40 years later, a dwindling band of Iran hostages awaits a promised payment

Koob, who lives in Waterloo, Iowa, said she has not followed the ins-and-outs of the legal and lobbying effort. But she wants a quick resolution so she can use the money to establish an endowed chair in world religion at her alma mater, Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa. “That’s something I very much want to do while I can,” Koob said.