John W. Colloton

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John W. Colloton (born in 1931 in Mason City, Iowa) was the director and CEO of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics from 1971 to 1993. In 1979, he was elected chairman of the National Council of Teaching Hospitals. [1] While CEO at the University of Iowa Hospitals, Colloton was behind a program that would become known as "Project Art". In 1975, Project Art began to install art within the hospital's hallways, to humanize the building and "expand the healing mission". [2] Colloton assumed the title of director emeritus at the University of Iowa Hospitals in 2001.

In 2002, Colloton was awarded the Horatio Alger Award for Distinguished Americans. [3] In 2013, Colloton was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Iowa in recognition of his service to the university's hospital and for his leadership in medicine. [1] In 2016, Colloton received the Hancher-Finkbine Alumni Medallion from the University of Iowa for his dedication to the university and its teaching hospital. [4]

His son, Steven Colloton, is Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He was nominated by President George W. Bush in 2003. His daughter, Ann Colloton, is a former competitive swimmer.

References

  1. 1 2 "Honorary Degree Recipient: John W. Colloton – University of Iowa College of Public Health" . Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  2. ↑ Darsee, Jon. "University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics' pioneering vision of hospital art impacts healing". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  3. ↑ "John W. Colloton, Class of 2002". Horatio Alger. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  4. ↑ "17 awards from the 99th Finkbine Dinner | Iowa Now - The University of Iowa". now.uiowa.edu. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
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