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 (or their designated representative), the President of the Alumni Association, and the President of the University.

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 (or their designated representative), the President of the Alumni Association, and the President of the University.

Officers

Kevin E. Cook, B.S. ('86)
Chair of the Board and Chair, Executive Committee;
Partner (retired)
Forvis Mazars, LLP
Overland Park, Kansas

Susan Keisler-Munro, M.S. (’85)
Vice Chair of the Board and Chair, Board Affairs Committee
Chair, President, and CEO
Assurity Life Insurance Company
Lincoln, Nebraska

Kevin Boatright, M.S. (’74)
Secretary of the Board;
Director Emeritus (retired)
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Doris Robertson, M.B.A.
Executive Vice President 
Union Bank & Trust
Lincoln, NE

Members

Julie M. Anderson, M.B.A. (’97)
Partner
IBM Global Business Services
Bethesda, Maryland

Maddi August
Student
Nebraska Wesleyan Univeristy
Liincoln, NE

Robert F. Bartle, J.D. (’72)
Partner
Bartle and Geier
Lincoln, Nebraska

Kevin Bower, Ph.D.
Professor of History 
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln, NE

Steven Brugman, M.B.A. (’89)
Senior Account Director
Oracle Corporation
Franklin, Tennessee

Vidette Bullok Mixon, B.S. (’74)
Corporate Secretary (retired)
United Methodist Women
New York, New York

Charlie Colón, B.S. (’91)
Owner/Operator
Chick-fil-A
Lincoln, Nebraska

Nicholas J. Cusick, M.B.A.
CEO
Bison, Inc.
Lincoln, Nebraska

Bill Ellerbee, B.S.
President
Lincoln Industries
Lincoln, NE

Kate Engel, B.S. (’06)
President, Nebraska Wesleyan University Alumni Association
Executive Director
Nebraska Innovation Campus Development Corp.
Lincoln, Nebraska

Louis Gilmore
Student
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln, Nebraska

Darrin Good, Ph.D.
President
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln, NE

Douglas G. Johnson, B.S. ('89)
President & CEO
Midwest Bank
Norfolk, NE

Jo Kinberg, M.D. ('82)
Pediatrics PC (retired)
Lincoln, NE

L. Jay Lemons, Ph.D. (’83)
President
Academic Search
Sellinsgrove, Pennsylvania

Timothy W. Lineberry, M.D., E.M.H.A. (’87)
Chief Medical Officer
Advocate Health Midwest-Medical Group
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Beth Gonzales Mensinger, B.S. ('88)
Talent & Communications Consultant
BMG Talent Resources
Woodbridge, Virginia

Jill Moline, B.S. (’90)
Owner
Imperial Super Foods, Canopy Street Market, and Wray Market
Imperial, Nebraska

Lee N. Newcomer, M.S. ('74)
Senior Vice President, Oncology and Genetics (retired)
UnitedHealth Group 
Wayzata, Minnesota

Marco Pedroza
Director of Federal Programs
Lincoln Public Schools
Lincoln, NE

Adrianne Prokupek-Pickett, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln, NE

Sheryl Rinkol, M.A. ('99)
Director of Titanic Education and Engagement Experimental Media (E/M)
Titanically Speaking
Springfield, Missouri

Ellie Roselius
Student
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln, Nebraska

Mark A. Schulze, M.B.A. ('88)
Vice President, Operations Support
BNSF Railway
Argyle, Texas

Jeff Schumacher, J.D.
President 
Capitol Casualty Company
Lincoln, Nebraska

Frank Svoboda, B.S. ('84)
Co-Chairman and CEO
Globe Life, Inc.
Grapevine, Texas

Nancy Tomlinson, D.Min.
District Superintendent
Blue Rive District and Elkhorn Valley District, United Methodist Church
Great Plains Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church
Lincoln, Nebraska

Anna Castner Wightman, B.S. ('89)
Senior Director, Corporate Affairs
First National of Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska

Bishop David Wilson
Great Plains Area United Methodist Church
Topeka, Kansas

Michaela Johanns Young, M.B.A. ('04, '16)
Partner
Ponce Inet Coffee, LLC
Ponce Inlet, Florida

Governors Emeriti

J. Robert Duncan, B.S. (L.L.D ’01)
Chairman Emeritus
Duncan Aviation
Lincoln, Nebraska

Robert B. Harris, B.S. (LL.D. ’13)
Principal
R.B. Harris Company
Denver, Colorado

B. Keith Heuermann, B.S. (Sc.D. ’03)
Founder (retired)
BKH Popcorn
Phillips, Nebraska

Gordon "Mac" Hull, J.D. ('59)
Deceased
President and CEO
Tasty-Toppings, Inc.
Columbus, Nebraska

Brad Korell, M.S.
Lincoln, Nebraska

James R. Kruse, J.D. (’67)
Partner
Michael Best & Friedrich
Salt Lake City, Utah

Judith Maurer, M.S. ('69)
Founder (retired)
LLIS.com
Tampa, Florida

Angie Muhleisen, B.S. ('81, LL.D. '12)
CEO
Union Bank & Trust
Lincoln, Nebraska

Lindy Mullin, Ed.D. ('67)
Deceased
Educator (retired)
Lincoln Public Schools
Lincoln, Nebraska

Richard A. Peterson, J.D. (’59)
Attorney (retired)
Crete Carrier Corporation
Lincoln, Nebraska

Larry L. Ruth, J.D. (’67, LL.D. ’15)
Attorney (retired)
Lincoln, Nebraska

Sheryl Snyder, (H. ’19)
Co-founder (retired)
Snyder Industries
Lincoln, Nebraska

F. Thomas Waring, M.D. (’53)
Physician (retired)
Fremont, Nebraska