Margaret Sloss Women's Center

Margaret Sloss Gender Equity Awards


About

Margaret Sloss was the first woman to graduate from the College of Veterinary medicine at Iowa State University. She earned her bachelor's degree in zoology from Iowa Sate in 1923 and her master's degree in veterinary anatomy in 1932. Despite an unwritten policy against admitting women as veterinary students, Dean Stange let her accumulate credits in the veterinary medical curriculum, and in August 1938, Margaret Sloss was awarded a D.V.M. degree. She grew up on the Iowa State University campus where her father was Superintendent of Grounds. Her childhood home is now the location of the Margaret Sloss Women's Center, which was established there in 1981.

Margaret Sloss Gender Equity Award for their demonstrated commitment to helping women gain equity at Iowa State University.

Previous Recipients

2008 Award Recipients

2007 Award Recipients

2006 Award Recipients

Current Award Information
The Margaret Sloss Women's Center Advisory Board is seeking nominations for the Fourth Annual Margaret Sloss Gender Equity Award. Nominees should have demonstrated a commitment to helping women gain equity within the university and/or the Ames community. Significant contributions come in many forms, from public acts such as organizational leadership to personal acts such as academic and professional mentoring. Examples include:

Those eligible for the Margaret Sloss Gender Equity Award include Iowa State faculty and staff, Iowa State undergraduate and graduate students, and Ames community members. The awards will be presented at the Margaret Sloss Gender Equity Awards Reception on February 25, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. in the Cardinal Room of the Memorial Union. More information regarding the reception will be available in January.

Please show your support for those who work for equity on campus and within the community by nominating them for the Margaret Sloss Gender Equity Award. Nominations may be made by ISU faculty, staff, and students or by members of the Ames community.

Download nomination form

The deadline for submitting nominations in Wednesday, December 16, 2009.

For more information, contact Angela Hall at 294-4154 or anglong@iastate.edu.