Partnership Plan - The Regent legislative appropriations request for FY 2006 was centered on $40 million in new state appropriations for the Partnership Plan for Transformation and Excellence. The legislature appropriated a total of $29,019,288 to the Regents from the following sources:
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General Fund Appropriations

Additionally, I wanted to provide you with a quick snapshot of how the $5 billion state’s general fund is allocated. While there are other funds from which money is appropriated, the state’s general fund is the primary funding source. Below is a pie chart created by the Legislative Services Agency on how the budget is appropriated. All of higher education only makes up 16.7% of the budget. This includes funding to the Regents, community colleges and private colleges. Funding for the Board of Regents is 12.5% of the state’s general fund appropriations.
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FEDERAL UPDATE

Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act

On April 19, 2005, President David J. Skorton was one of several University presidents representing the Big Ten Association who met with Representative John A. Boehner, who is a Republican and represents Ohio’s 8 th district. Representative Boehener is the Chair of the House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce. This Committee plays a very important role in the Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act which is being considered again this year in the U.S. Congress.

This legislation includes key provisions for institutions of higher education. One of its key components is student financial aid. During the 2003-2004 academic year, $151,493,867 in federally financed student grants and loans were awarded to University of Iowa students. During that same year, over 90% of all students – undergraduate, graduate and professional received some form of student aid.
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Staff Profile: Meredith Hay, Vice President for Research

Meredith Hay began her duties as Vice President for Research at the University of Iowa on 1 June 2005. Before joining the University of Iowa, Dr. Hay previously was Assistant to the Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Missouri System and Associate Director for External Relations at the University of Missouri Life Sciences Center. She also trained as a postdoctoral fellow in the Cardiovascular Center at the University of Iowa College of Medicine

In addition to her administrative and teaching duties, Dr. Hay is internationally known for her work on the understanding of central nervous system mechanisms regulating blood pressure. A Texas native, Dr. Hay earned her B.A. in psychology from the University of Colorado, Denver in 1983, her M.A. in neurobiology from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 1987, and her Ph.D. in cardiovascular pharmacology from the University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio in 1990.
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