Lance Bolton has accepted the position of senior director for campus partnerships and collaboration.

University of Iowa staff who have demonstrated strong leadership at various stages of their careers in information technology organizations were presented with IT Leadership Awards at the UI Tech Forum on June 5 at the Iowa Memorial Union.

Dave Kelly, director of Technology Platform Services in Enterprise Infrastructure, will become interim director of the department on June 30, reporting to Associate Vice President and Chief Information Officer Steve Fleagle.

Ed Hill has been named executive director of Administrative Information Systems (AIS) in Information Technology Services. Hill has more than 30 years of information technology experience, nearly all at the University of Iowa.

Tracy Scott will take on the role of departmental leader for ITS Enterprise Services (ES), effective March 1, reporting to Associate Vice President and CIO Steve Fleagle. Scott has demonstrated strong leadership skills at the helm of Service Management and Support (SMS) in ES since 2016 and was promoted to senior IT director in 2019.

Katie Kahler has accepted the position of chief of staff in the Office of the CIO. Kahler has served as a senior project manager in Information Technology Services since 2017. She will onboard to her new role this month and officially transition on Jan. 3.

The 2021 OneIT Year in Review highlights how OneIT helped the university meet numerous COVID-related needs and helped shape the future of work on campus, while still making progress on core-mission activities such as enhancements to research computing services and programs to improve teaching and learning.

Julie Cunningham has accepted the position of senior director of human resources for Information Technology Services (ITS), starting March 1. Cunningham is the associate director of HR for the State Hygienic Laboratory and the Office of the Vice President for Research, where she has worked since 2018. She is also currently serving as interim senior HR director for the Tippie College of Business and served as the interim senior HR director for the Graduate College last fall.

Tony Clark has accepted the position of IT director for the College of Pharmacy, effective Jan. 18, 2022. Clark is retired from the Air Force after 25 years of service. As a commissioned officer, he held IT-related leadership positions for 16 of those years.