Hawkeye scholarship recipients, donors honored

Posted February 22, 2005

Additional information: Photos from the dinner event

IOWA CITY -- The University of Iowa Hawkeyes are renowned nationwide, not just for the steady success of UI student-athletes and coaches in competition, but also for the fierce loyalty of Iowa fans.

That legendary allegiance to the black and gold is apparent in the extraordinary generosity of Hawkeye supporters who have joined together to establish endowed scholarship support for the student-athletes who give their all in competition and in the classrooms.

Such support is crucial -- endowed scholarship gifts through the Hawkeye Visions Endowment Program have enabled Iowa's intercollegiate athletics programs to move forward even in the face of rapidly increasing scholarship costs.

More than 100 scholarship contributors or their representatives were honored at the Eighth Annual Named Scholarship Awards Dinner, held at the Levitt Center for University Advancement on Sunday, December 5, 2004.

Also on hand to meet and thank their benefactors were more than 100 student-athletes who received named scholarships in the 2004-05 academic year. Both groups were introduced at halftime of the women's basketball game against the University of Northern Iowa that afternoon at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

The University of Iowa Foundation, through which the scholarships are created, and the UI Department of Intercollegiate Athletics join Hawkeye fans everywhere in congratulating the following scholarship recipients 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, visit www.uiowafoundation.org/athletics/endowment or contact Andy Piro, senior director of development for intercollegiate athletics, at the University of Iowa Foundation at (319) 335-3305.

Hawkeye Visions Endowment Program
The following is a list of Hawkeye student-athletes who received named scholarships during the 2004-05 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.

* Indicates first scholarship awarded in 2004-2005

Warren Holloway (center), recipient of the Gene and Jennie Clay Football Scholarship, had the opportunity to personally thank the Clays at the dinner.

Hawkeye swimmer Jennifer Skolaski was a featured speaker at the Eighth Annual Named Scholarship Awards event. Skolaski chairs the Iowa Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and received the McLeod StarHawk Scholarship.

Football defensive lineman, Derreck Robinson (right), recipient of the Marshall Stewart Athletic Scholarship, poses with Eloise Stewart, who established the Stewart scholarship in memory of her late husband.

Hawkeye football standout, Matt Roth (center) is pictured with Nancy and Bill Krause. Roth was selected as the recipient of the W.A. Krause Football Scholarship.

Don Heineking (left) and his late wife, Marilyn, established six scholarships over the years in various Hawkeye sports. Chad Greenway, recipient of the Donald W. and Marilyn Heineking Football Scholarship, is pictured here with Don.

The Eugene and Pat Gauron Women's Tennis Scholarship was established in 1999. Pat (left) poses with scholarship recipient Megan Racette.

Softball letterwinner Sami Baugh (center) is the recipient of the John and Peg Slusher Catcher's Scholarship. She is pictured here with Peg and John, who are from Cedar Rapids.

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.