Incidents at Iowa State University
Total: 6
Incident 7392
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Cara Hale
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Senior Staff Psychologist
Discipline:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Specific Discipline:
Psychology
Outcome Year:
2013
Outcome Category:
Other
Quote:
"the Iowa Board of Psychology placed psychologist Cara Hale’s license on probation for up to four years. The Board’s document states that Hale, who was at that time employed as a senior staff psychologist at Iowa State University (ISU), engaged in improper sexual contact with a coworker and failed to comply with Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct. Specifically, the document states that Hale had a sexual relationship with a male graduate assistant while he was under her supervision."
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Incident 7393
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Nenad Kostic
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Professor
Discipline:
Physical Sciences and Mathematics, Chemistry
Specific Discipline:
Chemistry
Outcome Year:
2005
Outcome Category:
No Longer Employed (includes Fired and Contract Non-renewal)
Quote:
"In June 2004, an ISU Faculty Review Board found Kostic “engaged in serious and repeated misconduct” and recommended that Iowa State proceed with major sanctions against him."
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Incident 7391
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Michael R. Simonson
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Professor
Discipline:
Education
Specific Discipline:
Higher Education and K-12
Outcome Year:
1999
Outcome Category:
No Longer Employed (includes Fired and Contract Non-renewal)
Quote:
"the administrative hearing of Iowa State professor Michael Simonson came to a close this summer. On June 29, Administrative Judge Donald W. Bohlken released his proposed decision — that Simonson be dismissed from his position as professor of curriculum and instruction at ISU.
Charges were filed against Simonson in September 1997 by three ISU female students, each accusing Simonson of “violating university policy, creating a hostile environment, offensive conduct and sexual harassment.”"
Charges were filed against Simonson in September 1997 by three ISU female students, each accusing Simonson of “violating university policy, creating a hostile environment, offensive conduct and sexual harassment.”"
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Incident 7390
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Lynn Glass
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Professor
Discipline:
Education
Specific Discipline:
Higher Education and K-12
Outcome Year:
1997
Outcome Category:
Monetary Settlement / Award
Quote:
"concluded Glass had violated ISU's sexual harassment policy, created a hostile work environment, and interfered with McElroy's academic progress. Johnson recommended ISU eliminate interaction between Glass and McElroy, conduct sexual harassment training, and suspend Glass without pay for one semester. Dean Daly adopted Johnson's recommendations but increased the term of the suspension to one year."
"The case was settled thereafter."
"The case was settled thereafter."
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Incident 7389
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Yosiya Niyo
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Professor
Discipline:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Specific Discipline:
Veterinary Medicine
Outcome Year:
1995
Outcome Category:
Fine / Salary Reduction, Demoted
Quote:
"The university found probable cause that Niyo did sexually harass the student...ISU has recommended that the plaintiff should suffer 11 disciplinary actions, including a one-year suspension without pay, a demotion to associate professor and total exclusion from his accuser’s program of study."
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Incident 8866
Status:
Ongoing
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