Dr. Hira has served as the dean of the College of Business at Iowa State University since July 2001. Prior to serving as dean, Dr. Hira served the College of Business at Iowa State University as Senior Associate Dean from 2000 through July 2001 and as Associate Dean from 1996 through 2000. Dr. Hira joined the Iowa State faculty in 1982. Dr. Hira specializes in the taxation of retirement and insurance products with financial accounting being his teaching focus. Dr. Hira has a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Missouri Columbia. |