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DonalD W. nugent
FrankFOrt
Donald W. Nugent of Frankfort has served
on the Board of Trustees since January
1995. He was re-elected in 2002 for a
second eight-year term beginning Jan.
1, 2003. He and his wife, Gail, own and
operate Nugent Farms, producing cherries
in Benzie and Leelanau counties. Nugent
is president and CEO of Graceland Fruit
Inc., president of Spartan Land Enterprises
L.L.C., and chairman of the board of West
Michigan Bank and Trust. He serves on the
board of directors of the American Frozen Food Institute. He graduated from
MSU in 1965 with his bachelor’s degree in agriculture.
george Perles
east Lansing
George Perles was elected to the board of
his alma mater in 2007. An Army veteran,
he received his bachelor’s degree in 1960
and a master’s degree in educational
administration in 1961. Perles returned to
MSU as head football coach in 1982. His
career as football coach was highlighted
by four Super Bowl victories, two Big Ten
titles, and a Rose Bowl victory. From 1990
to 1992, he served as director of athletics
at MSU. Cited often for his entrepreneurial
leadership in public service activities, he is especially known for his longtime
association with the Special Olympics. He is currently the chief executive officer
of the Motor City Bowl.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Faylene oWen
east Lansing
Faylene Owen’s term on the MSU Board
of Trustees, where she serves as chair
of the Finance Committee, began in
2007. Prior to her election, she founded
her own business, Mica Corporation,
which specializes in market research and
communications. A community leader,
Owen has served as chair of Child Abuse
Prevention Services and the Sparrow
Hospital Foundation. She has been a board
member for MSU Safe Place, the MSU
Hillel Student Center, and the MSU Kaleidoscope program. Nationally, Owen
served as a managing trustee of the Democratic National Committee and as
the chair of the Clinton–Gore fundraising campaigns in Michigan in 1992 and
1996. Owen’s work was recognized by President Bill Clinton, who appointed her
to the White House Fellows Commission.
DIann WooDarD
BrOWnstOWn tOWnship
Diann Woodard was elected to the
Michigan State University Board of
Trustees in 2008. Woodard’s professional
affiliations include international president
of the American Federation of School
Administrators, for which she received
the Administrator of the Year award in
2003, and trustee of the Michigan State
AFL–CIO. She has been the president of
the Organization of School Administrators
and Supervisors since 2000. Additionally,
Woodard is a former member of the board of directors of School of the 21st
Century and currently serves as a board member of Youth Connection, an
organization that encourages after-school programs for urban youth. Woodard
graduated from Michigan State in 1973 with a bachelor’s in education and
received a master’s degree in 1979 from Wayne State University, which
awarded her the Distinguished Alumni Award in 2003.
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