Tippie Magazine (Fall 2022) - Tippie College of Business

TIPPIE 

FALL 2022 

magazine 

IN THIS ISSUE 

TIPPIE WILL HELP 

YOU GET THERE.

LET’S GO! 

The start of the school year has the feel of fresh 

beginnings. Here in Iowa City the energy on campus 

is palpable as the next generation of Tippie students 

step foot on campus. Classes are underway and 

Saturdays are spent connecting with fellow Hawkeyes 

in and around Kinnick Stadium. 

Many of you may be feeling that same sense of fresh beginnings. Perhaps you recently 

changed jobs or made a major career pivot. Maybe you bought a new house (I did!), or 

took a long-awaited vacation. You may even have achieved a personal milestone—in 

my case I successfully (albeit slowly) completed my half marathon! Maybe you made 

the big decision to retire and are discovering new passion projects. Wherever you are 

on your journey, the Tippie College of Business can be a resource for you. 

Our mission to educate doesn’t end when you graduate. 

Although Iowa City is where we teach 3,100 undergraduates, we have over 

1,600 graduate students in locations across the state and the world. In addition 

to traditional students, during the pandemic we developed the Tippie Alumni 

Webinar Series to bring all alumni and friends access to the expertise of our 

faculty, staff, and fellow alumni. This free resource is just one of many ways we 

are working to be an asset in achieving your dreams. You can read more about 

this in our cover story on page 10. 

In a short period of time, we expanded the footprint of the Tippie College to serve 

business leaders in almost every county in Iowa, every state across the nation, and 

to the far corners of the world. Although our reach is broad, we work very hard to 

keep the distinctively Iowa combination of a connected community with a worldclass 

education and opportunities. 

Thank you for making us part of your journey. 

Warmly, 

Amy Kristof-Brown 

Henry B. Tippie Dean

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FEATURES 

DEPARTMENTS 

4 

#84 Looks to the NFL 

Management major Sam LaPorta applies classroom 

knowledge on the field. 

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THE 319 

Tax Jeopardy, Shark Tank, the opening of the Stanley 

Museum of Art, U.S. News rankings… and more. 

6 

Inside (Sales) Job 

Tippie's newest lab provides real sales experience for 

students and a real benefit for clients. 

8 

BRAIN ROCK 

How to Retire Well 

It’s about more than just the money. 

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COVER STORY 

Finish this sentence… 

A year from now, I want to . Take an hour to learn 

from the best business minds in the nation? Launch your own 

business? Tippie can help you get where you want to go. 

Connecting Campus 

A business student helped start CAMBUS. 

Now 50 years later, the wheels are still turning. 

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ALWAYS A HAWKEYE 

Hawkeye Pride 

Future Hawkeyes, alumni updates, and dressing up 

as toothpaste for Halloween. 

In Memoriam 

HOW TO...REPURPOSE 

Tom Daugherty (BBA07) is creating new value as 

CEO of Stratus Industries and managing partner of 

Containers Up. 

CONNECT WITH US @TippieIowa TippieIowa Tippie College of Business @TippieCollege 

ON THE COVER Design by Melissa Weber.

the 

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319 has been 

the Iowa City 

area code 

since 1947 

#23 

Best Public Undergraduate 

Business School in the Nation 

(U.S. News & World Report, 2023) 

#1 

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA 

Writing in 

the Disciplines 

(U.S. News & World Report, 2023) 

NATURAL PEARL 

The Pappajohn Business Building courtyard is graced with a 

sculpture, “Natural Pearl” by Nigel Hall, thanks to the generosity of 

Dean Emeritus Gary Fethke and Emeritus Professor Carol Fethke. 

With its strategic focus on graduating 

strong business communicators, Tippie is a 

significant part of the university ecosystem 

that earned this recognition, which includes 

the Judith R. Frank Business Communication 

Center and the Accounting Writing and 

Communication Program. The University of 

Iowa ranked #1 among public universities 

for the third year in a row, and is ranked #2 

overall, up from #10 the year before. 

YOU’VE GOT A DEAL 

John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center alum Erica Cole (BA19) and 

her adaptive clothing company, No Limbits, secured funding from two 

investors on the television program Shark Tank. Cole created the 

clothing line to increase comfort and style for those with disabilities 

after she lost her leg. One of her partner companies is Dhakai, founded 

by Venture School alum Russel Karim. Read his story on page 13. 

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Top 40 UNDER 40 MBA PROFESSOR 

Stephen Courtright, Henry B. Tippie Research Professor 

of Management and Entrepreneurship, has been named one of 

“40 under 40 MBA Professors of 2022” by Poets & Quants. 

The Stanley Museum 

of Art Opens 

“I’LL TAKE S-CORPS 

FOR 500, ALEX.” 

Tippie accounting student teams showed 

off their tax knowledge and won real 

money at the first annual RSM Tax 

Jeopardy competition. RSM colleagues 

and Tippie alumni Jason Wagner (BBA99) 

(pictured) and Joe McCarragher (BBA99) 

were the “Alex Trebeks” of the event, 

complete with game-show host grey wigs 

and flashy Hawkeye jackets. 

Risk Management 

and Insurance 

Major Launching 

Fall 2023 

The new major, which will help strengthen 

the state’s largest non-agriculture economic 

sector, was approved by the Board of 

Regents, State of Iowa, on July 27, 2022. 

The brand-new visual arts facility is located 

at the corner of Burlington and Madison streets, 

next to the Main Library. 

# 15 

BEST 

online 

FINANCE MBA PROGRAM 

(U.S. News & World Report, 2022) 

online MASTER OF SCIENCE IN 

BUSINESS ANALYTICS LAUNCHED 

Working professionals across Iowa and the United States can now 

earn a Master of Science in Business Analytics completely online. 

The fully online component of the degree program was approved by 

the Board of Regents, State of Iowa, on April 7, 2022. 

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student 

FEATURE 

Sam LaPorta 

Student, Tippie College of Business

#84 LOOKS TO THE NFL 

BY TOM SNEE 

Sam LaPorta didn’t pay much attention to the 2022 

NFL draft. He made sure to see friend and fellow Hawkeye 

Tyler Linderbaum get taken in the first round and watched 

a few other picks on TV. But otherwise, he had too much 

end-of-semester classwork to watch more than that. 

He’ll likely pay closer attention to the draft in 2023. LaPorta is rated as one of the top 

tight ends in college football this season and analysts say there’s a good chance he’ll hear 

his name called next year. 

“Everyone who plays football has dreams of playing in the NFL and I have to pinch myself 

when I think about it,” said the management & entrepreneurship major from Highland, Ill., 

who was the leading receiver on the Hawkeyes’ Big Ten West Division championship team in 

2021. He hopes to follow the likes of T.J. Hockenson, Noah Fant, and George Kittle (BA16) 

as star Hawkeye tight ends now excelling in the pros. 

LaPorta said he came to Iowa because it gave him a chance to play at the highest level 

and because Tippie was a great business school. Although he’s now focused on making the 

NFL, he said he’s a practical sort who knows life may have other plans and wants to prepare 

for those contingencies with a degree (he’s going to walk in the May 2023 commencement 

ceremony; he said his parents will make sure of that). His favorite class at Tippie has been 

Individuals, Teams, and Organizations, first because Assistant Professor Daniel Newton is 

such an energetic, thoughtful, and engaging teacher who makes the coursework fascinating, 

and second because that material helps him understand football on a deeper level. 

“A lot of what we talk is about is culture, motivation, and teamwork in a business, and those 

topics have a lot of carryover to football,” he said. 

Grateful for his opportunities, LaPorta doesn’t take his football or classroom experience 

for granted. He often works with organizations like Camp Courageous to help children who 

don’t have the advantages he’s had, and he’s an enthusiastic participant in The Wave during 

every home game. 

“The hair on the back of my neck still stands up every time,” he said. • 

DYK? 

Entering his senior season, LaPorta had 95 catches for 1,129 yards and four touchdowns. 

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program 

FEATURE 

Inside Sales Lab 


INSIDE (SALES) JOB 

BY REBEKAH TILLEY 

The new Inside Sales Lab gives students on-the-job sales 

experience and clients strong leads and a potential pipeline 

for emerging sales talent. Quite simply, it’s a win-win. 

Clients receive an economical way to meet their need for specialized sales services like 

analyzing and cleaning prospect data, optimizing customer lists, and a team of motivated 

student interns making carefully crafted calls. Once warm leads are established, they are 

handed off to the client’s internal sales team. 

“Our commercialization strategy is to continually expand and improve our go-to-market 

execution to make image-guided procedures safer,” says Robin Therme (MBA00), president 

of CIVCO Medical Solutions, a company partnering with the Inside Sales Lab. “Working with 

the Inside Sales Lab will help us expand those efforts as well as trial new sales models and 

techniques, while strengthening our strategic partnership with the University of Iowa.” 

With its opening in spring 2022, the Inside Sales Lab is only the second of its kind in the 

country and was developed by Associate Dean for the Undergraduate Program Charles Keene, 

who started the first lab while at the University of Missouri. Another Inside Sales Lab client 

is Ceras Health, a Boston-based health care management company. Clients pay $15,000 to 

help offset overhead, including student salaries and software. In the next year, the college 

plans to grow the Inside Sales Lab to six companies employing up to 25 student interns. 

While in high school, Albara Khalil (BBA22) (pictured) cut his teeth in sales at Scheels in 

Coralville, Iowa. Now he’s building on those skills with hands-on experience in data analysis, 

prospecting, and a variety of sales cycle processes, industries, and markets. His internship with 

the Inside Sales Lab offers him not only a $15 per hour paycheck but academic credit as well. 

“The experience I’m gaining is invaluable and will be a standout item on my resume,” says Khalil, 

who moved to the United States from Sudan while in high school and became conversant in 

English by the time he graduated. “I’ve had a deep dive into customer relationship management 

software and have honed my skills at meeting customer needs with our clients’ products.” • 

the BOTTOM LINE 

The Inside Sales Lab is a cost-effective sales solution for start-ups to medium-size businesses. 

Start a conversation: tippie.uiowa.edu/InsideSales 

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BY AMANDA MAY 

brain 

ROCK 

TO RETIRE WELL, YOU NEED 

TO LOOK AT YOUR LIFE HOLISTICALLY. 

Everyone knows that you need to have your retirement 

accounts in order. But careers don’t just serve financial needs— 

they fill our lives with connection, meaning, and purpose. 

Tippie professors Amy Colbert and Erik Lie are here 

to help make these two halves a whole whether you’re 

ten, five, or just one year away from retirement. 

EL The most important decisions should have already been 

made—when you started working and contributing to your 

retirement accounts. Now just stay calm despite any volatility 

in your life or the stock market. 

If you plan to take a year off before retirement, this would 

be a great time to switch your regular IRA to a Roth IRA for 

significant tax savings because your tax bracket could be 

quite a bit lower that year you’re not working. 

EL My advice differs depending on your situation— 

whether you have set aside a lot of wealth and can 

withstand any sort of dip in the stock market or if you 

haven’t. If your situation is a bit tighter, you should 

really dial down your risk at this point and maybe even 

consider things like long-term care insurance if you do 

not think you could incur that cost. 

HOT 

TIP 

FINANCIAL SIDE 

Erik Lie 

Amelia Tippie Chair in Finance 

HOW 

RETIRE 

As a rule of thumb, I would say don’t buy long-term care 

insurance—invest the money instead and you could 

potentially grow it to outright pay for these services. 

FYI 

EL Remember, if you retire at 65, you still have a long investment 

horizon. Stay the course and count on a maximum 4% annual 

withdrawal from your retirement accounts. And don’t forget to 

harvest your losses periodically. My favorite tax loophole is to see 

what securities in your portfolio have a net loss for the year—you 

can deduct up to $3,000 in losses directly from your income, which 

translates to roughly $1,000 in tax savings. 

The word loophole originally referred to small slits 

in medieval castle walls that let archers fire arrows at 

attackers without being vulnerable themselves. 

FUN 

FACT 


THE 

DATA 

AC Think about what you want the closing chapters of your 

career to look like and become more self-aware of what fills 

your bucket. What makes you thrive, and feel engaged and satisfied? 

Knowing this about yourself will help you plan and intentionally 

move toward retirement. 

My research shows careers are a major source of connection, purpose, 

and meaning in life. Retirement is about finding new sources of fulfillment. 

AC I'm a big fan of experimentation. For example, 

I never think that a student knows exactly what they 

want to do when they graduate, so I encourage them 

to do an internship and try different things. It’s similar 

with retirement—five years out is a good time to start 

experimenting. Does this non-profit organization board 

look interesting to you? What about this volunteer activity? 

Is there an opportunity to become more connected in 

your neighborhood? Try them out and see what resonates 

with you and meets your needs. 

TO 

WELL 

SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SIDE 

Amy Colbert 

Leonard A. Hadley Chair in Leadership 

AC This is the time to wrap up projects and hand 

off responsibilities. As your work duties wane, you 

could dial up your community involvements. 

Former doctoral student Bethany Cockburn and 

I conducted a study that showed bridge employment, 

or taking a job after retirement, is a fairly common 

phenomenon. We found this type of employment is 

a way to feel connected and have a greater sense 

of purpose and meaning. 

DYK? 

Some retired professionals go on to feel fulfilled working 

part-time at preschools or by sharing their expertise 

teaching at Tippie! 

To keep active and engaged mentally, personal 

projects—like documenting your family’s genealogy, 

joining a book club, or restoring an old Corvette— 

are also great ways to focus, find purpose, and organize 

your time post-retirement. 

GO DEEPER 

No matter which stage of life you are in, 

Tippie’s Life Lessons Webinar Series 

will provide you insight. 

Lastly, try to have a flexible mindset during this major 

life change. One way to encourage this is to expand your 

social networks, which might happen naturally if you 

move into a retirement community. You’ll be interacting 

with people you don’t usually—people who may have a 

very different view on life. It’s almost like going away to 

college again! • 

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cover 

STORY 

BY ERIN PETERSON 

TIPPIE WILL HELP 

YOU GET THERE. 

If you’re a Tippie alum reading this story, you already 

know that a Tippie College of Business degree helps 

start your career on the right foot. 

But you may not realize how many ways Tippie 

can fuel the next steps in your career—whether you 

need to build a specific set of skills quickly after a 

promotion, or you’re ready to enter the C-suite or 

launch your own business. 


A number of recent changes in the workforce and at 

Tippie make it more likely than ever that the college 

can help you level up in your career, says Dean Amy 

Kristof-Brown. “Employers are now more likely to 

value a wider range of degrees and certifications so 

that their employees can skill up. Employees want 

offerings that are digestible, flexible, and help them 

learn what they need to know just in time,” she says. 

“We’re ready to be a partner for you as you continue 

your learning, no matter where you go in your career.” 

Still, the array of options can be dizzying. To find 

an option that will fit you like a glove, grab a pen and 

complete the sentence below. Based on your answer, 

we’ll give you the exact roadmap to follow. 

A YEAR FROM NOW, I WANT TO... 

Which of the options below is most aligned with what you wrote? 

Go to the lettered section to read how Tippie can help. 

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LEARN 

FROM THE 

BEST 

LAUNCH 

MY OWN 

BUSINESS 

ADD 

A NEW 

SKILL 

BUILD 

EXPERTISE 

OPEN UP 

CAREER 

OPTIONS 

HELP 

TEAM 

LEVEL UP 

MOVE 

TO THE 

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YOUR ROLE 

MODELS 

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Learn from some of the best business 

minds in the nation—in just an hour. 

YOUR NEXT STEP 

TIPPIE ALUMNI WEBINAR SERIES 

THE DETAILS 

Learn from Tippie experts about today’s trending 

topics in free hour-long webinars. 

SPENCER 

ANDERSON 

RUSSEL 

KARIM 

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL LEARN 

Tippie faculty offer webinar presentations on such 

issues as the Great Resignation, communication skills, 

and tax policy changes between the Trump and Biden 

administrations. You can also learn from panel events 

that bring together alumni experts on specific topics, 

including entrepreneurship and the business of sports. 

ADDIE 

SMITH 

The webinars are designed to cover hot topics 

while going beyond the basics, says Director of Alumni 

Engagement Ashley Durham. “It’s a free program, but 

we understand that people are still investing an hour of 

their time, so we want to make it worthwhile,” she says. 

“I appreciate the Tippie webinars because they keep 

me informed of business issues, management trends, 

and tips for experienced professionals,” says Spencer 

Anderson (BBA09), senior director of basketball 

analytics for the Indiana Pacers. “Tippie careerdevelopment 

webinars are a trusted source I have 

used successfully in my own life to navigate career 

and management challenges, and I encourage all 

alumni to explore and utilize this excellent resource.” 

Attend webinars live and you can even ask the 

presenter your toughest questions. Have a schedule 

conflict? You can watch later on the college’s YouTube 

channel and browse dozens of previous webinars to 

find what you need. “We want to be a great resource 

for alumni and others to continue their education,” 

says Durham. 

TONY 

SITHONNORATH 

MEGAN 

GUSTAFSON 

JENNIFER 

BANTA 

LEARN MORE 

tippie.uiowa.edu/alumni-webinars 

HAYWOOD 

STOWE 



Launch my own business. 

YOUR NEXT STEP IS 

VENTURE SCHOOL 

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THE DETAILS 

The seven-week program helps Iowa 

entrepreneurs through the startup process. 

Venture School is offered by the John Pappajohn 

Entrepreneurial Center at numerous locations 

across Iowa each semester (plus a virtual-only 

option). Topics include customer discovery, 

value proposition testing, and real-world 

experimentation. You can tap into a network of 

experienced mentors and get advice and support 

from other entrepreneurial-minded participants. 

MEET YOUR ROLE MODEL 

Russel Karim is a two-time Venture School alum. 

In 2016, he used the program to build the restaurant 

meal delivery service Cedar Valley Food Runner. 

The company was acquired by EatStreet in 2019. 

Karim went through the program again to 

develop Dhakai, a company that connects apparel 

manufacturers with private-label fashion brands, 

boutiques, and retailers. 

Karim credits Venture School for helping him build 

a strong and scalable company: Dhakai currently 

serves more than 200 brands and has 500 factories 

on its platform. He expects to double his team’s size 

to 28 in the coming months. “The structure of the 

program, the accountability, and the mentors have 

really contributed not only to the trajectory of the 

company, but to who I am as a founder,” he says. 

Karim also values the community that Venture 

School creates for members of each cohort. 

“Everyone’s going through a similar experience 

as you—they’re excited to build a company, they 

understand the struggles, they know about 

pivoting,” he says. “You’re not alone.” 

LEARN MORE 

iowajpec.org/venture-school 


Add a new skill to my arsenal. 


GRADUATE CERTIFICATES 

THE DETAILS 

Pursue a focus in one of six distinct areas, including 

business analytics, business fundamentals, finance, 

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leadership, marketing, and innovation. The coursework, 

typically a four- or five-class sequence, can be completed 

in as little as a year. Should you choose to continue 

your studies, credits count toward the Iowa MBA. 


Addie Smith was working as a dealer integration 

lead at the machinery manufacturing company 

Vermeer when she decided to upgrade her skills. 

“I needed to be thinking about new tools and 

technologies for the organization,” she says. “If we 

were going to hire data scientists, I needed to know 

what they were talking about.” 

Unsure she wanted to make a multi-year commitment 

to an MBA or master’s in data analytics, she found 

Tippie’s certificate in business analytics a perfect fit. 

The program offered formal training in areas including 

database management and visual analytics. 

The certificate was just what she needed to move 

up in her career: she was recently hired by Wellmark 

as a leader for the operations analytics team, a 

position she landed in part because of her new skills. 

“Right now, I have three analysts and a data scientist 

reporting to me—and I know how to speak their 

language,” she says. And she’s not ready to let up: 

she’s applied credits she earned from the certificate 

to an even bigger goal: the Iowa MBA. 

LEARN MORE 

tippie.uiowa.edu/graduate-certificates 

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Build expertise in an 

emerging industry. 


PART-TIME MASTER OF SCIENCE 

IN BUSINESS ANALYTICS 

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Supercharge my career opportunities. 


IOWA MBA 

THE DETAILS 

You’ll take 10 courses on topics including data 

science, data visualization, text analytics, and big data 

management, then cap it off with an analytics project 

solving a real-world business problem. Such skills 

are in demand: two out of three employers say data 

science skills will give a job candidate an edge. 


As a leader, Tony Sithonnorath (MBA12/MSBA21) 

is a great listener and a thoughtful decision maker. 

Still, as the team leader of the quality program and 

accreditation team at Wellmark, he knew he would 

only be able to do his best work with his analytics 

colleagues if he understood the field and was 

communicating in a way that resonated with them. 

He enrolled in Tippie’s Master of Science in Business 

Analytics program to help him achieve those goals. 

“I needed a field of study that complemented my 

strengths,” he says. 

He was soon conversant in SQL, R, Python, and 

other programming languages. He loved learning 

with other busy but motivated professionals who 

were eager to improve. And the coursework paid off. 

“During analytical conversations, it wasn’t just that 

I could hang with my colleagues from a mathematics 

and programming perspective, it was also that I was 

able to ask better questions and get better responses,” 

Sithonnorath says. “I was able to start incorporating 

what I learned in the classroom almost as soon as 

I started the program.” 

LEARN MORE 

tippie.uiowa.edu/masters-business-analytics 

THE DETAILS 

From operations and supply chain to strategy 

foundations, you’ll open up career opportunities with 

skills learned in the part-time Iowa MBA program. 

Designed to be completed in as little as two years, 

its in-person, online, and hybrid options will fit into 

your life and drive results. More than 70 percent 

of respondents in a recent survey of graduates 

reported that they received a promotion after 

completing their degree. 


Megan Gustafson (BBA19) is a beloved Iowa 

basketball icon and current member of the WNBA’s 

Phoenix Mercury, but she knows that she can’t rely 

on her athletic skills forever. That’s why she enrolled 

in the Iowa MBA program just a year after earning 

undergraduate degrees in marketing and finance with 

a psychology minor. “I want to prepare for my future as 

best as I can, which means deepening my knowledge, 

skills, and abilities,” she says. 

While she considered a range of options and 

schools before honing in on the Iowa MBA, the trust 

she had in Tippie, paired with the online-only option, 

made it easy for her to remain a Hawkeye for her 

next step. With her extensive travel schedule in the 

WNBA as well as a months-long season each year in 

Europe, she’s benefited from the personal attention 

and flexibility of the program’s faculty. She watches 

recorded lectures and stays in contact with her 

professors via email. She also carves out time to do 

group work with other professionals in the program 

who have their own busy schedules. 

What’s next? She’s currently exploring a number of 

options—she’s interested in marketing, real estate, and 

investment—and feels confident she’ll have a clear path 

by the time she graduates. “I’m preparing now for the 

day that I actually do have to put the basketball down.” 

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LEARN MORE 

tippie.uiowa.edu/iowa-mba

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Help my team level up their skills. 


TIPPIE LEADERSHIP COLLABORATIVE 

THE DETAILS 

If your organization would benefit from practical 

ideas to support team building, leadership, employee 

engagement, or diversity and inclusion, Tippie is ready 

to help with customized programming led by faculty 

and other highly regarded Tippie experts. 


Jennifer Banta is vice president of advocacy 

and community development at the Iowa City Area 

Business Partnership (ICABP)—an organization of 

more than 800 businesses in Johnson County. As 2021 

came to a close, Banta sensed that local business 

leaders were struggling. Pandemic challenges had 

taken a toll and she was eager to create programming 

that could help these leaders thrive. 

She connected with the Tippie Leadership 

Collaborative’s Stephen Courtright and Allison 

Hershberger, who worked with her to craft executivelevel 

training for members of the organization. 

The trio developed powerful content for a year-long 

executive leadership program that included sessions 

on retaining and recruiting talent, diversity and 

inclusion, and workplace well-being. “Reaching out 

to the Tippie Leadership Collaborative was valuable 

because they helped develop customized content in 

ways that have been relevant to our business leaders,” 

she says. “I don’t think there’s anyone better than 

Tippie at helping grow leaders.” 

LEARN MORE 

tippie.uiowa.edu/tlc 


Pave my way to the C-suite. 


EXECUTIVE MBA 

THE DETAILS 

You’ll join a cohort of ambitious, high-achieving 

industry leaders to build leadership and change 

management skills and benefit from personalized 

leadership coaching. In this program, it’s not just about 

strengthening skills—it’s about strengthening your 

network of colleagues who are among the best in their 

fields. The in-person and online learning experience 

can be completed in 16 months. 


Haywood Stowe (MBA19) had made steady career 

progress during his 14 years at Procter & Gamble and 

his current company, Collins Aerospace. 

But he knew that to make the next big jump, he needed 

to strengthen a handful of key skills. As he researched 

his options, Tippie’s Executive MBA stood out. “It wasn’t 

just the prominence of the name,” he says. “It was the 

opportunity to build my network, which I knew I could 

do with the amount of group activity in the program.” 

He started the program in 2017 and within days 

had gained insights from classmates and faculty who 

sharpened his thinking on a specific cost-management 

issue he faced in his own job. “I took their challenge 

to heart and revised a proposal I was working on,” 

he recalls. “[That revised proposal] jumped on the 

radar of the executives, because they hadn’t thought 

about what I was proposing.” 

When a site leader role at the company opened up 

in 2018, Stowe applied for it and earned the promotion, 

even before he’d finished his program at Tippie. 

He’s since been promoted to associate director of 

operations and credits the program for giving him 

the tools and the confidence to continue advancing in 

his career. “The Executive MBA program gave me the 

courage to say, ‘I’m ready for this,’ ” he says. • 

LEARN MORE 

tippie.uiowa.edu/executive-mba 

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alumni 

FEATURE 

The iconic campus innovation 

co-founded by a business student turns 50 

BY TOM SNEE 

C. Douglas Couto (BBA72) was a sophomore at Iowa in 1970 and talking 

with fellow members of the Associated Residence Halls, a student group 

that mostly sponsored dorm events like movies or pizza parties. 

This time, he said they wanted to think big. 

“Some of us thought we should do something more 

useful, and we came up with the idea to run a school bus 

between the dorms,” Couto said. It would be a quick and 

free way for students to get across campus, especially 

helpful in nasty weather, so they started running a single 

school bus across campus in fall 1970. 

routes that stretch as far as the Hawkeye Tennis and 

Recreation Complex and the Oakdale Research Park in 

Coralville. It employs 160 students who hold driving, 

training, dispatching, route planning, support, vehicle 

maintenance, and supervisor positions. Only 10 nonstudent 

employees work for CAMBUS. 

“It was always popular and full beyond capacity,” he said. 

With university support, that one-bus brainstorm 

would grow into CAMBUS, one of the university’s 

most enduring symbols that celebrates its 50th 

anniversary this year. Today, CAMBUS runs 34 vehicles 

and gives more than 3 million rides a year on 14 

“We’re proud to be student-operated and having 

students in leadership positions making day-to-day 

decisions,” said Mia Brunelli (BBA14), operations 

manager for CAMBUS. “It gives them an experience 

that’s applicable in most any major and is great 

on a resume.” 


1980s 

2020s 

Brunelli started as a driver for CAMBUS as a 

sophomore and moved up through dispatch 

and route and schedule design. After working 

for transit agencies in South Bend, Ind., 

Ames, and Des Moines, Iowa, she returned to 

CAMBUS as operations manager in 2018. 

“I like that it’s a big puzzle, trying to get routes 

and schedules and everything else to work,” 

said Brunelli. “Public transit also provides a 

service everyone can benefit from, and it’s an 

important part of a community.” 

Driving a bus provides lots of interesting 

stories—especially the Friday or Saturday night 

shifts. Students who have imbibed heavily 

and don’t know where they are. Overheard 

uncomfortable cell phone conversations. 

Taking several minutes to get up the Jefferson 

Street hill during a snowstorm, spinning 

your wheels but still nursing the bus along so 

masterfully you get a round of applause from 

passengers when you reach the top of the hill. 

It also pays well for a student job, has a flexible 

schedule, and introduces employees to lots of 

new people, many of whom become friends 

for life. Kyle Cannon (BBA99) said driving for 

CAMBUS also gave him confidence. 

“It was empowering,” said Cannon, who still 

occasionally has dreams of being a passenger 

on a bus who steps in to save the day when the 

driver has an emergency, à la Sandra Bullock 

CAMBUS 

STATS 

RUNS 

34 

VEHICLES 

GIVES 

3 

million 

RIDES A YEAR 

TRAVELS 

14 

ROUTES 

EMPLOYS 

160 

STUDENTS 

DYK? 

The 

vehicles are 

manufactured 

by Gillig, 

which is 

led by CEO 

Derek Manus 

(BBA99). 

in the movie Speed. “You were entrusted with 

a significant amount of responsibility with all 

those people on a quarter-million-dollar bus,” 

he said. 

For James Hughes (BBA20), it meant a new 

career goal. An automobile aficionado, he 

planned a marketing career in the auto 

industry. But after three-plus years of working 

for CAMBUS, he opted for a career in transit 

planning and policy. 

“Driving a bus made me realize there are always 

cars, traffic, and pedestrians interacting with 

our built environment—and our decisions 

affect that,” said Hughes, now studying for his 

master’s degree in urban and regional planning. 

Couto said what he learned at CAMBUS as 

a driver and supervisor played a significant 

role in his success in the U.S. Air Force and 

as chief information officer for the Michigan 

Department of Transportation. 

“I learned how to work with people, motivate 

them, and align their goals with the 

organizational goals,” he said. Scraping ice 

off the windshield of his bus at 6:00 every 

winter morning also taught responsibility. 

His experience was so meaningful he helped 

establish a scholarship fund for selected 

CAMBUS student employees each year. 

And the fare is still free. • 

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hawkeye 

PRIDE 

2020s 

Chenxi Li (BBA20) 

is a business analyst with 

the American Bear Logistics 

Corporation. 

Anthony Adams (BBA22) 

is an IT recruiter at Infinity Consulting 

Solutions in Chicago, Ill. 

Haley Arkfeld (BBA20/ 

MAc21) won a Capstone 

Award from the ISCPA for 

being a top-four scorer in Iowa 

on the 2021 CPA exam. 

Hijinio Carreon (MBA20) 

was named one of Becker’s 

Hospital Review’s chief medical 

officers to know. 

Amy Chan (BBA21) 

is a tech and data (risk and 

regulatory) associate consultant 

with PwC in Minneapolis, 

Minn. 

Nicholas Currant (BBA22) 

has joined the Tippie Young 

Alumni Board. He is an 

incoming account manager 

at Amazon. 

Emma Johnson (PharmD22) and her father 

Greg Johnson (MBA22) pose in their cap and gown 

in front of the Old Capitol after both graduating 

from the University of Iowa in May 2022. 

Anibal Mares Marquez 

(BBA20) has joined the 

Tippie Young Alumni Board. 

He is a digital assurance 

and transparency associate 

at PwC in Dallas, TX. 

Kristin Mathis (BBA20) 


Alumni Board. She is the 

partnership strategy and activation 

coordinator with the 

Minnesota Vikings. 

QUOTABLES 

Samantha Brisch (BBA20) 

is a content marketing analyst 

with Mployer Advisor in 

Nashville, Tenn. 

“I know that my 

experience taking 

entrepreneurship 

courses and my 

internship with 

the Iowa City Area 

Development Group 

that I obtained 

through Handshake 

helped strengthen 

my entrepreneurial 

mindset, my work 

ethic, and shape 

where I’m at right 

now in my career.” 

Elizabeth Dinschel (MBA20) 

is the executive director at 

the National Mining Hall 

of Fame and Museum in 

Leadville, Colo. She was 

previously the archivist and 

education specialist at the 

Herbert Hoover Presidential 

Library and Museum in West 

Branch, Iowa. 

“She was my motivation to 

graduate this spring.” 

—GREG JOHNSON, 

manufacturing simulation specialist at Altair 

Jordan Durst (BBA22) 

is a recruitment consultant at 

Engtal in Chicago, Ill. 

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(BBA/MBA/PhD) 

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Retirement? 

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Halley Kirshenbaum (BBA22) 

will be attending Roosevelt 

University to pursue a Master 

of Science in Accounting 

Forensics. 

Parker Ray (BBA21) 

is an associate broker with 

Darwin Realty/CORFAC International 

in Elmhurst, Ill. 

Hannah Sellner (BBA22) 

is a portfolio operations associate 

with Fisher Investments 

in Tampa, Fla. 

Nathan Vanderheyden 

(BBA22) is enrolled in law 

school at the University of 

Iowa. 


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2010s 

Benjamin Busch (BBA14) 

is an account director at Shift7 

Digital in Austin, Texas. 

QUOTABLES 

Brea Harms (MBA12) 

was recognized as 

the John Deere 2020 

Region 4 D&I Leader 

Award winner. She has 

been with John Deere 

for more than 18 years, 

most recently as a division 

customer support 

manager in the construction 

& forestry division. 

2022 

TIPPIE ALUMS 

of the year 

Patrick Cornally (BBA12) 

joined Värde Partners Inc. as a 

director on its capital markets 

team in New York, N.Y. 

Tara From (MBA11) 

is the first U.S. board chair 

for Give A Mile, an organization 

started in Canada that 

provides flights to connect 

hospice patients with their 

families for the gift of a final 

goodbye. Flights are mostly 

funded with donated airline 

and credit card miles. From 

has grown the board to 12 

people, helped establish a 

partnership with United Airlines, 

and raised more than 

$10,000 in startup funds. 

“We all need to 

be the change 

we want to see 

in the world... 

people can see 

it, feel it, and 

are grateful 

for it.” 

Dustyn Curran (MBA18) 

was named to the 2022 Des 

Moines Business Record 40 

under 40 list. Curran is a development 

manager at Ryan 

Companies U.S., Inc. 

Isaac Doucette (BBA12) 

became an ordained priest. He 

previously worked in finance 

at Northwestern Mutual and 

Transamerica. 

Austen Fiala (BBA11) 

was named vice president 

and investment portfolio 

manager for the U.S. Bank 

Private Wealth Management 

Team in Iowa City, Iowa. Fiala 

is also currently pursuing his 

MBA at Tippie. 

Fredrick Galoso (BBA12/ 

BA13), a principal engineer at 

Atlassian, has been awarded 

a patent for his work on the 

application of statistical methods 

for A/B testing and user 

interface optimization. 

Connor Gronski (BBA19) 


Alumni Board. Gronski is 

a strategy and operations 

associate at Sunbit in Los 

Angeles, Calif. 

Jesse Hall (BBA16) 

successfully completed 

the Certified Financial Planner 

exam. He is a wealth 

management associate at 

Morgan Stanley in Peoria, Ill. 

Michael Karsa (BBA12) 

was named a Forbes 2021 

500 Top Next-Gen Wealth 

Advisor. Karsa ranked at 

number 269, up from 484. He 

is a senior managing director 

at Lido Advisors in Chicago, Ill. 

John (JD) Klopfenstein 

(BBA18) has joined the Tippie 

Young Alumni Board. He is a 

financial advisor in the Iowa 

City-Cedar Rapids, Iowa, area. 

YOUNG ALUM OF THE YEAR 

Rachel Langholz 

(BBA17) 

Rachel Langholz was 

named the 2022 Tippie 

Young Alum of the 

Year. Langholz shows 

her commitment to the 

college by serving on 

the Young Alumni Board 

and Finance Advisory 

Council, along with 

speaking in classes 

and supporting the 

newly formed Tippie 

Consulting Club. She is 

a consultant for Deloitte 

Consulting in Denver, 

Colo., and is currently 

pursuing her MBA at 

Northwestern’s Kellogg 

School of Management. 

ALUM OF THE YEAR 

Janice Ellig 

(BBA68) 

Janice Ellig was 

named the 2022 Tippie 

Alum of the Year in 

recognition of her 

service to the college. 

She has spoken to 

classes, been a panelist 

and an advisor to the 

dean, hosted events, 

and served as board 

chair for the University 

of Iowa Center 

for Advancement. 

Professionally, she 

is CEO of the Ellig 

Group, a premier global 

executive search firm 

in New York, N.Y. 

Ashley Fitzpatrick (BBA18) 

is a human resources representative 

at Community Bank 

& Trust in Muscatine, Iowa. 

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2000s 

Matt Moran (BBA18) 


Alumni Board. He is a financial 

advisor associate at Morgan 

Stanley Wealth Management 

in Davenport, Iowa. 

Michael Sugg (BBA19) 

is a staff solution engineer at 

Oracle in Chicago, Ill., with a 

focus on ERP financials. 

Stacy Barenz (BBA01) 

was promoted to cashier and 

officer at Citizen First Bank in 

Clinton, Iowa. 

Anna Marshall (BBA16/ 

MAc17) is a senior accounting 

analyst at CC Industries in 

Chicago, Ill. 

Adam Maske (BBA11) 

moved back to eastern Iowa in 

March 2020 after eight years 

in Chicago working as a financial 

analyst, business strategy 

consultant, and head of data 

analytics for two wealth management 

firms. He is now 

with Morgan Stanley in Cedar 

Rapids, Iowa, as a financial 

advisor. He became a CFA 

charter holder in July 2021. 

“It’s not a work 

update … or is it? 

Might catch me 

in an upcoming 

live performance 

of Encanto one 

of these days 

(working with my 

colleagues to get 

an in at Disney). 

Thank you to the 

many folks who’ve 

mentioned the 

resemblance— 

I finally saw it 

and agree. Also, 

for 30 years the 

closest thing I had 

to seeing myself 

in a kids’ movie 

was Jasmine from 

Aladdin. Whew! I 

cried at how much 

Mirabel looked, 

sounded, and even 

acted like me.” 

Anthony Nelson (BBA18) 

is an outside linebacker with 

the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 

Nelson, a Tippie accounting 

alum and Waukee, Iowa, 

native, was picked up by the 

Bucs in the 2019 NFL draft. 

Anna Noll (BBA18) 


Alumni Board. She is the 

assistant brand manager at 

the T. Marzetti Company. 

Jenna Pokorny (BBA19) 


Alumni Board. She is a 

compliance analyst at Principal 

Global Investors in Des 

Moines, Iowa. 

Lucy Vargo (BBA12) 

took a new role as director of 

talent acquisition, operations, 

and reporting at GroupM. 

Aaron Warner (MBA15) 

was named the Corridor 

Business Journal’s 2022 

Entrepreneur of the Year. He 

is the CEO at ProCircular, a 

cybersecurity and IT services 

firm in Iowa City, Iowa. 

Brian Beckett (BBA06/ 

MBA13) was named Kum & 

Go’s chief financial officer. 

Beckett most recently was 

vice president of finance 

and treasurer at Vertex 

Software, a cloud-based 

3D visualization company 

based in Ames, Iowa. 

TIPPIE 

ADVISORY 

BOARD 

Shalini Campbell (BBA04) 

has joined the Tippie Advisory 

Board. She is a managing 

director at BMO Capital Markets 

in Chicago, Ill. 

Maggie M. McClelland 

(BBA15) was named to the 

2022 Des Moines Business 

Record 40 Under 40 list. She 

is the director at ICON Water 

Trails in Des Moines, Iowa. 

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Sukriti Nayer (BBA12), 

Global Partnerships 

and Business 

Development, Google 

Grant Shriver (BBA18) 

was named the CEO of NFL 

quarterback Tom Brady’s new 

wellness company, TB12. 

Austin Weaver (MBA19/ 

JD19) was hired as corporate 

counsel with Intersport 

based in Chicago, Ill. 

John Eggum (BBA05/BA05/ 

JD08) was elevated to shareholder 

at the law firm Foran 

Glennon. Eggum has been a 

partner at their Chicago, Ill., 

office since 2017.

Becca Clark (BBA09) is the director of undergraduate 

studies for the University of Iowa’s American Sign 

Language (ASL) Program and a lecturer for the course 

“Deaf Gain: Reframing Deaf People, Cultures, and 

Languages.” She began her exploration of ASL and 

Deaf culture to communicate with Deaf friends as a 

marketing student at the Tippie College of Business. 

“I am now working on research 

on American Sign Language in 

advertising, so my interest in 

marketing is still present!” 


14 YEARS AGO 


21 YEARS AGO 

November 2001: 

the dome of 

the Old Capitol 

caught fire during 

renovations. 

The blaze 

destroyed the 

cupola, dome, 

and bell, but was 

contained by a 

firewall built in 

the 1920s. 

Sarah Nauman (BBA09) 

and her husband Josh 

Nauman (BBA08) welcomed 

a baby boy named Oliver in 

April 2021. 

April Oliver (BBA02) 

was named to a Forbes bestin-state 

wealth advisors list. 

She is a partner and certified 

financial planner for Catalyst 

Financial Group of Ameriprise 

Advisors in Charlotte, N.C. 

Nicole Olson (BBA05/JD08) 

and her husband welcomed 

their fourth child, Ruby Louise, 

on September 23, 2021. 

On Nov. 8, 2008, Mad Money with Jim Cramer 

visited campus as part of its 

“Mad Money Back to School Tour.” 

Ben Fagerlind (BBA02) 

moved from Los Angeles, 

Calif., to Seattle, Wash., in 

August 2021. He is a certified 

private wealth advisor with J.P. 

Morgan Wealth Management. 

Joel Fortney (BBA01) and 

Daniel Jerrett (BBA02) 

have co-founded Stategy 

Capital , a global multi-asset 

alternative investment 

management firm, and 

launched the Stategy Global 

Macro Fund LP in Denver, 

Colo. Fortney was previously 

a portfolio manager at Principal 

Global Investors and 

Jerrett was a macroeconomist 

at Putman Investments 

and consultant to the investment 

management industry. 

Jason Gordon (BA03) 

is a partner at Reed Smith 

in the Entertainment & 

Media Industry Group and 

the co-chair of the firm’s 

Jewish Inclusion Committee. 

He counsels clients 

in new, disruptive, and 

emerging technologies, 

including the metaverse, AI, 

AR and VR, and NFTs. Gordon 

was named a 2021 Leading 

Lawyer by Law Bulletin Media 

and was appointed to the 

Commercialization of Brands 

Committee by the International 

Trademark Association 

for the 2022-23 term. 

Martin (“MJ”) D. McNulty Jr. 

(BBA00) was named chief 

operating officer and head of 

M&A at the Acacia Research 

Corporation. 

Daniel L. Poland (MBA03) 

was appointed executive vice 

president and chief supply 

chain officer of the Campbell 

Soup Company. 

Mallory Polito (BBA07/ 

MBA12) is vice president of 

sales at Allsteel. 

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OH baby! 

FUTURE TIPPIE STUDENTS 

Tom Drake (BBA10) and his 

wife Kathy (Haddad) Drake 

(BA13) met at Iowa and now 

have two future Hawkeyes— 

Jackson (2) and Addison 

(6 months). 

Diane Hawkinson Morain 

(BA70) (John Hawkinson’s 

daughter) feeds John’s 

great-granddaughter Gabrielle 

(Gabby) Morain Rubino 

in her Future Hawkinson 

Scholar bib. 

Dan Smith (BBA12/MAc13) 

welcomed son Max Arthur 

Smith on March 3, 2022. 

Rachel Haaland Watson 

(MBA15) and Bradley (Chris) 

Watson II welcomed baby 

Maeve Elliana Watson into 

their family on September 

29, 2021. 

Ryan Shaw (BBA05) 

was named to The Courier’s 

2021 20 Under 40 awards list. 

He is a partner at Financial 

Resource Advisors in Waterloo, 

Iowa. He is also on the 

board of directors of the Cedar 

Valley Sports Commission and 

on the financial committee of 

the Boys and Girls Clubs of the 

Cedar Valley. 

Elisha Smiley (BBA01/ 

MAc02) is a pastry chef and 

instructor at the Culinary Institute 

of America-Greystone 

in the Napa Valley. Her study 

abroad experience in Dijon, 

France, sparked her interest in 

food and led to her career shift. 

Mollie Greenlund (BBA08) 

and her husband Neal had a 

baby girl, Isabel, on August 9, 

2021. She was 8 lb., 7 oz. and 

was 20.5 inches long. 

Alyssa Borst Nielsen 

(BBA12/MBA19) and her 

husband Ryan Nielsen 

(BBA09/MBA20) had a baby 

girl—Mara Lou Nielsen—on 

March 4, 2021. 

Nils Thorson (BBA13) 

and his wife Olivia welcomed 

Ruby Loen Thorson into their 

family on October 30, 2021. 

Alysa Younkin, who is 

currently pursuing an MBA 

degree at Tippie, welcomed 

son Rowan Kai Younkin. 

Matthew J. Smith (BBA01) 

was appointed CFO of Stronghold 

Digital Mining, a vertically 

integrated Bitcoin mining 

company with an emphasis 

on environmentally beneficial 

operations. 

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in your life? Send us 

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Jeffrey White (BBA01) 

is district manager at Snowflake–The 

Data Cloud in the 

greater Chicago, Ill., area. 

Chuck Hickman (BBA74/ 

MA75) shared this photo 

of his grandson, Hayden 

Broussard, at age two and a 

half. 

Laura Semprini (BBA10) 

and her husband Jason welcomed 

baby Lola. 

Liz Underwood (BBA09) 

and Brian Underwood 

(BBA10) welcomed baby 

Bruce into their family on 

August 25, 2021. 


1990s 

Katherine Bader Courtney 

(BBA97) was named to the 

Top 100 Women Leaders in 

Finance list by Women We 

Admire. She is currently the 

COO of GreenState Credit 

Union in North Liberty, Iowa. 

TIPPIE 

ADVISORY 

BOARD 

Marci Chickering (MBA94) 


Board. She is the 

executive vice president 

and chief human resources 

officer at Wellmark Blue 

Cross and Blue Shield in Des 

Moines, Iowa. 

Donna Cooper (BBA92) 

is the COO of Dully Health and 

Care. She was named a 2022 

Notable Executive of Color in 

Health Care by Crain’s Chicago 

Business. 

Drew Dennison (BBA99) 

is the managing director of 

Lightchain Capital, which 

invests in early-stage life 

sciences and software companies. 

He is the former COO 

and CFO at Scottrade Financial 

Services Inc., where he 

led the company’s operations, 

technology, finance, 

and strategic planning functions 

and managed the sale 

and merging of Scottrade to 

TD Ameritrade in 2017. Dennison 

has been married to 

Amber (Ericksen) Dennison 

(BBA98) for 23 years. They 

have five children. 

Andreas Diantoro (BBA90) 

won best CEO in the enterprise 

application software category 

at the Indonesia Best 50 CEO 

Awards 2022 by The Iconomics. 

Diantoro is a managing 

director at SAP in Jakarta, 

Indonesia. He is a former managing 

director of HP and Dell 

Asia, and the former president 

of Microsoft Indonesia. 

Jeremy Gosch (BBA97) 

was named president and 

COO of Hy-Vee. He began at 

the company in 1995 as a 

part-time clerk at a store in 

Coralville, Iowa. 

Deniz Johnson (MBA93) 

was recognized as one of 

the “Standout45” global fintech 

leaders by Innovate 

Finance in the U.K. She was 

also selected as an Inspiring 

FinTech Female Leader 

of 2021 by NYC FinTech 

Women. Johnson is COO at 

Stratyfy, cofounder of Boston 

Women in FinTech and Financial 

Services, and an adjunct 

professor at Northeastern 

University in Boston, Mass. 

Jenny McGarry (BBA99) 

received the Outstanding 

Committee Chair Award from 

the ISCPA. 

Megan McKay (BBA99/ 

MBA05), owner of Peace 

Tree Brewing Company, was 

named one of the 40 Women 

to Watch in Iowa’s hospitality 

industry by the Iowa Restaurant 

Association. 

Shelly Mott (BBA91) 

is the executive director of 

development and planned 

giving at the Hoover Presidential 

Foundation. 

Garrett Olson (BBA96) 

is vice president of financial 

planning and analysis for 

Tyson Foods in Chicago, Ill. 

Tiffani Shaw (BBA92) 

is the chief of staff at Clarivate. 

She reports to Jerre Stead 

(BBA65), the executive chairman 

and CEO of Clarivate. 

Shaw was previously the 

University of Iowa Center for 

Advancement’s executive vice 

president and COO. 

Suzanne Yoon (BA98) 

was named one of Chicago’s 

Most Powerful Women 

of 2022 by Better magazine. 

Yoon is the founder of Kinzie 

Partners, a private equity firm. 

Mandy Zaransky-Hurst 

(BBA99) is now senior vice 

president of marketing, communications, 

and business 

development for the Institute 

of Food Technologists 

in Chicago, Ill. 

Tom Galvin (MBA95) 

was appointed the new chief 

technology officer at Evolon 

Technology Inc. 

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1980s 


40 YEARS AGO 

The Riverfest 

River Run 

was part of a 

comprehensive 

list of spring 

weekend 

activities 

including live 

music, a kissing 

booth, and 

a kite flying 

contest. 

University of Iowa 

Hawkeye yearbook, 1982. 

Amy Johnson (BBA89/ 

MA90) retired as global head 

of operations from Columbia 

Threadneedle Investments, 

a division of Ameriprise Financial 

Inc. She has since been 

elected as independent director 

of the Federal Home Loan 

Bank of Des Moines, Iowa. 

2021 

OSCAR C. SCHMIDT BUSINESS LEADERSHIP 

award 

TIPPIE 

ADVISORY 

BOARD 

John A. Benson (BBA80/ 

JD90) operates Core Community 

Credit Services, 

providing independent loan 

review services to Iowabased 

community banks. 

Kathy M. Diemar (BBA89) 

is the owner/operator of 

Johnny B. Good’s Diner in 

Steamboat Springs, Colo. 

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis 

proclaimed May 28 as 

Johnny B. Good’s Diner Day 

as a tribute to the shining 

example of business innovation 

during COVID-19 to keep 

Colorado’s economy moving 

and its customers safe. 

Myron Hammes (BBA81) 

accepted a position on the 

Human Services Campus 

board of directors. The 

Human Services Campus is a 

collaborative agency that provides 

resources to individuals 

experiencing homelessness in 

Maricopa County, Ariz. 

Rex Jones (BBA86), 

owner and president of On 

Demand HR, continues to 

grow a consulting firm focusing 

on providing fractional HR 

services to small/mid-sized 

businesses. 

TIPPIE 

ADVISORY 

BOARD 

Tom Kloet (BBA80) 

is chairman of the board of 

the Nasdaq Stock Market. He 

is an emeritus member of the 

Tippie Advisory Board. 

Jeffrey Lorenger 

(BBA87/JD91/MBA01) 

Lorenger and the leadership team of HNI was awarded 

the 2021 Oscar C. Schmidt Business Leadership 

Award. He is president and CEO of HNI and a member 

of the Tippie Advisory Board. Established in 1980, 

this award recognizes individuals and companies for 

their economic contribution to the state of Iowa. 

S.P. Kothari (PhD86) 

received the 2022 Distinguished 

Ph.D. Alumni Award 

from the Tippie College of 

Business for his accomplishments 

and impact on industry. 

Kothari is the Gordon Y. Billard 

Professor of Accounting and 

Finance at the Sloan School 

of Management at Massachusetts 

Institute of Technology 

and is the former chief economist 

and director of the 

Division of Economic and Risk 

Analysis at the U.S. Securities 

and Exchange Commission. 

Michael Luthy (MBA87) 

has retired as professor of 

marketing from Bellarmine 

University in Louisville, Ky., 

after serving the institution 

for 23 years. Luthy received 

several honors during his 

tenure, including being 

named a Wilson Wyatt 

Fellow and earned two Fulbright 

Scholar awards. Prior 

to his academic career, he 

was a bank examiner for the 

Office of the Comptroller of 

the Currency and worked in 

marketing and finance for 

the Oscar Mayer Foods Corporation. 


1970s 

1960s 


50 YEARS AGO 

TIPPIE 

ADVISORY 

BOARD 

A.K. Parameswaran (MBA89) 

holds an executive management 

position in India’s 

agriculture industry. He 

also participates in college 

fairs that attract students 

from India to Iowa City 

through both the UI Office 

of Admissions and the U.S. 

Consulate in India. 

Halloween on campus 

rarely fails to provoke a smile. 

University of Iowa Hawkeye yearbook, 1972. 

Doug McKeen (BBA78) 

was appointed senior vice 

president of labor relations 

at Atlas Air. He is an member 

of the Tippie Advisory Board. 

FRIENDS 

Gary Lewis (BBA64) 

of Cape Coral, Fla., recently 

received the American Numismatic 

Association Medal of 

Merit at the ANA 131st Annual 

Convention in Rosemont, Ill. 

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Tippie College of Business 

Kim Rucker (BBA89) 

was appointed to the HP Inc. 

board of directors. Rucker 

is the former executive vice 

president, general counsel, 

and secretary of Andeavor, 

which was acquired by Marathon 

Petroleum in 2018. Prior 

to joining Andeavor, Rucker 

was executive vice president 

of Kraft Foods Group Inc. and 

senior vice president of Avon 

Products Inc. 

Peggy Trevino (BBA82) 

received the 2022 Distinguished 

Service Award from 

the ISCPA. 

James Anderson (BBA72) 

is a member of the board of 

directors of Lionheart Acquisition 

Corp., a blank-check 

company that accomplished 

a business combination with 

MSP Recovery in one of the 

largest SPAC transactions 

to date. 

TIPPIE 

ADVISORY 

BOARD 

Jeff Chapman (BBA79) 


Board. Chapman is a partner 

at Gibson Dunn law firm in 

Dallas, Texas. 

TIPPIE 

ADVISORY 

BOARD 

Jack Evans (MBA72) 

was honored with a Coe College 

Founders’ Medal. Evans 

received his bachelor’s degree 

from Coe in 1970. He is currently 

chairman of the board 

of the Hall-Perrine Foundation 

and is an emeritus member of 

the Tippie Advisory Board. 

John Fyfe (MBA78) 

retired from his position as 

the executive director of information 

technology for the 

College of Business Administration 

at the University of 

Illinois Chicago. 

TIPPIE 

ADVISORY 

BOARD 

Tanner Krause has joined 

the Tippie Advisory Board. 

He is the CEO of Kum & Go 

in Des Moines, Iowa. 

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updates are submitted by 

alumni and are not verified 

by the editor. While we 

welcome alumni news, 

Tippie Magazine is not 

responsible for the information 

contained in these 

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in 

MEMORIAM 

Mary Louise Pappajohn 

October 6, 1933—March 17, 2022 

Mary Pappajohn—along with her husband, John Pappajohn 

(BSC52/LHD10)—was committed to spreading art and opportunity. 

Born in Minneapolis in 1933, Mary graduated from the University 

of Minnesota with a bachelor’s degree in home economics and a 

passion for art that would last a lifetime. 

After marrying John in 1961, Mary used her expertise to build 

their personal art collection, for which they were recognized for 

15 consecutive years as among ARTNews Magazine’s Top 200 

Art Collectors. Their outdoor sculpture collection was eventually 

made public with the establishment of the John and Mary 

Pappajohn Sculpture Park in Des Moines, Iowa. Mary was also 

heavily involved in board leadership roles with art galleries and 

organizations across the country, including at the Des Moines 

Art Center, Walker Art Center, Kennedy Center for the Performing 

Arts, Whitney Museum, and the National Gallery of Art. 

Mary’s other philanthropic focus was higher education. 

She and her husband donated generously to the University 

of Iowa including the John Pappajohn Business Building. 

Their philanthropy established one of five statewide John 

Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Centers, the John and Mary 

Pappajohn Biomedical Institute, John and Mary Pappajohn 

Clinical Cancer Center, and the Des Moines-based John and 

Mary Pappajohn Education Center—home to the college’s 

Des Moines graduate programming—among many other gifts. 

Mary was highly regarded for her philanthropy and dedication 

to the art community during her life, earning awards such as 

State of Iowa Philanthropist of the Year and National Philanthropist 

of the Year for the Arts. 

Duane E. Thompson 

November 8, 1931—January 13, 2022 

Associate Dean for the Undergraduate 

Program, 1987—1995 

Jason G. Trout (BA01) 

June 15, 1978—November 25, 2021 

John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial 

Center Alumni Board member, 

2011—2017 

John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial 

Center Advisory Council member, 

2017—2019 


1940s 

Melvin L. Allison (BSC49) 

Glen H. Asmus (BSC48) 

Joe G. Ayres (BSC48) 

Kenneth M. Braymen (BSC49) 

Gordon K. C. Chen (BS46/ 

BSC47/MA50/PhD56) 

William C. Duster (BSC48) 

Rolland A. Franzen (BSC44) 

James F. Frazier (BSC42) 

James M. Gee (BSC47) 

Roger C. Hausen (BSC49) 

Eve Marie Hendrickson (BSC47) 

Stanley R. Hill (BSC49) 

Howard B. Lee (BS41/MA49) 

R. P. Livingston (BSC42) 

Mildred O. Lupton (BSC42) 

John H. McGill (BSC49) 

Everett William Munsell (BSC49) 

Mildred M. Murray (BSC45) 

Jaclyn F. Phinney (BSC49) 

Maurice L. Rose (BSC49) 

Burton John Rutz (BSC49) 

Richard W. Smith (BSC48) 

Carolyn M. Stephens (BSC48) 

Ruth L. Streed (BSC40) 

John M. Taylor (BSC47) 

Henry B. Tippie (BSC49) 

Arthur Vinall (BSC40) 

William W. Wells (BSC46) 

George S. Wilson (BSC49) 

Donald C. Wright (BSC48/MA49) 

1950s 

Fredrick W. Aistrope (BSC53) 

Donald K. Asby (BSC52) 

Thomas R. Aschom (BSC57) 

George W. Baehr (BSC53) 

James R. Beasmore (BSC59) 

Edward E. Beaty (BSC50) 

Henry J. Bolhuis (BSC58) 

D. Dean Bolick (BSC55) 

Janice H. Boswell (BSC59) 

Jack H. Bradley (BSC59) 

Andrew P. Buntz (BSC52) 

John E. Calvert (MA52) 

David N. Carstensen (BSC52) 

Gladys T. Carter (MA52) 

Daryl L. Carter (BSC54) 

Charles M. Cavanagh (BSC56) 

Martin D. Christensen (BSC56) 

Jack L. Collison (BSC58) 

John H. Comer (BSC59) 

John M. Dinges (BSC57) 

Frederick R. Dowden (BSC56) 

H. Frank Eisele (BSC51) 

Dale W. Euchner (BSC57) 

Earl D. Evans (BSC56) 

Charles R. Farris (BSC56) 

Robert T. Fluent (BSC59) 

Howard O. Fosse (BSC51) 

Alvin A. Fosse (BSC51) 

Jasper D. Frye (BSC56) 

Vernon J. Gericke (BSC54) 

Richard H. Glasman (BSC54) 

Alan Gross (BSC59) 

Dwight J. Haarup (BSC57) 

David F. Halbach (BSC58) 

Donald E. Hartvigsen (BSC54) 

William C. Hettrick (BSC51/MA56) 

Jack P. Hoag (BSC57/MA58) 

Marvin J. Van Houten (BA57/MA65) 

Edward T. Imhoff (BSC53) 

Robert L. Keefer (BSC53) 

George B. Keister (BSC51) 

Garland J. Kircher (BSC50) 

Albert F. Krall (BSC55) 

William H. Long (BSC59) 

John W. Mackin (BSC56) 

Joe De Maria (BSC52) 

James B. McNeal (BSC50) 

Richard P. Means (BSC56) 

David L. Miller (BSC54) 

Henry E. Mohr (BSC55) 

Kenneth A. Mounce (BSC50) 

Michael Mulroney (BSC54) 

Victor F. Naxera (BSC57) 

F. Gerald Nilles (BSC50) 

Robert E. Nye (BSC53) 

Richard T. Peldo (BSC57) 

John D. Peterson (BSC50) 

Mary Lou Pollpeter (BSC58) 

Robert W. Rasdal (BSC50) 

Larry T. Reida (BSC58) 

Howard W. Riley (BSC51) 

Donald E. Sievers (BSC58) 

Robert C. Sneckenberger (BSC51) 

John F. Sullivan (BSC50) 

James M. Urice (BSC51) 

David B. Vetter (BSC58) 

Carl R. Wenholz (BSC52) 

William J. Wentzel (BBA59) 

Denny R. Whisler (BSC55) 

Robert D. Williams (BSC58) 

Robert S. Williamson (BSC50) 

Jack A. Wright (BSC50) 

Roland M. Wright (BA51/MA54/PhD62) 

James B. Wright (BSC56) 

Merrill L. Wunder (BSC59/MBA72) 

Paul A. Zimmerman (BSC54) 

Carroll F. Zuber (BSC59) 

1960s 

Roger A. Armstrong (BBA68) 

LaVerne A. Arp (BBA66) 

William E. Balik (BBA65) 

Raymond W. Beemer (BBA68) 

Lerold W. Blaskey (BBA60) 

Jon J. Broers (BBA68) 

Richard C. Clauson (BBA61) 

Lawrence R. Clore (BBA66) 

Shirley A. Connor (BBA63) 

Jo Anne Atkinson Cooper (BBA64) 

Raymond B. Cooper (BBA66) 

Gary F. Dailey (BBA61) 

Charles L. Davisson (BA63/MA67) 

Richard N. Engman (BBA64/MBA75) 

Lyle L. Feld (BBA67/MBA69) 

Carol A. Fleagle (BBA69) 

Richard J. Grekoff (BBA68) 

Dallas P. Hogan (BBA65) 

Terry L. House (BBA68) 

Charles W. Hultman (PhD60) 

Michael W. Jackson (BBA68) 

Brian H. Johnson (MBA62) 

Charles E. Kelley (BBA63) 

Kermit D. Larson (BBA62/MBA63) 

David L. Luense (BBA69) 

James R. Maurice (BBA63/BBA66/MBA68) 

W. D. McCausland (BBA69) 

Marianne Morton (BBA69) 

Don L. Pertl (BBA62) 

Willard J. Plotkin (BBA62) 

Robert D. Romine (BBA66) 

David S. Rossate (BBA61) 

Mary E. Shafer (BBA66) 

Garlyn J. Siders (BBA68) 

Randall H. Siemsen (BBA68/MA71) 

William G. Skea (BBA68) 

Herbert L. Sohl (BBA62) 

Michael K. Uchytil (BBA63) 

John F. Uitermarkt (BBA63) 

Willard W. Will (BBA65) 

Glenn G. Wright (BBA65) 

Dal C. Zierk (BA64/MBA67) 

1970s 

John D. Allen (BBA75/MBA76) 

Karl K. Anderson (BBA73) 

Dennis L. Baker (BBA71/MA73) 

Mark N. Bohle (BBA77) 

Michael J. Bowens (BBA72) 

Ronald R. Burke (BBA70/MBA83) 

William G. Campbell (BBA76) 

Jeffrey R. Chicoine (MBA70/MA80) 

Robert E. Cissne (BBA71) 

Janice L. Darby (BBA79) 

Ronald C. Dickson (BBA73) 

Jay W. Donaldson (MBA79) 

C. Frederick Eisele (PhD71) 

Douglas D. Eland (MBA71) 

Russel K. Farrow (MBA72) 

Thomas E. Hahn (BBA72) 

Larry D. Hern (MBA77/MA82) 

Rachel A. Holmquist (BBA78) 

William H. Hughes (BBA74) 

Paul H. Kaune (BBA71) 

John W. Laux (BBA76) 

Constance L. Leimkuehler (BBA77) 

J. Mark Lemon (BBA77) 

Robert A. Levy (BBA73) 

Dale E. Longwell (MBA72) 

Bill Lynch (BBA77) 

Randall J. Marcoot (BBA70/MBA72) 

Dennis A. Mekemson (BBA73) 

Eldred J. Morgan (MBA70) 

Scott D. Natvig (MBA74) 

Kim A. Neil (BBA79) 

Larry J. Nelson (MBA70) 

Tana P. Parrish (BBA74) 

William Porter (BBA74) 

Roger J. Raum (BBA77) 

Dennis L. Schroeder (BBA75) 

Freddy L. Shepherd (BBA73) 

Dennis B. Sidwell (BBA71) 

Robert C. Sporrer (BBA72) 

Michael G. Strode (BBA79) 

Russell G. Vinson (MBA71) 

Mark T. Weede (BBA70) 

Robert H. Woodhouse (MA71/PhD79) 

1980s 

Greg S. Azeltine (BBA81) 

Thomas B. Boston (BBA84) 

Donald I. Brobston (BBA82) 

David E. Brogla (BBA83) 

Daniel J. Churchill (MBA89) 

Joseph Droessler (BBA85/MA86) 

Christine L. Eiten (BBA86) 

Mark W. Fransdal (BBA82) 

Douglas E. Gray (BBA81) 

Mark A. Kendall (BBA85) 

Dallas L. Kibbe (MBA88) 

George E. Leonard (MBA84) 

John F. O’Connor (BBA86) 

Scott D. Otten (BBA85) 

Thomas G. Poholsky (BBA89/MBA91) 

James E. Poore (BBA89) 

Annette M. Pride (BBA81) 

Robert G. Schweizer (BBA85/MBA86) 

Michael G. Shafer (BBA81) 

Lori A. Snodgrass (BBA85/MBA96) 

Friedrich Weber (MBA80) 

Diane E. Weiss (BBA82) 

Douglas J. Westholm (BBA86) 

Terry Lee Youngblood (MBA84) 

1990s 

Lori B. Kirkpatrick (MBA92) 

Erik E. Marshall (BBA93) 

Christopher Montag (MBA90) 

Latisha Nixon (MBA95) 

Heather A. Pollard (BBA90) 

Kristin R. Sekasetz (BBA99) 

John M. Snitko (BBA98) 

Somkong Vong (BBA90) 

2000s 

Patrick J. Ball (MBA03) 

Kevin T. Colschen (BA09) 

Todd M. Farrell (BBA02) 

Adam M. Jay (BBA01) 

Nicole A. Jones (BBA02/MA14) 

Patrick J. McFarland (BBA02) 

Jonathan M. Schroeder (BBA01) 

Megan Setaro (BBA03) 

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HOW TO 

Tom Daugherty (BBA07) | CEO, Stratus Industries & Managing Partner, Containers Up, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 

THIS / OR / THAT? 

SPONTANEOUS / PLANNED 1 

RECYCLE / UPCYCLE 2 

OPTIMIST 3 / PESSIMIST 

CRYPTOCURRENCY / CASH 4 

INTROVERT / EXTROVERT 5 

TALK / LISTEN 6 

LAKE 7 / RIVER 

SHORT TERM 8 / LONG TERM 

PHONE CALL 9 / EMAIL 

HOME / OFFICE 10 

TWITTER / LINKEDIN 11 

SIMPLE 12 / COMPLEX 

THE SUPPLY CHAIN / POST-VACATION INBOX 13 

LET ME EXPLAIN... (1) As much fun as it is to think that we just do everything without systems, being organized and 

having a plan is the only way it really gets done. (2) You get to be more creative when you upcycle. (3) Optimist 

through and through! Life is too short to be a pessimist. (4) What’s better than cash? (5) Team is the name of the 

game. We could not get anything done without a great group of people around. The more people you get to know, 

the better your team becomes. (6) The best way to learn. (7) Summers in Wisconsin wouldn’t be the same without 

spending weekends “up north” at the lake. (8) If you can’t figure it out in the short term, you won’t be around long 

enough to worry about the long term. (9) You can get more done with one 10-minute phone call than over 10 emails. 

(10) A group solving problems and having an open discussion is SO much faster and more valuable in person. 

(11) Extremely valuable as a networking tool. (12) Once you have the right information and the right people working 

on a problem, it all gets simple. (13) If the news is really bad, they would have found a way to get ahold of you. 


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Tippie College of Business. 

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...one last thing... 

“One detail that didn’t make it into the Sam LaPorta 

story… Sam was a freshman when he took the field 

for the first time as a Hawkeye, against the Miami of 

Ohio RedHawks. The thrill of playing big-time college 

football. The band and the cheerleaders and the 69,000 

screaming Hawkeye fans in Kinnick Stadium. 

LaPorta remembers none of it. 

The moment got the better of him. 

“I blacked out,” he said. 

—TOM SNEE 

The University of Iowa prohibits 

discrimination in employment, educational 

programs, and activities on the basis of race, 

creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, 

pregnancy, disability, genetic information, 

status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. 

military, sexual orientation, gender identity, 

associational preferences, or any other 

classification that deprives the person of 

consideration as an individual. The university 

also affirms its commitment to providing 

equal opportunities and equal access to 

university facilities. For additional information 

on nondiscrimination policies, contact the 

Director, Office of Institutional Equity, the 

University of Iowa, 202 Jessup Hall, Iowa City, 

IA 52242-1316, 319-335-0705, 

oie-ui@uiowa.edu. W006070 

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old 

GOLD 

1985 

NEXT STOP: 

PENTACREST 

Celebrate 50 years 

of making it up 

the Jefferson Street 

hill on page 16. 

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