Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees
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Mark Kopinski ’79
Chairman of the Board -
Douglas R. Carlson ’66
Attorney/PartnerDouglas Carlson LLC -
Robert Dahl
Attorney -
Christine Beiermann Farr ’90
Homemaker -
Kevin Goodwin ’80
CEOSignostics, Ltd. -
Mahendran Jawaharlal ’86
Consultant. -
John Kemp ’82
PresidentOldcastle Architecture -
Michael B. McCulley, Esq. ’70
Retired Assistant General CounselJohnson & Johnson -
Gary Melvin
OwnerRural King -
Gail Simpson Owen ’74
Regional Superintendent of SchoolsMason, Tazewell and Woodford Counties -
J. Stanley Pepper ’76
Chairman and CEOThe Pepper Companies -
Dennis M. Plummer ’73
Retired PresidentAmerican Seeds, Inc -
Susan Romaine
OwnerWalker Romaine Gallery and Studio Romaine -
Sherm Smith ’72
President & CEOChambers Group, Inc. -
Nancy L. Snowden
Retired DirectorCaterpillar, Inc. -
Dwight Tierney ’69
Retired Senior Vice PresidentMadison Square Garden -
Jean P. Witty ’88
Curriculum Developer and Senior InstructorRancho Solano Prep School
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Ralph R. Velazquez, Jr. ’79
Vice Chairman -
Daniel A. Cotter ’88
Attorney and CounselorHoward and Howard Attorneys PLLC -
Dr. Harvey Echols ’81
Pharmacy Medical DirectorOscar Health -
William J. Goldsborough ’65
Retired Vice President,Lincoln Capital Management -
Augustin “Gus” Hart ’68
PresidentWestern Illinois Bancshares, Inc. -
F. Austin Jones
President & Chief Trust OfficerGrinnell State Bank -
Rev. Robert “Cam” McConnell ’72
Pastor Emeritus, First Presbyterian Church, Manhattan, Kansas.PastorFirst Presbyterian Church - Manhattan, Kansas -
Alex McGehee ’81
PresidentAnchor Lumber Do-It Center and Builders First Choice -
Bradley C. Nahrstadt ’89
Chief Operating OfficerDonohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth -
J. Hunter Peacock
Retired TreasurerAhlstrom USA, Inc. -
Anthony J. Perzigian ’66
Board of Trustees Chair Advisor/Quality Assurance & Academic AffairsFuture University in Egypt -
Anita Ridge ’88
Senior Relationship ManagerTIAA Kaspick. -
Hon. John Scotillo ’72
Retired Associate JudgeCircuit Court of Cook County, Illinois -
Carlos F. Smith ’90
Medical Director/CEOSmith Centers for Foot and Ankle Care -
Mark E. Taylor ’78
AttorneyCitigroup Energy Inc. -
Beth Bowdoin Tyre ’96
Human Resource ManagerGlobal Information Services Division, Caterpillar Inc. -
Jackie Bell Zachmeyer ’89
Vice PresidentInternal Audit. Deere & Company
Trustees Emeriti
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Robert J. Ardell ’62
Years of Service: 25Retired President, Nippon Oil Exploration U.S.A. Ltd. -
David A. Bowers ’60
Years of Service: 33Vice Chairman and CEOCompX International Inc. -
Karen Chism ’65
Years of Service: 21Clinical Compliance Consultant -
Larry Gerdes
Years of Service: 8PartnerGerdes Huff Investments -
William T. Irelan ’62
Years of Service: 20Ret. GeneralCounsel, ACDI/VOCA -
Gerald A. Marxman ’56
Years of Service: 13Retired President/Co-FounderCommTech International -
H. Safford Peacock
Years of Service: 35H. Safford Peacock Investment Management -
William Simpson ’65
Years of Service: 8Retired PresidentJohn Wood Community College -
Frederick W. Wackerle ’61
Years of Service: 33Retired ChairmanFred Wackerle, Inc. -
Sandra E. Wolf ’64
Years of Service: 10PresidentSandra E. Wolf Associates
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Nancy G. Beck
Years of Service: 13 -
David J. Byrnes ’72
Years of Service: 10President/CEOPoint Across Solutions LLC -
John A. Courson ’64
Years of Service: 5Retired President & CEOHome Builders Institute -
Walter S. Huff, Jr. ’56
Years of Service: 21Gerdes Huff Investments -
Barbara Watt Johnson ’52
Years of Service: 10 -
Charles E. Morris
Years of Service: 13Emeritus Mathematics Professor, Illinois State UniversityRetired Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs, Illinois Board of Regents -
Bonnie Bondurant Shaddock ’54
Years of Service: 15Retired PresidentOliver/Asselin Educational TV Production Co. -
William Trubeck ’68
Years of Service: 11Retired Executive Vice President and CFOH&R Block -
Ralph E. Whiteman ’52
Years of Service: 24Retired President & CEOSecurity Savings Bank -
Richard E. Yahnke ’66
Years of Service: 25Retired Vice PresidentWorldwide Agricultural Parts Marketing, Deere & Company
Alumni Board Representatives