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

John A (Jay) Yost, President
Citi Private Bank
New York, New York

Susan Maher, Vice President
University of Minnesota Duluth
Duluth, Minnesota
Publications
Education

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

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

BOARD MEMBERS

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

Bruce P. Baker II
University of Nebraska Omaha, Emeritus
Omaha, Nebraska
Personnel and Nominating
Buildings and Sites

Sara Corless
Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City
Mission Hills, Kansas

Thomas Reese Gallagher
Communications Consultant
New York, New York
Marketing and Membership
Buildings and Sites

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

Joel Geyer
Nebraska Public Television
Lincoln, Nebraska
Marketing and Membership
Programs

Ron Hull
Nebraska Public Television
Lincoln, Nebraska
Marketing and Membership
Programs

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

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

Lynette Krieger
Hastings High School
Hastings, Nebraska
Marketing and Membership
Development

Gary L. Meyer
Peoples-Webster County Bank
Red Cloud, Nebraska
Finance and Budget
Development

Dr. Fritz Mountford
Hastings College
Hastings, Nebraska
Marketing and Membership
Programs

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

Daryl Palmer
Regis University
Dever, Colorado

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

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

Ann Romines
The George Washington University
Alexandria, Virginia
Publications
Education

Gabriel Scala
Delta State University
Oxford, Mississippi

Nancy Sherwood
Auld Public Library
Red Cloud, Nebraska
Marketing and Membership
Programs

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

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

Gary W. Thompson
Thompson Insurance Agency
Red Cloud, Nebraska
Finance and Budget
Buildings and Sites

Steve Trout
Fort Hays University
Hays, Kansas
Publications
Education

Joseph R. Urgo
St. Mary's College
St. Mary's City, Maryland
Education
Personnel and Nominating

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

ADVISORY MEMBERS

Laurie Smith Camp
United States Federal District Judge
Omaha, Nebraska

Charles Cather
Long Beach, California

Carol Cope
Community Service Leader
Kearney, Nebraska

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

Jane Renner Hood
Nebraska Humanities Council
Lincoln, Nebraska

Betty Kort
Hastings High School, Retired
Hastings, Nebraska

Mellanee Kvasnicka
Papillion LaVista High School
Omaha, Nebraska

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

Nancy S. Picchi
Benefactor
New York, New York

John N. Swift
Occidental College
Whittier, California