Board Members

Board of Trustees

The Tri-State University Board of Trustees is the governing board of the not-for-profit University. None of the Board members may be employed by the University in any administrative or teaching capacity, so the Board is sufficiently autonomous from the administration to assure the integrity of the institution. The alumni elect two of the trustees.

The majority of the members of the Tri-State University Board of Trustees represent the public interest. A list of the Board of Trustees and their affiliations follows:

Dr. John A. Pittman - Chair President, The Fieldbus Foundation Austin, Texas Elected 1997	Dr. John N. Hester Vice President for Technology Clean Custom Fuels, Inc. Orangevale, California Elected 2000
Dr. Jerry L. Allen - Vice Chair Vice President for Product Development, TVC Communications, Inc. Wadsworth, Ohio Elected 1995	Dr. Robert L. Jannen-Chair Emeritus President (ret.), Burnley Corporation Huntsville, Alabama Elected 1969
Dr. Ralph D. Trine - Secretary Chairman and CEO Vestil Manufacturing Company Angola, Indiana Elected 1990	Mr. Dean V. Kruse Director of Marketing and Global Sales, Kruse International Auburn, Indiana Elected 2001
Mr. James Bock President/Owner of Bock Engineering Co. Elkhart, IN Elected 2003	Mr. Stephen R. LaHood Senior Vice President Solo Cup Company Highland Park, IL Elected 2004
Mr. Keith Busse President and CEO Steel Dynamics, Inc. Fort Wayne, IN Elected 2003	Dr. John J. McKetta, Jr. Registered Professional Engineer Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering The University of Texas Austin, Texas Elected 1957
Dr. Jim Caldwell - Chair Emeritus Registered Professional Engineer President and Chairman (ret.), Geiger & Peters, Inc. Indianapolis, Indiana Elected 1976	Dr. Anne Reifel Miller Research Scientist, Endocrinology Therapeutic Area Lilly Research Laboratories Indianapolis, Indiana Elected 2000
Mr. H. Phillip Conrad President and Treasurer, Northern Indiana Fuel and Light Co., Inc. Fort Wayne, Indiana Elected 2001	Mr. Richard L. Oeder Area Manager (retired) Columbia Gas of Ohio Springfield, Ohio Elected 1995
Mr. Louis Csokasy Chief Executive Officer and President, Politwine Industries, Clearfield, UT Elected 2001	Ms. Emily E. Pichon ELOC, Inc. Cole Capital Corporation Fort Wayne, Indiana Elected 2000
Mr. James P. Fabiani Chairman and Chief Operating Officer Fabiani and Associates McLean, Virginia Elected 2001	Mr. Jeffrey J. Posendek Principal, Lakewood High School Lakewood, Ohio Elected 2003
Dr. Lawrence A. Franks - Chair Emeritus President, Burr Oak Tool & Gauge Company, Inc. Sturgis, Michigan Served 1984–2002, Reelected 2004	Dr. Charles H. Taylor President and Chair of the Board (ret.), Tube Craft, Inc. Cleveland, Ohio Elected 1992
Dr. Tomas Furth President Sudamtex Holding Caracas, Venezuela Elected 1997	Dr. Robert E. Turner Vice President/COO (ret.) Pantasote Inc. Greenwich, Connecticut Elected 1994
Dr. William A. Gettig - Chair Emeritus President and CEO, Gettig Technologies, Inc. Spring Mills, Pennsylvania Elected 1984	Dr. Ken Venturi Professional Golf Association Tour player (ret.); commentator CBS Sports (ret.) Palm Springs California Elected 2002

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