PUBLIC MEETING - Key Persons
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- Senior Records Center Technician
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- Vice Chancellor of Marketing and Communications
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- Vice Chancellor of Marketing and Communications
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- Member of the Health Affairs Committee
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- Member of the Health Affairs Committee
- Member of Governance, Compensation and Human Resources Committee
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- Director, Records and Information Management
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- Supervisor, Records Center
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- Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Joint Office of Strategic Communications and Marketing
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- Member of the Health Affairs Committee
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- Associate Vice Chancellor of Marketing and Communications
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- Chairman
- Member of the Finance Committee
- Member of the Health Affairs Committee
- Board Member of Three Rivers Endowment Trust
- Founder and Owner of Professional Packaging
Keith A. Holloway was appointed to the University of ������٠Board of ������٠in 2021 by Governor Mike Parson.
Holloway is founder and owner of Professional Packaging, incorporated in 1992, a regional pallet brokerage in Cape Girardeau, ������Ů. Holloway was born and raised in Poplar Bluff, ������Ů returning there after college to engage in family real estate brokerage and development business. He entered the pallet business in 1983 with Libla Industries, a pallet manufacturer in Wayne County, ������Ů.
Holloway is a member and Legislative Action Committee member of the ������Ů Forest Products Association. He is a commercial real estate investor and manager in Cape Girardeau county and Wayne & Butler counties in ������Ů. From 1997 - 2005, he was founding member and former Board Chair of PECO Pallet, Inc., a national pallet rental and logistics company.
Holloway is a Board member of Three Rivers Endowment Trust and ERASE Foundation. He is a member and former officer of University of ������٠Extension Council for Cape Girardeau County since 2012 and a member of St. Andrew Lutheran Church. Holloway is an active fundraiser for Boy Scouts and several youth sports teams in the community.
In 1976, Holloway received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Finance from the University of ������٠- Columbia.
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- Director, Integrated Strategic Communications
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- Chancellor, University of Ů - St. Louis
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- Real Estate Analyst
- Senior Real Estate Analyst
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- Executive Director, Strategic Planning, Marketing and Communications
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- Chairman of the Health Affairs Committee
- Founding Partner of Williams Dirks Dameron LLC
Michael A. Williams was appointed to the University of ������٠Board of ������٠in 2019 by Gov. Mike Parson.
Williams is the founding partner of Williams Dirks Dameron LLC where he specializes in Labor & Employment Law, litigating discrimination and retaliation claims on behalf of plaintiffs. Williams is a member of the ������٠Bar, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, American Association for Justice, ������٠Association of Trial Attorneys and National Employment Lawyers Association. In 2004, he became the first African American to serve on the Kansas Bar Association Board of Governors. He also previously served on the Board of Governors for the Young Lawyers Section of the ������٠Bar.
Williams obtained both his bachelor's degree and juris doctorate from the University of ������Ů. Michael has twice returned to the University of ������Ů School of Law as an adjunct professor and has received Distinguished Recent Alumni Awards both from the School of Law and the MU College of Arts and Sciences. In 2014, he received the Alumni Award from the University of ������Ů. Michael served for over a decade as a mentor and board member for Higher M-PACT, a non-profit group working with at-risk inner-city youth. He has also worked closely with Hope House, the United Way Young Leaders Society, and numerous other civic organizations. The ������Ů Bar awarded him the Tom Cochran Community Service Award in 2014. The ������Ů Supreme Court appointed Michael to the Commission on Civil Justice Reform (2018 to present) and the Commission on Racial and Ethnic Fairness (2015 to present).
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- Chancellor, Ů University of Science and Technology
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- President, University of Ů
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- Member of the Health Affairs Committee
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- Member of the Finance Committee
Robert D. Blitz was appointed to the University of ������٠Board of ������٠by Governor Mike Parson in April 2023.
Blitz has practiced law for 50 years since graduating from the University of ������Ů-Columbia School of Law in 1973. He is a member of the law firm of Blitz, Bardgett & Deutsch, L.C., with offices in St. Louis, Columbia and Jefferson City. During his career, Blitz has had the highest verdict and settlement in each of the last three decades. He has been awarded Lawyer of the Year twice and the BAMSL Distinguished Lawyer Award. Over his career, he has changed or made new law in both the state and federal courts.
Anonymously, Blitz has made significant contributions to health, education, public safety and legal organizations. In 2022, Blitz was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. He lives with his wife, Janet, in St. Louis.
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- Director, Communications and Marketing
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- Member of the Finance Committee
- Member of the Health Affairs Committee
- Chairman of Governance, Compensation and Human Resources Committee
Robert W. Fry was appointed to the University of ������٠Board of ������٠by Governor Mike Parson in April 2023.
Fry graduated from the University of ������٠at Kansas City School of Dentistry in the top 1% of his class. Fry served as a captain in the US Army at Fort Hood, TX, from 1973-1975. After serving in the Army, he attended the University of North Carolina where he received his Master of Science (MS) degree in Orthodontics.
In 1977, Fry began his private practice in the Kansas City area. Fry formerly held the position of Adjunct Clinical Professor of Orthodontics at the University of Southern California (USC), New York University (NYU) and the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry (UOP). He served as the President of the Kansas Dental Association in 1987. In 2002, he received the Martin L. (Bud) Schulman Award for highest achievement in the Orthodontic Profession.
Fry resides in Greenwood, MO with Mary, his wife, and has been married since 1970. Mary has a PhD. in counseling and is a Professor Emeritus at MidAmerica Nazarene University. Their son, Dr. Jeremy Fry, joined Fry Orthodontics in the spring of 2006. Their daughter, Whitney, has a doctorate in International Public Health.
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- Chairman
- Board Member for the Columbia Housing Authority
- Executive Committee
- Managing Partner of CPW Partnership
- Member of Governance, Compensation and Human Resources Committee
Robin R. Wenneker was appointed to the University of ������٠Board of ������٠in 2020 by Gov. Michael L. Parson.
Wenneker is the Managing Partner of CPW Partnership, a family business that owns farm, rental and raw land holdings. She has worked with her family for over 20 years handling investments, legal, government and accounting interfaces. Prior to working in her family business, Robin worked for Procter & Gamble, the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games and Marketing Mix.
Residing in Boone County, Wenneker is a board member for the Columbia Housing Authority, the Columbia Community Housing Trust and Commerce Bank's Central ������٠Advisory Board. Wenneker is an alumna of both the Greater ������٠Leadership Challenge and the Agricultural Leadership of Tomorrow programs. Wenneker is a Past President of the Mizzou Alumni Association and was the recipient of their Outstanding Graduate of the Last Decade (GOLD) Award in 2001. She also is a member of the UM System Intercampus Alumni Council.
Wenneker enjoys membership in the ������٠Farm Bureau, the ������٠Pork Producers, the ������٠Cattlemen's Association, the ������٠Soybean Association, the ������٠Corn Growers Association and the Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City. She has been awarded the Mumford Distinguished Service Award for her commitment to the land grant mission of the University of ������٠by the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.
Previously, she served on the Board of Commissioners for the ������Ů Coordinating Board for Higher Education, the state board of directors for Georgia's and ������Ů's Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) programs, the City of Columbia Water & Light Advisory Board, the Children's Grove and the organizing committee for the inaugural St. Louis Komen Race for the Cure. She was awarded the ������Ů Scholars Academy Standing Ovation Award for her advocacy efforts in support of people with disabilities.
Robin graduated with a BS BA from the University of ������Ů-Columbia in 1991 and an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis in 2002. Wenneker was elected to the executive committee of the Washington University Executive MBA Alumni Council.
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- Member of the Health Affairs Committee
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- Chairman of the Finance Committee
- Vice - Chair
Todd P. Graves was appointed to the University of ������٠Board of ������٠in 2021 by Governor Mike Parson.
Graves is a lawyer in private practice with the law firm of Graves Garrett. ��He represents clients nationwide before federal and state courts and administrative agencies. Graves served previously as the United States Attorney for the Western District of ������Ů. At that time, he also served as a member of the Attorney General's Advisory Committee, advising the Attorney General on Department of Justice national priorities and policies.��In 1994, he was elected as Platte County Prosecuting Attorney and held that position until 1998. Prior to his service as Platte County Prosecuting Attorney, Graves was in private practice with the Bryan Cave law firm. Before joining Bryan Cave, he was an Assistant Attorney General for the State of ������Ů.
Graves is the immediate past President of the Pony Express Council of the Boy Scouts of America.��Additionally, he serves on the Board of Directors for Ballotpedia, an organization dedicated to building the Encyclopedia of American Politics, and is a founding board member of the Kansas City ������٠Police Foundation.
In 1991, Graves received his law degree and a master's degree in public administration from the University of Virginia. He received a bachelor's degree, Summa Cum Laude, from the University of ������٠in 1988.