THE IOWA BOARD OF REGENTS HAS UNANIMOUSLY SELECTED A NEW PRESIDENT FOR IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY, AND HE IS A FORMER CYCLONE.
IOWA STATE GRADUATE AND CURRENT NORTH DAKOTA STATE PRESIDENT DAVID COOK WILL GET A FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT OF 700 THOUSAND DOLLARS ALONG WITH AN ADDITIONAL 100 THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR IN A FIVE-YEAR DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN.
COOK SAYS HEARING THE BOARD APPROVE HIM WAS EXCITING.
COOK1 OC………:THE RIGHT WAY” :18
COOK SAYS HE IS STILL TRYING TO PROCESS THE IDEA OF COMING HOME TO LEAD I-S-U.
COOK2 OC………IS COMING HOME” :14
HE WILL BECOME ISU’S 17TH PRESIDENT AND REPLACE CURRENT PRESIDENT WENDY WINTERSTEEN AFTER SHE RETIRES NEXT YEAR:
COOK3 OC…..AS PRESIDENT. :20
WINTERSTEEN IS RETIRING IN MARCH AFTER NINE YEARS AS THE UNIVERSITY’S PRESIDENT.
Updated 1:30pm 11/12/25
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THE IOWA BOARD OF REGENTS HAS SELECTED A NEW PRESIDENT FOR IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY, AND HE IS A FORMER CYCLONE.
IOWA STATE GRADUATE AND CURRENT NORTH DAKOTA STATE PRESIDENT DAVID COOK HAS BEEN CHOSEN FROM TWO FINALISTS.
HE WILL REPLACE CURRENT PRESIDENT WENDY WINTERSTEEN AFTER SHE RETIRES NEXT YEAR
THE OTHER FINALIST WAS CORNELL UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATOR BENJAMIN HOULTON.
TWO OTHER FINALISTS DROPPED OUT BEFORE EVEN COMING TO THE CAMPUS.
