Erma Plaehn
She led the movement that created a standalone political science department, becoming one of the first women to lead a department at a leading university.
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Mavis Holmes
When she was promoted to dean of students, she was the highest-ranking woman administrator in the history of the University of Northern Iowa.
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Gloria Kirkland-Holmes
She reached thousands of children, challenged educators and created opportunities for people whose voices were often overlooked.
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Josef Fox
This legendary humanities professor and faculty leader made a 32-year career of teaching Panthers.
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Herb Hake
He played a key role in launching one of UNI’s earliest forms of distance education - spending three decades teaching Iowans over the radio.
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Iradge Ahrabi-Fard
A young educator from Iran came to the Iowa State Teachers College and became a celebrated professor and championship coach.
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