The Board of Governors is the governing body of Nebraska Wesleyan University. It establishes general, academic and financial policies and appoints and oversees the university president.

Members include Board-elected directors, the university president, two student-elected members, two faculty-elected members, the bishop of the United Methodist Church having jurisdiction over Lincoln, Neb., and the president of the Nebraska Wesleyan University Alumni Association.

Richard A. Peterson ’59 | J.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln; B.A., Nebraska Wesleyan University | Chairman of the Board and Chair, Executive Committee | Senior Counsel, Crete Carrier Corporation, Lincoln, Nebraska

Judith R. Maurer ’69 | M.S., University of Nebraska-Omaha; B.A., Nebraska Wesleyan University | Vice Chair and Chair, Committee on Board Affairs | CEO, Low Load Insurance Services, Tampa, Florida

Todd H. Holder ’85 | M.B.A., University of Texas-Austin; B.S., Washington University-St. Louis; B.S., Nebraska Wesleyan University | Secretary of the Board | Managing Director, Municipal Finance, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Dallas, Texas

Sheryl Snyder, M.A., B.S., University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Treasurer of the Board and Chair, Finance and Audit Committee | Co-founder (retired), Snyder Industries, Inc., Lincoln, Nebraska

E. Susan Gourley, Ph.D., University of Oregon; M.Ed., B.S., Oregon State University | Chair, Academic Affairs Committee | Superintendent (retired), Lincoln Public Schools, Lincoln, Nebraska

Susan Keisler-Munro ’85 | M.S., University of Nebraska; B.S., Nebraska Wesleyan University | Chair, Student Affairs Committee | Senior Vice President, Chief of Operations, Assurity Life Insurance Company, Lincoln, Nebraska

James R. Kruse ’67 | J.D., George Washington University; B.S., Nebraska Wesleyan University | Chair, Advancement Committee | Attorney, Kruse, Landa, Maycock & Ricks, Salt Lake City, Utah

Kent Seacrest, J.D., M.A., University of Iowa; B.A., University of California-Santa Cruz | Chair, Enrollment and Marketing Committee | Attorney, Seacrest & Kalkowski, Lincoln, Nebraska

Philip J. Bakken, Student, Nebraska Wesleyan University

Melisa Borchardt ’92 | M.S.W., University of Denver; B.S.W., Nebraska Wesleyan University | Associate Professor of Social Work, Nebraska Wesleyan University

D. Todd Duncan ’88 | B.S., Nebraska Wesleyan University | Chairman, Duncan Aviation, Lincoln, Nebraska

Hon. John M. Gerrard ’76 | J.D., Pacific McGeorge School of Law; M.P.A., University of Arizona; B.S., Nebraska Wesleyan University | U.S. District Court Judge, U.S. District Court-District of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska

Daphne Hall ’92 | B.S., Nebraska Wesleyan University | Vice President, College Access & Planning, EducationQuest Foundation, Lincoln, Nebraska

David G. Hansen ’77 | B.S., Nebraska Wesleyan University | Partner/CEO, Swanson Russell, Lincoln, Nebraska

Ben Hormel Harris, J.D., University of Nebraska College of Law; B.A., Washington University | Principal and General Counsel, Nebraska Heavy Industries, Lincoln, Nebraska

Matthew C. Harris ’93 | B.S., Nebraska Wesleyan University | President, Arbor Day Foundation, Lincoln, Nebraska

Harry Huge ’59 | L.L.D., Nebraska Wesleyan University; J.D., Georgetown University Law Center; B.A., Nebraska Wesleyan University | Attorney, The Huge Law Firm PLLC, Charleston, South Carolina

Bishop Scott Jones, Ph.D., M.Th., Southern Methodist University; B.A., University of Kansas | Great Plains Area United Methodist Church, Wichita, Kansas

Mary Sanders Jones, M.B.A., Columbia University; B.A., Carleton College | Vice President and Treasurer, Union Pacific Corporation, Omaha, Nebraska

Cindy Beasley Karges, M.Div., Duke University; B.A., Wofford College | Senior Pastor, Grace United Methodist Church, Hastings, Nebraska

Jordan T. Klimek, Student, Nebraska Wesleyan University

Richard Legge ’82 | M.D., University of Nebraska-College of Medicine; B.S., Nebraska Wesleyan University | Neuro-ophthalmologist, Omaha, Nebraska

Rita Lester, Ph.D., Northwestern University; M.T.S., Garrett-Evangelical Seminary; B.A., Graceland University | Professor of Religion, Nebraska Wesleyan University

David Maldonado, Jr., D.S.W., M.S.W., University of California-Berkeley; B.D., Southern Methodist University; B.A., University of Texas-El Paso | Director, Center for the Study of Latino/a Christianity and Religions (retired), Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, Albuquerque, New Mexico

T. J. McDowell, Jr. ’94 | M.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln; B.S., Nebraska Wesleyan University | Graduation Initiative Coordinator, Lincoln Public Schools, Lincoln, Nebraska

Ann Miller Watkins ’65 | M.A., University of Cambridge; M.A., Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies; B.A., Nebraska Wesleyan University | Economist (retired), U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.

Lawrence Mohr, Sc.D., Nebraska Wesleyan University; M.D., A. B., University of North Carolina | Professor of Medicine and Director, Environmental Biosciences Program, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina

Frederik Ohles, Ph.D., M.A., Brandeis University; B.A., Carleton College | President, Nebraska Wesleyan University

Bernard A. Olsen ’75 | Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison; B.S., Nebraska Wesleyan University | Senior Research Fellow (retired), Eli Lilly & Company, West Lafayette, Indiana

Larry L. Ruth ’67 | J.D., George Washington University; B.A., Nebraska Wesleyan University | Of Counsel, Mueller Robak LLC, Lincoln, Nebraska

L. G. Searcey, M.B.A., B.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Senior Vice President, Commercial Loans, Union Bank & Trust Company, Lincoln, Nebraska

Governors Emeriti
Gordon M. Hull ’59 | J.D., University of Nebraska Law College; B.A., Nebraska Wesleyan University | President and CEO, Tasty-Toppings, Inc., Columbus, Nebraska

Lindy Mullin ’67 | Ed.D., M.Ed., University of Nebraska; B.A., Nebraska Wesleyan University | Coordinator (retired), Lincoln Public Schools, Lincoln, Nebraska

F. Thomas Waring ’53 | M.D., University of Nebraska Medical Center; B.A., Nebraska Wesleyan University | Physician (retired), Fremont, Nebraska