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5 unusual facts about University of Northern Iowa


Allan Carpenter

In 1988, Carpenter received a Life Achievement Award from the University of Northern Iowa.

David Reichenberg

He began his oboe studies with Dr Myron E. Russell of the University of Northern Iowa.

Mihaela Secrieru

July 2000 - Participation in the Traineeship of University Specialists in Didactics, coordinated by experts from the University of Northern Iowa and the Education and Development Center, United States of America, organised by the Romanian Ministry of National Education

Texas State Bobcats football

In 2005, Texas State split the Southland Conference title with rival Nicholls State, and advanced to the Division I-AA football playoffs for the first time since the 1980s, losing in the semifinal to eventual national runner-up Northern Iowa, and finishing with an 11-3 record.

William P. Latham

Latham taught theory and composition at the University of Northern Iowa from 1946 to 1965, attaining the rank of Professor of Music in 1959.


Ivan Doseff

He served as the head football coach at Kalamazoo College in 1910, at Iowa State Normal School—now the University of Northern Iowa—from 1919 to 1920, and at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa from 1921 to 1922, compiling a career college football record of 12–19–3.

Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball

The Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represents the University of Northern Iowa, located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, in NCAA Division I basketball competition.


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