Ottawa University 2023 Board of Trustees
New members are added to the Board of Trustees for a calendar year beginning in January. Members are listed for the 2023 year.
Honorary Trustees
Chief Ethel Cook
Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma
Miami, OK
Eff: 2011
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
World Traveler
Summerfield, NC
Eff: 1995
Dr. Kevin Eichner '73
President and CEO
Eichner Performance Strategies
Clayton, MO
Eff. 1982
Dr. Robert Froning '43
Retired
AMOCO
Bixby, OK
Eff: 1978
Mrs. Wynndee Lee '89
Wynndee is currently on a leave of absence while she is employed by the University.
Director of Major Gifts
Ottawa University
Ottawa, KS
Eff: 1999
Mrs. Anne J. Mills
Director
Wind Crest, Inc.
Highlands Ranch, CO
Eff: 1974
Mr. James O’Dell '57
Retired Banker
Westminster, CO
Eff: 1980
Dr. Wayne M. Paulsen
Retired Area Minister
American Baptist Churches
Wichita, KS
Eff: 1990
Dr. Ramon Schmidt '61
Retired Physician and Surgeon
Lawrence, KS
Eff: 1977
Mr. Ross L. Talbott '58
Landowner and Developer
Talbott Enterprises, Inc.
New Castle, CO
Eff: 1984
Mr. Gary Wall
Owner/Funeral Director
Carson-Wall Funeral Home
Parsons, KS
Eff: 1983
Term Trustees
Mr. John Coen
President and CEO
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Wellsville, KS
Eff: 2013
Mr. Lucky DeFries '75
Lawyer
Law Office of Morris Laing
Topeka, KS
Eff: 1998
Mr. Wayne Duderstadt '79
Retired Banker
Kansas State Bank
Ottawa, KS
Eff: 2012
Mr. Robert Evans '73
President and CEO
Evans Consulting
Windsor, CO
Eff: 2017
Dr. Kathleen Greene '68
Director, Education & Personal Development
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS
Eff: 2016
Mr. Joe Greenhaw '73
Senior Vice President
SunTrust Bank
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
Dr. Gregg Hemmen
Executive Minister
American Baptist Churches/Central Region
Topeka, KS
Eff: 2020
Dr. Dionne Jackson
Vice President for Institutional Equity
DePauw University
Greencastle, IN
Eff: 2023
Mr. Michael Jones '16
Audit Manager and Digital Advisor
Ernst and Young, LLP
Lenexa, KS
Eff. 2022
Mrs. Janet Kincaid '87, Vice Chair
Assistant Regional Director
FDIC
Olathe, KS
Eff: 2017
Mrs. Jeanne Krug '80
Retired, HR Director
Seaboard Corporation
Olathe, KS
Eff: 2014
Mr. Zach Peek '99, Treasurer
Senior Tax Partner
Deloitte
Basehor, KS
Eff: 2018
Ms. Donna Petrocco '82
Retired Bank CEO
Brighton, CO
Eff: 2016
Mr. Randy Riggs '83
Director, Community Initiatives
The Civic Council of Greater Kansas City
Lenexa, KS
Eff. 2022
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
Rev. Dr. Frederick “Jerry” Streets ’72
Professor and Senior Pastor
Yale University Divinity School and Dixwell Congregational Church
Stratford, CT
Eff: 2023
Dr. Scott Thellman '81
Plastic Surgeon
Lawrence Plastic Surgery
Lawrence, KS
Eff: 2018
Mr. Danny Trent, Chair
Lawyer
Perry and Trent, LLC
Bonner Springs, KS
Eff: 2013
Dr. William Tsutsui
Chancellor
Ottawa University
Ottawa, KS
Eff. 2021
Dr. John Williams
Retired Executive Minister
American Baptist Churches/Central Region
Topeka, KS
Eff: 2008
Mrs. Pamela Woodward '70, Secretary
Retired Financial Advisor
Chicago, IL
Eff: 2012