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