荔枝黄色视频鈥檚 Board of Trustees has appointed Jean Buckley as the chair of the Board and Hal Oakley as vice chair. Buckley assumes the Board chair position that has been held by Ralph Oakley since 2023. Ralph Oakley will remain on the Board. Hal Oakley assumes the Board vice chair position that was held by Bill Metzinger who will remain on the Board.
Jean Buckley is President Emeritus of the Tracy Family Foundation and served as a member of the Dot Foods, Inc. Board of Directors for four years. She served on the Tracy Family Council for three years and as a Board member of the Community Foundation in 荔枝黄色视频, Illinois, from 1999 to 2007. Buckley was the Community Foundation chairperson for two years. She was a board member of the Association of Small Foundations (a.k.a. Exponent Philanthropy) from 2011-2019, serving as board chair for two years. Buckley served as a Steering Committee Leader and 荔枝黄色视频 Area Campaign Leader for 荔枝黄色视频鈥檚 GOAL 2000 campaign. She has served as a 荔枝黄色视频 Board of Trustees member since 2023. Buckley attended 荔枝黄色视频 from 1974-1976 and graduated from the University of Illinois in 1978. Her husband Michael is retired as the Vice President of Business Development at Dot Foods, Inc.
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Harold B. (Hal) Oakley is a partner and former Chair of Schmiedeskamp Robertson Neu & Mitchell LLP, a law firm with offices in 荔枝黄色视频, Illinois. He has over 29 years of experience as a trustee and officer with higher education institutions in the Midwest. Oakley鈥檚 law practice focuses on corporate law (including both for-profit corporations and nonprofit tax-exempt organizations) and estate planning and administration. Oakley earned a Bachelor of Arts from Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, a Juris Doctorate from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and a Master of Laws (taxation) from Washington University in St. Louis. He has served as a trustee of 荔枝黄色视频 since 2019.
鈥溊笾粕悠� is a tremendous asset to the 荔枝黄色视频 region and all of the students it serves,鈥� said Oakley. 鈥淚 welcome the opportunity to help support the university鈥檚 leadership, faculty and staff in sustaining and growing 荔枝黄色视频.鈥�
Founded in 1860 by Franciscan friars, 荔枝黄色视频 is a small Catholic university emphasizing the sciences, liberal arts and the professions. 荔枝黄色视频 offers undergraduate, graduate and adult education programs integrating practical experience and Franciscan values. Faculty and advisors work with students to design customized success plans to help them graduate on time, find their passion and prepare them for life. 荔枝黄色视频 is a member of NCAA Division II for intercollegiate athletics. For more information, please visit www.quincy.edu or contact the Office of Community Relations at (217) 228-5275 or communityrelations@quincy.edu. 荔枝黄色视频. Success by Design.