Board & Trustee Committees

An Executive Board of Trustees guides the Foundation's growth and management of assets, assessing the community's needs and distributing funds in all areas including the arts, youth, education, the elderly, environment, health care, civic and human services, or other charitable purposes selected by donors. 

Additional members of the community are asked to serve as Trustees of the Foundation, "ambassadors to the community" on behalf of the Foundation. Their responsibility is to spread the word about the Foundation and report back to the Executive Board of Trustees about emerging needs and issues in the community that the Foundation can address through grant initiatives.

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Eric Higgins, Ph.D.

Chair

Professor of Finance/von Waaden Chair of Investment Management, KSU

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Lowell Kohlmeier

Chair-Elect

Executive Vice President, KS State Bank

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Beth Smoller

Past Chair

COO and General Counsel, Kansas Assoc. of Insurance Agents

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Dave Rogers

Treasurer

Retired Owner, Burnett Automotive

Tracy Anderson

Principal Architect, Anderson Knight Architects

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Mary Carter

Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, DPRA

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Linda Cook

Freelance Writer. Retired,Chief of Staff & Director of Community Relations, KSU

Seth Gordon
Business Valuation Division

CVA, CM&AA Sink Gordon Accountants/Advisors

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Dirk Daveline

Chief Financial Officer   SPS Companies, Inc.

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Bobbi French

Owner   G. Thomas Jewelers

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Tyler Daveline

Business Analyst  Steel and Pipe Supply

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Kerri Winter

Retired President & General Manager, Gibraltar Industries

Doug Haverkamp

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