Board of Directors Members
2025-2026
Jeff Ellison, St. Joseph, Missouri - Chair
B.S., Architecture, 1990
Chancy Montera Love, Greenwood Village, Colorado - Past-Chair
B.S., Marketing, 2007
Lydia Peele Kinkade, Overland Park, Kansas - Chair-Elect
B.S., Education - Mathematics, 2009
STANDING DIRECTORS
Adam Walker, Manhattan, Kansas – Secretary
B.S., Kinesiology, 2004
M.S., Counseling and Student Development, 2009
Travis Lenkner, London, Great Britain – Treasurer
B.S., Journalism and Mass Communications, 2001
Charlene Lake, Dallas, Texas – KSU Foundation Board Chair
B.S., Journalism & Mass Communications, 1983
Richard Linton, Manhattan, Kansas – President of Kansas State University
Brady Kappelmann, Liberal, Kansas – Student Body President of Kansas State University
IbrahimÇiftçi, Manhattan, Kansas - Student Alumni Board President
Greg Willems, Manhattan, Kansas – President and CEO of the KSU Foundation – Ex Officio
Member
TERMS EXPIRE IN 2026
Link Evans, The Woodlands, Texas
B.S., Geology, 1982
Phil Kirk, Oak Grove, Missouri
B.A., Agricultural Economics, 1989
Tonya Rudolph Barta, Holton, Kansas
B.A., Finance, 1991
Jill Stehley Harrison, Prairie Village, Kansas
Former student
Kelly Williams, Kansas City, Kansas
B.S., Psychological Sciences, 2003
TERMS EXPIRE IN 2027
Dr. Eva Stumpff Gardiner, Ashland, Kansas
B.S., Animal Sciences and Industry, 1981
D.V.M., in Veterinary Medicine, 1986
M.A., in Diagnostic Medicine and Pathology, 1991
Mako Blevens Miller, Olathe, Kansas
B.S., Journalism and Mass Communications, 2004
Greg Musil, Overland Park, Kansas
B.S., Political Science, 1983
Alejandro "Alex" Suñé, Savoy, Illiniois
B.S., Business Administration, 2008
M.A., Counseling and Student Development, 2011
Jake Worcester, Manhattan, Kansas
B.S., Ag Economics, 2001
TERMS EXPIRE IN 2028
Nicole Young Alexander, Goddard, Kansas
B.S., Agricultural Communications and Journalism, 2005
Rolando Blackman, Dallas, Texas
B.S., Social Sciences, 1981
Meredith Reilly Sleichter, Abilene, Kansas
B.S., Human Ecology and Mass Communications, 1995
Amber Weaver, Dallas, Texas
B.S., Human Ecology and Mass Communications, 2005
Corbin Witt, St. George, Kansas
B.S., Elementary Education, 1988
M.S., Educational Administration, 1993
Ed.D., Educational Administration, 1995
TERMS EXPIRE IN 2029
Jamie Ball, Platte City, Missouri
B.S., Biology and Gerontology, 2010
Ed Frey, Wichita, Kansas
B.S., Animal Sciences and Industry, 1977
B.S., Business Administration, 1977
Christopher Merriewether, Atlanta, Georgia
B.S., Finance, 2010
Scott Miller, Parker, Colorado
B.S., Construction Science and Management, 2001
Stephanie Grecian Siders, Leawood, Kansas
B.S., Finance, 2005