University of Iowa Celebration of Excellence and Achievement Among Women records

Collection

Identifier: IWA0690

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Scope and Contents

The University of Iowa Celebration of Excellence and Achievement Among Women records date from 1981 to the present and measure 8 linear inches. The records include programs for most years (missing 1986, 1987, 1991, and 1993), which list the recipients and presenters of all the awards and the keynote speaker, and photographs taken at the celebration beginning with 1994 (missing 1998, 2001, 2002, and 2003). The records also include a small amount of information about several of the awards given at the Celebration and the winning applications for the Jane A. Weiss Memorial Scholarship from 1982 to 1990. (Note: The Iowa Women's Archives originally held the Jane A. Weiss Scholarship Records as a separate collection, but it was incorporated into this collection in 2007.) In recognition of the celebration's 25th anniversary, a video presentation was put together with information about the origins and significance of the celebration; the video includes interviews with administrators, staff, faculty, and award recipients.

Dates

Creation: 1981-2008

Creator

Celebration of Excellence and Achievment Among Women (University of Iowa) (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

The papers are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright held by the donor has been transferred to the University of Iowa.

However, copyright status for some collection materials may be unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owner. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility and potential liability based on copyright infringement for any use rests exclusively and solely with the user. Users must properly acknowledge the Iowa Women’s Archives, The University of Iowa Libraries, as the source of the material. For further information, visit https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/sc/services/rights/

Biographical / Historical

In 1982, the University of Iowa community began an annual gathering, then known as the Celebration of Academic Excellence Among Women, to present the Jane A. Weiss and the Katherine Orne Memorial Scholarships. Jane Weiss was an associate professor of sociology and women's studies at the University of Iowa from 1978 to 1981 who devoted herself to the study of women's issues in the classroom and community.

Weiss died in an automobile accident in 1981, and the Jane A. Weiss Memorial Scholarship Fund was established soon thereafter through the University of Iowa Foundation. In the early 1990s, the Celebration evolved with the addition of more awards and was renamed the Celebration of Excellence and Achievement Among Women.

By 2007, seven separate awards were given: the Margaret P. Benson Memorial Scholarship (begun in 2002), the Wynonna G. Hubbard Scholarship (begun in 1993), the Adele Kimm Scholarship (begun in 1992), the Ada Johnson/Otilia Maria Fernandez Women's Studies Fellowship (begun in 1993), the Jane A. Weiss Memorial Scholarship (begun in 1982), the Jean Y. Jew Women's Rights Award (begun in 1993), and the Distinguished Achievement Award (begun in 1994). The Katherine Orne Memorial Scholarship was awarded between 1981 and 1987.

Extent

8.00 linear inches

4 DVDs [d0041-0043, d0045]; 2 videocassettes [V322-V323]; Photographs in boxes 1-2 boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Annual gathering begun in 1982. By 2007 seven awards were given each year.

Arrangement

Audiovisual materials: 25th anniversary retrospective, 2006 [shelved in digital collection: d0041] Celebration of Excellence Power Point presentation: past scholarship recipients, 2007 [shelved in digital collection: d0045] Women's Achievement Awards Ceremony, 1996 [shelved in videocassette collection: V322] Celebration of Excellence and Achievement Among Women, 1995 [shelved in videocassette collection: V323]

Method of Acquisition

The records were donated by the Jane Weiss Scholarship Committee (donor no. 267) and the Celebration of Excellence and Achievement Among Women Committee (donor no. 1133) in 1995 and succeeding years.