The University of St. Thomas

Board of Trustees

Board of Trustees

The legal body that governs the university is the board of trustees. It is the final authority on setting our important policies, on the definition of major goals, and on the preservation of the academic mission.

Lee R. Anderson

Chairman, APi Group, Inc.

George W. Buckley

Chairman, President and CEO, 3M

Rodney P. Burwell

CEO, Burwell Enterprises, Inc.

Michael V. Ciresi

Partner and Chairman of the Exec. Board, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, L.L.P.

Burton Cohen

CEO and Publisher, MSP Communications

Reverend Dennis Dease

President, University of St. Thomas

Gail Dorn

Marketing and Community Relations Consultant, Target Corporation

Michael E. Dougherty

Chairman and CEO, Dougherty Financial Group LLC

John J. "Hap" Fauth

Chairman, The Churchill Companies

Maureen A. Fay, O.P.

President Emerita, University of Detroit Mercy

Archbishop Harry J. Flynn, D.D

Archbishop Emeritus, Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis 
Chair, University of St. Thomas Board of Trustees

Timothy P. Flynn

Chairman, KPMG LLP

Eugene U. Frey

Chairman, Wabash Management Inc.

Geoffrey C. Gage

President and Owner, Brand Solutions

Antoine M. Garibaldi

President, Gannon University

James P. Gearen

Executive Vice President, Zeller Realty Corporation

Amy R. Goldman

Chairman and Executive Director, GHR Foundation

Pierson M. Grieve

Retired Chairman and CEO, Ecolab, Inc.

Daniel J. Haggerty

Retired CEO, Norwest Venture Capital

Stephen J. Hemsley

President and CEO, UnitedHealth Group

Kathleen J. Higgins Victor

President, Centera Corporation

Stanley S. Hubbard

President and CEO, Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc.

John J. Huber

Controller - U.S. Accounting Operations, Canadian Pacific Railway

Patricia Jaffray

Community/Volunteer Leader

Sister Carol Keehan, DC

President and CEO, The Catholic Health Association

Laurence E. LeJeune

Chairman of the Board, LeJeune Investments, Inc.

Reverend Edward Malloy, CSC

President Emeritus, University of Notre Dame

Reverend John M. Malone

Vice President for Mission, University of St. Thomas

Mary G. Marso

CEO, Jeane Thorne, Inc.

Reverend Kevin McDonough

Pastor, Church of Saint Peter Claver

Harry G. McNeely, Jr.

Chairman Emeritus, Meritex Enterprises & McNeely Foundation

Alvin E. McQuinn

Chairman and CEO, QuinStar Investment Partners, LLC

John M. Morrison

Chairman, Central Financial Services, Inc.

The Honorable Diana E. Murphy

U.S. Circuit Judge, 8th Circuit Court of Appeals

Stephen P. Nachtsheim

Chairman, Deluxe Corporation

John F. O'Shaughnessy, Jr.

Chairman and CEO, General Parts, Inc.

Reverend Lee A. Piché

Vicar General, Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis

Gerald A. Rauenhorst

Founding Chairman, Opus Corporation

Richard M. Schulze

Chairman, Best Buy Co., Inc.

Robert J. Ulrich

Chairman, MIM

Frank B. Wilderson

President, Wilderson and Associates, Inc.

Ann Winblad

Partner, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners

Mark Zesbaugh

CEO, Lennox Re

The Board of Trustees holds meetings three times per year, in February, May and October. The Executive Committee of the Board meets bi-monthly.

Board Committees:

Executive Committee
Academic Affairs Committee
Audit/Finance Committee
Board Affairs Committee
Institutional Advancement Committee
Investment Committee
Physical Facilities Planning Committee
Student Affairs Committee