Steven Leath

Steven Leath is the 15th president of Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. He took office on January 16, 2012.

Prior to his position at Iowa State, Leath was vice president for research for the 16-campus University of North Carolina system.

Leath received a B.S. degree in plant science from Pennsylvania State University in 1979, an M.S. in plant science from the University of Delaware in 1981, and a Ph.D. in plant pathology from the University of Illinois in 1984.

A notable event that occurred during Leath's tenure was his decision to permanently end Veishea after 2014. This was due to continued problems with violence that occurred during the festival, especially a series of violent disturbances that led to his suspending Veishea halfway through the festival in 2014.^[1]

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↑ Veishea ends at Iowa State; new traditions will begin with 'thoughtful approach', Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University, 2014, retrieved 2014-08-07

Academic offices
Preceded by Gregory L. Geoffroy	President of Iowa State University 2012-	Succeeded by incumbent

Presidents of Iowa State University

Welch (1869–1883) Knapp (1883–1884) Hunt (1885–1886) Chamberlain (1886–1890) Beardshear (1891–1902) Storms (1903–1910) Pearson (1912–1926) Hughes (1927–1936) Friley (1936–1953) Hilton (1953–1965) Parks (1965–1986) Eaton (1986–1990) Jischke (1991–2000) Geoffroy (2001–2012) Leath (2012–present)

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