Trustee Directory

General and Alumni Trustees

Janet M. Koran
Chair of the Board of Trustees
B.A., Knox College, 1971; J.D., Northwestern University, 1978
(1995-2011)
General Counsel, Retired, YMCA of the USA
Chicago, Illinois

Laurel J. Andrew
Vice Chair of the Board for Education
B.A., Knox College, 1986; M.B.A., University of Chicago, 1989
(1998-2010)
Director and Treasurer, Andrew Family Foundation
Orland Park, Illinois

Sandra E. Frum
Vice Chair of the Board for Trustees B.A., Knox College, 1970; M.A.T., Colorado College, 1972
(1986-2010)
President, Village of Northbrook
Northbrook, Illinois

Charles F. Smith
Vice Chair of the Board for Advancement
B.A., Knox College, 1984; J.D., University of Chicago, 1987
(2003-2011)
Attorney and Partner, Skadden Arps
Chicago, Illinois

Ralph Walter
Vice Chair of the Board for Finance
B.A., Knox College, 1969; M.A., University of Indiana, 1972; D. Phil. St. Alcuin House, 2005
(1996-2012)
Senior Managing Director, Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P.
Los Angeles, California

Deborah S. DeGraff
Secretary of the Board of Trustees
B.A., Knox College, 1980; M.A., University of Michigan, 1984; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1989
(2000-2004*)(2006-2013)
Professor of Economics, Bowdoin College
Brunswick, Maine

Douglas L. Bayer
B.A., Knox College, 1966; M.S., Michigan State University, 1968; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1970
(2008-2011)
Security Architect, Retired, Microsoft Corporation
Bellevue, Washington

Harold D. Bibb
B.A., Knox College, 1962; M.S., University of Iowa; Ph.D., University of Iowa
(1992-2012)
Associate Dean of Graduate School
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island

Susan A. Blew
B.A., Knox College, 1975
(1999-2003*) (2004-2013)
Vice President, Technology Infrastructure Programs
Kaiser Permanente
Oakland, California

Denise M. Buntin
B.A., Knox College, 1976; M.D., University of Tennessee College of Medicine, 1979
(2008-2012)
Dermatologist
Hermitage, Tennessee

Nancy B. Carlin
B.A., Knox College, 1972
(2008-2012)
Retired Teacher and Volunteer
Naples, Florida

Susan S. Deans
B.A., Knox College, 1970; M.A., University of Colorado, 1975
(2007-2011*)
Editor and Vice President, Retired, Daily Camera
Boulder, Colorado

Charles R. Gibbs
B.A., Duke University, 1974; M.B.A. & J.D., Southern Methodist University, 1978
(2009-2013)
Attorney and Partner
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld, LLP
Dallas, Texas

Joseph B. Glossberg
B.Sc., Wharton School University of Pennsylvania, 1963; M.B.A., Wharton School University of Pennsylvania, 1965
(1994-2010)
Senior Managing Director, Gofen & Glossberg, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois

Elzelien (Ellie) Hartog
B.A., Knox College, 1966; M.S.W., University of Chicago, 1968
(2009-2013)
Director, Interagency Teams
Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut
Stamford, Connecticut

Gary L. Jacobson
B.A., Knox College, 1977
(2006-2010)
Principal, General Biotechnology, LLC
Indianapolis, Indiana

Robert J. Jamieson
Knox College 1961-62; B.A., Bradley University
(1991-1995*)(1997-2013)
Journalist
New York, New York

James M. Kilts
B.A., Knox College, 1970; M.B.A., University of Chicago, 1974
(1992-2011)
Founding Partner, Centerview Associates
Rye, New York

Mark Kleine
B.A., St. Ambrose University, 1980
(2009-2013)
President
Kleine Equipment
Galesburg, Illinois

Mrudula (Chickoo) Lal
B.A., Knox College, 2002
(2006-2010*)
Finance Rotation Program Manager
The Walt Disney Company
Burbank, California

Robert M. Lindsay, Jr.
B.A., Knox College, 1973
(2006-2010)
President, Lindsay Automotive Group
Galesburg, Illinois

Steven P. Luetger
B.A., Knox College, 1975; M.B.A., University of Chicago, 1980
(2007-2011)
Senior Managing Director, Mesirow Financial
Chicago, Illinois

Patrick St. Aubyn Lyn
B.A., Knox College, 1984; M.B.A., Rice University, 1986
(2008-2012*)
Senior Vice President, Director of Client Service
Standish Mellon Asset Management Company, LLC
Boston, Massachusetts

Joe A. Masterson
B.A. Knox College, 1965
(1988-1992*) (1993-2010)
Chair and Chief Executive Officer
The Masterson Company, Inc.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

George J. Matkov, Jr.
Knox College 1960-63; L.L.B., University of Iowa, 1966
(1997-2011)
Of Counsel Ford & Harrison LLP
Chicago, Illinois

Clarence A. Parks
B.A., Knox College, 1992; M.D., Rush University, 1997
(2009-2013*)
Physician
Freeport Health Network
Freeport, Illinois

Dushan Petrovich
B.A., Knox College, 1974
(2005-2012)
President, William Wrigley, Jr. Company
Chicago, Illinois

John D. Podesta
B.A., Knox College, 1971; J.D., Georgetown University, 1976
(2001-2013)
President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for American Progress
Washington, DC

James R. Potter
B.A., Knox College, 1963; J.D., University of Iowa, 1966; M.B.A., University of Chicago, 1979
(1979-1982*)(1994-2010)
Attorney and Partner Londrigan, Potter and Randle, P.C.
Springfield, Illinois

Eugene A. Procknow
B.A., Knox College, 1976; M.B.A., University of Michigan, 1978
(2000-2012)
Managing Director - Federal Government Services
Deloitte & Touche USA LLP
Washington, DC

James R. Purlee
B.A., University of Illinois, 1972; M.S., Western Illinois University, 1975
(2009-2013)
Farmer
Purlee Farm
Galesburg, Illinois

Richard V. Riddell
B.A., Knox College, 1972; Ph.D. Stanford University, 1978
(2005-2012)
Vice President and University Secretary
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

Diane S. Rosenberg
B.A., Knox College, 1963; M.S., Loyola University of Chicago, 1982
(1989-2012)
Chair of the Board Olson Rug Co.
Chicago, Illinois

David A. Schulz
B.A., Knox College, 1974; M.A., Yale University, 1976; J.D., Yale University 1978
(1976-1979*) (1989-2012)
Attorney and Partner Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz, LLP
New York, New York

Fay Stevenson-Smith
B.A., Knox College, 1964; M.A., Temple University, 1968; M.D., Temple University, 1978
(1992-2010)
Obstetrician-Gynecologist, Retired
Wilton, Connecticut

Vernon L. E. Stisser, Jr.
B.A., Knox College, 1962
(1996-2010)
Chair Rand Intercontinental, Inc.
Naples, Florida

Roger L. Taylor
B.A., Knox College, 1963; J.D., Northwestern University, 1971
(1988-2002)
President (2002-) Knox College
Galesburg, Illinois

Eric C. Wilson
B.A., Knox College, 1984
(2009-2010**)
Sales Director
Chemtrade Logistics, Inc.
Overland Park, Kansas

Life Trustees

Dorothy Johnson Burkhardt
B.A., Knox College, 1939; M.A., Ball State University, 1958
(1976-1979*) (1982-1990)
Life Trustee (1990-)
Professor of Modern Languages, Retired
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

Robert Castendyck
B.A., Knox College, 1944; J.D., Northwestern University, 1950
Honorary Trustee(1995-2005); Life Trustee (2005-)
State of Illinois Circuit Judge, Retired
Sterling, Illinois

Jarvis B. Cecil
B.A., Knox College, 1948; M.B.A., Harvard University, 1949
(1973-1999)
Life Trustee (1999-)
Executive Vice President, Retired, Consolidation Coal Co.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Patrick F. Graham
B.A., Knox College, 1962; M.B.A., Stanford University, 1964
(1988-2003)
Life Trustee (2003-)
Vice President, Retired, The Gillette Company
Arlington, Virginia

Donald G. Harris
B.A., Knox College, 1954; M.B.A., Indiana University, 1958
(1988-1999)
Life Trustee (1999-)
President, Retired, Mead Johnson Nutritional Group
Evansville, Indiana

Richard P. Henke
B.A., Knox College, 1956; M.D., Stanford University Medical School, 1960
(1998-2009)
Life Trustee (2009-)
Pathologist, Retired
Rolling Hills, California

Mary M. Hinz
B.A., Knox College, 1958
(1991-2007)
Life Trustee (2007-)
President, F. Thomas Heller, Inc.
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

Frank J. Kerous
B.A., Knox College, 1961; B.S., University of Illinois, 1963; D.D.S., University of Illinois, 1965
(1974-2009)
Life Trustee (2009-)
Periodontist, Retired
Antioch, Illinois

Dan M. Martin
B.A., Knox College, 1961; M.A., Princeton University, 1963; Ph.D., Princeton University, 1968
(1987-2003)
Life Trustee (2003-)
Senior Fellow Emeritus, Conservation International
Washington, D.C.

Merle E. Minks
B.A., Knox College, 1939; L.L.B., University of Texas, 1948
(1972-1991)
Life Trustee (1991-)
General Counsel, Retired, Gulf Oil Corp.
Aliso Viejo, California

William G. Mitchell
B.A., University of Oklahoma; J.D., Northwestern University
(1979-1992)
Life Trustee (1992-)
Vice-Chair, Retired, Centel Corporation
Wheaton, Illinois

Walter E. Sampson
B.S., University of Illinois, 1942
(1984-1995)
Life Trustee (1995-)
President and Owner, Retired, Sampson Implement Company
Galesburg, Illinois

Robert J. Sparks
B.A., Knox College, 1956
(1981-1984*)(1984-1998)
Life Trustee (1998-)
President, Retired, United Federal Savings Bank
Galesburg, Illinois

Caroline Hamblin Tucker
B.A., Knox College, 1953; M.S., Pennsylvania State University, 1955
(1985-2001)
Life Trustee (2001-)
Teacher, Retired, PRIME
Mechanicsville, Virginia

Morton W. Weir
B.A., Knox College, 1955; M.A., University of Texas, 1958; Ph.D., University of Texas, 1959
(1984-1988*)(1989-1999)
Life Trustee (1999-)
Chancellor Emeritus and Emeritus Professor of Psychology University of Illinois
Urbana, Illinois

Honorary Trustees

Frank S. Cottrell
B.A., Knox College, 1964; J.D., University of Chicago, 1967
General Trustee (1997-2002)
Honorary Trustee (2002-)
Senior Vice President, Retired
Deere and Company
Moline, Illinois

Mary Kent Knight
B.A., Knox College, 1960; M.S., University of Wisconsin, 1961; M.L.S., Lake Forest College, 1994; Ph.D., Trinity Theological Seminary, 2002
(2007-)
Data Processing Technician, Retired
Northern Trust Company
Lake Forest, Illinois

*Alumni Trustee

**Past Chair, Alumni Council