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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.

* An asterisk denotes the names of board officers and Executive Committee members

Dale E. Baker

(68BBA)

Golden, Colorado

* P. Sue Beckwith, MD

(80BS, 84MD, 15MBA)

Waukee, Iowa

James W. Carney

(70BA)

Des Moines, Iowa

* Andrew W. Code

(80BBA, 81MBA)

Hinsdale, Illinois

Chris D. DeWolf

(94BBA)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

* Kathleen A. Dore (Vice Chair)

(72BA, 84MBA)

New York, New York

* Janice Ellig (Chair)

(68BBA)

New York, New York

David J. Fisher

(62JD)

West Des Moines, Iowa

* Cassandra S. Foens, MD

(83BS, 87MD, 92R)

Waterloo, Iowa

Nolden Gentry

(60BA, 64JD)

Des Moines, Iowa

Perry A. Glassgow

(86BBA)

Eldridge, Iowa

Kevin R. Gruneich

(80BBA)

Park City, Utah

Thomas R. Hanson

(60BSME)

Hinsdale, Illinois

* J. Bruce Harreld

Ex officio

Iowa City, Iowa

Miekeleen Hart

(79BSPH)

Akron, Ohio

* Carol Havemann-Lynch

(69BBA, 72JD)

Houston, Texas

David A. Hoak

(68BBA)

Des Moines, Iowa

Mark A. Kaufman

(86BS)

Oak Brook, Illinois

Katherine A (KAP) Petersen Linder

(81BSPh)

Manson, Iowa

Casey D. Mahon

(73BA, 76JD)

Iowa City, Iowa

Barbara A. McKenzie

(82BBA)

Des Moines, Iowa

Bruce E. Ringdahl

(89DDS, 94MS)

Columbia, Missouri

Soumyo Sarkar

(82MBA)

New York, New York

Dyan Smith

(72BA, 76MA)

Cedar Rapids, IA

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

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

E. J. Buresh

(57LLB)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Sue W. Cannon

(69BBA)

Marana, Arizona

Ralph H. Congdon, MD

(61BA, 65MD, 72R)

Davenport, Iowa

Leonard A. Hadley

(58BSC)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Donald W. Heineking

(58BSC)

Iowa City, Iowa

Roger L. Lande

(61BA, 61JD)

Muscatine, Iowa

Curtis K. Lane

(73BBA)

Omaha, Nebraska

Erling Larson, Jr., MD

(48MD)

Jacksonville, Florida

Jill N. McLaughlin

(53BA)

Moline, Illinois

John Pappajohn

(52BSC)

Des Moines, Iowa

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

Wallace J. Sulentic

(54BA)

Waterloo, Iowa

Henry B. Tippie

(49BSC)

Austin, Texas

John E. Tyrrell, MD

(47BA, 50MD)

Manchester, Iowa

Nancy B. Willis

(77BA, 80JD)

Iowa City, Iowa

Officers

Janice Ellig

Chair

Kathleen A. Dore

Vice Chair

Lynette L. Marshall

President

Tiffani K. Shaw

Vice President and Assistant Secretary

Sherri P. Furman

Treasurer

Diane K. Brownlee

Secretary

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The Richard O. Jacobson Foundation Gives $4.5 Million to Improve Pediatric Specialty Care for Iowa's Children

The Foundation's gift benefits University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital, UI Stead Family Department of Pediatrics, and Blank Children's Hospital The Richard O. Jacobson Foundation has given $4.5 million to create two endowed chairs in the University of Iowa Stead Family Department of Pediatrics, part of the UI Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine in Iowa City, and to help expand specialty pediatric services the University of Iowa offers in the Des Moines area, in collaboration with Blank Children's Hospital. ?This significant investment from the Richard O. Jacobson Foundation will help us address the shortage of pediatric specialists in Iowa and advance our goal of creating a statewide system of care that provides comprehensive health care for all children,? said Raphael Hirsch, MD, UI Stead Family Children?s Hospital physician-in-chief, and chair, UI Stead Family Department of Pediatrics. ?This gift will help us attract and retain national leaders who will grow our pediatric programs.? ?Children in Iowa deserve the best care,? said Steve Stephenson, MD, president and chief operating officer at Blank Children?s Hospital. ?Through this gift, we are able to build the infrastructure needed to bring even more pediatric experts to the state, so that families of children with complex medical conditions do not need to travel out of state to receive care.? The funding will create an endowment to support two faculty positions within the UI Stead Family Department of Pediatrics to be named the Richard O. Jacobson Foundation Chairs in Pediatrics. It will also help further collaboration between the two hospitals, supporting training and recruitment of pediatric specialists to Iowa. UI Stead Family Children?s Hospital currently collaborates with Blank Children?s Hospital in Des Moines to provide kidney care to pediatric patients in Des Moines, allowing more convenient access for families in central Iowa, especially those from surrounding communities and rural areas. To support UI Stead Family Children's Hospital visit givetoiowa.org/children.

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