ABOUT UICHR: BOARD

The Executive Board advises and actively assists the UICHR in two critical ways: (1) with existing and contemplated programs of scholarly commentary, educational innovation, artistic advocacy and expression, and community outreach; and (2) in the pursuit of public and private funding for the UICHR’s administration and programs.

Honorary Members:

The Honorable Chester J. Culver

Governor

The State of Iowa

The Honorable Thomas R. Harkin

United States Senator

The State of Iowa

The Honorable David W. Loebsack

United States Representative (2nd District, IA)

The State of Iowa

The Honorable Thomas J. Vilsack

Former Governor

The State of Iowa

The Honorable Richard C. Clark

Former United States Senator

The State of Iowa

The Honorable James A. Leach

Former United States Representative (2nd District, IA)

The State of Iowa

Willard L. Boyd

UI President Emeritus; Rawlings-Miller Professor of Law

The University of Iowa

Voting Members:

Sharon C. Benzoni, ex officio

B.A. Candidate • UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Diana F. Cates

Professor • Department of Religious Studies

Eugenia T. Crosheck
UI Divison of Sponsored Programs

Alison Guernsey, ex officio
J.D. Candidate • UI College of Law

Gregory E. Hamot
Professor • UI College of Education

Vicki L. Hesli
Professor • Department of Political Science

Daniel J. Holub
Director • UI Labor Center

Rex D. Honey
Professor • Department of Geography and International Studies

Amit Kapoor, ex officio

Ph.D. Candidate • UI Department of Sociology

Dr. Maureen F. McCue
UI Global Health Studies Program

Christopher Merrill
Director • International Writing Program

Lon D. Moeller
Professor • UI Tippe College of Business

Dorothy M. Paul

Associate Director for Community Affairs • UICHR

Jacki Thompson Rand

Professor • Department of History

Jerald L. Schnoor

Professor •  UI College of Engineering

Mark Sidel

Professor • UI College of Law

Thomas S. Slockett

Auditor • Johnson County, Iowa

Shelton Stromquist

Associate Director for University Affairs • UICHR

Professor • Department of History

Burns H. Weston
Interim Director • UI Center for Human Rights

Senior Scholar • UI Center for Human Rights
Professor Emeritus • UI College of Law

Andrew R. Willard

Adjunct Professor • UI Department of International Studies

Adrien K. Wing
Professor • UI College of Law

Beverly Witwer, ex officio

Iowa City Human Rights Commission