Alumni Advisory Boards

There are many ways to volunteer for CMU. Lending your time and energy on an alumni advisory board or council is one. Below are the current CMU Alumni Advisory Boards, their purposes, members, and faculty advisors.

Alumni Band Board
The band board is an advisory group who meets with the faculty advisor to plan the yearly alumni band event.

Jenny Anspach '03
Kelley Head '81
C. Edward "Ed" Lammers '78
Jeffrey T. Miner '93
Roy D. "Skip" Vandelicht '77, Director of Bands
Tracy Crowe Jones '94, Director of Alumni Relations

Medical Professions Advisory Council
Founded in 2005 to mentor current students studying science and in pre-medical professional programs, MPAC offers lectures, professional life panels, grant support for MCAT study, and assistance with internships, in addition to providing mentors for every interested science student.

Angel Allen ’94, M.D., dermatology
Joseph A. Beckmann ’83, M.D., family medicine
Holly M. Boyer ’94, M.D., internal medicine, Council Vice Chair
Samuel W. Downing IV ’56, M.D, obstetrics-gynecology, Mentoring Committee Co-Chair
Kevin L. Foster ’80, P’05, D.O., obstetrics-gynecology
Robert J. Harris ’57, M.D., pediatrics, Internships Committee Chair
John D. Hutcherson ’56, M.D., cardiology
Carl O. “Bevo” Lester ’61, M.D., orthopedic surgery and sports medicine
Mark E. Martin ’80, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biochemistry, University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine
Nancy Walker Peacock ’82, M.D., oncology, Lectures Committee Chair
Deborah E. Sellmeyer ’87, M.D., endocrinology, Director Osteoporosis Center, University of California-San Francisco
James A. "Jay" Shelton ’86, M.D., anesthesiology
Wayne Wolf ’96, D.O., general surgery
Richard G. Wyatt ’64, M.D., Assistant Surgeon General and Executive Director of Intramural Research, National Institutes of Health
Keith W. Young ’86, M.D., psychiatry, Council Chair and Professional Life Panels Chair
Lawrence C. Anderson ’67, Director of Admission
James S. “Tiger” Gordon, Jr., Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry and Science Division Chair

Pre-Law Advisory Committee

Ted C. House ’81, Former Missouri State Senator
Maurice B. Graham ’60, Attorney-at-Law, St. Louis, Mo., and former President of the Missouri Bar Association
Andrew J. Higgins ’43, Former Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court
Keith A. Birkes ’69, Executive Director, Missouri Bar Association
James M. Ponder ’86, Attorney-at-Law, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Lara Webb ’92, Prosecutor, Springfield, Mo.
Robert K. Angstead ’87, Attorney-at-Law, Jefferson City, Mo.
Timothy G. Kerns ’91, Attorney-at-Law, Fort Morgan, Colo.
Gregory S. Young ’95, Attorney-at-Law, Columbia, Mo.

Division of Science, Mathematics and Computer Science Advisory Council
Organized in 2005 to advise faculty on strategic areas the Division might pursue, to offer networking opportunities to students for internships and research, and to identify possible funding sources.

J. Bruce Addison ’66, President, Addison Biological Laboratory
John D. Bucksath ’89, Senior Vice President Operations, ABC Labs
Robert J. Harris ’57, M.D., Pediatrician
Eric L. Lembke ’98, IT Supervisor, Continental Products
Jean Monnig, Fayette High School Mathematics Teacher
J.B. Waggoner ’91, Managing Partner and COO, Inovatia Laboratories, Council Chair
All Division Faculty

Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) Business Advisory Board
This board provides project support and advice to the CMU SIFE team.

J. Bruce Addison ’66, Founder and President, Addison Biological Laboratory
Janet L. Jacobs ’77, Chair of the Board and Executive Vice President, Commercial Trust Company
Eric Lorenz, Ph.D., Business Development Specialist, Inovatia Laboratories
John A. Flanders, Professor of Business and Economics and Business and Economics Division Chair
Danita Allen Wood, Editor in Chief, Missouri Life Magazine
James H. Steele ’64, Publisher, The Fayette Advertiser and The Democrat-Leader
Sally E. Hackman, Assistant Professor of Business and Accounting
Faculty Advisor: Julie A. Bennett, Assistant Professor of Business and Economics

If you are interested in serving on an established Alumni Advisory Board, or would like to establish an Advisory Board in your area, please contact the faculty advisor, or a current member.