Board of Trustees

Members of the Foundation Board of Trustees are some of the most exceptional supporters of Missouri State University. The Board advises the Foundation in gift planning, seeking private gifts and investing private funds given for the benefit of university projects and programs.

2025 Executive committee

James H. Wilson

James H. Wilson, Chair
Springfield, MO

Mark McQueary

Mark McQueary, Ex officio,
Immediate Past Chair
Springfield, MO

Members

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Gregory A. Beck,
Nixa, MO

Judy Breeding

Judy Breeding,
Springfield, MO

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Dan D. Cobb,
Springfield, MO

Matt Harthcock

Matt Harthcock,
Sun City Center, FL

Diane L. Jenkins

Diane L. Jenkins,
Tulsa, OK

Beverly Keltner

Beverly Keltner, Chair Elect
Springfield, MO

 

Richard H. Miller

Richard H. Miller,
Rogers, AR

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Susan Sims-Giddens,
Springfield, MO

  • Dr. Richard B. Williams, MSU President, Ex officio
  • Aaren Muex, MSU Alumni Association, Ex officio
  • Cindy Schull, Treasurer, Ex officio
  • Anson Elliott, MSU Board of Governors, Ex officio
  • Brent Dunn, Executive Director, Ex officio
  • Jennifer Weter, Secretary

Trustees

  • H. Douglas Adams, Ph.D., Lewes, DE
  • Connor G. Aller, New York, NY*
  • Nita Jane Ayres, Reeds Spring, MO
  • Gregory A. Beck, Nixa, MO
  • William K. Berry, Crossroads, TX
  • Courtney Beykirch, Rogersville, MO
  • K. Anthony Biggers, Bentonville, AR
  • Thomas L. Black, Brentwood, TN
  • Brian A. Burlingame, Miami, FL
  • Joe Carmichael, Springfield, MO
  • Dan Cobb, Springfield, MO
  • Amy Counts, Ballwin, MO
  • Ethel Curbow, Springfield, MO
  • Susan Daniel, Springfield, MO
  • Abdillahi A. Dirie, New York, NY*
  • Kenneth J. Dotson, Kansas City, MO
  • Jacquie Dowdy, Springfield, MO
  • Michael Duggan, Marthasville, MO
  • Karen E. Dyson, Cocoa, FL
  • John F. Eilermann, Jr., Saint Louis, MO
  • Marla J. Elliott, Dallas, TX
  • Jennifer Fitzmaurice, Allen, TX
  • Robert Tony Foster, Springfield, MO
  • Robert C. Fulp, Springfield, MO
  • J. Ryan Gamble, Lenexa, KS
  • Russell Gant, West Plains, MO
  • Gary V. Garwitz, Springfield, MO
  • Martha A. Greene, Overland Park, KS
  • Dr. Matthew A. Harthcock, Stow, OH
  • Paula Hartsfield, Jefferson City, MO
  • Billy E. Hixon, Springfield, MO
  • Tracey Hollis, Thomasville, MO
  • Karen L. Horny, Springfield, MO
  • Arthur D. Hurtado, Fairfax, VA
  • Michael H. Ingram, Springfield, MO
  • Gary D. Irwin, Asbury, MO
  • Gerald L. Jackson, Tulsa, OK
  • Morgan P. Jones, Kansas City, MO
  • James D. Kendall, Tulsa, OK
  • Gordon Kinne, Springfield, MO
  • W. Bryan Magers, Springfield, MO
  • David B. McQueary, Springfield, MO
  • Mary McQueary, Springfield, MO
  • Rick McQueary, Springfield, MO
  • Richard H. Miller, Rogers, AR
  • C. Michel Minor, Kansas City, MO
  • Kyle L. Moles, Chicago, IL
  • James L. (Pete) Morgan, Jr., Paradise Valley, AZ
  • Timothy J. Myers, Bentonville, AR
  • Kay Alden Nelson, Lake Geneva, WI
  • Michael L. Oldham, Golden, CO
  • Richard Ollis, Springfield, MO
  • Teresa Ollis, Springfield, MO
  • Timothy B. O'Reilly, Springfield, MO
  • Dr. David W. Osborne, Fort Collins, CO
  • M. Ann Page, Houston, TX
  • Peggy S. Pearl, Springfield, MO
  • Danny Perches, Springfield, MO*
  • Carol Pinegar, Springfield, MO
  • Anna Marie Presutti, San Francisco, CA
  • Scott Purvis, Greensboro, NC
  • William L. Rowe, Jr., Springfield, MO
  • Patricia L. Sechler, Springfield, MO
  • Lauren N. Shantz, Springfield, MO*
  • Timothy J. Siebenman, Saint Louis, MO
  • Corrie M. Sifers, Kansas City, MO
  • Carol Silvey, West Plains, MO
  • Dr. Susan Sims-Giddens, Springfield, MO
  • Gregory V. Spears, Pleasant Hills, MD
  • Mark R. Stillwell, Springfield, MO
  • Tina C. Stillwell, Springfield, MO
  • Thomas G. Strong, Springfield, MO
  • Callie Swafford, Springfield, MO
  • Mary R. Tearney, Leawood, KS
  • Bradley D. Thomas, Branson, MO
  • Terry W. Thompson, Blue Eye, MO
  • Gary M. Tompkins, Eldon, MO
  • Joseph W. Turner, Springfield, MO
  • John E. Wanamaker, Springfield, MO
  • Jhasmine F. Watson, Springfield, MO*
  • Jack E. Weimer, Springfield, MO
  • Jacob H. West, Chicago, IL*
  • James B. Wingfield, Joplin, MO

*Denotes Associate Trustee

Additional trustees will be appointed at a later date.