Peg Armstrong-Gustafson: board chair: Central Iowa Health System

Business Record (Des Moines), August, 2004

Peg Armstrong-Gustafson's leadership and compassion extend to nearly every facet of her life and have touched numerous organizations and individuals throughout Des Moines.

Her record of accomplishments began early, when she was elected Iowa's first female Future Farmers of America president in 1976, and a year later when she served as the FFA's national vice president. She went on to become a student leader at ISU, where she earned a bachelor's degree in animal science. She also holds a master of business administration degree from Drake University.

In her more than 18 years with Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc., she rose to the position of vice president of worldwide marketing and became the company's youngest vice president and one of only two female...