Iris S. Wolstein has dedicated six decades to improving and helping future student leaders achieve their full potential as a passionate and transformational philanthropist. Along with her late husband, Bart, Class of ’53, CSU|LAW HOF ’17, Iris has been a steadfast patron of higher-learning institutions across Ohio, including Cleveland State University’s CSU College of Law. In 2004, her gift of $6.25 million created the Bert L. Wolstein Fund and the Bert L. and Iris S. Wolstein Endowed Scholarship Fund at the Cleveland State University Foundation. The funds supported the CSU College of Law Building renovation project and an endowed scholarship fund for students at the College of Law. She has been awarded an Honorary Dr. of Law at Cleveland State University, President’s Award for Visionary Achievement at Case Western Reserve University, and the Distinguished Service Award at The Ohio State University. Other transformational gifts include the Iris S. & Bert L. Wolstein Research Center, United Cerebral Palsy, Kids Kicking Cancer at University Hospitals, Hebrew University, Case Western Reserve University, and The Ohio State University Athletics, and Fisher College of Business. Today, she continues to serve as CEO of Heritage Development Company, a real estate firm founded by Bart.