The Iowa Board of Regents appointed the search committee for Iowa State's next president during a June 23 telephonic board meeting. The 18-member committee is co-chaired by College of Business dean Labh Hira and ISU alumnus Roger Underwood. The committee also includes two regents, a faculty representative from each college; presidents of the Faculty Senate, P&S Council, Government of the Student Body and Graduate and Professional Student Senate; two representatives each from the alumni association and ISU Foundation; and two non-voting members of the regents staff.
Presidential Search Committee
Co-Chairpersons
- Labh Hira, Raisbeck Endowed Dean of the College of Business
- ISU alumnus Roger Underwood, president, Riverwood Management
Board of Regents
- Katie Mulholland
- Bruce Rastetter
Faculty, Staff, Employee and Student Groups
- Faculty Senate President: Steve Freeman
- Professional and Scientific Council President: Dan Burden
- Government of the Student Body President: Dakota Hoben
- Graduate and Professional Student Senate President: Erica Smith
Faculty
- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: John D. Lawrence, Associate Dean for Extension and Outreach Programs, Director of Agriculture and Natural Resources Education and Professor of Economics
- College of Design: Lynn Paxson, Professor of Architecture
- College of Engineering: Robert C. Brown, Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in Engineering, Gary and Donna Hoover Chair in Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Bioeconomy Institute
- College of Human Sciences: Ann Thompson, University Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, Director of the Center for Technology in Learning and Teaching
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences: Patricia Thiel, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, Senior Scientist at U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory, and John D. Corbett Professorship in Chemistry
- College of Veterinary Medicine: Anumantha Kanthasamy, Clarence Hartley Covault Distinguished Professor in Veterinary Medicine, W.E. Lloyd Endowed Chair in Neurotoxicology, and Director of the Iowa Center for Advanced Neurotoxicology
Alumni Association
- Jon Fleming: Staff internist and gastroenterologist at McFarland Clinic, Ames
- Deborah Turner: Medical director of gynecologic oncology at Mercy Hospital, Des Moines
ISU Foundation
- Cara Heiden: Co-President of Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Des Moines
- Rudolf (Rudy) Herrmann: Retired President/CEO of Dover Resources, Inc., Tulsa, Okla.
Ex-Officio/Non-Voting Members
- Executive Director of the Board of Regents: Bob Donley
- Chief Academic Officer of the Board of Regents: Diana Gonzalez
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Search members not in photo: Robert C. Brown, Rudolf Herrmann, Anumantha Kanthasamy, Ann Thompson, Deborah Turner. |