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Iowa Women's Alumni Network

Nearly 52 percent of University of Iowa graduates are women; many of them are trailblazers in their fields. They are mentors, innovators, and inspiring leaders who are making a difference in their communities, the nation, and the world.

Iowa Women's Alumni Network exists to engage, enrich, and inspire lifelong growth and community. It engages the Hawkeye family through social, educational, and service-based initiatives and programs to inspire the sharing of time, talent, and resources―ultimately enriching and celebrating their connections, growth, and success.

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Through events and online communities, Iowa Women's Alumni Network maintains a lively presence that fosters strong personal and professional connections. The group promotes personal and professional growth, celebrates achievements and successes, fosters future generations, and provides opportunities for women to share ideas and inspire one another.

Iowa Women's Alumni Network serves to:

Engage the Hawkeye family through social, educational, and service based initiatives and programs
Enrich the Hawkeye family’s lives and experiences through sharing time, talent, and resources
Inspire the Hawkeye family to connect and grow their personal and professional lives and community

Members enjoy discussion communities, mentoring, and fellowship opportunities.

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Iowa Women's Alumni Network represents the broad diversity of all Hawkeye women across various departmental affiliations, class years, geographies, and personal and professional backgrounds. Its membership body spans the United States and beyond.

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For more information, email alumni.engagement@foriowa.org or call 319-467-3357. To learn more about other ways to get involved with the University of Iowa, check out additional Iowa Alumni Networks.

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Meet the Steads: University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital

To recognize the Steads' visionary support for children's medicine, University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital has been named in their honor. The word "family" was important to the Steads when choosing the name because their children and grandchildren were instrumental in the decision to support the hospital. University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital is named in honor of Jerre and Mary Joy Stead. Their family has provided transformational gifts to support pediatric medicine at the University of Iowa. Jerre and Mary Joy Stead have always been committed to living a life of purpose. The high-school sweethearts got married while they were students at the University of Iowa and had two sons who were born at University of Iowa Children's Hospital. As they look back on the humble beginnings of their married life, Jerre and Mary Joy Stead can pinpoint a crucial decision they made to always do two things with their earnings: give and save. In fact, Mary Joy Stead remembers some winter months when the couple lived in Minneapolis. The heating bills were high enough that the couple didn't have enough money for savings. "But we always gave," she says. That decision to make helping others a priority has brought the couple immense joy. "We're working hard today to make sure that our grandchildren have the same giving spirit that we have, and that we've instilled in our children." - Jerre Stead, of University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital "The wonderful thing about giving is the joy you get back," says Jerre Stead. "I've found that the more we give, the more we get. And so, the more we get, the more we give." Although they have lived and worked all over the world in the years since, they hold a special place in their hearts for Iowa. "We still think of Iowa first when it comes to quality health care," says Mary Joy Stead. "And not only because of the research that's happening there, but also because the family-focused environment at Iowa is remarkable." That's why the couple has made transformational gifts to support children's medicine at the University of Iowa. "Philanthropy, to us, is not just about giving," says Jerre Stead. "It's investing in the future."

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