{"id":21,"date":"2013-01-02T15:38:04","date_gmt":"2013-01-02T21:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/president\/board\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T15:53:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T21:53:45","slug":"board-of-regents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/president\/board-of-regents\/","title":{"rendered":"Board of Regents"},"content":{"rendered":"

The St. Olaf College Board of Regents establishes and advances the mission and strategic priorities of the college. The Board oversees the college\u2019s academic quality and fiscal integrity, ensuring the college\u2019s ability to accomplish its purposes both now and in the future. Key Board responsibilities include appointing and assessing the performance of the college president; approving tenure for faculty members; approving and monitoring the college\u2019s strategic plan<\/a>; reviewing and approving the college\u2019s annual budget and long-term financial plans; assuring the quality, integrity, and sustainability of the college\u2019s buildings and grounds; and monitoring student outcomes, community well-being, and institutional effectiveness.<\/p>\n

The Board\u2019s organization and operations are governed by the college\u2019s Articles of Incorporation<\/a> and Bylaws<\/a>.\u00a0 In addition, the Board\u2019s statement on its core Commitments, Competencies, and Composition<\/a> guides its governance practices and the selection of new Regents.<\/p>\n

The Board meets three times during the academic year, normally in October, February, and May. In addition to participating in these meetings, each Regent serves on one or more committees<\/a> focused on various aspects of the college\u2019s academic programs, community life, governance, and physical and fiscal resources.<\/p>\n

Regents<\/h2>\n

All Regents with voting franchise are either appointed or elected to the Board by its current members.\u00a0 Two Regents hold appointed positions, one as a recent graduate of the college and the other as a liaison to the college’s alumni organization.\u00a0 The remaining Regents are elected to six-year terms that normally commence at the October Board meeting in the year of their election.\u00a0 They may be re-elected to a second six-year term.<\/em><\/p>\n

Officers of the Board<\/h4>\n

Chair: <\/strong>Susan Gunderson \u201979
\nVice Chair:<\/strong> Stephanie Fehr ’87
\nSecretary: <\/strong>Kathryn M. Lohre ’99 (non-Regent staff member)
\nTreasurer: <\/strong>Paul Grangaard\u00a0P ’18<\/p>\n

Regent Information<\/h4>\n

Susan Rundell Singer
\n<\/strong>Ex-Officio
\n<\/em>President
\nSt. Olaf College
\nNorthfield, Minnesota<\/p>\n

Marvin Benton \u201975
\n<\/strong>Elected 2021; Term 1 concludes 2026
\n<\/em>Attorney and Counselor at Law
\nColonel (Ret.)
\nU.S. Army
\nRockwall, Texas<\/p>\n

Jeffrey W. Bolton
\n<\/strong>Elected 2016; Term 2 concludes 2028
\n<\/em>Vice President, Administration (Retired)
\nChief Administrative Officer
\nMayo Clinic
\nRochester, Minnesota<\/p>\n

Hung Brown Ton \u201891
\n<\/strong>Elected 2025; Term 1 concludes 2031
\n<\/em>Senior R & D Director
\nMedtronic
\nMinneapolis, Minnesota<\/p>\n

Ray Cabillot \u201985
\n<\/strong>Elected 2024; Term 1 concludes 2030
\n<\/em>Chief Executive Officer and Director, Farnam Street Capital
\nGeneral Partner of Farnam Street Partners L.P.
\nPrior Lake, Minnesota<\/p>\n

Craig Dean \u201978
\n<\/strong>Elected 2022; Term 1 concludes 2027
\n<\/em>Managing Partner
\nAEG Partners, LLC.
\nChicago, Illinois<\/p>\n

Joan Ericksen \u201976
\n<\/strong>Elected 2020; Term 2 concludes 2031
\n<\/em>Senior United States District Judge
\nU.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
\nMinneapolis, Minnesota<\/p>\n

Stephanie L. Fehr \u201987
\n<\/strong>Elected 2019; Term 2 concludes 2031
\n<\/em>Executive Vice President and Chief Human Capital Officer
\nUnited Healthcare
\nMinnetonka, Minnesota<\/p>\n

Paul D. Grangaard P \u201918
\n<\/strong>Elected 2018; Term 2 concludes 2030
\n<\/em>Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
\nFaribault Woolen Mill Co.
\nCEO\/President and Advisor (Retired)
\nAllen Edmonds Corporation
\nEdina, Minnesota<\/p>\n

Susan Gunderson \u201979 (Chair)
\n<\/strong>Elected 2015; Term 2 concludes 2027
\n<\/em>Chief Executive Officer (Retired)
\nLifeSource
\nMinneapolis, Minnesota<\/p>\n

Jennifer Hellman \u201998
\n<\/strong>Elected 2018; Term 2 concludes 2030
\n<\/em>CEO and President
\nGoff Public
\nSaint Paul, Minnesota<\/p>\n

Chad Jerdee \u201990
\n<\/strong>Elected 2022; Term 1 concludes 2027
\n<\/em>Global Lead, Responsible Business, Sustainability and Corporate Citizenship (Retired)
\nAccenture, Inc.
\nChicago, Illinois<\/p>\n

Matthew Johnson \u201993<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Elected 2024; Term 1 concludes 2027<\/em>
\n<\/em>Vice Chair, Radiation Oncology
\nUW Medicine
\nSeattle, Washington<\/p>\n

Jay Kinn \u201885
\n<\/strong>Elected 2025; Term 1 concludes 2031
\n<\/em>SVP Technology Legal (Retired)
\nWarner Bros
\nLos Angeles, California<\/p>\n

Ward Klein \u201977
\n<\/strong>Elected 2014; Term 2 concludes 2026
\n<\/em>Executive Chairman (Retired)
\nEdgewell Personal Care
\nChesterfield, Missouri<\/p>\n

Brenda McCormick \u201989
\n<\/strong>Appointed 2020; appointment concludes 2030
\n<\/em>CFO and Senior Vice President
\nChildren’s Minnesota
\nEdina, Minnesota<\/p>\n

Laurie Nordquist \u201981
\n<\/strong>Elected 2020; Term 1 concludes 2026
\n<\/em>CEO and Lead Region President for the Upper Midwest (Retired)
\nWells Fargo Minnesota
\nMinneapolis, Minnesota<\/p>\n

Carmen Nordstrand \u201986<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Elected 2024; Term 1 concludes 2030<\/em>
\n<\/em>Chief Operating Office (Retired)
\nSolutran
\nVero Beach, Florida<\/p>\n

Scott Okuno \u201985
\n<\/strong>Elected 2020; Term 2 concludes 2031
\n<\/em>Professor of Oncology \/ Oncologist
\nMayo Clinic
\nRochester, Minnesota<\/p>\n

John R. Raitt
\n<\/strong>Elected 2016; Term 2 concludes 2028
\n<\/em>Partner, President & CEO (Retired)
\nHarris Associates L.P.
\nWilmette, Illinois<\/p>\n

Chau Truong \u201824<\/strong>
\nAppointed 2025; appointment concludes 2028<\/em>
\nTin Tea
\nFounder \/ Owner
\nNorthfield, Minnesota<\/p>\n

Cuitlahauc Turrent \u201997<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Elected 2024; Term 1 concludes 2030<\/em>
\n<\/em>Executive Director
\nJ.P. Morgan Chase & Co
\nLondon, England<\/p>\n

Senior Regents<\/h2>\n

Senior Regents (non-voting) are former Board members elected by current Regents in recognition of their sustained and significant service to the Board and to the college.<\/em><\/p>\n

Dean L. Buntrock \u201955
\n<\/strong>Elected Senior Regent 1995
\n<\/em>Regent, 1972 – 1986
\nBoard Chair, 1986 – 1995<\/p>\n

B. <\/strong>Kristine Olson Johnson \u201973
\n<\/strong>Elected Senior Regent 2017
\n<\/em>Regent, 1973 – 1986, 1989 – 1992, and 2001 – 2013
\nBoard Chair, 2013 – 2016<\/p>\n

Jay Lund ’81
\n<\/strong>Elected Senior Regent April 2024<\/em>
\nRegent, 2012 – 2024<\/p>\n

Addison \u201cTad\u201d Piper
\n<\/strong>Elected Senior Regent 2015
\n<\/em>Regent, 1999 – 2014
\nBoard Chair, 2010 – 2013<\/p>\n

Larry Stranghoener \u201976<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Elected Senior Regent 2020
\n<\/em>Regent, 2005 – 2020
\nBoard Chair, 2016 – 2018<\/p>\n

O. Jay Tomson \u201958
\n<\/strong>Elected Senior Regent 2010
\n<\/em>Regent, 1995 – 2006
\nBoard Chair, 2006 – 2010\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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