As the governing board for the not-for-profit university, the Tri-State University Board of Trustees currently has 28 members who serve without compensation.
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Board Chair, Dr. John A. Pittman
President (ret.)
The Fieldbus Foundation
Austin, Texas
Elected 1997 |
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Board Vice Chair, Dr. Jerry L. Allen
Vice President, Product Development
TVC Communications, Inc.
Wadsworth, Ohio
Elected 1995 |
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Board Secretary, Dr. Ralph D. Trine
Chairman and CEO
Vestil Manufacturing Company
Angola, Indiana
Elected 1990 |
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James Bock
President/Owner
Bock Engineering Co.
Elkhart, Indiana
Elected 2003 |
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Lynn Brooks
President and CEO
Rieke Packaging Systems
Auburn, Indiana
Elected 2007 |
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Dr. Keith Busse
President and CEO
Steel Dynamics, Inc.
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Elected 2003 |
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Dr. Jim Caldwell, Chair Emeritus
Registered Professional Engineer,
President and Chairman (ret.)
Geiger & Peters, Inc.
Indianapolis, Indiana
Elected 1976 |
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Dr. Suzanne Ehinger
Executive Vice President and Chair
Parkview Health
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Elected 2007 |
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James P. Fabiani
Chairman and Chief Operating Officer
Fabiani & Company, LLC
McLean, Virginia
Elected 2001 |
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Dr. Lawrence A. Franks, Chair Emeritus
President
Burr Oak Tool & Gauge Company, Inc.
Sturgis, Michigan
Served 1984-2002
Reelected 2004 |
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Dr. Tomas Furth
President
Sudamtex Holding
Caracas, Venezuela
Elected 1997 |
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Brett Gemlick, M.D.
Orthopedics North East
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Elected 2004 |
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Dr. William A. Gettig, Chair Emeritus
President and CEO
Gettig Technologies, Inc.
Spring Mills, Pennsylvania
Elected 1984 |
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Dr. John N. Hester
Associate Dean Emeritus,
College of Engineering
California State University
California
Elected 2000 |

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Dr. Robert L. Jannen, Chair Emeritus
President (ret.)
Burnley Corporation
Huntsville, Alabama
Elected 1969 |
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Stephen R. LaHood Sr. V.P. Supply Chain
Arbonne International
Irvine, California
Elected 2004 |
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Dr. John J. McKetta, Jr.
Registered Professional Engineer
Professor Emeritus, Department of Chemical Engineering
The University of Texas
Austin, Texas
Elected 1957 |
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John J. "Mike" McKetta III
Managing Partner
Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody, P.C.
Austin, Texas
Elected 2004 |
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Richard L. Oeder
Area Manager (ret.)
Columbia Gas of Ohio
Springfield, Ohio
Elected 1995 |
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Dr. J. Winston Porter
President
Waste Policy Center
Leesburg, Virginia
Elected 2006
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Mitchel E. Rhoads
Chairman of Rhoads Holdings Ltd. Inc.
and LePeep Restaurant
Colorado
Elected 2006 |
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Wayne M. Shive
President
Nu-Tec Coatings
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Elected 2008 |
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Dr. Charles H. Taylor
President and Chair of the Board (ret.)
Tube Craft, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Elected 1992 |
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Dr. Sheri Trine
Executive Officer and co-owner
Vestil Manufacturing Company
Angola, Indiana
Elected 2007 |
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Dr. Dennis Trinkle
Executive Director
IHETS
Indianapolis, Indiana
Elected 2005 |
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Dr. Ken Venturi
Professional Golf Association Tour player (ret.); CBS Sports Commentator (ret.)
Palm Springs, California
Elected 2002 |
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Gary Ward
Corporate Vice President H/R
Franklin Electric Co., Inc.
Bluffton, Indiana
Elected 2007 |
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R.Wyatt Weaver Jr., M.D.
Private Practice
Angola, Indiana
Elected 2004 |