Two ISU Foundation Governors were named as new members to the ISU Foundation Gift Policies and Procedures task force that was founded earlier this month.

Scott Olson, an architect and real estate broker from Cedar Rapids, and Thelma Voetberg, a retiree and volunteer from Ames, joined the nine original members of the task force last week.

Both Olson and Voetberg are ISU graduates and ISU Foundation Governors.

Peg Armstrong-Gustafson, task force co-chair, said the new additions were made after the task force decided it wanted more members.

“There was no way we could have known everything and everyone we needed when we started,” Armstrong-Gustafson said. “We’re keeping the door open. If we need additional skill base, then we hope to have the opportunity to add them as needed.”

Task force co-chairs Armstrong-Gustafson and Labh Hira, interim dean of business, met with Olson and Voetberg last week to update them on the events of the task force’s Aug. 27 meeting.

John Eighmey, professor and chairman of journalism and mass communication, who was unable to attend the initial meeting because of surgery, also attended the update.

Many donations to Iowa State involve real estate and memorandum of agreements, which is Olson’s field of expertise, Armstrong-Gustafson said. As former president of the ISU Alumni Association, he also brings knowledge of alumni relations to the task force.

“I think that having been president of the Alumni Association allows me to bring the experience of working directly with alumni,” Olson said. “I’m also a donor who has invested in the College of Design, university bands, the Alumni Association and other groups on campus through the Foundation.”

His distance from Iowa State is an asset to the task force, Olson said.

“Since I’m outside the Ames area, I also bring a broad-based background that provides public opinion and outside views, as well,” he said. “I think all three add to my vested interest in the [task force] and will help in what we do as a group.”

Voetberg, a former member of the Alumni Association Board, is involved with various community service activities in the Ames area, and brings a greater understanding of the community, Armstrong-Gustafson said.

Voetberg said she feels prepared to serve on the task force.

“We were given the material the rest of the committee received,” Voetberg said. “We discussed the material and were given plenty of opportunity to ask questions and discuss the details. I felt quite comfortable and feel the committee will do well.”

Armstrong-Gustafson and Hira will give a preliminary report to the Board of Governors at the meeting Friday. The task force will continue looking at the policies and procedures at the second meeting Oct. 5. A final report of findings and recommendations is expected to be given to the Board of Governors during their March meeting.