Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jay Byers, the president of Simpson College and former longtime CEO of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, has died unexpectedly.

This week we honor a Central Iowa business leader we lost far too soon — president of Simpson College, Jay Byers.Many of you who follow KCCI's weekly editorials know that on occasion we have used this ...

KCCI EIGHT NEWS AT FOUR. WELL, BREAKING NEWS. NEWS AT NOON FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME, WE’RE HEARING FROM THE FAMILY OF SIMPSON COLLEGE PRESIDENT JAY BYERS. HE WAS FOUND DEAD INSIDE THE PRESIDENT’S ...

INDIANOLA, Iowa — Simpson College announced on Thursday that College President Jay Byers has died. At a news conference, college leaders said that on Thursday morning Byers didn’t show up to any ...

Jay Byers, the president of Simpson College in Indianola, has died at age 54, the college confirmed on Thursday. Byers, a 1993 graduate of the college, had been president at Simpson since July 2023.

SEARCH. TODAY, HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE PACKED INTO HOYT SHERMAN PLACE TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF THE LATE SIMPSON COLLEGE PRESIDENT JAY BYERS. FRIENDS AND FAMILY HONORED THE FORMER CEO OF THE GREATER DES ...

Jay Byers, 54, of Des Moines, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on April 17, 2025. A devoted husband, father, and community leader, Jay leaves behind a lasting legacy of service, vision, and commitment ...

AND TIMING OF THOSE COMING UP HERE SHORTLY. ALL RIGHT JASON, THANK YOU. THE SIMPSON COLLEGE COMMUNITY IS GETTING READY TO HONOR THEIR LATE PRESIDENT, JAY BYERS. HIS BODY WAS FOUND IN THE PRESIDENT’S ...

NOVEMBER. STACEY PEPPER, THANK YOU. THE CITY OF INDIANOLA IS PAYING TRIBUTE TO A BELOVED SIMPSON COLLEGE PRESIDENT AND COMMUNITY LEADER, WHO DIED LAST WEEK. JAY BYERS WAS FOUND DEAD INSIDE HIS HOME ON ...

JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES. COMMUNITY MEMBERS ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA ARE MOURNING THE LOSS OF A WELL-KNOWN LEADER, SIMPSON COLLEGE PRESIDENT JAY BYERS HAS DIED. BYERS HAD SERVED FOR MANY YEARS AS THE CEO ...