Hedgepeth honored by U of Iowa for service

HEDGEPETH

IOWA CITY - Six members of the University of Iowa community who served their country in the United States Army and United States Navy are being honored with the 2024 Hawkeye Distinguished Veterans Award. 
Criteria for the award — which was established in 2015 — include a strong UI connection, honorable service to the U.S., military accomplishment or contributions, and service to the community. 
Hawkeye Distinguished Veterans Award recipients will be honored at a ceremony at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, in the Richey Ballroom at the Iowa Memorial Union. All are welcome to attend the ceremony. 
The 2024 Hawkeye Distinguished Veterans Award recipients are:
Edwin “Andy” Anderson, United States Army
Howard Cowen, United States Navy
David Dierks, United States Army
John H. Fraser, United States Navy
Robert Hedgepeth, United States Army
Zachary Graham, United States Army. Graham will receive the Hawkeye Distinguished Veterans “Larry Lockwood” Student Award. 
Hedgepeth is a former Fort Madison resident that served in the United States Army for 30 years. He graduated from FMHS in 1984 and his military awards include the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, Army and Air Force Commendation Medals, and the Iowa National Guard’s Medal of Merit. Hedgepeth serves on the board of directors for Safeguard Iowa, a public private partnership for disaster response and recovery, and helped found the Army ROTC’s Mighty Hawkeye Battalion Alumni Association. He recently served on the advisory board for the university’s Iowa Technology Institute. Hedgepeth graduated from Iowa with a Bachelor of Science in engineering in 1989.