Board of Trustees
The essential function of the Kansas Wesleyan University Board of Trustees shall be policy making and assurance of sound management. The Board has initial and ultimate responsibility in determining general, educational, financial and related policies deemed necessary for the administration and development of Kansas Wesleyan University in accordance with its stated purposes and goals.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
2022-23 Officers:
Chair: Mr. Barry Weis ’10
Immediate Past Chair: Mr. Jeff Bieber ’71
Vice Chair: Ms. Marilyn Foster Kirk ’68
Treasurer: Ms. Emily-May Richards*
Secretary: Mr. Ken Ebert*
*KWU Alumni by Choice
KWU President & CEO: Dr. Matthew R. Thompson
STANDING COMMITTEES:
The Board operates with the following standing committees:
Executive Committee (officers, immediate past chair and president)
Committee on Academic Affairs
Committee on Enrollment
Committee on Finance and Operations
Committee on Institutional Advancement
Committee on Strategic Thinking and Implementation
Committee on Student Life and Athletics
Committee on Trustees
Meet the KWU Board of Trustees

Christopher C. Ault-Duell
Trustee, KWU Alumnus

Dennis W. Berndt
Trustee, KWU Alumnus

Jeffrey H. Bieber
Trustee, Immediate Past Chair, KWU Alumnus

Dr. Pamela B. Davis
Trustee

Ken Ebert
Trustee, Board Secretary, Alumni by Choice

Hon. William P. Graves
Trustee Emeritus, KWU Alumnus

Dr. Charlie G. Grimwood
Trustee, KWU Alumni by Choice

Nadim Haddad
Trustee, KWU Alumnus

Dr. Sean Herrington
Trustee, KWU Alumnus

Dr. Karen Franzen Johnson
Trustee, KWU Alumna

Marilyn Foster Kirk
Trustee, Board Vice Chair, KWU Alumna

Kent Lambert
Trustee Emeritus, KWU Alumnus

Rafael Mendez
Trustee, KWU Alumnus

Julie Sager Miller
Trustee

Brett Murray
Trustee, KWU Alumnus

Jerry E. Norton
trustee, KWU Alumnus

Jane Philbrick
Trustee, KWU Alumna

Rev. Karen Rice Ratzlaff
Trustee

Emily-May Richards
Trustee, Board Treasurer, Alumni by Choice

John Redding
Trustee, KWU Alumnus

Ed Spears
Trustee, KWU Alumnus

Charles Spencer
Trustee

Randall St. Clair
Trustee Emeritus, KWU Alumnus

Barry Weis
Trustee, Board Chair, KWU Alumnus