2026 Women Impacting ISU calendar nominations due by Sept. 28

First published in 2007, the Women Impacting ISU calendar honors current Iowa State University students, faculty and staff who are making a significant positive impact on campus. To mark the 20th year of the calendar, the Catt Center will be publishing a commemorative edition that will feature women who had left Iowa State before the first calendar was created.

For the 2026 calendar, only women who had graduated before 2007 (and did not then stay at Iowa State as an employee) or had left employment with Iowa State before 2007 are eligible to be nominated. We particularly encourage nominations of women who are not already widely recognized on campus for their contributions. Posthumous nominations are welcomed.

A nomination may be submitted by two individuals or one campus unit. Individual nominators do not need to be employed by Iowa State or be an Iowa State student.

Information needed for each nomination includes contact information for the nominator(s), contact information for the nominee (if living), when the nominee was at Iowa State, and a description of why your nominee should be honored on the calendar (1,500 character limit, including spaces).

Instructions for nominating someone and a link to the nomination form are available on the Catt Center website. Completed nominations must be received by the end of the day on Sunday, Sept. 28.

To select the 2026 calendar honorees, voting will be opened to the entire Iowa State community. In early October, instructions on how to vote and a link to access the ballot will be distributed via email to everyone with an Iowa State email address.

Publication of the calendar is coordinated by the Catt Center, with funding provided by the Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost.