Board of Directors
Fiscal Year 2022-23
SIU Foundation elects new board member in Fiscal Year 2023
One alumna of Southern Illinois University has joined the SIU Foundation Board of Directors. She is serving a three-year term that will conclude June 30, 2025.
The board governs the SIU Foundation, an independent nonprofit organization that provides alumni and friends a means to invest in the university. Established in 1942, the Foundation solicits and administers gifts from private sources in support of SIU Carbondale’s academic mission. Private funding is generated through annual giving, planned giving, major giving, corporate and foundation relations, and campaigns.
Gloria Tison
Gloria Tison earned a Bachelor of Arts in government from Smith College and a Juris Doctorate degree from Washington University in St. Louis. She serves as general counsel for Legence Bank and Kotner Title & Abstract. Previously, she worked for the Fifth District Appellate Court of Illinois, the Probate Court of St. Louis County, and in private practice specializing in estate planning.
Gloria is an advocate for SIU who appreciates the value of the quality education it provides and the integral part it plays in the region. Her daughter, Gabriella Tison-Brandon, and her son-in-law, Josh Brandon, are graduates of the SIU School of Medicine. Gloria serves on the Friends of Morris Library board and on the Women’s Leadership Council.
Gloria is an active volunteer in the community. She serves as the board chair of the Survivor Empowerment Center, the board chair of Saline County CEO program, the president of the Saline County Chamber of Commerce, and treasurer of PEO Chapter Z.
Gloria is married to Michael Tison and they have two children. She and Michael reside in Harrisburg, Illinois.
PRESIDENT Matthew S. Solverson ’86 Director, R & D Programs General Dynamics Ordnance & Tactical Systems Carbondale, IL
PRESIDENT-ELECT Diane R. Compardo ’91, M.A. ’92 Partner The Compardo Team Moneta Group St. Louis, MO
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
G. David Delaney ’83 Chief Executive Officer Itafos Lake Forest, IL
MEMBERS
Kevin Bame ’79, M.B.A. ’02 Retired Vice Chancellor for Administration & Finance Southern Illinois University Murphysboro, IL
Barry Batson ’90 Captain United Airlines Chicago, IL
Bill Beck ’70 Retired CEO Beck Bus Co. Mount Vernon, IL
Sean Boston ’92 Director of Marketing and Retail Execution Emery Jensen Distribution Chicago, IL
William Casperson, M.D. ’81 Retired Chief Medical Officer BJC HealthCare Belleville, IL
Oyd Craddock ’80 Retired Sales Executive IBM Corporation Atlanta, GA
Robert Dennis ’84 Owner/Photographer Robert Dennis Photography Santa Fe, NM
Ray A. Griffith ’75 Retired President & CEO Ace Hardware Corporation Follett Corporation Marion, IL
Edward A. Hamilton ’88 Independent Investor Former Managing Director and SVP Banc of America Securities Charlotte, NC
Dr. Lawrence Hatchett Southern Illinois Urology Marion, IL
Dr. Kelly Higgins ’01 Academic Practice, Internal Medicine General Carbondale, IL
Molly Hudgins ’97 Deputy Athletic Director Southern Illinois University Carterville, IL
Robert Jensen, Ph.D. SIU Professor Emeritus Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL
Daniel G. Korte ’85 Global Vice President PPG Industries, Inc. Trenton, IL
Dawn Korte, Ph.D., ’90 Vice President & Executive Advisor SAP, Inc. Trenton, IL
Ella M. Phillips Lacey, Ph.D. ’64 ’77 ’79 Professor Emerita Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL
Dr. Austin A. Lane Chancellor Southern Illinois University Carbondale Carbondale, IL
Howard Lo ’86 CEO VisitView Corporation Orange, CA
Dr. Daniel Mahony President Southern Illinois University Springfield, IL
William McGraw ’69 Retired Stock Yards Packing Company Chicago, IL
Scott Moller ’85 Owner/Advisor AKA Media Chicago, IL
Beth Rausenberger Mueller ’94 Partner Deloitte Chicago, IL
Mike O’Day ’85, ’86 Senior Director of Managed Transplant Program OptumHealth Minneapolis, MN
Adaire Putnam ’81 President Putnam Communications San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Randy Ragan ’67, M.B.A. ’68 CPA/Retired Partner RSM US Springfield, IL
Subhash Sharma, Ph.D. SIU Board of Trustees Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL
Neil Swartz ’78, ’86 Retired Vice President Toyota Motor North America Frisco, TX
Steve Tedesco, M.S. ’81 President Running Foxes Petroleum/Atoka Centennial, CO
Greg Webb ’79 Vice President Archer Daniels Midland Chicago, IL
Michael Williamson, M.D. ’79 Professor and Chair Emeritus of Radiology University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM
EMERITUS
Marcia L. Bullard ’74 Retired CEO, Editor, President USA WEEKEND Washington, DC
Michael Carr ’74, J.D. ’79 Attorney Carbondale, IL
Paul L. Conti ’72, M.B.A. ’74 Retired Chief Assets Officer Vericlaim Inc. Glen Ellyn, IL
Greg N. Cook President Cook Portable Warehouse Anna, IL
Larry DeJarnett ’62, M.S. ’63 Retired Managing Director The LAMAR Group Palm Desert, CA
Jim Gildersleeve ’72 President Gildersleeve Fertilizer Co. Hudson, IL
Roger Gray ’64 Retired Bank President Central Bank of Marion Cobden, IL
Kenneth J. Hull ’58 Retired Chairman and CEO Follett Corporation Downers Grove, IL
F. Lynn McPheeters ’64 Retired Vice President/CFO Caterpillar, Inc. Hilton Head Island, SC
Mary Kay Moore ’78, M.S. ’81 Retired CEO Neuro Restorative Hilton Head Island, SC
Pamela Pfeffer ’67 Community Leader Nashville, TN
Susan W. Rashid ’87 President SWR, LLC Evanston, IL
Marsha G. Ryan, M.D., J.D.’87 Retired Physician/Surgeon Carbondale, IL
Howard M. Spiegel ’75 Retired Account Manager Arrow Semi-Conductor Buffalo Grove, IL
Roger B. Tedrick ’70 Owner Tedrick Insurance Agency Mount Vernon, IL