| The President's Advisory Council is a group of high-level advisers who provide the college president with insight and advice from positions of diverse experience and tremendous success in their fields. This group includes some of our country's finest minds in business, finance, public service, medicine, information technology, education, and the arts.
The council meets periodically to review a particular facet of the college and, through focused discussion, generate fresh ideas for solving problems and improving the college.
Council members include:
Richard Ahlstrand
M.D. - Diagnostic Radiologist
Suzanne K. Ahlstrand— Vice President for Education at the Wichita Area Chamber of Commerce; member Swedish Council of America and Bethany College Board former member
John Carlin
Former U.S. Archivist of former Governor of Kansas
Visiting Prof / Exec in Residence - Kansas State University
Vinton Cerf
Google Vice President & Chief Internet Evangelist, Co-creator of TCP-IP Protocol
Sigrid Cerf
Volunteer; spokesperson for cochlear implants
Tonya Crawshaw
Homemaker, Bethany class of 1987
Dr. Len Fleske
Physician
Don Haven
Development Consultant; ELCA clergyman
Bruce Karstadt
Swedish Consul General Minneapolis, MN; Executive Director, American Swedish Institute, Bethany class of 1973
Patty Lindell
Chair of American Swedish Institute Linking Generations Campaign, former first lady of Gustavus Adolphus College, member of several boards in the Minneapolis area
Ed Newcomer
CEO of E. E. Newcomer Enterprises, former member Bethany College Endowment Trustees, and Board of Directors
Eric Richstein
Retired international banker and currently, senior advisor, Sustainable Development Department, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd., Tokyo; Bethany class of 1967
Peter Strand
Attorney; Bethany class of 1976
Les Woodward
Attorney; former chair of Denver Public School Board; former member and chair of Bethany College Board of Directors, has been on the Boards of the Colorado Commission on Higher Education, Public Education Coalition of Denver, and Denver Chamber of Commerce
Marianne Woodward
Former ESL teacher Denver, CO
James F. Martin
Bethany Board of Directors Chair (ex officio member), Co-owner & VP, medical information company
Past members include:
Bert Christiansson—International businessman in Sweden, connected to Sigtunaskolan
Elizabeth Craig—Retired pediatrician, former member of the University of Minnesota Board of Regents
Chris Crawshaw (now member, Bethany Board of Directors)—CFO, Leslie Rudd Investment Company; Bethany class of 1987
Pat Formo—Community volunteer and spouse of Paul K. Formo, 12th president of Bethany College
Bill Gusenius (now member, Bethany Endowment Trustees)—Former Bethany Board Chair; Bethany class of 1973
Nils Hasselmo—President of Association of American Universities; former President of University of Minnesota; member of Swedish Council of America Board
Tom Mack (now member, Bethany Endowment Trustees)—Real Estate, Devlin Enterprises; Bethany class of 1982
Bruce Montgomery (deceased 2008)—Retired director University of Pennsylvania Glee Club; Bethany class of 1950; Honorary Doctorate from Bethany College
Carl A. Nelson (deceased 2005)—CPA, Wichita; Honorary Doctorate from Bethany College
Gerald "Bud" Pearson (deceased 2008)—Retired executive; owner of meat packing company; owner of golf course in Okoboji, Iowa; art collector; member Swedish Council of America Board; former member Bethany College Board of Directors
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