Iowa Board of Regents

Governing body for public universities in Iowa, United States

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[edit]

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

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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[edit]

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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Public universities|

* The University of Iowa
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* University of Northern Iowa

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Colleges and universities in Iowa

Public institutions|

* University of Iowa
* Iowa State University
* University of Northern Iowa

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Private institutions|

* Briar Cliff
* Buena Vista
* Central
* Clarke
* Coe
* Cornell
* Des Moines
* Divine Word
* Dordt
* Drake
* Emmaus Bible
* Faith Baptist
* Graceland
* Grand View
* Grinnell
* Loras
* Luther
* Maharishi
* Morningside
* Mount Mercy
* Northwestern
* St. Ambrose
* Simpson
* University of Dubuque
* Upper Iowa
* Waldorf
* Wartburg
* William Penn

Defunct institutions|

* Iowa Wesleyan

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