both delight and exercise the minds and bodies of children.

 

Landscape Structures, Inc., a company founded by Barb and Steve in 1971, is quite as extraordinary as its products. Headquartered in Delano, Minnesota, the company has continuously pioneered innovative products, processes and safety features, and was the first manufacturer of its type to achieve ISO 9001 certification for quality management and ISO 14001 certification for its conservation and recycling process.

 

Chairman of Landscape Structures, Steve is a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), and founding member and current president of the International Play Equipment Manufacturers Association. He has written and lectured widely on playground and skatepark safety and accessibility, and is the chair of a task group to develop safety and accessibility standards for playground equipment for children between 2 and 12 years of age.

 

Barb serves as president of the company, responsible for the firm's financial, marketing, operations and administrative management. She was selected Woman Business Owner of the Year for the Minnesota chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners in 2000, and inducted as an honorary member of the ASLA in 2005. In 1992, Barb and Steve were named Minnesota's Entrepreneur of the Year and inducted into the Institute of American Entrepreneurs.

 

In 2000, Barb established the Barbara King Landscape Architecture Scholarships for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Iowa State University, and Steve provided resources for the outfitting of the landscape architecture graduate studios in the College of Design.

 

BA 1972 / MA 1976 Applied Art

 

As the director and chief curator of University Museums, Lynette Pohlman oversees the Brunnier Art Museum, Farm House Museum and Art on Campus Program at Iowa State University. She has a distinguished record of achievement in the development, coordination and management of innovative exhibitions as well as related educational and interpretive programming and publications. Her steadfast advocacy of visual and cultural arts literacy and education has led to the creation of the Christian Petersen Art Museum slated for the renovated Morrill Hall building.

 

Pohlman administers the Art on Campus Program and Collection, which includes the Art in State Buildings acquisition program that has completed 61 projects and added more than 275 public works of art to the Iowa State campus. She has overseen 17 major campus art conservation projects, including Christian Petersen's "Fountain of the Four Seasons" at the Memorial Union and the "Gentle Doctor" at the College of Veterinary Medicine.

 

An adjunct associate professor of art and design, Pohlman teaches courses on museums and public art, and has made numerous opportunities available to students and faculty interested in museum-related studies and internships. In addition, Pohlman has conceived and developed several art education programs, such as Sundays at the Brunnier, Wednesday Walks, and Victorian Holidays at the Farm House. She is a founding member of the Association of College and University Museums and Galleries and a public art and museum consultant to corporations, schools, foundations and libraries in Iowa.

 

Pohlman is a tireless proponent for a cause that is easily overlooked at a large university of science and technology, and her voice has helped establish the role of the arts as a vital part of our university culture.

 

 

 

Journalist, scholar, entrepreneur and patron of the arts, Roberta Green Ahmanson has illuminated the origins and destiny of the American Town through her imaginative and compelling restoration of the Hotel Pattee and associated institutions and environments in Perry, Iowa. As the founder of "Hometown Perry, Iowa," she has established both the means and a venue to further study the uniquely American Midwestern community experience.

 

In association with her distinguished husband, Howard Ahmanson, she has advanced nationally countless interdisciplinary ventures at the intersections of the arts, letters and sciences, while locally she has been of great assistance to the College of Design and Iowa State University, offering generous support for its scholars, artists, students and museum programs. Her good works are exemplary in creative correlation, rigorous execution and demanding taste, qualities embodied in the private and public art and craft she has collected for the Perry enterprise and set into an environment of consistently sympathetic design.

 

Overarching her many, and continuing, accomplishments, however, is the keen curiosity of the pilgrim and the generosity of a kind, insightful and inspiring collaborator and community builder.

 

The College of Design at Iowa State University is deeply honored to inscribe Roberta Green Ahmanson as the 30th recipient of its Christian Petersen Design Award.

 

 

 

David Kruidenier has had a profound influence on the arts and the built environment in Des Moines and throughout Iowa. He has been instrumental in seeing a number of major projects in Des Moines come to fruition, including the Civic Center, the Simon Estes Amphitheater, Gray's Lake, and the Forest Avenue Library branch in the Enterprise Community. He is also involved in the new Des Moines Central Library campaign and supported the recent renovation of the nearby Masonic Temple for use as a Temple for the Performing Arts.

Kruidenier additionally has been involved with capital projects for Drake University, the Des Moines Art Center, Grinnell College, Simpson College, and the Salisbury House Foundation. As president of the Gardner and Florence Call Cowles Foundation, he played a key role in that foundation's awarding the College of Design a grant for the Cowles Design X.PoRT, an electronic conference center and distance learning facility.

The common thread running through all of these projects is his desire to provide broad public access to information, recreation, and the arts. He is the epitome of a philanthropist, offering personal and financial support to a variety of public and private causes not for personal gain or recognition, but exclusively to serve the communities and organizations that he values.

Kruidenier is president of the Kruidenier Charitable Foundation; former president, CEO, vice chairman and chairman of the board of Cowles Media Company; former president, publisher, board chairman and CEO of the Des Moines Register & Tribune Company; and former president of the Gardner and Florence Call Cowles Foundation, Inc. He has also served on the boards of trustees of Drake University, the Des Moines Art Center, Grinnell College, and the Salisbury House Foundation. 

 

 

Rabindra N. Mukerjea, now the director of strategic planning and assessment at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, has a long and distinguished record of service at Iowa State University.

 

He joined the Iowa State architecture faculty in 1971. During his time here, he held a number of leadership positions in the College of Design, including associate dean (1983-95) interim dean (1992-94 and 1984-85), acting chair (1986-87) and assistant to the chair (1976-81) of architecture, and coordinator of graduate programs in architecture (1981-83). He served as assistant to the president for budget planning and analysis under former ISU President Martin Jischke and ISU Interim President Richard Seagrave from 1995 through February 2001.

 

Mukerjea received a bachelor of architecture from the Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur, India, in 1966, and a master of applied science in systems design from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, in 1969.

 

He is a member of the Association of Computer-Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA), the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), and the American Institute of Architects (AIA). He received a Faculty Citation from the ISU Alumni Association in 1994 and was inducted into the Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society in Architecture and Applied Arts in 1974.

 

 

Elizabeth S. "Betty" Miller is a nationally known landscape artist and a distinguished professor emerita of the Department of Art and Design. She began teaching at Iowa State University in 1969 as an assistant professor of painting and drawing, became an associate professor in 1974 and achieved the rank of professor in 1979. She was awarded a Distinguished Professorship in 1987 and retired in 1994.

 

During her 24 years at Iowa State, Miller was an active member of nearly 60 different departmental, college, and university committees, in many cases serving as the committee's chairperson or co-chairperson. She is remembered as an extraordinary artist, educator, mentor and friend both by former students and faculty colleagues who deeply appreciate the time and attention she devoted to their continued learning.

 

Throughout her teaching career as well as since retirement, Miller also has led a distinguished life as a professional artist, participating in numerous solo, two-person, and group exhibitions and receiving many awards for her magnificent oil and watercolor landscape paintings. Her works appear in a wide range of corporate, public and private collections, including Bankers Trust Co., the Des Moines Art Center, The Gazette Company, Iowa State Memorial Union, Luther College, Meredith Corporation, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, The Principal Financial Group, and Rolscreen Corporation.

 

 

BS 1954 Architectural Engineering

 

Wilbert R. Hasbrouck has been chairman and principal of Hasbrouck Enterprises, Ltd., since 1996. He was the principal of Hasbrouck Peterson Zimoch Sirirattumrong, Chicago, from 1973 until retiring from full-time activity in 1996. In 1992-93, he assisted in the organization of the Master's Program in Historic Preservation at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and in 1997 was named a "Distinguished Lecturer" in historic preservation.

 

A native of Mapleton, Iowa, Hasbrouck received a bachelor of science degree in architectural engineering from Iowa State College in 1954. He then worked for the Illinois Central Railroad, served for two years in the US Army, and did graduate study in architectural history at the University of Chicago Downtown Center. From 1968 through 1975, Mr. Hasbrouck was executive director of the Chicago Chapter and Illinois Council of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). He is a member emeritus and fellow of the AIA, and founder and past president of the Chicago Architecture Foundation.

 

In 1994, Mr. Hasbrouck was selected as one of five alumni at ISU's College of Design to receive special recognition for his professional accomplishments. He was featured in the 1992 Design Alumni Invitational exhibition, and he is active on the college's Dean's Council.

 

Mr. Hasbrouck has received numerous awards for his work and service, including work on such notable structures as Dearborn Station and the Rookery in Chicago, the Dana Thomas House in Springfield, Ill., and People's Savings Bank/Northwest Bank in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The National Trust for Historic Preservation awarded him a Citation for Significant Achievement in 1974 for his cumulative efforts in restoration and preservation architecture. That award also recognized his work for 14 years as editor and publisher of The Prairie School Review.  Mr. Hasbrouck received a Distinguished Service award in 1975 from the Chicago Chapter of the AIA, and was named Preservationist of the Year by the Chicago Coordinating Conference for Landmarks Preservation in 1986.

 

For his outstanding accomplishments and extraordinary service, the College of Design proudly honors Wilbert R. Hasbrouck with the Christian Petersen Design Award.

 

BS 1948 Architectural Engineering

 

Professor John Stephens Rice has contributed his tireless efforts, unfailing wit, analytical abilities, and boundless knowledge to the Department of Architecture for four decades.  Starting as an informal visiting lecturer in 1956, he has influenced generations of ISU students and faculty.  Particularly adept at connecting with youth, Rice mentors and maintains connections with students and with junior faculty.

 

Rice has taught studio at every level of the undergraduate and graduate programs while maintaining an active professional practice. He has been honored with 15 AIA Iowa design awards, two AIA Iowa citations, and one Progressive Architecture award.

 

Rice has served on numerous professional, college, and departmental committees, consistently contributing to the discourse of the college, adding his voice to decisions of leadership, curricula, administration, and education. This "part-timer" sets an example of dedication to us all. The College of Design proudly honors John Stephens Rice with the Christian Petersen Design Award.

 

 

Landscape Architecture Professor Albert Rutledge is a national leader in landscape architecture instruction. He was named a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) in 1986, and now serves on the society's Fellows Selection Committee. He has served a number of key posts in professional organizations, including chair of the society's Council of Education, chair of the council's Program Guidance Committee, regional director of the Council of Education in Landscape Architecture and president of the Iowa Chapter of the ASLA.

 

Rutledge's writings have been equally well received.  His Anatomy of a Park, still in print 24 years after its original publication, is considered a classic. It also has been published in Japanese. He has published numerous magazine and journal articles, as well.

 

He led the Department of Landscape Architecture for more than a decade. He gave unfailing support to faculty, and was dedicated to working with students and faculty alike to constantly improve the quality of education. The College of Design proudly honors Albert Rutledge with the Christian Petersen Design Award.

 

 

BAR 1960 Architecture

 

H. Kennard Bussard is president of the Renaissance Design Group, a leading architectural firm in the Midwest with most significant accomplishments to its record. He is also president of the Des Moines, Iowa office of RDG Bussard Dikis, Inc., a diversified corporation with a major part of the firm's practice being devoted to institutional and higher educational facilities.

 

RDG Bussard Dikis has received state, regional, and national awards. The firm's recent work includes:  Campus Consulting Architect for Drake University in Des Moines; new recreation sports facilities at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Drake University, University of Northern Iowa, Franklin and Marshall College in Pennsylvania, Loyola College in Maryland, and the City of Mankato, Minnesota; a research facility for E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company; a strategic facility plan for the Des Moines Schools; and the seventh phase of renovation to the Iowa State Capitol. The firm's work at Iowa State University includes the award winning Agronomy Building and Recreation/Sports Building, the recently completed Dairy Science expansion, and a master plan for the Memorial Union, the Iowa State University Research Park and the Gateway Center Holiday Inn.

 

Mr. Bussard was the first chair of the Professional Advisory Board to the ISU Department of Architecture, and in 1977 received a Professional Achievement Citation from the university.  In 1989 he was elected to the Iowa State University Foundation Board of Governors. Mr. Bussard was elected president of the Iowa Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in 1976, in 1983 served as national chair of the AIA Architecture for Education Committee, and later served as Director for the AIA from 1985 to 1987. From 1987 through 1993, Mr. Bussard has assisted in various special assignments for the AIA including the 1988 Vision 2000 Conference; the AIA's representative to the ACEC Peer Review Steering Committee 1991-1994; and the Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice Review Team, 12th Edition, 1993. Mr. Bussard is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and received the 1993 Iowa Chapter of the American Institute of Architects Medal of Honor. He also serves on a host of professional and community programs and boards.

 

 

BAR 1951 Architecture 

 

Since 1959, Stanley J. How has been the Chairman of Stanley J. How and Associates in Omaha, Nebraska. From 1951 to 1959, he was Chief Designer with the Leo A. Daly Company.  In the last 35 years, he has designed more than 2,700 projects in 34 states, including: Union Plaza in Las Vegas, Nevada; Westroads Shopping Center in Omaha; First National Plaza; the Library, Eppley Administration Building and Alumni Center at the University of Nebraska at Omaha; and the Historic Renovations of the Blackstone Center and the Orpheum Tower.

 

Mr. How's firm has had a 20-year association with the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, and has designed over 30 exhibits such as the Sea Lion Pool and Pavilion, the Giraffe Complex, the Mutual of Omaha Wild Kingdom Pavilion, the Bear Grottos and the Orangutan and Gorilla buildings. Plans are complete and construction is underway for the new $16 million Aquarium.  Time magazine recognized How's Lied Jungle at the Zoo as one of the 10 best designs of 1992. Time called the Zoo's rainforest "architecturally stupendous ... and zoologically thrilling." The Lied Jungle also received the 1993 Outstanding Exhibit Award by the AAZPA and numerous engineering awards.

 

Mr. How is professionally involved with the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, and the Nebraska AIA. He continues to serve on a host of professional and community programs and boards.

 

 

 

As a visionary leader and dynamic role model, Thomas Galloway effectively led the ISU College of Design toward preeminence in American design education. Dean of the college from 1985 to 1992, Galloway crafted a long-range plan upon his arrival and established goals for the college that continue to stimulate creativity, instruction, and broad-based interdisciplinary scholarship.  He was instrumental in the "integrated outreach" initiative that combines research and instruction in programming to extend design education beyond the university. The recently established state-of-the-art computer aided design laboratory exemplifies his remarkably successful leadership in developing fundraising and alumni relations for the college, as well.

 

Now dean of the College of Architecture at Georgia Institute of Technology, Galloway is an internationally recognized authority in planning theory and an innovative educator who integrates theory and practice as a new paradigm for the future of planning education. His professional contributions have been acclaimed in the US and abroad as landmarks in planning practice and education. The College of Design has benefited greatly from his leadership and is proud to honor Galloway's achievements.

 

 

BS 1966

 

As president and founding principal of J. Michael Poellot Golf Design Group, Inc., Poellot has redefined international golf course design. He has designed more than 200 courses throughout the world and has been principal in his own firm since 1980. His courses in the United States, France, and the Pacific Rim countries demonstrate his special interest in environmental harmony and equalizing the playing challenge for men and women.

 

Poellot is a member and has held offices in the American Society of Landscape Architects, American Society of Golf Course Architects, Urban Land Institute and National Golf Foundation.  He has authored numerous articles for journals such as Golf for Women and Golf Course Management, Developments and Urban Land, and his work has been featured in the Scottsdale Scene Magazine, NCGA News, Golf & Sports TURF, and Golf Today. Poellot's designs have earned many awards, including the 1986 Crescordia Award for Environmental Excellence for his Gainey Ranch Golf Club in Scottsdale, and the 1987 Best New Golf Course in Asia for his Beijing Golf Club. The College of Design is proud to honor his achievements.

 

BAR 1967 Architecture

 

Goettsch has completed 17 years of service at the renowned firm of Murphy/Jahn, where he was a Vice President for 10 years and Executive Vice President and Associate Director of Planning and Design for five years. He is a founding partner of DeStefano and Goettsch, the Chicago firm in which he now practices.

 

Goettsch has been intricately involved in all phases of the design and construction of more than 20 major buildings and numerous interiors projects as well as the design of more than a dozen unbuilt projects. His commissions are located throughout the United States and overseas.  He has worked on a wide variety of building types, including high-rise and low-rise office buildings, residential apartment buildings, long span structures (arenas and convention centers), and health care facilities.

 

For five years, beginning in 1983, Goettsch managed Murphy/Jahn's New York City office directly supervising the design of local buildings and several design competitions and proposals. His projects range from the design of the world's tallest building for entrepreneur Donald Trump to providing design assistance for the escalator division of the Otis Elevator Company.

 

Professionally, Goettsch has served on a host of programs and boards, including the Chicago Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and Iowa State University's Professional Advisory Board. He has taught architecture at the University of Illinois and frequently serves on architectural juries for design competitions.

 

BAR 1955 Architecture

 

With vision, commitment, persistence, and gentle humor, Mr. Lind has demonstrated in service to his university the same skills that enabled him to develop a small architectural practice into one of the country's top design firms. In 1963, Mr. Lind and fellow Iowa Staters Richard Hansen and Carl Meyer founded Hansen Lind Meyer (HLM). The Iowa City firm forged a unique niche by specializing in the design of medical facilities, and in 20 years became Iowa's largest architectural firm, with branch offices in Chicago and Orlando, Florida. HLM has designed major medical facilities throughout the United States including the Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando; St. Vincent's Hospital, Birmingham; and the Dover General Hospital and Medical Center, Dover. Some projects in Iowa include the University of Iowa hospitals, Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, the Soil Tilth Laboratory, and the Molecular Biology Building at Iowa State University.

 

 

BS 1957 Art Education

 

A 1957 graduate in Art Education, Logan received the college's prestigious Christian Petersen Award in 1990, bestowed for "the advance of design though personal aesthetic achievement, exceptional support, or extraordinary encouragement and service." She is currently senior evaluation officer of the Resources Evaluation Service for Australian Ministry of Education. She taught in Peru's remote mining camps and later authored children's books, for which she has gained international acclaim. Her first novel, The Power of the Rellard, was published in Sydney in 1986 and in the U.S. in 1988. It received the 1987 Agnus and Robertson Writers Award. Her second novel, published in 1988, has been translated into Dutch.

 

 

BS 1955 Landscape Architecture

 

Mr. Olson received his Master of Landscape Architecture in 1956 from Harvard University.

 

As a principal and senior landscape architect, Mr. Olson has helped to bring international acclaim to the design and planning firm of Sasaki Associates. Projects under his personal direction have ranged from a 3,500 acre community near Williamsburg, Virginia; a resort in Sardinio, Italy; tourism planning for the government of Tunisia; to the development of private estates for the Rockefeller family and His Highness the Aga Khan. His plans for the Sea Pines Plantation Resort in South Carolina and for a 3,000 acre community near Savannah, Georgia, earned consecutive awards for large-scale planning from the Urban Land Institute. The environmental improvement plan proposed under his supervision for Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC, received the coveted 1988 Presidential Award for Design Excellence.

 

 

BS 1943 Landscape Architecture

 

Mr. Osmundson has been called the premier living landscape architect in the world today. He is quite likely the most articulate advocate for the benefit of comprehensive planning and design that this century has produced in any field. His work in all aspects of the exterior environment is of a level achieved by only a few of the great landscape architects in the history of the profession. In 1967, he was elected president of the American Society of Landscape Architects, the youngest person at that time to assume that responsibility. Mr. Osmundson's illustrious career has brought great credit to Iowa State University.

 

 

BS 1967 Applied Art

 

Mr. Donovan is an award-winning designer and cofounder of the New York-based communications firm, Donovan and Green. His work includes exhibitions, graphics, product design, interiors, and architectural signage for major American corporations and institutions. Following a stint as an instructor at Parsons School of Design, Mr. Donovan, encouraged by his interest in design education, began an involvement with the National Endowment for the Arts that led to his pioneering of its current Architects-in-the-Schools Program.

 

 

BS 1940 Landscape Architecture

 

Throughout the nation, planners agree that Marvin Springer is among the very best. A drive through Dallas is filled with examples of his leadership as that city's planner during the 1950s.  Over 50 other cities, towns, and counties can also boast result of the "Springer Touch," thanks to his foresight as the principal and driving force of Marvin Springer and Associates. Through his own firm, from which he retired in 1982, Mr. Springer directed plans for new towns; residential, commercial, and industrial developments; and park systems. The American Planning Association has recognized Mr. Springer for his outstanding professional accomplishments with its Distinguished Professional Achievement Award.

 

BS 1945 Applied Art

 

A gifted fiber artist, Ms. Leland has established herself nationally as an expert weaver, designer, historian, and teacher. She began teaching at the University of Illinois, followed by a position with the American Crayon Company, and then through advanced study she earned a Master of Fine Arts in 1951 at the Cranbrook Academy of Fine Arts, where she learned from two of the most important weavers of that period. Ms. Leland shares her knowledge and creative expertise with students as a professor of art at California State at Long Beach. She maintains a close association with the American Crafts Council, writing articles for their publications, and judging various competitions. She is influential in the Handweavers Guild of America, and participates in symposiums such as Design with Fibers, presented at Iowa State a few years ago.

 

BAR 1951 Architecture

 

The name Chick Herbert is synonymous with success in Midwestern architecture. Whether the project is modest or grandiose, his building designs are noted consistently for combining aesthetic quality with pragmatic considerations for function. His renovation and restoration projects are marked by a sensitivity and respect for the past. Mr. Herbert generously shares his knowledge through service to organizations such as the Des Moines Art Center, where he is a trustee; the American Institute of Architects, of which he is a Fellow; and the Des Moines Architects Council, where he served as president. For his alma mater, Mr. Herbert has been president of the National Cyclone Club, and a member of the Order of the Knoll, the university's premier donor organization.  In his service and in his profession, Mr. Herbert seeks opportunities for society to be served in useful and creative environments.

 

 

Since she cofounded the Ames Society for the Arts in 1966, Ms. Benson has continually made major contributions to the promotion of the arts in central Iowa. She has served as director of The Octagon Center for the Arts in Ames since 1968, and has been responsible for organizing many noteworthy national exhibitions for the center. Her interest in serving all ages has led to a major commitment and sponsorship of programs for the elderly and the young. Ames has a rich cultural environment, thanks to her dedication to bringing well-known artists and innovative visual and performing arts programs to central Iowa.

 

 

 

Ms. Sack is responsible for initiating the Cedar Arts Forum, the arts council for Black Hawk County. Director of that organization since 1977, she has placed emphasis on high-quality and in-depth programming for children, students, the elderly, the handicapped, and a broad range of the county's population. She was one of nine individuals to form the Iowa Assembly of Local Arts Agencies, and currently serves as its vice president. Ms. Sack has expanded her role as a caring, creative individual to include service to both her community and the state.

 

 

 

When the city of Davenport decided to celebrate the Mississippi with "The Year of the River," Ms. Wine was responsible for chairing the entire event. She has been active in riverfront activities for several years as a member of Citizens for a Scenic Riverfront and Junior League of the Quad Cities Riverfront committee. She organized a task force commissioned to encourage and implement urban waterfront development.

 

 

BS 1930 / MS 1948 Applied Art

 

Professor Emeritus Petersen was a highly effective and stimulating teacher in the applied art department from 1952 until her retirement in 1972. She is credited with beginning slide collections in interior design and developing the inventories of various art collections within the department. She received a Faculty Citation in 1974. Ms. Petersen pioneered restoration of the Farm House, the campus and national historical landmark. She was responsible for research and collection of objects to be included in the house, as well as the total decor. When the Brunnier Collection was donated to the university, Professor Petersen was the initial campus liaison, researching, organizing and cataloging art objects. She has continued to volunteer her talents to the Brunnier Gallery and Museum by training other volunteers, cataloging items, and serving as a docent to the collections and the Farm House.

 

BS 1930 Home Economics

 

For 22 years, the Petersons have generously encouraged the creative efforts of hundreds of art and design students through the Janice Peterson Anderson Awards. The awards were established in 1968 as a memorial to the Peterson's daughter, a 1960 ISU graduate, who was denied her full creative potential by an early death. Initially the awards were used to purchase student art work for permanent collection and to provide monetary reward for works selected from the annual juried student exhibition, judged to be of high quality and innovation. Since 1972, the Janice Peterson Anderson Award in Design has been given to a senior art and design student "whose work shows the greatest potential, now and in the future."

 

 

BLA 1941 / MLA 1960 Landscape Architecture

 

Professor Emeritus Barton was part of an unusual trio of individuals, all three named to receive the Christian Petersen Award in 1982, who had the foresight and imagination to see the great potential for growth and meaning in the arts at Iowa State University. He was the first chair of the ISU Design Center Council and served continuously until the College of Design was formed in 1978. His exemplary career was built on experience in the practice of landscape architecture in the Midwest, teaching at Michigan State University, and beginning in 1955, teaching and administration in the ISU Department of Landscape Architecture, which he headed from 1962 until his retirement in 1980. He received the Faculty Citation in 1980.

 

 

Professor Emeritus Garfield was head of the applied art department in the College of Home Economics from 1948 to 1969. She was an initial force in the planning of the Design Center, which became the college. In addition to her administrative capabilities, she was a much sought-after teacher who had the engaging ability to demonstrate watercolor accompanied by a narrative which endeared her to many audiences. A prolific and very skilled artists, she is acknowledged as a master of many media.  She brought interior design to special prominence at the university and in the Midwest. Ms. Garfield continues her prodigious art career at her Florida home where she actively paints and exhibits, and is a leader in community art projects.

 

 

 

Professor Emeritus Watson also came to Iowa State in the late 1940s and played an instrumental part in the development of the College of Design, which had been in his dreams for years. A remarkably versatile instructor and administrator, he taught architecture, served as professor and head of the applied art department following Professor Garfield's tenure, and shared the chairing of the Design Center Council incorporating the departments of architecture, landscape architecture, and urban planning. When he retired in 1976, students from around the United States contributed toward the establishment of a scholarship in his name to acknowledge his contributions to their art and architectural understanding.

 

 

Mr. Fisher's expertise, prominence, and generosity as an industrialist and philanthropist are matters of local and national record. The Iowa State Club of Chicago awarded him the Alumni Merit Award in 1967. As a complement to these accomplishments, his constant and abiding support of the visual arts in Iowa and the nation eminently qualified him for the Christian Petersen Design Award. Mr. Fisher's life-long interest in the artistic achievement of artist-sculptor Christian Petersen typified his concern for the continued cultural advancement of Iowa State University, its staff and students. His patronage and encouragement, especially in Mr. Petersen's last years, assured the affirmation of the legacy of which this university is so justly proud.

 

Honorary, 1969

 

W. Robert Parks served as president of Iowa State University from 1965 to 1986, the longest term in ISU's history. As the 11th president, Dr. Parks led the university through an expansive era of record enrollments, new and diverse academic programs and rapid growth in physical facilities.

 

A native of Mulberry, Tennessee, Parks received his BA in 1937 from Berea College, his MA in 1938 from the University of Kentucky, and his PhD in 1948 from the University of Wisconsin, all in political science. He held four honorary degrees, doctors of law from Berea College and Drake University, doctor of humane letters from Westmar College and doctor of science from the University of Kentucky.  In 1969, he was named an honorary alumnus of Iowa State University, the second person to be so honored.

 

Parks came to ISU in 1948 as a professor of government and in 1956 accepted a position in agricultural economics at the University of Wisconsin. He returned to ISU in 1958 as dean of instruction, and in 1961 was appointed vice president for academic affairs. He became president July 1, 1965.

 

He has served as head of several national organizations, including president of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges in 1973; president in 1977 and chair in 1978 of the Association of American Universities; chair of the Council of Presidents; chair of the Mid-American State Universities Association in 1966; and president of the Association of Iowa College Presidents.

 

Parks served as a member of the board of trustees of the Teachers Insurance and Annuities Association-College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF) from 1971 to 1983, and was on the board of directors of Northwestern Bell from 1965 to 1986, and Central Life Assurance Company from 1967 to 1986.

 

He is the author of a book on soil conservation and several professional articles and monographs on education policy and agricultural economics and public policy.