National Advisory Council
The National Advisory Council of the Wichita State University Foundation manages the Foundation's resources and aids in increasing private support to the university. The chair of the NAC, which was Nancy Martin during fiscal year 2007, oversees the 21-member board of directors and the six-member executive committee. The chair also serves as an ex-officio member of the board's seven standing committees: audit, giving, investment, marketing/communications, NAC nominating, operations and real estate. Members are from Wichita, unless otherwise noted.
* Deceased
** FY 2007 Board of Directors
Gerald T. Aaron, Senior Vice President/Counsel, Lone Star Steakhouse/Saloon Inc.
George A. Angle, (Emeritus) Owner, Frontier Oil Co.
**Bill Ard, Owner, Security Holdings LLC
**E.W. "Pete" Armstrong, Chairman, McCormick-Armstrong Company Inc.
Ted D. Ayres, (Ex-Officio) Vice President/General Counsel, Wichita State University
Ronald L. Baldwin, Overland Park, KS, Managing Member, Standard LLC
**Craig W. Barton, Managing General Partner, Olympia Partners LLC
Shane M. Bayless, Spring, TX, Executive Vice President/CFO/Treasurer, Petrohawk Energy Corporation
Dr. Donald L. Beggs, (Ex-Officio) President, Wichita State University
Joan S. Beren, Community Pro Bono Volunteer
Fred F. Berry Jr., Chairman, Berry Companies Inc.
Bonnie K. Bing Honeyman, Writer/Columnist, The Wichita Eagle
Carolyn A. Black, Co-Owner, Donlevy Lithograph Inc.
Robert D. Blackwell Sr., Beverly Shores, IN, President/CEO, Blackwell Consulting Services
Patricia L. Brasted, (Ex-Officio) President & CEO, Wichita Technology Corp.
Kenneth R. Breeden, Nashville, TN, Executive Vice President, Customer Service & Marketing, Tennessee Valley Authority
Dr. Quincalee Brown, McLean, VA, Retired President, QB Enterprises
W.H. "Bill" Burch, Saginaw, MI, Senior Vice President, Financial Investment Service Group
**Michael C. Burrus, President, Kapaun-Mt. Carmel High School
Kelly E. Callen, Co-Owner, Edmiston Oil Co. Inc.
Earl F. Callison Jr., Retired President, Walt Keeler Co. Inc.
Dan Carney, Owner/President, Gaelic Management
**Pamela Clancy Ammar, Attorney
Stephen L. Clark, President, Clark Investment Group
William C. Cohen Jr., CEO, Insurance Management Assoc. Inc.
Ron J. Cornejo, President, Cornejo & Sons Inc.
Marlon Dauner, President/CEO, Preferred Health Systems
Dr. Ruth A. David, Fairfax Station, VA, President/CEO, ANSER
Thomas R. Devlin Sr., President/Chairman, Devlin Enterprises
Corelia Diggs, Community Volunteer
David Egan, Retired
Mark E. Eveans, Olathe, KS, President/CIO, Meritage Portfolio Management
Clinton J. Everton, Scottsdale, AZ, Senior Vice President of Technology, Thomson NETG
E. George Fahnestock, Owner/CEO, Fahnestock Heating, A/C & Electric
Brenda Farha, Community Volunteer
Dr. Alan J. Fearey, Internal Medicine Physician, Wichita Clinic
Steve Feilmeier, Executive Vice President/CFO, KOCH Industries Inc.
Edward L. Field, Topeka, KS, Shareholder, Lindburg & Vogel Chtd. CPAs
William Foshee, Retired President, Foshee-McDonalds General Office
**Justus H. Fugate, Chairman of the Board, Kansas Venture Capital Inc.
Robert A. Geist, Naples, FL, Owner/Chairman of the Board, Rage Inc.
Curtis D. Gridley, Consultant
Carolyn M. Harrison, RN/Education Director, Kansas Health Ethics Inc.
**Dr. Deborah G. Haynes, Physician, Preferred Medical Associates-N.E.
Brian A. Heinrichs, Lenexa, KS, Managing Director, Eby Finance
Allan K. Higdon, Retired Chairman/CEO, Sullivan Higdon & Sink Inc.
Jeri Hinkle, Community Volunteer
Marilee K. Hopkins, Chicago, IL, Partner, Crowe, Chizek and Company
James "Jay" E. Hull, Irving, TX, Vice President, Sales, Workplace Solutions
**John "Jed" Hurley Jr., San Francisco, CA, Attorney of Counsel, Bingham & McCutchen
Joseph A. Johnson, Senior Vice President/Managing Director, Schaefer Johnson Cox Frey Architecture
**Dr. Lawrence M. Jones, Retired Chairman of the Board, Coleman Co. Inc.
Richard D. Kincaid, Northbrook, IL, President/CEO, Equity Office Properties Trust
Dr. Elizabeth H. King, (Ex-Officio) President/CEO, Wichita State University Foundation
True H. Knowles, Dallas, TX, Investor
Ann Konecny, President, Foley Equipment Company/Foley Rental LLC
**Jacqueline M. Kouri, Community Volunteer
J.V. Lentell, Andover, KS, Vice Chairman, INTRUST Bank NA
Harry Litwin*, Retired Owner, Litwin Investments
John R. Lovitt, Pleasanton, CA, Retired
Leon H. Lungwitz, Owner, The Print Source Inc.
Velma Lunt Wallace, Partner, Wallace Investments
Anita M. Lusk, President, The Lusk Company
Craig H. Macy, Reno, NV, Founder, President/CEO, Universant Corporation
Tony Madrigal, President/Owner, Madrigal & Associates Inc.
Dale E. Maltbie, President/CEO, Professional Engineering Consultants
**James L. Mann, Wayne, PA, Former Chairman, SunGard Data Systems Inc.
Ronald D. Mann, President/CEO, Airtechnics Inc.
Howard N. Marcus, Chairman, Marcus Food Company
**Nancy J. Martin, COO, Emergency Services PA
**Gloria M. McAfee, Retired School Principal
John G. McCune
Jane C. McHugh, CPA/Partner, BKD LLP
**Mike D. Michaelis, Chairman of the Board, Emprise Bank
**William B. Moore, President/COO, Westar Energy Inc.
**John R. Morse, Sanibel, FL, General Counsel and Secretary, Lodge Works LP
Eric S. Namee, Employee Benefits Attorney, Hinkle Elkouri Law Firm LLC
Phillip R. Neff, Owner/Consultant, PRN Consulting Inc.
Margaret Opara, Vice President of Finance, Transtecs Corporation
**Marilyn B. Pauly, Vice Chairman, Commerce Bank
**Dan C. Peare, Estate Planning Attorney, Hinkle Elkouri Law Firm LLC
Christine F. Polk, Community Volunteer
J. Dean Rickman, (Emeritus) Retired Owner, Freight Ways Inc.
Leslie G. Rudd, Oakville, CA, CEO, Leslie Rudd Investment Company
Charles E. Russell, Retired Personnel/Government Relations Director, IBM Corporation
Donald D. Sbarra, Chairman, Sbarra Enterprises
D. Bruce Schreck, Managing Partner, Schreck Financial Group LLC
**Barry L. Schwan, President, House of Schwan
Shoko K. Sevart, Attorney/Partner, Sevart & Sevart - Attorneys at Law
Linwood B. Sexton, Sedgwick, KS, Area Sales Manager, Hiland Dairy
Christopher S. Shank, Vice President, Hilb Rogal & Hobbs
Dwayne H. Shannon, Retired CEO, Metal-Fab Inc.
Kenneth F. Shannon, President/CEO, Metal-Fab Inc.
Robert E. Shields, Atlanta, GA, Partner, Doffermyre, Shields, Canfield, Knowles & Devine
Constance "Connie" L. Simcox, President, J.P. Weigand & Sons Inc.
Dr. Jo Ann C. Skillett, Bella Vista, AR, Retired Principal/Professor
John H. Slaymaker, Retired
Dr. John J. Stucky, Pretty Prairie, KS, Retired Dentist
**Ralph F. Vautravers, Chairman, Rand Graphics Inc.
Marc A. Vincent, Managing Director, Redstone Advisors Inc.
Robert J. Waner, Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, Spirit Aerosystems Inc.
Bob M. White, St. Charles, IL, CEO/Owner, White International Inc.
**Carol E. Wilson, Community Volunteer
Sheryl L. Wohlford, President/Co-Owner, Automation-Plus Inc.
J. Robert Young, Carbondale, CO, Chairman of the Board/CEO, Alpine Banks of Colorado
T. Michael Young, Houston, TX, Managing Partner, The CapStreet Group
James L. Ziegler, Business Consultant








