Merrill TowerDoane College

Board of Trustees

Board of Trustee Members       
Jack Barker, trustee

Jack E. Barker, J.D. '61
Elected 1996
(Retired) President, Mountain States Employers Council
Littleton, CO


Rich Barlett, trustee

Richard A. Bartlett '88
Elected 2007
Principal & Co Chairman, Lone Peak Capital
Overland Park, KS


John Bauer, trustee

John Bauer '81
Elected 2006
Vice President, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Tampa, FL


Patrick Beans, trustee

Patrick E. Beans '79
Elected 2007

Former Vice President & CFO, National Research Corporation
Lincoln, NE


Don Brodie, trustee

C. Donald Brodie
Elected 2000

Member, Doane Family Association of America, Inc.
Markham, ON  CANADA


Ann Cahill, Board of Trustee Member

Ann Songster Cahill '72
Elected 2011
Educator & Community Philanthropist
St. Louis, MO


Don Campbell

Donald M. Campbell '61
Elected 2011
Principal, Partners for Growth Managers
San Francisco, CA



Barbara Cole, trustee

Barbara R. Cole M.D. '63 (Alumni Representative)
Elected 2008
(Retired) Director of Pediatric Nephrology
Mount Pleasant, SC


Donn Crilly, trustee

Donn H. Crilly M.D. '50
Elected 1980
(Retired) Physician, Vascular Surgeon
Superior, NE


Vernon Daniels J.D. '78
Elected 2006
Juvenile Court Judge, Douglas County
Omaha, NE


George Drake, trustee

George A. Drake, Ph.D.
Elected 1995
Emeritus President/Professor, Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA


Ken Fridrich, trustee

Kenneth E. Fridrich '59
Elected 1969
(Retired) Managing Director, Marketing-Pension Services,
The Principal Financial Group
Tucson, AZ


Toni Ganzel, trustee

Toni Ganzel, M.D.
Elected 2005
Senior Associate Dean for Students and Academic Affairs,

Professor of Surgery and Otolaryngology,
University of Louisville School of Medicine

Louisville, KY


Rick Gibson, trustee

Richard C. "Rick" Gibson '57
Elected 1998
CEO, Agro International Inc.

Council Bluffs, IA


George Haddix, trustee

George F. Haddix, Ph.D '61
Elected 1999
Member/Manager, Riverton Management Resources, LLC
Ralston, NE


Ed Heilman, trustee

Edward G. Heilman J.D. '67
Elected 1989

Attorney at Law
Palm Desert, CA


Dick Held, trustee

Dick Held '70 (Alumni Representative)
Elected 2007
Real Estate Investor
Los Angeles, CA


Jane HoodJane Renner Hood '66, Ph.D.
Elected 2011
(Retired) Executive Director of the Nebraska Humanities Council
Lincoln, NE

Daniel Jackman, trustee

Daniel L. Jackman '89
Elected 2006
Director, BDA International Ltd.
Singapore


Ken James, trustee

Ken E. James '69  (Chair)
Elected 1989
(Retired) Consultant, Hewitt Associates
Lake Forest, IL


Troy Kanter, trustee

Troy Kanter '90
Elected 2005-2008, 2009-

President & COO, Kenexa, Inc.
Lincoln, NE


Jim Keck, Board of Trustee MemberReverend Jim Keck, Ph.D.
Elected 2011
Sr. Minister, 1st Plymouth Congregational Church (UCC)
Lincoln, NE


Gene Klingler, trustee

Eugene A. Klingler, Jr. M.D. '57
Elected 1976
Surgeon; Medical Director, Manhattan Ambulatory

Surgical Hospital

Manhattan, KS


Bill Lowe, trustee

Bill Lowe '86
Elected 2010

President, Sammons Retirement Solutions
Grimes, IA


Ken McCumber, trustee

Kenneth McCumber '68
Elected 1999
(Retired) Senior Vice President-Sales, Airborne Express
Bend, OR


John Nelson, trustee

John P. Nelson
Elected 1992

Chairman, SilverStone Group, Inc.
Omaha, NE


Allison Petersen, trustee

Allison Petersen '78 (Secretary)
Elected 1982-1994, 2004-

Walton, NE


Dean Petersen, trustee

Dean L. Petersen '47-V12
Elected 1996
President/Owner, NE Bulk Transport, Inc.

& Fitch Trucking, Inc.

Bennet, NE



Kim Robak, trustee

Kim M. Robak, J.D.
Elected 1996
Partner, Ruth, Mueller & Robak, LLC.
Lincoln, NE


Jack Salter, Board of Trustee Member

Jack Salter, '65
Elected 2012
Retired Manufacturing Manager, Salter Labs
Keene, CA


Enrique Sanchez, trustee

Enrique E. Sanchez '74
Elected 2005
Executive Manager, Purchasing, Warehouses, and Inventories
Division of the Panama Canal Authority
Rep. de Panama


Paul Schelstraete, trustee

Paul Schelstraete, J.D. '70
Elected 2007 
President, City Bank and Trust Co.
Crete, NE


Jill Smith, trustee

Jill Smith,  J.D '74  (Vice Chair)
Elected 1997

Senior Counsel, Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN


Tom Sorensen, Jr.Thomas Sorensen, Jr.
Elected 2011
Financial Advisor, Edward Jones
Crete, NE


John Vasak, trustee

John M. Vasak Ph.D. '67
Elected 1997
(Retired) Deputy Director Information Security, The MITRE Corp.

Vienna, VA


Micheal Weston, trustee member

Michael A. Weston, '93
Elected 2010
Advisor, State Farm Insurance
Lincoln, NE


Lois Weyers, trustee

Lois Weyers '67
Elected 2004
(Retired) Educator, Green Bay Public Schools

DePere, WI


Timothy J Wilson, trustee

Tim Wilson '90
Elected 2010
Partner, BKD, LLP
Omaha, NE


The Board of Trustees meet three times a year with meetings occurring in the Fall, Winter, and Spring. 


Doane College
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Crete, NE 68333
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