Advisory Council

 

The College of Business Advisory Council is a group of corporate and professional leaders who gather as a whole twice a year and more frequently in subcommittees for current affairs, development, membership, and partnerships to provide advice to the dean of the college on the mission, program, and other aspects of the College of Business.

President

Herbert Stoller '64, chairman/chief executive officer, Widmer Interiors

Vice President

Donn Vucovich '85, managing director, Navigant Consulting

Membership Chair

Brian Christensen '87, vice president, David Vaughan Investments, Inc

Current Affairs Chair

John F. Kocher '87, senior vice president, MultiAd, Kwikee Systems

Partnership Chair

Michael DeWalt '80, director, Caterpillar Business Development

Development Chair

Michael J. Smith, president, State Farm Bank

Members

• Bernie Anderson '02, regional community relations director, Nicor Gas
  
• Jon Astroth '77, president, Heartland Community College
  
• Cindy Baier '84, '87, chief financial officer, World Kitchen, LLC
  
• Richard Barclay '72, regional president, U.S. Bank, Springfield
  
• Pete Borowski '74, vice president & controller, COUNTRY Insurance and Financial Services
  
• Willie Brown '73, executive vice president, State Farm Insurance
  
• Patrick Dienslake '81, community president, National City Bank
  
• Andrew Drendel '72, senior vice president/chief financial officer, LaSalle Bank
  
• Joe Glawe '76, co. member-in-charge, Clifton Gunderson L.L.C.
  
• Ron Greene, president and chief operating officer, AFNI, Inc.
  
• Ben Hart '95, vice president of corporate services, Heritage Enterprises
  
• Richard Heckinger '71, senior policy advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
  
• Jim Hoyt, vice president, strategic planning & corp. servs., GROWMARK
• Karen Jensen president & ceo, Farnsworth Group
  
• Chris Korsgard '84, partner, Sikich LLP
  
• Kris Lutt '06, general manager- specialty feed ingredients, ADM
  
• Kelan Manning, controller for construction equipment division, John Deere
  
• Connie K. Oller-Heston '81, director of construction, Verizon
  
• Michael Richard '75, senior vice president and treasurer, McDonald's Corporation
  
• Sharon Rossmark '78, assistant vice president, agency distribution, Allstate Insurance
  
• Dan Rutherford '78, senator, State of Illinois
  
• Warren Schmidgall '73, chief financial officer, Preferred Maramont Companies
  
• Tony Sorcic '75, '76, president & chief executive officer, Citizens First National Bank, Princeton
  
• Keith Steffen '73, administrator, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
• Herbert E. Stoller '64, chairman & chief executive officer, Widmer Interiors
  
• Dale Strassheim, chief executive officer, The Baby Fold
  
• Donn Vucovich '85, managing director, Navigant Consulting
  
• Mary Ann Webb '78, Sulaski & Webb CPA's
  

Ex-officio members

• Al Bowman, president, Illinois State University
  
• Sheri Everts, vice president and provost, Illinois State University
  
• Charles R. McGuire, interim dean, College of Business