Oct 12, 2024  
2024-2025 Academic Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Board of Trustees, Cabinet and Faculty



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

 

Mrs. Shannon Bohm - Wichita, Kansas

Architect, Schaefer Architecture

BOT Member since 2023

 

Mr. Robert Casper - Wichita, Kansas

President and CEO, POET Ethanol Products

BOT Member since 2016

 

Mrs. Kimberly Dugger Attwater - Wichita, Kansas

Vocal Music Teacher, St. Thomas Aquinas

BOT Member since 2023

 

Mr. Brent Edmisten - Wichita, Kansas

President and Chief Operations Officer, Plastics Extrusion Machinery, LLC.

BOT Member since 2019

 

Mr. Nathan Foreman - Hugoton, Kansas

Attorney, Tate & Kitzke, LLC

BOT Member since 2023

 

Mr. Kevin Henderson - Wichita, Kansas

Paper Broker, National Fiber Supply Co.

BOT Member since 2015

 

Dr. Kevin Hoppock - Wichita, Kansas

Physician, Ascension Medical Group

BOT Member since 2023

 

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

Retired 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

Head of School, Trinity Academy

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

Retired 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. Regina Miller, Secretary - Wichita, 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 Habra, California

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 Church Relations

Scott Frey, Vice President of Finance and Administration

Danita Mason, Associate Vice President of People and Culture

Dr. Rob Ramseyer, 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 and Student Success

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 Vice President of Academic Affairs

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).

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. 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. Nora Strasser, B.S., University of South Dakota; M.A., University of South Dakota; Ed.D., Nova Southeastern 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