Always a Hawkeye: Alumni stories

Kimberly Chmielewski standing in a dance studio

Devotion to motion

In her work as a dancer, choreographer, and teacher, University of Iowa graduate Kimberly Chmielewski finds that movement brings people together.
university of iowa alumni nicholas edwards and michael lynch took part in the flyover before the iowa-penn state game at kinnick stadium

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.
university of iowa alum Avery Bang in her office

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.
A man standing in front of a statue of a buffalo

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.
A woman sitting smiling at a desk

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.
A woman sitting in a room with a wall lined with books

Student becomes teacher

Inara Verzemnieks returns to the University of Iowa’s Nonfiction Writing Program.
A pillar dedicated to writers

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.