Board of Trustees
Year in parentheses denotes when affiliation with board began.
Officers:
Rick L. James (2010) Chair
Fort Wayne, Indiana
B.S.B.A. (Tri-State University); Hon. DBA (Trine University);
Chairman/CEO, Metal Technologies, Inc., Auburn, Indiana
Jack Shaw (2010) Vice Chair
Coldwater, Michigan
B.S.E.E. (Purdue University)
President and CEO (ret.) Hughes Electronics Corp., Coldwater, Michigan
Lynn A. Brooks (2007) Secretary
Auburn, Indiana
B.S.B.A. (Tri-State University)
President and CEO (ret.), Rieke Corporation, Auburn, Indiana
Members:
Jerry L. Allen (1995)
Chair Emeritus Board of Trustees
Westfield Center, Ohio
B.S.M.E., Hon. D.E. (Tri-State University)
President, Conduit Space Recovery Systems, LLC
Sarasota, Florida
Michael D. Axel (2020)
Kendallville, Indiana
B.A. (Wabash College); M.B.A. (Vanderbilt University)
CFA, Founder and President, AMI Investment Management Inc.
James D. Bock (2003)
Elkhart, Indiana
B.S.M.E. (Tri-State University);
President/Owner (ret.) Bock Engineering Co., Elkhart, Indiana
Keith E. Busse (2003)
Fort Wayne, Indiana
B.S.B.A. (University of Saint Francis); M.B.A. (Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne);
Hon. DBA (University of Saint Francis); Hon. DBA (Trine University)
Chairman, Board of Directors Steel Dynamics, Inc., Fort Wayne, Indiana
Michael J. Eikenberry (2014)
Fort Wayne, Indiana
B.S.B.A. (Ball State University) (Retired),
President (ret.) PNC Bank, Fort Wayne, Indiana
James P. Fabiani (2001)
Vice Chair Emeritus Board of Trustees
McLean, Virginia
B.S. (Harvard); M.Ed. (University of Massachusetts);
Chair and CEO, Fabiani & Company, Washington, DC
Lawrence A. Franks (1984-2002) (2004)
Chair Emeritus Board of Trustees
Sturgis, Michigan
B.S.M.E., Hon. D.E. (Tri-State University)
President (ret.) Burr Oak Tool, Inc., Sturgis, Michigan
Tomas Furth (1997)
New York, New York
B.S.M.E., B.S.Ch.E., Hon. D.E. (Tri-State University)
President, Sudamtex Holding, Caracas, Venezuela
William A. Gettig (1984)
Chair Emeritus Board of Trustees
Spring Mills, Pennsylvania
B.S.M.E., Hon. D.E. (Tri-State University); Hon. Doctor of Laws,
(Susquehanna University)
President and C.E.O., Gettig Technologies Inc, Spring Mills, Pennsylvania
Timothy J. Haffner (2016)
Fort Wayne, Indiana
B.A. (Wabash College)
J.D. (Indiana University Maurer School of Law)
Partner, The Law Firm of Faegre Baker Daniels, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Rick Henvey (2017)
Fort Wayne, Indiana
B.S.B.A., M.S. (Southern Nazarene University)
Chief Operating Officer, Parkview Health, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Senator Dennis Kruse (2010)
Auburn, Indiana
B.S., GRI and CAI (Indiana University)
Indiana State Senator, Indianapolis, Indiana
Stephen R. LaHood (2004-2010, 2014)
Sarasota Florida
B.S.B.A. (Tri-State University)
President/Owner (ret.) Senior Vice-President, Operations PartyLite, Sarasota Florida
Richard L. Oeder (1995)
Morrow, Ohio
B.S.C.E. (Tri-State University)
Area Manager (ret.), Columbia Gas of Ohio, Springfield, Ohio
Derek S. Reiners (2017)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
B.S.B.A., M.Acc. (Oklahoma State University)
Senior Vice President, Finance and Treasurer, ONEOK, Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma
Larry E. Reiners (2009)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
B.S.C.E. (Tri-State University)
Manager, ISTI Plant Services, Catoosa, Oklahoma
Mitchel E. Rhoads (2006)
Longboat Key, Florida
B.S.B.A. (Tri-State University)
Chairman, Rhoads Holding, Ltd., Longboat Key, Florida
Elizabeth F. Rooney (2014)
New York, New York
B.A.S. (Boston College)
Product Marketing Manager, Google Inc., New York, New York
Jason Stechschulte (2019)
Findlay, Ohio
B.S.C.E. (Tri-State University)
Business Development Manager, Marathon Petroleum Corporation, Findlay, Ohio
Marlin Stutzman (2019)
Middlebury, Indiana
Applied Management (Tri-State University)
Managing Partner, Osmium Holdings, LLC., Howe, Iowa
CEO, Stutzman Power Equipment, Inc., Shipshewana, Inc.
Jeffrey L. Turner (2019)
Auburn, Indiana
B.S. (Ball State University)
J.D. (Indiana University School of Law)
Attorney at Law
Senior VP Administration & Corp. Sect. (ret.), Metal Technologies, Inc., Auburn, Indiana
Keith M. Turner (2014)
Angola, Indiana
B.S.M.E. (Tri-State University); M.S.B.A. (Indiana University)
Cofounder (ret.) Metal Technologies Group, Auburn, Indiana
Theresa E. Wagler (2011)
Fort Wayne, Indiana
B.A. (Taylor University)
Executive Vice President and CFO Steel Dynamics, Inc. Fort Wayne, Indiana
R. Wyatt Weaver (2004)
Angola, Indiana
B.S. and M.D. (Indiana University)
Parkview Physician’s Group, Angola, Indiana