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NAWM Board of Directors

The Mission of the Board of Directors is to help facilitate integration of the College's alumni, students, administration, parents, faculty, and friends in order to help the Association achieve its goals.  Further, the Board serves to advise and assist the College's administration, when needed or desired, to help in successfully achieving the College's Mission.

The National Association of Wabash Men

CuRRENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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President (2021-2023)

Marc Nichols

kip chase '03
Occupation:  Human Resources
Current:  Global Head of HR for Lilly Diabetes at Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN
Previous:  Eli Lilly and Company
Wabash Living Unit:  Martindale Hall
NAWM Committee(s):  Executive, Nominating, Constitution
NAWM Term Expires:  2025

vice president (2021-2023)

Kip Chase

jim hawksworth '95
Occupation:  Reinsurance
Current:  Managing Director & Branch Manager at Guy Carpenter, Chicago, IL
Previous:  Willis Re
Wabash Living Unit:  Theta Delta Chi
NAWM Committee(s):  Executive, Admissions and Scholarships
NAWM Term Expires:  2023

Recorder (2021-2023)

Jeremy 168体育平台下载_足球即时比分-注册|官网ntzel

Jeremy wentzel '14
Occupation:  Management Consulting
Current:  Manager, Transformation Delivery at KPMG LLP, Dallas, TX
Previous:  IBM Cloud
Wabash Living Unit:  Morris Hall
NAWM Committee(s):  Executive, Investment Engagement
NAWM Term Expires:  2023

past president

Rob Shook

marc nichols '92
Occupation:  Attorney
Current:  Chief Counsel - AGC-1 at Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, DC
Previous:  Saab NA
Wabash Living Unit:  Lambda Chi Alpha
NAWM Committee(s):  Executive, Constitution
NAWM Term Expires:  2023

directors

Syud Ahmed

syud "Taz" ahmed '07
Occupation:  Management Consulting
Current: Strategy and Product Commercialization Leader at 3M, St. Paul, MN
Previous:  Consultant at Boston Consulting Group, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Wabash Living Unit:  Independent
NAWM Committee(s): Admissions and Scholarships
NAWM Term Expires:  2025

Emmanuel Aouad

emmanuel aouad '10
Occupation:  Financial Services
Current:  Operational Excellence Program Manager at Stripe, South San Francisco, CA
Previous:  Enterprise Business Process Optimization Program Mngr at Fischer Investments
Wabash Living Unit:  College Hall
NAWM Committee(s):  Executive, Academics and Life Planning
NAWM Term Expires:  2023

Mike Berry

mike Berry '92
Occupation:  Management
Current: Senior Vice President, Global Head of Marketing Technology & CRM at Condé Nast
Previous:  Head of Marketing Technology at Stitch Fix, Inc., San Francisco, CA
Wabash Living Unit:  Independent
NAWM Committee(s): Investment Engagement
NAWM Term Expires:  2025

Jacob German

Jake German '11
Occupation:  Attorney
Current:  Partner at Barnes & Thornburg, LLP, Indianapolis, IN
Previous:  Associate Attorney at Barnes & Thornburg, LLP
Wabash Living Unit:  Beta Theta Pi
NAWM Committee(s):  Admissions and Scholarships
NAWM Term Expires:  2024

jOHN kEREZY

JOHN KEREZY '77
Occupation:  Professor
Current:  Associate Professor at JMC Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, OH
Previous:  Writer, Journalist, Small Business Owner
Wabash Living Unit:  Tau Kappa Epsilon
NAWM Committee(s):  Academics and Life Planning, Nominating
NAWM Term Expires:  2023

Byron Lamm

byron lamm '79
Occupation:  Asset Management and Investment
Current:  Managing Partner at Pin Oak Group, LLC, Fort Wayne, IN
Previous:  
Wabash Living Unit: Sigma Chi
NAWM Committee(s):  
NAWM Term Expires:  2025

Garrard McClendon

garrard mcclendon '88
Occupation:  Professor
Current:  Assistant Professor at Chicago State University, Chicago, IL
Previous:  WGN-TV
Wabash Living Unit:  Morris Hall
NAWM Committee(s):  Affinity and Engagement
NAWM Term Expires:  2024

Ryan Mills

ryan mills '00
Occupation:  Professor
Current:  Associate Professor of Human Genetics at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Previous:  University of Michigan
Wabash Living Unit:  Phi Kappa Psi
NAWM Committee(s):  Academics and Life Planning
NAWM Term Expires:  2023

Neil Patel

neil patel '94
Occupation:  Pain Management Physician
Current:  Interventional Pain Management Physician at Brain & Spine Surgeons, New York, NY 
Previous:  CEO at Northeastern Pain Management, Nyack, NY
Wabash Living Unit:  Delta Tau Delta
NAWM Committee(s):  Academics and Life Planning
NAWM Term Expires:  2024

Ben Robinson

ben robinson '01
Occupation:  Attorney
Current:  Partner at Holland & Knight, LLP, Orlando, FL
Previous:  Jones Day
Wabash Living Unit:  Delta Tau Delta
NAWM Committee(s): Affinity and Engagement
NAWM Term Expires:  2023

Rick Strasser

rick strasser '02
Occupation:  Strategic Advisor
Current:  Director for Not-for-Profit & 168体育平台下载_足球即时比分-注册|官网er Ed Advisory Services at Grant Thornton LLP, Arlington, VA
Previous:  IBM
Wabash Living Unit:  Phi Gamma Delta
NAWM Committee(s):  
NAWM Term Expires:  2025

Milton Turner

milton turner '05
Occupation:  Attorney
Current:  Global Entertainment Counsel for Amazon Prime Video
Previous:  United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps
Wabash Living Unit:  Independent
NAWM Committee(s):  Affinity and Engagement, Nominating
NAWM Term Expires:  2025

tony unfried '03
Occupation:  Management / Entrepreneurship
Current:  CEO at Archon Tech Strategies, Indianapolis, IN
Previous:  ESG Security
Wabash Living Unit:  Lambda Chi Alpha
NAWM Committee(s):  Executive, Affinity and Engagement
NAWM Term Expires:  2023

Tony Unfried

todd vogel '04
Occupation:  Neurological Surgeon
Current:  Neurological Surgeon at Great Lakes Neurosurgical Associates, Grand Rapids, MI
Previous:  
Wabash Living Unit:  Theta Delta Chi
NAWM Committee(s):  
NAWM Term Expires:  2024

Cleo Washington

cleo washington '85
Occupation:  Management
Current:  Director of Legislative Affairs at AT&T, Montgomery, AL
Previous:  Attorney, Indiana State Senator
Wabash Living Unit:  Martindale Hall
NAWM Committee(s):  Investment Engagement
NAWM Term Expires:  2024

class agent representatives

Jesse James

rudy altergott '13
Occupation:  Healthcare
Current:  Records Manager at Cardiac Surgery Associates, S.C., Chicago, IL
Previous:  Fox Rothschild LLP
Wabash Living Unit:  Independent
NAWM Committee(s):  
NAWM Term Expires:  2024

Chris Carpenter

Chris Carpenter '96
Occupation:  Management
Current:  Sr. Analyst Proj. Mgmt/Social Media Mgr. at Beckman Coulter, Inc., Indianapolis, IN
Previous:  Carpe Multimedia LLC
Wabash Living Unit:  Delta Tau Delta
NAWM Committee(s):  Academics and Life Planning
NAWM Term Expires:  2023

Regional association representatives

Ken Farris

ken farris '12
Occupation:  Health Care Administration
Current:  Agent, Strategic Sourcing at The Resource Group, an Ascension Company
Previous:  Healthcare Associate at Thompson Coburn LLP, St. Louis, MO
Wabash Living Unit:  Phi Kappa Psi
NAWM Committee(s):  Affinity and Engagement
NAWM Term Expires:  2024

Wayne Hentrup

wayne hentrup '84
Occupation: 168体育平台下载_足球即时比分-注册|官网alth Management/Retirement Planning
Current:  Senior Vice President at Vineyard Financial, Evansville, IN
Previous:  Founder/President, Southern Directories
Wabash Living Unit:  Phi Delta Theta
NAWM Committee(s):  Admissions and Scholarships
NAWM Term Expires:  2022

Faculty Representative

Picture of Wysocki, Laura

LAURA WYSOCKI
Occupation:  Professor
Current:  Associate Professor of Chemistry and Department Chair at Wabash College
Previous: 
Wabash Living Unit:  N/A
NAWM Committee(s):  Academics and Life Planning
NAWM Term Expires:  2023

Student representative

Ben Sampsell

ben sampsell '24
Occupation:  Student
Current:  Vice President of the Student Body at Wabash College
Previous: 
Wabash Living Unit:  Delta Tau Delta
NAWM Committee(s):  
NAWM Term Expires:  2023

Administration representatives

Michelle Janssen

MichelLe Janssen
Occupation:  Philanthropy / Non-Profit Management
Current:  Dean for College Advancement at Wabash College
Previous: Vice President of Alumni and College Relations at Berea College
Wabash Living Unit:  N/A
NAWM Committee(s):  All (ex-officio)
NAWM Term Expires:  N/A

Steve Hoffman

steve hoffman '85
Occupation:  Philanthropy / Non-Profit Management
Current:  Director of Alumni and Parent Relations at Wabash College
Previous:
Wabash Living Unit:  Delta Tau Delta
NAWM Committee(s): All (ex-officio)
NAWM Term Expires:  N/A

Presidents of the National Association of Wabash Men and Term of Office

1904-1905: Harry Joseph Milligan ‘73
1905-1906: George S. Harney ‘88
1906-1907: Dr. Joseph Rilus Eastman ‘91
1907-1908: Chase Harding ‘96
1908-1909: Albert A. Baker ‘74
1909-1910: Jesse Austin Greene ‘89
1910-1911: Arthur Alonzo Hargrave ‘81
1911-1912: Michael Emmett Foley ‘99
1912-1913: Eben Harry Wolcott ‘86
1913-1914: Finely Pogue Mount ‘90
1914-1915: William Baden Austin ‘81
1915-1916: Henry Lane Wilson ‘79
1917-1918: William Elbridge Ames ‘95
1918-1919: Daniel Dickey Hains ‘95
1919-1921: Edward Elbridge Ames ‘03
1921-1922: Russell Trall Byers ‘98
1922-1923: Miller Davis ‘08
1923-1924: Charles Norris Williams ‘76
1924-1925: Clair McTurnan ‘10
1925-1926: John Vejen Wilson ‘10
1926-1927: Herbert Hawks Gortner ‘90
1927-1928: Roy Massena ‘02
1928-1929: Joseph Johnston Daniels ‘11
1929-1930: Mark Anthony Brown ‘11
1930-1931: Paul Russell Matthews ‘13
1931-1932: Luther Edward Lewis ‘14
1932-1933: James Dupont Adams ‘09
1933-1934: Lee Norman Thorn ‘24
1934-1935: Clarence Fuson Merrell ‘09
1935-1936: George Washington Hall ‘90
1936-1937: Hinkle Cain Hays ‘12
1937-1938: Philip Clark Leffel ‘14
1938-1939: Kurt Friedrich Pantzer ‘13
1939-1941: Clyde Harrison Chase ‘13
1941-1946: John Kiley Ruckelshaus ‘22
1946-1948: Ray Prescott Johnson ‘28
1948-1949: Fred Mossman Naber ‘20

1949-1950: Charles Devon LaFollette ‘20
1950-1951: John Clarke Farber ‘15
1951-1952: Ernest Reece Mitchell ‘22
1952-1953: Malcolm M. Edwards ‘26
1954-1956: Jack Vincent Scott ‘26
1956-1958: Richard Osborne Ristine ‘41
1958-1960: Marshall Avery Pipin ‘24
1960-1962: Robert Mathew Smith ‘36
1962-1965: Robert Ross Neal ‘33
1965-1967: Paul John Husting ‘37
1967-1969: John Richard Scott ‘42
1969-1971: Richard Gearhart Savidge ‘38
1971-1973: Willis Paul Tippett, Jr. ‘53
1973-1975: Omer Hiram Foust ‘42
1975-1977: James Lyman Keyes ‘50
1977-1979: Robert Bryan Slade ‘48
1979-1981: Frederick Corya Scott ‘60
1981-1983: John Nelson Fox, Jr. ‘64
1983-1985: Frederick Lewis Pipin ‘59
1985-1987: Fred William Ruebeck ‘61
1987-1989: Robert 168体育平台下载_足球即时比分-注册|官网dgeworth, Jr. ‘59
1989-1991: David S. Orr ‘57
1991-1993: Roger D. Billings, Jr. ‘59
1993-1995: J. Lee McNeely ‘62
1995-1997: Roger E. Lumpp ‘66
1997-1999: Dudley A. Burgess ‘64
1999-2001: James J. Kilbane ‘84
2001-2003: Richard W. Fobes ‘72
2003-2004: Thomas E. Topper ‘70
2004-2005: James A. Davlin, V ‘85
2005-2007: William J. Fisher III ‘66
2007-2009: James Dimos ‘83
2009-2011: Mark A. Dewart ‘74
2011-2013: Gregory A. Castanias ‘87
2013-2015: R. Gregory Estell ‘85
2015-2017: Eric M. Cavanaugh '76
2017-2019: Robert E. Shook III '83
2019-2021: Marc A. Nichols '92