Board of Directors

The Foundation Board of Directors is highly committed to positioning the University as an educational institution dedicated to the success of its students. The responsibility of the Foundation Board is to manage the business and affairs of the Foundation, including the management and administration of more than $13 million in assets.

2008 Board of Directors

Chair
Gregory J. Cleven, '86 BBA
President and Chief Executive Officer
HyperX Systems LLC

Vice Chair
Elizabeth A. Wyman, '81 BBA, '93 MBA
Community Friend

Secretary / Treasurer
David L. Omachinski, '74 BBA
Executive Management Consultant

Immediate Past Chairman
Walter J. Scott, Jr.
W. F. Coe & Associates

Chair, Membership Committee
Craig C. Culver, '73 BS
President
Culver Franchising Systems, Inc.

Chair, Outreach Committee
John M. Wollner, '95 MBA
Director, Corporate Relations
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Members
Carla L. Altepeter, '98 MBA
President and Chief Executive Officer
CitizensFirst Credit Union

Gary Brukardt '71 BA
Chairman and CEO
Specialty Care Services Group

Michael P. Dempsey, '74 BS, '77 MBA
President and Chief Executive Officer, Fox Valley Region
Associated Bank

H. Gene Drecktrah
Retired Biology Professor
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

James J. Gryzwa, '72 BS, '78 MS
Retired Superintendent
Fond du Lac Area School District

Karola Jungbacker
Principal
Alexander & Bishop, Ltd.

Thomas R. Kell, '71 BBA
Retired President
Kell Container

Robert J. Kerrigan '61 BS
President
Wealth Legacy Consultants

William A. Raaths, '74 MBA
Chief Executive Officer
Great Northern Corporation

Paul C. Schlindwein II
Of Counsel
Ruder Ware & Michler, LLSC

Wayne Trembly
President
Oshkosh Coil Spring, Inc.

Susan T. Vette
Community Friend

Ex Officio Members
Richard H. Wells
Chancellor
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

Traci Raether '87 BSN, '95 MSN
Vice President, Quality and Organization Development
Evergreen Retirement Community

Arthur H. Rathjen
President
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Foundation

Honorary Members
Jean I. Caudle, '34 BS, '38 BS
Retired Education Professor
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

Allen D. Guentzel
Retired Executive
Kimberly-Clark Corporation

Robert L. Keller, '69 BS
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc.

Point of Pride

UW Oshkosh has had the most successful Model United Nations Program in the nation for two decades running.