Lucken honored by ISU Foundation

Kent Lucken, a 1986 political science graduate, has been named a recipient of the ISU Foundation's Order of the Knoll Young Alumnus Award. Previously Lucken had received the ISU Alumni Association's Young Alumnus Award in 2002.

Lucken worked 14 years with the U.S. Department of State, completing assignments in Europe and the Soviet Bloc. He served as the first diplomat to the newly independent Republic of Georgia following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Although no longer working for the U.S. Government, he still dabbles in international relations, and led a Congressional Staff delegation to visit China, Tibet and Hong Kong in 2004.

He continues to utilize his international experiences in his current role as a director of the Citigroup Private Bank in Boston, where he provides global wealth management expertise to international entrepreneurs.

A co-founder of the Washington, DC alumni chapter, and Lucken serves on the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean's Advisory Council. He and his wife Kristen have recently established a scholarship in Political Science at Iowa State.

As an undergraduate, Lucken was an extremely engaged student, serving as senior class president, a supreme court justice within the Government of the Student Body, and leadership roles in Farm House Fraternity and the Intercollegiate Athletic Council.

Kent Lucken (center) with ISU President Gregory Geoffroy (right) and ISU Foundation President Dan Saftig.