Jan. 3, 2005
In 1999, Pat Gauron established the Eugene and Pat Gauron Women’s Tennis Scholarship. It was one of the first scholarships to benefit the women’s athletic program at the University of Iowa.
Gene was a psychologist in the UI Department of Psychiatry and later worked for the UI Spine Diagnostic and Treatment Center. He also served as a sports psychologist for various UI athletic teams. Gene died in 1995. Pat, a UI graduate, is still an avid fan and attends numerous Hawkeye sporting events. She was named an Honorary Letterwinner in 2002.
Scholarship Award Winners:
| 1999 | Shera Wiegler |
| 2000 | Toni Neykova |
| 2001 | Jennifer Hodgman |
| 2002 | Jennifer Hodgman |
| 2003 | Chelsea Glynn |
| 2004 | Meg Racette |
| 2005 | Jacqueline Lee |
| 2006 | Milica Veselinovic |
| 2007 | Milica Veselinovic |
| 2008 | Milica Veselinovic |
| 2009 | Alexis Dorr |
| 2010 | Sonja Molnar |
| 2011 | Ally Majercik |