Board of Directors
Fiscal Year 2023-24
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.
PRESIDENT Diane R. Compardo ’91, M.A. ’92 Partner The Compardo Team Moneta Group St. Louis, MO
PRESIDENT-ELECT Daniel G. Korte ’85 Global Vice President PPG Industries, Inc. Trenton, IL
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Matthew S. Solverson ’86 Director, R & D Programs General Dynamics Ordnance & Tactical Systems Carbondale, 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
G. David Delaney ’83 Chief Executive Officer Itafos Lake Forest, IL
Robert Dennis ’84 Owner/Photographer Robert Dennis Photography Santa Fe, NM
Edward A. Hamilton ’88 Independent Investor Former Managing Director and SVP Banc of America Securities Charlotte, NC
Dr. Kelly Higgins ’01 Academic Practice, Internal Medicine General Carbondale, IL
Robert Jensen, Ph.D. SIU Professor Emeritus Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 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
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
Roger B. Tedrick ’70 SIU Board of Trustees Owner Tedrick Insurance Agency Mount Vernon, IL
Gloria C. Tison Vice President and General Counsel Legence Bank Manager/Counsel Kotner Title & Abstract Harrisburg, Illinois
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 Former 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