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Big 12 Tournament Champions: Third title in 4 years Courtesy: Peggy Whitson Office of the President

We’re #1: Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Office of the President

#4: Best Value School for International Students • Recognized for providing an excellent education value to international students • Ranking analyzed 1143 colleges and universities • Iowa State ranked 4 th in nation; #1 in Iowa Office of the President

Four Goldwater Scholars Courtney Smith , senior, genetics Mengyu “Allen” Wang , junior, aerospace engineering, economics and mathematics Mouhamad Said Diallo , junior, mechanical engineering and materials engineering Matthew David Cook , senior, biochemistry and genetics *Iowa State was one of only four institutions in the country to have all nominees selected as scholars Office of the President

National Conference on Undergraduate Research Ian Baker, Des Moines, industrial design • Jonathan Green, Indianola, mechanical engineering • • Chase Grimm, Maynard, industrial engineering • Annmarie Huet, Oak Forest, Illinois, psychology Madeline Johnson, Minnetonka, Minnesota, psychology • Timothy King, Ankeny, environmental science and biology • Mackenzie Knight, Urbandale, art and design • • Sarah Kurtz, Waverly, biology • Devesh Mohan, Falls Church, Virginia, electrical engineering Anna Olinger, Salem, South Dakota, industrial design • Nancy Shryock, Webster City, animal ecology and biology • Kevin Wagner, Bettendorf, psychology • • Zihan Yang, China, chemistry Office of the President

Research in the Capitol Office of the President

Philanthropy: 11 named faculty positions; 3 student scholarships College of Business: • Sree Nilakanta, Kingland Graduate Director of Business Analytics • Kevin P. Scheibe, Kingland Business Analytics Faculty Fellow • Zhu Zhang, Kingland Business Analytics Faculty Fellow Carla Peterson (third from left) joined Dean Laura Jolly, • Howard Van Auken, Kingland Professor of Roger & Marilyn Mahr announce President Steven Leath, and Scott Armbrust for the Nancy Entrepreneurship the Dr. Roger and Marilyn Mahr Rygg Armbrust Professorship ceremony Professorship in One Health • James R. Brown, holder of the Kingland MBA Professorship College of Liberal Arts and Sciences: • Hridesh Rajan, Kingland Professor of Data Analytics • Stephen Vardeman, Kingland Data Analytics Faculty Fellow College of Engineering: President Steven Leath, Mary Sukup, Miriam • Srikanta Tirthapura, Kingland Professor of Data Zach, Charles Sukup, Beate Schmittmann, and Mike Golemo attend the Charles and Analytics Mary Sukup Endowed Artist in Organ medallion ceremony Office of the President

Philanthropy: American artist, Manuel Neri Drawings and sculptures valued at $1.275M Office of the President

Travel + Leisure: Most Beautiful College in Iowa (5 th most beautiful in the world) Office of the President