Simpson College class of 1992 graduate Renee Murphy was recently honored with the 2019 Iowa Campus Compact Community Leadership award, which goes to an alumnus of a member institution making strong contributions to their community and demonstrating the values of the civic mission of higher education. Murphy was awarded the honor for her work with the EMERGE@Simpson program, whichworks with entrepreneurs at Simpson, giving a scholarship to a Simpson College student in need, and her work with 100 Women Who Care Ankeny. Iowa Campus Compact is a statewide association of college and university presidents providing leadership for the civic mission of higher education.