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Former Iowa governor, Ambassador Terry Branstad to receive Iowa Award
Terry Branstad, longest-serving U.S. governor and former ambassador to China, will receive Iowa's highest citizen honor for outstanding public service.
- On Thursday, December 11, 2025, Gov. Kim Reynolds will present Terry Branstad the Iowa Award at the Iowa State Capitol at 11:00 a.m.
- As the state's highest citizen honor, the Iowa Award recognizes outstanding service across science, medicine, law, religion, education, industry, and government.
- Terry Branstad is the longest-serving governor in U.S. history, serving 1983–1999 and 2011–2017, was U.S. ambassador to China from 2017–2020, and led the World Food Prize Foundation.
- Branstad will become the 26th recipient of the Iowa Award, joining an exclusive roster including Herbert Hoover and Norman Borlaug, while Gov. Kim Reynolds praised his lifelong ties to Iowa.
- The award, established in 1948 by the Iowa Centennial Memorial Foundation through Governor Robert D. Blue and the legislature, has honored notable figures across science, arts, and public life over decades.
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Branstad to receive ‘Iowa Award’ on Dec. 11
Governor Kim Reynolds will present former Governor Terry Branstad with the Iowa Award next month. It’s the state’s highest citizen honor. In a news release announcing her decision, Reynolds said Branstad’s commitment to public service “is unrivaled” and “no one is more deserving of the honor.” Branstad was the nation’s youngest governor when he was […]
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