Board of Trustees
BVU’s trustees serve as the appointed governing body of the institution. They serve all stakeholders including university leaders, students, parents, alumni, faculty, and staff in making decisions for the best and betterment of BVU.
Heath Bartness ’02
Founder & CEO
St. Croix Hospice
Marc Brinkmeyer ’68
Chairman
Idaho Forest Group
Timothy Brown
Chairman & CEO
Central Bank
Douglas Clausen
Chairman & CEO
VT Industries, Inc.
Dr. Kitty Conover
Retired Dean, Spencer Campus
Iowa Lakes Community College
Mike Degen ’67
Executive Chairman of the Board
Nortech Systems
Becki Drahota
Owner & CEO
Mills Financial Marketing
David Dvergsten
Chairman & CEO
Security Trust & Savings Bank
Amy Friedrich ’93
President, U.S. Insurance Solutions
Principal Financial Group
Dr. Hyun Kim
Chief of Staff
Mayo Health Systems, Fairmont Minn.
Ravi Kumar ’10
Team Lead - Data Use Literacy Program
World Bank
Mike Naig ’00
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture
Dr. Norm Nielsen ’61
President Emeritus
Kirkwood Community College
Daniel Phillips ’77
Senior Vice President for Investments
Robert W. Baird & Co
Michael Pierce
Retired Partner
Vinson & Elkins LLP
Julie Quirin ’87
Chief Operating Officer
Saint Luke’s Health System
Dr. Stephen Russell
Dean for Discovery and Experimental Research
Mayo Clinic
Brad Schroeder ’94
Co-Founder and Partner
Hartung & Schroeder, LLP
Quentin Wittrock ’81
Retired Principal
Gray Plant Mooty
Sir John Marks Templeton Life Trustees
Dr. Edward Bodaken ’62
Retired Owner
Bodaken Associates
Dr. Keith Briscoe
President Emeritus
Buena Vista University
Robert Cramer
President, Retired
Fareway Stores, Inc.
Dr. James Haahr ’62
Chairman Emeritus
Meta Financial Group
Dr. Donald Lamberti
Founder & Chairman Emeritus
Casey's General Stores, Inc.
Cordell Peterson ’63
President and CEO
Peterson Contractors, Inc.
Dr. Bernie Saggau ’49
Executive Director, Retired
Iowa High School Athletic Association
George Schaller
Chairman
FNC, Inc.
Bernadine Sikorski
Human Resources Supervisor, Retired
Bechtel Corporation
Dennis Young
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Retired
Wells Fargo Financial, LLC