Ottawa University Board of Trustees
Honorary Trustees
Chief Ethel Cook
Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma
Miami, OK
Eff: 2011
Dr. Gregg Hemmen
Executive Minister
American Baptist Churches/Central Region
Topeka, KS
Eff: 2020
Life Trustees
Mrs. Carol Allen ‘56
Homemaker
Ottawa, KS
Eff: 1989
Dr. Stanley L. Bettin ‘61
Dentist
Lyons, KS
Eff: 1992
Mrs. Karla Dye ‘79
Homemaker
Summerfield, NC
Eff: 1995
Dr. Robert Froning ‘43
Retired
AMOCO
Bixby, OK
Eff: 1978
Mrs. Wynndee Lee '89
Director of Community Development
City of Ottawa
Ottawa, KS
Eff: 1999
Mrs. Anne J. Mills
President
Loring Consulting Company
Highlands Ranch, CO
Eff: 1974
Mr. James O’Dell ‘57
Banker
Brighton, CO
Eff: 1980
Dr. Wayne M. Paulsen
Retired Minister
American Baptist Churches
Franklin, OH
Eff: 1990
Dr. Ramon Schmidt ‘61
Retired Physician and Surgeon
Ottawa, KS
Eff: 1977
Mr. Ross L. Talbott ‘58
Landowner and Developer
Talbott Enterprises, Inc.
New Castle, CO
Eff: 1984
Mr. Gary Wall
Funeral Director
Carson-Wall Funeral Home
Parsons, KS
Eff: 1983
Term Trustees
Mr. John Coen
President
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Ottawa, KS
Eff: 2013
Mr. Lucky DeFries ’75, Chair
Lawyer
Coffman, DeFries & Nothern
Topeka, KS
Eff: 1998
Mr. Wayne Duderstadt ‘79
Chief Administrative Officer
Peoples Bank
Ottawa, KS
Eff: 2012
Dr. Kevin Eichner '73
Chancellor
Ottawa University
Ottawa, KS
Eff: 1982
Mr. Robert Evans '73
President & CEO
Evans Consulting
Fort Collins, CO
Eff: 2017
Dr. Kathleen Greene ‘68
Director, Education & Personal Development
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS
Eff: 2016
Mr. Joe Greenhaw ’73, Treasurer
Executive Vice President
Cohen Financial
Colleyville, TX
Eff: 2012
Mr. Ron Guziak
Retired CEO
Sun Health
Scottsdale, AZ
Eff: 2018
Mr. Steve Hasty
President
Hasty Awards
Ottawa, KS
Eff: 2012
Mr. Michael Hetrick ‘68, Vice Chair
Retired
ARAMARK
Ocean Isle Beach, NC
Eff: 2010
Mrs. Janet Kincaid '87
Assistant Regional Director
FDIC
Olathe, KS
Eff: 2017
Mrs. Jeanne Krug ’80
Director, Human Resources
Seaboard Corporation
Shawnee Mission, KS
Eff: 2014
Mr. Barry Pelton ‘73
President & CEO
Pelton Painting
Ottawa, KS
Eff: 2012
Mr. Zach Peek '99
Senior Tax Consultant
Deloitte & Touche
Basehor, KS
Eff: 2018
Ms. Donna Petrocco ‘82
President
Valley View Bank & Trust
Brighton, CO
Eff: 2016
Mr. Michael Ruchensky '80
CIO
Knight-Swift Transportation
Phoenix, AZ
Eff: 2017
Dr. Lester Edwin J. Ruiz '77
Director of Accreditation and Global Engagement
Association of Theological Schools
Coraopolis, PA
Eff: 2018
Dr. Henry H. (Hank) Scherich ’60
President and CEO
Measurement, Inc.
Durham, NC
Eff: 2004
Ms. Charlyne Schmeer '76
Retired
Middle School Counselor
Los Alamitos, CA
Eff: 2018
Ms. Diane Sexton ’05, ’08 (WI)
Group Senior Financial Analyst
West Bend, WI
Eff: 2014
Mr. Steve Shelton '76
Eff: 2020
Ms. Kristy Cannon Stallings ‘82
Deputy City Manager
City of Overland Park, KS
Overland Park, KS
Eff: 2014
Dr. Scott Thellman '81
Plastic Surgeon
Lawrence Plastic Surgery
Lawrence, KS
Eff: 2018
Mr. Danny Trent, Vice-Chair
Lawyer
Perry and Trent, LLC
Bonner Springs, KS
Eff: 2013
Dr. John Williams
Executive Minister
American Baptist Churches/Central Region
Topeka, KS
Eff: 2008
Mrs. Pamela Woodward ‘70
Retired Financial Advisor
Palos Park, IL
Eff: 2012