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Iowa Board of Regents

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The Iowa Board of Regents is the 9-member governing body overseeing the three public universities in the state of Iowa: the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and the University of Northern Iowa.

Composition

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The governor of Iowa appoints regents to six-year terms, which are subject to Iowa Senate confirmation by a two-thirds vote. Terms begin May 1 and end April 30.

The board has nine members. Under state law, one of the regents must be a student of one of the three public universities, and no more than five members can be of the same political affiliation or gender.[1]

The current members of the Board of Regents are as follows:

Name Current city Occupation Political affiliation Term ends
Michael Richards (board president) West Des Moines Physician and Businessman Republican[2] 2027
Sherry Bates (president pro tem) Scranton Retired social worker Independent[3] 2029
David Barker Iowa City Real estate owner and developer Republican 2025
Robert Cramer Adel Construction business owner Republican 2029
Abby Crow Tiffin UI student Independent 2027
Nancy Dunkel Dubuque Retired banker and former Iowa House member Democrat[4] 2029
Jim Lindenmayer Ottumwa Former community college president Independent 2025
JC Risewick Johnston Construction business owner Republican 2025
Greta Rouse Emmetsburg Comms Director (for Branstad, then Reynolds)[5] Republican 2027

References

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  1. ^ "2010 – 2016 Strategic Plan" (PDF). Board of Regents, State of Iowa. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  2. ^ Charis-Carlson, Jeff (1 May 2017). "Iowa Regents tap Michael Richards to replace Rastetter as next president". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  3. ^ Miller, Vanessa (22 December 2014). "Sherry Bates to fill Nicole Carroll vacancy on Iowa Board of Regents". The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  4. ^ Miller, Vanessa (1 March 2017). "Two new members to join Board of Regents". The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Greta Rouse | Member Bios | Board of Regents State of Iowa". www.iowaregents.edu. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
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