Scholarship annoucements
About the program
CAMBUS student employees with at least one year of service are eligible to apply for the academic scholarship. Recipients are selected by a committee based on their work record, contributions to the workplace, and short-form written answers about the impacts of CAMBUS as a service and as a student employment opportunity.
The CAMBUS scholarship program was established by Doug Couto, who graduated from UI Tippie College of Business in 1972, and is also a CAMBUS alum. While in the residence halls at Iowa, Couto and a few friends started a voluntary busing service from the west residence halls over to main campus. UI President Sandy Boyd heard of this project and officially funded it as a university program in 1972. After a student naming contest, the name “CAMBUS” was chosen for the system. Couto has worked in transportation since graduating from Iowa and has recently dedicated his philanthropy to establishing the CAMBUS Scholarship at the University of Iowa.
$ 15,000
in awards disbursed
15
student employee recipients
Spring 2023 Scholarship Recipients

Rose Arrigoni
CAMBUS driver

Shelby Mutter
Scheduling supervisor

Hannah Robinson
Scheduling and data specialist, dispatcher

Chen-You Wu
Student mechanic

Mason Zaker
Student mechanic
Spring 2023 recipients
Read more about the spring 2023 award recipients.
Fall 2022 Scholarship Recipients

Kristina Dibert
Student mechanic

Alyson Holevoet
Personnel supervisor

Darshaun Smith
Dispatch and bionic supervisor

Miguel Jacobo
CAMBUS driver

Jacob Pingel
CAMBUS bionic driver

Fall 2022 recipients
Read more about the student employees who earned scholarships in fall 2022.
Spring 2022 Scholarship Recipients

Luke Doyle
Dispatcher

Grace McClimon
CAMBUS driver
Reece Sommers
CAMBUS bionic driver

Amanda Thomas
Safety supervisor

Brandon Wong
Student mechanic

Spring 2022 recipients
Read about the student employees who earned scholarships in spring 2022.