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The University was founded in 1898 by the Society of Friends (better known as the Quakers) who operated the University until the 1930s. The governance of the institution was then turned over to an independent Board of Trustees.
Board of Trustees
Mr. Gil Alvarez - Wichita, Kansas
Deputy Superintendent, Wichita Public Schools
BOT Member since 2021
Mr. Craig Bay - Goddard, Kansas
Plant Construction Manager, Kyodo Youshi Manufacturing Americas
BOT Member since 2020
Mr. Robert Casper - Wichita, Kansas
President and CEO, POET Ethanol Products
BOT Member since 2016
Mr. Brent Edmisten - Wichita, Kansas
Vice President, Excel Industries, Inc.
BOT Member since 2019
Mrs. Lynn Ghormley - Benton, Kansas
Retired, Music Education
BOT Member since 2014
Mr. Kevin Henderson - Wichita, Kansas
Paper Broker, National Fiber Supply Co.
BOT Member since 2015
Dr. John Lewis - Wichita, Kansas
Dentist, Wichita Dental Group, PA
BOT Member since 2022
Mrs. Jana McDaniel - Wichita, Kansas
Vice President, Even Temp of Wichita
BOT Member since 2022
Mr. Alex Melugin - Wichita, Kansas
Vice President and Partner, Phoenix Home Care & Hospice
BOT Member since 2022
Mrs. Regina Miller - Wichita, Kansas
Owner/Director, Trailblazers Academy
BOT Member since 2020
Mr. Paul Moore - Wichita, Kansas
Senior Portfolio Manager, INTRUST Bank
BOT Member since 2015
Mr. James Nagy - McKinney, Texas
Executive Vice President, GM Financial
BOT Member since 2017
Mr. Jeff Ramsey - Wichita, Kansas
President & CEO, Flint Hill Resources
BOT Member since 2016
Mrs. Renae Ryan - Wichita, Kansas
Business Owner, Ryan Companies
BOT Member since 2016
Mr. Matt Shepherd - Wichita, Kansas
Associate Regional Director, Young Life
BOT Member since 2021
Dr. Thayne Thompson - Wichita, Kansas
Executive Superintendent, Evangelical Friends Church Mid-America
BOT Member since 2020
Dr. Kent Walkemeyer - La Habra, California
Assoc. Professor of Ministry; Friends Center Director, Azusa Pacific University
BOT Member since 2019
Mrs. Vickie Young Beam - Newark, Delaware
Principal, CPA, Cover & Rossiter
BOT Member since 2021
Dr. Amy Bragg Carey - Wichita, Kansas
President, Friends University
BOT Member since 2015
Executive Committee
Dr. Amy Bragg Carey - Wichita, Kansas, University President
Dr. Thayne Thompson, Chair - Wichita, Kansas
Dr. John Lewis, Vice Chair - Andover, Kansas
Mr. Bob Casper, Treasurer - Wichita, Kansas
Mrs. Lynn Ghormley, Secretary - Benton, Kansas
Mr. Kevin Henderson - Wichita, Kansas
Mr. Paul Moore - Wichita, KS
Mr. James Nagy - McKinney, Texas
Mr. Jeff Ramsey - Wichita, Kansas
Dr. Kenton Walkemeyer, La
President’s Cabinet
Dr. Amy Bragg Carey, University President
Brie Boulanger, Vice President of Advancement and Marketing
Dr. Guy Chmieleski, Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Campus Ministries
Vernon Dolezal, Vice President of Administration and Chief Financial Officer
Dr. Rob Ramseyer, Associate Vice President of Athletics and Strategic Expansion
Dr. Ken Stoltzfus, Vice President of Academic Affairs and Academic Dean
Dr. Preston Todd, Vice President of Enrollment Management
President’s Cabinet Council
Case Bell, Director of Inclusion and International Student Services
Rachel Millard, Senior Director of Marketing
Crystal Roach, Senior Director of Enrollment Management and Recruiting
Roger Scales, Senior Director of Information Technology
Dr. Brent Yoder, Associate Academic Dean
Teaching Faculty, Staff, and Administrators
Click here to access a Friends University Faculty and Staff Directory.
Emeritus Faculty
Bill Allan, B.S., Abilene Christian University; M.A., Cal Polytech State University
Dr. Kathryn Boyle, B.A., University of Kansas; Ph. D. University of Iowa (P. Dan Schultz Distinguished Professor of Chemistry).
Dr. Robert Leroy Brightup, A.B., Friends University; B.D., Nazarene Theological Seminary; Th.D., Iliff School of Theology.
Max Burson, B.S.Ed, M.S.Ed., Southwest Missouri State University; M.A., University of Missouri.
Dr. Brenda Cain, B.S. Pittsburg State University; M.E.Ed.S, Wichita State University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.
C. G. Chacko, B.A., Azusa College; M.A., San Diego State College; M.S., University of Oregon.
Dr. Valentina Chappell, M.Ed., Voronezh State University (Russia); Ph.D., Authority of Higher Attestation Commission at the Council of Ministers, Moscow, Russia.
Dr. G. Robert Dove, EB.S., M.S., Pittsburg State University; Ph.D., Kansas State University.
Dr. Gretchen Eick, EB.A., Kalamazoo College; M.A., Northwestern University, Ph.D., University of Kansas.
Dr. Harold Friesen, B.S., M.S., Mankato State University; Ed.D., Oklahoma State University.
Dr. Dona Gibson, B.S., Friends University; M.Ed., Wichita State University; Ph.D., Kansas State University
Dr. Richard Gibson, B.F.A., Washburn University; M.Ed., Wichita State University; Ph.D. Kansas State University.
Dr. Malcolm Harris, B.A., Canisius College; Ph.D., University of Connecticut.
Dr. Marv Hinten, B.S., M. A., University of Missouri; Ph. D. Bowling Green State University.
Lisa Hittle, B.M., Kansas State University; B.MEd., Wichita State University; M.M., Wichita State University.
Dr. Wayne L. Howdeshell, B.A., Friends University; M.A., Wichita State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.
Marilyn Jones, B.S., Wichita State University; M.S., Emporia State University.
Dr. Christian Kettler, B.A., Friends University; M.A., MDiv, and Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary
Ted Krone, B.A., Fort Hays State University; M.F.A., Wichita State University.
Dr. James Knight, B.S., Friends University; M.B.A., University of Central Oklahoma; Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University
Toni Libhart, BME, BFA, and MME; Wichita State University
Dr. Dan Lord, B.A., University of Kansas; MDiv, St Paul School of Theology; Ph.D., Boston University
Ann Marie Miller, B.M., Oberlin College; M.M. New England Conservatory.
Carol O’Hara, B.A., M.Ed., Wichita State University.
Dr. Charles Parker, B.A., Harding University; M.A., Harding School of Theology, M.A., University of Memphis; Ph.D., SIU-Carbondale
Dr. Steven Rathbun, B.A., MidAmerica Nazarene University; M.A., University of Northern Colorado; Ph.D., Kansas State University
Dr. John Rhodes, B.S., Florida State University; M.S., Troy University, and Ph.D., University of Florida
Dr. Cecil J. Riney, B.M., Friends University; M.M.E., University of Kansas; D.M.A., University of Southern California. (Lewis M. and Selma M. Miller Distinguished Professor of Music.).
Stan Rogers, B.F.A., Wichita State University; M.A., Columbia University
Elizabeth G. Ross, A.B., Mt. Holyoke College; M.S.W., The University of Oklahoma; M.B.A., Wichita State University.
Dr. Al Saber, B.S., University of Isfahan, Iran; M.S., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.
Dr. Kathy Slemp, B.B.A., Wichita State University; M.S., Kansas State University; Ph.D., Capella University.
Dr. Donna Stuber, B.S., Missouri Western State College; M.S. Emporia State University; Ph.D., Kansas State University.
Dr. John Taylor, B.M.E., Bowling Green State University; M.M.E., Indiana University; Ph.D., Ohio State University.
Dr. Richard Teter, B.S., Oral Roberts University; M.M.I.S., Friends University; Ph.D., Kansas State University
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