About Simpson

Simpson College Board of Trustees

Donni M. Alley '95
(Ex-Officio)
President and Creative Director
Alley Design Solutions, Inc.
Des Moines, IA

Douglas J. Barakat '68

Senior Vice President, retired
American Republic Insurance Company

Boulder, CO

John W. Byrd
(Ex-Officio)

President
Simpson College

Indianola, IA

Wesley S. K. Daniel
(Ex-Officio)

Superintendent,
Des Moines District
The United Methodist Church

Altoona, IA

D. Robert Downing '63

President
Downing Construction, Inc.

Indianola, IA

Allison Fleming

 

Des Moines, IA

Barbara M. Gartner

 

Des Moines, IA

Ben F. Gaumer '75

Physician
Mercy Indianola Detroit Medical Clinic

Indianola, IA

Darrell J. Goodhue '62

District Court Judge
5th Iowa District Court

Carlisle, IA

Joseph D. Hall '58

Radiologist
Iowa Radiology, P.C.

Clive, IA

Jordan B. Hansell
Treasurer of the Board

Senior Vice President and General Counsel
NetJets® Inc.

Columbus, OH

Phillip E. Harlow '71

Chief Financial Officer
Morgan Property Group

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Mark L. Hill '78 Director of Group Compliance
Principal Financial Group, Inc.
Des Moines, IA

Kay Hooper
(Ex-Officio)

Senior Pastor
First United Methodist Church
Indianola, IA

Frederick S. Hubbell
Board Chair

Member Executive Board, retired
ING Group

Des Moines, IA

Gage A. Kent

President
Muscatine Foods Corp.

Muscatine, IA

Linda Koehn   Des Moines, IA
Terry Lillis '77

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

Des Moines, IA

Fred Lorber

President and Chairman
of the Board, retired
Lortex, Inc.

Des Moines, IA

Mary Rose Main '53

National Executive Director, retired
Girl Scouts of the USA

New York, NY

Katie Meredith   Des Moines, IA

Barbara A. Miller '64

Director

Center for Education in Law and Democracy

Denver, CO

Mark C. Miller '79

Director of Corporate Services
Pioneer, A DuPont Company

Johnston, IA

Owen J. Newlin

Senior Vice President, retired
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.

Des Moines, IA

Lizz S. Nichols

Vice President
Noble Ford-Mercury

Indianola, IA

James R. Oplt '72

Senior Vice President, Investments
UBS Financial Services, Inc.

Des Moines, IA

Nile D. Ramsbottom '66

Executive Vice President Global Sales
Renewable Energy Group

Innsbrook, MO

Sunnie Richer

President
Doextra Corporation

Des Moines, IA

Robert G. Riley, Jr.

President and CEO

Feed Energy Company

Des Moines, IA

Mary Sconiers Chapman

Vice President of
Community Outreach
Des Moines Area Community College

Des Moines, IA

Kimberly C. Shadur Hospice and
Palliative Care Nurse
Iowa Home Health Hospice and
Palliative Care
Des Moines, IA

Douglas Shull

 

Indianola, IA

Deanna Strable-Soethout Senior Vice President, Individual Life
and Specialty Benefits
Principal Financial Group, Inc.
Des Moines, IA

Julius C. Trimble (Ex-Officio)

Bishop, Iowa Area
The United Methodist Church
Des Moines, IA

Kirk J. Tyler

President

Atlantic Bottling Company

Waukee, IA

Stephen Van Buren '92

General Surgeon
McFarland Clinic

Marshalltown, IA

Richard M. Willis '74
Secretary of the Board

President
Willis Auto Campus

Clive, IA

P. Sumner Worth

President
Gilcrest/Jewett Lumber Company

Waukee, IA

Honorary Life Members

Wayne L. Carse '50

President
Carse Oil Company, Inc.

Orlando, FL

Jerry L. Chicoine Chairman and CEO, retired
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
Scottsdale, AZ
Karen A. Conner '69 Professor Emerita
Drake University
Scottsdale, AZ

John C. Eddy

Attorney
Whitfield and Eddy, PLC

Des Moines, IA

John Estes, Jr.

President, retired
John Estes & Son Funeral Home

Des Moines, IA

John B. Farnham '43

Physician, retired

Phoenix, AZ

Ann W. Fleming

 

Carlisle, IA

Michael G. Gartner

Chairman
The Iowa Cubs

Des Moines, IA

Luther L. Hill, Jr. Of Counsel
Nyemaster Law Firm
Des Moines, IA
James H. Kent Chief Executive Officer
Muscatine Foods Corp.
Muscatine, IA
Robert L. Lester '64 Senior Vice President, retired
Iowa Power
Indianola, IA

Marvin E. Mazie

Chairman of the Board, retired
Firstar Bank of Des Moines

Des Moines, IA

Vernon H. Pooley '50

President and Chief
Executive Officer, retired
Pooley & Associates, Inc., Frank B. Hall of IA, Inc.

Cedar Rapids, IA

James M. Reed '54 Private Equity Investor Scottsdale, AZ
Charles E. Rohm Executive Vice President, retired
The Principal Financial Group
Des Moines, IA

Ralph F. Schlenker

Senior Vice Chairman, retired
MidAmerican Energy

Indianola, IA

H. Richard Smith '53

Of Counsel

Ahlers and Cooney, P.C.

Des Moines, IA
Keith R. Swanson '54 Physician Atlantic, IA

Marilyn M. Vernon

 

Newton, IA

James H. Weinman '49

President
Weinman Insurance Services

Indianola, IA

Fred W. Weitz

President
Essex Meadows, Inc.

Des Moines, IA

A. Roger Witke '54

Of Counsel
Whitfield and Eddy, PLC

Des Moines, IA

Advisors

Alan Magruder, Indianola, IA

Merilee Scieszinski, Albia, IA

Jim Spooner, Des Moines, IA

Jay Windsor, Chicago, IL

Dennis Young, Des Moines, IA

Last Updated: 10/28/09