Board of Trustees

Bruce Addison '66 
President, Addison Labs 
Fayette, Missouri

Shelby Alexander '97
Financial Associate
Stifel Investment Services
Fayette, Missouri

Robert F. Anderson
Partner/CPA (Retired), Ernst & Young
Denton, Texas

J.W. Arnold '90
PRDC Public Relations
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

David Atkins
Executive Director, Missouri United Methodist Foundation
Columbia, Missouri

Robert Blanton '94 
Assistant Vice President, Service Center Operations, South East Toyota Finance
Eureka, Missouri 

Marilyn Caul '68
Executive, IBM (Retired)
Whitewater, Missouri

Mark Dempsey '85
VP and COO, Peak Sport and Spine
Columbia, Missouri

Rev. Melissa Dodd
Assistant to the Bishop, Missouri Conference of the United Methodist Church
Columbia, Missouri

Deborah Dodge '89
Attorney, Law Firm of Hall Ansley, P.C.
Springfield, Missouri

Rev. Hadley Edwards '81
United Methodist Pastor (Retired)
Gretna, Louisiana

Bishop Robert D. Farr
Bishop, The Missouri Conference of the United Methodist Church
Columbia, Missouri

Mark Harbison '76
CEO, Commercial Trust Company (Retired)
Fayette, Missouri

Terry Henderson '83
Vice Chair, Board of Trustees
General Manager, Toyota Manufacturing (Retired)
Troy, Missouri

The Honorable Ted House '81 
State Senator (Retired), Circuit Judge (Retired)
St. Charles, Missouri 

Janet Jacobs '77
President & Trust Officer, Commercial Trust Company
Fayette, Missouri

Jay Jacobs
Former President and Managing Director, PIMCO LLC
Big Sky, Montana

Rev. Ivan James
United Methodist Lay Pastor
Manchester, Missouri

Paula Just, '86
Chief Administrative & Experience officer, Health First 
Satellite Beach, Florida

Ron Knigge '65
President, St. Louis Roofing & Sheet Metal (Retired)
Montgomery City, Missouri

David Lemke '82
Partner, Holland and Night LLP
Franklin, Tennessee

James Marchbank
Marketing Professional and Adjunct Professor, Retired
St. Louis, Missouri

James L. Mather '87
Partner, Rubin Brown Certified Public Accountants & Business Consultants
St. Louis, Missouri

Kirk Meyer '83
CFO, Chalmers Automotive Group (Retired)
Rio Rancho, New Mexico 

Lynn Miner '89
Dallas, Texas

John Orscheln
CEO/Owner, Fresh Ideas Management (Retired)
Columbia, Missouri

Julie Parrish '05
President, CMU Alumni Association
Vice President & Audit Office, Exchange Bank of Missouri
Fayette, Missouri

Dr. Nancy Walker Peacock '82
Chair, Board of Trustees, CMU
Oncologist
Nashville, Tennessee

Robert "Tad" Perry '65
SD Board of Regents, Chancellor Emeritus
Ft. Pierre, South Dakota

Dr. Kellie Platz '02
Anesthesiologist/Medical Director, Irwin Army Community Hospital
Manhattan, Kansas

Jacque Richmond '83
Vice President - Deputy General Counsel, Mercy Health 
St. Charles, Missouri

Rev. Sharon Rubey '65
Ordained Deacon (Retired)
Cummings, Georgia

Dr. Jay Shelton '86
Assistant Professor Clinical Anesthesia, University of MO Healthcare 
Columbia, Missouri

Christina Shutt '08
Executive Director, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Springfield, Illinois

Rev. Dr. Clayton Smith '70
Executive Pastor of Generosity, UMC of the Resurrection
Stillwell, Kansas

Rev. Terri Swan
Senior Pastor, Salem United Methodist Church
St. Louis, Missouri

Eric Trelz '80
Attorney (Retired)
St. Louis, Missouri

Larry Tucker '69
Partner, Armstrong Teasdale
Liberty, Missouri

Frank Wallis '66
Shands, Elbert, Gianoulakis & Giljim, LLP (Retired)
St. Louis, Missouri

Randall Washburn '70
Senior Examiner (Retired)
Versailles, Missouri

Trustee Emeriti 

Fred Alexander '58 
Farmer/Developer 
Fayette, Missouri 

Virginia Bergsten '59
Educator (Retired)
Annandale, Virginia

Robert Courtney
President, Business Supply Center, Inc. (Retired)
St. Louis, Missouri

Sondra Spalding '57
Educator, Civic Leader
Palm Harbor, Florida