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.


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

Maureen Heffernan
Partner
Moore, Corbett, Heffernan, Moeller
& Meis, L.L.P.

Dr. Norm Nielsen ’61
President Emeritus
Kirkwood Community College

Daniel Phillips ’77
Senior Vice President for Investments
Robert W. Baird & Co

Michael Pierce
Partner
Vinson & Elkins LLP

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