Date: 5/15/00

5/15/00 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Gerri Perreault, director, UNI Leadership Studies Program, (319) 273-2332
Vicki Grimes, Office of Public Relations, (319) 273-2761

Grace Ann Hovet student leadership awards recipients announced at University of Northern Iowa

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa—The Grace Ann Hovet Student Leadership Awards program at the University of Northern Iowa recently presented awards to student organizations, winners of the Sue Follon Women and Leadership essay competition, and winners of the Dr. Sue Follon Scholarship for Women in Leadership. The awards were presented at a reception in the UNI Maucker Union. Four students also graduated from the UNI Leadership Studies program.
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James Malinchak, contributor to "Chicken Soup for the College Soul" was guest speaker at the event. Malinchak is also the author of "From College to the Real World" and Campus Activities magazine's College Speaker of the Year. Renee Romano, UNI vice president for educational and student services, presented the awards.
Outstanding UNI student organizations that received awards were: Habitat for Humanity, Service to the Community award; Recognition and Involvement Board, Service to the University award; Panhellenic Council, Leadership Development Among Members award; Alpha Xi Delta, Outstanding Service Project (House of Hope); Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Outstanding Philanthropic project (Red Cross blood drive), and; Sigma Phi Epsilon, Overall Outstanding Student Organization.
Libby Vanderwall, UNI placement fair coordinator, received the Outstanding Student Organization Advisor award for her work with Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity
Romano said beginning this year, the annual event has been renamed the Grace Ann Hovet Student Leadership Awards program "as a legacy to Grace Ann Hovet, former UNI professor of English, who retired in 1999. Hovet researched, designed and brought to life Sue Follon's idea for a leadership studies program at UNI. Their vision for the program was to combine curricular and co-curricular leadership opportunities for students within the framework of a liberal arts education.
"Hovet's leadership was evident in the development of a number of other programs on campus, including Women's Studies. We acknowledge her many contributions by naming this annual recognition of student leadership in her honor."
Sue Follon was the first woman to be named a vice president at UNI. She served as vice president for educational and student services from 1985 until her death in 1998. Follon conceived the idea for a leadership studies program at UNI as a commitment to preparing students for leadership roles. The Dr. Sue Follon Scholarship for Women in Leadership honors her accomplishments.
The awards program was sponsored by the UNI Leadership Studies program, the Office of Student Activities, the Office of the Vice President for Educational and Student Services, and the UNI Speakers' Fund, with student activity fees allocated by the Northern Iowa Student Government. For more information, contact Gerri Perreault at (319) 273-2332.
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