Iowa State University did not advertise or conduct a search before hiring former Republican lawmaker Jim Kurtenbach as its vice president and chief information officer.
The Board of Regents at its June meeting approved Kurtenbach’s appointment to the $252,794-a-year post – prompting questions and concerns among some employees.
Kurtenbach, who first joined the Iowa State faculty as an associate professor in 1991, had been serving as interim CIO since January 2015. Earlier this year, he launched a reorganization of the information technology services unit that cut 23 positions.
John McCarroll, director of Iowa State’s university relations, said ISU policy allows the university president to waive open searches, and that’s what…
