The Iowa Black Alumni Association (IBAA) promotes the general mission of the University of Iowa. It strives to recognize Black students and alumni for their achievement and service, foster their career and educational opportunities, and enhance the social and economic conditions of prospective, current, and former Black students. Members receive e-newsletters and invitations to participate in regional events and reunions.
The Iowa Black Alumni Association (IBAA) is pleased to announce that scholarship applications are now available for the 2023-24 Scholarship.
A minimum of (1)-one thousand dollar ($1000) scholarship will be awarded for the 2023-2024 academic year. (the past few years we have been able to award at least two scholarships).
The scholarship will be awarded to a qualified student (sophomore through graduate school) who is currently enrolled full time at the University of Iowa and who will be enrolled full time during the next academic year.
Applications will be available at the following locations:
Or email Billie-townsend@uiowa.edu.
In 1963, a group of Iowa alumni and friends gathered at an informal picnic at the Rockford, Illinois, home of the late McKinley "Deacon" Davis (55BA). The group agreed to organize on a more formal basis and became known as the Iowa Black Alumni Association (IBAA). Today, the IBAA has grown to an active membership of more than 300 people.
The Hall of Honor and scholarship fund are two major IBAA projects supported by the University of Iowa Center for Advancement and University of Iowa administration.
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