Board of Trustees

Dr. Paula Y. Arnell, '60
Laboratory Director and Pathologist
Metropolitan Medical Laboratory, P.L.C
Moline, IL

Mr. Steven C. Bahls
President
Augustana College
Rock Island, IL

Mr. Lawrence Barker, '74
Chief Executive Officer
Aptela, Inc.
Potomac, MD

Ms. Brenda Czajka Barnes, '75
President and Chief Executive Officer
Sara Lee Corporation
Downers Grove, IL

Dr. Peter L. Benson, '68
President and Chief Executive Officer
Search Institute
Minneapolis, MN

Mr. Kim M. Brunner, '71
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
State Farm Insurance
Bloomington, IL

Mr. Dean O. Christensen, '54
Senior Partner (Retired)
Arthur Andersen & Company
Columbus, OH

Mr. John A. Dahl, '68
Vice President - Heavy Equipment Group (Retired)
Comerica Bank - Texas
Dallas, TX

Mr. Dale F. Eck, '65
Vice President of Finance (Retired)
The Entwistle Company
Hudson, MA

The Rev. Héctor Garfias-Toledo
Bishop's Associate
Metropolitan Chicago Synod, ELCA
Chicago,IL

Mr. Murry S. Gerber, '75 
President and Chief Executive Officer
Equitable Resources, Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA

Mr. Richard C. Godfrey, '76
Partner
Kirkland & Ellis
Chicago, IL

Mr. Paul F. Guehler, '60
Vice President for Research & Development (Retired)
3M Corporation
St. Paul, MN

Mr. Charles P. Hammersmith, Jr., '73
President and Chief Executive Officer
Elmhurst-Chicago Stone Company
Elmhurst, IL

The Rev. Dr. Thomas F. Hanson
Senior Pastor (Retired)
First Lutheran Church
DeKalb, IL 

Mr. Franz Helpenstell
Owner/Chairman of the Board
A.D. Huesing Corporation
Rock Island, IL

Ms. Diane Gustafson Hill, '66
Clinician and Lecturer (Retired)
Northwestern University
Department of Speech Pathology 
Evanston, IL

Mr. Kurt J. Horberg, '74
Managing Partner
Telleen, Horberg, Smith & Carmen, P.C.
Cambridge, IL

Mr. Douglas M. Hultquist, '77
Chairman
QCR Holdings, Inc.
Moline, IL

Mr. Robert S. Karlblom, '65
Managing Director (Retired)
Lehman Brothers,
Chicago, IL

Dr. Millicent L. Knight, '82
Doctor of Optometry
North Shore Eye Center
Evanston, IL

Mr. Thomas D. Leach, '83
Vice President of Development (Retired)
The Tribune Company
Chicago, IL

Mr. Charles D. Lindberg, '50
Of Counsel
Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, LLP.
Cincinnati, OH

The Rev. Peter W. Marty
Senior Pastor
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Davenport, IA
Host, Grace Matters ELCA radio ministry
Chicago, IL

Ms. Linda E. Newborn, '73
Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer
Deere & Company
Moline, IL

Mr. Ronald A. Nyberg, '75
Attorney
Ronald A. Nyberg, Ltd.
Naperville, IL

The Rev. Paul J. Olson
Senior Pastor
St. John Lutheran Church
Springfield, IL

The Rev. Joseph N. Robb, '62
Director of Pastoral Care (Retired)
Trinity Medical Center
Rock Island , IL

Dr. Willie J. Rucker, '79
Dentist
Flossmoor, IL

Mr. Lee S. Selander, '72
Executive Vice President
The Northern Trust Company
Chicago, IL

Dr. Arne J. Selbyg
Director for Colleges and Universities
Vocation & Education Program Unit  
Chicago, IL

The Rev. Dr. Robert L. Shaner
Senior Pastor (Retired)
Grace Lutheran Church
LaGrange, IL

Mr. Peter J. Simshauser, '79
Partner
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP
Boston, MA

Mr. Sunder Subbaroyan, '87
Chairman
Doerfer Corporation
Moline, IL

Mr. Duane R. Swanson, '61
Owner/Chairman of the Board
Raymond Building Supply Corporation
North Fort Myers, FL

The Rev. Dr. Reuben Swanson, '47
Pastor (Retired)
Omaha, NE

Dr. Robert J. Swieringa, '64 
Professor of Accounting and Dean emeritus
Johnson School of Business
Cornell University
Ithica, NY

Mr. Perry M. Waughtal, '58
Chairman and Co-Founder
Songy Partners Limited
Houston, TX

Mr. Thomas F. Weigand, '85
President
IWI Ventures
Madison, WI
Co-Founder and Director
Noodles & Company
Boulder, CO

The Rev. Dr. Gary M. Wollersheim
Bishop, Northern Illinois Synod 
ELCA
Rockford, IL