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Distinguished Alumni Award Winner Profile

Mr. & Mrs. Owen Elliott

1967 Service Award

Mr. and Mrs. Owen Elliott, Cedar Rapids, whose gift of art to the University stimulated development of the University's new center for the arts.

About Distinguished Alumni Awards

Since 1963, the University of Iowa has annually recognized accomplished alumni and friends with Distinguished Alumni Awards. Awards are presented in seven categories: Achievement, Service, Hickerson Recognition, Faculty, Staff, Recent Graduate, and Friend of the University.

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