Members

Board of Directors

Morris Burger, California
CEO – Burgers Smoke House

Doug Crews, Columbia
Executive Director – Missouri Press Association

Jay Dade, Rogersville
Attorney – Polsinelli Shughart, P.C.

Charles Digges Jr., Columbia
Partner – The Insurance Group

Dave Griggs, Columbia
Owner – Dave Griggs Flooring America

Don Landers, Columbia
Partner – Landers, Weiss & Co., LLC

Clyde Lear, Jefferson City
Learfield Communication

Jeffrey MacLellan, Columbia
Retired – Chairman & CEO – Landmark Bank

Richard Mendenhall, Columbia
Chairman – Re/Max Boone Realty/Jefferson City

Richard Miller, Columbia
CEO – Miller's Professional Imaging / Mpix

Alexia Norris, Kansas City
Vice President – Royal Blue Capital

Thomas L. Payne, Columbia
Vice Chancellor & Dean – College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources

Melodie Powell, Kansas City
Attorney – Evans & Dixon

David Shorr, Columbia
Attorney – Lathrop & Gage LLP
Past Director – Missouri Department of Natural Resources

Jean Snider, Harrisonville

James Sterling, Columbia
Professor – University of Missouri School of Journalism
Former UM Curator

Jerry Taylor, Columbia
President – MFA Oil Company

Ed Turner, Chillicothe
Co-Owner – EST Enterprises
Former UM Curator

James Tweedy, Bloomfield
Attorney - Tweedy Law Office, LLC

Kurt Voss, Washington
Attorney – Zick, Voss & Politte, P.C.

Ron Wood, Belton
Attorney
Former President & CEO – Black & Veatch Corporation

James H. Yemm, St. Louis
Consultant

Thomas Atkins, Columbia
Chairman of the Board – Atkins Investments and Atkins Building Services and Products
Former UM Curator

Richard Wallace, Columbia
Chancellor Emeritus

James Gwinner, Valley Park
President – Mizzou Alumni Association

Wally Pfeffer, Columbia
Chairman - Mizzou Legislative Network
Service and Sales Representative - Mutual of Omaha Companies