Lang
10/27/24
Six members of the University of Iowa community who served their country in the United States Army and United States Navy are being honored with the 2024 Hawkeye Distinguished Veterans Award.
Criteria for the award — which was established in 2015 — include a strong UI connection, honorable service to the U.S., military accomplishment or contributions, and service to the community.
The honorees include Army veterans Edwin “Andy” Anderson, David Dierks, and Robert Hedgepeth and Navy veterans Howard Cowen and John H. Fraser. Army veteran Zachary Graham will receive the Hawkeye Distinguished Veterans “Larry Lockwood” Student Award.
The Hawkeye Distinguished Veterans Award recipients will be honored in a ceremony at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, in the Richey Ballroom at the Iowa Memorial Union. The event is free and open to the public.
For more details on the six honorees, go to https://now.uiowa.edu/news/2024/10/ui-honors-2024-hawkeye-distinguished-veterans-award-recipients.