11/05/07

KU Endowment board elects new trustees

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — At its 116th annual meeting Friday, Nov. 2, the KU Endowment Board of Trustees elected Tom Bowser, Cathy Daicoff and Brian Mitchell as new trustees.

Tom Bowser, Olathe, graduated from KU in 1968 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He is president and chief executive officer of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, Missouri’s largest not-for-profit health services corporation.

Cathy Daicoff, New York, N.Y., graduated from KU in 1977 with a bachelor’s degree in political science. She also holds a master’s of public administration from Syracuse University. She is managing director and the senior credit policy officer of Standard & Poor’s, the world’s leading provider of objective financial information, ratings and risk analysis.

Brian Mitchell, Elkhart, graduated from KU in 1986 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and business administration. He is a third-generation farmer and owner of Mitchell Farms, a 33,000-acre farm.

The board comprises up to 75 trustees who represent and support KU around the country. The board meets annually on one of KU’s four campuses. Board members’ duties include setting policy on fundraising and asset management, and serving on committees that provide recommendations for KU Endowment programs and activities. Board members receive no compensation for their services.

Attendees at the meeting were: P. J. Adam, Kenneth G. Adams, Frank J. Becker, Beverly A. Smith Billings, Dan P. Bolen, Anderson W. Chandler, Howard E. Cohen, D. Jerome Davies, Jeffrey W. Davis, John B. Dicus, John C. Dicus, William R. Docking, Robert L. Driscoll, Archie R. Dykes, R. A. Edwards, John G. Eriksen, Sam Evans, Lewis D. Gregory, Edward J. Healy, Charles E. Heath, Forrest E. Hoglund, William M. Hougland, Dr. John D. Hunkeler, A. Drue Jennings, Jeff M. Johnson, Tom L. Kivisto, Dorothy Wohlgemuth Lynch, James B. Martin, Kent McCarthy, Dr. Michael T. McCoy, Janet Martin McKinney, John W. Mize, Joe C. Morris, George E. Nettels Jr., A. Scott Ritchie, John H. Robinson Jr., Robert E. Roth, Janette Crawford Rudkin, Gale E. Sayers, Dale Seuferling, John C. Shawver, Michael G. Shinn, Dolph C. Simons III, Linda Ellis Sims, Steve Sloan, Glee S. Smith Jr., John T. Stewart III, Todd L. Sutherland, The Hon. Deanell Reece Tacha, Fenton R. Talbott, Robert D. Taylor, Robert M. Thomas Jr., Kurt D. Watson, Thomas G. Wiggans II, and The Hon. David C. Wysong.

KU Endowment is the independent, nonprofit organization serving as the official fundraising and fund-management organization for KU. Founded in 1891, KU Endowment is the first foundation of its kind at a U.S. public university.

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