Tagged: Alumni

The 2018 John Pappajohn Iowa Entrepreneurial Venture Competition commenced last week with 12 finalists. PowerPollen was announced the winner and was awarded $40,000.

Drew Boysen, a recent graduate, paves his own path as he hikes the Appalachian Trail. Read more online. 

Yvonne Lyngaas (BA, Health and Sports Studies, Political Science, Certificate in Entrepreneurship, ’06) originally joined the business program at the University of Iowa, but when she discovered her first entrepreneurship course through the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (JPEC), she was hooked.

Steve Davis (Computer Science B.S., Engineering M.S.) started his software-development company more than 12 years ago right here in Iowa.

Tim Rypma, an Iowa JPEC alum and member of the Iowa JPEC Alumni Advisory Council, is one of the developers on an exciting project in East Village Des Moines.

Vitale turned the tragedy of her father’s death into a thriving nonprofit that honors high school senior girls’ relationships with their own fathers.

Brandon Yoder (BBA, Business Administration and Management, ’09) was a member of one of the first entrepreneurial teams to belong to the Founders Club. Since starting Green Transitions in 2009 as a student, Yoder has grown his company to with employees and positive cash flow.

The Technology Association of Iowa (TAI) and LWBJ recently announced the finalists of this year's LWBJ Prometheus Awards. The Prometheus Awards are given to companies and individuals in Iowa’s innovative technology industry.

Josh Krakauer, founder of a creative agency called Sculpt, talks about his career and shares advice for others.

ClusterFlunk talks about how their passion for education got their business to where it is today.