Wabash College: Alumni - NAWM Board Members

Alumni Association

The Board of Directors of the NAWM

The Board of Directors holds three meetings each year at the College, usually in late January, at Commencement Weekend, and at Homecoming Weekend. The names and brief biographies of the current members of the Board of Directors are listed below. Please login to Alumni eServices to access a member's contact information.

The Constitution of the NAWM is the governing document of the national association. Board members assist in executing the mission of the NAWM through the work of nine standing committees. The Recruiting, Alumni Advancement, Career Services, Development, Campus Life, and Linking Education and Alumni Development (L.E.A.D.) committees partner with students, faculty, administrators, and fellow alumni to research and provide feedback on issues as well as spearhead new projects or initiatives for the benefit of all. The Executive, Nominating, and Constitution committees provide internal leadership to the board and recommend outstanding alumni and friends of the college for a range of honors and awards.

Officers and Directors of the Board

President (2011-2013)

Name: Greg Castanias
Occupation: Attorney
Current: Appellate and Litigation Partner at Jones Day, Washington, D.C.
Previous: U.S. Court of Appeals, Ice Miller
Wabash Class: 1987
Wabash Living Unit: Lambda Chi Alpha
NAWM Committee(s): Executive, Constitution, Development
NAWM Term Expires: 2015

Vice President (2011-2013)

Name: Greg Estell
Occupation: Entrepreneur / Manufacturing
Current: Owner at The Estell Group LLC, Indianapolis, Indiana
Previous: Vice President/General Manager at Accurate Specialties Inc.
Wabash Class: 1985
Wabash Living Unit: Lambda Chi Alpha
NAWM Committee(s): Executive, Nominating, Constitution
NAWM Term Expires: 2017

Recorder (2011-2013)

Name: Greg Redding
Occupation: Professor
Current: Associate Professor of German at Wabash College
Previous: Assistant Professor of German at Washington & Jefferson College
Wabash Class: 1988
Wabash Living Unit: Lambda Chi Alpha
NAWM Committee(s): Executive, Campus Life
NAWM Term Expires: 2015

Immediate Past President

Name: Mark A. Dewart
Occupation: Principal Scientist / Group Leader
Current: Principal Scientist and Group Leader at Abbott Laboratories, Chicago, Illinois
Previous: Borg-Warner
Wabash Class: 1974
Wabash Living Unit: Sigma Chi
NAWM Committee(s): Executive, L.E.A.D., Constitution
NAWM Term Expires: 2013

Directors

Name: Scott Benedict
Occupation: Finance / Business Development
Current: Vice President of Finance at Tx:Team, Indianapolis, Indiana
Previous: System Director at St. Vincent Health
Wabash Class: 1998
Wabash Living Unit: Phi Gamma Delta
NAWM Committee(s): Executive, L.E.A.D.
NAWM Term Expires: 2013

Name: Kenyatta Brame
Occupation: Attorney / Executive
Current: Chief Administrative Officer at Cascade Engineering, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Previous: Senior Vice President, SYSCO Foods, Miller Johnson Attorneys at Law
Wabash Class: 1992
Wabash Living Unit: Martindale
NAWM Committee(s): Recruiting, Nominating
NAWM Term Expires: 2014

Name: Gary Campbell
Occupation: Strategy / Business Development
Current: Senior Manager at United Technologies Corporation, Sarasota, Florida
Previous: Deloitte Consulting
Wabash Class: 1999
Wabash Living Unit: Delta Tau Delta
NAWM Committee(s): Career Services
NAWM Term Expires: 2015

Name: Eric "Rick" Cavanaugh
Occupation: Associate General Counsel
Current: Office of the General Counsel at Duke Energy Corporation, Indianapolis, Indiana
Previous:
Wabash Class: 1976
Wabash Living Unit: Phi Gamma Delta
NAWM Committee(s): Alumni Advancement, L.E.A.D.
NAWM Term Expires: 2014

Name: Kip Chase
Occupation: Human Resources
Current: HR Strategic Business Partner at Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana
Previous: HR Director, Mergers and Acquisitions at Eli Lilly and Company
Wabash Class: 2003
Wabash Living Unit: Martindale Hall
NAWM Committee(s): Executive, Recruiting, Nominating, Development
NAWM Term Expires: 2019

Name: Pat East
Occupation: Executive
Current: President and CEO at Hanapin Marketing, Bloomington, Indiana
Previous: Director of Marketing for Author Solutions
Wabash Class: 2000
Wabash Living Unit: Phi Kappa Psi
NAWM Committee(s): Executive, Alumni Advancement, Nominating
NAWM Term Expires: 2014

Name: Terry Hamilton
Occupation: Healthcare Administration
Current: President at St. John Macomb-Oakland Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
Previous: Senior Vice President, St. John Providence Health System
Wabash Class: 1989
Wabash Living Unit: Phi Kappa Psi
NAWM Committee(s): Executive, Career Services
NAWM Term Expires: 2015

Name: Scott D. Himsel
Occupation: Lawyer and College Professor
Current: Partner, Faegre Baker Daniels, LLP; Visiting Associate Professor at Wabash College
Previous: United States District Court
Wabash Class: 1985
Wabash Living Unit: Phi Delta Theta
NAWM Committee(s): Career Services
NAWM Term Expires: 2013

Name: Arthur J. Howe
Occupation: Attorney
Current: Partner and General Counsel at Schopf & Weiss LLP, Chicago, Illinois
Previous: U.S. Court of Appeals, Jenner & Block LLP
Wabash Class: 1982
Wabash Living Unit: Independent (Wolcott)
NAWM Committee(s): Recruiting
NAWM Term Expires: 2014

Name: Eriks Janelsins
Occupation: Philanthropy, Non-Profit Management
Current: President at the Oglebay Foundation, Wheeling, West Virginia
Previous: Director at the Oglebay Institute
Wabash Class: 2002
Wabash Living Unit: Phi Gamma Delta
NAWM Committee(s): Recruiting
NAWM Term Expires: 2015

Name: Brad Johnson
Occupation: Attorney
Current: Ittenbach Johnson Koeller & Abrams, Indianapolis, Indiana
Previous:
Wabash Class: 1971
Wabash Living Unit: Tau Kappa Epsilon
NAWM Committee(s): Executive, Nominating, Campus Life
NAWM Term Expires: 2015

Name: Jim Kerr
Occupation: Sales & Marketing
Current: Vice President of Business Development at Allegient LLC, Indianapolis, Indiana
Previous: Vice President of Business Development, My Health Care Manager
Wabash Class: 1992
Wabash Living Unit: Phi Kappa Psi
NAWM Committee(s): Campus Life
NAWM Term Expires: 2013

Name: Brad D. Maxwell, Ph.D
Occupation: Research Chemist
Current: Principal Scientist at Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, New Jersey
Previous: Pfizer, Pharmacia and Monsanto
Wabash Class: 1983
Wabash Living Unit: Independent
NAWM Committee(s): Recruiting, Nominating
NAWM Term Expires: 2013

Name: E. Scott Smalstig
Occupation: Marketing, Fundraising
Current: VP, Fund Development at Meridian Health Services, Muncie, Indiana
Previous: Partner, Joseph David Advertising
Wabash Class: 1988
Wabash Living Unit: Phi Delta Theta
NAWM Committee(s): Career Services
NAWM Term Expires: 2014

Name: Khurram Tahir
Occupation: Corporate Strategy / Business Development
Current: Director at Cisco Systems, Inc., Mountain View, California
Previous:
Wabash Class: 2001
Wabash Living Unit: Independent
NAWM Committee(s): Career Services
NAWM Term Expires: 2013

Class Agent Representatives

Name: Ross Dillard
Occupation: Finance
Current: Corporate Treasurer at PNI, Inc., Clear Lake, Iowa
Previous: SunTrust Banks, Inc., U.S. Treasury Department
Wabash Class: 2007
Wabash Living Unit: Beta Theta Pi
NAWM Committee(s): Alumni Advancement
NAWM Term Expires: 2014

Name: R. Scott Medsker
Occupation: Attorney
Current: Associate in Labor and Employment Law at Jones Day, Washington, D.C.
Previous: U.S. Court of Appeals
Wabash Class: 2003
Wabash Living Unit: Kappa Sigma
NAWM Committee(s): Alumni Advancement
NAWM Term Expires: 2015

Regional Association Representatives

Name: James A. (Jim) Dyer
Occupation: Project & Program Management
Current: Director, Project & Program Management at Scottrade, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri
Previous: Citibank, Capital One, Schneider National
Wabash Class: 1983
Wabash Living Unit: Phi Delta Theta
NAWM Committee(s): Recruiting
NAWM Term Expires: 2015

Name: Dan Susie
Occupation: Attorney
Current: Finance and Banking Partner at Winstead PC, Dallas and Houston, Texas
Previous: Finance and Banking Partner Strasburger & Price, Dallas, Texas
Wabash Class: 1968
Wabash Living Unit: Phi Delta Theta
NAWM Committee(s): Alumni Advancement
NAWM Term Expires: 2013

Faculty Representative

Name: V. Daniel Rogers
Occupation: Professor
Current: Associate Professor of Modern Languages at Wabash College
Previous:
Wabash Class: N/A
Wabash Living Unit: N/A
NAWM Committee(s): Campus Life
NAWM Term Expires: 2014

Student Representative

Name: Seton T. Goddard
Occupation: Student
Current: Vice President of the Student Body at Wabash College
Previous: Student Senator
Wabash Class: 2015
Wabash Living Unit: Independent (Cole Hall)
NAWM Committee(s): Campus Life, L.E.A.D.
NAWM Term Expires: 2013

Administrative Support

Name: Tom Runge
Occupation: Alumni and Parent Relations
Current: Alumni and Parent Relations Staff
Previous: Air Force Fighter Pilot
NAWM Committee(s): All (ex officio)
NAWM Term Expires: N/A