Alumni Awards - Alumni Achievement Award — Marv Hackert ’66
The 2007 Alumni Achievement Award goes to an alumnus who has displayed exceptional achievements in a professional career.
Marv Hackert of Austin, Texas, graduated from Pella High School in 1962 and Central College in 1966. After graduation he went on to a master’s degree at Iowa State University and a doctoral degree from Purdue University.
Hackert has been on the faculty at University of Texas – Austin since 1974, holding such positions as assistant professor of chemistry, director of the biochemical institute, associate dean of the graduate school and director of faculty development and graduate programs. He has worked most recently with the Dell Foundation, chairing committees for the new Dell Pediatric Research Institute. He currently is responsible for encouraging faculty and students along their career paths with research leaves, travel grants and fellowships; he continues to teach and do research as well.
