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Kathyrn Koob: Remarkable journey from farm girl to diplomat and esteemed educator
WATERLOO — As a child, Kathryn Koob loved reading stories about people in other lands. Her mother often said she inherited an “itchy foot” from her grandfather. Koob, now 85, grew up to become a diplomat and an educator. On Nov. 4, 1979, Iranian college …