Board of Trustees
The Friends University Board of Trustees is vested with ultimate authority for the general, academic and financial policy-making functions for Friends University. Trustees are responsible for the University’s financial health and welfare and exercise their institutional authority in a fiduciary capacity. The board is responsible for selecting the president, reviewing and approving major changes to academic programs, and determining institutional policies bearing on faculty appointment, tenure and promotion.
Trustees are responsible for monitoring the financial condition of the University, ensuring that appropriate policies and procedures are in place and functioning for the institution’s assets, investments, and physical plants. As such, the board approves the annual budget, including tuition and fees. Through its bylaws, the Board of Trustees is responsible for other fiduciary duties and works closely with the president, who is charged with the day-to-day administration of the university.
Dr. Thayne Thompson, chair of the Friends University Board of Trustees, welcomes your questions or comments. Contact boardchairfriendsu@gmail.com or 316-295-5888.
Executive Committee
Dr. Thayne Thompson, Chair
- Business Owner
- Lead Superintendent
- Evangelical Friends Church Mid-America
Dr. John Lewis, Vice-Chair
- President and Founder
- Wichita Dental Group PA
Mr. Bob Casper, Treasurer
- President and CEO
- POET Ethanol Products
Mrs. Lynn Ghormley, Secretary
- Retired Music Educator
Mr. Jeff Ramsey
- President & CEO
- Flint Hills Resources
Mr. Paul Moore
- Senior Portfolio Manager
- INTRUST Bank
Mr. Kevin Henderson
- Paper Broker
- National Fiber Supply Co.
Mr. Jim Nagy
- Executive Vice President and Global Chief Human Resources Officer
- GM Financial
Dr. Kent Walkemeyer
- Associate Professor, Azusa Pacific Seminary and School of Theology
Director, Friends Center
Members-at-large
- Mr. Gil Alvarez
- Mr. Craig Bay
- Mrs. Vickie Young Beam
- Mr. Brent Edmisten
- Mrs. Jana McDaniel
- Mr. Alex Melugin
- Mrs. Regina Miller
- Mrs. Renae Ryan
- Mr. Matt Shepherd
Friends University Cabinet
Current Friends’ Cabinet members include: Dr. Amy Bragg Carey, President; Brie Boulanger, Vice President of University Advancement and Marketing; Dr. Guy Chmieleski, Vice President of Student Affairs, Campus Pastor and Dean of Campus Ministries; Vernon Dolezal, Vice President of Finance; Danita Mason, Senior Director Human Resources; Rob Ramseyer, Vice President for Athletics and Strategic Expansion; Dr. Kenneth Stoltzfus, Vice President of Academic Affairs & Dean of the Faculty, Dr. Preston Todd, Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Success;
Dr. Amy Bragg Carey
- President
- President’s Office
Brie Boulanger
- Vice President of University Advancement and Marketing
- University Advancement
Dr. Guy Chmieleski
- Vice President of Student Affairs, Campus Pastor, Dean of Campus Ministries
- President’s Office
Vernon Dolezal
- Vice President of Finance and Administration
- Finance
Rob Ramseyer
- Vice President of Athletics and Strategic Expansion
- President’s Office
Dr. Kenneth Stoltzfus
- Vice President of Academic Affairs & Dean of the Faculty
- Academic Affairs
Danita Mason
- Senior Director of HR
- Administration
Dr. Preston Todd
- Associate Academic Dean
- Academic Affairs
Friends University Cabinet Council
Current Friends’ Cabinet Council members include: Case Bell, Director of Inclusion & International Students; Rachel Millard, Senior Director of Marketing; Crystal Roach, Senior Director of Enrollment Management; Roger Scales, Senior Director of Information Technology; Dr. Brent Yoder, Associate Academic Dean
Case Bell
- Director of Inclusion & International Students
- President’s Office
Rachel Millard
- Senior Director of Marketing
- University Advancement
Dr. Brent Yoder
- Associate Academic Dean
- Academic Affairs
Crystal Roach
- Senior Director of Enrollment Management
- Enrollment Management
Roger Scales
- Senior Director of Information Technology
- Administration