Board of Governors
The Board of Governors of Nebraska Wesleyan University is the governing body of the institution. Membership on the Board includes not more than 31 persons elected by the Board of Governors, two members elected by the students, two elected by the faculty, the Bishop of The United Methodist Church having supervision of the area in which Lincoln, Nebraska, is located, the President of the Alumni Association, and the President of the University.
Members of the Board of Governors as of June 1, 2016, are:
Officers
E. Susan Gourley, Ph.D.
Chair of the Board and Chair, Executive Committee;
Superintendent (retired)
Lincoln Public Schools
Lincoln, Nebraska
Kim S. Moore, M.S.N. (’90)
Vice Chair and Chair, Board Affairs Committee;
President and CEO
CHI Health St. Elizabeth
Lincoln, Nebraska
Judith R. Maurer, M.S. (’69)
Secretary of the Board;
Founder, Low Load Insurance Services
Tampa, Florida
L. Bradley Hurrell, B.S. (’73)
Treasurer of the Board and Chair, Finance and Audit Committee;
Partner (retired)
KPMG
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dan L. Flanagan, Ed.D.
Chair, Academic Affairs Committee;
District Superintendent
Great Plains Conference, United Methodist Church
Omaha, Nebraska
Hon. John M. Gerrard, J.D. (’76, L.H.D. ’13)
Chair, Student Affairs Committee;
U.S. District Court Judge
U.S. District Court-District of Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska
David G. Hansen, B.S. (’77)
Chair, Enrollment and Marketing Committee;
Partner/CEO
Swanson Russell
Lincoln, Nebraska
Kent Seacrest, J.D.
Chair, Facilities and Environs Committee;
Attorney, Seacrest & Kalkowski
Lincoln, Nebraska
Cori Vokoun, B.A.
Chair, Advancement Committee;
Vice President
Sampson Construction
Lincoln, Nebraska
Members
Charlotte A. Abram, M.Div. (D.D. ’06)
Senior Pastor (retired)
TRI Community United Methodist Church
Omaha, Nebraska
Julie M. Anderson, M.B.A. (’97)
Principal, AG Strategy Group
Bethesda, Maryland
Jeffrey J. Butterfield, M.B.A. (’98)
President, Nebraska Wesleyan University Alumni Association;
Assistant Vice President-Institutional Middle Markets, RBC Capital Markets
Lincoln, Nebraska
Kevin E. Cook, B.S. (’86)
Partner
BKD, LLP
Overland Park, Kansas
D. Todd Duncan, B.S. (’88)
Chairman, Duncan Aviation
Lincoln, Nebraska
Daphne Hall, B.S. (’92)
Senior Vice President, College Access Programs
EducationQuest Foundation
Lincoln, Nebraska
Matt Harris, B.S. (’93)
Chief Executive, Arbor Day Foundation
Lincoln, Nebraska
Stephanie Howland-Moline, B.S. (’82)
Executive Vice President
First National Bank of Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska
Mary Sanders Jones, M.B.A.
Vice President and Treasurer
Union Pacific Corporation
Omaha, Nebraska
Bishop Scott Jones, Ph.D.
Great Plains Area United Methodist Church
Wichita, Kansas
Susan Keisler-Munro, M.S. (’85)
Senior Vice President, Chief of Operations
Assurity Life Insurance Company
Lincoln, Nebraska
Kaitlin Klein (Class of 2018)
Student, Nebraska Wesleyan University
Richard Legge, M.D. (’82)
Neuro-ophthalmologist
Omaha, Nebraska
Karen Linder, B.S. (’82)
President & CEO, Tethon 3D;
Principal, Linseed Capital LLC
Omaha, Nebraska
Beverly Maurer, B.S.
Community Volunteer
Omaha, Nebraska
Lawrence Mohr, M.D. (Sc.D. ’07)
Professor of Medicine and Director,
Environmental Biosciences Program
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Diane Nelson, B.S.
Community Volunteer
Omaha, Nebraska
Frederik Ohles, Ph.D.
President, Nebraska Wesleyan University
Rachel Pokora, Ph.D.
Professor of Communication
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Jeff Schumacher, J.D.
President and CEO
Capitol Casualty Company
Lincoln, Nebraska
Robert Scott, B.S.
Co-manager/Principal
WRK, LLC
Lincoln, Nebraska
L. G. Searcey, M.B.A.
Senior Vice President, Commercial Loans
Union Bank & Trust Company
Lincoln, Nebraska
Ria Shome (Class of 2019)
Student, Nebraska Wesleyan University
Sheryl Snyder, M.A.
Co-founder (retired)
Snyder Industries, Inc.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Mark Walz, B.S. (’88)
Chairman, President and CEO
Farmers Mutual Insurance Company of Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska
Bill White, M.S.
President
The Austin Company, Inc.
Milford, Nebraska
Meghan Winchell, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of History
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Governors Emeriti
Duane W. Acklie, J.D. (LL.D. ’88)
President
Crete Carrier Corporation
Lincoln, Nebraska
B. Keith Heuermann, B.S. (Sc.D. ’03)
Founder (retired)
BKH Popcorn
Phillips, Nebraska
Gordon “Mac” Hull, J.D. (’59)
President and CEO
Tasty-Toppings, Inc.
Columbus, Nebraska
Lindy Mullin, Ed.D. (’67)
Coordinator (retired)
Lincoln Public Schools
Lincoln, Nebraska
Larry L. Ruth, J.D. (’67, LL.D. ’15)
Of Counsel
Mueller Robak LLC
Lincoln, Nebraska
Hon. Warren K. Urbom, J.D. (’50, LL.D. ’84)
U.S. District Court Judge (retired)
U.S. District Court-District of Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska
F. Thomas Waring, M.D. (’53)
Physician (retired)
Fremont, Nebraska