The Board is responsible for setting the general policy of the University and ensuring that its educational mission is fulfilled. It includes business and professional people; community leaders and activists; alumni and non-alumni, all from Rockford and beyond. While a diverse group, they do have a common commitment to Rockford University and its mission of quality higher education.
Officers
Chairman of the Board
James W. Keeling
Partner
Hinshaw Culbertson
Rockford, IL
Vice Chairman of the Board
Barbara R. Tanaglia ‘73
Retired, Mgr. Information
Ctr. Fisher Scientific
Rockford, IL
Treasurer of the Board
R. Ray Wood, ’10H
Retired, Chairman, Pres. & CEO
Rockford Products Corp.
Rockford, IL
Secretary of the Board
Elizabeth Donovan
Global Operations Manager
Ford Motor Company
Grosse Pointe Park, MI
Members
Charles E. Box
Consultant
Rockford, IL
James H. Clarke, Ph.D., ’67
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Dr. Eric W. Fulcomer
President
Rockford University
Rockford, IL
Thomas Gendron, MBA ’88
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Woodward, Inc.
Fort Collins, CO
Dawn R. Hallsten, ’73
Attorney
Rockford, IL
Elizabeth Hegel ’81
Hegel Holdings, LLC
Rockton, IL
L. Thomas Heiser ’84
President & CEO
KOE Americas, Inc.
Lawrenceville, GA
Helen C. Hill, ’70
Owner
Helen Hill Communications
Rockford, IL
Dennis W. Johnson
Retired President
hc Johnson Press
Rockford, IL
Iain D. Johnston, ’87
US Magistrate Judge
Northern Illinois District
Chicago, IL
Deborah Mogford, M.F.A.
Faculty Trustee
Chair, Department of Performing Arts
Professor of Performing Arts
Rockford, IL
Joel K. Moore, ’00
Alumni Trustee
Financial Advisor
Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management
Chicago, IL
Thomas A. Muldowney, ‘74
Retired, Savant Capital Management
Machesney Park, IL
Bettyann Pappenfus, '81
Alumni Trustee
Consultant/Network Senior Analyst
Haigh,Todd & Associates, Inc.
St. Paul, MN
Jeffry Potter ‘98
CFO & Treasurer
William Charles, LTD
Rockford, IL
Sunil Puri, ’82
President
First Midwest Group, Inc.
Rockford, IL
David R. Rydell, ’63
President
Bergstrom Inc.
Rockford, IL
Marci K. Taets, ’92
Accountant
Rock County Human Services
South Beloit, IL
Patricia Tumilowicz ‘87
Rockford, IL
Frank E. Walter
Executive Vice President Commercial Sales
Heartland Financial USA
Belvidere, IL
Jonathan S. Whitlock
Private Investor & Director
Rockford, IL
Frederic M. Young, ’65
President
Forest City Gear Company
Roscoe, IL
Janet H. Zelenka, '80
Senior Vice President & CIO
Essendant, Inc.
Palatine, IL
Emeriti Trustees
Charles L. Colman, ‘06H
Retired, President
The Colman Group
Williams Bay, WI
Georganne H. Eggers, ’49
Rockford, IL
Charles P.A. Frankenthal
Phelps, WI
Kenelm A. Groff
Retired, Vice President
Sundstrand Corporation
Rockford, IL
Robert L. Head
President Emeritus
Retired, President
Ponte Vedra, FL
Charles J. Howard
Chairman
William Charles, Ltd.
Rockford, IL
Teresa J. Ingrassia, MBA ‘86
Community Leader
Rockford, IL
Kent A. Mallquist, ’97H
Retired, President & Vice Chairman
Alhark Corporation
Laguna Vista, TX
Richard M. Schilling, Sr.
Retired, Vice Pres/Chief Legal Counsel
Sundstrand Corporation
Rockford, IL
Dr. William A. Shields
President Emeritus
Retired, President
Surprise, AZ
Louise C. Sinclaire, ’57
Retired, Docent at Dumbarton Oaks
Williamsburg, VA
Stanton K. Smith, Jr.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flon
New York, NY
Angelo L. Spoto
Retired, First Vice President
Kemper Securities, Inc.
Rockford, IL
Stuart M. Weller
Retired, President
AMCORE Insurance Group
Rockford, IL
James S. Whitehead, ’04H
Senior Counsel
Sidley Austin LLP
Chicago, IL
John B. Whitehead, '83H
Retired, Chairman & President
Whitehead Realtors, Inc.
Rockford, IL