Four awards were presented to supporters of Iowa State on Friday at the ISU Foundation’s annual Order of the Knoll Awards Ceremony.

Barbara Boose, director of public relations for the ISU Foundation, said the Campanile Award, Cardinal and Gold Award, Young Alumni Award and Corporate/Foundation Award are bestowed upon members of the Order of the Knoll, a giving club of the Foundation. Award recipients are recognized for financial and other support to the university.

The Order of the Knoll is the most prestigious donor club of the Foundation. Each member has made a minimum commitment of $15,000. People nominated for the awards are well-known throughout the university, Boose said. She said many are also community volunteers.

Beverly Crabtree, recognized for her innovated leadership and interaction with the community, received the Cardinal and Gold Award.

Crabtree is a familiar face to Iowa State. She received her doctorate at Iowa State and served as Dean of the College of Family and Consumer Sciences from 1987 to 1997.

“I’m not retired, but rather disconnected from paid employment,” she said.

The Campanile Award was presented to Richard Jacobson, chairman of the board of Jacobson Cos. of Des Moines, for his outstanding generosity and dedication to Iowa State.

“I worked very hard and business has been good to me,” Jacobson said. “I believe in spending money to help people.”

Betsy Booth, a 1981 graduate in political science and resident of Snellville, Ga., accepted the Young Alumni Award for her community service and continued dedication to Iowa State. The Young Alumni Award is open to those age 42 and younger.

The W.M. Keck Foundation was recognized for its partnership and support of Iowa State with the Corporate/Foundation Award.

Boose said members of the Order of the Knoll nominate people they believe qualify to the award committee of the Foundation Board.

About five nominations from each award category are considered. The awards committee selected one nominee for each award through review of the nominee’s r‚sum‚ or short biography and letters of recommendation.

Members of the Order of the Knoll come from 48 states and 11 countries, Boose said.

The oldest are members of the class of 1923.

“The awards ceremony is an event to which the Foundation invites its most loyal donors to celebrate Iowa State,” she said.

Crabtree is a regular attendee at the awards ceremony.

“It’s a little different to be on the receiving end,” she said. “[But] it’s great to see the alumni again.”