The Iowa State University Alumni Association Board of Directors has announced the election of new officers for 2018-2019, including chair-elect Thomas Connop, a 1976 history graduate from Dallas, Texas.
Officers also include chair Lawrence Cunningham, a 2002 liberal studies graduate from Ames; immediate past chair Nicole Schmidt, a 2009 construction engineering graduate and 2013 master’s in civil engineering graduate from Ankeny, Iowa; vice chair of finance Timothy Quick, a 2001 marketing and international business graduate from Clive, Iowa; and vice chair of records Kathy Peterson, a 1995 speech communication graduate from Aurelia, Iowa. Talbot Endowed ISU Alumni Association President and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Johnson (non-voting), a 2014 PhD graduate from Ames, and Iowa State University treasurer Joan Piscitello (voting), a 1998 MBA graduate from West Des Moines, remain on the board’s executive committee as ex-officio members.
Connop, a Partner in Locke Lord’s Dallas office, has over 30 years of commercial litigation and bankruptcy experience representing public and private companies in a wide range of commercial disputes. Tom has represented clients in a number of industries, including mortgage lending, banking, real estate development and lending, energy, insurance, venture capital, technology services, entertainment, telecommunications, manufacturing, transportation, agriculture, and food processing. He has represented clients in state and federal courts, bankruptcy courts and in arbitration.
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