Iowa Board of Regents Announces Second Finalist for Iowa State University President

The Iowa Board of Regents has announced the second finalist in the search for the next president of Iowa State University.

David Cook, Ph.D., President at North Dakota State University, will visit campus on Thursday, Nov. 6, to meet with faculty, staff, students and community members. Cook’s curriculum vitae and full interview schedule are available on the Iowa Board of Regents website and Iowa State University’s presidential search website.

Cook will participate in a public forum:

• Thursday, Nov. 6, 4-5 p.m. in the Durham Great Hall of the Memorial Union

Live video streaming of the public forum will be available on the Board’s website. A mult box also will be available at the public forum for reporters covering the event.

Cook is one of two finalists participating in a final round of interviews at Iowa State. Following the campus visits, the Board of Regents will meet in closed session on Nov. 11 to hear from the search committee co-chairs, interview the finalist candidates, and select a new president.

The Board of Regents is a group of citizen volunteers who govern the state’s three public universities through policymaking, coordination and oversight.

Cook CV (PDF)
Finalist Interview Schedule (PDF)