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Chair of the Board

  Ronald L. Blake, President and CEO, Rewards Network Inc., Chicago, IL

Presiding Officer

   E. Kearney Dietz, President, Arkansas' Independent Colleges & Universities, North Little Rock, AR

Secretary

   Dr. Jack Ohle, President, Wartburg College, Waverly, IA

Treasurer

   William J. Abe, Senior Vice President-Investments, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, Chicago, IL

President of the Foundation

   Dr. William E. Hamm, President, Foundation for Independent Higher Education, Washington, DC

BUSINESS/PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORS
Mr. William J. Abe Tel: (312) 269-0349
Senior Vice President - Investments Fax: (312) 269-0403
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated TollFree: (800) 223-8232
Three First National Plaza E-mail: william.abe@stifel.com
70 West Madison Street, Suite 5000
Chicago, IL 60602-4205
Mr. James H. Austgen Tel: (847) 304-8186
144 Schooner Lane E-mail: Austgen0424@aol.com
Lake Barrington, IL 60010    
Mr. Ronald L. Blake Tel: (312) 521-6789
President & CEO Fax: (312) 521-6768

Rewards Network Inc.

E-mail: rblake@rewardsnetwork.com
2 North Riverside Plaza, Suite 950    
Chicago, IL 60606
Ms. Christina R. Cutlip Tel: (202) 637-8904
Managing Director, Institutional Relationships Fax: (202) 637-8931
TIAA-CREF E-mail: ccutlip@tiaa-cref.org
1101 Pennsylvania Avenue NW    
Washington, DC 20004
Dr. Richard Ekman Tel: (202) 466-7230
President Fax: (202) 466-7238
The Council of Independent Colleges E-mail: rekman@cic.nche.edu
One Dupont Circle, Suite 320
Washington, DC 20036
Ms. Donna M. Funk Tel: (847) 564-6010
Vice President, Community & Philanthropic Services Fax: (847) 564-7094
HSBC-North America E-mail: donna.m.funk@us.hsbc.com
2700 Sanders Road
Prospect Heights, IL 60070
Ms. Ingrid Saunders Jones Tel: (404) 676.3525
Senior Vice President, External Corporate Affairs Fax: (404) 515.2368
The Coca-Cola Company E-mail: ijones@na.ko.com
1 Coca-Cola Plaza
Atlanta, GA 30301
Ms. Diane Primo Tel: (847) 977-3134
180 W Laurel E-mail: dianeprimo@aol.com
Lake Forest, IL 60045    
Mr. Peter C. Thorp Tel: (914) 779-4712
3 Stoneleigh, Apartment 6D E-mail: pthorp@aol.com
Bronxville, NY 10708     
Dr. David L. Warren Tel: (202) 785-8866
President Fax: (202) 835-0003
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities E-mail: david@naicu.edu
1025 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 700

Washington, DC 20036    
Dr. Jacqueline F. Woods Tel: (440) 914-0117
37110 Wexford Drive Fax: (440) 914-0119
Solon, OH 44139 E-mail: jackiefwoods@aol.com
COLLEGE PRESIDENT DIRECTORS
Dr. Nancy O. Gray Tel: (540) 362-6321
President Fax: (540) 362-6013
Hollins University E-mail: ngray@hollins.edu
P.O. Box 9707
Roanoke, VA 24020-1707
Dr. Thomas L. Hellie Tel: (503) 883-2408
President Fax: (503) 883-2630
Linfield College E-mail: president@linfield.edu
900 SE Baker Street
McMinnville, OR 97128-6894
Dr. Pamela Jolicoeur Tel: (218) 299-3000
President Fax: (218) 299-4357
Concordia College E-mail: jolicoeur@cord.edu
901 8th Street South
Moorehead, MN 56562
Dr. Jack Ohle Tel: (319) 352-8331
President E-mail: president@wartburg.edu
Wartburg College    

100 Wartburg Boulevard

Waverly, IA 50677

Ms. Lisa Marsh Ryerson Tel: (315) 364-3265
President Fax: (315) 364-3335
Wells College E-mail: president@wells.edu
170 Main Street

Aurora, NY 13026

Association Executives (Serving As) Directors

Mr. Paul Chewning Tel: (304) 345-5525
President Fax: (304) 345-5526
West Virginia's Independent Colleges & Univ. E-mail: paul.chewning@wvicu.org
Huntington Square

East Regional Representative

900 Lee Street, Suite 910    
Charleston, WV 25301
     
Ms. MaryAnn Coleman Tel: (225) 346-6740
Executive Director Fax: (225) 389-0149
Louisiana Independent College Foundation E-mail: maryann@laicu.org
320 Third Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70801-1307
 
Mr. E. Kearney Dietz Tel: (501) 378-0843
President Fax: (501) 374-1523
Arkansas' Independent Colleges & Universities E-mail: kdietz@windstream.net
One Riverfront Place, Suite 610 Presiding Officer
North Little Rock, AR 72114
     
General Paul Hankins Tel: (334) 833-4070
President Fax: (334) 833-4072
Alabama Assoc. of Independent Colleges & Univ. E-mail: phankins@huntingdon.edu
c/o Huntingdon College  
1500 East Fairview Avenue    
P.O. Box 871    
Montgomery, AL 36106-2148  
 
Dr. Marcia Hawkins Tel: (817) 731-4686
President Fax: (817) 737-4632
Texas Independent College Foundation E-mail: marcia.hawkins@ticfweb.org
4200 South Hulen Street, Suite 314

West Regional Representative

Forth Worth, TX 76109
     
Dr. Henry J. Hector Tel: (404) 233-5433
President Fax: (404) 233-6309
Georgia Foundation for Independent Colleges Inc. E-mail: hhector@georgiacolleges.org
945 East Paces Ferry Road, Suite 1730
Atlanta, GA 30326
 
Mr. Anthony C. Maidenberg Tel: (317) 236-6082
Executive Vice President Fax: (317) 236-6086
Independent Colleges of Indiana E-mail: amaidenberg@icindiana.org
3135 North Meridian Street Midwest Regional Representative
Indianapolis, IN 46208
Mr. Edward G. "Ned" Moore Tel: (804) 288-6609
President Fax: (804) 282-4635
Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges E-mail: moore@vfic.org
8010 Ridge Road, Suite B
Richmond, VA 23229
     
Dr. Douglas A. Penner Tel: (785) 235-9088
President Fax: (785) 235-1437
Kansas Independent College Fund E-mail: dpenner@kscolleges.org
700 South Kansas Avenue, Suite 511
Topeka, KS 66603-3823
     
Dr. Claude O. Pressnell, Jr. Tel: (615) 242-6400
President Fax: (615) 242-8033
Tennessee Independent Colleges & Univ. Assoc. E-mail: pressnell@ticua.org
1031 17th Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37212
Mr. Mark E. Torinus Tel: (414) 273-5980
President Fax: (414) 273-5995
Wisconsin Foundation for Independent Colleges E-mail: mtorinus@wficweb.org
735 North Water Street, Suite 800
Milwaukee, WI 53202
FIHE Fellows
Dr. Myrvin F. Christopherson Tel: (563) 379-6185
601 5th Ave E-mail: mchristo@dana.edu
Decorah, IA 52101    
     
Dr. William W. Kelly Tel: (770) 953-0315
4015 Brockton Close E-mail: drwwk@bellsouth.net
Marietta, GA 30068    
     
Dr. John W. White, Jr. Tel: (402) 423-7344
3432 Cape Charles Road West E-mail: johnwhite@alltel.net
Lincoln, NE 68516    
Director Emeriti
Dr. James S. Coles Tel: (212) 371-8468
Past President Fax:
Research Corporation E-mail:
45 Sutton Place South, Apt. 4-K
New York, NY 10022
Mr. Harry G. Hohn Tel: (212) 576-5078
Past Chairman of the Board Fax: (212) 576-4545
New York Life Insurance Company E-mail:
51 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10010
Mr. B. J. Kemper Tel: (813) 649-1862
Former President Fax:
Minnesota Private College Fund E-mail:
P. O. Box 7284
Naples, FL 33941
Mr. Gary Lee, Jr. Tel: (770) 664-1014
Vice President & Executive Director Fax: (770) 569-1372
The UPS Foundation (Retired) E-mail: the-lees@mindspring.com
9305 Chandler Bluff
Alpharetta, GA 30022
Mr. John A. Logan, Jr. Tel: (203) 453-3239
Past President Fax:
ICFA E-mail:
88 Notch Hill Road, Apt. 353
North Branford, CT 06471

The Foundation for Independent Higher Education
1920 N Street NW, Suite 210
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 367-0333
Fax: (202) 367-0334
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