Articles from June 2021

Henry and Patricia on their wedding day

How Henry and Patricia Tippie Met

Monday, June 7, 2021
Proof that true love isn't always love at first sight.

Banwart named VP at Ferrellgas Partners

Thursday, June 3, 2021
Brent Banwart (BBA 08) has been named Vice President of Human Resources at Ferrellgas Partners, one of the nation's largest propane retailers.
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Beating the market: UI’s student-managed Henry Fund wins national kudos

Some of the nation’s savviest investors reside right here in the Corridor. In fact, they’re University of Iowa students, and last month they proved their mettle by being named the nation’s top graduate student-managed investment fund. The Henry Fund, a real-money investment fund managed by students in the UI’s Tippie College of Business’ master’s in finance program, beat out the likes of Rice and...
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Bucking enrollment losses, University of Iowa online MBA sees boom

While COVID-19 mostly hurt enrollment across traditional college and university campuses, it has had the opposite effect on some less traditional higher ed programs — like the University of Iowa’s new online Master of Business Administration degree.