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Standing Committees
The Board of Trustees establishes the following Standing Committees:
Academic & Faculty Affairs Committee Diversity Committee
Advancement Committee Enrollment Committee
Awards Committee Executive Committee
Business & Finance Committee Facilities Committee
Committee on Trustees Student & Religious Affairs Committee
 
Academic and Faculty Affairs Committee
Duties:
  1. Through regular program review and other processes, ensure that all elements of the College's academic program are consistent with and supportive of its mission and strategies, and that the various courses of study are appropriate to the needs and interests of the College's undergraduate and graduate students.
  2. Review College recommendations for significant changes in curricula or degree requirements, as well as new programs or initiatives.
  3. Monitor and evaluate the allocation of financial, personnel, and physical plant resources to the range of academic programs offered by the College; recommend appropriate action steps concerning academic resources to the full Board.
  4. Provide ongoing review and support of the college's faculty personnel policies, including appointment, promotion, tenure, and post-tenure reviews; performance evaluations; compensation schedules and plans; sabbatical leaves and retirements; and retrenchment plans when the situation arises.
  5. Review the recommendations of the President and Provost for annual faculty promotion and tenure; forward recommended promotion and tenure decisions to the full Board.
  6. Validate faculty recommendations of degree candidates; forward to the full Board an approved list of candidates for specific undergraduate and graduate degrees.
Members:
Hon. William Murphy, Chair Trustee
John Nowak Trustee
Sr. Mary Kay Oosdyke, O.P. Trustee
Luis Tomatis, M.D.  Trustee
Edward Smith Trustee Emeritus
Penny Avery Faculty Assembly Chair 
Lenord Smith Faculty Affairs Committee of the Faculty Assembly Chair
Bruce Nanzer Faculty 
Msgr. William Duncan Ex-Officio; Board Chair
Chad Gunnoe Provost & Dean of Faculty; Executive Secretary
Monica Edison  Recording Secretary
 
Advancement Committee
Duties:
  1. Create and maintain within the Board an awareness of and commitment to the importance of private giving.
  2. Maintain goals for trustee giving and systems for engaging trustees in College fund raising processes.
  3. Work with College administration to set annual and long-range fund raising goals; provide ongoing review and monitoring of progress toward specific fund raising goals.
  4. Periodically examine trends in philanthropy and analyze implications for future College development initiatives.
  5. Establish for Board adoption and maintain over time College policies pertaining to the receipt and use of gifts.
  6. Provide ongoing support to the Vice President for Development in determining the extent to which professional staff and budget are distributed in ways to maximize giving by the College's myriad constituencies.
  7. Identify and recruit new individual, corporate and foundational supporters to the College.
Members:
Karen Palmore, Co-Chair Trustee
Sr. Margaret Hillary, O.P., Co-Chair Trustee
Marilyn Drake Trustee
Rev. Mark Przybysz Trustee
Greg Alksnis Trustee Emeritus
Lyle Morrison  Trustee Emeritus
Sr. M. Aquinas Weber, O.P. Chancellor Emerita
John "Otis" Jackoboice, II Community
Doug Dooley Community
Ross Meehan Community
James Mitchell Community
Jennifer Van Horn  Community
Paul Brewer Faculty
Deb Steketee Faculty
Brigid Avery & Andy Holtgreive Alumni Association Liaison
Msgr. William Duncan Ex-Officio; Board Chair
Greg McAleenan Ex-Officio; Vice President of Advancement; Executive Secretary
Cecilia Cunningham Ex-Officio; Aquinas Fund Director
Ali Erhan Ex-Officio; Corporate Relations Director
Marty Fahey Ex-Officio; College Relations Director
Marjorie Kindel Ex-Officio; Planned Giving Director
Greg Meyer Ex-Officio; Associate Vice President of Advancement
Deb O'Donnell Recording Secretary
 
Awards Committee
Duties:
  1. Identify candidates for honorary degrees and individuals to serve as Commencement Speakers; forward nominations to the full Board for endorsement.
  2. Review candidates for the College's major awards, including Reflection and Trustee awards.
  3. Engage in a periodic review of the College's criteria and procedures for making awards.
Members:
Marilyn Drake, Chair Trustee
David Bottrall  Trustee
Sr. Nathalie Meyer, O.P. Trustee
Marty Allen Trustee Emeritus
Alan Ryan  Trustee Emeritus
Sr. M. Aquinas Weber, O.P. Chancellor Emerita
Bruce Nanzer Faculty
Ann Bishop Student
Dave Sweeney Student
Msgr. William Duncan Ex-Officio; Board Chair
Marty Fahey Ex-Officio; Director of College Relations
Sally Reeves Ex-Officio; Publications
Greg McAleenan Ex-Officio; Vice President of Advancement; Executive Secretary
Ed Balog Ex-Officio; President
Deb O'Donnell Recording Secretary
 
Business and Finance Committee
Duties:
  1. To monitor the institution's financial operations by making periodic and regular reviews of the financial affairs of the College, including but not limited to the budgets and current and proposed revenue and expenditures.
  2. To oversee the annual and long-range operating budgets.
  3. To ensure that accurate and complete financial records are maintained.
  4. To keep the full Board fully informed of the college's financial condition by ensuring that timely and accurate financial information is presented to each member and by discussing all aspects of the budget with the full Board, including its underlying assumptions and how it reflects the college's mission and vision.
  5. To serve as liaison between the Investment and Human Resources Sub-Committees and the full Board.
Members:
Tom Czerney, Chair Trustee
Sr. Maureen Geary, O.P. Trustee
Mike Lown Trustee
Joseph Parini Trustee
Luanne Thodey Trustee Emerita
Patrick Gill Community
Robert White Community
Kristel Heinz-Ciullo Faculty; Faculty Assembly Vice-Chair
Jeff McKelvey Faculty
Thad Salter Staff; Staff Assembly Vice-Chair
Msgr. William Duncan Ex-Officio; Board Chair
Ed Balog Ex-Officio; President
Chad Gunnoe Ex-Officio; Provost and Dean of Faculty
Lisa Stover Controller; Recording Secretary
 
Investments Subcommittee
Duties:
  1. Formulate investment policy for the Board and the College, including specific investment objectives and endowment fund spending rules.
  2. Recommend to the Business and Finance Committee and then to the full Board agreements with the financial manager and/or consultants; monitor performance of the College's fund managers.
  3. Annually review the level of expenses its funds management program incurs each year, including internal management costs, fees paid to outside active managers, custodial and reporting fees paid to banks, and any fees paid to general-purpose consultants who assist the committee.
  4. Oversee the institution's financial reporting structure for its various investment funds; ensure appropriate systems are in place so that individual donor preferences are recognized and investment management can be carried out in accord with those preferences.
Members:
Tom Czerney, Chair Board
Sr. Maureen Geary, O.P. Board
Lanny Thodey Emerita
Kate Wolters Emerita
Robert White Community
Ed Balog Ex-Officio
Lisa Stover Ex-Officio
 
Committee on Trustees
Duties:
  1. Periodically review and update as necessary the profile of the Board to ensure its composition reflects the needs and directions of the College.
  2. Monitor the composition of the Board in order to ensure adherence to the ideal profile of the Board.
  3. Identify prospective Board members; work with the President to cultivate potential members; screen and propose new members for appointment to the Board.
  4. Monitor Board and officer performance; at appropriate intervals, present candidates for officers of the Board.
  5. Review the group of Board members up for re-election with regard to their participation in the affairs of the College according to the standard of attendance at meetings, service through committees, financial support, and other identifiable evidence of support of the College and its programs; recommend to the full Board those members who should continue terms on the Board.
Members:
Lisa Wurst, Chair  Trustee
Hon. William Murphy Trustee
Debra Bailey Trustee
Msgr. William Duncan Board Chair
Sr. M. Aquinas Weber, O.P. Chancellor Emerita
Greg Alksnis Trustee Emeritus
Kate Wolters Trustee Emerita
Greg McAleenan Vice President of Advancement
Ed Balog Ex-Officio; President 
Jan Sommerville Recording Secretary
 
Diversity Committee
Duties:
  1. Promotes respect and appreciation for racial and ethnic diversity, as well as for all members of traditionally underrepresented groups.
  2. Fosters a campus whose policies, programs, and activities is inclusive and adheres to the ideals of the Dominican tradition.
  3. Supports programs and initiatives aimed at integration and unity within the College and broader communities.
Members:
Patrick Miles, Jr., Chair Trustee
Carretta Cooke Trustee
Don Burns Trustee
Ella Sims Trustee Emerita
Dianne Liggins Community
Tom Bahl Faculty
Sr. Rosemary O'Donnell, O.P.  Faculty
Brigid Avery Staff: Director of Alumni Relations
Brad Bosserman Student
Hannah Marko Student
Paula Meehan Ex-Officio; Vice President for Enrollment Management 
Steve Wolf Ex-Officio; Director of Human Resources
Joelle Baldwin Ex-Officio; Director of International Programs
David Weinandy Ex-Officio; Special Assistant to the Provost for Campus Life
Marnika Brown Ex-Officio; Director of Diversity Initiatives
Greg McAleenan Ex-Officio; Vice President for Advancement
Lynn Atkins-Rykert Recording Secretary
 
Enrollment Committee
Duties:
  1. Engage in a systematic, holistic, and integrated review of College programs and activities directed at achieving enrollment goals for all undergraduate and graduate programs, including marketing, recruitment, admissions, financial aid, orientation, advising, and class scheduling.
  2. Monitor and support the non-fundraising, public relations, and image enhancement efforts of the College, both those that are ongoing and those developed for specific purposes or initiatives.
Members:
Dcn. Dennis Williams, Chair Trustee
David Aker Trustee
David Bottrall Trustee
Richard Durell Trustee
Alan Ryan Trustee Emeritus
Andrew Robel Community
Damon Bouwkamp Alumni Board Liaison
Jason Duncan Faculty
JoAnne Gorant Faculty
Ann Bishop Student
John Kalinowski Student
Msgr. William Duncan Ex-Officio; Board Chair
Terry Bocian Ex-Officio; Director of Athletics
Nanette Clatterbuck Ex-Officio; Dean, School of Education 
Tom Mikowski Ex-Officio; Dean of Admissions
Cindy Van Gelderen Ex-Officio; Dean, School of Management
David Steffee Ex-Officio; Director of Financial Aid
Marty Fahey Ex-Officio; Director of College Relations
Brenda Hennink Ex-Officio; Director of Adult Student Recruitment
Ed Balog Ex-Officio; President
Paula Meehan Ex-Officio; Vice President for Enrollment Management; Executive Secretary
Mary Sue Barnes Recording Secretary
 
Executive Committee
Duties:
  1. The Executive Commitee ensures that the Board fulfills its collective responsibilities.
  2. Serve as the Board's mechanism for overseeing the institutional planning and budget processes and monitor the progress the institution makes toward achieving the designated goals and objectives.
  3. Serve as a sounding board for the president and administration, particularly in reviewing potential initiatives, policy changes, or other key issues.
  4. Provide advice, counsel and support to the president; monitor the president's performance and contract.
  5. Act on behalf of the full Board in emergencies.
Members:
Msgr. William Duncan Board Chair
Ellen Satterlee Board Vice-Chair
Deb Bailey Board Secretary
Tom Czerney Board Treasurer and Business & Finance Committee Chair
Sr. Nathalie Meyer, O.P. Prioress, Grand Rapids Dominicans
Patrick Miles, Jr.  Immediate Past Board Chair
Hon. William Murphy Academic & Faculty Affairs Committee Chair
Karen Palmore Advancement Committee Chair
Dcn. Dennis Williams Enrollment Committee Chair
Ed Balog President
Jan Sommerville Recording Secretary
 
Facilities Committee
Duties:
  1. Monitor the College's comprehensive facilities-management program, which includes:a. a campus master plan and physical-planning policy that identifies goals and priorities for enrollment, land use, and facilities; b. audit and analysis of facility conditions, management procedures, and use of space; c. projections of future requirements, including capital programs and controlled and deferred maintenance; and d. mandated regulatory programs.
  2. Provide ongoing review of the institution's capital improvement, renewal, or replacement recommendations.
  3. Review the annual physical facilities budget, including annual maintenance and operations; plant renewal; and plant adaptation/upgrades/replacements.
Members:
John Wheeler, Chair Trustee
Ellen Satterlee Trustee
Dcn. Dennis Williams Trustee
Lyle Morrison Trustee Emeritus
Larry Erhardt, Sr.  Community
Ray Kisor Community
Paul McGraw Community
Deborah Springer Faculty
Dale Haisma Physical Plant Director
Rachel Hearn Student
Msgr. William Duncan Ex-Officio; Board Chair
Ed Balog Ex-Officio; President
Lisa Stover Controller; Recording Secretary
 
Student and Religous Affairs Committee
Duties:
  1. Represent students' interests in the Board's policy-making activities; reviews and affirms policies that affect students.
  2. Review the adequacy of financial, personnel, and physical plant resources for student affairs programs.
  3. Monitor the relative effectiveness and efficiency of the College's student affairs programs and initiatives.
  4. Ensure that Board policies and institutional strategies keep pace with the evolving needs of the College's undergraduate and graduate students.
  5. Monitor and support College policies, procedures, and programs that contribute to or otherwise relate to the spiritual development of all members of the Aquinas community: students,staff, faculty, administration, and the Board.
  6. Review recommendations for College policies and programs that foster the spiritual, intellectual, and moral values of the Catholic, Dominican tradition of the College.
  7. Review and incorporate as appropriate in ongoing activities the ways of ministering to members of the College community from other religious traditions.
  8. Foster the continued development of the range of community service and service learning programs offered by the College.
Members:
Sr. Joyce Ann Hertzig, O.P., Chair Trustee
Carretta Cooke Trustee
Sr. Mary Kay Oosdyke Trustee
Sr. Marjorie Vangsness, O.P. Trustee Emerita
Gary Eberle Faculty
Robert Marko Faculty
Brad Bosserman Student
Lauren LaMore Student
Brenan Knue Student
Mark Mann Community; Dir. Of Family, Youth & Young Adult Ministry,  Diocese of G.R.
(vacant) Chaplain 
Msr. William Duncan Ex-Officio; Board Chair
David Weinandy Ex-Officio; Special Assistant to the Provost for Campus Life
Marnika Brown Ex-Officio; Director of Diversity Initiatives
Mary Clark-Kaiser Ex-Officio; Director of Campus Ministry
Terry Marshall Ex-Officio; Liturgist
Eric Bridge Ex-Officio; Director of Service Learning
Patricia Chase Ex-Officio; Dean of Students; Executive Secretary
Dee Wagner Recording Secretary
 
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