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Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees Membership siteMembers
James F. Albaugh '72
Elected: 2007
Julie E. Branford '67
retired Director of Global Human Resources and Facilities
InFocus Corporation
Elected: 2007
Donald G. Brown '68
Dean Emeritus
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Sacramento, CA
Vice Chairman of the Board
Elected: 2004
Truman Collins '86
President, Collins Foundation
Software Developer, Mentor Graphics Corporation
Elected: 2011
James B. Cuno Ph.D. `73
President and CEO
The J. Paul Getty Trust
Elected: 2012
Heather K. Dempsey '97
Owner
Fatto a Mano
Elected: 2004
James A. Fitzhenry L'81 M'81
President and CEO
Schmitt Industries, Inc.
Elected: 2006
Eric M. Friedenwald-Fishman '88
Creative Director/President
Metropolitan Group, LLC
Elected: 1999
A. Brian Gard '68
President/CEO
Gard Communications
Elected: 2007
William R. Haden
UMC Conference Lay Representative
Elected: 2010
Bishop Grant Hagiya
Resident Bishop of the Greater Northwest Area for the United Methodist Church
United Methodist Church
Methodist Representative
Elected: 2012
Melvin Henderson-Rubio '74
Elected: 1996
Dale M. Hermann '65 L'69
Managing Director
CorSource Technology Group, Inc.
Elected: 1997
Joseph Hoffman '71
Retired Partner and Board Member
KPMG LLP
Elected: 2011
Brian Hufft '01
CFO
GigaPan Systems
Elected: 2012
Mary K. Hughes L'74
President
John C. Hughes Foundation
Elected: 1997
Ronald J. Knox L'81
Attorney/Partner
Garvey, Schubert & Barer
Elected: 2009
Eva M. ( Connelly) Kripalani L'86
Consultant & Community Leader
Elected: 2010
Heidi Patterson '75
Biomedical Services
American Red Cross
Elected: 2010
Craig Pesti-Strobel, Ph.D. '80
Senior Pastor
Pocatello First United Methodist Church
UMC Conference Clergy Representative
Elected: 2010
Punit Renjen M'86
Chairman
Deloitte Development LLC
Elected: 2006
Sandra M. Rowe
Retired, Editor
The Oregonian
Elected: 2009
Jacqueline (Coston) Rushing '73
Creator/Founder/Director
Young Scholars Program
Elected: 2008
Dale C. Sause '74
CEO & Chairman of the Board
Sause Brothers, Inc.
Secretary of the Board
Elected: 2008
Lynne Saxton '76
Chief Executive Officer
Youth Villages – Oregon
Elected: 2011
Kevin R. Smith '79
Senior Managing Director, Head of US Business
Prudential Real Estate Investors
Elected: 2010
Melissa L Smith '79
Principal
Arktos Organizational Design and Development
Elected: 2012
Patricia Smullin
President & Owner
California Oregon Broadcasting, Inc.
Elected: 1990
Guy C. Stephenson '73
President
Westwood Shipping Lines Incorporated
Elected: 2005
Stephen E. Thorsett
President
Willamette University
Ex-Officio All Committees
Kerry R. Tymchuk '81 L'84
Executive Director
Oregon Historical Society
Assistant Secretary of the Board
Elected: 2005
Patrick J. Waite M'84
Elected: 2010
Roderick C. Wendt L'80
President & CEO
JELD-WEN Inc.
Elected: 2002
Melissa (Norton) Wilmot ’03
Communications Consultant
Alumni Association Representative
Elected: 2012
Steven E. Wynne '74 L'77
Executive VP of Global Marketing
JELD-WEN Inc.
Chairman of the Board, Ex-Officio All Committees
Elected: 1999
W. Arnold Yasinski Ph.D.
VP Financial Affairs & Treasurer
Willamette University
Treasurer
Lifetime Members
Ralph W. Bolliger '53 L'55
Trustee
The Collins Foundation
Stewart M. Butler '61
Retired
Jonathan T. Carder '68
President
Melvin Mark Brokerage Company
Wallace P. Carson Jr. L'62
Maribeth (Wilson) Collins
Trustee
The Collins Foundation
Gerald W. Frank
President
Gerry's Frankly Speaking
Alan C. Goudy '51
Stuart A. Hall '62 L'65
Susan M. Hammer L'76
Attorney/Mediator
Susan M. Hammer, Dispute Resolution Services
Dale C. Harris '55
United Methodist clergy
retired
Henry H. Hewitt L'69
Partner
Stoel Rives, LLP
Douglas G. Houser '57
Attorney/Partner
Bullivant Houser Bailey PC
George W. Hoyt '58
William H. Kilkenny '41
Chairman/Owner
W.H. Kilkenny Company
Peter C. Kremer '62
President
The Kremer Company
Eric B. Lindauer L'66
Arbitrator/Mediator
The Law Office of Eric Lindauer
William D. Long '59
Chairman and CEO
Devco Properties, Inc.
Joan H. (Sherrill) McNamara '59
Thomas E. Neilsen M'86
Retired
Robert W. Nunn '72
Partner
Sussman Shank LLP
Robert G. Packard '73
Managing Partner
ZGF Architects LLP
Norma (Petersen) Paulus L'62
Claris C. Poppert '57
George Rives
Robert F. Smith '53
President/Owner/Rancher
Smith West Company
William Swindells
Ann & Bill Swindells Charitable Trust
Loren C. Winterscheid M.D. Ph.D. '48
Faculty Representatives
Michael L Hand
Professor of Applied Statistics and Information Systems
Atkinson Graduate School of Management
Ron Loftus
Professor of Japanese; Department Chair, Asian Studies & Director, Center for Asian Studies
College of Liberal Arts
Jeff Standen
Associate Dean for Faculty and van Winkle Melton Professor of Law
College Of Law
Linda G Tamura
Professor of Education
Graduate School of Education
Student Representatives
Elizabeth Calixtro
Student
College of Liberal Arts
Erin E. Headly
Candidate
Graduate School of Education
Casey J Morgan
Student
Atkinson Graduate School of Management
Rebecca S Pitts
Student
College of Law

