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Alumni join LAS Dean's Advisory Council

Seven alumni of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences have been appointed to the LAS Dean's Advisory Council.

The Council is comprised of 30 alumni and friends of the college. The group meets twice a year on campus (fall and spring) to discuss issues pertinent to the college.

The next meeting of the Council is Oct. 5-6.

Each new member was appointed to a three-year term and is eligible to serve two consecutive terms.

A complete list of the LAS Dean's Advisory Council is available on-line at www.las.iastate.edu/alumni/dcmembers.shtml.

The newly appointed LAS Dean's Advisory Council members include:

J.D. Beatty, West Des Moines. Beatty is a 1964 English graduate and a former assistant dean in LAS. Beatty retired recently as the chief of staff to the president of the University of Colorado System.

Thomas Bergmann, San Diego, Calif. The president and CEO of Arventis, Inc., Bergmann is a 1977 anthropology graduate.

Gene Lange, Alexandria, Va. A 1969 modern language graduate, Lange is an attorney and a partner in the law firm, Luman, Lange, Thomas & McMullan.

C. Mark Palmer, Fulton, Mo. The CEO of NBA Woodhaven in Columbia, Mo., Palmer is a 1985 sociology graduate.

Kelly Knudson Renner, Weston, Mass. Renner is a 1980 journalism and mass communication graduate. She is a marketing consultant.

Thomas Smith, Houston, Tex. Smith holds both bachelor's and master's degrees in geology (1968 and 1971). He is the president of Seismic Micro-Technology in the Houston area.

Carol Elliott, a retired Air Force brigadier general, from Montana, is the chair of the LAS Dean's Council. She graduated from Iowa State in 1972 with a degree in international relations and political science

The chair-elect of the Council is Mark Fleming, a 1970 graduate in physics from Naperville, Ill. He is the president of Strategies on Demand, L.L.C.

Around LAS
September 18 to October 1, 2006

Air Force Aerospace Studies - Anthropology - Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology - Chemistry - Computer Science
Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology - Economics - English - Genetics, Development & Cell Biology - Geological & Atmospheric Sciences
Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication - History - Mathematics - Military Science - Music - Naval Science
Philosophy & Religious Studies - Physics and Astronomy - Political Science - Psychology - Sociology - Statistics - World Languages & Cultures

African American Studies - American Indian Studies - Biological/Premedical Illustration - Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Classical Studies - Communication Studies - Criminal Justice Studies - Environmental Science - Environmental Studies - Interdisciplinary Studies
International Studies - Liberal Studies - Linguistics - Software Engineering - Speech Communication - U.S. Latino/a Studies - Women's Studies