By Jens Manuel Krogstad – Des Moines Register

A former Iowa State University employee falsely accused of being a “potential terrorist or mass murderer” by his superiors has been awarded more than $1.25 million in what may be the first case tried under Iowa’s whistle-blower law.

The harassment began after Dennis Smith, who worked in the ISU College of Engineering marketing department, told then-ISU President Gregory Geoffroy about mismanagement, abuse of authority and financial misconduct by Pamela Reinig, director of the marketing department.

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