Wortman was born in 1943 in Sioux City, Iowa. She received her BFA in 1970 and MFAs in both Drawing (1976) and Intermedia (1998), all from the University of Iowa.
IN CLASS: Actions speak louder than words in the silent world of an American Sign Language class.-- ALUMNI MATTER: Thanks a million—or rather, 50,000 and growing.The UIAA shows its appreciation to members with events, services, and programs...
Educating the Top Tenth -- Four Student Reflections On the Honors Program -- Christmas At Handicapped School -- Wider Worlds For Women" -- . . in a consistent pattern of excellence." -- Profile of a Rhodes Scholar -- Versatile Virtuoso -- What...
The Name of the Game – This Building Campus -- Faces from the Crowd – The President’s Report -- Art Criticism in one Lesson – Toward the Engineering Art – Football Coach -- Practicing What he Preaches – Basketball A-Go-Go -- Her Honor...
Alumna, Artist, Author -- Computer Center -- New Research Center -- Confrontation -- Joseph Benti – Hustlers’ Helper -- Fledgling Photographers -- Pistol Packin’ Proffessor -- Placing U of I Graduates -- The Numbers Game -- Research and LSD...
THE DAY AFTER MAKES A DIFFERENCE: Nicholas Meyer's TV movie about nuclear war drew 100,000,000 viewers and a lot of controversy; four UI professors explain why the film was worth it -- FROM THE CHAPEL TO THE CLASSROOM: With the
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A Biological Breakthrough: UI researchers have found that the disease causing fungus Candida is really a quick-change artist. Their discovery could help in the treatment of millions of people who suffer from this virulent pathogen that causes...
THE RUN FOR THE ROSES: The Hawkeyes played "never say die" football in the 1991 Rose Bowl before falling to Washington, 46-34, and Iowa fans never faltered. -- RADIO DAYS: For over 70 years, the UI has been on the air, broadcasting news, music,...
Another Milepost -- Education for Survival -- Alumni Dad -- Hawkeye Hopes -- Of Pageantry, Pulchritude and Purdue -- This Was Homecoming -- 21 Objectives -- Select Nominees for Association Board -- Just for Laughs -- Another Look at Educational TV...
Alumni in Politics -- Medicine at Iowa: 25 Years of It -- Summer Activity Among Alumni -- November 23, The Bell Calls Again -- Sixty Seconds of Athletic History -- As the Iowa Editors See Us -- The Alumni Forum -- Engineers to Stay? -- The Alumni...
New Board Members -- Dad of the Year -- The Humanities and Public Policy -- The Pinnacle of a Career -- Old Capitol in Miniature -- Health Sciences Campus -- Honor Roll -- Women Aware -- Jess Gorkin -- Capra Visits -- Darwin Turner -- No Boredom...
The Day We Tore the Goalposts Down -- Only the Iowans Can Really Know -- Westward Ho! -- The Golden Age -- The University's Future as Collateral -- An Earl Visits Iowa: Attlee -- Education On Camera -- Rose Bowl Album -- The Great Shakespeare...
Sarah A. Mowrer Rhoad , Ellen's sister, wrote from her home in Rippey, Iowa, 1869-1905. Domesticity, farming, the church, her children, and the loneliness of solitude dominated her letters. Referring to the new telephone she wrote, "We have a phone...
Iowa's Own: With a smile on her face and her sleeves rolled up. President Mary Sue Coleman is directing the UI toward its goal of becoming one of the ten best public research universities in the nation. -- Striking Accord: Even a nursery rhyme can...
Fashionable Physician: A dynamo with a fancy for fine shoes and perfume, transplant surgeon Maureen Martin is a perfectionist, and she is determined to make the nation's organ transplant system work for as many patients as she can. -- Saving for...
IN CLASS: Engineering students help equip humans for flight. -- The Flight of a Red-Tailed Angel: As one of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, Iowa alumnus Luther Smith played a crucial part in World War II— and also helped wage the battle for racial...
Board Members Announced -- Getting Them Together -- U of I's Largest Gift -- A New Look for Old Capitol -- Basketball Forecast -- Dad of the Year -- JFK: Heir of the Enlightenment -- Iowa Alumni at KU -- Assessing our Accounts -- ISA -- Birthday...
Maybe It Happened Like This -- Iowa Rose Bowl Highlights -- Bridges are his Business -- The State of the University -- Rose Bowl Album -- The College Teacher: 1959 -- Sentimental Journey -- Evening of Honors -- Editor Retires -- Navy Scientist --...
The Iowa Center for Continuation Study: The law commons becomes headquarters for a new institution promoting adult education -- Football: From the man's point of view, and from the woman's. A picture page made at the 50-yard line during the...