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The University of Akron Board of Trustees is the governing body for The University of Akron. The Board is composed of 11 members who are appointed by the governor
of Ohio to serve a nine-year term. Two of the 11 members are student Trustees who serve two-year terms on the Board as non-voting members. Since its founding in
1870, The University of Akron has been guided by a Board to ensure it succeeds in its mission to prepare graduates for the challenges that await them. Trustees select
and appoint the president; set the operating budget; approve personnel appointments; grant all degrees awarded by the University, including honorary degrees; establish
tuition and fee rates; approve contracts; and approve all regulations, curriculum changes, new programs and degrees at The University of Akron. In addition to implementing
focused initiatives involving teaching and research, today's University of Akron Board of Trustees also oversees the New Landscape for Learning building program
- a $300 million enhancement of the campus. The University is constructing six new buildings, renovating 14 residence halls, academic buildings and other structures,
planting 50,000 new trees and shrubs and adding 30 acres of green space to campus.
mr. Philip s. kaufmann, J.D., chair, is a
partner in the law firm of Buckingham, Doolittle
& Burroughs, LLP. Appointed to the Board in
2001, he is a Board liaison to the National
Board of Directors for The University of Akron
Alumni Association. He serves on several
other boards as well, including the Community
Fund Management Foundation in Cleveland;
the Salvation Army Advisory Board of Summit
County; and the Blossom Music Center Board
of Overseers. He earned a B.S. degree at Loyola University and a Juris
Doctor degree at The University of Akron. (Term expires 2010)
mrs. Ann Amer Brennan, J.D., vice chair,
was appointed to the Board in 2003. She has
been active in many community organizations.
In Spring 2003, Mrs. Brennan received the
Outstanding Alumni Award from the University.
She chairs the Educational Policy/Student Affairs
Committee and serves on the Audit; External
Affairs; Finance, Fiscal Policy, and Investment;
Personnel and Compensation; and Strategic
Issues, Governance, and Compliance committees.
She served on the Ohio Arts Council for 10 years and is the past
chair of the Summa Health System Board of Directors, as well as of
the Akron Community Foundation. She served on the board of Hiram
College for 12 years and was chair of its Finance Committee. Mrs.
Brennan received a B.A. degree from The University of Akron and a
J.D. degree from the School of Law. Her husband, David, endowed the
Brennan Chair in the School of Law in 1985. The Brennans are parents
of four children and grandparents of 10. (Term expires 2012)
roland H. Bauer, vice chair, was appointed to
the Board in 2006. He serves on the Collective
Bargaining; Facilities Planning and Oversight;
Finance, Fiscal Policy, and Investment;
Nominating; Rules; and Strategic Issues,
Governance, and Compliance committees. He
is the President and Chief Executive Officer of
The Cypress Companies, Inc. and a member of
the board of the Akron Art Museum, the Greater
Akron Chamber, the Western Reserve Bank of
Medina, and the Akron Symphony Foundation. Mr. Bauer is a member
of the College of Business Administration’s Advancement Council, the
Northampton Rotary, and the steering committee of the Walsh Jesuit
High School Capital Campaign. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree
from Wake Forest University and a Juris Doctor degree from The Ohio
State University. (Term expires 2009)
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mr. edward L. Bittle was appointed to the
Board in 2002. He chairs the Collective
Bargaining Committee and serves on the
Audit, External Affairs, Rules, Strategic Issues,
Governance, and Compliance committees. Mr.
Bittle is president of Seal Master Corporation
and ELBEX Corporation. He established Seal
Master in 1974 and ELBEX in 1991. Mr. Bittle
is a graduate of The University of Akron and a
member of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity and
Phi Alpha Theta Honorary Society. He has served as president of the
Varsity “A” Association. He has lectured to entrepreneurship classes
and has served on the University College Advisory Council and the Zips
Athletic Club Advisory Board. He received the Alumni Honor Award for
Excellence in Professional Achievement in 1994 and the “Red” Cochran
Award for Meritorious Service in 1999. Mr. Bittle and his wife, Frances,
endowed “The Edward L. Bittle Scholarship” and “The Bittle Residency
in Jazz” and are members of the Hilltoppers-Buchtelles. (Term expires
2011)
Dr. chander mohan was appointed to the
Board in 2004. He chairs the External Affairs,
Nominating, and Strategic Issues, Governance
and Compliance committees and serves on the
Facilities Planning and Oversight and Finance,
Fiscal Policy, and Investment committees. Dr.
Mohan is president of the Clinic for Behavioral
Health Services, a solo practice in Cuyahoga
Falls. He also serves as a staff psychiatrist at
Akron General Medical Center, as an associate
medical director of geriatric psychiatry for Massillon Community Hospital,
as a staff psychiatrist at Barberton Citizens Hospital, as an instructor
at Barberton Citizens Hospital, and as an instructor in the Department
of Psychiatry at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine.
Prior to moving to Ohio, Dr. Mohan was a clinical teaching assistant in
the Department of Psychiatry at the Mount Sinai Medical Center and
at the New York University School of Medicine in New York, New York.
Dr. Mohan serves the community as a member of the Summit County
Republican Party and as co-chairman for the Physician’s Advisory
Board for the National Republican Congressional Committee. (Term
expires 2013)
mr. Jack morrison, Jr., J.D., President of the
law firm of Amer Cunningham Co., L.P.A., was
appointed to the Board in 2005. He chairs
the Finance, Fiscal Policy, and Investment
Committee and serves on the Audit, Collective
Bargaining, Facilities Planning and Oversight,
Nominating, and Rules committees. He serves
on the Executive Committee and also serves
as Secretary of the Summit County Republican
Party. He was elected as State Committeeman
for the 27th District to the State Republican Party. An active leader in the
community, he has also served on the boards of the Akron Art Museum,
Greater Akron Chamber, Akron Symphony, and Walsh Jesuit High
School. He was President of the Akron Bar Association in 2000-2001.
Mr. Morrison also served his country in the United States Air Force from
1970-1974. He earned his A.A. degree (with honors) at The University
of Maryland, a B.S.B.A. degree (magna cum laude) at The University
of Akron, and a J.D. degree at The University of Akron School of Law.
(Term expires 2014)
mr. richard w. Pogue was appointed to the
Board in 2004. He chairs the Audit and Rules
committees and serves on the Educational
Policy/Student Affairs, Facilities Planning and
Oversight, and Finance, Fiscal Policy, and
Investment committees. In 2003, Ohio Governor
Bob Taft appointed Mr. Pogue chairman of the
Governor’s Commission on Higher Education.
Currently, he is an advisor to Jones Day, the
second largest law firm in the United States.
Mr. Pogue has a long and distinguished legal career, serving as partner
with Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue from 1961-1994. He has been a
director of many major companies, including TRW, Continental Airlines
and Derlan Industries Ltd. He serves on the Board of The University of
Akron Foundation, and has been a trustee of Case Western Reserve
University, University Hospitals of Cleveland, and many other institutions.
Mr. Pogue has supported many civic organizations and charities,
ranging from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to the United Way Services
of Greater Cleveland. He received a B.A. degree from Cornell, a J.D.
degree from the University of Michigan Law School, and an honorary
Doctorate of Law degree from The University of Akron in 2004. (Term
expires 2015)
kevin o. Thompson was appointed to the
Board in 2007. He serves on the Educational
Policy/Student Affairs; External Affairs; and
Rules committee. As Area President for National
City Bank, Northeast Region, Mr. Thompson has
oversight responsibility for National City’s sales
effort, with direct responsibility for Corporate
Banking in the Akron, Canton and Wooster
markets. Prior to being named Area President in
January 2007, Mr. Thompson served as Senior
Vice President and Manager for the Upper Middle Market Banking Group
in the region. He joined National City in 1977 as a credit analyst and has
held positions of increasing responsibility within Corporate Banking.
Previously, Mr. Thompson worked for the Federal Reserve Bank in
Cleveland. He holds a B.A. in Labor Economics from The University of
Akron and an M.B.A. from Baldwin-Wallace College. He is also a graduate
of The Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Rutgers University.
Mr. Thompson is very active in the community, currently serving as a
board member of Akron Tomorrow, Furnace Street Mission, Tallmadge
Community Foundation, and Victim Assistance. He volunteers as an
instructor of Applied Economics for Junior Achievement, and is active
with the Leadership Akron Alumni Association, The Greater Akron
Chamber, Akron Tomorrow, Tallmadge Booster Club and Tallmadge City
School Bond Oversight Committee. Mr. Thompson, his wife, and their
four children reside in Tallmadge.
OFFICERS OF THE BOARD
mr. Ted A. mallo
Vice President, General Counsel
Secretary of the Board
Current as of July 1, 2008.
mr. russell D. sibert
Vice President of Board Operations
Assistant Secretary of the Board
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