Ursula Delworth
1934 - 2000

Friends and Colleagues Remember Ursula Delworth

“It is hard to believe that Ursula has been gone for ten years. As I review all the good projects that Miccio has funded, I am more than sure that Ursula would be delighted. She set up this Foundation initially as a grass roots attempt to improve conditions for the animals in shelters in the state of Iowa. Her hope was that upon her retirement, she could work to develop the Foundation. Sadly Ursula died before she retired and before she really had time to put her ideas into practice. The bulk of her estate was left to the Miccio Foundation. Those funds provided those of us who have served on the Board an opportunity to provide funding to shelters in a meaningful way.

"If Ursula were alive today, I think she would say, 'Well done' to the Miccio Foundation. She would follow that up with ten more ideas that she would like implemented in a couple of weeks. We would do it because you didn't say no to Ursula.”

– Judy Hendershot, Miccio Foundation Board of Directors, President (2002-2006)

“Ursula Delworth was a loyal and supportive colleague for many years. She always had student interests in mind and was a strong advocate for those interests. We shared a love of all animals, especially those who came to depend on the human race for their care and protection.” – Anonymous

	"Ursula was a wonderful, supportive supervisor. We shared a love for pets, horses [and] cats!” – Janet Hibel
"Ursula had a winsome personality and she was a born leader. While she was my student I believe I learned as much from her as she did from me. Ursula was brilliant, caring, sensitive and understanding of people, clients, colleagues, students and others. Her excellent sense of humor and ability to be in sympathetic touch with the world about her drew others into closeness with her." – Saul Toobert

"I helped Ursula administer the Florence Unash Spay/Neuter voucher program during the 1990s. Ursula taught me a number of organizational skills, including how to maintain a database. Most importantly, Ursula taught me that helping animals always means treating their companion humans with respect and dignity. Her legacy is the vision of a more humane world for animals and humans alike." – Kathleen Janz, Miccio Foundation Board of Directors, President