Board of Directors

The University of Iowa Center for Advancement is governed by a volunteer board of directors that elects our officers and appoints our leadership.

Learn more about our newest members, Victor M. Alvarez and Jeffrey A. Chapman.

* An asterisk denotes Executive Committee members
Victor M. Alvarez
(83JD)
Coral Gables, Florida
Dale E. Baker
(68BBA)
Golden, Colorado
* P. Sue Beckwith, MD
(80BS, 84MD, 15MBA)
Waukee, Iowa
Stephen H. Belyn
(91BBA)
Chicago, Illinois
James W. Carney
(70BA)
Des Moines, Iowa
Jeffrey A. Chapman
(79BBA)
Dallas, Texas
* Andrew W. Code (Chair)
(80BBA, 81MBA)
Hinsdale, Illinois
Frederick J. Crawford
(87MBA)
Columbus, Georgia
Chris D. DeWolf
(94BBA)
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Lois A. Eichacker
(85BBA)
Chicago, Illinois
* Janice Ellig (Vice Chair)
(68BBA)
New York, New York
* Cassandra S. Foens, MD
(83BS, 87MD, 92R)
Waterloo, Iowa
Perry A. Glassgow
(86BBA)
Eldridge, Iowa
Kevin R. Gruneich
(80BBA)
Park City, Utah
Thomas R. Hanson
(60BSME)
Hinsdale, Illinois
Miekeleen Hart
(79BSPh)
Akron, Ohio
* Carol Havemann-Lynch
(69BBA, 72JD)
Houston, Texas
Mark A. Kaufman
(86BS)
Oak Brook, Illinois
Casey D. Mahon
(73BA, 76JD)
Iowa City, Iowa
* Barbara A. McKenzie
(82BBA)
Des Moines, Iowa
Bruce E. Ringdahl
(89DDS, 94MS)
Columbia, Missouri
John Ruan IV
(01JD)
Des Moines, Iowa
Soumyo Sarkar
(82MBA)
New York, New York
Dyan Smith
(72BA, 76MA)
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Mary Joy Stead
Scottsdale, Arizona
Carl W. Stuart
(69BA)
Austin, Texas
* Gregs G. Thomopulos
Iowa City, Iowa
Nathan R. Tross
(82BA)
Highland Park, Illinois
* Thomas J. Veale
(80BBA)
Palos Verdes Estates, California
* Barbara J. Wilson, PhD
Ex officio
Iowa City, Iowa
Suzanne S. Yoon
(98BA)
Chicago, Illinois
Catherine Zaharis
(82BBA)
Iowa City, Iowa

Lifetime Honorary Directors

Dennis L. Boatman, MD
(62BA, 64MS, 66MD)
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Susan K. Boyd
Iowa City, Iowa
Sue W. Cannon
(69BBA)
Marana, Arizona
Ralph H. Congdon, MD
(61BA, 65MD, 72R)
Davenport, Iowa
Kathleen A. Dore
(72BA, 84MBA)
Dana Point, California
Nolden Gentry
(60BA, 64JD)
Des Moines, Iowa
Leonard A. Hadley
(58BSC)
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Donald W. Heineking
(58BSC)
Iowa City, Iowa
Curtis K. Lane
(73BBA)
Omaha, Nebraska
Katherine A. (KAP) Petersen Linder
(81BSPh)
Manson, Iowa
Jill N. McLaughlin
(53BA)
Moline, Illinois
Mary Louise Petersen
(51BA)
Fort Dodge, Iowa
Mark W. Putney
(51BA, 57JD)
Carefree, Arizona
Carroll J. Reasoner
(73BA, 76JD)
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Dan C. Roberts
(76BBA, 83PhD)
Cordillera, Colorado
Gary F. Seamans
(71BSEE)
Tucson, Arizona
Wallace J. Sulentic
(54BA)
Waterloo, Iowa
John E. Tyrrell, MD
(47BA, 50MD)
Manchester, Iowa
Nancy B. Willis
(77BA, 80JD)
Iowa City, Iowa

Officers

Andrew W. Code
Chair
Janice Ellig
Vice Chair
Lynette L. Marshall
President
Sheila J. F. Baldwin
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
Sherri P. Furman
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Diane K. Brownlee
Secretary

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