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Craig H. Haesemeyer
(Iowa)
Craig Haesemeyer joined the Sigma Nu Educational
Foundation Board as a Director in 1997.
He has served the Foundation as Secretary
(2001-2003), President-Elect (2003-2005),
President (2005-2007) and, currently, as
Chairman (2007-2009).
Craig earned his master’s degree
in business from Harvard University and
went on to pursue a career in investment
banking in San Francisco. In 1991, Craig
founded Transcontinental Capital |
Partners, a boutique investment banking firm in
Palo Alto, California. He is also the principal
owner and Chairman of Central State Bank in State
Center, Iowa. Craig and his wife Wendy live in Menlo
Park, California with their son, Christian.
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William K. (Bill)
Stoffer (Albion College)
Bill Stoffer joined the Board of the Sigma
Nu Educational Foundation in May 2002, and
is currently serving as President. He is
Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of
Albion College, where he has served for
24 years. Bill has also received the President’s
Award from the West Michigan chapter of
the National Society of Fund Raising Executives
for his service to the people of West Michigan.
Bill is President and CEO of Albion Machine
and Tool, where he has worked since 1976.
He has a master’s degree in Higher
Educational
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Administration with an emphasis in Law from University
of Northern Colorado. An active volunteer all of
his adult life, Bill has served on the boards of
numerous professional, community and city-wide organizations
including a term as City Councilman and Mayor of
Albion, the Albion Chamber of Commerce, City Planning
Commission, the Junior Achievement Board (President),
Board of Directors of Chemical Bank and Starr Commonwealth
Schools (immediate past Chairman and Trustee Emeritus),
a multi-state program with campuses for troubled
youth.
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Robert A (Bob) Gingras,
(Bowling Green)
Bob Gingras is President-Elect for the Sigma
Nu Educational Foundation; he has served
on the Board since 2006. A Fraternity volunteer
since 1982, Bob served as Division Commander
for six years and on the High Council for
four years prior to joining the Foundation
Board.
He is the owner of Gingras Management Services,
a manufacturer’s representative for
product lines in the safety industry.He’s
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his community with recent involvement as a Boy Scout
Troop Committee Chairman for 5 years, on his homeowner’s
association board for 6 years, 22 seasons as a youth
soccer coach and the past 12 years in Indian Guides.
Bob and his wife Terry have two sons, Trevor (18)
and Hunter (11).
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Peter T. Straub (W
& L)
Pete Straub joined the Board of the Sigma
Nu Educational Foundation in 2000 and currently
serves as Secretary. Prior to his involvement
on the Foundation Board he served on the
Lambda House Corporation and as District
Commander. He has also been involved in
numerous community organizations including
the Alexandria Community Mental Health Center
(Board President), the Alexandria chapter
of the American Heart Association (Advisory
Board), the Alexandria chapter of the Salvation
Army (VP and Chairman), the Boy Scouts of
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(District Chairman) and is currently a member of
the Advisory Board for Hospice of Northern Virginia.
Pete served as a captain in the US Army and US Army
Reserves. He has been engaged in private legal practice
since 1976. He is admitted to practice before
the US Circuit Court of Appeals, the US Supreme
Court, the US Court of Military Appeals,
US Tax Court, the US Bankruptcy Court and
the Supreme Courts of Virginia and Missouri. He
currently resides in Alexandria, Virginia with his
wife Wendy. Together they have three children: Karl,
Philip and Ellen.
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David C. Ruegg (Berkeley)
David C. Ruegg is currently Treasurer on
the Board of Directors of the Sigma Nu Educational
Foundation. He has served on the Foundation
Board since 2002. He previously served Sigma
Nu Fraternity, Inc. as Division Commander
(1984-1987), Vice Regent (1986 – 1988),
Regent Elect (1990 – 1992) and Regent
(1992 – 1994). In 2006, he was inducted
into Sigma Nu’s Hall of Honor for
his service to the Fraternity.
A Realtor since 1961, David is now a Real
Estate Management Investment Consultant
and licensed real estate broker. He is a
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partner of Berkeley, California-based Ruegg &
Ellsworth, Vice President and Co-Founder of Karl
Kover Kings, Inc. He is an active member of the
Berkeley business community and has held board positions
for several organizations including the Oakland
and Berkeley Boards of Realtors, the California
Association of Realtors and the Berkeley Chamber
of Commerce where he served as the President from
1990-1992. He has also been involved in numerous
community organizations including serving as a trustee
for Alta Bates Memorial Hospital Foundation, Director
of the YMCA, Director of the Berkeley Repertory
Theater and member of the Board of Trustees for
Head/Royce School. He and his wife Eugenia reside
in the Berkeley area and together they have three
grown children.
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Carl G. Berry (Idaho)
Carl Berry is currently an At-Large Member
of the Board of Directors for the Sigma
Nu Educational Foundation. He has served
Sigma Nu Fraternity, Inc. as a Division
Commander for Northern California and Nevada
and, during the 1960s, was on staff with
the Fraternity.
Carl has 30 years experience in the development,
marketing and sales of shared ownership
projects, both timeshares and fractions.
He is the CEO of Star Resort Group, headquartered
in Scottsdale, |
Arizona. He is also the founder of the Meritus College
Fund, a nonprofit organization providing four-year
college scholarships. He serves as a National Board
Member of the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival and is
the former President of the University of Idaho
Foundation and Alumni Association. He has also been
recognized a member of the University of Idaho Hall
of Fame.
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Don K. Martin (Georgia
State)
Don Martin is currently an At-Large Member
of the Board of Directors for the Sigma
Nu Educational Foundation. He previously
served Sigma Nu as District Commander and
as Chapter Advisor to Kappa Chi Chapter
at Furman University.
He is retired as a distributor and principle
for St. Jude Medical, a world leader in
the cardiac device industry, and he is presently
working with St. Jude Medical to build a
Field Intern Program for Biomedical
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Engineers. A graduate of Georgia State University,
Don has his BBA in Management. He is married to
Debbie, an Alpha Omicron Pi and Sigma Nu Sweetheart
at Georgia State. Together they have three children:
Stephen, Lauren and Jeff, a Sigma Nu at the University
of South Carolina.
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James C. Cherry (Hampden-Sydney)
James Cherry joined the Board of Directors
for the Sigma Nu Educational Foundation
in 1994. He served on the High Council (1980
– 1992) and as Regent (1990 –
1992). James was President of the Sigma
Nu Educational Foundation from 2001 –
2003. He was inducted into Sigma Nu’s
Hall of Honor at the 60th Grand Chapter
in 2002.
James is a native Virginian with more than
25 years of banking experience. He joined
Wachovia Bank in 1974 and is currently the
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Chief Executive Officer of Mid-Atlantic Banking.
His community involvement includes board positions
with the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce, Greater
Richmond Partnership, Metropolitan Richmond Sports
Backers, the Virginia Business Council, the Virginia
Foundation for Independent Colleges, the Maymount
Foundation and the Virginia Bankers Association.
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Don K. Densborn (Indiana)
Don Densborn joined the Board of Directors
for the Sigma Nu Educational Foundation
after serving a biennium as Regent of Sigma
Nu Fraternity, Inc. (2004 – 2006).
Prior to his regency, He served on the High
Council for six years, as Grand Treasurer
and Regent-Elect and as Trustee and Division
Commander (Indiana/Illinois).
Don resides in Indianapolis, Indiana where
he is engaged in the private practice of
law. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America
and in
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Chambers’ Leading Lawyers in America for Business.
His wife, Kathryn (Gamma Phi Beta), is Executive
Director of the Hoosier Lottery. He has two adult
children, Peter (Phi Gamma Delta, Purdue) and Elissa
(Kappa Delta, Indiana).
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Michael D. Long (Drury/SW
Missouri)
Mike Long joined the Executive Committee
for the Sigma Nu Educational Foundation
in 1996 and served as President from 2003
– 2005. Mike has served Sigma Nu Fraternity,
Inc. as Division Commander, Grand Marshall,
Vice Regent, Trustee, District Commander,
Regent-Elect and Regent. Mike was instrumental
in developing The Omega Society, which ultimately
resulted in retiring the mortgage of Sigma
Nu’s headquarters property. In 2005,
he was honored as the recipient of the NIC
Outstanding Alumni Volunteer Award, and
in 2006, he was named to the Sigma Nu Hall
of Honor.
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Mike is the founder and owner of Goose Creek Publishing
in Springfield, Missouri. He is a past board member
of the Red Cross, the Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Camp
and was a member of the Major Committee for Building
Regulations for the City of Springfield. Mike and
his wife Cathy divide their time between their city
home and their farm on the outskirts of Springfield,
where they raise cattle. They have a son Wil (Gamma
Upsilon, Arkansas) and a daughter Nancy.
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Robert L. Marchman,
III (Emory)
Robert Marchman has served on the Sigma
Nu Educational Foundation Board since 1978,
most recently as President (1986 –
2001) and as Chairman (2002 – 2003).
He has served Sigma Nu Fraternity, Inc.
as Division Commander, on the Member Jurisprudence
Committee, as Vice Regent, Regent and Trustee.
He was also a member of the Leadership Council
(1987-1990). In 1992, he served a term as
President of the National Interfraternity
Conference and was a Board member for the
NIC House of Delegates (1984 – 1993).
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Robert practiced law in Atlanta for more than forty
years and has held the positions of Corporate Secretary
and Director of several Atlanta-based corporations.
He is now retired in Fort Valley, Georgia, enjoying
farming and bird shooting.
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C. David Nyman (Southern
Utah)
Dave Nyman is a Voting Director on the Sigma
Nu Educational Foundation Board of Directors.
He also serves on the Sigma Nu Headquarters
Commission. He previously served the Foundation
as Treasurer and the Fraternity as Regent
(2002 – 2004), Vice Regent and High
Councilman (1998 – 2000), Mountain
Division Commander (1987 – 1998) and
Chapter Advisor for Lambda Iota Chapter.
In 2003, he retired with the rank of Full
Professor from the Music Department at Southern
Utah University, where he served on the
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faculty for 19 years. He also served the university
as Assistant Dean of Summer School, Dean of Summer
School, Director of Evening/Extended Day Courses,
Director of English Language Study Center, Interim
Dean of Continuing Education and Professional Studies
and Chairman of the Music Department, Coordinator
of Fine Arts and Director of Bands. He has received
numerous awards for his service to community and
professional organizations and has directed more
than 20 musicals and operas. He currently resides
in Cedar City, Utah.
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Daniel Rodriguez
(Arizona State)
Dan Rodriguez joined the board of the Sigma
Nu Educational Foundation in 1995. He served
as an At-Large Member of the Executive Committee
(2005-2007) and currently serves as a Voting
Director. He is a former Fraternity staff
member, having worked three years as Associate
Executive Director. He has also served as
an Advisor for the Zeta Upsilon Chapter,
Division Commander (1984-1988), Grand Sentinel
(1989-1994), Vice Regent (1990-1994), Board
of Trustees (1994-1996), Regent-Elect (1996-1998)
and Regent (1998-2000).
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Dan has worked for the last 19 years as the Associate
Vice President for Alumni Affairs and Executive
Director of the University of Oregon Alumni Association.
He has a B.S. in Business Administration and Marketing
from Arizona State University and has MBA graduate
course work at the University of Santa Clara. Dan
and his wife Carol Ann live in Eugene, Oregon.
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Joseph F. Wood (Oregon
State)
Joseph Wood joined the Board of the Sigma
Nu Educational Foundation in 2001 after
serving as a Trustee of Sigma Nu Fraternity,
Inc. He also currently serves as Chairman
of the Board of Managers for Fifth Point
Properties, LLC.
Joseph is the Executive Vice President and
partner of Norris Beggs & Simpson, a commercial
real estate service firm offering brokerage,
property management, consulting and mortgage
lending services throughout the Pacific Northwest.
He also serves on the board of NBS |
Real Estate Capital, a pooled real estate investment
fund. He and his wife Peggy live in Portland, Oregon. |
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