Hawkeye scholarship recipients, donors honored

Posted January 13, 2004

IOWA CITY -- Often heavily recruited out of high school, Hawkeye student-athletes choose Iowa for two reasons: The chance to earn a top-notch UI education and to work with Hawkeye coaches and staff to compete at the highest collegiate levels.

The UI deeply respects the trust these talented student-athletes place in the University. To meet its responsibilities to these dedicated Hawkeye competitors, the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics relies upon the generosity of the many friends and alumni who are proud to call themselves Iowa supporters.

The costs of helping young people realize their goals and achieve success -- both athletically and academically -- rise steadily each year, and the program's contributors are there to help provide crucial athletic scholarships.

While all gifts to UI athletics are important, some individuals, families, and organizations are able to go the distance and endow named scholarships, which help provide ongoing financial stability for the athletics program as it pursues its many important initiatives.

More than 100 of these visionary contributors or their representatives were honored at the Seventh Annual Named Scholarship Awards Dinner, held at the Levitt Center for University Advancement on December 5, 2003.

On hand to meet and thank their benefactors were more than 100 athletic-scholarship recipients, and both groups were introduced at halftime of the men's basketball game against Eastern Washington University later that evening at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

The University of Iowa Foundation, through which the scholarships are created, the UI, and the UI Department of Intercollegiate Athletics join Hawkeye fans everywhere in congratulating the following student-athletes who received scholarships and thanking the following donors for their leadership in supporting the Iowa Hawkeyes.

For more information about how to establish a named scholarship in men's or women's athletics, contact Andy Piro, senior director of development for intercollegiate athletics, at the University of Iowa Foundation at (319) 335-3305.

The UI Foundation is acknowledged by the UI as a preferred channel for private contributions that benefit all areas of the university.

Hawkeye Visions Endowment Program
The following is a list of Hawkeye student-athletes who received named scholarships during the 2003-04 academic year. Scholarships being developed and/or planned will be listed when they are awarded in future years.

VISIONARY LEVEL SCHOLARSHIPS
A Visionary Level scholarship requires an endowment of $250,000 or more and provides a named scholarship for a specific team position.

LEADERSHIP LEVEL SCHOLARSHIPS
A Leadership Level scholarship requires an endowment of at least $125,000 and provides a named scholarship for a specific sport.

SUSTAINING TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS
A Sustaining Tuition scholarship requires an endowment of at least $30,000 and provides general scholarship support.

Contact Information

Andy Piro
Senior Director of Development, Intercollegiate Athletics
(319) 335-3305 or (800) 648-6973

Additional information about supporting Hawkeye Intercollegiate Athletics also is available on this site.