Our Trustees

Emeritus Trustees

Tom Anderson '66
Retired, CEO, Methodist Home Care and HemaSource, Indianapolis, Indiana. Anderson earned his MBA from Bradley University. Before becoming a healthcare executive, Anderson served Knox as director of admission and as assistant to the vice president for finance. Anderson is a lead donor and proponent of Knox Athletics, served as chair of the College's Business Advisory Council, and regularly speaks to Knox business classes regarding healthcare economics.

Laurel J. Andrew '86
Director and Treasurer, The Andrew Family Foundation, Orland Park, Illinois. Andrew and her parents, Edward and Edith Andrew of Orland Park, Illinois, and their family members provided the lead gift for Knox's E. & L. Andrew Fitness Center. She completed an MBA at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. As head of the family's foundation, she continues the deep philanthropic commitment of her grandparents, founders of Andrew Corporation, to improve the quality of life of individuals by providing the tools and opportunities that can enrich their lives and help them become productive citizens.

Joseph C. Bastian ’67
Retired, Owner/CEO-Panera Bread Franchisee, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Bastian received an MBA from Washington University. He began his professional career at Chrysler Corporation and then worked for Allied Signal in their automotive division. During his employment with Allied, Bastian progressed to the position of chief financial officer of Allied Signal-International and lived in Hong Kong for four years, where he was responsible for all divisions of Allied Signal-International. After retirement from Allied, Bastian purchased the eastern North Carolina franchise territory of Panera Bread Company. He, his wife, Diane, and sister, Kathryn Bastian '78, expanded Breadwinners at the Triangle to 16 stores before selling the franchise in 2012.

Douglas L. Bayer ’66
Retired, Microsoft Corporation, Bellevue, Washington. After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from Knox, Bayer went on to earn both his master's degree and doctorate in nuclear physics at Michigan State University. Bayer spent his Microsoft career in software development and security. Bayer is currently president of the Douglas and Maria Bayer Foundation, a non-profit supporting the arts, education, and the environment. He and his wife created the Bayer Faculty Chair in Earth Sciences in Knox's Environmental Studies Department.

Harold D. Bibb '62
Retired, Associate Dean of Graduate School and Professor of Zoology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island. Bibb was an NIH and USPHS post-doctoral fellow at the University of Victoria in British Columbia and Brown University. He earned his master's and doctorate degrees from the University of Iowa.

Nancy B. Carlin '72
Retired. Carlin volunteers for a variety of community organizations. She met her late husband, John '72, while at Knox, and their daughter, Sarah '10, followed in their footsteps. In honor of her husband, Carlin established the John D. Carlin Fund, which supports the Bastian Family Career Center's efforts to provide students with the opportunity to receive practical career information and advice from alumni.

Deb DeGraff ’80
Professor of Economics, Emerita, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine. DeGraff earned her master's and doctorate degrees in economics at the University of Michigan. An applied microeconomist, DeGraff is an expert on population and human resource issues in developing countries. DeGraff has written and lectured extensively about children's work and schooling and women's labor force participation in developing countries. From 2000 to 2004, DeGraff served as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Before joining the faculty at Bowdoin, DeGraff spent two years with the United Nation's International Labor Office in Geneva, Switzerland, and held a post-doctoral research fellowship at the Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina.

Sandra E. Frum '70
President, Village of Northbrook, Northbrook, Illinois. Frum has been active in Northbrook Civic affairs, an officer for the League of Women Voters of Northbrook, a member of the Advisory Board of Countryside Montessori School, and president of the North Suburban Aquatic Club. She holds a master's degree in teaching from Colorado College.

Joseph B. Glossberg
Senior Managing Director, Gofen & Glossberg, Inc., Chicago, Illinois. Glossberg received his B.A. and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. In 1965, he joined his father's investment counseling firm, Gofen & Glossberg, Inc. Glossberg has headed the Knox Board of Trustee's investment sub-committee for more than 15 years and is responsible for the significant growth of the endowment during his tenure. In addition to serving Knox, Glossberg serves on the boards of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Jazz Institute of Chicago, and the Merrit School of Music.

Elzelien "Ellie" Hartog '66
Retired, Director of Interagency Collaboratives for the Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut, Ridgefield, Connecticut. Hartog coordinated the Sexual Abuse Response Team at the center. She earned a master's degree in social work from the University of Chicago. During her career, she formed the Connecticut state chapter of the National Children's Alliance and served as its chair for seven years. She is a member of the National Association of Social Workers and has served on the board of the Connecticut chapter of American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC).

Mary Mullins Hinz '58
President, F. Thomas Heller, Inc., Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. Hinz has been a financial analyst with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, and Wharton Econometrics Forecasting Associates. She completed coursework and examinations for a doctorate in economics at Washington University.

Gary Jacobson '77
President, CEO & CFO of SNBL USA, Ltd. Jacobson received a Certificate of Study in political economy from the University of Glasgow and a master's degree from Marshall University. He spent much of his career serving the bio-tech and biosciences industries and also worked for several Chicago-based financial institutions. He has served on the Alumni Council and the Knox Fund Steering Committee.

Robert J. Jamieson '65
Journalist, New York, New York. Jamieson began working at ABC in 1990 after 19 years with NBC News. While at ABC he was based in New York and reported for World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, Nightline, and other ABC News programs. Jamieson has reported from all seven continents, won five national news Emmys, and was a member of the ABC News team that won both Alfred I. duPont and George Foster Peabody Awards.

James M. Kilts '70
Founding Partner, Centerview Capital, Greenwich, CT. Kilts was previously the chairman and CEO of the Gillette Company and, prior to that, the CEO of Nabisco and Kraft. He has been a visiting lecturer and executive-in-residence at the University of Chicago, where he established the James M. Kilts Center for Marketing at the Graduate School of Business. A history graduate of Knox, Kilts earned an MBA from the University of Chicago.

Jan Koran '71
Retired, General Counsel, YMCA of the USA, Chicago. Koran received her law degree from Northwestern Law School. She was an attorney with McDermott Will & Emory before joining the YMCA. Koran is an engaged Knox volunteer, having served on the Knox Fund Steering Committee, Campaign Advisory Committee, and as chair of the Knox Board of Trustees for two terms. She also enjoys reaching out to Knox alumni to engage them with the College and has hosted numerous alumni and College events.

Steven P. Luetger '75
Retired, Senior Managing Director, Mesirow Financial, Chicago, Illinois. Luetger earned an MBA at the University of Chicago. He serves as the head of Mesirow Financial's fixed income management group and the fixed income strategy team, and also oversees the asset-backed security sector. He has chaired the Knox Fund Steering Committee and served on the Knox College Business Advisory Council. He has received the Knox Service Award.

Patrick St. Aubyn Lyn '84
Head of North American Commercial, Newton Investment Management North America LLC. A certified public accountant, Lyn earned his MBA and Master of Accounting degrees from Rice University. Prior to joining Standish, Lyn was a portfolio manager and director of fixed income investments at Davis Hamilton Jackson & Associates and a trust officer with Texas Commerce Bank. He started his career in public accounting at Ernst & Young.

Dan M. Martin '61
Retired, Managing Director, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund and Senior Scholar, Woodrow Wilson International Center, Arlington, Virginia. Martin has served on numerous distinguished boards and commissions, including the Charles Valentine Riley Memorial Foundation, the National Commission on the Financing of Post-Secondary Education, the Illinois Board of Regents, the Illinois Board of Higher Education, and the Higher Education Colloquium. He has a master's and doctorate degree from Princeton University.

Joe A. Masterson '65
Chairman, The Masterson Company, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Masterson has served as chairman and trustee for the Glenwood School for Boys, a member of the advisory council at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Business, and as a corporation member for the Milwaukee School of Engineering. 

George J. Matkov Jr. '64
Of Counsel, Ford & Harrison LLP, Chicago, Illinois. Matkov represents companies throughout the United States in complicated labor and industrial relations matters. His practice is focused on labor contract negotiations, labor arbitration, work before the National Labor Relations Board, compensation and benefits, OSHA, ERISA, EEO matters, and related litigation. Matkov has an LL.B. degree from the University of Iowa College of Law.

Dushan (Duke) Petrovich '74
Retired, President and Consultant, William Wrigley, Jr. Company, Chicago, Illinois. Petrovich has served as senior vice president-people, learning, and development; vice president-organizational development; vice president-controller; and vice president-treasurer. He has taught in the MBA program at Dominican University and has served on the boards of Montini High School in Chicago and The NEA Foundation for the improvement of education in Washington, D.C. Petrovich earned a master's degree in accounting from Roosevelt University and a certificate from the Senior Executive Program at the University of Michigan.

John D. Podesta '71
Board of Directors, Center for American Progress. Podesta served as White House chief of staff to President Bill Clinton and as counselor to President Barack Obama. He was a visiting professor of law at the Georgetown University Law Center and was chairman of the 2016 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign. Podesta received his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.

Eugene A. Procknow '76
Retired, Managing Principal-Government Relations, Deloitte LLP, Washington, D.C. Procknow served clients in federal, state, and local communications, healthcare, and publishing. His professional focus was the integration of technology with business strategy and objectives. Procknow served Deloitte in multiple leadership capacities, and in 2011 was named one of the Top 25 Consultants for Excellence in the Public Sector. Procknow received his master's degree from the University of Michigan.

Thomas V. Reilly '68
Retired, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Putnam Value Equity Group, Boston, Massachusetts. Reilly received his bachelor's degree in economics from Knox and his MBA from the University of Chicago in 1971. His family has a long Knox legacy as many relatives have graduated from the College. Reilly has worked as a venture capital investment officer, investment analyst, and portfolio manager at various companies. 

Richard V. Riddell '72
Retired, Senior Vice President and Secretary of the Board of Trustees at Duke University. He is currently Professor of the Practice in Theater Studies, serving in this capacity since arriving at Duke University in 1992. Previously, he was an administrator and faculty member at Harvard University and the University of California, San Diego. After graduating from Knox College, Riddell received his Ph.D. from Stanford University. He received a Tony Award in 1985 for excellence in lighting design for the production of Big River on Broadway, and a Knox College Alumni Achievement Award in 1986. He served as chair of the Knox board from 2015-2018.

Diane S. Rosenberg '63
Retired, Chair of the Board, Olson Rug Company, Chicago, Illinois. Rosenberg joined the Knox College Board of Trustees in 1989, and in 2002 became the first woman elected chair of the Board. She has served on numerous trustee committees, including advancement, buildings and grounds, development, education, executive, and student affairs. Rosenberg earned a master's in biology at Loyola University of Chicago, and in 2006 Knox awarded her the Doctor of Humane Letters honorary degree.

Laura Rosene '90
Self-employed, HR Consultant, Upper Arlington, Ohio. Rosene earned an MBA from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. She has led or served in human resource roles for ConAgra and various units of YUM! Brands, including A&W, Long John Silvers, and most recently as the chief people officer for Kentucky Fried Chicken. She served Knox as an alumni trustee before becoming a general trustee, and was a member of the Business Advisory Council and the Campaign Advisory Committee.

Chuck Smith ’84
Partner, Skadden Arps LLP, Chicago, Illinois. Smith received his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School. He leads Skadden's litigation practice in Chicago and represents a broad array of U.S. and international companies, as well as their top executives, in complex regulatory investigations, enforcement matters, and litigation. Smith has served on the College's Alumni Council and Knox Fund Steering Committee and frequently hosts alumni meetings and events.

Fay Stevenson-Smith, M.D. '64
Sculptor. Retired Obstetrician-Gynecologist, Wilton, Connecticut. After graduating from Knox, Stevenson-Smith was selected to teach for two years at Cuttington College in Liberia, West Africa. She then completed a master's degree in psychology, worked in television, then attended medical school at Temple University and practiced obstetrics and gynecology for 17 years. After retiring from medicine, Stevenson-Smith began a new career as a sculptor.

Roger Taylor '63
Eighteenth president of Knox College, retired partner for the law firm Kirkland & Ellis. Taylor joined the Board of Trustees in 1988 and was Board Chair from 1999 to 2001. He was named interim president in 2001 and formally installed as president the next year. Taylor served as president for a decade, retiring in 2011. During his tenure, he was recognized for boosting institutional self-confidence, sustaining academic excellence, and defining a clear path toward financial impregnability.

Caroline Hamblin Tucker '53
Retired, Teacher, PRIME, Mechanicsville, Virginia. Tucker has served on the board of trustees of Saint Paul's College and the Richmond Community Board, United Virginia Bank. She received her master's in zoology from Pennsylvania State University.

Gerald F. Vovis ’65

Vice President of Scientific Affairs at Modifi Biosciences, Inc. Vovis began his professional career as a research scientist and a member of the faculty at The Rockefeller University in New York City.  He subsequently went into the biotechnology industry, where he has more than 20 years of executive management experience and in the biotechnology industry. He is currently a consultant to the industry and an executive in residence at Connecticut Innovations, where he is providing support to innovative, growing companies in Connecticut. Vovis and his wife, Carol Klail Vovis '65, established the Vovis Center for Research and Advanced Study through a lead gift for the renovation of Alumni Hall. Vovis received his Ph.D. in biology from Case Western Reserve University.

Ralph Walter '69
Visiting fellow at Kellogg College, Oxford and is a member of the Research Centre in Victorian Political Culture at Keble College, Oxford.  He holds a master of arts degree in economics from Indiana University, a doctorate in theology from St Alcuin House Seminary and a master of studies with distinction from the University of Oxford.   He is a retired chief operating officer and treasurer of Kayne Anderson Investment Management.

R. Kyle Winning '83
Real estate investor, Little Rock, Arkansas. Winning earned an MBA at Rice University. Co-founder and Chief Strategist of 3G Capital Advisors. He has invested as a principal over $5 billion in real estate investments across the United States, primarily multifamily, of which about half was regulated affordable housing. Winning has been a partner at Steadfast Companies in California, McCord Development in Houston, and Judwin Companies in Houston. He also served as chairman of the Affordable/Workforce Housing Council of the Urban Land Institute.

Honorary Trustees

Mary Kent Knight '60
Retired, Data Processing Technician, Northern Trust Company, Stuart, Florida and Lake Forest, Illinois. As a homemaker and community volunteer, Knight served as the first female president of Illinois Elementary District 67 School Board, co-founded the nonprofit Spirit of 67 Foundation, served on the board of directors for several community volunteer organizations, and raised two sons. She received a master's degree in liberal studies from Lake Forest College and a Ph.D. from Trinity Theological Seminary.

Morton W. Weir '55
Chancellor Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois. Weir has served in numerous academic and administrative positions at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he originally joined the faculty in 1960. Weir served as chair of the Knox College Board from 1995 to 1999.