B.S. University of Missouri ‘85
M.S. University of Missouri ‘88
Ph.D. University of Missouri ‘90
B.S. Indiana State University
M.B.A. Washington University, St. Louis ‘89
Milwaukee, Wis.
MSOE is a nonprofit, nonstock, independent institution of higher learning governed by a Board of Regents elected from the Corporation. The Corporation is comprised of representatives of business, industry, health care, government, and education.
James C. Rahn
D. Bus. Econ. (Hon.)
President
Kern Family Foundation
Waukesha, Wis.
Board of Regents
G. Woodrow Adkins; D. Business and Economics (Hon); Managing Partner, Adkins Holding, LLC/FCF Partners LP; Cedarburg, Wis.
Michael J. Barber ‘82; D. Eng. (Hon); Retired Chief Diversity Officer, GE Healthcare, Milwaukee, Wis.
Steven G. Booth; Chairman and CEO, Robert W. Baird & Co.; Milwaukee, Wis.
Kendall Breunig ‘79, P.E.; D. Eng. (Hon.); Principal, Sunset Investors; Franklin. Wis.
Matthew Burow ‘99; Chairman and CEO, Catalyst Construction; Milwaukee, Wis.
John L. Cain; President and CEO, Scot Forge; Spring Grove, Ill.
Bernard A. Cohen, Ph.D., ‘71; D. Eng. (Hon.); Founder and President, Neurological Monitoring Associates LLC.; Milwaukee, Wis.
Dwight D. Diercks ‘90; D. Eng (Hon.); Senior Vice President, Software Engineering; NVIDIA; Santa Clara, Calif.
William (Bill) Edstrom Jr. ‘84; Independent Executive Coach; Waterford, Wis.
Kevin Fletcher; Retired President/CEO, WEC Energy Group; Milwaukee, Wis.
Patrick Forsythe; Executive VP - Global Engineering, Generac Power Systems Inc.; Waukesha, Wis.
Richard G. Galling ‘75; Retired President and COO, Hammes Co.; Brookfield, Wis.
Tom Glaister; Retired President and COO, Charter Manufacturing; Mequon, Wis.
Karl Gouverneur; Chief Technology Officer, Struxtion, Cincinnati, Ohio
Jim Griffin ‘88; CEO and Owner; The Angelus Corporation; Sussex, Wis.
Eckhart G. Grohmann; D. Eng. (Hon.); Former Chairman and President, Aluminum Casting & Engineering Co.; Milwaukee, Wis.
Nick Haemel ‘02; Vice President, Medical Imaging & System Software, NVDIA; Santa Clara, Calif.
Thomas J. Hauske Jr.; Executive Chairman, Marshall Street Capital Inc.; Milwaukee, Wis.
Robert J. Hillis; D. Eng. (Hon.); President and CEO, Direct Supply Inc.; Milwaukee, Wis.
Michael Hora; Retired Vice President, A. T. Kearney; New York, NY
Ward Komorowski ‘85; Retired VP - Enterprise Property Group and Security, Johnson Controls, Inc.; Milwaukee, Wis.
John A. Mellowes; D. Eng. (Hon.); Retired Chairman and CEO, Charter Manufacturing Co. Inc.; Mequon, Wis.
Daniel J. Moceri ‘76; D. Eng. (Hon.); Co-founder and Executive Chairman, Convergint Technologies; Schaumburg, Ill.
Scott Moon; D. Bus. Econ. (Hon.); Chairman and CEO, DLSM Inc.; Milwaukee, Wis.
Susan K. Nash; Senior Counsel; Chrysalis International Legal Partners; Abu Dhabi, UAE
Edward W. Raether ‘68; D. Eng. (Hon.); Retired Vice President and Managing Principal, Industrial Valuation Group; American Appraisal Associates Inc.; Milwaukee, Wis.
James C. Rahn; D. Bus. Econ. (Hon.); President, Kern Family Foundation; Waukesha, Wis.
Michael J. Reader; President, Precision Plus; Elkhorn, Wis.
Kathleen Ruehlow ‘72; D. Nursing (Hon.); President, Ruehlow Family Foundation Inc.; Oconomowoc, Wis.
Don Schlidt; Co-owner; Dedicated Computing LLC; Waukesha, Wis.
John L. Schliesmann; Attorney, Shareholder, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C.; Milwaukee, Wis.
John S. Shiely; D. Bus. Econ. (Hon.); Chairman Emeritus, Briggs & Stratton Corp.; Milwaukee, Wis.
Gary A. Stimac ‘73; D. Eng. (Hon.); Compaq Founder; Retired Senior Vice President and General Manager, Systems Division; Montgomery, Texas
Dawn Tabat; D. Bus. Econ. (Hon.); Retired COO, Generac Power Systems; Waukesha, Wis.
Robert A. Wagner ‘64; D. Eng. (Hon.); Chairman and CEO, R&B Wagner Inc.; Butler, Wis.
Neal K. Wunderlich ‘74, P.E.; D. Eng. (Hon.); President, Wunderlich - Malec Engineering; Eden Prairie, Minn.
Kevin Zaba; Group Executive and President; PMC Platform, RegalRexnord; Milwaukee, Wis.
Regents Emeriti
Todd Adams, President & CEO, Rexnord Corporation; Milwaukee, Wis.
John J. (Jack) Allen ‘80; Chairman, American Intermodal Container Mfg.; Lisle, Ill.
Terry W. Anderson; Retired President and CEO, Dedicated Computing; Waukesha, Wis.
Jon R. Appel ‘62; President, Icon Inc.; Yorba Linda, Calif.
James J. Burns ‘56; Retired; President/Associate; Anagram Associates Inc.; Tucson, Ariz./Ireland
Allen J. Carlson ‘79; Retired President and CEO, Sun Hydraulics; Regional Director University of Florida Innovation Station, Sarasota County; Sarasota, Fla.
Richard G. Carlson, Ph.D.; Chairman; Whitnall Summit Co.; West Allis, Wis.
Gene P. Carter ‘60; D. Eng. (Hon.); Retired Private Investor; Saratoga, Calif./Tucson, Ariz.
Curt Culver; Chairman Emeritus and Director, MGIC and MGIC Investment Corp.; Milwaukee, Wis.
Don H. Davis Jr.; D. Eng. (Hon.); Retired Chairman; Rockwell Automation; Milwaukee, Wis.
Willie D. Davis; D. Bus. Econ. (Hon.); President, All-Pro Broadcasting; Inglewood, Calif.
Clyde J. Denton ‘55; Retired President; Zetec Inc.; Deming, Wash./Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
David L. Doerr; Retired Chairman; Rexnord Geared Group; Austin, Texas
James L. Dorman; Chairman and CEO, Intercontinental Trading Ltd.; Milwaukee, Wis.
John E. Duncan ‘79; President; Global Cab Group; Crenlo; Rochester, Minn.
James D. Ericson; Chairman Emeritus, Northwestern Mutual; Milwaukee, Wis.
Dr. Susan Feith, Vice Chairman, Mead Witter Foundation Inc, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.
Kevin Fletcher; D. Eng (Hon); President, WEC Energy Group’s Wisconsin Segment; Milwaukee, Wis.
Peter I. Georgeson; D. Eng. (Hon.); Chairman, Scot Forge; Spring Grove, Ill./Naples, Fla.
Richard R. Grigg; Executive Vice President and COO, FirstEnergy Corp.; Akron, Ohio
Dudley J. Godfrey III; Senior Vice President, Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management; Milwaukee, Wis.
Stig Haagensen ‘91; Retired Technology Chief Operating Officer, Northwestern Mutual, Milwaukee, Wis.
Richard G. Jacobus, CFA; D. Bus. Econ. (Hon.); Vice Chairman and Treasurer, Jacobus Wealth Management Inc.; Milwaukee, Wis
Frank M. Jaehnert; Retired President and CEO, Brady Corp.; Milwaukee, Wis.
Robert H. Jenkins; Retired Chairman and CEO, Sundstrand Corp.; River Hills, Wis.
Ronald J. Jensen ‘74; D. Eng. (Hon.); Retired President and CEO, Paper Pak Industries; La Verne, Calif.
Donald R. Johnson; Retired Chairman, Modine Manufacturing Co.; Racine, Wis.
David T. Kahler; D. Eng. (Hon.); President, DK Consulting; Milwaukee, Wis./Flat Rock, N.C.
Peter O. Kirchhoff; Retired Manager, Babcock & Wilcox; Milwaukee, Wis.
James R. Klauser; Retired Senior Vice President, Wisconsin Energy Corp.; Milwaukee, Wis.
John C. Koss; D. Eng. (Hon.); Chairman, Koss Corp.; Milwaukee, Wis.
Craig L. Leipold; CEO and Owner, Minnesota Wild; Racine, Wis.
Gerald F. Lestina; Retired President and CEO, Roundy’s Inc.; Milwaukee, Wis.
Joan R. Lloyd; President, Joan Lloyd & Associates; Milwaukee, Wis.
James A. Lovell Jr.; D. Eng. (Hon.); President, Lovell Communications; Lake Forest, Ill.
Jay V. Lowei; President and Owner, QTI Group; Madison, Wis.
Paul B. Luber; CEO and Co-owner, Jor-Mac Co.; Grafton, Wis.; CEO, Super Steel Products Corp.; Milwaukee, Wis.
Donald D. Maurer ‘60; President and Owner, Maurer & Associates Inc.; Marine-on-St. Croix, Minn./Sanibel Island, Fla.
James F. McKinley Jr.; Retired Vice Chairman, Scot Forge; Cape Coral, Fla./Arbor Vitae, Wis.
Thomas L. Misiak ‘77; Presque Isle, Wis.
Yuzaburo Mogi; Chairman of the Board and Honorary CEO, Kikkoman Corp.; Tokyo, Japan
Agustin A. Ramirez; D. Eng. (Hon.); Executive Chairman and CEO, HUSCO International; Waukesha, Wis.
Alan J. Ruud ‘69, P.E.; D. Eng. (Hon.); Chairman, DeltaHawk Engines Inc.; Racine, Wis.
Larry A. Schotz ‘73; D. Eng. (Hon.); Former CEO, L.S. Research Inc.; Cedarburg, Wis./Pompano Beach, Fla.
David A. Selby ‘79,’00; Senior Vice President, Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp.; Milwaukee, Wis.
Richard G. Sim, Ph.D.; Retired Chairman, President and CEO, APW Ltd.; Waukesha, Wis.
Robert R. Spitzer, Ph.D.; D. Eng. (Hon.); President Emeritus, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Burlington, Wis.
Brian J. Stark ‘71; Retired President, Controls Group; Johnson Controls Inc.; Milwaukee, Wis.
John B. Torinus Jr.; Chairman, Serigraph Inc.; West Bend, Wis.
Mark Train; D. Bus. Econ. (Hon.); Retired President and CEO, Jason Inc.; Milwaukee, Wis.
David V. Uihlein Jr.; D. Eng. (Hon.); President, Uihlein-Wilson Architects; Milwaukee, Wis.
Gary J. Vroman ‘91; Trustee, Ladish Co. Foundation; Cudahy, Wis.
George E. Wardeberg; Retired Vice Chairman, Wisconsin Energy Corp.; Naples, Fla.
Claude R. Whitney; D. Eng. (Hon.); Retired Chairman, Allen-Bradley Co.; Madison, Wis.
Kerry L. Woody; Retired President and CEO, ATI Ladish Co. Inc.; Cudahy, Wis.
DeAnna Leitzke, Ph.D., P.E.
Chairperson
Christopher Taylor, Ph.D.
Sheila R. Ross, Ph.D.
Chairperson
Matey G. Kaltchev, Ph.D.
Chairperson
Matey G. Kaltchev, Ph.D.
Chairperson
Ruth Barratt, Ph.D.
Chairperson
Carol Sabel, Ph.D.
Chairperson
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