Alumni

UNI business alum turned her dream house into full-time career

Waukee may not be the first place that comes to mind for social media influencers — but that's exactly where UNI alum Niña Williams has built her career.

28-year-old alum Heather Knar creates endowed STEM scholarship

Heather Knar and her husband Rob dreamed about paying it forward one day, and this year they did.

Butter sculpture of Kurt Warner to appear at Iowa State Fair

Kurt Warner will soon have a likeness made in butter alongside the iconic Butter Cow at the Iowa State Fair.

UNI education alums bring summer adventures to Des Moines students

Even as teachers, UNI alums Darcy and Adam Nidey don't know how to slow down in the summer. Their days are spent running Day Camp Adventures for 400 kids.

From UNI to Ninja U and TV’s “American Ninja Warrior”

Many of the athletes featured on "American Ninja Warrior" have something in common: they train at Ninja U, which is owned and operated by two UNI alums.

Q&A with physics alum Sam Prophet

He is currently a systems engineer at NASA and is working on the Artemis program.

Late UNI alum challenges his disability through published poetry

One of the North American Review Press' most recent publications is "Stellaphasia," a collection of poems by late UNI alum Jason Bradford.

UNI alum Brittni Donaldson becomes first female coach in Atlanta Hawks history

UNI women’s basketball alum Brittni Donaldson has been hired as an assistant coach with the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks.