The Foundation is governed by a voluntary Board of Directors with additional individuals serving on Foundation Committees. Foundation Committees are organized to support the Foundation and oversee implementation of activities related to the Foundation’s purposes.
There are currently 13 members (all are alumni of MacMurray) on the Board of Directors, of which two were active members of the MacMurray College Board of Trustees when the Trustees voted to close the college. All other members had no formal connection or role with the College’s Board of Trustees at any time.
Members of the Board are elected annually by the Board with members limited to two consecutive 3-year terms. Membership is based on expertise of needs for the Board (fiscal, non-profit, marketing & communications, local presence).
Board of Directors
- David Ekin ’77
, Chair*
Whittier, NC - Sandy Watson ’72
, Vice Chair*
Seattle, WA - Sharon Mather ’04
, Secretary
Jacksonville, IL - Tammy Mason Rust ’81
, Treasurer
Bourbonnais, IL - Elizabeth Price ’07
, Assistant Secretary
Jacksonville, IL - Malea Harney ‘10, Assistant Treasurer
Jacksonville, IL
Advisory Members
- Allen Croessmann ‘68*
Madison, NJ - Pat Doyle-Grace ‘66
Webster Groves, MO - Larry Kuster*
Jacksonville, IL
- Troy Baker ’90
St. Charles, MO - Jo Ann Nelson ’73
Jacksonville, IL - Jane Nickerson ‘81
Olney, MD - William Stanton ’72*
Gilbert, AZ - Jonathon Sprague, ’95
Chicago, IL - Joyce Strother, ’81
St. Louis, MO - Steven Taylor, ’04
Conway, SC
* Founding Member
Museum, Memorabilia, History, & MacMurray Archives
- Jo Ann Nelson, ’73, Coordinator
Jacksonville, IL - Mary Kennelly, ’74
Jacksonville, IL - Tori Ohl, Museum Manager
Springfield, IL
Committees
Alumni Engagement
- William Stanton ’72, Chair
Gilbert, AZ - Jennifer Curran, ’97
Rock Falls, IL - Sharon Mather, ’04
Jacksonville, IL - Elizabeth Price, ’07
Jacksonville, IL
- Ken Runkle, ’83
Springfield, IL - Lisa Runkle, ’84
Springfield, IL - Jo Ann Nelson, ’73
Jacksonville, IL - Earnest Wallace, ’07
Chicago, IL - Jane Zachary, ’04
Jacksonville, IL
Finance
- Tammy Rust, ’81, Chair
Bourbonnais, IL - Brooke Aldridge, ’20
Decatur, IL - Troy Baker, ’90
St. Charles, MO
- Allen Croessmann, ’68
Madison, NJ - Malea Henry, ’10
Jacksonville, IL - Carol Phillips, ’13
Franklin, IL - David Simons, ’83
Savannah, GA
Grants
- Jane Nickerson, ’81, Chair
Olney, MD - Nichole Becker, ’95
Conroe, TX - Andrea Chwee
Elgin, IL - Brittany Henry
Jacksonville, IL - Kristanne Becker Hoffman
Jacksonville, IL - Gary Lewis, ’92
St. Joseph, IL
- Emily King-Nobles
Normal, IL - Tim Price, ’80
St. Peters, MO - Tammy Rust, ’81
Bourbonnais, IL - William Stanton, ’72
Gilbert, AZ - Joyce Strother, ’81
St. Louis, MO - Sandy Watson, ’72
Edmonds, WA - Chris Yuska
Columbus, OH
Scholarship
- Sandy Watson, ’72, Chair
Edmonds, WA - Terri Benx, ’83
Jacksonville, IL - Cheryl Carlton-Deal, ’94
Goshen, IN - Jim Gallagher, ’72
Damariscotta, ME - Rikki Langdon, ’11
Jacksonville, IL - Cindy Lewis, ’94
Little Rock, AR - Susan Moore, ’68
Inner Grove Heights, MN - Jon Niedy, ’91
Peoria, IL
- Jody O’Connell, ’69
Libertyville, IL - William Patterson, ’67
Highlands Ranch, CO - James Rayburn, ’71
Cary, NC - Eric Schlorff, ’95
Erie, CO - Lucaas Secrist, ’20
Columbus, OH - Jonathon Sprague, ’95
Chicago, IL - William Stanton, ’72
Gilbert, AZ - Joyce Strother, ’81
St. Louis, MO - Steven Taylor, ’04
Conway, SC