Executive Committee
Tracy McFerrin Foster (Board Chair)
Chair, University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute
Vice President
Hall Family Foundation
Barbara F. Atkinson, M.D.
Vice Chancellor for Clinical Affairs, University of Kansas Medical Center & Executive Dean
University of Kansas School of Medicine
and Professor of the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine
John Ferraro, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research
Hearing and Speech Chair
The University of Kansas School of Allied Health
Michael F. Helmstetter, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President & Director of Research Operations
Midwest Research Institute
Robert Hemenway, Ph.D.
Chancellor
University of Kansas
H. Edward Phillips, M.S.
Vice Chancellor for Administration
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
Kimberly Barksdale
Secretary, University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute
Finance Committee
Michael F. Helmstetter, Ph.D (Chair).
Senior Vice President & Director of Research Operations
Midwest Research Institute
Kimberly Barksdale
Secretary, University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute
Mary Jane Barnes
Community Leader
George S. Bittner (Ad Hoc Member)
Vice President for Advanced Giving, Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
Executive Director, Northland Community Foundation
Executive Director, Real Estate Charitable Foundation
Tracy McFerrin Foster (Board Chair)
Vice President
Hall Family Foundation
Steven Geiger, M.B.A., C.P.A.
Treasurer, University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute
R. Michael Keeble, M.B.A., C.P.A., Eds.
Associate Vice Chancellor ofFinance
University of Kansas Medical Center
Karen Miller, R.N., Ph.D.
Dean of the School of Allied Health &
Dean of the School of Nursing
University of Kansas
Michael Schultz.
Senior Vice President
UBS
William "Bill" Taylor
Community Leader
Paul F. Terranova, Ph.D.
Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Kansas Medical Center
President and Interim Director, University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute
Research Committee
John Ferraro, Ph.D. (Chair)
Associate Dean for Research
Hearing and Speech Chair
The University of Kansas School of Allied Health
Kimberly Barksdale
Secretary, University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute
Richard Barohn, M.D.
Chair and Professor
Department of Neurology
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Marjorie Bott, R.N., Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Nursing Research
University of Kansas School of Nursing
Tracy McFerrin Foster (Board Chair)
Vice President
Hall Family Foundation
David Grainger, M.D..
Interim Director for Research Administration
University of Kansas Medical School - Wichita
Stephen Hartley.
Director, International Marketing
Enturia Inc.
Roy A. Jensen, M.D.
Director, Kansas Masonic Cancer Research Institute
University of Kansas Medical Center
Sharon Minton Kirkpatrick, R.N., Ph.D., FAAN
Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Graceland University
Peter Smith, Ph.D..
Professor, Molecular & Integrative Physiology
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Nominating Committee
Tracy McFerrin Foster (Board Chair)
Vice President
Hall Family Foundation
Kimberly Barksdale
Secretary, University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute
Marjorie Bott, R.N., Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Nursing Research
University of Kansas School of Nursing
Tracy Taylor
President & Chief Executive Officer
Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation (KTEC)
Paul F. Terranova, Ph.D.
Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Kansas Medical Center
President and Interim Director, University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute