C. Maxwell Stanley, Muscatine, president of the Stanley Engineering Company. He received a degree in engineering in 1926 and an MS degree in 1932 both from the University of Iowa. His company operates as a worldwide consulting firm and he has been a member of the Executive Council of United World Federalists since 1947, and has served four terms as president of that organization.
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.