The board of trustees announced that three trustees – Bob Clark, Steven Gorman and Wayne Klasing – will retire from the board as their terms come to a close.
Clark graduated from Bradley in 1967 with a degree in accounting, and has served on the board of trustees since 2012. During his time on the board, Clark has presided over the Board’s Advancement Committee, Finance and Property Committee and the Audit Committee.
Clark currently resides in Denver and is the CEO of 3 Bear Energy LLC, specializing in midstream operations. He was inducted into Bradley’s Centurion Society in 2005, and the university recently awarded him the President’s Award for his continued commitment to Bradley and its mission.
Gorman was elected to the board of trustees in 2013 and was inducted into the Bradley Centurion Society in 2011 when he was also named Distinguished Alumnus. He resides in Dallas, Texas and is the CEO of Borden Dairy Company. He received his MBA from Bradley in 1978. Before joining Borden, he was COO of Delta Air Lines Inc., CEO of Greyhound Lines and a senior executive at both Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and Northwest Airlines.
Klasing received his bachelor’s degree from Bradley in 1964 in industrial engineering. He has served on the board of trustees since 2005 and served as chair and vice chairman of the Audit Committee and vice chair of the Compensation Committee. He is a member of the Caterpillar College of Engineering and Technology’s Executive Advisory Council. Klasing resides in Kerrville, Texas, and is the retired President and CEO of Klasing Industries Inc.
As outlined in the Faculty Handbook, the board of trustees is the highest governing body of Bradley University. The responsibilities of the board include the appointment of the university president, counseling with the president and reviewing the president’s administration of university affairs.
The board has 21 to 40 members at any given time. The membership includes Life Trustee, six-year elected term trustees, two elected six-year alumni term trustees and the president of the university.
