2008 - 2009

Board of Trustees

Frederick S. Hubbell, Chairman of the Board

Member, Executive Board, retired
ING Grope
- Des Moines, IA

Richard M. Willis ’74, Secretary of the Board

President
Willis Auto Campus
- Clive, IA

Jordan B. Hansell, Treasurer of the Board
Chair of Audit and Compliance

Attorney
Nyemaster, Goode, West, Hansell & O’Brien, P.C.
- Des Moines, IA

Barbara M. Gartner, Chair of Board Affairs

- Des Moines, IA

Darrell J. Goodhue ’62, Co-Chair of Learning Programs

District Court Judge
- Carlisle, IA

Mary Sconiers Chapman, Co-Chair of Learning Programs

Vice President
Community and Work Force Partnerships
Des Moines Area Community College
- Des Moines, IA

Mark C. Miller ’79, Chair of Resource Management

Director, Corporate Services
Pioneer, A DuPont Company
- Johnston, IA

Nile D. Ramsbottom ’66, Chair of External Relations

President
Renewable Energy Group
- Ames, IA

Donni M. Alley ’95

President and Creative Director
Alley Design Solutions, Inc.
- Des Moines, IA

Douglas J. Barakat ’68

Senior Vice President, Director of Sales, retired
American Republic Insurance Company
- Boulder, CO

John W. Byrd

President
Simpson College
- Indianola, IA

Wesley S. K. Daniel

Superintendent
Des Moines District
The United Methodist Church
- Altoona, IA

D. Robert Downing ’63

President
Downing Construction, Inc.
- Indianola, IA

Allison Fleming

- Des Moines, IA

Ben F. Gaumer ’75

Medical Director
Mercy Indianola Medical Center
- Indianola, IA

Joseph D. Hall ’58

Radiologist
Iowa Radiology, P.C.
- Clive, IA

Phillip E. Harlow ’71

Chief Financial Officer
Morgan Property Group
- Fort Lauderdale, FL

Mark L. Hill ’78

Director of Group Compliance
Principal Financial Group, Inc.
- Des Moines, IA

Kay Hooper

Senior Pastor
First United Methodist Church
- Indianola, IA

Gage A. Kent

President
Muscatine Foods Corporation
- Muscatine, IA

Fred Lorber

President and Chairman of the Board, retired
Lortex, Inc.
- Des Moines, IA

Mary Rose Main ’53

National Executive Director, retired
Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.
- New York, NY

Katie Meredith

-Des Moines, IA

Owen J. Newlin

Senior Vice President, retired
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
- Des Moines, IA

Lizz S. Nichols

Vice President
Noble Ford-Mercury
- Indianola, IA

James R. Oplt ’72

Senior Vice President, Investments
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
- West Des Moines, IA

Sunnie Richer

President
Doextra Corporation
- Des Moines, IA

Kimberly C. Shadur

Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse
Iowa Home Health Hospice and Palliative Care
- Des Moines, IA

Douglas Shull

- Indianola, IA

Deanna Strable-Soethout

Senior Vice President
Individual Life and Specialty Benefits
Principal Financial Group, Inc.
- Des Moines, IA

Julius Calvin Trimble

Resident Bishop
Iowa Area
The United Methodist Church
- Des Moines, IA

Stephen F. Van Buren ’92

General Surgeon
McFarland Clinic, P.C.
- Marshalltown, IA

P. Sumner Worth

President
Gilcrest/Jewett Lumber Company
- Waukee, IA

Terrance J. Lillis ’77

Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
Principal Financial Group, Inc.
- Des Moines, IA

Linda Koehn

West Des Moines, IA

Barbara A. Miller

Executive Director
Center for Education in Law and
Democracy
- Denver, CO

Robert G. Riley, Jr.

President /CEO
Feed Energy Company
- Des Moines,

Kirk J. Tyler

President
Atlantic Bottling Company
- Waukee, IA

Honorary Trustees

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