DMACC President Rob Denson was named the recipient of the Rain Fisher Rural Leadership Lifetime Achievement Award during the Rural Iowa Summit in Ames on April 10. Under Denson’s leadership, DMACC expanded academic and technical programs into rural communities, established multiple rural centers and formed national partnerships to support workforce development, a news release said. “Rob Denson has been a tireless champion for rural Iowa, ensuring that students in small towns have access to the same high-quality education and opportunities as those in urban areas,” Bruce Nuzum of the Iowa Area Development Group, who presented Denson with the award, said in a prepared statement. “Through his visionary leadership at DMACC, he helped bring life-changing resources to communities across the state — proving that geography should never be a barrier to success.”