Current Board of Directors

Chair

F. Taylor Burch, p’88, g’90, PharmD’09, Lantana, Texas

Chair Elect

Joseph C. Courtright, p’89, Little Rock, Arkansas

Executive Committee

Julie Garney Andrews, j’95, Waukee, Iowa
F. Taylor Burch, p’88, g’90, PharmD’09, Lantana, Texas
Joseph C. Courtright, p’89, Little Rock, Arkansas
Michael J. Happe, j’94, Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Keturah Harding Pohl, f’04, Findlay, Ohio
Tamara Huff Johnson, c’12, Bel Aire
Lisa Evans Tuchtan, d’74, Bethesda, Maryland

Directors to July 2025

Julie Andrews, j’95, Waukee, Iowa
Joseph C. Courtright, p’89, Little Rock, Arkansas
Allen Fee, c’84, Hutchinson, KS
Michael J. Happe, j’94, Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Keturah Harding Pohl, f’04, g’08, Findlay, Ohio
Jody Bosch Sellers, p’81, Council Grove, KS

Directors to July 2026

Bobb Meckenstock, c’76, Hays
Jessica Nelson Palm, j’11, Overland Park
Ryan Pfeiffer, j’02, Prairie Village
Becky Nettels Sloan, ’85, Pittsburg
Lisa Evans Tuchtan, d’74, Bethesda, Maryland

Directors to July 2027

Tamara Huff Johnson, c’12, Bel Aire

Directors to July 2028

Monique Garcia, c’96, Wichita
Marlon D. Marshall, c’13, Denver
Joy Larson Maxwell, c’03, j’03, Salt Lake City
David O. Ochoa,j’06, g’08, Fairway
Lisa Olson Stump, b’86, St. Louis
Paul E. Wise b’80, Austin, Texas

Directors to July 2029

Glen Cox, c’77, m’80, g’05, g’05, Leawood
Gautham Reddy, b’93, m’97, Wichita
Jim Small, j’87, New York City
Francie Stoner, c'72, c'73, Weston, Missouri
Leah Vomhof, d’02, g’12, Overland Park
Joseen Bryant, g’19, Chicago
Chip Hilleary, d’94, Columbus, Ohio

Association Representatives to other University boards

Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Athletics
Aaron Brinkman, j’98, Dallas, Texas
Scott Seyfarth, b’83, Hinsdale, Illinois
KU Memorial Unions Corporation Board
Michael Gentry, b’01, g’03, Kansas City
Jordan Gill, j’12, Dallas, Texas
Steven Munch, c’06, Lawrence
Craig Penzler, a’81, Lawrence
Paul Wise, b’80, Austin, Texas

Former Chairs

1882-83, 1883-84 – W.H. Carruth, 1880, g1883
1884-85, 1885-86 – Kate Stephens
1886-87 – W.C. Spangler, 1883, l1885
1887-88 – Charles F. Scott, 1881, g1888
1888-89 – C.W. Smith, 1876, g1881
1889-90 – Miles W. Sterling, 1883, g1883
1890-91 – Scott Hopkins, 1881
1891-92 – Henry V. Chase, 1880
1892-93 – J. Willis Gleed, 1879, g1882
1893-94 – E.C. Little, 1883
1894-95 – George B. Watson, 1884
1895-96 – E.G. Blair, 1887
1896-97 – Olin Templin, c1886, g1889
1897-98 – J.G. Smith, 1883
1898-99 – R.D. Brown, 1892
1899-1900 – Marshall A. Barber, c1891
1900-01 – W.Y. Morgan, 1885
1901-02 – Denton Dunn, 1887
1902-03 – W.Y. Morgan, 1885
1903-04 – Ernest Robinson, 1893
1904-05 – Frank MacLennan, 1875, g1887
1905-06 – Sheffield Ingalls, 1895
1906-07 – Justin Bowersock, 1891
1907-08 – James Owens, 1893, l1895
1908-09 – Fred S. Jackson, l1892
1909-10 – John A. Edwards, 1895
1910-11 – Theophilus Scheffer, 1895
1911-12 – Charles F. Scott, 1881, g1888
1912-13 – Edwin C. Meservey, 1882
1913-14 – John A. Prescott, 1888
1914-15 – C.S. Gleed, 1880
1915-16 – R.A. Rutledge, e1891
1916-17 – J.C. Ruppenthal, 1895, l1895
1917-18 – H.E. Riggs, 1886
1918-19 – J.M. Challis, 1894
1919-20 – R.C. Russell, ’01, l’02
1920-21, 1921-22 – Irving Hill, 1896
1922-23 – Paul Kimball, l’07
1923-24 – James S. Barrow, l’00
1924-25 – N.T. Veatch, e’09, g’24
1925-26 – Fred M. Harris, l1898
1926-27 – Charles F. Scott, 1881, g1888
1927-28 – E.B. Black, e’06, g’24
1928-29 – Sheffield Ingalls, 1895
1929-30 – Charles Ise, ’05, g’08, l’09
1930-31 – Thomas E. Wagstaff, l1897
1931-32 – L.N. Flint, 1897
1932-33 – Roland Boynton, ’14, l’16
1933-34 – Mabel McLaughlin Beck, ’04
1934-35 – T.J. Strickler, e’06
1935-36 – Justice Walter G. Thiele, l’10
1936-37 – Bruce Hurd, l’14
1937-38 – Chester Woodward, p1896
1938-39 – C.L. Burt, e’08
1939-40 – Paul S. Endacott, e’23
1940-41 – Oscar Stauffer, ’12
1941-42 – Hugo T. Wedell, ’15, l’20
1942-43 – Ray Pierson, l’23
1943-44 – Richard B. Stevens, l’25
1944-45 – Charles Holmes, e’15
1945-46 – Charles B. Shaeffer, ’16
1946-47 – Carl I. Winsor, l’22
1947-48 – J. Wayne McCoy, ’24
1948-49 – George E. Nettels Sr., e’21
1949-50 – Henry A. Bubb, ’28
1950-51 – Dolph C. Simons Sr., ’25
1951-52 – Maurice L. Breidenthal Sr., c’10
1952-53 – Ray R. Evans, b’47
1953-54 – Howard Engleman, b’41, l’48
1954-55 – Chester L. Mize Jr., ’39
1955-56 – Herbert A. Meyer, ’36
1956-57 – Clyde M. Reed Jr., ’37
1957-58 – Paul Adam, b’33
1958-59 – Claude E. Chalfant, l’27
1959-60 – Arthur H. Cromb, b’30
1960-61 – Dale W. Maxwell, l’37
1961-62 – Wendell S. Holmes, b’28
1962-63 – S. Stanley Learned, e’24, g’36
1963-64 – Eugene W. Morgan, b’37
1964-65 – Balfour Jeffrey, ’28
1965-66 – Clarence McGuire, ’29
1966-67 – Kenton R. Cravens, c’25
1967-68 – Roy A. Edwards Jr., b’42
1968-69 – William W. Keeler, ’32
1969-70 – Robert B. Riss, b’49
1970-71 – Howard M. Immel, c’38, l’38
1971-72 – Odd Williams, b’49, l’52
1972-73 – William R. Hagman Sr., c’32
1973-74 – Jordan L. Haines, c’49, l’57
1974-75 – Dwight D. Sutherland, ’45
1975-76 – Wm. C. Douce, e’41
1976-77 – Robert B. Docking, b’48
1977-78 – George E. Nettels Jr., e’50
1978-79 – William W. Martin, b’49
1979-80 – John A. O’Leary Jr., b’48
1980-81 – Frank J. Becker, e’58
1981-82 – Robert W. Wagstaff, c’30
1982-83 – Dolph C. Simons Jr., j’51
1983-84 – Donald C. Slawson, c’56
1984-85 – Robert S. Mueller, b’42
1985-86 – John T. Stewart III, b’58
1986-87 – Chester Vanatta, b’59, g’63
1987-88 – John C. Dicus, b’55
1988-89 – Deanell Reece Tacha, c’68
1989-90 – John F. Kane, e’56
1990-91 – John H. Robinson, e’49
1991-92 – Glee S. Smith, c’43, l’47
1992-93 – William M. Hougland, b’52
1993-94 – John H. Stauffer, j’49
1994-95 – Dorothy Wohlgemuth Lynch, d’59
1995-96 – Richard C. Cummings, c’54, m’57
1996-97 – Gil M. Reich, e’54
1997-98 – Cordell D Meeks Jr., c’64, l’67
1998-99 – Paul J. “Jim” Adam, e’56
1999-00 – Carol Swanson Ritchie, d’54
2000-01 – Reid Holbrook, c’64, l’66
2001-02 – Janet Martin McKinney, c’74
2002-03 – Robert L. Driscoll, c’61, l’64
2003-04 – Linda Duston Warren, c’66, m’70
2004-05 – Larry J. Borden, b’62, g’67
2005-06 – David B. Wescoe, c’76
2006-07 – Marvin R. Motley, c’77, l’80, g’81
2007-08 – Joe C. Morris, b’61
2008-09 – Tedde Tasheff, c’78
2009-10 – Sue Shields Watson, d’75
2010-11 – Jay Howard, b’79
2011-12 – Jeff Briley, d’74
2012-13 – Ray D. Evans, b’82, g’84
2013-14 – Jeff Kennedy, j’81
2014-15 – Camille Bribiesca Nyberg, c’96, g’98
2015-16 – Richard Putnam, c’77, l’80
2016-17 – Scott R. Seyfarth, b’83
2017-18 – Kevin E. Carroll, assoc.
2018-19 – John Ballard III, b’73
2019-20 – Dave Roland, e’80
2020-22 – Jay Kerutis, c’82
2022-23 – Keturah Harding Pohl, f’04, g’08
2023-24 – Michael J. Happe, j’94

Past Chairs (Chronological)

1882-83, 1883-84 – W.H. Carruth, 1880, g1883
1884-85, 1885-86 – Kate Stephens
1886-87 – W.C. Spangler, 1883, l1885
1887-88 – Charles F. Scott, 1881, g1888
1888-89 – C.W. Smith, 1876, g1881
1889-90 – Miles W. Sterling, 1883, g1883
1890-91 – Scott Hopkins, 1881
1891-92 – Henry V. Chase, 1880
1892-93 – J. Willis Gleed, 1879, g1882
1893-94 – E.C. Little, 1883
1894-95 – George B. Watson, 1884
1895-96 – E.G. Blair, 1887
1896-97 – Olin Templin, c1886, g1889
1897-98 – J.G. Smith, 1883
1898-99 – R.D. Brown, 1892
1899-1900 – Marshall A. Barber, c1891
1900-01 – W.Y. Morgan, 1885
1901-02 – Denton Dunn, 1887
1902-03 – W.Y. Morgan, 1885
1903-04 – Ernest Robinson, 1893
1904-05 – Frank MacLennan, 1875, g1887
1905-06 – Sheffield Ingalls, 1895
1906-07 – Justin Bowersock, 1891
1907-08 – James Owens, 1893, l1895
1908-09 – Fred S. Jackson, l1892
1909-10 – John A. Edwards, 1895
1910-11 – Theophilus Scheffer, 1895
1911-12 – Charles F. Scott, 1881, g1888
1912-13 – Edwin C. Meservey, 1882
1913-14 – John A. Prescott, 1888
1914-15 – C.S. Gleed, 1880
1915-16 – R.A. Rutledge, e1891
1916-17 – J.C. Ruppenthal, 1895, l1895
1917-18 – H.E. Riggs, 1886
1918-19 – J.M. Challis, 1894
1919-20 – R.C. Russell, ’01, l’02
1920-21, 1921-22 – Irving Hill, 1896
1922-23 – Paul Kimball, l’07
1923-24 – James S. Barrow, l’00
1924-25 – N.T. Veatch, e’09, g’24
1925-26 – Fred M. Harris, l1898
1926-27 – Charles F. Scott, 1881, g1888
1927-28 – E.B. Black, e’06, g’24
1928-29 – Sheffield Ingalls, 1895
1929-30 – Charles Ise, ’05, g’08, l’09
1930-31 – Thomas E. Wagstaff, l1897
1931-32 – L.N. Flint, 1897
1932-33 – Roland Boynton, ’14, l’16
1933-34 – Mabel McLaughlin Beck, ’04
1934-35 – T.J. Strickler, e’06
1935-36 – Justice Walter G. Thiele, l’10
1936-37 – Bruce Hurd, l’14
1937-38 – Chester Woodward, p1896
1938-39 – C.L. Burt, e’08
1939-40 – Paul S. Endacott, e’23
1940-41 – Oscar Stauffer, ’12
1941-42 – Hugo T. Wedell, ’15, l’20
1942-43 – Ray Pierson, l’23
1943-44 – Richard B. Stevens, l’25
1944-45 – Charles Holmes, e’15
1945-46 – Charles B. Shaeffer, ’16
1946-47 – Carl I. Winsor, l’22
1947-48 – J. Wayne McCoy, ’24
1948-49 – George E. Nettels Sr., e’21
1949-50 – Henry A. Bubb, ’28
1950-51 – Dolph C. Simons Sr., ’25
1951-52 – Maurice L. Breidenthal Sr., c’10
1952-53 – Ray R. Evans, b’47
1953-54 – Howard Engleman, b’41, l’48
1954-55 – Chester L. Mize Jr., ’39
1955-56 – Herbert A. Meyer, ’36
1956-57 – Clyde M. Reed Jr., ’37
1957-58 – Paul Adam, b’33
1958-59 – Claude E. Chalfant, l’27
1959-60 – Arthur H. Cromb, b’30
1960-61 – Dale W. Maxwell, l’37
1961-62 – Wendell S. Holmes, b’28
1962-63 – S. Stanley Learned, e’24, g’36
1963-64 – Eugene W. Morgan, b’37
1964-65 – Balfour Jeffrey, ’28
1965-66 – Clarence McGuire, ’29
1966-67 – Kenton R. Cravens, c’25
1967-68 – Roy A. Edwards Jr., b’42
1968-69 – William W. Keeler, ’32
1969-70 – Robert B. Riss, b’49
1970-71 – Howard M. Immel, c’38, l’38
1971-72 – Odd Williams, b’49, l’52
1972-73 – William R. Hagman Sr., c’32
1973-74 – Jordan L. Haines, c’49, l’57
1974-75 – Dwight D. Sutherland, ’45
1975-76 – Wm. C. Douce, e’41
1976-77 – Robert B. Docking, b’48
1977-78 – George E. Nettels Jr., e’50
1978-79 – William W. Martin, b’49
1979-80 – John A. O’Leary Jr., b’48
1980-81 – Frank J. Becker, e’58
1981-82 – Robert W. Wagstaff, c’30
1982-83 – Dolph C. Simons Jr., j’51
1983-84 – Donald C. Slawson, c’56
1984-85 – Robert S. Mueller, b’42
1985-86 – John T. Stewart III, b’58
1986-87 – Chester Vanatta, b’59, g’63
1987-88 – John C. Dicus, b’55
1988-89 – Deanell Reece Tacha, c’68
1989-90 – John F. Kane, e’56
1990-91 – John H. Robinson, e’49
1991-92 – Glee S. Smith, c’43, l’47
1992-93 – William M. Hougland, b’52
1993-94 – John H. Stauffer, j’49
1994-95 – Dorothy Wohlgemuth Lynch, d’59
1995-96 – Richard C. Cummings, c’54, m’57
1996-97 – Gil M. Reich, e’54
1997-98 – Cordell D Meeks Jr., c’64, l’67
1998-99 – Paul J. “Jim” Adam, e’56
1999-00 – Carol Swanson Ritchie, d’54
2000-01 – Reid Holbrook, c’64, l’66
2001-02 – Janet Martin McKinney, c’74
2002-03 – Robert L. Driscoll, c’61, l’64
2003-04 – Linda Duston Warren, c’66, m’70
2004-05 – Larry J. Borden, b’62, g’67
2005-06 – David B. Wescoe, c’76
2006-07 – Marvin R. Motley, c’77, l’80, g’81
2007-08 – Joe C. Morris, b’61
2008-09 – Tedde Tasheff, c’78
2009-10 – Sue Shields Watson, d’75
2010-11 – Jay Howard, b’79
2011-12 – Jeff Briley, d’74
2012-13 – Ray D. Evans, b’82, g’84
2013-14 – Jeff Kennedy, j’81
2014-15 – Camille Bribiesca Nyberg, c’96, g’98
2015-16 – Richard Putnam, c’77, l’80
2016-17 – Scott R. Seyfarth, b’83
2017-18 – Kevin E. Carroll, assoc.
2018-19 – John Ballard III, b’73
2019-20 – Dave Roland, e’80
2020-22 – Jay Kerutis, c’82
2022-23 – Keturah Harding Pohl, f’04, g’08
2023-24 – Michael J. Happe, j’94

1957-58 – Paul Adam, b’33
1998-99 – Paul J. “Jim” Adam, e’56
2018-19 – John Ballard III, b’73
1899-00 – Marshall A. Barber, c1891
1923-24 – James S. Barrow, l’00
1933-34 – Mabel McLaughlin Beck, ’04
1980-81 – Frank J. Becker, e’58
1927-28 – E.B. Black, e’06, g’24
1895-96 – E.G. Blair, 1887
2004-05 – Larry J. Borden, b’62, g’67
1906-07 – Justin Bowersock, 1891
1932-33 – Roland Boynton, ’14, l’16
1951-52 – Maurice L. Breidenthal Sr., c’10
2011-12 – Jeff Briley, d’74
1898-99 – R.D. Brown, 1892
1949-50 – Henry A. Bubb, ’28
1938-39 – C.L. Burt, e’08
2017-18 – Kevin E. Carroll, assoc.
1882-83, 1883-84 – W.H. Carruth, 1880, g1883
1958-59 – Claude E. Chalfant, l’27
1918-19 – J.M. Challis, 1894
1891-92 – Henry V. Chase, 1880
1966-67 – Kenton R. Cravens, c’25
1959-60 – Arthur H. Cromb, b’30
1995-96 – Richard C. Cummings, c’54, m’57
1987-88 – John C. Dicus, b’55
1976-77 – Robert B. Docking, b’48
1975-76 – Wm. C. Douce, e’41
2002-03 – Robert L. Driscoll, c’61, l’64
1901-02 – Denton Dunn, 1887
1909-10 – John A. Edwards, 1895
1967-68 – Roy A. Edwards Jr., b’42
1939-40 – Paul S. Endacott, e’23
1953-54 – Howard Engleman, b’41, l’48
2012-13 – Ray D. Evans, b’82, g’84
1952-53 – Ray R. Evans, b’47
1931-32 – L.N. Flint, 1897
1914-15 – C.S. Gleed, 1880
1892-93 – J. Willis Gleed, 1879, g1882
1972-73 – William R. Hagman Sr., c’32
1973-74 – Jordan L. Haines, c’49, l’57
2023-24 – Michael J. Happe, j’94
1925-26 – Fred M. Harris, l1898
1920-21, 1921-22 – Irving Hill, 1896
2000-01 – Reid Holbrook, c’64, l’66
1944-45 – Charles Holmes, e’15
1961-62 – Wendell S. Holmes, b’28
1890-91 – Scott Hopkins, 1881
1992-93 – William M. Hougland, b’52
2010-11 – Jay Howard, b’79
1936-37 – Bruce Hurd, l’14
1970-71 – Howard M. Immel, c’38, l’38
1905-06, 1928-29 – Sheffield Ingalls, 1895
1929-30 – Charles Ise, ’05, g’08, l’09
1908-09 – Fred S. Jackson, l1892
1964-65 – Balfour Jeffrey, ’28
1989-90 – John F. Kane, e’56
1968-69 – William W. Keeler, ’32
2013-14 – Jeff Kennedy, j’81
2020-22 – Jay Kerutis, c’82
1922-23 – Paul Kimball, l’07
1959-60 – Herbert Laing, ’27
1962-63 – S. Stanley Learned, e’24, g’36
1893-94 – E.C. Little, 1883
1994-95 – Dorothy Wohlgemuth Lynch, d’59
1947-48 – J. Wayne McCoy, ’24
1965-66 – Clarence McGuire, ’29
2001-02 – Janet Martin McKinney, c’74
1904-05 – Frank MacLennan, 1875, g1887
1978-79 – William W. Martin, b’49
1960-61 – Dale W. Maxwell, l’37
1997-98 – Cordell D Meeks Jr., c’64, l’67
1912-13 – Edwin C. Meservey, 1882
1955-56 – Herbert A. Meyer, ’36
1954-55 – Chet Mize Jr., ’39
1963-64 – Eugene W. Morgan, b’37
1900-01, 1902-03 – W.Y. Morgan, 1885
2007-08 – Joe C. Morris, b’61
2006-07 – Marvin R. Motley, c’77, l’80, g’81
1984-85 – Robert S. Mueller, b’42
1948-49 – George E. Nettels Sr., e’21
1977-78 – George E. Nettels Jr., e’50
2014-15 – Camille Bribiesca Nyberg, c’96, g’98
1979-80 – John A. O’Leary Jr., b’48
1907-08 – James Owens, 1893, l1895
1942-43 – Ray Pierson, l’23
1913-14 – John A. Prescott, 1888
2022-23 – Keturah Harding Pohl, f’04, g’08
2015-16 – Richard Putnam, c’77, l’80
1956-57 – Clyde M. Reed Jr., ’37
1917-18 – H.E. Riggs, 1886
1996-97 – Gil M. Reich, e’54
1999-00 – Carol Swanson Ritchie, d’54
1969-70 – Robert B. Riss, b’49
1903-04 – Ernest Robinson, 1893
1990-91 – John H. Robinson, e’49
2019-20 – Dave Roland, e’80
1916-17 – J.C. Ruppenthal, 1895, l1895
1919-20 – R.C. Russell, ’01, l’02
1915-16 – R.A. Rutledge, e1891
1910-11 – Theophilus Scheffer, 1895
1887-88, 1911-12, 1926-27 – Charles F. Scott, 1881, g1888
2016-17 – Scott R. Seyfarth, b’83
1945-46 – Charles B. Shaeffer, ’16
1950-51 – Dolph C. Simons Sr., ’25
1982-83 – Dolph C. Simons Jr., j’51
1983-84 – Donald C. Slawson, c’56
1888-89 – C.W. Smith, 1876, g1881
1991-92 – Glee S. Smith, c’43, l’47
1897-98 – J.G. Smith, 1883
1886-87 – W.C. Spangler, 1883, l1885
1993-94 – John H. Stauffer, j’49
1940-41 – Oscar Stauffer, ’12
1884-85, 1885-86 – Kate Stephens
1889-90 – Miles W. Sterling, 1883, g1883
1943-44 – Richard B. Stevens, l’25
1985-86 – John T. Stewart III, b’58
1934-35 – T.J. Strickler, e’06
1974-75 – Dwight D. Sutherland, ’45
1988-89 – Deanell Reece Tacha, c’68
2008-09 – Tedde Tasheff, c’78
1896-97 – Olin Templin, c1886, g1889
1935-36 – Justice Walter G. Thiele, l’10
1986-87 – Chester Vanatta, b’59, g’63
1924-25 – N.T. Veatch, e’09, g’24
1981-82 – Robert W. Wagstaff, c’30
1930-31 – Thomas E. Wagstaff, l1897
2003-04 – Linda Duston Warren, c’66, m’70
1894-95 – George B. Watson, 1884
2009-10 – Sue Shields Watson, d’75
1941-42 – Hugo T. Wedell, ’15, l’20
2005-06 – David B. Wescoe, c’76
1971-72 – Odd Williams, b’49, l’52
1946-47 – Carl I. Winsor, l’22
1937-38 – Chester Woodward, p1896

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