Hunter
04/19/21
Iowa Board of Regents President Michael Richards has been appointed for another six-year term.
The Daily Iowan reports that Richards was appointed in 2016 to replace a regent who resigned before her term expired. He was elected Regents president in 2017, again in 2018 and last April. His term was set to expire at the end of this month.
Regent Patty Cownie’s was not reappointed for another term. She’s being replaced by Greta Rouse of Emmetsburg, who previously worked as a deputy communications director and scheduler for former governor Terry Branstad.
A University of Iowa student will be the new student regent. Abigail Crow of Tiffin co-chairs the Internal Affairs Committee at the school, and is replacing Iowa State University student representative Zack Leist. Leist was appointed in 2019.
By state law, the board is required to be gender-balanced, and no more than five of its nine members can have the same political affiliation. The new Board will have five women and four men, and five Republicans.
