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MC Board of Trustees.
In its full complement, the Monmouth College Board of Trustees is composed of 33 trustees and nine charter trustees. Three charter trustees and 11 trustees are elected or re-elected annually to serve three-year terms. Of the trustees, one of the 11 each year is elected by the Monmouth College Alumni Board, for a three-year term, as its representative to the Board of Trustees. From time to time vacancies occur, and these are filled in accordance with the bylaws.

Officers of the Board of Trustees

David J. Byrnes '72; Chairman of the Board; Retired President/CEO, FACTS Management Co., East Sandwich, Mass.

William L. Trubeck '68; Vice Chair of the Board;  Retired Executive Vice President and CFO, H & R Block; Long Lake, Minnesota.

Gerald A. Marxman '56; Treasurer of the College; Retired President, CommTech International; Portola Valley, California.


Officers of the College

Mauri Ditzler, President. Ex officio.

Jane T. Jakoubek, Vice President for Academic Affairs. Ex officio.

J. Lance Cavanaugh, Vice President for Development and College Relations. Ex officio.

Donald L. Gladfelter  '77; Assistant Treasurer and Vice President for Finance and Business. Ex officio.

Christine Johnston, Dean of Admission. Ex officio.

Deborah K. Davis, Secretary. Ex officio.

Leah R. McLaren, Assistant Secretary. Ex officio.


Trustees

Robert J. Ardell  '62; Retired President of Nippon Oil Exploration U.S.A., Ltd.; Houston, Texas.

David A. Bowers '60, President and CEO, CompX International, Inc.; Maudlin, South Carolina.

Douglas R. Carlson '66; Attorney/Partner, Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon; Chicago, Illinois.

Karen Chism '65; Clinical Compliance Consultant; Palo Alto, California.

Robert Dahl; Attorney; Washington, D.C.

Hon. Rodney L. Davies '74; Mayor, City of Monmouth, Illinois; Partner/CPA, Cavanaugh Davies Blackman & Cramblet; Monmouth, Illinois. (Alumni Board representative)

Nancy Speer Engquist '74; Higher Education Consultant, Illinois State University, Northern Illinois University; St. Charles, Illinois.

Christine Farr '90; Homemaker; Macomb, Illinois.

William J. Goldsborough '65; Private Investor; Glen Ellyn, Illinois.

Eric Hanson '98; City Administrator; Monmouth, Illinois. (Alumni Board representative)

Gus Hart '68, President, Western Illinois Bancshares, Inc.; Oquawka, Illinois.

William T. Irelan '62; General Counsel, ACDI/VOCA; Falls Church, Virginia.

James C. Jacobsen; Retired Vice Chairman, Kellwood Company; Creve Coeur, Missouri.

Michael Jurgens '78; Financial Advisor, Edward Jones Investment; Monmouth, Illinois.

Richard L. Kieft, Thiessen Professor of Chemistry, Monmouth College; Monmouth, Illinois.

Mark Kopinski '79; Senior Vice President/Portfolio Manager, American Century Investment Management; New York, New York.

Kathy Lachel; Retired Travel Exec, Golden, CO

The Rev. Robert C. McConnell '72; Pastor, First Presbyterian Church; Manhattan, Kansas.

Bradley C. Nahrstadt '89; Partner/Attorney, Williams Montgomery & John, Ltd.; Buffalo Grove, Illinois.

Gail Owen ’74; Assistant Superintendent of Schools, Tazwell County; Morton, Illinois.

Daniel Palmer '75; CEO, Tri-City Electric Co.; Moline, Illinois.

J. Stanley Pepper '76; Chairman/CEO, Pepper Research and Consulting Services; Barrington, Illinois.

Hon. John Scotillo '72; Associate Judge, Cook County Circuit Court; Barrington, Illinois.

William Simpson '65; President, John Wood Community College; Quincy, Illinois.

Carlos F. Smith '90; CEO/Medical Director, Centers for Foot and Ankle Care; Chicago, Illinois.

Nancy Snowden, Director of the Office of Business Practices, Caterpillar, Inc.; Peoria, Illinois.

Mark E. Taylor '78; Executive Director, Legal Department, UBS Energy, LLC; New York, New York.

William B. Trent Jr. '69; Senior Vice President  and General Counsel; Muscatine Foods Corp.; Muscatine, Iowa.

Ralph R. Velazquez, Jr. '79; Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, OSF Health Plans; Dunlap, Illinois.

Fred W. Wackerle '61; Retired Chairman, Fred Wackerle, Inc.; Chicago, Illinois.

Jean Witty '88; Teacher, Northbrook Junior High School; Northbrook, Illinois.

Sandra E. Wolf '64, President, Sandra E. Wolf Associates; Austin, Texas.

Richard E. Yahnke '66; Retired Vice President, Worldwide Agricultural Parts and Service Marketing, Deere & Co.; Fort Collins, Colorado.


Trustees Emeriti

Nancy Beck '53; L & N Properties; Harbor Springs, Michigan.

Peter H. Bunce '71; Consultant, Grand Center, Inc.; St. Louis Missouri.

David D. Fleming '46; Retired President, Mellinger Educational Foundation; Monmouth, Illinois.

Walter S. Huff Jr. '56, Retired Partner, Gerdes Huff Investments; Atlanta, Georgia.

Barbara Watt Johnson '52; Moline, Illinois.

Marion Austin Jones '50; Grinnell, Iowa.

Mary C. Josephson '51; San Diego, California.

Lee L. Morgan; Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Caterpillar, Inc.; Peoria, Illinois.

Charles E. Morris, President, CEM Associates, Inc.; Normal, Illinois.

H. Safford Peacock; H. Safford Peacock Investment Management; Lincoln, Illinois.

Harold A. Poling '49; Retired Chairman  and CEO, Ford Motor Company; Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

Roger W. Rasmusen '56; Investment Management; San Diego, California.

Juanita Winbigler Reinhard '42; Arlington Heights, Illinois.

John W. Service '35; Retired Division Manager, John Deere and Company; Moline, Illinois.

Bonnie Bondurant Shaddock '54; Retired President, Oliver/Asselin Educational Television Company; Laguna Woods, California.

Edwin A. Trapp Jr. '53; Retired President, Hall-Mark Electronics Corp.; Dallas, Texas.

Maxine Murdy Trotter '47; President, Freeway Industrial Park; Santa Ana, California.

Ralph Whiteman '52; Retired President and CEO, Security Savings Bank; Monmouth, Illinois.

 
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Founded in 1853, Monmouth College is a nationally-ranked liberal arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). Located in western Illinois, midway between Chicago and St. Louis, Monmouth has an enrollment of 1,350 students, most of whom live on campus in eleven attractive residence halls and a modern apartment complex.

Monmouth's faculty devotes its full attention to undergraduate teaching. A new general-education based curriculum, designed to better prepare students for the challenges of living and working in the 21st century, was recently adopted.

 
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