Francis Ervin Jeffries
Sept. 23, 1930 – July 27, 2025
Tippie Society Member
Francis “Jeff” Ervin Jeffries (MBA64), a steadfast supporter of the Tippie College of Business and University of Iowa, passed away at the age of 94. Jeffries built a distinguished career with Chicago-based investment firm Duff & Phelps, joining shortly after earning an MBA at Iowa and retiring as chairman and CEO in 1997. He was a member of the University of Iowa President’s Club in recognition of his contributions supporting research in cancer, glaucoma, and juvenile diabetes. Jeffries was also a U.S. Air Force veteran, earning a Bronze Star as well as numerous other honors for his service.
Thomas Franklin Pogue
December 28, 1935 - August 20, 2025
Emeritus Professor of Economics
Thomas F. Pogue, passed away at the age of 89 in California. Pogue held degrees from New Mexico State University, Oklahoma State University, and Yale University. He joined the Iowa faculty in 1965 and taught economics for more than four decades. He had several leadership roles, including associate dean and director of the Institute for International Business. Pogue’s career also included significant public service. He was an Air Force veteran and served as a commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. In addition, he held visiting professorships at Texas Tech University and the University of Adelaide in Australia.
Ginny Wilson-Peters
April 16, 1961 – November 16, 2025
Former Tippie Faculty Member
Ginny Wilson-Peters (BBA83/MBA95) passed away at the age of 64. She taught MBA students around the state of Iowa and internationally in Hong Kong and Italy. In 2013, she received the CIMBA Professor of the Year Award for her outstanding contributions to teaching and leadership development. Beyond the classroom, Wilson-Peters founded the Iowa-based leadership development and coaching firm Integrity Integrated in 1999 in Davenport, IA. She also volunteered with many nonprofits and was the 2011 recipient of the Athena Award, which celebrates Quad-Cities area women who excel in their career while making a difference in their communities.
1940s
Wanda Ahrendsen (BA47)
1950s
Raymond Boeding (BSC56)
Thomas Colglazier (BSC54)
Robert Emanuel (BSC58)
Ralph Fretty (BA53)
Larry Honeywell (BSC57)
J. Keith Hultquist (BSCE55/MBA68)
B. Rees Jones (BSC59)
Howard Leinen (BSC58)
M. Jack Heins (BSC50)
Jerry Luiken (BSC59)
Thomas Nugent (BSC55)
Dale Seubert (BSC56)
Robert Stein (BSC56/MA68/MA86)
Richard Swanson (BSC55)
David Van Ginkel (BSC53/MD62)
Donald Wallen (BSC54)
Robert Whalen (MA57)
Kenneth Yerington (BSC58)
1960s
Keith Bloomquist (BBA68)
Ray Crabtree (BA62)
Robert Dobling (BBA62)
Lon Eberhart (MBA66)
Larry Eilers (BBA69)
Larry Eliasen (BBA60)
Don Garrison (MA68)
Susan Gerdes (BBA69)
Bill Gorsuch (BBA64)
Annette Nagle Haugen (BBA62)
John Hey (BA68/MBA77)
Carl Johnson (MA67)
Gordie Kesselring (BBA66)
Gary Kilberger (BBA69)
James Patrick Miller (BBA68)
Eugene Moore (BBA66)
Steven Mortimore (BBA67)
Miriam Mumaw (MA68)
Jon Narmi (BBA69)
Harold Pidgeon (BBA60)
Thomas Richmond (MBA69)
Kelley Smith (BBA65/MA67)
Robert Stanley (BA65)
William Strobach (BBA66)
Arnie Twit (BBA60)
James Warren (BBA67/MA71)
Michael Wentzien (BBA61)
Edward Whitmire (BBA64)
Gene Wunder (BBA69)
1970s
Philip Aldridge (BBA70)
Michael Bark (BBA75)
Ronald Bauerly (BBA75/MBA77)
Neil Blakeman (MBA70)
William Blank (MBA73)
James Boyd (BBA70)
Larry Dahleen (BBA71)
Michael Downes (BBA71)
Merle Eberline (BBA73/BBA73)
Lori Gilbert (BBA76)
James Heying (BBA79/MA81)
Gary Hurt (BBA71)
Douglas Karr (BBA75)
James Knapp (BBA70)
William Lancial (BBA76)
N. Michael Landauer (BBA79)
John Linder (MBA73)
Linda Long (BBA73)
Donald Morgan (PhD78)
Max Neppel (BBA70)
James Piper (BBA70)
Robert Potter (BBA72/BBA72)
Leo Riley (BBA78)
Lee Schneider (MBA76)
Daniel Scieszinski (BBA76)
Gary Smith (BBA70/BBA70)
Jeffery Stanton (BBA72)
Bruce Thomas (BBA77/SE77)
Tom Thompson (BBA71)
Craig Tunwall (BBA76/MA77/PhD92)
Wiley Viverette (BBA76/BBA76/SE76)
1980s
Marty Feldmann (BBA84)
M. Heishman (BBA81)
Danny Johnson (BBA82)
Richard Lemke (BBA87)
Robert Mead (BA88/MBA94)
Arthur Reusch (BBA84)
Connie G. Paul Scurr (BBA88)
Thomas Stautzenbach (BBA87/MA89/MBA89)
Warren Tunwall (BSME83/MBA93)
Geoffrey Whitlow (BBA87)
Virginia Wilson-Peters (BBA83/MBA95)
Marie Ziegler (BBA82)
1990s
Donald Hovet (BBA95)
Thomas Lenoch (BBA94)
Robert Stearns (MBA92)
Douglas Stewart (MA91)
Patricia Zima (BBA90)
2000s
David Chivers (MBA06)
Shawn Slaven (MBA04)
Michelle Wichman (MS01/MBA05)
2010s
Jana Hartmanova (BBA15)
2020s
Shawn McKim (CER21/MS22)