Miller-Meeks Recognizes Tiffin’s Abby Crow
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, May 18th, 2021, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives to recognize Tiffin native and University of Iowa sophomore Abby Crow, who was recently appointed by Governor Kim Reynolds to fill the student seat on the State Board of Regents.
To watch Miller-Meeks’ speech, click HERE, and read her remarks, as prepared for delivery, below:
Madame Speaker, I rise today to congratulate a young woman in my district for her appointment to fill an important seat in the state of Iowa.
On April 16th, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds appointed Abby Crow, a native of Tiffin, Iowa, and a sophomore human physiology major at the University of Iowa, to fill the student seat on the State Board of Regents. The Board of Regents, which governs five public educational institutions across Iowa, first established a student regent position in 1973 to give students a say in decision making.
Since then, five University of Iowa students have served in this position. On April 28th, Abby was unanimously confirmed to serve on the Board, six years since the last Hawkeye student filled the seat.
The student Regent seat is incredibly important, and I have tremendous faith that Abby will be an excellent representative for the University and her fellow students.
Thank you, I yield back.
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