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Kim Ryan

Dean's Advisory Council Member

Highlands Ranch, CO '92 Economics Partner, RubinBrown Kim grew up in Sioux City and West Des Moines. Following graduation from Iowa State, she attended the University of Nebraska College of Law and completed her Juris Doctorate in 1995. She is...

Carol Francisco

Dean's Advisory Council Member

Los Altos, California MS '78 Psychology, Western Washington University Ph.D. '87 Statistics, Iowa State University Following graduation from Western Washington University, Carol moved to Portland, Oregon where her husband, Dave, was attending the Oregon Health Sciences University (M.D., Ph.D.). While...

David Svingen

Dean's Adivsory Council Member

Omaha, Nebraska '79 Geology, Iowa State University Retired, Former Senior Principal and Vice President, Terracon Consultants, Inc. Following graduation from ISU, David received a water resources sciences (M.S.) degree from the University of Kansas, and a civil engineering (B.S.) degree...

Lynn Morris

Dean's Advisory Council Member

Springfield OR '75 Distributed Studies, Iowa State University M.D. '78, University of Iowa Retired physician, West Eugene Medical Center Lynn earned a degree in Distributed Studies from the College of Science and Humanities at Iowa State University in 1975. She...

Kate (Gregg) Henderson

Dean's Advisory Council Member

Austin, Texas ’97 Biology, Iowa State University Regional Hospital President, Ascension Health – Ascension Texas Kate grew up on a farm in the small town of Hawarden in northwest Iowa. Following her graduation from Iowa State, she completed a Master’s...

Gagan Chopra

Dean's Advisory Council Member

Redmond, WA '91 Computer Science, MS 93 Group Program Manager, Microsoft Corp. Gagan was born and raised in Panjab, India. Post schooling, he followed in his father’s footsteps (Anand Chopra, MS '48 Electrical Engineering), and came to Iowa State to...

Jill Brody

Deans Advisory Council Member

Macomb, IL President, McDonough Eye Associates, P.C. B.S. Zoology with Distinction, Iowa State University, 1985 M.D., University of Iowa College of Medicine, 1988 Ophthalmology Residency, George Washington University Medical Center, 1992 Fellowship, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School,...

Karen Jeske

Deans Advisory Council Member

B.S. distributed studies 1989 Master of Urban Planning and Policy, University of Illinois-Chicago 1993 Ph.D. sociology 2010 Karen grew up in Eldora, Iowa, and currently lives in Johnston with her husband, Doug, and their West Highland White Terrier, Wellington. She...

Jennifer Scharff

Deans Advisory Council Member

Ankeny, Iowa Lead Medical Physicist UnityPoint Des Moines - John Stoddard Cancer Center B.S. Physics, Iowa State University, 1998 Jen Scharff joined John Stoddard Cancer Center in 2011 and accepted the lead medical physicist position in 2016. She returned to...

Pamela R. Berneking

Deans Advisory Council Member

Lampe, MO '81 English and Industrial Administration, Iowa State University Retired Banker and Corporate Board Member, CommunityAmerica Credit Union Pam Berneking retired in 2020 from a career in banking that spanned four decades and included leadership roles in community and...

Ellen Diedrichsen

Deans Advisory Council Member

Des Moines, Iowa Vice President of Underwriting and Financial Planning Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield B.S. Mathematics, Iowa State University, 1981 Ellen Diedrichsen joined Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield in 1996, and is currently serving in the role of vice...

Laura Jackson

Deans Advisory Council Member

Laura Jackson Johnston, Iowa Executive Vice President of Health Care Innovation and Business Development Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield B.S. Psychology, Iowa State University, 1990 Laura Jackson joined Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield in 2002 and served as the...

David Donovan

Deans Advisory Council Member

McLean, VA '80 Journalism and Mass Communication and Political Science Retired; Former Partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP David was partner in the Washington, DC office of the law firm of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr...

Jun Ye

Deans Advisory Council Member

Palo Alto, Calif. '91 M.S. Physics and Astronomy Co-founder, President and CEO, Sentieon Inc. Ye is co-founder, president, and CEO of Sentieon Inc., a bioinformatics company established in 2014. Prior to his current position, Ye was co-founder, president, and CEO...

John Paule

Chair-Elect

West Des Moines, Iowa '78 Computer Science, Iowa State University Corporate Board Director, Homesteaders Life Insurance Paule currently serves as the corporate board director and investment committee chair for Homesteaders Life Insurance. He also serves on the boards of a...

Alice P. Hudson

Deans Advisory Council Member

Jupiter, Fla. '63 Chemical Technology Technical Director / Former President and CEO, Surface Chemists of Florida, Inc. Alice Hudson is the Technical Director and former President and CEO of Surface Chemists of Florida, Inc. (SCF), a research and development company...

Krista Fuller

Past Chair

Seattle, Wash. Principal KMF Consulting, LLC. B.S. Psychology, Iowa State University, 1976 Fuller, with KMF Consulting, assists multi-unit retailers in store development strategies for real estate acquisition, construction, design and maintenance. Prior to forming KMF Consulting, Fuller was Senior Vice...

Allen W. Batschelet

Dean's Advisory Council Member

Wahpeton, Iowa State University Major General (retired) United States Army President and CEO of the First Responders Foundation of Omaha, and Principal and Co-Founder of Horizon Strategies, LLC. B.S. History, Iowa State University, 1983 General (retired) Allen Batschelet, from Spencer,...

Dee Reinhart Vandeventer

Deans Advisory Council Member

Cedar Falls, Iowa '75 Psychology and Child Development, Iowa State University, 1975 Retired Chief Development Officer, Memorial Foundation of Allen Hospital Dee’s passion is fundraising. In fact, on her 50th birthday, she challenged her family and friends to contribute $50,000...

William Tong

Deans Advisory Council Member

La Jolla, California Ph.D. '84 Analytical Chemistry, Iowa State University Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego State University, San Diego, California

Marla Stewart

Chair

Brooklyn, N.Y. Vice President Goldman, Sachs & Company B.S. in English, Iowa State University, 1973 M.S. in Education, Iowa State University, 1975

Beth Siano

Westfield, New Jersey '70 English, Iowa State University; MA '75 English, Iowa State University, 1975 Retired Managing Director of Securities Lending, Bank of New York Mellon

Kelly (Knudson) Renner

Deans Advisory Council Member

Weston, Mass. Marketing Consultant B.A. Journalism and Mass Communication, Iowa State University, 1980 Past Chair Renner graduated from Iowa State University in 1980 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. She has spent the better part...

Judy Ralston-Hansen

Deans Advisory Council Member

Urbandale, Iowa EVP - HR and Administration Homesteaders Life B.S. in Sociology, Iowa State University, 1980

Greg Pickrell

Deans Advisory Council Member

Palo Alto, Calif. Lawyer/Partner Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw & Pittman LLP B.S. in Physics, Iowa State University, 1973

Trudy Peterson

Deans Advisory Council Member

Washington, D.C.; B.S., English and History, ISU 1967; Ph.D., History, University of Iowa 1975; Archival Consultant and Former Acting Archivist of the United States

Gene Lange

Deans Advisory Council Member

Alexandria, Va. Attorney Lange, Thomas & Associates, LLP Owner Union State Bank, Winterset, Iowa B.S. History, Government and Modern Language, Iowa State University, 1969

Linda Killinger

Deans Advisory Council Member

Seattle, Wash. President Olympic Consulting B.S. in Interior Design, Iowa State University, 1970

Barbara Janson

Dean's Advisory Council Member

Dedham, Massachusetts Retired President & Founder Janson Publications BS in Mathematics, Iowa State University, 1965 MS in Mathematics, Trinity College, 1970 MBA in Marketing and Finance, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, 1982 Barbara Janson was founder and President of Janson...

Charlie Hunt

Dean's Advisory Council Member

Libertyville, Ill. JVM Special Projects Oracle B.S. Computer Science, Iowa State University, 1992 Hunt is a Java Virtual Machine engineer at Oracle, Inc. In this position he leads a variety of software engineering projects that involve enhancements to the Java...

Thomas Connop

Dean's Advisory Council Member

Dallas, Texas '76 History, Iowa State University Retired Attorney, Partner, Locke Lord LLP Tom grew up on a farm near the small town of Mt. Union in southeast Iowa. Following his graduation from Iowa State, he attended the University of...

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