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.

Meet our new directors Christopher Klein and Susan K. Neely.

* An asterisk denotes Executive Committee members
Victor M. Alvarez
(83JD)
Coral Gables, Florida
* 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)
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
* Chris D. DeWolf (Chair)
(94BBA)
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Lois A. Eichacker
(85BBA)
Chicago, Illinois
Janice Ellig
(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
Christopher J. Klein
(85BBA)
Glencoe, Illinois
Mark A. Kaufman
(86BS)
Oak Brook, Illinois
Casey D. Mahon
(73BA, 76JD)
Iowa City, Iowa
* Barbara A. McKenzie
(82BBA)
Des Moines, Iowa
Susan K. Neely
(78BA)
Chevy Chase, Maryland
Bruce E. Ringdahl
(89DDS, 94MS)
Columbia, Missouri
John Ruan
(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
* Tom J. Veale
(80BBA)
Knoxville, Tennessee
* Barbara J. Wilson, PhD
Ex officio
Iowa City, Iowa
Suzanne S. Yoon
(98BA)
Chicago, Illinois
* Catherine Zaharis (Vice Chair)
(82BBA)
Iowa City, Iowa

Lifetime Honorary Directors

Dale E. Baker
(68BBA)
Golden, Colorado
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
Janice Ellig
(68BBA)
New York, New York
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
Nathan R. Tross
(82BA)
Highland Park, Illinois
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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