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CNS Advisory Board Members
James
Arns
Dr.
David C. Faber
Robert
G. Good, D.O., F.A.C.O.I.
Patricia
J. Larson
David H. Naffziger Whitmire Micro-Gen Research Laboratories, Inc. St. Louis, MO
Dr. Kevin Smith Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Des Moines University Des Moines, IA
Randy
J. Wadle Des Moines, IA
Michael
Williams
Eileen M. Youds Pearson VUE Bloomington, MN
Conrad
Baumler
Rich
James Mark
Kittrell John
Krueger
Dr.
John Schlicher
Members Emeriti
Dawn
Ainger-De Boer
Patrice Carroll Intelligent Systems Platform, MCI Cedar Rapids, IA
Robert
Crane
Rockwell Collins Cedar Rapids, IA
The Principal Financial Group Des Moines, IA
Winnebago Industries Forest City, IA
Geological Survey Bureau Iowa City, IA
McGregor, TX
Phil
Mulvey
Joan Meyer Escondido, CA
Larry Norman AEGON USA Cedar Rapids, IA
Gerald Potratz Pharmacia Corp. Kalamazoo, MI
Dr. Lee Potter Phelps Dodge Morenci, Inc. Morenci, AZ
Dr. Joel Schnur Naval Research Laboratory Washington, DC
Dr. Robert Spulak Sandia National Laboratories Bosque Farms, NM
Ken Storms St. Louis, MO
Michael Triplett John Deere Waterloo Works Waterloo, IA
Ken Storms Storms Health and Safety Management St. Louis, MO
Dr. Lance Yeoman Prairie du Chien, WI
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After
graduating from UNI with a B.A. degree in physics, James Arns accepted
a position with the Hughes Aircraft Company, where he spent 14 years
working in the area of holography. In 1993, he joined Kaiser Optical
Systems as a principal optical systems engineer. His responsibilities
there have been for developing Volume Phase Holographic (VPH) technology
and VPH-based optical gratings for use in military, scientific, and
telecommunications applications. He has ten U.S. patents with two
applications pending and has authored or co-authored ten articles
on VPH gratings. In 1991, he received Hughes Aircraft's Hyland Patent
Award, the company's highest recognition to inventors responsible
for patents considered significant to the future of the company.
David
Faber serves as the president of Trans Ova Genetics, one of the leading
bovine embryo transfer companies in the U.S. In 1997, he was instrumental
in the development of a new division at Trans Ova, specializing in
the production of transgenic farm animals. He is also involved in
grain and livestock farming operations in Illinois and Iowa, particularly
in the management of beef and pork production systems. Dr. Faber also
serves on the board of directors of Pro Edge Ltd. and is a past board
member of the American Embryo Transfer Association. He holds B.S.
and D.V.M. degrees from the University of Illinois.
Brenda
Good is the director of administration and finance at the Radio and
Television Center at Eastern Illinois University. A UNI graduate
with a B.A. in mathematics and a Coe College graduate with a B.S.
in accounting, she has taught junior high mathematics and was the
manager of research at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa.
Robert
Good practices internal medicine at the Carle Clinic Association in
Mattoon, Ill., where he serves as the medical director of physician
services. After receiving a B.A. in biology from UNI, he graduated
(D.O. with Distinction) from Des Moines University College of Osteopathic
Medicine and completed a residency in internal medicine. Dr. Good
practiced in Iowa for 15 years before moving to Illinois. He was named
Iowa Physician of the Year in 1989 and Illinois Physician of the Year
in 2001. He is past president of the Illinois Osteopathic Medical
Society, a Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Internists,
and is currently a clinical instructor of internal medicine at the
University of Illinois College of Medicine.
Patricia
Larson is associate general counsel in the Office of the General Counsel
of the American Bar Association. Her experience includes all aspects
of complex commercial, product liability, personal injury, civil rights
and maritime cases at two major law firms. She has been a litigation
associate at Jenner & Block, LLC, in Chicago, and with Montgomery,
McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP, in Philadelphia. Earlier in her
career, she served as a federal judicial law clerk at the U.S. District
Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and as a federal judicial
intern at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Ms. Larson
was awarded a B.A. degree with honors from UNI, where she majored
in mathematics and secondary teaching, and a J.D. degree, cum laude,
from Temple University Beasley School of Law.
David Naffziger is a senior research scientist with Whitmire Micro-Gen Research Laboratories, where he searches for and evaluates new technology for the pest management market. He also serves as an adviser for new product development and is working to develop an international market for Whitmire Micro-Gen technology. He joined the company in 1986 as assistant manager of research and development, was promoted to director of research and development and the regulatory process in 1995, and to senior research scientist in 2000. He began his career as product development manager with Dow Chemical Company, where he worked for over 13 years. He has a B.A. degree in chemistry from UNI and an M.S. degree in organic chemistry from the University of Iowa. 
Kevin
Smith practices podiatric medicine at Des Moines University, where
he serves as associate dean for clinical affairs. After receiving
a B.A. in biology from UNI, he graduated from Des Moines University
and completed a surgical residency at Beth Israel Hospital in Passaic,
NJ. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Podiatric Surgery and
is certified in foot surgery and reconstructive rearfoot/ankle surgery.
Dr. Smith also served as the director of the surgical residency at
Broadlawns Medical Center in Des Moines.
Larry
Smith is a consultant geophysicist who has over 20 years of oil industry
experience working exploration projects in Europe, the Middle East,
the Far East, Turkmenistan, and Alaska. He is an active member of
the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, the Society of Exploration
Geophysicists, and is currently an officer of the Geophysical Society
of Alaska. He has a B.A. degree in geology from UNI and an M.Sc. in
geology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
A
25-year veteran of the information technology profession, Randy Wadle
started his career with GTE (now Verizon) and then moved to Maytag, where he progressed through various applications
development and IT management roles before becoming vice president
of information technology. Before joining Aviva, he was with Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises, where he was vice president of information technology. He has a B.S. in mathematics and physics
from UNI and an M.B.A. from the University of Iowa.
A
1970 UNI graduate, Michael Williams taught junior and senior high
school life and physical science courses for 38 years in the Keota
school district and developed courses in "Science and Society"
and "Consumer Chemistry." He was actively involved
in his school, through faculty committees, athletics, teacher development
and student governance. He is a member of the National Science Teachers
Association and the Iowa State Education Association and has held
executive positions in his local education association. He holds an
M.A. degree in science education from Truman State University in Kirksville,
MO.
Eileen Youds was appointed chief operating officer of Pearson VUE, a global leader in computer-based testing for information technology and academic, government, and professional testing programs, in September 2008. She has served in CIO and vice president roles for Honeywell, Kelly Services, and Ceridian. At Honeywell, she received numerous awards for successful product launches, including the Minnesota Technology Award and Best in Class Advertising. While working as CIO/senior vice president at Kelly Services, she was recognized nationally as one of Information Week's top 500 CIOs listed as the "most innovative users of technology." She holds bachelor's and master's degrees from UNI and has done postgraduate work at the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Business and the Kellogg School of Management.