Rob Denson
Rob
Denson was appointed the 4th President of Des Moines Area Community
College on November 1, 2003. He grew up on a farm near Homestead,
Iowa, south of the Amana Colonies and graduated from high school
in Marengo, Iowa. He is the first native born Iowan to be President
of DMACC.
Rob has a B.S. in Political Science and Economics and a Masters
Degree in Higher Education Administration from Iowa State University.
He worked for Iowa State as an Assistant Dean for 3 years before
moving to Florida where he served as an Assistant Dean of Students.
He graduated from Law School at the University of Florida in
1979 and was an Associate University Attorney for 3 years before
operating his own law practice for 16 years. He is a board certified
civil trial lawyer. In 1996, he became Assistant to the President
and Dean for Institutional Advancement at Santa Fe Community
College in Gainesville.
In 1998, Rob returned to Iowa as President of Northeast Iowa
Community College in Calmar, Iowa where the College saw a 58%
enrollment increase during his five year tenure. Rob believes
in success, teams and positive thinking.
He and his wife, Pat have 2 children; Robyn, graduate, Latin
American Studies, University of Michigan and Cliff, graduate,
Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University.
