Board of Trustees
The essential function of the Kansas Wesleyan University Board of Trustees shall be policy making and assurance of sound management. The Board has initial and ultimate responsibility in determining general, educational, financial and related policies deemed necessary for the administration and development of Kansas Wesleyan University in accordance with its stated purposes and goals.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
2023-24 Officers:
Chair: Ms. Marilyn Foster Kirk ’68
Immediate Past Chair: Mr. Barry Weis ’10
Vice Chair: Mr. Ken Ebert*
Treasurer: Mr. Charles Spencer
Secretary: Mr. John Redding ’91
*KWU Alumni by Choice
KWU President & CEO: Dr. Matthew R. Thompson
STANDING COMMITTEES:
The Board operates with the following standing committees:
Executive Committee (officers, immediate past chair and president)
Committee on Academic Affairs
Committee on Advancement and Admissions
Committee on Finance and Operations
Committee on Strategic Thinking and Implementation
Committee on Student Life and Athletics
Committee on Trustees
Meet the KWU Board of Trustees
Christopher C. Ault-Duell
Dennis W. Berndt
Trustee, KWU Alumnus
Jeffrey H. Bieber
Trustee, KWU Alumnus
Dr. Pamela B. Davis
Trustee
Ken Ebert
Trustee, Board Vice Chair, Alumni by Choice
Hon. William P. Graves
Trustee Emeritus, KWU Alumnus
Dr. Charlie G. Grimwood
Trustee, KWU Alumni by Choice
Dr. Sean Herrington
Trustee, KWU Alumnus
Dr. Karen Franzen Johnson
Trustee, KWU Alumna
Marilyn Foster Kirk
Trustee, Board Chair, KWU Alumna
Kent Lambert
Trustee Emeritus, KWU Alumnus
Roy Lawrence
Trustee, KWU Alumnus
Rafael Mendez
Trustee, KWU Alumnus
Dr. Stefanie Milam
Trustee, KWU Alumna
Byron Norris
Trustee, KWU Alumnus
Jerry E. Norton
Trustee, KWU Alumnus
Jane Philbrick
Trustee, KWU Alumna
Rev. Karen Rice Ratzlaff
Trustee
Emily-May Richards
Trustee Emerita, Alumni by Choice
John Redding
Trustee, Board Secretary, KWU Alumnus
Ed Spears
Trustee, KWU Alumnus
Charles Spencer
Trustee, Board Treasurer
Randall St. Clair
Trustee Emeritus, KWU Alumnus
Jon Starks
Trustee
Barry Weis
Trustee, Board Immediate Past Chair, KWU Alumnus