Beth Ingram, associate provost and Henry B. Tippie professor of economics at the University of Iowa, has been named provost at North Dakota State University. A starting date in July is being determined.
NDSU’s deans strongly and unanimously recommended Ingram, given her deep and broad academic credentials and extensive leadership experience. She has held two endowed positions at Iowa, and is part of the senior academic leadership team that makes decisions on all scholarly and academic activity at the campus. She has served numerous times as a National Science Foundation panelist and has secured several NSF research grants, co-chaired thesis committees, and has published and been a referee and reviewer in some of the nation’s most respected economic journals.
NDSU President Dean L. Bresciani said Ingram’s breadth and depth of scholarly and administrative experience, as well as her clear commitment to faculty issues, make her an excellent fit as provost. “Dr. Ingram is an impressive researcher as well as experienced administrator at one of the nation’s premier AAU institutions,” he said. “I have great confidence in her ability to guide us forward on a steepening performance trajectory. Her reputation at the University of Iowa is exceptional, and reflects a leader who purposefully connects with, listens to, and supports faculty success.”
Ingram has held academic positions at the University of Iowa since 1988, including dean and department chair roles, and was an assistant professor of economics at Cornell University from 1986 to 1988. She has a doctorate in economics from the University of Minnesota, and previous degrees in economics and mathematics.
NDSU is recognized as one of the nation's top 108 public and private universities by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.