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.
2009 Board of Directors
Chair
Elizabeth A. Wyman, '81 BBA, '93 MBA
Community Friend
Vice Chair
Thomas R. Kell, '71 BBA
Retired President
Kell Container
Secretary / Treasurer
David L. Omachinski, '74 BBA
Executive Management Consultant
Immediate Past Chairman
Gregory J. Cleven, '86 BBA
President and Chief Executive Officer
HyperX Systems LLC
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
Norbert S. Hill Jr.,
'69 & MSE '71
Vice President, Oneida Campus
College of Menominee Nation
Karola Jungbacker
Principal
Alexander & Bishop, Ltd.
Robert J. Kerrigan, '61 BS
President
Wealth Legacy Consultants
William A. Raaths, '74 MBA
Chairman of the Board
Great Northern Corporation
Walter J. Scott, Jr.
W. F. Coe & Associates
Wayne Trembly
President
Oshkosh Coil Spring, Inc.
Ex Officio Members
Deborah Durcan
Vice President of Finance
University of Wisconsin System
Traci Raether, '87 BSN, '95 MSN
Vice President, Quality and Organization Development
Evergreen Retirement Community
Arthur H. Rathjen
President
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Foundation
Richard H. Wells
Chancellor
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
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.