Role model, advocate, champion, pioneer.

These are just a few words that describe the women who will be featured on the Women Impacting ISU Calendar. 

Since 2007, 12 women have the honor of being featured in the Women Impacting ISU Calendar each year.

 

History and Nomination/Selection Process

The calendar was initiated by the Catt Associates student leadership organization and is funded by Iowa State’s Office of the Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion.

It was originally created as a tribute to “current students, faculty and staff who distinguished themselves through their accomplishments at Iowa State University,” the Carrie Chapman Catt Center’s website states.

The honorees are selected through a committee comprised of representatives from the Catt Center student programs, previous calendar honorees and members of the Iowa State community.

Any woman who is currently employed by Iowa State or who is currently a student is eligible to be nominated for the calendar.

“We are looking for women who have impacted Iowa State through campus involvement, in the classroom or community relationships, and inspire women of all generations,” the Catt Center’s website states.

The committee evaluates the packets and deliberate for four hours over the course of two meetings to make the final selection.

“I was grateful to serve on the Women Impacting ISU Calendar selection committee,” said Brooke Almasi, senior in public relations from Cedar Rapids, to the Catt Center. “I loved reading the nominations of inspiring women who are working to create an innovative and welcoming environment at Iowa State.”

The poster-size calendar features pictures of the honorees along with a short description of their achievements.

 

2018 Honorees

Kristine Perkins, public relations and student programs coordinator for the Catt Center who oversees the project, stated that 70 women were nominated for the 2018 calendar.

“Choosing the 12 women honored on the calendar is an incredibly difficult task, and we thank the members of the selection committee for their time and consideration,” she stated on the Catt Center’s website.

“We encourage those who nominated a women who was not selected for the 2018 calendar to consider submitting a nomination next year.”

Students selected for the calendar are:

Rachael Barnes, senior in biological systems engineering and global resource systems

Emily Barske, senior in journalism and mass communication, editor-in-chief of the Iowa State Daily

Stacy Ko, doctoral student in counseling psychology

 

Faculty selected for the calendar are:

Daniela Dimitrova, professor and director of graduate education in the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication

Kayla Sander, senior lecturer of accounting

Eulanda Sanders, professor and chair of the Department of Apparel, Events and Hospitality Management

Judy Vance, The Joseph C. and Elizabeth A. Anderlik Professor of Engineering and professor of mechanical engineering

 

Staff chosen for the calendar:

LeQuetia Ancar, assistant director of student services and multicultural liaison officer in the College of Engineering

Sherri Angstrom, secretary III for the Faculty Senate

Monica Howard-Martin, director of student programs for College of Veterinary Medicine

Erin Pederson, licensed psychologist with the Student Counseling Service

Barbara Woods, human sciences special project manager for extension and outreach

 

Reception

A reception will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 10 in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Copies of the calendar will be distributed to faculty, staff, students, alumni and area businesses following the celebration.