Ex Officio

Robert Hemenway, Ph.D.
Chancellor
University of Kansas

Barbara Atkinson, M.D.
Executive Vice Chancellor
University of Kansas Medical Center

H. Edward Phillips, M.S.
Vice Chancellor for Administration
University of Kansas Medical Center

Karen L. Miller, R.N., Ph.D.
Senior Vice Chancellor & Dean
University of Kansas School of Nursing & Allied Health

R. Michael Keeble, M.B.A., C.P.A., Eds.
Associate Vice Chancellor of Finance
University of Kansas Medical Center

Paul F. Terranova, Ph.D.
Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Kansas Medical Center
President and Interim Executive Director - University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute

 

Faculty

Richard Barohn, M.D.
Chair and Professor
Department of Neurology
University of Kansas School of Medicine

Marjorie J. Bott, R.N., Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Nursing Research
University of Kansas School of Nursing

John Ferraro, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research
Hearing and Speech Chair
The University of Kansas School of Allied Health

David A. Grainger, MD
Interim Director for Research Administration
Center for Reproductive Medicine

Roy A. Jensen, M.D.
Director, Kansas Masonic Cancer Research Institute
University of Kansas Medical Center

Peter Smith, Ph.D.
Professor, Molecular and Integrative Physiology
University of Kansas Medical Center

 

General

Tracy McFerrin Foster (Board Chair)
Vice President
Hall Family Foundation

Mary Jane Barnes
Community Leader

Karen Cox, R.N., Ph.D.
Executive Vice President, Co-Chief Operating Officer
Children's Mercy Hospital

Stephen Hartley
Director, International Marketing
Cardinal Health

Michael F. Helmstetter, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President & Director of Research Operations
Midwest Research Institute

Sharon Minton Kirkpatrick, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN
Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Graceland University
KU School of Nursing Alum

Lesa Mitchell
Vice President, Advancing Innovation
Kauffman Foundation

John Phillips
Partner
Blackwell Sanders Law Firm

Michael A. Schultz
Senior Vice President
UBS Financial Services, Inc.

Tracy B. Taylor
President & Chief Executive Officer
Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation (KTEC)
KU School of Business Alum

William "Bill" Taylor
Community Leader
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Ex Officio, Non-Voting

Joan S. Hunt, Ph.D.
University Distinguished Professor, Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology
Vice Chancellor for Research
University of Kansas School of Medicine

 

Staff

Kimberly J. Barksdale
Secretary, KUMC Research Institute
Director of Human Resources
KUMC Research Institute

Steven P. Geiger, M.B.A., C.P.A.
Treasurer, KUMC Research Institute
Senior Deputy Director & Chief Financial Officer
KUMC Research Institute