Branstad appoints Sherry Bates to Board of Regents
Courtesy of Iowa Governor's Office
Sherry Bates, an Iowa State University alum, was appointed to the Board of Regents Dec. 22.
December 22, 2014
Gov. Terry Branstad appointed Sherry Bates as a member of the Iowa Board of Regents.
Bates, 62, of Scranton, Iowa, graduated from Iowa State with a degree in child development and has spent most of her career as a social worker at Greene County Medical Center.
“I am pleased today to appoint Sherry Bates as a member of the Iowa Board of Regents,” Branstad said in a press release. “Sherry’s work in her community and as a social worker demonstrates her commitment to public service. Her belief in affordable, world-class higher education will serve her well as a Regent.”
Bates will fill the seat formerly occupied by Regent Nicole Carroll.
