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

Dushan Petrovich
Vice Chair of the Board for Trustees
B.A., Knox College, 1974
(2005-2008)
Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, William Wrigley, Jr. Company
Chicago, Illinois

James R. Potter
Vice Chair of the Board for Advancement
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

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
(1996-2008)
Senior Managing Director, Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P.
Los Angeles, California

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

John D. Podesta
Special Counselor to President
B.A., Knox College, 1971; J.D., Georgetown University, 1976
(2001-2009)
President and Chief Executive Officer Center for American Progress
Washington, DC

Barbara A. Adams
B.A., Knox College, 1980; J.D., Northwestern University, 1983
(1998-2000*) (2000-2008)
Attorney and Partner Holland & Knight, LLP
Chicago, Illinois

Thomas L. Anderson
B.A., Knox College, 1966; M.B.A., Bradley University, 1970
(2004-2008*)
President HemaSource
Indianapolis, Indiana

S.C. (Sid) Banwart
B.S., Iowa State University, 1968; M.B.A., University of Illinois, 1991
(2001-2009)
Vice President, Human Services Division Caterpillar Inc.
Peoria, Illinois

Harold D. Bibb
B.A., Knox College, 1962; M.S., University of Iowa; Ph.D., University of Iowa
(1992-2008)
Associate Dean of Graduate School University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island

Susan A. Blew
B.A., Knox College, 1975
(1999-2003*) (2004-2009)
Technology Executive
Berkeley, California

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

Deborah S. DeGraff
B.A., Knox College, 1980; M.A., University of Michigan, 1984; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1989
(2000-2004*)(2006-2009)
Professor of Economics, Bowdoin College
Brunswick, Maine

Sandra E. Frum
B.A., Knox College, 1970; M.A.T., Colorado College, 1972
(1986-2010)
Trustee, Northbrook Village Board
Northbrook, Illinois

Stephen H. Gamble
B.A., Knox College, 1964; M.B.A., Indiana University, 1966; D.B.A., University of Oregon, 1969
(2001-2009)
President and Chair Gamble Aviation Mgt.
New Canaan, Connecticut

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

Richard P. Henke
B.A., Knox College, 1956; M.D., Stanford University Medical School, 1960
(1998-2011)
Pathologist, Retired
Rolling Hills, California

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*)(1997-2009)
News Correspondent ABC Network News
New York, New York

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

James M. Kilts
B.A., Knox College, 1970; M.B.A., University of Chicago, 1974
(1992-2011)
Vice Chairman, Atlas Associates LLC
Rye, New York

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

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

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)
Attorney and Senior Partner Ford & Harrison LLP
Chicago, Illinois

Jane Strode Miller
B.A., Knox College, 1981; M.B.A., Southern Methodist University, 1983
(2007-2009)
President, Miller Management Group, Inc.
Boulder, Colorado

Eugene A. Procknow
B.A., Knox College, 1976; M.B.A., University of Michigan, 1978
(2000-2008)
Regional Managing Director Deloitte Consulting LLP
Washington, D.C.

Mrudula (Chickoo) Rao
B.A., Knox College, 2002
(2006-2010*)
Manager, Corporate College Programs, Wells Fargo
San Francisco, California

Thomas V. Reilly
B.A., Knox College, 1968; M.B.A., University of Chicago, 1971
(1997-2001*) (2001-2009)
Managing Director Head of European Business, Retired
Putnam Investment Management
Dover, Massachusetts

Richard V. Riddell
B.A., Knox College, 1972; Ph.D. Stanford University, 1978
(2005-2008)
Special Assistant to the President and Semans Professor of the Practice of Theatre Studies, Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

Diane S. Rosenberg
B.A., Knox College, 1963; M.S., Loyola University of Chicago, 1982
(1989-2008)
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*) (1989-2008)
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.
Galesburg, Illinois

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

Brett W. Tilly
B.A., Knox College, 1995; M.A., SUNY at Stony Brook, 1997
(2007-2008**)
Six Sigma Black Belt, North American Division, Caterpillar, Inc.
Peoria, Illinois

Susan H. Zucker
B.A., Knox College, 1978; J.D. Washington University, 1981
(2005-2009*)
General Counsel/Vice President, City Real Estate Incorporated
Chicago, Illinois

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

Raymond A. Charles
B.A., Knox College, 1941; M.A., Mass. Institute of Technology, 1942; M.B.A., University of Chicago, 1947
(1966-1992)
Life Trustee (1992-)
Managing Director, Retired, Lehman Brothers
Basking Ridge, New Jersey

Donald V. Fites
B.S., Valparaiso University, 1956; M.S., Mass. Institute of Techonology, 1971
(1987-1999)
Life Trustee (1999-)
Chair , Retired, Caterpillar, Inc.
Peoria, Illinois

Theodore J. Fleming
B.A., Knox College, 1955; B.S., Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1957
(1985-2005)
Life Trustee (2005-)
Owner and Chair Fleming Publishing Corp. L.L.C.
Peoria, Illinois

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
Boston, Massachusetts

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

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

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
(1997-2002)(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