Articles from May 2021

Amy Kristof-Brown is just getting started
Thursday, May 27, 2021
She cut her teeth in Tippie’s top spot by navigating through a once-in-a-century crisis. (No biggie.) Next up? Well, we’ll let her tell you herself.

Tippie Leadership Collaborative streamlines partnerships between business community and University of Iowa
Thursday, May 27, 2021
Whether in person or virtual, the Tippie Leadership Collaborative can come to you. Past and current clients, locations highlighted in yellow, are found all over the United States.

Three keys to a successful company leadership transition from Kum & Go
Thursday, May 27, 2021
For 17 years, Kum & Go's CEO was Kyle Krause (BBA85), son of Kum & Go co-founder W.A. (Bill) Krause. In January, Kyle Krause handed over leadership of the company to Tanner Krause, one of his five children. Kyle is now focusing on management of the Krause Group, the parent company of Kum & Go, which is comprised of 10 other businesses, including two wineries and a professional soccer team in Italy...

Congratulations to our 2021 Fulbright award recipient, Brant Walker!
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Brant Walker is from Dubuque, Iowa and has recently received a Fulbright scholarship to study in Germany in 2022. He is graduating this year with Bachelor of Science degrees in Economics and Mathematics and a Minor in Philosophy.

The pandemic and mental health: A conversation with Tippie embedded therapist Kristin Wurster
Monday, May 24, 2021
It’s a unique time to work in the field of mental health — to put it mildly. “It’s rare that therapists are going through similar experiences at the same time as many of their clients,” said Kristin Wurster, embedded psychologist at the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business. The need to suddenly shift gears, for example, was something Wurster experienced in real time with the students she...

Erin Johnson wins Tippie College’s Instructional-track Collegiate Teaching Award
Thursday, May 20, 2021
Erin Johnson, Associate Professor of Instruction, received the Tippie College’s Collegiate Teaching Award for instructional-track faculty at the college’s annual faculty/staff recognition event. The Collegiate Teaching Award recognizes excellence in teaching and each of the college’s six academic departments nominates a faculty member for the award. A committee of former Collegiate Instructional...

Richard Peter wins Tippie College’s highest tenure-track teaching award
Monday, May 17, 2021
Richard Peter, Associate Professor of Finance, received the Tippie College’s Collegiate Teaching Award for tenure-track faculty at the college’s annual faculty/staff recognition event. The Collegiate Teaching Award recognizes excellence in teaching and each of the college’s six academic departments nominates a faculty member for the award. A committee of former Collegiate Teaching Award winners...

Matthew Obinna Nwaneri (MBA19): Nigerian oncologist on global stage
Friday, May 14, 2021
Born in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, brought up in Lagos State and in his hometown, Umuezeala-Ehime, Ehime, in Ehime-Mbano local council of Imo State, where he lived with his grandparents after his secondary education, Dr. Matthew Obinna Nwaneri (MBA19) is not bashful of change.

The burdens of informal leadership
Friday, May 14, 2021
Ambitious employees in informal leadership roles can get burned out when they don’t receive support from their bosses, according to new research from the University at Buffalo School of Management in collaboration with Tippie's Jennifer Nahrgang.

The future of work
Thursday, May 13, 2021
We asked our faculty experts your most pressing questions as we reimagine the post-pandemic workplace.
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