Outstanding Community Leadership Award Hawkeye Area Community Action Program (HACAP) Jane Drapeaux has been the chief executive officer of HACAP since 2007 and has been instrumental in creating local solutions for local issues. Throughout her tenure at HACAP, the agency has grown, expanding its core service area to nine counties in Eastern Iowa and increasing […]
Category: Honorees 2025
Heather Spangler
The University of Iowa, Event Management Heather Spangler came up with the idea for the University of Iowa’s Event Management Certificate while she was sleeping in 2015. Ten years later, leading the thriving program is still a dream come true. Spangler directs the certificate, which quickly became one of the largest of its kind on […]
Dr. Diana Jones
Eastern Iowa Health Center Dr. Diana Jones was born in California and came to Iowa where she studied Spanish at Grinnell College. After graduation, she went to work for a women’s health clinic. Working both in the clinic assisting doctors and in accounts receivable, she developed a passion for patient care and an understanding of […]