WOMEN OF BUSINESS HALL OF FAME

The Women of Business Hall of Fame event celebrated the accomplishments and contributions of successful and influential women in the business field. Sponsored by the Women in Business student organization, the event highlights women who have significantly impacted the business world and their local communities. This award not only honors accomplished women in business but also aims to provide validation to current female students that they too can achieve success.

SHERRI BEHRENDT (‘90)

Sherri Behrendt graduated from UNI with her Bachelors in Management and began her career working for L’Oreal. Followed by several other experiences, she finally took her skills to her family’s business, Vantec. She started as a sales director, eventually working her way up to CEO. She is now Managing Director of Vantec LLC and VP of Sales for Angstrom Global. Outside of work, she enjoys running and spending time with friends and family.

JULIA SLAYDON (‘80)

Julia Slaydon graduated from UNI with a Bachelors in Accounting along with her CPA. Julia spent 19 years working and traveling for Time Warner Cable in North Carolina. She took her leadership to a group known as ‘Women in Cable’ where she put together empowering events for women in the field and eventually became the president. Now retired, Julia loves traveling and seeing the country with her husband.

MITZI TANN (‘72)

Mitzi Tann graduated from UNI with her Bachelors in Business Education with an emphasis in Office Education. She spent 10 years at John Deere in the HR field where she learned the importance of high principles and great ethics. Following her time at John Deere, Mitzi spent 33 years at Bertch Cabinet as the HR Director. Mitzi now resides in Waterloo, where she enjoys spending time with her husband

PAM TAYLOR (‘89)

Pam Taylor graduated from UNI with her second bachelors degree, this time in Accounting, as well as earning her CPA. While a part-time student, Pam juggled 3 boys, a lawn care business, and a veterinary hospital. Now retired, she enjoys giving back to her Cedar Falls community and spending time on their farmland with family and friends. In 2012, Pam was awarded the ‘Representative Citizen of Cedar Falls.’