Campaign Steering Committee
Catherine Allen
Retired CEO, BITS; Chairman and CEO, The Santa Fe Group
Committee(s): Human Environmental Sciences
James H. Amos Jr.
CEO, Tasti-D-Lite; Chairman Emeritus, Mail Boxes Etc. (now The UPS Store)
Committee(s): At-Large
Thomas E. Atkins
President, Atkins Building Services and Products
Committee(s): At-Large
Sandra Doolin Aust
President and CEO, Sandra & Associates Inc.
Committee(s): Nursing
Glen A. Barton
Retired Chairman and CEO, Caterpillar Inc.
Committee(s): At-Large
J. Barton Boyle
Principal, Health Systems Solutions
Committee(s): Planned Giving
Cynthia Brinkley
President, AT&T Missouri
Committee(s): Co-chair
Charles R. Brown
Superintendent and CEO, Wellston School District
Committee(s): At-Large
Shirley Bowden Brown
Educational Consultant, St. Louis Public Schools
Committee(s): MU Parents / Chancellor's Society
Jack E. Bush
President and Owner, Raintree Partners
Committee(s): Business
Jann Carl
Correspondent and Anchor, Entertainment Tonight
Committee(s): Campaign Events Committee
Jerry D. Caulder
Entrepreneur and Scientist
Committee(s): Life Sciences
John L. Cook
Senior Partner, Cook, Barkett, Maguire & Ponder, LLC
Committee(s): At-Large,
Harry M. Cornell Jr.
Chairman Emeritus, Leggett & Platt Inc.
Committee(s): At-Large
Sheryl Crow
Singer and Songwriter
Committee(s): At-Large
Ann King Dickinson
Chairman, Dickinson Financial Corporation
Committee(s): At-Large
Harvey P. Eisen
Chairman and Managing Member, Bedford Oak Advisors
Committee(s): At-Large
Dr. Robert M. Frank
President, Illuminor LLC
Committee(s): At-Large
Randy C. Garrett
Retired Vice President of Operations, State Farm Insurance Companies, Mid-Atlantic Zone
Committee(s): Jefferson Club
Maurice B. Graham
Principal, Gray, Ritter & Graham PC
Committee(s): Law
José M. Gutiérrez
President and CEO, AT&T Southwest
Committee(s): At-Large
David S. Haffner
President and CEO, Leggett & Platt Inc.
Committee(s): At-Large
John C. Hagan III
Ophthalmologist, Discover Vision Centers
Committee(s): At-Large
James F. Hoffmeister
Group Vice President of Procurement, Logistics and Agricultural Resources
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
Committee(s): At-Large
Harold S. Hook
Founder and President, Main Event Management Corp.
Committee(s): At-Large
Mary L. James
Adult and Community Education Coordinator, Harrisonville Schools
Committee(s): Education
William Laurie
Owner, Paige Sports Entertainment Company
Committee(s): At-Large
Nancy Walton Laurie
Owner, Columbia Performing Arts Centre
Committee(s): At-Large
Jim Lehrer
Executive Editor and Anchor, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Committee(s): At-Large
Leo E. Lewis III
Associate Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Development, University of Minnesota
Committee(s): At-Large
David Lillard
Retired Senior Partner, Service Group, Black & Veatch
Committee(s): At-Large
Amy McCombs
Former President and CEO of Chronicle Broadcasting Co.
Committee(s): Journalism
Larry McMullen
Of Counsel, Blackwell, Sanders, Peper & Martin LLP
Committee(s): Co-chair
Alvin E. McQuinn
Chairman and CEO, Quinstar Investment Partners
Committee(s): Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
Duncan L. Matteson
Chairman, The Matteson Companies and Greater Bay Bancorp
Committee(s): At-Large
Richard Mendenhall
Owner and Broker, Re/Max Boone Realty
Committee(s): At-Large
Richard Miller
President and CEO, Miller's Professional Imaging, Inc.
Committee(s): Arts and Science
James B. Nutter Sr.
Chairman of the Board, James B. Nutter & Co.
Committee(s): At-Large
Brad Pitt
Actor and Producer
Committee(s): At-Large
Lenard Politte
MU Clinical Professor and Retired Cardiologist
Committee(s): Medicine
Gary L. Rainwater
Chairman, President, and CEO, Ameren Corporation
Committee(s): At-Large
C. Andrew Russell
Managing Director, Laurel Mountain Partners
Committee(s): At-Large
Garth S. Russell
Surgeon, Columbia Orthopedic Group
Committee(s): At-Large
Robert A. Schaal
President, Nueterra Healthcare–Physical Therapy Division
Committee(s): School of Health Professions
Jeanne C. Sinquefield
Retired Executive Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Head of Trading, Dimensional Fund Advisors
Committee(s): MU Parents
Gary L. Smith
Retired Registrar and Director of Admissions, University of Missouri-Columbia
Committee(s): Faculty and Staff
Jeffrey E. Smith
President, Jeffrey E. Smith Cos.
Committee(s): At-Large
William Stauffer
Retired Insurance Company Executive
Committee(s): MU Libraries
Norman E. Stewart
Special Assistant to the Chancellor, University of Missouri-Columbia
Committee(s): At-Large
Gary A. Tatlow
Senior Partner and Principal, Tatlow, Gump & Faiella LLC
Committee(s): Fine and Performing Arts
Donald C. Thompson
Managing Director, Trammell Crow Company
Committee(s): At-Large
William S. Thompson Jr.
CEO and Managing Director, PIMCO
Committee(s): Co-chair
Steven S. Vincent
Director of Institutional Advancement, Chaminade College Preparatory School
Committee(s): Mizzou Alumni Association
Don Walsworth
President and CEO, Walsworth Publishing Co.
Committee(s): Intercollegiate Athletics
James H. Whitaker
Orthopedic Surgeon, Kansas City Bone and Joint Clinic
Committee(s): At-Large
Kellen B. Winslow
Director, Planning and New Event Development, Walt Disney World Co.
Committee(s): At-Large
Ronald R. (Ron) Wood
Retired President and CEO, Black & Veatch Corporation.
Committee(s): Engineering