You might know Wendy Wintersteen, the endowed dean of the college of agriculture and life sciences, from her academic profile or from her prestigious standing. However, do you know that she enjoys gardening and reading murder mystery novels? Here are some more facts about Dean Wintersteen that you may not have known.

1. Wintersteen has been living and working in Iowa since 1979, which means she has spent more time in Iowa than she has in her home state of Kansas.

2. Her first job after college was at Iowa State extension, working with farmers in the field.

3. She has traveled all over the world, including Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

4. She enjoys watching the Iowa State women’s basketball team,

5. Her favorite part about being the dean is working with the students in the college.

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