Dec 03, 2024  
BVU Academic Catalog 2024-2025 
    
BVU Academic Catalog 2024-2025

Board of Trustees


Mr. Heath A. Bartness ‘02
CEO
St. Croix Hospice
Oakdale, MN
 
Mr. Marc A. Brinkmeyer ‘68
Chairman
Idaho Forest Group
Laclede, Idaho

Mr. Timothy J. Brown
Chairman and CEO
Central Bank
Storm Lake, Iowa

Mr. Douglas E. Clausen
Chairman and President
VT Industries, Inc.
Holstein, Iowa

Mr. John Cramer ‘02
Vice President, Digital Operations
Fareway Stores
Johnston, Iowa

Mr. Mike Degan ‘67
Executive Chairman of the Board
Nortech Systems, Inc.
Maple Grove, Minnesota

Ms. Becki A. Drahota
Owner and CEO
Mills Financial Marketing
Storm Lake, Iowa

Mr. David Dvergsten
Chairman and CEO
Security Trust & Savings Bank
Storm Lake, Iowa

Ms. Amy Friedrich ‘93
President
U.S. Insurance Solutions
Principal Financial Group
Des Moines, Iowa

Mr. Martin Gallagher ‘91
CEO & Co-Founder
Talk To Me Technologies
Sioux City, Iowa

Dr. Hyun Kim
M.D., F.A.C.S. at Sono Bello,
Chief of Staff, Mayo Health Systems, Fairmont, retired
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Minnetonka, Minnesota

Mr. Ravi Kumar ‘10
Program Officer - Development Data Group
World Bank
Washington, DC

Mr. Mike Leatherman ‘90
CEO
Nebraska Spine + Pain Center
Omaha, Nebraska

Dr. Kim Linduska
Senior Reviewer, Consultant
Higher Learning Commission
Ames, Iowa

Mr. Mike Naig, ‘00
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture
Des Moines, Iowa

Dr. Norm R. Nielsen, ‘61
President Emeritus
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Mr. Daniel Phillips ‘77
Senior Vice President of Investments
Robert W. Baird & Co.
Edina, Minnesota

Mr. Michael K. Pierce
Partner, retired
Vinson and Elkins LLP
Houston, Texas

Dr. Stephen J. Russell
President and Chief Executive Officer Vyriad, Inc.
Dean for Discovery and Experimental Research Mayo Clinic, retired
Rochester, Minnesota

Mr. Brad Schroeder ‘94
Co-Founder and Partner
Hartung & Schroeder, LLP
Des Moines, Iowa

Ms. Joanne Sebby ‘97
Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer
Fiserv Inc.
Omaha, Nebraska

Ms. Susan Briscoe Tideman ‘86
Executive Director
Blue Valley Educational Foundation
Leawood, Kansas

Mr. Quentin R. Wittrock, ‘81
Principal, retired
Gray Plant Mooty
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Sir John Marks Templeton Life Trustees

Dr. Edward M. Bodaken, ‘62
Retired Owner
Bodaken Associates & Litigation Sciences, Inc.
Los Barriles, Mexico

Dr. Keith G. Briscoe, L.H.D. ‘79
President Emeritus
Buena Vista University
Storm Lake, Iowa

Mr. Robert L. Cramer
President and CEO, retired
Fareway Stores, Inc.
Boone, Iowa

Dr. James Haahr, ‘62
Chairman Emeritus
Meta Financial Group
Storm Lake, Iowa

Dr. Donald F. Lamberti, L.H.D. ‘03
Chairman Emeritus
Casey’s General Stores, Inc.
Ankeny, Iowa

Mr. Cordell Q. Peterson ‘63
President and CEO
Peterson Contractors, Inc.
Reinbeck, Iowa

Dr. Bernie Saggau, ‘49
Executive Director, retired
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Milford, Iowa

Mr. George H. Schaller
Chairman
FNC, Inc.
Storm Lake, Iowa

Dr. Bernadine C. Sikorski
Human Resources Supervisor, retired
Bechtel Corporation
Festus, Missouri

Mr. Dennis Young
Retired VP and CFO
Wells Fargo Financial, LLC
Waukee, Iowa