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Wendy Wintersteen, President of Iowa State University of Science and Technology THE INSTALLATION CELEBRATION OF IOWA STATE ’ S SIXTEENTH PRESIDENT WENDY WINTERSTEEN I BELIEVE IN THE FUTURE OF IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY – IN THE POTENTIAL OF OUR STUDENTS , THE EXCELLENCE OF OUR RESEARCHERS , THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF OUR EDUCATORS , AND THE STRATEGIC COMMITMENT AND DEDICATION OF OUR STAFF . TOGETHER , WE WILL BUILD UPON OUR GREAT HISTORIC LAND - GRANT FOUNDATION AND MAKE IOWA , OUR NATION , AND THIS WORLD A BETTER PLACE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS . - PRESIDENT WENDY WINTERSTEEN - THE INSTALLATION CELEBRATION OF IOWA STATE ’ S SIXTEENTH PRESIDENT WENDY WINTERSTEEN PRESIDENT WENDY WINTERSTEEN DR . WENDY WINTERSTEEN BECAME THE 1 6 TH PRESIDENT OF Iowa State University on Nov. 20, 2017, after a nationwide search and a unanimous vote of the Board of Regents, State of Iowa. The first woman to hold the university’s highest office, Dr. Wintersteen has served Iowa State for nearly 40 years in several capacities. After working in eastern and central Iowa as one of the first female ISU Extension associates in integrated pest management, Dr. Wintersteen completed her doctorate in entomology at Iowa State. Rising through the ranks to become a professor of entomology (with a brief stint at the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture in Washington, D.C.), she assumed a number of administrative roles in extension and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS). Most recently, Dr. Wintersteen served for 11 years as the endowed dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and director of the Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station. During her tenure, CALS rapidly increased enrollment to become the third largest college of agriculture in the nation, research grants increased markedly, awards for teaching excellence grew, and the college achieved a 98 percent placement rate for its graduates. As president, and with the support of her administrative team, Dr. Wintersteen is advancing Iowa State University for the 21st century with priorities focused on enhancing student success, strengthening innovation and research excellence, creating a culture of entrepreneurship, cultivating a welcoming and inclusive campus climate, and growing state and private support for the university and its faculty, staff, and students. Dr. Wintersteen serves on the Board of Directors of the Big 12 Conference; the University Innovation Alliance (UIA), a coalition of 11 public research universities aimed at making college degrees more attainable for underrepresented students; the Cultivation Corridor, a regional economic initiative to establish Iowa as the global center for excellence in agbiosciences, advanced manufacturing, and technology sectors; and Bankers Trust. She is a member of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) Council of Presidents, the Governor’s STEM Advisory Council Executive Committee, and the Business Education Alliance. Dr. Wintersteen holds a bachelor’s of science degree in crop production from Kansas State University and Ph.D. in entomology from Iowa State University. In 2007, she was honored as a Kansas State University Alumni Fellow for professional accomplishments and distinguished service. 2 THE ACADEMIC PROCESSION PRESIDENTS AND OTHER OFFICIAL DELEGATES OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES REPRESENTATIVES OF ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL DELEGATES OF LEARNED SOCIETIES AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FACULTY ADMINISTRATION STUDENT BODY IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY PLATFORM PARTY OFFICIALS 3 THE CEREMONIAL PROGRAM MICHAEL RICHARDS President of the Board of Regents, State of Iowa, Presiding Hollis Monroe Announcer PRELUDE CONCERT Flourish for Wind Band .................................................. Ralph Vaughan Williams Yorkshire Ballad . James Barnes Acadiana ......................................................................Frank Ticheli Air for Band ...................................................................Frank Erickson Transcendent Journey ...........................................................Rossano Galante ISU Wind Ensemble Michael Golemo, conductor THE ACADEMIC PROCESSION March and Procession of Bacchus ..................................................... Leo Delibes arr. Eric Osterling OPENING CEREMONY The Posting of the Colors ............................................... Joint Service Color Guard The Star-Spangled Banner ...................................................... Francis Scott Key Simon Estes, bass-baritone WELCOME Michael Richards GREETINGS Representing the State of Iowa, The Honorable Kim Reynolds, Governor Representing the undergraduate students, Julian Neely, Student Government President Representing the graduate students, Norin Yasin Chaudhry, President of the Graduate and Professional Student Senate Representing the faculty, Peter Martin, President of the Faculty Senate Representing the professional and scientific staff, Stacy Renfro, President of the Professional and Scientific Council Representing the merit staff, Jean McMaken, President of AFSCME Local 96 Representing the alumni, Lawrence Cunningham, Chair, Board of Directors, Iowa State University Alumni Association 4 THE CEREMONIAL PROGRAM MUSICAL PRESENTATIONS To Serve ..................................................................... Michael Golemo Premier Performance Toreador Song (from “Carmen”) ......................................................Georges Bizet arr. Michael Golemo Simon Estes, bass-baritone INTRODUCTION OF THE PRESIDENT Gregory Geoffroy, President Emeritus, Iowa State University THE INSTALLATION Installation of the President Michael Richards Installation Address “To Serve. To Lead. To Excel.” Wendy Wintersteen, President of Iowa State University of Science and Technology MUSICAL PRESENTATIONS If Music Be the Food of Love .........................................................David Dickau The Bells of Iowa State ............................................................ James Wilson arr. Robert Molison Iowa State Singers James Rodde, conductor Michael Banwarth, accompanist CLOSING REMARKS Michael Richards RECESSIONAL Grand March (from “Aida”) ....................................................... Giuseppe Verdi ISU Wind Ensemble Michael Golemo, conductor 5 CEREMONIAL PROGRAM NOTES MICHAEL RICHARDS Dr. Michael Richards of West Des Moines is the 22nd president of the Board of Regents, State of Iowa. He was appointed president on May 1, 2017, and re-elected on April 12, 2018. Dr. Richards was appointed to the Board of Regents on May 6, 2016, by Governor Terry Branstad to fill the unexpired term of Mary Andringa, and his term on the board expires April 30, 2021. Richards earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa in 1970 and his M.D. from the University of Iowa’s College of Medicine in 1974. After graduation, he was in practice for more than 20 years, and during that time was president of Healthcare Preferred and the Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical Foundation. Richards served as chief medical officer at Iowa Health System (now UnityPoint Health) and later was chairman of MEDTEC, a medical services and equipment company. Until its sale in 2017, he served as vice chairman and managing partner of Quatro Composites in Orange City, Iowa, which specialized in manufacturing carbon composite equipment for the aerospace and medical industries. Dr. Michael Richards has served as president of the Dowling Foundation, and more recently served on the board and Executive Committee of the Minnesota Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis. 6 CEREMONIAL PROGRAM NOTES GREGORY L . GEOFFROY Gregory L. Geoffroy’s career spanned his academic interests as an acclaimed researcher in organometallic chemistry and a campus administrator at three prestigious public universities. He completed his academic studies in chemistry with his B.S. from the University of Louisville and Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology. In 1991, he was named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Geoffroy began his professional career as a professor of chemistry at The Pennsylvania State University. He published more than 200 research articles in refereed journals and is co-author of the book Organometallic Photochemistry . Along the way, he turned his talents to university administration, first as the head of the Department of Chemistry and then as the dean of the Eberly College of Science (1989–1997). Geoffroy was then hired by the University of Maryland as senior vice president for academic affairs and provost (1997–2001). Geoffroy began his tenure as Iowa State University’s 14th president on July 1, 2001. In his inaugural address, he outlined three priorities: to recruit and retain top faculty, provide students with an outstanding living/learning environment, and engage the people of the state of Iowa. As president, he never wavered from these goals. Geoffroy led two ambitious and successful campus strategic plans with goals that Iowa State would be the best at advancing its land-grant ideals and in putting science and technology to work. Iowa State received record amounts in external grants and funding and welcomed the largest student enrollments up until that time. He doubled the number of endowed faculty positions on campus to 150, and he strongly supported research efforts into biorenewable energy as shown by the establishment of the Bioeconomy Institute and the BioCentury Research Farm. 7 CEREMONIAL PROGRAM NOTES Despite difficult ebbs and flows of state funding, Iowa State surpassed several fundraising milestones,
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