At least five members of the Iowa Board of Regents met with Bruce Harreld in the weeks before he was selected as the next president of the University of Iowa, the Des Moines Register reported. Some at the university view the contact, confirmed by board President Bruce Rastetter, as further evidence that Harreld, a businessman with no experience in university administration, was given preferential treatment during the recent search process. During a series of July 30 meetings in Ames, Harreld met regents Katie Mulholland, Milt Dakovich, Mary Andringa and Larry McKibben, according to Rastetter. Harreld also had dinner that evening with Iowa State University President Steven Leath. Along with Rastetter, who had met with Harreld on July 8 in Iowa City, Mulholland and Dakovich were on the 21-member committee that vetted candidates.