Eychaner Foundation - Winter Break

The Principal's Challenge

This unique book presents lessons a straight principal-turned-professor has learned through personal experience and research with gay and lesbian high school students. It begins with a young principal acknowledging that he, nor his administrative education program, had given any thought to issues surrounding students’ sexual orientation. However, when a senior in his tiny rural high school came out and received Iowa’s Matthew Shepard Scholarship, the principal started down an unexpected path that would change his outlook on school leadership—and transform his practice.

Hear Dr. Pace talk about The Principal's Challenge on Iowa Public Radio.

Celebrate with Iowa’s Matthew Shepard Scholars the conclusion of fall classes and the tenth anniversary of Iowa’s Matthew Shepard Scholarship Program.

UNI Professor Dr. Nicholas Pace will talk about his new book, featuring Matthew Shepard Scholars, The Principal’s Challenge: Learning from Gay and Lesbian Students.

Help us in continuing to ensure a positive environment for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender youth in Iowa!

Suggested donation $50

Giving Levels

Host $250 Supporter $100 Individual $50

Make checks payable to Eychaner Foundation, PO Box 1797, Des Moines, Iowa 50305.

The Rich Eychaner Charitable Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) charitable organization. Your donation is tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law.

Host Committee

Don and Margo Blumenthal

Michael Bowser

Andy and Sheila Burton

Lorraine Carr and Jim Mitchell

Alicia and David Claypool

Bryan Crowder

Dick and Sharon Dearden

David E. Drake, D.O. and Claire Cumbie-Drake

Rich Eychaner

Chet Guinn

Dave and Barb Hurd

Bill and Susan Knapp

Mike and Gail Pace

Sally Pederson and Jim Autry

Patrick Phillips-Schrock and Denny Schrock

Bob and Kay Riley

Mark and Janet Rosenbury

Patsy and John Shors

Ivan and Anne Webber

Keith West