Individual Honors & Awards

• Iradge Ahrabi-Fard, Women's Volleyball Coach of the Year, Missouri Valley Conference, 1999.
• Iradge Ahrabi-Fard, National Division I Coach of the Year, American Volleyball Coaches Association, 1999-2000.
• Iradge Ahrabi-Fard, Excellence in Education Award, American Volleyball Coaches Association, 1999-2000.
• Iradge Ahrabi-Fard, Women's Volleyball Coach of the Year, Missouri Valley Conference, 2000.
• Iradge Ahrabi-Fard, Excellence in Teaching Faculty Award, College of Education, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 2001.
• Iradge Ahrabi-Fard, Founder's Award, American Volleyball Coaches Association, 2002.
• Iradge Ahrabi-Fard, University of Northern Iowa, Athletic Hall of Fame, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 2002.
• Iradge Ahrabi-Fard, American Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame, 2003.
• Iradge Ahrabi-Fard, State of Iowa Regents Award for Faculty Excellence, 2005.
• Iradge Ahrabi-Fard, State of Iowa Regents Award for Faculty Excellence, 2005.
• Iradge Ahrabi-Fard, Sally J. Frudden Ethic of Caring Award, College of Education, University of Northern Iowa 2005.
• Iradge Ahrabi-Fard, Hall of Excellence Inductee, School of Health, Physical Education and Leisure Services 2005.
• Tom Davis, R.J. McElroy Scholar Award, University of Northern Iowa, 2004.
• Rodney Dieser, Research, Publishing, Writing or Speaking Award, Alberta Therapeutic Recreation Association, 2005.
• Christopher R. Edginton, Charter Fellow, North American Society for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2000.
• Christopher R. Edginton, National Literary Award, National Recreation & Park Association, 2000.
• Christopher R. Edginton, Honor Award, American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 2001.
• Christopher R. Edginton, Innovative Teaching Award, Society of Park and Recreation Educators, 2001.
• Christopher R. Edginton, Biennial Distinguished Scholar Award, International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2002.
• Christopher R. Edginton, R. Tait McKenzie Award, American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 2003.
• Christopher R. Edginton, Charles K. Brightbill Alumnus Award, University of Illinois, 2004.
• Christopher R. Edginton, Outstanding Faculty Professional Service Award, College of Education, University of Northern Iowa, 2005.
• Christopher R. Edginton, Faculty Award for Excellence in Professional Service, College of Education, University of Northern Iowa, 2005.
• Christopher R. Edginton, Honorary Letterman Award, Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, University of Northern Iowa 2005.
• Christopher R. Edginton, Distinguished Professor, Asia Pacific Centre for the Study of Leisure, Zhejiang (China) University, 2006.
• Christopher R. Edginton, Faculty Award for Excellence in Professional Service, College of Education, University of Northern Iowa, 2005.
• Todd Evans, Outstanding Young Professional Award, Indiana State University, 2005.

• Todd Evans, Outstanding Young Professional Award, Athletic Training Department at Indiana State University 2005.
• Patricia L. Geadelmann, Hall of Excellence Inductee, School of Health, Physical Education and Leisure Services 2005.
• Nancy P. Hamilton, Trailblazer Award, California Interscholastic Federation, 1999.
• Cynthia Herndon, Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award, College of Education, University of Northern Iowa, 2005.
• Cynthia Herndon, Central District University Dance Teacher of the Year Award, 2004-2005.
• Cynthia Herndon, Iowa Dance Educator of the Year Award, Iowa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 2005.
• Cynthia Herndon, National Dance Educator of the Year Award, AAHPERD, 2005.
• Cindy Herndon, Presidential Citation, National Dance Association.
• Susan D. Hudson, Honor Award, American Association for Leisure and Recreation, 2000.
• Susan D. Hudson, Millennium Lecture Award, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 2000.
• Susan D. Hudson, Excellence in Scholarship Faculty Award, College of Education, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 2001.
• Susan D. Hudson, Honor Award, American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 2003.
• Susan D. Hudson, Excellence in Service Faculty Award, College of Education, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 2003.
• Susan D. Hudson, Honor Award, AAHPERD, 2004.
• Susan D. Hudson, Special Recognition Award, AALF Facilities and Equipment Council, 2005.
• Susan D. Hudson, National Program for Playground Safety, Friends of Recreation Award, American Association of Leisure and Recreation, 2005.
• Mick Mack, Grace Ann Hovet Student Leadership Award, Student Organization Advisor of the Year, 2003.
• Karen Peterson, Panther First Award, University of Northern Iowa, 2005.
• Kathleen G. Scholl, Panther First Award, University of Northern Iowa, 2005.
• Kathleen G. Scholl, Community Service Award. Black Hawk County Conservation Board, 2005.

• Donna J Thompson, Outstanding Achievement Award, American Association for Leisure and Recreation, 2000.
• Donna J Thompson, Honor Award, American Association for Leisure and Recreation, 2001.
• Donna J Thompson, Excellence in Scholarship Faculty Award, College of Education, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 2001.
•  Donna J. Thompson, Honor Award, American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 2003.
•  Donna J. Thompson, Excellence in Service Faculty Award, College of Education, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 2003.
• Donna J. Thompson, Honor Award, AAHPERD, 2004.
• Donna J. Thompson, National Program for Playground Safety, Friends of Recreation Award, American Association of Leisure and Recreation, 2005.
• Donna J. Thompson, Lifetime Achievement Award, Western Washington State University 2005.
• Stacy Van Gorp, Young Leader Award, Iowa American Association of University Women, 2000.
• Stacy Van Gorp, Distinguished Service Award, Iowa State Association of Community Action Agencies, 2003.
• Stacy Van Gorp, Governor's Volunteer Award, State of Iowa, 2006.
• Windee Weiss, Outstanding Teacher Award, University Book and Supply 2006.
• Joe Wilson, Above and Beyond, Service Recognition Award, State of Iowa, 2003.
• Michele K Yehieli, Champions of Diversity Award, Working Mothers Magazine, 2001.
• Michele K Yehieli, Excellence in Service Faculty Award, College of Education, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 2001.
• Michele K. Yehieli, Faculty Volunteer Award, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 2003.
• Michele K. Yehieli, Matt Parrott Award for Integrity and Ethics in Leadership, 2003.
• Michele K. Yehieli, Ross A. Nielsen Professional Service Award, 2004.
• Michele Yehieli, State of Iowa Regents Award for Faculty Excellence, 2005.
• Michele Yehieli, Richard Remington Award, Iowa Public Health Association, 2005.
• Michelle Yehieli, Faculty Excellence Award, Iowa Board of Regents, 2005.
• Michelle Yehieli, MAC ADDY Silver Award, Outstanding Public Relations Campaign, Project EXPORT, 2005.
• Michele Yehieli, Veridian Award for Outstanding Faculty Engagement in community-Campus Partnerships. University of Northern Iowa, 2006.
• Catherine L Zeman, Fullbright Scholar Award, U. S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, 2003.
• Catherine L Zeman, Outstanding Teacher Award, University Book and Supply, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 2003.
• Catherine L Zeman, Outstanding Graduate Faculty Teaching Award, University of Northern Iowa, 2003.
• Catherine L. Zeman, Recycler of the Year, Iowa Recycling Association, 2004-2005.
• Catherine L. Zeman, Fulbright Scholar Award, 2005.

Program Honors & Awards

• American Humanics Student Organization, First Place, Student Recruitment, Student Association Award Program, American Humanics, 2003.
• Camp Adventure Youth Services, Innovative Teaching Award, Society of Park and Recreation Educators, 2001.
• Global Health Corps, Governor's Prism Award, State of Iowa, 1999.
• Global Health Corps, Educational Institute Award, Human Rights Commission, City of Waterloo, Iowa, 1999.
• Global Health Corps, Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Award, State of Iowa, 2001.
• Global Health Corps, National Champions of Diversity Award, Working Mothers Magazine, 2001.
• Global Health Corps, Family Friendly Workplace Award, Family and Children Council of Black Hawk County, Inc., Waterloo, Iowa, 2003.

School-wide Achievements

• Wellness/Recreation Center, Facility of Merit Award, Athletic Business, 1999.
• Wellness/Recreation Center, Sport Facility of the Year Award, National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association, 2000.
• School of Health, Physical Education and Leisure Services, Founding Member, Coimbra Network of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, 2000.