The University of Northern Iowa (UNI) is a public university in Cedar Falls,Iowa,United States. UNI offers more than 90 majors across five colleges. The fall 2023 total enrollment was 9,021 students.
The North Central Conference (NCC),also known as North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference,was a college athletic conference which operated in the north central United States. It participated in the NCAA's Division II.
The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Member institutions are located in Iowa,Nebraska,North Dakota,and South Dakota. The conference was founded in 1969 as the Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NIAC),later becoming the Nebraska–Iowa Athletic Conference (1992) before being renamed the Great Plains Athletic Conference (2000).
The Summit League,or The Summit,is an NCAA Division I intercollegiate athletic conference with its membership mostly located in the Midwestern United States,from Minnesota in the east,to the Dakotas,Nebraska and Colorado to the West,and Missouri and Oklahoma to the South. Founded as the Association of Mid-Continent Universities in 1982,it rebranded as the Mid-Continent Conference in 1989,then again as the Summit League on June 1,2007. The league headquarters are in Sioux Falls,South Dakota.
Rockford University is a private university in Rockford,Illinois. It was founded in 1847 as Rockford Female Seminary and changed its name to Rockford College in 1892,and to Rockford University in 2013.
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is a public university that is located in Shippensburg,Pennsylvania. It is part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.
The North Dakota State Bison football program represents North Dakota State University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level and competes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The Bison play in the 19,000-seat Fargodome located in Fargo. The Bison have won 17 national championships and 37 conference championships. They have won nine NCAA Division I AA FCS National Championships between 2011 and 2021. The Bison hold the record for most overall NCAA national championships and the record for the most consecutive championships with five titles between 2011 and 2015 for Division I FCS.
Benjamin Joseph Allen is an American academic who served as president of the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) from 2006 to 2013. It was announced on March 24,2017 that Allen would begin serving as interim president for Iowa State University on May 9 after former president Steven Leath announced he would be leaving for Auburn University.
Charles Boynton "Chuck" Knapp was the president of the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens,Georgia,United States. He served in that capacity from 1987 until his resignation in 1997.
Garrey Edward Carruthers is an American politician and academic who served as the 27th governor of New Mexico and the chancellor of New Mexico State University. He previously served as special assistant to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from 1974 to 1975,director of the New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute at NMSU,state chair of the Republican Party of New Mexico from 1977 to 1979,and United States Deputy Secretary of the Interior for Land and Resources from 1981 to 1984.
Ronald Houston Griffith was an American general in the United States Army who served as Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army (VCSA) from 1995 to 1997. He was born in Lafayette,Georgia.
Leslie Eric Wong is an American academic,university administrator,and psychology professor. He was President of Northern Michigan University and San Francisco State University. Effective July 1st,2023,he became the interim President of Connecticut College.
Constantine W. Curris is an American academic administrator. Curris also served as president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities an organization of more than 400 colleges and universities.
Joel Nielsen is an American sports administrator originally from Latimer,Iowa. Nielsen served as the athletic director for Kent State University in Kent,Ohio between 2010 and 2021. Prior to his appointment at Kent State,he served as athletic director at the University of South Dakota from 2003 to 2010 and at Colorado College from 2001 to 2003. He also served as associate athletic director at Wake Forest University from 1993 to 2001 and assistant athletic director at Illinois State University from 1992 to 1993. From 1990 to 1991 he was athletic development assistant at Northern Illinois University. He is an alumnus of Minnesota State University,Mankato,where he played football and baseball and earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees.
Douglas James Burgum is an American businessman and politician serving since 2016 as the 33rd governor of North Dakota. He is among the wealthiest governors in the U.S.,with an estimated net worth of $1.1 billion. A member of the Republican Party,Burgum was a candidate in the 2024 United States presidential election.
Mark A. Nook is the 11th president of the University of Northern Iowa. Prior to this,he was the chancellor of Montana State University Billings.
Jonathan Godfread is an American politician from the state of North Dakota. A member of the Republican Party,he is the North Dakota Insurance Commissioner,and has served in the role since 2016.
Tammy Miller is an American accountant and politician from North Dakota. Assuming office in 2023,she is the 39th lieutenant governor of North Dakota. Miller was appointed by Governor Doug Burgum,following Lieutenant Governor Brent Sanford's resignation.
Taylor Robert Collins is an American politician.
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