Justin Greenlee (2019) - Hall of Fame

Justin Greenlee

Induction:
2019
Class:
1995

Merlin Taylor Academic Hall of Fame Award

Justin Greenlee was a three-time Division I All-American and a two-time NCAA tournament finalist at the University of Northern Iowa, and a Pan American Games champion in 1993. He reached the NCAA tournament finals at heavyweight as a junior in 1994 and again as a senior in 1995 after finishing eighth as a sophomore in 1993. He ranks third in school history in victories, just ahead of his brother Joel. He earned a gold medal at the 1993 Pan America Games. He is a member of the Glen Brand Hall of Fame and the Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Justin graduated Cum Laude from UNI with a B.S. in biology and a minor in chemistry. He earned a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 1999 from Iowa State and a Ph.D. in veterinary pathology. Greenlee is a research veterinary pathologist for the US Department of Agriculture in the Virus and Prion Research Unit at the National Animal Disease Center in Ames. His work focuses on prion diseases, including chronic wasting disease. He has published dozens of papers in the field.