Foundation Board of Directors

Chair
Michael H. Simmonds
Chairman & CEO
Simmonds Holdings

Vice Chair
William F. Dyer
President
Standard Nutrition Company

Secretary
Susan J. Dennis
President
Freeman Company, Inc.

Treasurer
Elizabeth Murphy
Civic Leader

Jerry Adams
President
Adams Land and Cattle Company

Cindy Bay - Emeritus
Civic Leader

Kimberly Bishop
Founder & CEO
4119, LLC
Alumnus 2002 & 2004

Lynne Boyer
Civic Leader

Scott R. Carlson
President & CEO
Westin Foods

Michael S. Cassling
President & CEO
CQuence Health Group

Thomas J. Clark
Owner
Mid-West Textiles

Larry J. Courtnage
Chairman
C & A Industries

Henry Davis
President & CEO
Greater Omaha Packaging Company

Sid Dinsdale - Emeritus
President
Pinnacle Bancorp, Inc.

Ryan Downs
President & CEO
Proxibid

Keith B. Edquist
Owner
North Omaha Airport

William P. Esping
EFO Holdings, LP

Marshall E. Faith – Emeritus
Chairman
The Scoular Company

Daniel A. Hamann
Chairman
Spectrum Financial Services, Inc.

Deryl F. Hamann - Emeritus
Senior Partner
Baird Holm Law Firm

Carey Hamilton
President
Beardmore Chevrolet

Thomas Harvey
Assistant Superintendent - retired
Omaha Public Schools

Dr. Mary B. Hawkins
(ex-officio) President
Bellevue University

Robert S. Howard
Vice President – Investments
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

John F. Kotouc
Executive Chairman
American National Bank

Michael C. Lebens
President & CEO - retired
Engineering & Operations Group
Tenaska, Inc.

George A. Little
Chairman & CEO
HDR, Inc.

Dr. John Muller
(ex-officio) Chancellor
Foundation CEO
Bellevue University

Andrew C. Nelsen
President
A.C. Nelsen Enterprises, Inc.
Alumnus, 1981 & 1994

John P. Nelson
Chairman & CEO
SilverStone Group, Inc.

Murray H. Newman – Emeritus
Newman Investments

J. Peter Ricketts
Founder
Drakon, LLC

H. Douglas Riley
Chairman
Riley Resources, Inc.

George W. Venteicher
President
KVI Associates, Inc.

Gordon T. Watanabe
President
Nobbies, Inc.
Alumnus, 1997