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
Chair of the Board
Elizabeth Donovan
Vice President of Communications, AutoAlert LLC
Grosse Pointe Park, MI
Vice Chair of the Board
Barbara R. Tanaglia ‘73
Retired, Mgr. Information Ctr.
Fisher Scientific
Rockford, IL
Treasurer of the Board
Jeffry Potter ‘98
CFO & Treasurer
William Charles, LTD
Rockford, IL
Secretary of the Board
L. Thomas Heiser ‘84
President & CEO
Ridgetop Group, Inc.
Lawrenceville, GA
Members
Keith Akre
Trust Officer
Stillman Bank
Rockford, IL
Greg Allen '98
President & Vice Chairman
MPEC
Winnebago, IL
Charles E. Box
Consultant
Rockford, IL
Rebecca Epperson
President & Founder
Chartwell Agency
Rockford, IL
Dr. Eric W. Fulcomer
President
Rockford University
Rockford, IL
William Gahan
Faculty Trustee
Chair, Department of English
Rockford, IL
Elizabeth Hegel '81
Hegel Holdings, LLC
Rockton, IL
Helen C. Hill, '70
Owner
Helen Hill Communications
Rockford, IL
Ganesh Iyer
President & CEO
Etnyre International, Ltd.
Oregon, IL
Iain D. Johnston, '87
US Magistrate Judge
Northern Illinois District
Chicago, IL
James Keeling
Attorney
Hinshaw Culbertson
Rockford, IL
Joel Moore, '00
Financial Advisor
Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management
Chicago, IL
Julie O'Rourke '91
Senior Vice President,
Associated Bank
Rockford, IL
Bettyann Pappenfus, '81
Alumni Trustee
Consultant/Network Senior Analyst
Haigh,Todd & Associates, Inc.
St. Paul, MN
Mike Schablaske
Retired, Alignment Rockford
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.
Deerfield, IL
Emeriti Trustees
James H. Clarke, Ph.D., '67
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
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
Dawn Hallsten '73
Attorney
Rockford, IL
Charles J. Howard
Chairman
William Charles, Ltd.
Rockford, IL
Teresa J. Ingrassia, MBA '86
Community Leader
Rockford, IL
Dennis W. Johnson
Retired, President
h.c. Johnson Press
Rockford, IL
Kent A. Mallquist, '97H
Retired, President & Vice Chairman
Alhark Corporation
Laguna Vista, TX
Sunil Puri, '82 '13H
President
First Midwest Group
Rockford, IL
David R. Rydell, '63
President
Bergstrom Inc.
Rockford, IL
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
James S. Whitehead, '04H
Retired, Senior Counsel
Sidley Austin LLP
Chicago, IL
John B. Whitehead, '83H
Retired, Chairman & President
Whitehead Realtors, Inc.
Rockford, IL
R. Ray Wood, '10H
Retired, Chairman, President & CEO
Rockford Products Corp.
Rockford, IL
Frederic M. Young, '65
President
Forest City Gear Company
Roscoe, IL