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Guiding and Advising Carleton College

The Board of Trustees are responsible for policy making and sound resource management of the College. The Board of Trustees also determines the general, educational, and financial policies of the College.

Officers of the Board:

Chair:
Jack W. Eugster

Vice Chairs:
Martha H. Kaemmer
Lawrence Perlman
Jack W. Schuler

President:
Steven G. Poskanzer

Secretary:
Donald A. Hasseltine

Vice President and Treasurer:
Frederick A. Rogers

President Emeritus:
Robert H. "Bob" Edwards
Stephen R. Lewis, Jr.
Robert A. Oden, Jr.

Treasurer Emeritus:
Frank I. Wright

Board of Trustees 2012-2013:

Nina Archabal, H'02, BA, MAT, PHD, LHD
Director Emerita, Minnesota Historical Society
Trustee Terms: 2011-Present
Current Term: 2011-2015
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Bonnie J. Melville '92, BA, CPA
Alumni Trustee
Trustee Terms: 2012-Present
Current Term: 2012-2016
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Carol A. Barnett '86, BA, MBA
Trustee Terms: 1988-92; 1993-Present
Current Term: 2009-2013
Concord, Massachusetts
Robert W. Nelson '62, P'89, P'91, BA, MA
Vice President, Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis (Retired), General Electric Company
Trustee Terms: 2000-2004; 2005-Present
Current Term: 2009-2013
Boca Raton, Florida
Danielle Bart '04, BA, MA
Young Alumni Trustee
Graduate Student, Harvard Law School
Trustee Terms: 2010-Present
Current Term: 2010-2014
Somerville, Massachusetts
Marc Noël P'06, BA, MBA
Chair, Noël Group, LLC
Trustee Terms: 2008-Present
Current Term: 2012-2016
Zebulon, North Carolina
Alan R. Bauer '74, BA, MBA
President (Retired), Progressive Direct Insurance
Trustee Terms: 2006-Present
Current Term: 2010-2014
Mill Valley, California
Gary T. O'Brien P'08, P'10, P'14, BS
Managing Director, Quetico Partners, LLC
Trustee Terms: 2009-Present
Current Term: 2009-2013
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Beth Boosalis Davis '70, BA, JD
Attorney (Retired)
Trustee Terms: 1994-1998; 2002-Present
Current Term: 2010-2014
Evanston, Illinois
Catherine James Paglia '74, BA, MBA
Director, Enterprise Asset Management
Trustee Terms: 1984-Present
Current Term: 2012-2016
New York, New York
Nancy Pellowe Dennis '84, BA, MBA
Manager, Corporate & Foundation Relations, Teach for America
Trustee Terms: 2001-Present
Current Term: 2009-2013
Dallas, Texas
Lawrence Perlman '60, P'89, BA, JD
Trustee Terms: 1986-1993; 1998-Present
Current Term: 2010-2014
Wilson, Wyoming
David M. Diamond '80, BA, MBA
President, David Diamond Associates
Partner, Twenty Ten, Inc.
Founder and Chair, Storeport, Inc.
Trustee Terms: 1984-1988; 1999-Present
Current Term: 2011-2015
New York, New York
Pamela Kiecker Royall '80, BA, MBA, PhD
Head of Research & Issue Analysis, Royall & Company
Trustee Terms: 2010-Present
Current Term: 2010-2014
Richmond, Virginia
Arnold W. Donald '76, P'02, BA, BS, MBA
President and Chief Executive Officer, Executive Leadership Council (LEC)
Trustee Terms: 1995-Present
Current Term: 2011-2015
Saint Louis, Missouri
Jack W. Schuler, P'97, BS, MBA
Partner, Crabtree Partners, LLC
Trustee Terms: 1998-Present
Current Term: 2010-2014
Lake Forest, Illinois
Jack W. Eugster '67, P'02, BA, MBA
Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer (Retired), Musicland Corporation
Trustee Terms: 1992-Present
Current Term: 2012-2016
Excelsior, Minnesota
Margaret Simms '67, H'10, BA, MA, PhD
Alumni Trustee
Institute Fellow/Director of Low Income Working Families Project, The Urban Institute
Trustee Terms: 2010-Present
Current Term: 2010-2014
Washington, D.C.
William A. Feldt '61, P'87, BA, MBA
President, Chief Executive Officer (Retired), Flohr Metal Fabricators, Inc.
Trustee Terms: 1995-1999; 2001-Present
Current Term: 2009-2013
Federal Way, Washington
David Smith Jr. '88, BA, MA, JD
Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Mutual Fund Directors Forum
Trustee Terms: 2010-Present
Current Term: 2010-2014
Washington, D.C.
William R. Gage '64, BA
Alumni Trustee
Chair and Consultant (Retired), SBE, Inc.
Trustee Terms: 2009-Present
Current Term: 2009-2013
Oakland, California
Gary Sundem '67, BA, MBA, PhD
Emeritus Professor of Accounting, University of Washington
Trustee Terms: 2009-Present
Current Term: 2009-2013
Seattle, Washington
Maureen G. Gupta '78, BA(2), MBA, PhD
Musicologist, Dance Theatre of Harlem
Adjunct Professor, Columbia University
Trustee Terms: 2009-Present
Current Terms: 2009-2013
Greenwich, Connecticut
Caesar F. Sweitzer '72, P'02, P'06, BA, MBA
Trustee Ambassador
Senior Advisor (Retired), Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
Trustee Terms: 1997-2001; 2002-Present
Current Term: 2010-2014
Chatham, New Jersey
John Harris '85, BA
Editor-in-Chief and Co-Founder, Politico
Trustee Terms: 2010-Present
Current Term: 2010-2014
Arlington, Virginia
Alan C. Thiel '71, BA, JD
Alumni Trustee
Partner, Thiel, Campbell, Gunderson, Anderson, and Levine PLLP
Trustee Terms: 2011-Present
Current Term: 2011-2015
Edina, Minnesota
Elise M. Holschuh '77, BA, MBA
Trustee Terms: 2008-Present
Current Term: 2012-2016
Seattle, Washington
Kirk Weidner '85, BA
25th Reunion Trustee
Vice President, Cargill, Inc.
Trustee Terms: 2010-Present
Current Term: 2010-2014
Wayzata, Minnesota
James E. Johnson '64, BA, MS
Executive Vice President (Retired), Securian Financial Group
Trustee Terms: 1999-2003; 2008-Present
Current Term: 2012-2016
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Wallace R. Weitz '70, P'96, P'99, P'02, BA
President, Weitz Funds
Trustee Terms: 2000-Present
Current Term: 2012-2016
Omaha, Nebraska
Martha H. Kaemmer '66, P'95, BA
Trustee Mentor

Partner, HRK Group, Inc.
Trustee Terms: 1990-Present
Current Term: 2010-2014
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Justin B. Wender '91, BA, MBA
President, Stella Point Capital, LLC
Trustee Terms: 2004-Present
Current Term: 2012-2016
New York, New York
Leslie B. Kautz '80, P'15, BA, MPA
Principal, Angeles Investment Advisors, LLC
Trustee Terms: 2004-Present
Current Term: 2012-2016
Santa Monica, California
Bonnie Wheaton '66, BA, MSW, JD
Circuit Judge, 18th Judicial Circuit Court, DePage County, Illinois
Trustee Terms: 2006-2010; 2011-Present
Current Term: 2011-2015
Wheaton, Illinois
Arthur Kowaloff '68, BA, JD
Trustee Terms: 2010-Present
Current Term: 2010-2014
New York, New York
Michael L. Wiebolt '08, BA
Young Alumni Trustee
Analyst, Goldman Sachs
Trustee Terms: 2012-Present
Current Term: 2012-2016
New York, New York
Richard R. Kracum '76, P'07, BA, MS, MBA
Managing Director, Wind Point Partners
Trustee Terms: 2001-2005; 2006-Present
Current Terms: 2011-2015
Evanston, Illinois
Mark Williams '73, P'06, P'11, BA, MS(2), PhD
Downstream Director, Royal Dutch Shell PLC
Trustee Terms: 2009-Present
Current Term: 2009-2013
London, United Kingdom
Marilyn McCoy, BA, MPP
Vice President for Administration and Planning, Northwestern University
Trustee Terms: 2003-Present
Current Term: 2011-2015
Evanston, Illinois
Sidney Carne Wolff '62, H'85, BA, PhD, DSc
President, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope Corporation
Trustee Terms: 1989-Present
Current Term: 2009-2013
Tucson, Arizona
William "Bill" R. McLaughlin, BA, MBA
President and Chief Executive Officer (Retired), Select Comfort Corporation
Trustee Terms: 2007-Present
Current Term: 2011-2015
Minneapolis, Minnesota

 

International Trustees:

Dorothy H. Broom '66, BA, MA, PhD
Professor Emerita, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health
Trustee Terms: 2001-Present
Current Term: 2011-2013

Brooks H. Wallin '78, P'12, BA, MS, MBA
President, Organic Stories SAS
Trustee Terms: 2010-Present
Current Term: 2012-2014

Board of Trustee Liaisons:

Scott Calvin Kleinheksel '03, BA, MBA
Alumni Annual Fund Chair

Trustee Terms: 2012-Present
Current Term: 2012-2014
West Hollywood, California

Francis Spangler '91, BA, MBA
Alumni Council President

Director of Finance, Time Incorporated
Trustee Terms: 2012-Present
Current Term: 2012-2014
New York, New York

Diane S. Parrish '12, BS, JD
Parents Advisory Council Co-Chair

Trustee Terms: 2011-Present
Current Term: 2011-2013
Westport, Connecticut

Steven C. Parrish '12, BS, JD
Parents Advisory Council Co-Chair

Trustee Terms: 2011-Present
Current Term: 2011-2013
Westport, Connecticut

Trustees Emeriti:

Judd H. Alexander '49, H'01
Executive Vice President (Retired), James River Corporation
Trustee Terms: 1974-2000
Exeter, New Hampshire

Michael H. Armacost '58, H'89
Shorenstein Distinguished Fellow, The Asia/Pacific Research Center
Trustee Terms: 1994-2010
Hillsborough, California

G. Kenneth Baum '52
Chairman, George K. Baum Group, Inc.
Trustee Terms: 1996-2004
Kansas City, Missouri

William M. Bracken '63 
Chairman (Retired), Northco Corporation
Trustee Terms: 1979-2008
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Conley Brooks
Chairman, Sawmill Private Management, Inc.
Trustee Terms: 1980-1997
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Thomas G. Colwell '52
Chairman of the Board, Colwell Industries, Inc.
Trustee Terms: 1991-2005
Minneapolis, Minnesota

George H. Dixon H'00
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Retired), U.S. Bancorp
Trustee Terms: 1971-1996
Exeter, New Hampshire

Louise E. Heffelfinger '54
Therapist (Retired), Private Practice
Trustee Terms: 1997-2008
Wayzata, Minnesota

Joyce A. Hughes '61
Professor of Law, Northwestern University Law School
Trustee Terms: 1969-1994
Chicago, Illinois

Charles W. Johnson
Vice President and Group Executive (Retired), Honeywell, Inc.
Trustee Terms: 1971-1994
Henderson, Nevada

Thomas B. Morgan '49
Author
Trustee Terms: 1975-1979; 1981-2001
New York, New York

Constance S. Otis
Trustee Terms: 1966-1986
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Henry H. Porter, Jr. P'85
Private Investor (Retired)
Trustee Terms: 1969-2003
Manchester, Massachusetts

Margaret Ann "Ranny" Towsley Riecker '54, H'10
President, The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation
Trustee Terms: 1987-2009
Midland, Michigan

Arthur R. Schulze, Jr. '52
Vice Chairman (Retired), General Mills, Inc.
Trustee Terms: 1977-2003
Edina, Minnesota

Katherine Youngblood '58
Trustee Terms: 1992-2009
Edina, Minnesota


Numbers denote Carleton class year.
P = Parent of Carleton Student
H = Honorary Degree from Carleton