Board of Directors
Benedictine College is governed by an independent board of directors. The Board of Directors meets three times annually and sets the strategic policy and direction of the college.
Emeritus members are non-voting members who have served at least two full terms as Board members. Board members completing such terms may be nominated for emeriti status and so elected by the full board.
Board Officers
Michael Kuckelman
Attorney, Kuckelman Torline Kirkland
Chair of the Board
Abbot James Albers, O.S.B.
St. Benedict’s Abbey
Vice Chair of the Board
S. Mary Elizabeth Schweiger, O.S.B.
Prioress, Mount St. Scholastica Monastery
Secretary of the Board
S. Carol Ann Petersen, OSB
Director, Sophia Center
Assistant Secretary of the Board
Stephen D. Minnis, ’82, J.D.
President, Benedictine College
President
Kimberly C. Shankman, Ph.D.
Provost and Dean of the College, Benedictine College
Vice President
Kristie Scholz, M.B.A.
Chief Financial Officer, Benedictine College
Treasurer
Stan Sluder, B.A.
Executive Vice President, Benedictine College
Assistant Treasurer
Board Members
Abbot James Albers, O.S.B.
St. Benedict’s Abbey
President & COO, EWTN
Danielle Brown
Associate Director, Ad Hoc Committee, Against Racism
Paul Camarata, MD
University of Kansas School of Medicine, Neurosurgery
Patrick Carr
President & CEO, History & Heraldry, USA
Managing Director, TIAA
S. Bridget Dickason, O.S.B, ’85
Director of Keeler Women’s Center, Mount St. Scholastica Monastery
President, Asset Management Group, Inc.
Owner of Brittany Homes
Fr. Matthew Habiger, O.S.B
St. Benedict’s Abbey
Mercator Energy
Keith Hertling ’79
Jersey Mike’s Franchise Systems
Craig Husting ’87
Thomas Kemlage, DDS, ’83
Owner/Dentist, Kemlage Family Dentistry
Scott Kincaid
Chief Executive Officer, The Kincaid Group
Attorney, Kuckelman Torline Kirkland
Novice Master, Retreat Master, and Maur Hill – Mount Academy Sacramental Minister
Matthew McClorey
President, CritiTech Particle Engineering Solutions
Stephen D. Minnis (ex officio) ’82
President, Benedictine College
Theresa Murphy ’83
Donald Ray Neal, Jr. ’01
Commander, 2nd Cavalry Regiment – United States Army
S. Carol Ann Petersen, OSB
Director, Sophia Center
Kevin Rauber ’85
WestRock
Donnell Rehagen
Mark Schell
Co-Owner, Diamond Pet Foods
S. Mary Elizabeth Schweiger, OSB
Prioress, Mount St. Scholastica Monastery
Michelle Stanford, MD
Centennial Pediatrics, PC
Black and Veatch (retired)
Benedictine College Staff
Charlie Gartenmayer
Athletic Director
Pete Helgesen
Dean of Enrollment Management
Linda Henry, Ed.D.
Vice President for Student Life
Tom Hoopes
Vice President of College Relations
Kristie Scholz
Chief Financial Officer
Kimberly Shankman, Ph.D.
Dean of the College
Stan Sluder
Executive Vice President
Kelly Vowels
Vice President of Advancement
Matt Fassero
Vice President of Operations
Joe Wurtz, Ed.D.
Dean of Students
Amanda Gibson
Senior Executive Assistant to the President, Dean & C.F.O.
Emeritus Board Members
Matthew D. Anthony
Catherine E. Belden
Larry Buessing ’60
Thomas Burke
Peggy J. Dunn
Stephen D. Dunn
Michael J. Easterday
Dan Fangman
S. Esther Fangman, OSB
Buford M. Fraser
Fr. Maurice Haefling, OSB
Helen Healy ’88
Thomas M. Hoenig
James W. Humphrey, Jr.
Larry Kaminsky
Mildred J. Ketter
Pamela A. Kramer
Fr. Gabriel Landis, OSB
Janelle Lazzo
Louis J. McAvoy
C. Patrick McLarney
Kathy O’Hara
Francis B. O’Malley
Kevin O’Malley ’79
S. Jeannine Neavitt, OSB
Robert J. Reintjes
Davyeon Ross ’00
Dianne Ryan
Laidacker M. Seaberg
S. Ann Shepard, OSB
Dr. Thomas L. Shriwis
Carol M. Shomin
Patrick J. Sly
Patrick J. Stueve
Judith Taggart
Byron Thompson
Stephanie Van Dyne, DDS
Howard G. Westerman, Jr.
Thomas A. Wessels
Lionel W. Young, MD