UNI Foundation Stories & News

Scott and Jan Bittner with son Craign and daughter Kelley

Bittners lead final fundraising for Campanile project with $250,000 gift

Jan and Scott Bittner of Cedar Falls have pledged a leadership gift to support the renovation of the Campanile on UNI's campus. 
UNI Campanile

Campanile Renovation Update: Q&A with Mike Zwanziger

As the UNI Foundation seeks to raise the final $500,000 to complete the Campanile renovation project, Mike Zwanziger, ‘94, ‘01, director of UNI Facilities Management, discusses the progress on the project.
Rich and Dee James

Alumni Couple Invest in Future Teachers Through Scholarship

Alumni couple invest in future teachers through scholarship.
UNI-Dome

UNI-Dome Renovation receives $1 million from Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors

The Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors voted on October 17 to award $1 million to support a $50 million comprehensive renovation to the UNI-Dome.
UNI campus in the fall

Building the UNI tomorrow needs

In October 2022, the university publicly launched Our Tomorrow: The Campaign for UNI, a comprehensive fundraising campaign seeking to raise $250 million to support student access and success, engaged learning, academic programs and faculty, and iconic spaces.
Wilson College of Business celebrated with applause and confetti

Announcement remarks: David Wilson on his historic $25 million donation to UNI

At an event announcing a historic $25 million donation to the University of Northern Iowa, David Wilson delivered these remarks to the Panther community.
David W. Wilson

David Wilson, 1970 UNI graduate and founder of Wilson Automotive

David W. Wilson considers his story to be emblematic of the American Dream. Through sheer determination and a belief in doing business the right way, he rose from a small-town Iowa kid with a lower middle class background to become chairman and CEO of Wilson Automotive, one of the country’s largest privately held auto dealerships.
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$25 Million gift ushers in a new era of business education

The newly named David W. Wilson College of Business at the University of Northern Iowa and the campus community are ushering in a new era of transformative education thanks to the historic $25 million donation from David W. Wilson. In 2022 the university launched its largest and most aggressive capital campaign, Our Tomorrow. The goal is large but the mission is simple: ask ourselves what does the world need tomorrow and deliver. At UNI, we’ve never stopped thinking about what our students, state and world need from us. With that in mind we’ve set out to properly provide for tomorrow's…
Holly and David Wilson

David W. Wilson pledges $25 million donation to University of Northern Iowa

A historic gift to the University of Northern Iowa will mark a new chapter in the university’s renowned business college. 
Junge familiy

Junge family announces $500,000 gift to support UNI-Dome renovation

The campaign to outfit the UNI-Dome for the next generation is gaining momentum thanks to a leadership gift from Jason and Julie Junge of Marion, Iowa.