Board of Directors
The management of the Iowa Law School Foundation (ILSF) is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of graduates of the College of Law, law faculty, law students, and the dean of the college. The board meets twice a year at the Boyd Law Building.
Additional biographical information about ILSF board members is available in this booklet (PDF format).
Officers
Mr. Charles M. Kierscht, J.D. 1962
ILSF President
Hinsdale, Illinois
Former CEO, President, Chair
Kemper Financial Services
Mr. Frank W. Pechacek, Jr., J.D. 1969
ILSF Vice President
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Founder, Attorney at Law
Willson & Pechacek, P.L.C.
Mr. Stephen M. Morain, J.D. 1971
ILSF Treasurer
Waukee, Iowa
Of Counsel
Davis Brown Law Firm
Ms. Marcella David
ILSF Secretary
Iowa City, Iowa
Faculty
College of Law
Ms. Tiffany K. Shaw
ILSF Assistant Treasurer
Iowa City, Iowa
Executive Vice President, COO
University of Iowa Foundation
Ms. Sherri P. Furman
ILSF Assistant Treasurer
Iowa City, Iowa
Executive Vice President, COO & Treasurer
University of Iowa Foundation
Executive Committee
Charles M. Kierscht, J.D. 1962
ILSF President
Hinsdale, Illinois
Former CEO, President, Chair
Kemper Financial Services
Mr. Frank W. Pechacek, Jr., J.D. 1969
ILSF Vice President
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Founder, Attorney at Law
Willson & Pechacek, P.L.C.
Ms. Gail B. Agrawal
Iowa City, Iowa
Dean
College of Law
Mr. Robert E. Youle, J.D. 1976
Chair, Fundraising Committee
Denver, Colorado
Attorney at Law
Sherman & Howard L.L.C.
Mr. C. Dana Waterman, III, J.D.1971
Chair, Governance Committee
Bettendorf, Iowa
Managing Partner
Lane & Waterman
Mr. Stephen M. Morain, J.D. 1971
ILSF Treasurer
Chair, Finance Committee
Waukee, Iowa
Of Counsel
Davis Brown Law Firm
Ms. Kelly M. Hnatt, J.D. 1989
Chair, External & Alumni Relations Committee
New York, New York
Partner
Wilkie Farr & Gallagher
Members of the Board of Directors
Richard R. Albrecht, J.D. 1961
Bainbridge Island, Washington
Retired Senior Counsel
Perkins Coie L.L.P.
Victor M. Alvarez, J.D. 1983
Miami, Florida
Executive Partner
White & Case, L.L.P.
Eric G. Andersen, Faculty
Iowa City, Iowa
Professor
College of Law
Raymond M. Beebe, J.D. 1967
Forest City, Iowa
Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
Winnebago Industries, Inc.
Marvin S. Berenstein, J.D. 1961
Sioux City, Iowa
Managing Partner
Berenstein, Moore, Berenstein, Heffernan & Moeller, L.L.P.
Elizabeth R. Boyd, J.D. 1987
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Planned Giving Officer
The Friends of the St. Paul Library
Daniel D. Crouse, J.D. 1985
Seattle, Washington
Retired Deputy Counsel
Microsoft Corporation
Charles H. Dick, J.D. 1967
San Diego, California
Partner
Baker & Mckenzie
Robert N. Downer, J.D. 1963
Iowa City, Iowa
Attorney at Law
Meardon, Sueppel & Downer, P.L.C.
Jack M. Fribley, J.D. 1974
Edina, Minnesota
Attorney at Law
Faegre & Benson
Mr. Joel T.S. Greer, J.D. 1978
Marshalltown, Iowa
Attorney at Law
Cartwright, Druker & Ryden
Mr. Harlan "Bud" Hockenberg, J.D. 1952
West Des Moines, Iowa
Attorney at Law
Coppola, McConville, Coppola et al
Mr. Bradley D. Houser, J.D. 1987
Miami, Florida
Attorney at Law
Akerman Senterfitt
Mr. Kenneth L. Jacobs, J.D. 1980
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Assistant General Counsel
Crane Company
Mr. James D. Johnson, J.D. 1967
New York, New York
Senior Counsel
Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood L.L.P.
Ms. Cheryl Bloethe Linder, J.D. 1987
Mission, Kansas
Attorney at Law
Stinson Morrison & Hecker L.L.P.
Mr. Robert J. Loots, J.D. 1958
Mequon, Wisconsin
Attorney at Law
vonBriesen & Roper, S.C.
Ms. Monica B. Moen, J.D. 1997
Iowa City, Iowa
Attorney
Mr. Alfredo G. Parrish, J.D. 1970
Des Moines, Iowa
Founder & Senior Partner
Parrish Krudenier Law Firm
Mr. Dempsey J. Prappas
Houston, Texas
Attorney & Counselor at Law
Mr. Mark W. Putney, J.D. 1957
Carefree, Arizona
Retired Chair & CEO
Iowa Power & Light Company
Mr. Timothy Ray, J.D. 1994
Chicago, Illinois
Partner
Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal
Mr. Stanley Richards, J.D. 1958
Des Moines, Iowa
Retired Senior Vice President
General Growth Properties
Ms. Jane Ann Schiltz, J.D. 1981
Mequon, Wisconsin
Vice President, Estate & Business Markets
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Ms. Heidi McNeil Staudenmaier, J.D. 1985
Phoenix, Arizona
Attorney at Law
Snell & Wilmer, L.L.P.
Mr. John-Mark Stensvaag
Iowa City, Iowa
Faculty
College of Law
Ms. Deborah M. Tharnish, J.D. 1980
Des Moines, Iowa
Senior Shareholder
Davis Brown Law Firm
Student Representatives
Ms. Amy Beier
Iowa City, IA
ISBA Co-President
Ms. Amy Hein
Iowa City, IA
ISBA Co-President
Ms. Sophie Doroba
Iowa City, IA
ILSF Student Representative
Lifetime Honorary Directors
Stephen F. Avery, J.D. 1966
Spencer, Iowa
Joan U. Axel, J.D. 1981
Muscatine, Iowa
Arthur E. Bonfield, Faculty
Iowa City, Iowa
John J. Bouma, J.D. 1960
Phoenix, Arizona
Willard L. Boyd, Faculty
Iowa City, Iowa
Allen E. Brennecke, J.D. 1961
Marshalltown, Iowa
Richard W. Canady, J.D. 1959
San Francisco, California
Thomas M. Collins, J.D. 1952
Tucson, Arizona
Marianne B. Culhane, J.D. 1974
Omaha, Nebraska
Joseph L. Fitzgibbons, J.D. 1979
Estherville, Iowa
David H. Foster, J.D. 1952
Oxford, Maryland
Nolden I. Gentry, Jr., J.D. 1963
Des Moines, Iowa
William A. Gould, J.D. 1970
Seattle, Washington
James E. Grier, J.D. 1959
Scottsdale, Arizona
Edgar F. Hansell, J.D. 1961
Des Moines, Iowa
Charles E. Harris, J.D. 1949
Des Moines, Iowa
N. William Hines
Dean Emeritus
Iowa City, Iowa
Charlotte Beyer Hubbell, J.D. 1976
Des Moines, Iowa
Theodore M. Hutchison, J.D. 1956
Woodward, Iowa
Michael J. Jerde, J.D. 1973
Kansas City, Missouri
Carolyn C. Jones, J.D. 1975
Iowa City, Iowa
Kenneth L. Keith, J.D. 1952
Ottumwa, Iowa
Sheldon Kurtz, Faculty
Iowa City, Iowa
Roger L. Lande, J.D. 1961
Muscatine, Iowa
Richard S. Levitt, J.D. 1954
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Carol Havemann Lynch, J.D. 1972
Houston, Texas
Casey D. Mahon, J.D. 1976
Iowa City, Iowa
Michael G. Marks, J.D. 1959
Larchmont, New York
Mr. Albert C. McClain, J.D. 1952
Bella Vista, Arkansas
Laurance J. Meyer, J.D. 1958
Downers Grove, Illinois
Raymond C. Meyer, J.D. 1984
Chariton, Iowa
Paul M. Neuhauser, Emeritus Faculty
Sarasota, Florida
Maurice B. Nieland, J.D. 1970
Sioux City, Iowa
John F. O'Neill, J.D. 1958
Burlington, Iowa
Jack C. Osborne, J.D. 1950
Spirit Lake, Iowa
J. Edward Power, J.D. 1964
West Des Moines, Iowa
Carroll J. Reasoner, J.D. 1976
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Lehan J. Ryan, J.D. 1964
Langley, Washington
Rex J. Ryden, J.D. 1957
Marshalltown, Iowa
Patricia A. Shoff, J.D. 1973
Des Moines, Iowa
Ross H. Sidney, J.D. 1948
Des Moines, Iowa
Harvey L. Sperry, J.D. 1957
Malden Bridge, New York
Lea VanderVelde, Faculty
Iowa City, Iowa
G. Duane Vieth, J.D. 1949
Bethesda, Maryland
Larry D. Ward, Faculty
Iowa City, Iowa
David E. Watts, J.D. 1942
New York, New York
John R. Wicks, J.D. 1964
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Marvin Winick, J.D. 1959
Des Moines, Iowa
