"A book is made with one's own flesh and blood of years. It is cremated youth. It is all yours-no one gave it to you."
-Personal interview
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Board of Governors
The Willa Cather Foundation's Board of Governors is a diverse group of individuals dedicated to promoting the life, times, and work of Willa Cather. These professionals and scholars reside from coast to coast and donate their time and talents to perpetuate the success of our educational and memorial activities. Daily communication is ongoing, and the Board meets three times a year— one time each in Omaha, Lincoln, and Red Cloud, Nebraska.


OFFICERS

Thomas Reese Gallagher, Presidentarticlesofinc
Communications Consultant
New York, New York
Publications
Development

Lynette Krieger, Vice President
Hastings College
Hastings, Nebraska
Steering
Development

Glenda Pierce, Secretary
University of Nebraska College of Law
Lincoln, Nebraska
Personnel and Nominating
Executive

David Porter, Treasurer
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, New York
Finance and Budget
Development

Susan Maher, Past President
University of Minnesota Duluth
Duluth, Minnesota
Publications
Buildings and Sites

BOARD MEMBERS

Virgil Albertini
Northwest Missouri State, Emeritus
Kansas City, Missouri
Publications
Education

Marion A. Arneson
Midwest Land Company
Wayne, Nebraska
Finance and Budget
Development

Mark W. Bostock
Centennial Lending
Windsor, Colorado
Finance and Budget
Buildings and Sites

Sara Corlessboard_2
Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City
Mission Hills, Kansas
Personnel and Nominating
Education

Max Despain
United States Air Force
Silver Spring, Maryland
Publications
Education

David B. Garwood
Garwood & McCracken Law Offices
Red Cloud, Nebraska
Finance and Budget
Buildings and Sites

Joel Geyer
Geyer Group Productions
Lincoln, Nebraska
Marketing and Membership
Programs

Andrew Jewell
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska
Publications
Education

Charles Johanningsmeier
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska
Personnel and Nominating
Publications

Richard C. Harris
Webb Institute
Sea Cliff, New York
Publications
Education

Ruth H. Keeneboard_3
Community Service Leader
Omaha, Nebraska
Marketing and Membership
Development

Dr. Fritz Mountford
Hastings College
Hastings, Nebraska
Finance and Budget
Programs

John J. Murphy
Brigham Young University, Emeritus
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Publications
Education

Rev. Dr. Charles A. Peek
University of Nebraska Kearney, Emeritus
Grand Island, Nebraska
Personnel and Nominating
Buildings and Sites

Guy Reynolds
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Cather Project
Lincoln, Nebraska
Publications
Education

Ann Romines
The George Washington University
Alexandria, Virginia
Publications
Education

Nancy Sherwood
Omaha, Nebraska
Marketing and Membership
Programs

Steve Shivelybruce
Utah State University
Logan, Utah
Personnel and Nominating
Education

Kate Sommer
Duchesne Academy
Omaha, Nebraska
Development
Executive

James P. Southwick
Heber City, Utah
Finance and Budget
Development

C. Kay Stahly
Dana F. Cole and Company, L.L.P.
Kearney, Nebraska
Finance and Budget
Buildings and Sites

Robert Thacker
St. Lawrence University
Canton, New York
Personnel and Nominating
Education

Steve Trout
Fort Hays University
Hays, Kansas
Publications
Education

Lu Williamsboard_members_4
Williams Funeral Home
Red Cloud, Nebraska
Marketing and Membership
Programs

John A (Jay) Yost
Citi Private Bank
New York, New York
Finance and Budget
Development

ADVISORY MEMBERS

Bruce P. Baker II
University of Nebraska Omaha, Emeritus
Omaha, Nebraska

Laurie Smith Camp
United States Federal District Judge
Omaha, Nebraska

Jim Fitzgibbon
McCook High School, The Nature Conservancy
Red Cloud, Nebraska

Jane Renner Hood
Nebraska Humanities Council, Retired
Lincoln, Nebraska

Ron Hull
Nebraska Public Television
Lincoln, Nebraska

Betty Kort
Hastings High School, Retired
Hastings, Nebraska

Mellanee Kvasnicka
Papillion LaVista High School
Omaha, Nebraska

Lucia Woods Lindley
Evanston, Illinois and New York, New York

Dale McDoleann
Friend of the Willa Cather Foundation
Overland Park, Kansas

Gary L. Meyer
Peoples-Webster County Bank
Red Cloud, Nebraska

Nancy S. Picchi
Benefactor
New York, New York

Rhonda Seacrest
Lincoln, Nebraska

Gary W. Thompson
Gary Thompson Agency
Lincoln, Nebraska

John N. Swift
Occidental College
Whittier, California

Joseph R. Urgo
St. Mary's College
St. Mary's City, Maryland

Committees
Personnel and Nominating
Education
Publications
Development
Finance and Budget
Buildings and Sites
Steering
Executive

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