WOODWARD, Bob III

WOODWARD, Bob III (Dubuque, IA-- ). The son of Barbara and Frederick Robert "Bob" WOODWARD, Jr., Bob studied journalism at the University of Iowa and received his Bachelor of Arts in Business, Magna Cum Laude (2003-2004) from LORAS COLLEGE.

From 1983 to 1998 Woodward served as the associate manager of University Book Stores at the University of Iowa. In 1985 he founded Advantage Information Management, an information technology and service company. It was announced in July, 1999 that he would be the publisher/general manager of the Specialty Publications, a division of WCI. The first goal would be starting or acquiring other specialty publications. (1) In July 2004 Woodward became the manager of the Vernon Research Group, a market research company. He remained there until January 2009.

In January 2009 Woodward began as president/CEO of Alta Vista Research, Inc. This company conducted studies in consumer, business to business, communities, healthcare, financial institutions and other areas. In 2011 the company was hired by the DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT to carryout an all-inclusive community input study on issues related to the district. (2) The research was intended for the district's long-range strategic-planning process.

A WCI board member since 2000 and employee (1998-2003), Woodward in December, 2012 was named strategic planning and business development vice-president effective in February, 2013. He had recently been elected WCI board secretary. (3)

Woodward served on several for-profit and non-profit boards. These included Woodward Communications, Inc.; Junior Achievement of the Heartland; JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF THE TRI-STATES INC. and the Dubuque Rotary Club. He also served on the boards for the DUBUQUE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Envision 2010 Steering Committee, Iowa City Jazz Festival and Iowa City Road Races.

As president of the Dubuque Community Ice and Recreation Center, Inc., he announced in October, 2009 the Vision Iowa Board appro al of a $675,000 community attraction and tourism grant. (4) He was instrumental in the vision for and completion of the MYSTIQUE COMMUNITY ICE CENTER in 2010. He served on the Executive Committee of the Dubuque Sports Commission and the board of Two-by-Two Character Development (2015).

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Source:

1. "Business in Brief," Telegraph Herald, July 4, 1999, p. 38

2. District Approved Community Study," Telegraph Herald, May 15, 2011, p. 14

3. "Woodward Communications Announces Appointments," Telegraph Herald, December 30, 2012, p. 20

2. Mozinski, Eileen, "Ice-Arena Effort Makes Chief Goal," Telegraph Herald, October 15, 2009, p. 3