US EditionTerry Branstad Receives Iowa Award for 'Incredible Lifetime of Service'
Branstad, the longest-serving U.S. governor, was honored with Iowa's highest civilian award and a 36-mile highway dedication recognizing his decades of public service.
- At 11 a.m. at the Iowa State Capitol, Gov. Kim Reynolds, Governor of Iowa, presented Terry Branstad, former Iowa governor and U.S. ambassador to China, with the Iowa Award, the state's highest civilian honor.
- Branstad's decades-long public service included terms in the state legislature, the governor's office, service as U.S. ambassador to China, and roles at Drake University and the World Food Prize Foundation.
- The ceremony included reflections from Gov. Kim Reynolds, videos and messages of support from around the world, and chairs stretched wall to wall beneath the rotunda at the Iowa State Capitol.
- Reynolds also unveiled signage dedicating a 36-mile stretch of Iowa Highway 9 through Leland, Iowa, while Thursday marked the first time the Iowa Award has been presented in nearly a decade.
- The award places Branstad among notable Iowans such as President Herbert Hoover, Norman Borlaug and Grant Wood, while lawmakers, former staffers and friends attended, signaling bipartisan praise.
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The Daily Nonpareil - Council Bluffs, Iowa…Former Gov. Terry Branstad honored for leaving ‘unmatched’ imprint on Iowa
Branstad was presented the Iowa Award, the state’s top civilian honor, Thursday, and learned a 36-mile stretch of highway in North Iowa has been dedicated in his honor.
After decades of leadership, Terry Branstad receives Iowa’s top honor
Terry Branstad, former Iowa governor and U.S. ambassador to China, received the Iowa Award Thursday. It's the state’s highest civilian honor. Thursday marked the first time the award has been presented in nearly a decade.
‘Iowa Award’ ceremony for honoree Terry Branstad
Terry Branstad — the nation’s longest serving governor — is the 26th recipient of the state’s highest citizen honor. Governor Kim Reynolds presented Branstad with the “Iowa Award” medal today during a ceremony in the Iowa Capitol’s rotunda. “His imprint on our state is simply unmatched,” Reynolds said. Branstad, who is 79, was a member of […]
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