The Iowa State University Agricultural Endowment Board of Trustees gathered for a photo during their Dec. 10, 2025 meeting in Curtiss Hall.
Board of Trustees Leadership
President
Kellie Blair (21-28)
3531 Paragon Avenue
Dayton, IA 50530
515-351-1271
kellie@blairfarmllc.com
Vice President
April Hemmes (20-27)
879 Mallard Avenue
Hampton, IA 50441-7586
515-689-1645
a.hemmes@hotmail.com
Secretary/Treasurer
Carmen Bain (20-27)
Associate Dean, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
20A Curtiss Hall
513 Farm House Lane
Ames, IA 50011
515-294-9895
cbain@iastate.edu
Assistant Secretary/Treasurer
Sam Cogdill (23-26)
Cogdill Farm Supply Inc.
108 North 6th Street
Dunlap, IA 51529
scogdill@windstream.net
Trustees
Theressa Cooper (21-28)
Assistant Dean for Collaborative Initiatives
138C Curtiss Hall
Ames, IA 50011
515-294-8564
tmcooper@iastate.edu
Stephen Dinsmore (23-26)
Department Chair, Natural Resource Ecology and Management
209 Science II
Ames IA 50011
515-294-1348
cootjr@iastate.edu
Bill Foell (19-26)
1963 Gard Avenue
Schaller, IA 51053
712-371-3266
blfoell@schallertel.net
Brittany Holland (20-27)
38040 130th Avenue
Forest City, IA 50436
319-471-5932
blweaver08@gmail.com
Brian Meyer
(designee for ISU President)
Associate Director, Strategic Relations and Communications
2420 Lincoln Way, Suite 201
Ames, IA 50011
515-294-0706
bmeyer@iastate.edu
Mark Hargrove (25-28)
Morrill Professor & Chair, Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
1210 Molecular Biology Building
Ames, IA 50011
515-294-0528
msh@iastate.edu
Sarah Roelfs (23-26)
Executive Director Development, ISU Foundation
513 Farm House Lane
310B Curtiss Hall
Ames, IA 50011
515-294-1031
sroelfs@iastate.edu
Corby Fichter (25-28)
1600 Maple Street
Shenandoah, IA 51601
712-621-2386
corby.fichter@fcsamerica.com
Amanda DeJong (26-29)
3146 Durham Ave.
Rhodes, IA 50234
515-850-7009
dejong.amanda@gmail.com
Mike Taylor (26-29)
1080 Jordan Creek Parkway, Suite 340N
West Des Moines, IA 50266
515-745-2061
mike.taylor@mgpfund.com
Daniel Robison
Endowed Dean, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
138 Curtiss Hall
Ames, IA 50011
515-294-3830
robisond@iastate.edu
Executive Director
Carmen Bain
Associate Dean, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
20A Curtiss Hall
513 Farm House Lane
Ames, IA 50011
515-294-9895
cbain@iastate.edu
Committee Assignments
Executive
- Kellie Blair, Chair
- Carmen Bain
- Daniel Robison
Finance & Policy
- April Hemmes, chair
- Carmen Bain
- Stephen Dinsmore
- Bill Foell
- Kellie Blair, ex officio
Scholarships and Programs
- Sam Cogdill, chair
- Corby Fichter
- Mark Hargrove
- Kellie Blair, ex officio
Nominations
- TBD, chair
- Theressa Cooper
- Brian Meyer
- Sarah Roelfs
- Kellie Blair, ex officio
External Relations
- Sarah Roelfs, chair
- Carmen Bain