BERENSTEIN HONORED BY U. OF IOWA

A SIOUX CITY ATTORNEY HAS BEEN HONORED BY THE UNIVERSITY  OF IOWA WITH ITS DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD. MARVIN BERENSTEIN WAS HONORED BY THE UNIVERSITY'S COLLEGE OF LAW AT A WEEKEND CEREMONY IN IOWA CITY.

BERENSTEIN, A 1961 GRADUATE, SAYS HE WAS CAUGHT BY SURPRISE WITH THE HONOR:



THE UNIVERSITY ALSO BROUGHT HIS FAMILY IN FOR THE CEREMONY TO ADD TO THE SURPRISE:



HE RAISED OVER 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN LESS THAN A DAY TO GET THE SIOUX CITY "WELCOME HOME" PROJECT STARTED TO HELP THE HOMELESS IN SIOUXLAND.

BERENSTEIN IS A PAST PRESIDENT OF THE STATE BAR ASSOCIATION, AS WELL AS THE IOWA BOARD OF REGENTS.  HE WAS ALSO VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE VISION IOWA BOARD AND WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING SIOUX CITY COMPLETE THE TYSON EVENTS CENTER PROJECT.
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