Jillian Rutledge: Librarian shares knowledge with a sense of purpose

“The one thing I wanted to do when I was younger was help people. And so I feel like this has been the best fit for that.”

"As a senior associate and architect, she has helped shape more than 100 projects across the region, with a particular focus on healthcare env…

He “embodies PDCM’s culture by consistently delivering thoughtful service and fostering strong relationships” with business clients as well as…

An interest in design led to a degree in landscape architecture from Iowa State University and a career where she has a role in developing som…

“She listens closely to students and families … and she works tirelessly to remove barriers to education and leadership.”

The director of the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center at the University of Northern Iowa is credited with revolutionizing access to entrep…

At 32, she is president and a broker at Lockard Realty Inc. and a member of the latest generation in a family business her paternal grandfathe…

Whether it's for commercial loans and customers at Farmers State Bank or for women experiencing homelessness and unemployment, he is there to …

She helps facilitate trauma-informed responses sexual assaults, bringing together law enforcement, prosecutors, health care providers, and adv…

Kathryn Gilbery works to fill unused plots of land with gardens, while also making sure the food insecure have grocery bags filled with health…

His "leadership is quiet, yet profound. He builds up the people around him, encourages the next generation of tradespeople and sets a powerful…

Community involvement interested her as she started her own family and became aware of issues such as road safety when walking her dog or her baby.

Corbin, 36, is the director of community development at the Iowa Northland Regional Council of Governments, or INRCOG. He works with 58 cities…

If the UNI had a Welcome Wagon, it would be Shelly Christensen. As the university's assistant director of campus visits, Christensen, 36, over…

Badaczewska is the owner of Asa Brows, a beauty studio in Cedar Falls. What began as a one-woman shop in 2020 has since grown into a thriving …

"Fierce," "driven" and "powerhouse" are some of the words used to describe the human resources professional by those who nominated her for The…