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AOPO Recognizes OPO Leaders Suzanne Conrad and Bruce Nicely with Lifetime Achievement Award

At its Annual Meeting, the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) proudly awarded Suzanne Conrad, CEO of Iowa Donor Network, and Bruce Nicely, Vice President of Donation Optimization at Gift of Life Michigan, with the prestigious 2025 AOPO Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Logan’s Law helps outdoor enthusiasts register as organ donors

Over 1.5 million Iowans are registered as organ donors, according to the Iowa Donor Network, and a bill passed in 2019, Logan’s Law, is helping even more people register when they sign up for hunting, fishing and trapping licenses.

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Dubuque organ recipient receives award, continues advocacy

For this work, the Iowa Donor Network surprised Fleming with an award after he finished a day of substitute teaching at Dubuque Senior High School. “I was surprised. I was honored,” he said. “I don’t need an award. To be...

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Organ donation growing in Iowa as donor network seeks to expand education

Organ donation saves hundreds of lives every year across the United States, and the Iowa Donor Network — the nonprofit that organizes organ donation in Iowa — is working to increase that number.

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Field of Dreams to host 'Wanna Have A Catch Day' to highlight donor initiatives

The National Day Calendar recently declared the second Saturday each May as “Wanna Have A Catch Day.” So, the Living Liver Foundation, Transplant Life Foundation and Iowa Donor Network decided to launch the new national day by hosting the Living...

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Iowa Donor Network CEO Suzanne Conrad announces retirement

After nearly three decades serving as CEO of Iowa Donor Network, Suzanne Conrad plans to retire this year.

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Sioux City ceremony recognizes National Donate Life Month

April is National Donate Life Month, and MercyOne Medical Center in Sioux City held its annual ceremony Wednesday to raise an organ donor flag to remind everyone of the importance of donation.

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How you can give the gift of life with organ donation

Taya Thostenson from the Iowa Donor Network spoke with Our Quad Cities News about the importance of organ donation.

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