To recognize leadership, learning, and loyalty, the tradition of awarding Hancher-Finkbine Medallions was established in 1964. They are named for the founder of the Finkbine Dinner, William O. Finkbine, and for Virgil M. Hancher, a student guest at the first dinner who served for 24 years as president of the University, and who, to an unusual degree, exemplified the three characteristics for which the awards are given. Seven medallions are awarded annually, to four outstanding students, one professor, one staff member and a graduate who has attained special distinction.
NOMINATIONS ARE DUE BY WEDNESDAY, FEB. 20TH 2019
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Nomination process
Each year the Finkbine Dinner Committee composed of students, staff and faculty and an alumnus select the recipients of the Hancher-Finkbine Medallions. Student and faculty recipients are informed of their selection by the collegiate dean and publicly announced at the Finkbine Dinner for representative student leaders held each April/May in the Iowa Memorial Union. More...
2019 medallion recipients
2018 medallion recipients
2017 medallion recipients
2016 medallion recipients
2015 medallion recipients
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Hancher-Finkbine Medallion, Undergraduate |
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Hancher-Finkbine Medallion, Graduate/Professional |
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Hancher-Finkbine Medallion, Alumni |
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2014 medallion recipients
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2013 medallion recipients
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Hancher-Finkbine Medallion, Alumni |
2012 medallion recipients
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Previous student medallion recipients
| Year | Name | Major |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Harb Harb | Medicine |
| Lyndsay A. Harshman | Medicine | |
| Christopher Michael Page | Liberal Arts | |
| Roberto Paniagua | Business Administration | |
| John Robert Rigby | Liberal Arts | |
| 2010 | Eric A. Kaiser | Medicine / Graduate |
| Laura J. Nass | Business Administration | |
| Timothy M. Paschkewitz | Graduate | |
| Eric Roberts Reynolds | Liberal Arts | |
| Robert Howard Sand | Law | |
| 2009 | Erin B. Cavanagh | Business Administration |
| Alexandra Barrett Keenan | Engineering | |
| Alexandra Nica | Graduate | |
| Florin Ilie Oprescu | Public Health | |
| 2008 | Barrett James Anderson | Liberal Arts |
| Meredith J. DeBoom | Liberal Arts | |
| Crystal Elizabeth Edler | Graduate | |
| Christopher Paul Hogrefe | Medicine | |
| Carole Marie Peterson | Liberal Arts | |
| 2007 | James Allen Ankrum | Engineering |
| Jonathan Lee William Gajdos | Graduate | |
| Thomas A. Niblock | Business Administration | |
| Justin Matthew Weis | Medicine | |
| 2006 | Sara Ann Brenner | Medicine |
| Lauren McCarthy | Liberal Arts | |
| Andrew Mark Thomas | Liberal Arts | |
| Sara Celeste Vigmostad | Engineering / Graduate | |
| 2005 | Cheryl Davenport | Business Administration |
| Ryann Juden | Law | |
| Kenneth E. Richardson | Medicine / Graduate | |
| 2004 | Peter W. Cho | Dentistry |
| Nate J. Green | Liberal Arts | |
| R. Chace Ramey | Law | |
| 2003 | Jesse Elliot | Liberal Arts |
| Helen Joanna Arabella Fuller | Engineering | |
| Kyle Jason Kaiser | Law | |
| David L. Rasanen | Medicine | |
| Andrew J. Stoll | Business & Liberal Arts | |
| 2002 | Michael Brooks | Liberal Arts |
| Kristi Schmidt | Engineering | |
| Neil Bubke | Law | |
| Tracy Reittinger | Medicine | |
| 2001 | Jennifer Beaty | Medicine |
| Carl Hitscherich, Jr. | Engineering | |
| Nicole Joy Kirkwood | Liberal Arts | |
| Adam White | Liberal Arts | |
| 2000 | Julia Ann Di Gangi | Liberal Arts |
| Chad R. Doobay | Liberal Arts | |
| Sadath Sayeed | Medicine | |
| Debra L. Schutte | Nursing | |
| 1999 | Annette Churee Dietz | Engineering |
| Amanda Ennis | Engineering | |
| Jennifer E. Horan | Law | |
| Kristin Kaye Lee | Business Administration | |
| 1998 | William Jonathan Cardi | Law |
| Chad J. Doellinger | Liberal Arts | |
| Anthony S. Gabrielson | Liberal Arts | |
| Scott T. Guenthner | Medicine | |
| 1997 | Latonia Haney | Business Administration |
| Robin Charlene Hawkins | Liberal Arts | |
| Marta Hemmingson | Medicine | |
| 1996 | Dawn Marie Drake | Dentistry |
| Cher Mosbrucker | Business Administration | |
| Camnhung Thi Nguyen | Liberal Arts | |
| David K. Zich | Medicine | |
| 1995 | Kristy L. Albrecht | Law |
| Jaymie Lynn Braun | Engineering | |
| Stacie Lynn Fatka | Liberal Arts | |
| Brenton Berl Koch | Medicine | |
| Tanya Sue Kopps | Business Administration | |
| 1994 | Ali Junaid Husain | Liberal Arts |
| Pranav Pravinkant Patel | Engineering | |
| Ingrid Jean Schwarz | Dentistry | |
| Adel Kabir Younoszai | Medicine | |
| 1993 | Trina Ann Buhr | Engineering |
| Joseph J. Merchant | Medicine | |
| Eric Webb Nelson | Dentistry | |
| 1992 | Karen Louise Baker | Engineering |
| Deborah H. Bjornstad | Law | |
| Patricia M. Matthews | Graduate | |
| Natalie Spears | Business Administration | |
| 1991 | Bradley Lamar Allen | Medicine |
| J. David Brown | Liberal Arts | |
| Lori S. VanderLeest | Medicine | |
| 1990 | Laura Frey | Engineering |
| Ajili Hodari | Law | |
| Louis Arthur Licht | Graduate | |
| 1989 | Robert Alan Beardsley | Graduate |
| Dolores M. Duran-Cerda | Liberal Arts | |
| Cynthia E. Nance | Law | |
| Mary A. Snyder | Liberal Arts | |
| Richard A. Wayman | Liberal Arts | |
| 1988 | Craig A. Canby | Graduate |
| Deborath Jean McKechnie | Graduate | |
| J. Paul Oetken | Liberal Arts | |
| Kim Kirsten Williams | Business Administration | |
| 1987 | Elise Burmeister | Engineering |
| Rodney W. Dynes | Medicine | |
| Julie A. Haugen | Engineering | |
| Michael R. Reck | Liberal Arts | |
| Judith A. Westhoff | Liberal Arts | |
| 1986 | Jeffrey S. McKinney | Engineering |
| Elizabeth J. Matt | Liberal Arts | |
| Charles DuMond | Graduate | |
| Jeffrey L. Stein | Law | |
| 1985 | Albert J. Allen | Medicine |
| Rhett E. Livengood | Engineering | |
| Jerry Ross Parkinson | Law | |
| Lee Roorda Schott | Liberal Arts | |
| 1984 | Scott Alan Anderson | Liberal Arts |
| Susan Rae Wente | Liberal Arts | |
| Diane Kjaer Johnson | Graduate | |
| Michael J. Brody | Law | |
| Bill Hoon Kim | Medicine | |
| 1983 | William J. Farrell | Engineering |
| John M. Baker | Liberal Arts | |
| Margo J. Geppert | Medicine | |
| Thomas Getz | Medicine | |
| 1982 | Daniel J. Bonthius | Liberal Arts |
| Kim S. Bridgford | Graduate | |
| Julie M. Chelsik | Liberal Arts | |
| Susan R. Goodner | Medicine | |
| 1981 | David E. Arens | Liberal Arts |
| Kimberly K. Cox | Liberal Arts | |
| Kathleen B. Digre | Medicine | |
| Jo Anne M. Rummelhart | Dentistry | |
| 1980 | David K. Bucher | Medicine |
| Clifford W. Cornelius | Dentistry | |
| Bette K. Miller | Liberal Arts | |
| Carol L. Roge | Liberal Arts | |
| Roger W. Stone | Law | |
| 1979 | Michael J. Kanellis | Dentistry |
| Jo Ellen Linder | Medicine | |
| Paul J. McAndrew, Jr. | Liberal Arts | |
| Siiri A. Sloat | Engineering | |
| 1978 | Benita J. Dilley | Liberal Arts |
| Dennis R. Kruse | Engineering | |
| Alvin C. Matthews | Dentistry | |
| Linda Sue Olson | Dentistry | |
| Lorraine R. Welp | Liberal Arts | |
| 1977 | Michelle Ansorge | Liberal Arts |
| David L. Fenchel | Liberal Arts | |
| Diane D. Fuller | Dentistry | |
| Robert T. Kohl | Graduate | |
| 1976 | Brooks W. Booker III | Dentistry |
| Calvin C. Christensen | Business Administration | |
| Norman B. Coleman | Law | |
| Carol Ann Dahl | Liberal Arts | |
| Robert J. Elliot | Liberal Arts | |
| Kathleen M. Laughman | Liberal Arts | |
| Casey D. Mahon | Law | |
| 1975 | Eva J. Cram | Business Adminstration |
| Eva C. Dahl | Dentistry | |
| John H. Hedge | Graduate | |
| James M. Walter, Jr. | Dentistry | |
| 1974 | Jane Evans | Nursing |
| Patricia Neal | Law | |
| Gail Adams Oliver | Dentistry | |
| John S. Olmsted | Dentistry | |
| William R. Price | Liberal Arts | |
| 1973 | Peter P. Aran | Liberal Arts |
| Hannah Rose Arterian | Law | |
| Sterling J. Laaveg | Medicine | |
| Phyllis M. May | Liberal Arts | |
| 1972 | Donald G. Johnson, Jr. | Engineering |
| 1971 | Paul C. Hermanson | Dentistry |
| 1970 | James M. Moses | Medicine |
| 1969 | Randall Scott Swisher | Liberal Arts |
| 1968 | Michahel Shea | Liberal Arts |
| 1967 | Michael Martin | Law |
| 1966 | Dennis L. Pauling | Engineering |
Previous faculty medallion recipients
| Year | Name | Major |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Michael W. O'Hara | Liberal Arts |
| 2010 | David Joseph Depew | Graduate |
| 2009 | Karen A. Baker | Dentistry |
| 2008 | Gary Fethke | Business |
| 2007 | Jay D. Currie | Pharmacy |
| 2006 | Paul R. Greenough | Liberal Arts |
| 2005 | Toni Tripp-Reimer | Nursing |
| 2004 | Peter E. Nathan | Public Health |
| 2003 | Jean Y. Jew | Medicine |
| 2002 | Paul Muhly | Liberal Arts |
| 2001 | David H. Vernon | Law |
| 2000 | Jerald L. Schnoor | Engineering |
| 1999 | James D. Marshall | Education |
| 1998 | James B. Lindberg | Liberal Arts |
| 1997 | William R. Grigsby | Dentistry |
| 1996 | Nancy R. Hauserman | Business Administration |
| 1995 | David E. Klemm | Liberal Arts |
| 1994 | Lloyd E. Matheson | Pharmacy |
| 1993 | Mary Patricia Donahue | Nursing |
| 1992 | Richard Melvin Caplan | Medicine |
| 1991 | N. William Hines | Law |
| 1990 | William Klink | Liberal Arts |
| 1989 | Gene F. Parkin | Engineering |
| 1988 | Bill Carl F. Snider | Education |
| 1987 | Gilbert E. Lilly | Dentistry |
| 1986 | Gerhard Loewenberg | Liberal Arts |
| 1985 | Jude P. West | Business Administration |
| 1984 | Dale E. Wurster | Pharmacy |
| 1983 | Joanne C. McCloskey | Nursing |
| 1982 | Donald Bruce Johnson | Political Science & Liberal Arts and Sciences |
| 1981 | Willard L. Boyd | Law |
| Arthur A. Spector | Medicine | |
| 1980 | Arthur E. Bonfield | Law |
| 1979 | George M. Lance | Engineering |
| 1978 | John H. Haefer | Education |
| M.L. Huit | Student Services | |
| 1977 | Dewey B. Stuit | Liberal Arts |
| 1976 | Ralph C. Appleby | Dentistry |
| 1975 | Eleanor M. Birch | Business Administration |
| 1970 | George W. Forell | Religion & Liberal Arts and Sciences |
| 1969 | A. Craig Baird | Speech & Liberal Arts and Sciences |
| 1967 | Allan D. Vestal | Law |
Previous staff medallion recipients
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Lyra W. Dickerson |
| 2010 | Linda M. Curran |
| 2009 | Fred W. Streicher |
| 2008 | Kathy A. Klein |
| 2007 | Marian V. I. Muste |
Previous alumni medallion recipients
| Year | Name | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | P. Sue Beckwith | B.A. '80 & M.D. '84 |
| 2010 | Richard E. Emmert | B.S. '51 |
| 2009 | Yvonne L. "Bonnie" Slatton | Ph.D. '64 |
| 2008 | Charles M. Kierscht | B.A. '60 & J.D. '62 |
| 2007 | Shirley Rich Krohn | B.F.A. '46 |
| 2006 | Darrell D. Wyrick | B.S.C.E. '56 & M.A. '57 |
| 2005 | Pearl L. Cheng | B.S. '81 |
| 2004 | John Pappajohn | B.S.C. '52 |
| 2003 | Christine H.B. Grant | B.A. '69 |
| 2002 | Henry B. Tippie | B.S. '49 |
| 2001 | Marian Rees | B.A. '51 |
| 2000 | Dennis L. Boatman | B.A. '62 & M.S. '64 & M.D. '66 |
| 1999 | Lilia A. Abron | Ph.D. '72 |
| 1998 | Marvin A. Pomerantz | B.S. '52 |
| 1997 | Carol J. Reasoner | B.A. '73 & J.D. '76 |
| 1996 | Samuel L. Becker | B.A. '47 & M.A. '49 & Ph.D. '53 |
| 1995 | Trudy Huskamp Peterson | Ph.D. '75 |
| 1994 | S.J. Brownlee | B.A. '48 |
| 1993 | Juanita Kidd Stout | B.A. '39 |
| 1992 | Irving B. Weber | B.A. '22 |
| 1991 | Mary Louise Smith | B.A. '35 |
| 1990 | James Van Allen | M.A. '36 & Ph.D. '54 |
| 1989 | Jewel Limar Prestage | M.A. '52 & Ph.D. '54 |
| 1988 | Clark Houghton | B.A. '44 & J.D. '49 |
| 1987 | Dorothy K. Ray | B.A. '44 & M.A. '45 |
| 1986 | Simon Estes | B.S. '86 |
| 1985 | Mary Louise Petersen | B.A. '51 |
| 1984 | Nicholas Meyer | B.A. '68 |
| 1983 | Jill N. McLaughlin | B.A. '53 |
| Robert F. Ray | M.A. '45 & Ph.D. '47 | |
| 1982 | D.C. Spriestersbach | M.A. '40 & Ph.D. '48 |
| 1981 | May Brodbeck | M.A. '45 & Ph.D. '47 |
| 1980 | Donald P. Lay | B.A. '49 & J.D. '51 |
| 1979 | Erling Larson | M.D. '48 |
| 1978 | Don W. Burrington | LL.B. '31 |
| 1977 | Nolden Gentry | B.A. '60 & J.D. '64 |
| 1976 | Mary Jane Odell | B.A. '45 |
| 1972 | Allin W. Dakin | B.A. '26, M.A. '27 |
| 1971 | C. Maxwell Stanley | B.S.A.A. '26, M.S. '30 |
| 1970 | Philip D. Adler | B.A. '26 |
| 1969 | Howard R. Bowen | Ph.D. '35 |
| 1968 | David A. Dancer | B.A. '17 |
Previous special medallion recipients
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Belinda Lantz Marner |
| 1991 | Philip G. Hubbard |