Advisory Councils

Purpose

The overall purpose of the Alumni Advisory Council is to connect with alumni, plan alumni events, encourage donorship, and present the Doemer School of Business Distinguished Alumni Award at the IPFW Commencement in May.

Mission Statement

The Doermer School of Business Alumni Committee of IPFW is to support and assist the Doermer School of Business in the continual growth and development of the business program.

The Alumni Advisory Council plays an integral role in ensuring IPFW continues to provide a business program that will be of the "highest quality" and "most value" to the business students and the business community.

The Alumni Advisory Council will accomplish objectives by working closely with the Northeast Indiana business community, Doermer School of Business faculty, business alumni, and current business students.

Membership

Every member is a graduate of Doermer School of Business at IPFW and each member pays dues to the IPFW Alumni Association.

Member Responsibilities

Attend meetings when called by the chair, Gregg Kiess, usually once a month.

Members

• Rusty Alexander
• Susan Byers, Academic Advisor, IPFW Doermer School of Business
• Otto Chang, Dean IPFW Doermer School of Business
• Mike Coil, Better Business Bureau
• Chad Cumberland
• Michael Earls, BKD
• Mark Franke, IPFW
• Steve Franks, NIIC
• Nicholas Harter
• Janet Iden Kamdar
• Gregg Kiess (Chair)
• Hilary Lash
• Lyman Lewis, IPFW Doermer School of Business
• Laurie Mitchener-Oncheck, Pathfinder Services
• James Moore, IPFW Associate Dean
• Jeremy Redding, Commerical Filter Service, Inc.
• Luke Squires, 1st Source Bank
• Nick Staker, Staker Mortgage
• Rebekah Teagarden, Waterfield Foundation
• Kimberly Wagner, IPFW Alumni Relations Director
• Lisa Waterman, Fifth Third

Purpose

The overall purpose of the Business Advisory Council is to provide a business perspective for the strategic direction of the Doermer School of Business and to serve as a sounding board for its plans and programs. More specifically, the Business Advisory Council will:

• serve as an advocate for the school and its programs to the community,
• provide feedback from the community to the school that would enable the school to improve its programs and more effectively meet the needs of the community and the northeast Indiana regional economy,
• provide an independent and unbiased review of the school’s current programs and future plans,
• facilitate contacts with influential people in business and not-for-profit organizations for the mutual benefit of the school and outside firms or organizations.

Membership

The Council will comprise of 25 to 30 members from northeast Indiana. Members must have an active interest in college level business education, in improving the northeast Indiana economy and in the school itself. Initially, members will be selected by the Dean in consultation with the faculty of the school and IPFW administrators. Subsequently, person may be nominated for membership by any member of the University community, including members of the Advisory Council. A nominee will be deemed elected to the Council upon receiving a least seventy-five percent positive votes from the members present and eligible to vote at a Council meeting. There shall be no term limit on Council membership. The Dean and Associate Deans will serve as ex-officio members of the Council.

Member Responsibilities

Each Council member is expected to:

• attend a minimum of one meeting per year,
• actively participate in the functioning of the Council and in the achievement of the purposes outlined above,
• be available for individual consultations with the Dean and the Chairperson of the Council.

Officers

A chairperson and a vice-chairperson elected by the Advisory Council for one three-year term shall serve as officers of the Advisory Council. The chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the Council. The chairperson in consultation with the vice-chairperson and Dean may appoint committees from Council members for specific purposes or tasks. Minutes of Council meetings and correspondence will coordinated by the Office of the Dean.

Meetings

The Advisory Council will meet at least twice a year. Committee of the council will meet as needed, but at least once a year. Meetings will typically be held in the morning.

Members List (*pdf)