UNI Parade Grand Marshals
This page presents a list of UNI Homecoming parade Grand Marshalls. Exactly when this practice began, at least informally, is unclear. The first official Grand Marshall may have been selected in 1962. Grand Marshalls have tended to be respected faculty, alumni, and others whom the university wished to honor because of their distinguished service or contributions.
| Date | Grand Marshal(s) |
|---|---|
| 1962 | Governor Norman Erbe |
| 1963 | |
| 1964 | President J. W. Maucker, Dean William Lang, and Professor Daryl Pendergraft |
| 1965 | Former Coach Art Dickinson |
| 1966 | Governor Robert Fulton |
| 1967 | Dean Martin Nelson |
| 1968 | Professor James Hearst |
| 1969 | Alumni Donald Adams and Tom Pettit |
| 1970 | Alumnus Walter E. Brown |
| 1971 | Former President J. W. Maucker |
| 1972 | Professor Daryl Pendergraft |
| 1973 | Regent Mary Louise Petersen |
| 1974 | Professor Daryl Pendergraft and Mayor Jon Crews |
| 1975 | Former Broadcast Services Director Herb Hake |
| 1976 | Alumnus T. Wayne Davis |
| 1977 | Professor James Hearst |
| 1978 | Professors William Lang and Donald Howard |
| 1979 | Professor Myron Russell |
| 1980 | Former Coach Oliver "Hon" Nordly |
| 1981 | Irene Eaton (Ma Commons) |
| 1982 | Alumna Muriel Dirks Lounsberry |
| 1983 | Alumnus Glenn Boysen |
| 1984 | Alumnus Gary Kelley |
| 1985 | Des Moines Register columnist Chuck Offenburger |
| 1986 | Alumni Gary, Jean, and Roy Johnson |
| 1987 | Alumna Lynne Brady |
| 1988 | Alumnus Norbert Noecker |
| 1989 | None (Walter and Gwen McCague Brown were scheduled but unable to attend) |
| 1990 | Alumni Walter and Gwen McCague Brown |
| 1991 | Alumnus T. Wayne Davis |
| 1992 | Alumnus Robert Beach |
| 1993 | LeRoy Redfern |
| 1994 | Professor Willis Wagner |
| 1995 | Edward and Cathy Gallagher |
| 1996 | Alumnus R. Gordon Hoxie |
| 1997 | Alumnus Glenn Boysen |
| 1998 | John "Jersey" Jermier |
| 1999 | LeRoy and Nancy Redfern |
| 2000 | Alumna Donna and Eldred Harman |
| 2001 | President Robert Koob and former Presidents J. W. Maucker, John Kamerick, and Constatine Curris |
| 2002 | John "Jersey" Jermier |
| 2003 | Professors Charles and Marleta Matheson |
| 2004 | Alumnus Mark Steines |
| 2005 | Alumni Joey and Heather Woody |
| 2006 | President Benjamin Allen |
| 2007 | Alumnus Carl Boyd |
| 2008 | No parade due to road construction |
| 2009 - 2013 | No parade held |
| 2014 | William Ruud |
| 2015 | Ali Farokhmanesh |
| 2016 | Bob Justis |
| 2017 | Mark & Cheryl Nook |
| 2018 | Sandy Stevens |
Compiled by Gerald L. Peterson, University Archivist, with research by Shanna Taylor and other student assistants, and scanning by Library Assistant Gail Briddle Special Collections and University Archives, September 2005 Updated by Jaycie Vos, University Archivist, March 2019.