The University of Iowa Presidents Club
Founded in 1967, The University of Iowa Presidents Club recognizes the University’s most generous contributors. Gifts from Presidents Club members stand as an example for others and encourage our students, inspire our faculty, expand our programs, enhance our campus environment, and advance in countless other ways the goals of the University and those it serves.
2010 Presidents Club Assembly Highlights
The Presidents Club Assembly on April 30 and May 1, 2010, was one of the best-attended ever. Iowa Writers’ Workshop Professor Marilynne Robinson was the featured speaker for the Platinum, Gold, and Silver Presidents Club dinner; and for the Presidents Club luncheon, Writers’ Workshop Director Lan Samantha Chang led a lively discussion with faculty member Ethan Canin about his works of fiction and his films.
This year’s tours on Saturday included a panel discussion in the Senate Chambers of the Old Capitol Museum titled “The Writing Tradition at Iowa” with special guests Christopher Merrill, director of the International Writing Program; Professor Tim Barrett of the UI Center for the Book; Matt Brown, director of the UI Center for the Book; and Marvin Bell, poet and emeritus faculty member in the Writers’ Workshop. Guests also enjoyed a tour of the new, state-of-the-art Wave Basin Facility the IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering, featuring tour leaders Larry Weber, IIHR director; Fred Stern, professor of mechanical and industrial engineering and faculty research engineer in the IIHR; and College of Engineering Dean Barry Butler.
Membership Qualifications
An individual or couple who makes an outright gift, deferred gift, or multi-year pledge of at least $40,000 in cash, securities, or real or personal property in support of any area or program of the University is eligible for membership in The University of Iowa Presidents Club. Three higher levels of membership recognize enhanced support: Presidents Club Silver (support of $250,000 through $999,999); Presidents Club Gold ($1 million through $2,499,999); and Presidents Club Platinum ($2.5 million or more).
The Presidents Club Associates
Corporations, businesses, foundations, and other organizations that support the University at the Presidents Club level receive formal and enduring recognition through membership in The Presidents Club Associates.
For further information about The Presidents Club, please contact Erin Thomas-Lewis, Associate Vice President, Donor Relations; or Deb Woods, Director, Stewardship Programs, at The University of Iowa Foundation. We welcome your interest and support!
