Honorees for 2024 Women Impacting ISU Calendar announced

Biong Biong, Politics Editor | December 5, 2023

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The Carrie Chapman Catt Center has announced the 12 honorees for the 2024 Women Impacting ISU Calendar.

According to the center’s website, the calendar was developed as a tribute to current students, faculty and staff who are making a significant positive impact at Iowa State University through their actions, involvement and achievements.

Honorees are divided by their classification at Iowa State– student, faculty or staff. The honorees include:

Students
- Mia Kawamitsu, a senior in journalism.
- Alycia West, a doctoral candidate in higher education.
Faculty
- Erica Beirman, teaching professor and culinary food science and human nutrition.
- Sara Marcketti, assistant provost, executive director and for the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching and Morrill professor for apparel, events and hospitality management.
- Sara Nelson, director of the NASA Iowa Space Grant Consortium.
- Beate Schmittmann, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
- Jodi Sterle, Harman endowed professor in teaching and learning and associate department chair for teaching in the department of animal science.
Staff
- Lisa Lund, manager of information technology support for the college of veterinary medicine.
- Karen Rodekamp, director of ISU Dining.
- Emily Wilcox, assistant director for the first-year programs in the university honors program.
- Cyndi Wiley, digital accessibility lead for information technology services and assistant teaching professor for the human computer interaction program.
- Svitlana Zbarska, campus-wide undergraduate research program coordinator.