Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees at Lewis University consists of nearly three dozen men and women who bring to the University a wide range of experience in diverse fields, including corporate leadership, law, educational administration, volunteer work, healthcare, government and industry. Board membership includes seven members of the De La Salle Christian Brothers, sponsors of Lewis University. At the current time, fourteen Trustees are alumni of Lewis University.

Front row, seated left to right:
John Eudes, Board Treasurer; John Brett, Vice Chair; Gregory Maruszak (now retired from the Board); William Rybak, Chair; Brother James Gaffney, FSC, President; Elaine Ruettiger, Board Secretary; and Andrew Langert.

Second row, left to right:
Dr. Stephany Schlachter, Provost; Brother Patrick Conway, FSC; Brother Michael Quirk, FSC; Edward Prodehl; Rudy Mahalik, Jr.; James Harvey; Brother David Galinski, FSC; Carol Schneider (now retired from the Board); Robert Pluth, Jr. (now retired from the Board); and Wayne Draudt, Executive Vice President .

Third row, left to right:
Dennis Tonelli, Reverend Douglas Martis, Brother Milton Barker, FSC, Jane Condon, James LaGrippe, Timothy Ferrarell, Joel Stava, Kathleen Halloran, and Brother Francis Carr, FSC.

Top row, left to right:
James Goodwin; Russ Smyth, Kenneth Gabriel, Dr. Pietro Tonino Clifton Kelly; Michael Parker; Brother Edmund Siderewicz, FSC; and.Brother Kevin Convey, FSC.

Not present for the photo:
Robert Beckman, Dolores Calderon Castellano, Eduardo Sanchez, and Lowell Stahl.

The Board of Trustees commits itself to the Catholic and Lasallian Mission of Lewis University, observing the highest standards of professional and ethical conduct while carrying out its duties and responsibilities. Trustees affirm that the University will be directed in accord with the moral, spiritual and religious inspiration and values of the Catholic Church and guided by the spiritual, intellectual and educational ideals of the Christian Brothers, in the spirit of their founder, Saint John Baptist de La Salle.

See Photo Gallery of the Board of Trustees.

Officers of the Board of Trustees
William Rybak, Chair John Brett, Vice Chair Elaine Ruettiger, Secretary John Eudes, Treasurer	See schedule of Board of Trustees meetings.
Members of the Board of Trustees
Brother Milton Barker, FSC President Totino-Grace High School Fridley, MN Robert Beckman President and CEO Wicab, Inc. Middleton, WI John Brett Senior Vice President MetLife Broker Dealer Group Iselin, NJ Brother Francis Carr, FSC Provincial Christian Brothers Midwest District Burr Ridge, IL Dolores Calderon Castellano Clinical Psychologist McAllen, TX Jane Condon '79 '82 President/Manager, 1st Choice Temporary Service, Inc. Brother Kevin Convey, FSC Director of Education & Mission Christian Brothers Midwest District Burr Ridge, IL Brother Patrick Conway, FSC Director of Formation and Vocations Christian Brothers of the Midwest Burr Ridge, IL John Eudes Board Treasurer Chairman and Co-Founder Greystone.Net, Inc. Atlanta, GA Timothy Ferrarell Senior Vice President Enterprise Systems W.W. Grainger, Inc. Lake Forest, IL Dr. Michael T. Flavin Chairman & CEO Advanced Life Sciences Woodridge, IL Kenneth Gabriel Partner KPMG, LLP Chicago, IL Brother James Gaffney, FSC President Lewis University Romeoville, IL Brother David Galinski, FSC Director of Student Services St. Patrick High School Chicago, IL James Goodwin Chairman and CEO (Retired) United Airlines Schaumburg, IL Kathleen Halloran Executive Vice President (Retired) Finance/Administration Nicor, Inc. Aurora, IL James Harvey Managing & Senior Partner McKeown Law Firm Joliet, IL Clifton Kelly Vice President Merrill Lynch Inc. Private Client Group San Francisco, CA	James LaGrippe Majority Owner Blue Bengal Learning Labs Chicago, IL Andrew Langert Managing Director LB Capital Management Alberto Culver Consumer Products Worldwide Melrose Park, IL Rudy Mahalik, Jr. President Poehner, Dillman & Mahalik, Inc. Joliet, IL Reverend Douglas Martis Director The Liturgical Institute at University of St. Mary of the Lake Mundelein, IL Michael Parker Executive Vice President and General Manager of Field Operations Wausau Insurance Downers Grove, IL Edward Prodehl President Coldwell Banker Honig-Bell Joliet, IL Brother Michael Quirk, FSC President Christian Brothers Services Romeoville, IL Elaine Ruettiger Board Secretary Volunteer and Civic Leader New Lenox, IL William Rybak Board Chair Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Retired) Van Kampen Investments, Inc. OakBrook Terrace, IL Eduardo Sanchez President & CEO Lopez Foods, Inc. Oklahoma City, OK Brother Edmund Siderewicz, FSC President and Co-Founder San Miguel Schools Chicago, IL Russ Smyth President (Retired) McDonald’s Europe Oak Brook, IL Lowell Stahl Chairman PFS Financial, LLC Des Plaines, IL Joel Stava President Midwest Tungsten Service, Inc. Willowbrook, IL Dennis Tonelli Vice President Ruettiger, Tonelli & Associates, Inc. Joliet, IL Dr. Pietro Tonino Director of Sports Medicine Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL

Trustees Emeriti

Brother Maurice Anglim, FSC
Executive Assistant to the Provincial (Retired)
Midwest Province
Burr Ridge, IL

Reverend Wiliam T. Cullen
Pastor Emeritus
Ascension Parish
Oakbrook Terrace, IL

Michael Hughes
President
Huen Electric
Broadview, IL

Kathryn Kelly
Attorney-at-Law (Retired)
Franklin, TN

Michael E. Waters
Board Chairman Emeritus
President
Michael E. Waters & Associates
Lake Forest, IL

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