Alumni Boards
The Alumni Boards
Several volunteer boards comprised of alumni and friends provide advice, assistance, and expertise to the college and its departments.
Dean's Advisory Board
The CLAS Dean's Advisory Board is made up of 23 members, representing the college's diverse alumni, who work with the dean to advance the college's mission and strategic goals. The Board is charged with providing counsel on issues raised by the dean, undertaking projects to benefit the college, and assisting in making contacts with alumni and friends of the college, among other tasks. The board meets annually with the dean and other top administrators in the college.
Contact the Dean's Advisory Board at clas-alumni@uiowa.edu.
Members
Leon J. Aden,
Vice-Chair,
BS '80, MS '82, Geology,
Advisor,
Exxon Mobil Exploration Arctic,
Houston, Texas
Kay Braverman,
Chair,
MA '69, Music,
Partner and Co-owner,
Lepic-Kroeger Realtors,
Iowa City, Iowa
Marion L. Elmquist,
BA '72, Journalism & Mass Communication,
Chief Operating Officer (Retired),
IRIS, Inc.
Des Moines, Iowa
Carolyn Green,
BM '73, Music,
Vice President, HES, Environment & Safety,
Sunoco, Inc.,
Philadelphia, PA
Laurel Harbour,
BA '69, English and French; MA '71, English; JD '74,
Partner,
Shook, Hardy, and Bacon LLP,
Kansas City, Missouri
Jill A. Jensen,
BA '79, Chemistry, MBA '80,
Senior VP,
Performance Enhancement Group,
West Asset Management,
Omaha, Nebraska
Jeffrey C. Langel,
BA '79, Political Science,
MBA '80
CFO, Treasurer,
Telerent Leasing Corp.,
Raleigh, North Carolina
Charles W. Lanham,
BA '61, Political Science,
Director of Human Resources (Retired),
Protection Mutual Co.,
Park Ridge, Illinois
David R. Rice,
BA '88, Biology,
Hospital Specialty Divisional Manager,
Forest Pharmaceuticals,
Seattle, Washington
J. Erik Seastrand,
BA '88 Communication Studies,
Vice President,
William Morris Agency, Inc.,
Beverly Hills, California
Diane G. Sprenger,
BA '76, Home Economics,
Consultant,
S.N.A.P. Consulting Co.,
Chicago,
Illinois
Priscilla Ann Mabie Stewart,
BA '48, Art,
Professor of Art History,
Manatee Community College,
Bradenton, Florida
Marc Armstrong,
Professor,
Department of Geography,
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences,
The University of Iowa
Joseph Crowley,
BA '59, Political Science, Regents Professor,
President Emeritus,
Univ. of Nevada,
Reno, Nevada
Francis A. Glowacki,
BS '86, General Science,
President,
WealthEngine.com,
Bethesda,
Maryland
Jeffrey G. Grisamore,
BA '81, Political Science,
President,
EGR International,
New York,
New York
Robert J. Harris,
BS '86, Chemisty,
Patent Attorney,
Viksnins, Harris & Padys, PLLP,
Bloomington, Minnesota
Howard Kerr, Jr. ,
BA '60, General Science, MA '67 &
MALD '68 Tufts University,
President & CEO, (retired),
Galena, Illinois
Linda D. Newkirk,
BA '74, Science Ed; MA '79 Business Admin,
VP
Regional Rep.,
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
Boston, Mass.
Dana M. Roberson,
BA '87, Journalism and Mass Communication,
Associate Producer,
HDNet,
New York, New York
Irma E. Simpson,
BM '71, Music,
Manager (retired),
Gannett Foundation,
McLean, Virginia
V. Hale Starr,
MA '76, PhD '79, Communication & Theatre,
President and Owner,
Starr Litigation Services, Inc.
Scottsdale, Arizona
Leonard R. Wanger,
BS '87, Computer Science,
Securities Analyst,
William Harris Investors, Inc.,
Chicago, Illinois
Timothy Westerbeck,
BA '82, MA '88, Journalism & Mass Communication,
Managing Director & Principal,
Lipman Hearne Inc.,
Chicago, Illinois