the campaign for western kentucky university
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campaign leadership

Campaign Cabinet Chairs

Don Vitale
Chairman
Manchester Capital
Bowling Green, KY
      
Rick Guillaume ('65)
KY Chairman Emeritus & 
State Marketing Director
BB&T
Louisville, KY

Campaign Cabinet

Jerry Baker (’51) 
Chairman
     Airgas of Mid America
Bowling Green, KY
Louis Berman (’75)
Partner
Neace Lukens Insurance 
Louisville, KY
Covella Biggers 
President
Ervin G. Houchens Found. 
Bowling Green, KY
David Chandler (’82) 
President
     Chandler Real Estate, Inc.
Bowling Green, KY
Mary Cohron
Managing Director
Grimes Legal, Inc. 
Bowling Green, KY
Steve Eaton (’72)
Managing Director
EDG Partners, LLC 
Norcross, Ga.
Charles English, Sr. 
Partner
English, Lucas Priest & Owsley
Bowling Green, KY
Glenda Ford
Gordon Ford Foundation 
Louisville, KY
Don Greulich (’72)
President
Kerr Greulich Engineers, Inc. 
Louisville, KY
John Grider (’61) 
Vice President & Trust Officer
     PBI Bank
Bowling Green, KY
Tommy Gumm (’72)
President
Alliance Corporation
Glasgow, KY
Lowell Guthrie 
President & CEO
Trace Die Cast
Bowling Green, KY
Charlie Hardcastle (’55) 
President
     Consolidated Paper Group, Inc.
Bowling Green, KY
Jan Hensley (’68)
Bowling Green, KY
Rick Holton (’69)
Attorney
HoltonBlackstone & Mayberry
Nashville, TN
Belle Hunt (’73, ’77) 
Retired Educator
Bowling Green, KY
Tommy Hunt (’64)
Owner
Thomas R. Hunt Auctioneers
Bowling Green, KY
Harvey Johnston
Attorney
Reynolds Johnston Hinton Pepper
Bowling Green, KY
Sandy Jones
Owner
Quality Personnel
Bowling Green, KY
John Kelly
CEO
Pan-Osten 
Bowling Green, KY
Bob Kirby (’60)
Financial Consultant/Trust Officer
Hilliard Lyons, Inc.
Bowling Green, KY
Gary Koon (’66) 
Retired Businessman
     Glasgow, KY
Dr. Biff Kummer
Retired Faculty
WKU 
Bowling Green, KY
Mark Lamkin 
President and LPL Wealth Advisor
Lamkin Wealth Management
Louisville, KY
Bud Layne 
CEO
Span Tech, Inc.
Glasgow, KY
Pete Mahurin (’61)
Board Chair
Hilliard Lyons, Inc.
Bowling Green, KY
Mark Marsh (’90, ’92)
CEO
Greenview Regional Hospital 
Bowling Green, KY
Ann McCormack
Bowling Green, KY
Gina McIntosh (’79)
Bowling Green, KY
Bruce Merrick
President
Dant Clayton Corp. 
Louisville, KY
Mary Nixon (’77) 
Vice President/Internal Audit
    Yum! Brands Foundation, Inc.
Louisville, KY
Bob Owsley (’58)
President
Cecilian Bank & Holding Co. 
Ceclilia, KY
Leon Page (’43) 
Chairman
Franklin Bank & Trust
Bowling Green, KY
John Ridley (’74) 
Managing Director
     Wells Fargo Advisors
Bowling Green, KY
Jim & Rita Scott
Developers
The Club at Olde Stone 
Bowling Green, KY
Zuheir Sofia (’69) 
Chairman
Sofia & Co.
Columbus, OH
Rick Starks (’71, ’76) 
Sr. Economic Dev. Specialist
     Warren Rural Electric Coop
Bowling Green, KY