Bill Thrall spent over 30 years shaping UNI Athletics, building programs, hiring coaches and laying the foundation that propelled Panther sports to Division I success.
You may not know their names, but you surely know their song — together, William Kloster and Arnold “Arnie” Grummer crafted the UNI Alma Mater that is still being sung decades later.
As the fall semester winds down, the University of Northern Iowa is looking forward to a new campus tradition centered around the Sesquicentennial Bell, now permanently installed on the Campanile Plaza.
Longtime educators and UNI alumni, the Floyds have continued supporting students after retirement by funding scholarships and research fellowships. Having created more than 90 awards focused on future teachers and scientists, they aim to give back in gratitude for the support they once received.
Registration is now open for the University of Northern Iowa’s annual Pack the Dome event, held on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Edward Gee Miller saw potential where others didn’t — transforming an old orphan home into Iowa’s first normal school, the seed of today’s University of Northern Iowa.
In a time when opportunity was scarce for African American women, Vivian Smith and Murda Beason opened the doors of higher education — and walked through them together.
