University Board of Directors

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

Vice Chair
Carey Hamilton
President
Beardmore Chevrolet

Secretary
Robert S. Howard
Vice President-Investments
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Treasurer
Keith B. Edquist
Owner
North Omaha Airport

Cindy Bay
Civic Leader

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

Lynne Boyer
Civic Leader

Scott R. Carlson
President & CEO
Westin Foods

Mike S. Cassling
President & CEO
Cassling

Thomas J. Clark
Owner
Mid-West Textile Company

Larry J. Courtnage
Chairman
C & A Industries

Henry Davis
President & CEO
Greater Omaha Packaging Company

Susan J. Dennis
President
Freeman Company, Inc.

Sid Dinsdale - Emeritus
President
Pinnacle Bancorp, Inc.

William F. Dyer
President
Standard Nutrition Company

William P. Esping
EFO Holdings, LP

Deryl F. Hamann
Senior Partner
Baird Holm Law Firm

Thomas Harvey
Assistant Superintendent
Omaha Public Schools

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

John F. Kotouc
Executive Chairman
American National Corp.

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

George Little
Chairman & CEO
HDR

Elizabeth Murphy
Civic Leader

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

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

Murray H. Newman – Emeritus
Newman Investments

J. Peter Ricketts
Founder
Drakon, LLC

H. Douglas Riley
Chairman
Riley Resources, Inc.

Michael H. Simmonds
Chairman & CEO
Simmonds Holdings

George W. Venteicher
President
KVI Associates, Inc.

Dr. Lora J. Villarreal
Executive Vice President
Affiliated Computer Systems
Alumnus, 1989

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

Charles W. Wilson
Civic Leader