Current Members
Trustee Scholar giving circle membership for fiscal year 2012 is indicated
by an asterisk (*).
Executive Committee
The University of Missouri–Kansas City Executive Committee is elected from among the current Trustees. They manage the business and property of the Board of Trustees in the interim between meetings of the full board.
Thomas Bloch Chair Ellen Darling Treasurer and Vice Chair,
Stephen DoyalVice Chair, Development Committee Stephen DunnVice Chair, Real Estate Committee Spencer Heddens, III Vice Chair, Engagement Committee Doranne Hudson Vice Chair, Strategy and Planning |
Peter LeviVice Chair, Legislative Affairs Attorney John Readey, IIIVice Chair, Governance Committee Partner Joel Voran Vice Chair, Trustee Scholars Committee Joy Wheeler Secretary and Vice Chair, Trustee Orientation and Training Troy Lillebo Assistant Secretary, Sharon Lindenbaum Assistant Treasurer, |
Regular, Alumni, Community and Special Trustees
The University of Missouri–Kansas City Board of Trustees is comprised of 60 regular, four Alumni, seven Community and three Special Trustees. Honorary and Emeriti members are annually elected at the discretion of the board.
Alan Atterbury President Jonathan Baum Chairman Angela BennettAlumni Trustee Regional Director— William Berkley President and Chief Executive Officer Steven Bernstein President Philip Bixby Alumni Trustee John Bluford President and Chief Executive Officer Ann Brandau MurguiaExecutive Director John Callison Vice President—Investments Dianne CleaverPresident Keith Copaken Principal Mary Corcoran Community Trustee, Women’s Council Paul DeBruceDeBruce Companies Ann Dickinson Chairman Frank Ellis Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Anne Westlake Elsberry*Scholar Circle memberWarren ErdmanExecutive Vice President— Melinda Estes President and Chief Executive Officer Gary ForseeScott Francis Owner Esther GeorgePresident Wayne Goode Special Trustee Greg GravesPresident and Chief Executive Officer Marilyn Hebenstreit Community Trustee, Michael Helmstetter Chief Executive Officer and President D. Stanley Hite Community Trustee Ed HonestyPresident and Chief Operating Officer Thomas Hyde Richard Johnson Founder and President |
Regina Kort Community Trustee Jerry Lonergan Community Trustee, Alumni Association Pat McCown Chief Executive Officer Chandler McCray President and Chief Executive Officer Pat McLarney Attorney John McMeelChairman and President Leo E. MortonCommunity Trustee William Nelson Chairman, David OliverPartnerBerkowitz Oliver Williams Shaw & Eisenbrandt LLP *Scholar Circle member
George Powell, III Bill Prugh Community Trustee, Law Foundation Attorney Jerry Reece Chief Executive Officer Ralph Reid Vice President—Corporate Social Responsibility Paul Rodriguez President James Sangster President John Sherman President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Smith President Betsey Solberg Executive Consultant Charles Sosland President and Chief Executive Officer Kent Sunderland Vice Chairman and Secretary Thomas Turner IIIExecutive Vice PresidentGrandbridge Real Estate Capital LLC *Scholar Circle member Don Wagner Investor David WestbrookAlumni Trustee Julie WilsonAlumni Trustee Senior Vice President Missy WilsonCommunity TrusteeUMKC Pharmacy Foundation Co-owner Timothy Wolfe Special Trustee
David YostCommunity Trustee Executive Vice President |
Emeriti and Honorary
Trustees
Malcolm Aslin Chairman of the Board John AndersonEmeritus William (Bert) Bates Emeritus G. Kenneth Baum Emeritus The Hon. Theodore Beckett Emeritus Bert Berkley Emeritus Henry Bloch Emeritus Barrett BradyEmeritus Mary Shaw BrantonHonorary Newton Campbell Honorary Thomas CarterEmeritus Richard Cray Emeritus Richard Davis Sr. Emeritus Thomas Deacy Jr. Emeritus |
William French Honorary
Emeritus Emeritus Emeritus Emeritus Emeritus Honorary Emeritus Honorary Emeritus Emeritus Emeritus Emeritus Emeritus |
Meet a Trustees Board Member
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Tom Bloch
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