BUSINESS BRIEFS: Cambridge awards scholarships; MUM professor receives Guggenheim Fellowship; Tenco hold banquet

Cambridge announces winners of Jim Guy Memorial Scholarships

Cambridge announces the winners of the sixth annual Jim Guy Memorial Scholarship. Each year the program honors the legacy of former Cambridge executive Jim Guy by awarding two $1,000 educational scholarships. The Cambridge Foundation would like to congratulate the following 2019 scholarship recipients:

Darby Booth, daughter of Cambridge home office associate Jeremy Booth, who serves as assistant vice president of Operations. Darby Booth has been actively involved throughout her academic career, serving as a member of the Van Buren High School student council and as an active member of the University of Iowa's Dance Marathon, an organization that helps support families impacted by pediatric cancer. Her extracurricular activity involvement includes membership of the National Honor Society and involvement on her high school basketball, softball, and cross-country teams. She is currently a freshman at the University of Iowa.

Jack Boo, son of Lori Boo, who serves as a registered client services associate at OakCrest Capital. Jack Boo has been actively involved throughout his academic career, serving as a chapter member of Business Professionals of America, as an academic tutor for his peers, and as a selected member of the engineering club. His extracurricular activities include athletic involvement, membership of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society, and Spanish Honor Society, and as a leading volunteer for his church's senior youth group. He is currently a freshman at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.

The Cambridge Foundation thanks the Greater Jefferson County Foundation for its ongoing support of the Jim Guy Memorial Scholarship Program and for its role in assisting with the selection process.

MUM professor receives Guggenheim Fellowship

Maharishi University of Management Professor Jim Shrosbree has been honored with a 2019 Guggenheim Fellowship, one of the most prestigious art awards in the world.

Shrosbree was one of only 168 scholars, artists, and writers selected from nearly 3,000 applicants nationwide for this honor - and one of only 25 who received it for their work in fine arts.

Said Edward Hirsch, president of the Guggenheim Foundation, 'These artists and writers, scholars, and scientists represent the best of the best.”

The fellowship comes with a substantial grant that allows recipients to focus more fully on their research, writing, or artwork.

Since its establishment in 1925, the Guggenheim Foundation has granted more than $360 million in fellowships to over 18,000 award recipients, including Nobel laureates, poets laureate, Fields Medalists, and winners of the Pulitzer Prize, Turing Award, and National Book Award.

'I'm over the top!” Shrosbree said. 'It's hard to quantify the enormous rush of gratitude and appreciation. This award affords freedom to create, so it is a chance to explore materials and size as well as some travel related to my studio practice.”

He added that the benefits of the award naturally spill over into the art department and the university as a whole.

'The Fellowship stimulates and underlines the value of what is termed ‘research' in an academic setting,” he said. 'Consequently, each achievement can now open the door for more and greater benefits, both personally and for the community of scholars.”

Shrosbree has worked in variety of media, but has focused on sculptures formed out of simple, yet idiosyncratic materials.

His free-standing sculptures typically incorporate custom pedestals, trivet-like platforms, and/or cloth coverings. His disparate materials might include fake fur, nylon stockings, a piece of blanket, and natural or painted wood.

Many of his pieces are meant to be hung on a wall and often include drawn lines or colored shapes behind and/or around them. In addition, these pieces often unite the artwork and the wall through physical connections such as wire to create suspension, tension, and/or balance.

Professor Shrosbree considers his studio to be a space where the most common things can be transformed into art.

His sculptures, paintings, and works on paper have been exhibited nationally and internationally, and are included in collections at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Detroit Institute of Art, Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Des Moines Art Center, Mint Museum, and the University of Iowa Museum of Art.

His most recent one-person show was hosted by Augsburg University in Minneapolis in March.

Tenco celebrates success at awards banquet

OTTUMWA - A crowd of about 300 attended the Annual Tenco Awards Banquet April 12 at the Bridge View Center. The event honored business and industry, civic organizations, benefactors, and individuals served by Tenco. 'You Rock” was the theme of the evening.

Attendees were entertained by juggler Scott Baird, as well as musical entertainment by Ottumwa singer Dianna Hill. The meal was prepared by Chef Bob Newell and Bridge View Center staff. Outstanding volunteers helping serve were Ottumwa Job Corps students and staff. Master of Ceremonies was Tenco's CFO Marc Roe.

Principal made a $10,000 gift to Tenco - $5,000 of which covers much of the cost of Tenco Awards Banquet.

Staff were honored for their years of service. Honored for five years were: Betty Benge, Jessica Bennett, Deanna Carter, Carrie Chase, Kandi Harvey, Bob Morrissey, and Marc Roe.

Local Tenco client winners included Laura Nichols of Fairfield, who earned a Top Effort Award, which recognizes individuals for achievements in the areas of personal growth, skill development and movement toward independence.

Local community awards included the Fairfield Hy-Vee, named Employer of the Year Award in recognition of its outstanding commitment to opportunities for meaningful employment opportunities for individuals Tenco serves.

Bob Morrissey provided a planned giving report. A major planned gift by the Floyd Parker estate in 1975, 'really gave Tenco the opportunity to survive and grow” according to Tom Johnson, Tenco's first executive director. Tenco has been named a beneficiary in an estate and will be releasing more information about that as soon as it has been completed.

This Tenco tradition continues today with Endow Iowa. This account through the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines provides donors who are Iowa residents with all the traditional federal tax advantages of a charitable gift, and in addition allows the donor to receive a 25 percent Iowa tax credit. Tenco and the Tenco Foundation are certified 501(c)(3) by the IRS and as such gifts are tax-deductible to the extent allowable by law.