Board of Directors | SIU Foundation | SIU

PRESIDENT

Diane Compardo, CPA, CFP®, PFS, AWMA
Partner
Compardo, Wienstroer & Janes at Moneta
Clayton, Missouri

PRESIDENT-ELECT

Dan Korte
Global Vice President, PPG
Trenton, Illinois

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

Matthew Solverson
Director of R & D Programs
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical System
Carbondale, Illinois

MEMBERS

Kevin Bame
Retired Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Murphysboro, Illinois

Barry D. Batson, Jr.
Captain
United Airlines
Chicago

George “Bill” Beck
Retired CEO
Beck Bus Transportation Corp.
Mount Vernon, Illinois

Mike Blumhorst
SIU Alumni Association Representative
Lab Manager Analytical Research
Archer Daniels Midland Co.
Forsyth, Illinois

Sean Boston
Director of Sales Marketing and Retail Executive
Emery Jensen Distribution
Chicago

William R. Casperson, MD
Vice President of Medical Affairs
Memorial Hospital
Belleville, Illinois

 

Oyd J. Craddock
President
DYO Management, Inc
Smyrna, Georgia

G. David Delaney
Chief Executive Officer
Itafos
Lake Forest, Illinois

Robert Dennis
Retired
Motion Picture Post Production
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Edward Hamilton
Independent Investor
Charlotte, North Carolina

Lawrence Hatchett, MD
Urology Institute
Marion, Illinois

Kelly Higgins, MD
Physician
Carbondale, Illinois

Robert A. Jensen
SIU Professor Emeritus
Carbondale, Illinois

Dawn Korte, Ph.D.
Executive HR Advisor
SAP SuccessFactors
Trenton, Illinois

Ella M. Lacey
Professor Emerita
Carbondale, Illinois

Austin A. Lane
Chancellor
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, Illinois

Howard Lo
CEO
VisitView Corporation
Orange, California

Dan Mahony
President
Southern Illinois University System

William J. “Bill” McGraw
Retired
Stock Yards Packing Company 
Chicago

Scott Moller
Owner/Advisor
AKA Media
Chicago

Beth Mueller
Partner
Deloitte Tax LLP
Chicago

Michael O’Day
Senior Director, Managed Transplant Program
OptumHealth
Minneapolis

Adaire Putnam
President
Putnam Communications
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Randy A. Ragan, CPA
Retired Partner
RSM US LLP
Springfield, Illinois

Neil Swartz
Retired Vice President
Toyota Motor North America
Frisco, Texas

Steven A. Tedesco
President and CEO
Running Foxes Petroleum Inc.
Centennial, Colorado

 

Roger B. Tedrick
SIU Board of Trustees Representative
Owner
The Tedrick Group
Mt. Vernon, Illinois

Gloria C. Tison
Vice President and General Counsel
Legence Bank
Manager/Counsel
Kotner Title & Abstract
Harrisburg, Illinois

Gregory W. Webb
Vice President – State Government Relations
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Chicago

Michael Williamson, MD 
Professor and Chair Emeritus of Radiology
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque

EMERITUS

Marcia Bullard
Retired CEO, Editor and President
USA Weekend
Washington

Michael Carr
Attorney
Carbondale, Illinois

Paul Conti
Retired, Chief Assets Officer
Vericlaim Inc.
Glen Ellyn, Illinois

Greg N. Cook
President
Cook Portable Warehouse
Anna, Illinois

Larry DeJarnett
Retired Managing Director
The LAMAR Group
Palm Desert, California

Jim Gildersleeve
President
Gildersleeve Fertilizer Co.
Hudson, Illinois

Roger Gray
Retired Bank President
Central Bank of Marion
Cobden, Illinois

Kenneth J. Hull
Retired Chairman and CEO
Follett Corp.
Downers Grove, Illinois

F. Lynn McPheeters
Retired VP and CFO
Caterpillar Inc.
Hilton Head, South Carolina

Mary Kay Moore
Retired CEO
Neuro Restorative
Carbondale, Illinois

Pamela Pfeffer
Community Leader
Nashville, Tennessee

Susie Rashid
President SWR, LLC
Evanston, Illinois

Marsha Ryan
Retired Physician/Surgeon
Carbondale, Illinois

Howard Spiegel
Retired Territory Account Manager
Arrow Electronics Inc.
Volo, Illinois