Iowa Wesleyan announces 2019 Alumni Award recipients

Iowa Wesleyan University to announces the recipients of the 2019 Alumni Awards to be bestowed during the annual Homecoming Alumni Banquet on Saturday, Sept. 28.

Jamarco Clark '14 of Ottumwa, will receive the 2019 Distinguished Young Alumni Award. Calrk is a higher education professional and a passionate student advocate. He is the founder of One Less Obstacle, a nonprofit working to remove obstacles for children locally and globally in pursuit of an education.

The 2019 Alumni Service Award will be presented to Anita Hampton '71 and Mike Hampton '72 of Mt. Pleasant. Both recipients have played critical roles in the community and Iowa Wesleyan for decades through their professional work and community volunteerism. Their efforts to support lifelong education from early childhood through college and beyond have played a vital role in making Mt. Pleasant a vibrant community.

The 2019 Alumni Banquet also will include an Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. In addition to the alumni awards being bestowed on Clark and the Hamptons, Iowa Wesleyan will induct Jo Oberkirsch Hufker '95, Coach Barry Holtgrewe and Coach Steve Williamson '00 into the Iowa Wesleyan Athletic Hall of Fame.

The banquet begins at 6 p.m. Saturday in the Social Hall of the Howe Student Activity Center on campus. Tickets are still available for the event and can be purchased at iw.edu/homecoming.