Established in 2009, the Honors Alumni Board assists with advising the staff and helps explore how alumni can help shape the future of the Iowa State University Honors Program. Since its inception, the alumni board has discussed ways honors students can connect with alumni, ideas for enhancing the honors community, and suggestions for improving the honors curriculum. The board consists of 22 members who volunteer to serve a three-year term.

Many thanks to our board members, past and present, for their dedication to and passion for helping today's honors students at Iowa State.

Board Members

  • Sarah Fischer, Honors Alumni Board President.

    Sarah Fischer

    Board President

    B.S. Political Science 2002

  • Andy Appleton in a suit and tie.

    Andy Appleton

    Retired Senior Staff Engineer for John Deere

    B.S. Agricultural Engineering 1993, B.S. Agricultural Business 1987, M.S. Mechanical Engineering 2004

  • Ashley Arellano

    Ashley Arellano

    Financial Reporting and Investment Operations at Wellmark, Inc.

    B.S. Finance and Accounting 2006

  • Eric Barsness

    Eric Barsness

    Executive Consultant and the leader of IBM i Performance Delivery Practice for IBM System Lab Services

    B.S. Computer Science 1993

  • Liz Beck

    Liz Beck

    Retired University Honors Program Coordinator

    B.S. History 1974, M.A. History 1977

  • Sam Berbano in a suit and tie.

    Sam Berbano

    Account Executive for Gartner

    B.A. Political Science 2008, B.A. Journalism and Mass Communication 2008, M.S. Journalism and Mass Communication 2010

  • Brent Carlson

    Brent Carlson

    Senior Vice President of Technology and Operations at Nurocor, Inc.

    B.S. Computer Engineering 1983

  • Nate Dobbels in a red ISU polo.

    Nate Dobbels

    Academic advisor in the Department of Agricultural Education and Studies

    B.S. Agriculture Education and International Agriculture 2012

  • Stephen Ho

    Stephen Ho

    Managing Director of DBS Investment Banking Group in Singapore

    B.S. Civil Engineering 1982

  • Mark Law

    Mark Law

    Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Engineering at the University of Florida

    B.S. Computer Engineering 1981

  • Claire Wandro Orlando

    Claire Wandro Orlando

    French Teacher for Jackson Public Schools

    B.A. French 2011, B.S. Global Resource Systems 2011

  • John Potter

    John Potter

    Leading role in Cybersecurity for John Deere

    B.S. Computer Engineering 1991, M.E. Information Assurance 2012

  • Katherine Rapp

    Katherine Rapp

    Account Director for JPA Health

    B.S. Food Science 2017

  • Jamal White

    Jamal White

    Materials Engineer for Picatinny Arsenal

    B.S. Metallurgical Engineering 1999