Joan McCalmant ’82

Joan McCalmant ’82 receives ISAC Golden Eagle award for extraordinary public service.

Kristi Leonard ’97, assistant dean of students at Central, received an award for lifetime achievement in wellness.

Brady Kurtz ’06 was selected as head football coach at Lake Mills, Iowa, High School.

Don Racheter, retired professor of political science, publishes an opinion article in the Des Moines Register.

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On the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, Russ Benedict discusses at-risk species in your own backyard.

Colton DeRocher ’24 played baseball with the Louisville Slugger Warriors National Amputee Baseball Team this summer.

Leo Bird ’14 created and exhibited an immersive art display.

Pamela Sagraves Soltis ’80 was recognized as the 2023 SEC Professor of the Year.

“Lizzy” Budiselich Oehler ’20 was named a 2023 Emerging Artist at the Des Moines Arts Festival.

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