Senate confirms new, returning Iowa Board of Regents members

(From left) Regents JC Risewick, Robert Cramer and Christine Hensley be an Iowa Board of Regents gathering connected April 24, 2025. (Photo by Brooklyn Draisey/Iowa Capital Dispatch)

Christine Hensley has been confirmed to the Iowa Board of Regents by the Iowa Senate, much than a week aft the confirmation of different caller and returning committee members.

Hensley, whose ballot was primitively deferred astatine the petition of Sen. Tony Bisignano, D-Des Moines, filled the bare spot near by Mike Richards aft helium resigned from the committee successful outpouring 2024. Her word is acceptable to past until 2027.

Sen. Jeff Taylor, R-Sioux Center, said different positions Hensley holds see seat of ISL Education Lending, seat of nationalist charter schoolhouse Horizon Science Academy Des Moines and president-elect of the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden. She’s a erstwhile subordinate of the Des Moines City Council.

“Christine Hensley is simply a idiosyncratic who is good qualified to service connected the committee of regents,” Taylor said.

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Hensley was confirmed with a 34-16 vote.

Regents David Barker and James Risewick were some reappointed to their roles connected April 29 with votes of 34-16 arsenic well.

Barker, a existent property businessman and University of Iowa professor, has served connected the committee since 2019 and with confirmation volition service a 2nd term. Risewick was appointed to the committee successful June 2022 to capable the spot of Milt Dakovich, and his word was acceptable to extremity connected April 30 earlier helium was confirmed.

Kurt Tjaden was besides confirmed successful Late April to service his archetypal word connected the committee of regents, replacing Jim Lindenmeyer aft helium attended his past gathering successful April.

Sen. Mike Pike, R-Des Moines, said during statement astatine the clip Tjaden is an Iowa State University alum and is serving arsenic president of the university’s alumni association.

“He’s looking guardant to serving successful this role, and I deliberation he’d bash a good job,” Pike said.

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