Kathy Howell
Object NamePortrait
Artist / Maker
Rose Frantzen
((American, b. 1965))
Date2017
MediumOil on board
Dimensions15 × 15 × 2 in. (38.1 × 38.1 × 5.1 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineCommissioned by University Museums. Sponsored by the University Museums. In the Art on Campus Collection, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object numberU2017.116
Status
On viewCultureAmerican
Label TextHowell (B.S. ‘68 mathematics), originally from Crescent, Iowa, retired from an extensive career at IBM as a programmer, manager and executive. Along with her husband, John, the Erie, Colorado based couple underwrote the University Museums’ new website and online collection database engine eMuseum in 2015-16 allowing global access to Iowa State’s 30,000 art objects. Howell is a Curator’s Associates lifetime member, former Chair of the University Museums Advancement Council, and is a lifetime member of the Alumni Association. Howell was elected an ISU Foundation Governor in 2004 and currently serves on the Board of Directors and as the Audit Committee Chair. Howell continues to give substantially of her time, talents, and financial resources for the betterment of Iowa State and University Museums.
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Parks Library, 2nd Floor
