Hawkeye State cartoon character, later to be named Herky the Hawk, was hatched. The creator was Richard Spencer III, instructor of journalism. The impish hawk was an immediate hit and he acquired a name through a statewide contest staged by the UI Athletic Department. John Franklin, a Belle Plaine alumnus, was the man who suggested Herky. Hawkeye State The Hawkeye State is a nickname for the state of Iowa. According to the state's tourism web site, "Two Iowa promoters from Burlington are believed to have popularized the name." The nickname was given approval by territorial officials in 1838, eight years before Iowa
The Hawkeye Initiative the universe or elsewhere". The A.V. Club commented that although the choice of Hawkeye was arbitrary, "making him the face of a feminist comic-book project fits with the character Matt Fraction has established in this series". The site's detractors have commented that some of the images are counterproductive to the site's intent. People have voiced that the images "miss the mark" by being played more for laughs or by being drawn sexy "for kicks, which may make it even harder for people to understand that it goes deeper than humor". The Hawkeye Initiative The Hawkeye Initiative is a satirical Tumblr