Hauserman, Nancy, 1948-
Biography
Nancy Hauserman was born in 1948 to Harris and Judith Frank in St. Louis, Missouri. She earned a BA in English and Political Science at the University of Rhode Island and a JD in Law at the University of Iowa in 1976. After graduation, she worked in law as an attorney and paralegal until 1976. She became an assistant professor of business at the Tippie College of Business and was promoted to full professor in 1995. During her nearly four decades at the University of Iowa she served as associate dean of the college’s undergraduate business program helping to develop programs such as the Tippie Early Admission Program, the Tippie Senate, and the Tippie Young Alumni Board.
Hauserman’s research focused on business ethics, women and employment law, and sexual harassment. She developed a research interest in sexual harassment came after serving as head of the faculty panel during the sexual harassment case of Dr. Jean Jew in the 1980s .The Jean Jew case was a sexual harassment case filed in 1985 in which Dr. Jew alleged, she had been victimized in the workplace for twelve years and been denied a promotion to full professorship on the basis of sex. Dr. Jew won her case in 1990 against Robert Tomanek and the University of Iowa. The university tried to appeal the case, but concerned faculty organized the Jean Jew Justice Committee to pressure the university to drop the appeal. Because of this influence, Hauserman authored numerous articles about sexual harassment in the workplace and conducted a sexual harassment survey at the University of Iowa in the early 2000s.
Hauserman always had a love for photography which was showcased throughout her career. This interest prompted her to interview and photograph seventeen workers at the University of Iowa hospitals between 2003 to 2008 which she complied into a book titled Taking Care a Recognition of Good People Doing Good Things. She received many honors throughout her career including the Ganj Women’s Rights Award in 1994, the Collegiate Teaching Award in 2003, a nomination for U.S. Professor of the Year in 2010, and the Williams Teaching Professorship at the Tippie College of Business. Hauserman retired in 2013 with the status of Emeritus Professor.
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Nancy Hauserman papers
Materials in this collection document the professional activities of Nancy Hauserman, business professor and scholar. Hauserman’s research and scholarship primarily focused on sexual harassment, business ethics, and women and employment law. Materials span from 1979 to 2013 and comprise course materials, speech materials, interview questions, newspaper clippings, research articles, and photographs.