US EditionIowa State University has selected its 17th president. Meet Ames native David Cook
- The Iowa Board of Regents voted unanimously to hire North Dakota State University President David Cook as Iowa State University president on Tuesday, Nov. 11, approving the hire shortly before 4 p.m. inside the Iowa State Memorial Union in Ames, Iowa.
- Following a nearly six-month presidential search, Iowa State University secured its 17th president after Wendy Wintersteen announced plans to retire in January.
- Cook, who has led North Dakota State University since May 2022, consolidated seven academic colleges to five, cut $24 million in operating costs and reduced 80 positions.
- His contract begins March 1, 2026, with a $700,000 annual salary, a five-year deferred plan with $100,000 contributions, an $8,000 monthly housing allowance, and a $1,500 vehicle allowance.
- In a message to campus, David Cook said leaving North Dakota State University was deeply personal and returning to Ames, Iowa felt like a homecoming after earning his undergraduate degree there.
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BREAKING: David Cook named 17th president of Iowa State University
The Iowa Board of Regents named David Cook the 17th president of Iowa State University on Tuesday, marking a homecoming for the Ames native and Iowa State alumnus who once walked the same campus he will soon lead. Cook currently serves as president of North Dakota State University and will succeed President Wendy Wintersteen, who is retiring after nine years at the helm of Iowa State. He will officially assume his duties March 1, 2026. “This is …
Iowa State University graduate returning to become next president
The Iowa Board of Regents named North Dakota State president David Cook as the new president of Iowa State University Tuesday. Board president Sherry Bates read the motion to approve Cook. “For and initial term commencing March 1st, 2026 for a term of five years at an annual salary of $700,000. Authorize a five-year deferred […]
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David Cook announced as Iowa State University's 17th President
David Cook will be Iowa State University's 17th President.
NDSU President Cook named the next president of Iowa State University
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — NDSU will have to find a new leader. President David Cook has been named the next president of Iowa State University. Cook attended Iowa State University and graduated in 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts in political science and speech communication. He got his PhD in organizational communication in 1998 from University of Kansas. In a message to the campus, Cook said it was a deeply personal decision that he didn’t make lightly…
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