Honors and awards

April 2018

Yier selected for summer institute

Charles Yier is one of 26 librarians selected to participate in the 2018 Minnesota Institute for Early Career Librarians. Yier serves as social sciences and humanities librarian and liaison to the journalism and mass communications and apparel, events and hospitality management departments.

VanDerZanden named INLA professional of the year

Ann Marie VanDerZanden, associate provost for academic programs and professor of horticulture, received the Iowa Certified Nursery Professional of the Year award from the Iowa Nursery and Landscape Association. VanDerZanden began her career at ISU as a faculty member in the horticulture department with teaching and extension responsibilities. She has taught more than 20 different subject matters and served as a horticulture extension specialist.