Always a Hawkeye: Alumni stories

Devotion to motion
In her work as a dancer, choreographer, and teacher, University of Iowa graduate Kimberly Chmielewski finds that movement brings people together.

Hawks fly over Kinnick. Literally.
Two University of Iowa alumni, Lt. Col. Nicholas Edwards and Lt. Col. Michael Lynch, were at the controls of the Air Force jets that flew over Kinnick Stadium before the football game against Penn State. The moment that thrilled 70,000 fans in the stands was incredibly meaningful to the two Hawkeyes in the air.

Avery Bang is building more than bridges
Through the nonprofit organization she leads, the 2007 University of Iowa engineering graduate is connecting people in isolated communities across the globe to opportunity and prosperity.

From the Field House to the Flatirons
After devoting a chunk of his childhood to playing inside a campus recreation facility, University of Iowa graduate Tony Price now leads recreation services at the University of Colorado Boulder.

UI alumna leads Shedd Aquarium
Bridget Coughlin says her biochemistry education and training at the University of Iowa gave her the tools necessary to run one of the largest aquariums in the world — and fed her passion for science.

Student becomes teacher
Inara Verzemnieks returns to the University of Iowa’s Nonfiction Writing Program.

Iowa City: Little town, big on writing
The University of Iowa’s longtime renown and excellence in creative writing contribute to city’s international reputation as a writer’s haven.