• William R. Cast, M.D., President
• Patrick A. Shoulders, Vice President
• Philip N. Eskew, Jr.
• Stephen L. Ferguson
• Jack M. Gill
• Thomas E. Reilly, Jr.
• Derica W. Rice
• Abbey R. Stemler
• Sue H. Talbot

William R. Cast, President

President of the Board 2009-2011 Trustee Liaison to IU Bloomington and IU Northwest Appointed to board in 2005 Current term: 2008-2011 County of Residence: Allen

• M.D. Indiana University 1962 (seven-year M.D. program)
• Medical Practice and Professional Activities: Methodist Hospital of Indiana, Intern 1962-1963; Indiana University Hospitals, Otolaryngology 1964, 1966, 1967; Methodist Hospital of Indiana, General Surgery Resident 1965; Fort Jackson, S.C., U.S.A.R., Major MC, 1967-1969; Chief Otolaryngology, Board Certification, Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, 1968; American Board of Otolaryngology, Board Examiner, 1992 & l993; American Council of Otolaryngology, Director 1976-1978; American Academy of Otolaryngology, Board of Directors, 1978-81; Indiana State Medical Association, House of Delegates, 1972-1976; Speaker, House of Delegates, 1975; Fort Wayne Medical Society, 1970 – 2005, President 1993-1994.
• Business Activities: Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists, Private Practice 1969 to Present; Premier Ambulatory Surgery Center, Founding Member, 1972; DuPont Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana 2000. Founder, First Chairman of the Board; DuPont Surgical Center, Board of Directors, 2003-2005; Tri-State IPA (Risk Sharing Practice Association), Founding President, 1995; Ft. Wayne Medical Assurance, LLP (Medical Liability) Founding President, 2005; Medical Business Review – (Medical Economic Newsletter) Publisher and Editor, 1980-1991; family farm, Clinton County, raise and sell grain: corn and soybeans; \
• Community Activities: Community Canterbury School, founding president; Canterbury Foundation, Chairman and board member.

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Patrick A. Shoulders, Vice President

Vice President of the Board, 2009-2011 Chair, External Relations Committee Trustee Liaison to IU Southeast Appointed to board in 2002 Elected to board in 2005 Current term: 2008-2011 County of Residence: Vanderburgh

• Partner, Ziemer, Stayman, Weitzel & Shoulders, LLP, Evansville, Indiana
• Member, Board of Directors, IU Foundation, 2002-present; Member, Board of Directors, IU Varsity Club, 2007-2009; Member, Board of Directors, IU Center on Philanthropy, 2004-present
• Chair, Indiana University Alumni Association, 2000-2001
• Professional Affiliations:   Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; Fellow, American Board of Trial Advocates; Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America; Member, Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel; Evansville Bar Association (President, 1985-1986); Indiana State Bar Association; Member, Board of Governors (1998-2000); Member, House of Delegates; Chairman, Litigation Section (1991-1992); Council Member, Appellate Practice Section (1997-1998) and American Bar Association (Member, Trial Practice Committee, Litigation Section) and Kentucky Bar Association; Seventh Circuit Bar Association; Master Fellow, Indiana Bar Foundation; Fellow, American Bar Foundation; President's Award - Indiana Bar Foundation, 2000; Chairman, Fellows of the Indiana Bar Foundation, 1996; Co-Chair, Indiana Trial Advocacy College (1996-present); Law Related Education Award, Indiana Bar Foundation, 2008; William G. Baker Civic Education Award, 2008.
• Community and Public Service: President and Director. Evansville Museum of Arts & Sciences (1991-1992); President and Director, YMCA of Southwestern Indiana, Inc. (1990-1994); President and Director, Evansville Parks Foundation (1982,1983); Director, Arts Fest River Run-12K (1987-2001); Director, Evansville Civic Theatre (2000-2005); President, Vanderburgh Law Library Foundation (1983-1984); WNIN Public Television; General Chairman, T.V. Auction (1985); Chairman, City of Evansville Bill of Rights Bicentennial Celebration (1991); Director, Indiana Youth Institute (2008-present); Sagamore of the Wabash; Kentucky Colonel.
• Member: Board of Park Commissioners, City of Evansville (1984-87); Indiana State Recount Commission (1992); Evansville Convention & Visitors Bureau (1993-96); Vanderburgh County Public Defender Commission (2000-04)
• J.D., (Magna Cum Laude), Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis, 1978; B.A., Indiana University , 1975

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.Philip N. Eskew, Jr.

Trustee Liaison to IU South Bend, the IU Varsity Club and School of Medicine centers not associated with an IU campus Elected to board in 2006 Current term: 2009-2012 County of Residence: Kosciusko

• President, Board of Advisors, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis
• B.A., DePauw University, 1963;  M.D., Indiana University School of Medicine, 1970
• Director, Physician and Patient Relations, St. Vincent Hospital (retired)
• Clinical Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Indiana University School Of Medicine
• Medical Practice and Professional Activities: St. Vincent Hospital staff appointments, 1974-2007; Carmel OB/GYN, Inc. Managing Senior Partner, 1974-1994; St. Vincent Faculty Practice 1994-2007; OB/GYN Residency Director, 1994-1998; Medical Director of Women & Infant’s Services 1996-2004; Director of Physician and Patient Relations, 2004-7; Ascension Health Maternal/Child Clinical Excellence Initiative Chair 1999-2003; Ascension National Claims Committee 2004-2007; Ascension Health National Perinatal Safety Committee 2005-2007; Indiana State Board of Health, Task Force on Prevention of Handicapping Conditions, Prenatal-Perinatal Subcommittee, 1980-1985; March of Dimes, 1982 to Present; March of Dimes Indiana Prematurity Campaign State Medical Chair, 2003 to Present; Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County, Indianapolis Healthy Babies, 1989-1994; Marion County Health Department, Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Program, 1995-2007; Indiana Medicaid Drug Utilization Review Board (Governor’s appointee) 2002 to Present, Chair 2006. 
• Memberships: IU Alumni Association; Well House Society; Hoosier Hundred; Rotary International; Millersville Masonic Lodge; Indianapolis Valley of Scottish Rite; Murat Shrine; St. Luke’s United Methodist Church; Indianapolis Medical Society, 1970 to Present; Indiana State Medical Association, 1970 to Present; American Medical Association, 1970 to Present; American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, 1971 to Present; Central Association of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, 1981 to Present.
  
• Officer/board member: ACOG National Junior Fellow College Advisory Council Chair, 1976-1977; ACOG Indiana Section Chair, 1985-1987; ACOG District V Chair, 1990-1993; ACOG National Vice President, 1996-1997; CPT Advisory Committee Representative for ACOG, 1995-2004; CPT Editorial Panel, 1986-1997; Editorial Boards for “OB/GYN Practice Management”, “OB/GYN Coding Alert”, and “Codelinks”.
• Community and public service: Carmel-Clay School Board, 1982-1994; Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation Board, 1992-1994; Carmel Clay Public Library Foundation, Board of Directors, 2004-2007; Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, 1993 to Present, President 2007-2009; St. Elizabeth’s Home Board of Director’s, 1995-2000; McDowell House (Danville, KY) Board of Director’s, 1997 to Present; DePauw University, Alumni Board, 1985-1991; DePauw Athletic Hall of Fame, Board of Directors, 1986 to Present; DePauw Alumni “D” Association, President, 1986-2007, Colonel, Indiana Guard Reserve.
•  Honors: Army Commendation Medal, 1974, “For organizing and successfully moving 102 patients from the old St. Vincent Hospital to a new hospital ten miles away in three hours and twenty minutes.”; DePauw Alumni Citation, 1994; DePauw Athletic Hall of Fame, 1994; ACOG Outstanding District Service Award, 1995; Sagamore of the Wabash, 1996; Sullivan High School Athletic Hall of Fame, 1997; St. Vincent Hospital “Distinguished Physician Award”, 2000; March of Dimes “Mark of Distinction Award”, 2001; Burgess L. Gordon Memorial Award (CPT Lifetime Achievement), 2003; Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee, 2005; 33rd Degree Scottish Rite Mason, 2006.

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Stephen L. Ferguson

Chair, Facilities Commmittee Appointed to Board in 1998 Current Term: 2007-2010 County of Residence: Monroe

Jack M. Gill

Co-Chair, Health Affairs Committee Trustee Liaison to Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Appointed to board in 2007 Current term: 2007-2010 County of Residence: Harris Co., Texas, and Marion Co., Indiana

• B.S., chemistry and engineering, Lamar University, 1958; Ph.D., organic chemistry, Indiana University, 1962.
  
• Academic activities: Member of the faculty, Harvard Medical School; senior advisor to the Harvard-MIT CIMIT program; adjunct faculty member, Indiana University and MIT; Professor in the Practice of Entrepreneurship at Rice University; member, Indiana University Deans’ Advisory Boards of the School of Business and the School of Arts and Sciences; Director of the IU Foundation. Formerly, president of the Lamar University Foundation Board of Trustees, 1988-1991. 
  
• Professional activities: Founder (1981) and managing member of Vanguard Ventures, a venture capital firm specializing in high technology start-ups; formerly, executive vice president and group manager, Scientific Divisions of Spectra Physics, Inc.; founder of Autolab (1971), which pioneered the application of microprocessor-based instruments and computers for chromatography applications; Director of Research and Engineering, Varian Associates, 1965-1970.
  
• Honors and Awards: Honorary Doctorate of Science, Indiana University, May 2001; Distinguished Alumnus Awards from Lufkin High School, Lamar University and Indiana University; winner of the Horatio Alger Award for Distinguished Americans, 1999

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.Thomas E. Reilly, Jr.

Chair, Finance & Audit Committee Trustee Liaison to IU East Appointed to board in 2005 Current term: 2008-2011 County of Residence: Marion

• Appointed to the board by Gov. Mitch Daniels; term runs 2008-2011.
• B.S., Stanford University (1961); M.B.A., Harvard Business School (1963)
• Professional activities: President and CEO of American Chemistry Council (Retired), Washington, D.C.; President and Chairman of the Board, Reilly Industries, Inc. (Retired)
• Board Service: Retired Director: BDP, International Corporation (Philadelphia, PA); Past Member/Governing Board: Midwest Proton Radiation Institute; Director: One America Corporation (formerly American United Life Insurance Company) (Indianapolis); Director: Herff Jones, Inc. (Indianapolis); Director, REI Real Estate Services, Inc.; Retired Director: Methodist Medical Group (formerly Methodist Hospital); Retired Director: Crooked Stick Golf Club; Past Director, Chairman, and CEO: American Chemistry Council, Washington, D.C.; Past Chairman: Indiana Efficiency Commission, Sub-Committee on Higher Education; Past Chairman of Society of Chemical Industry (American Section), New York; Retired Director: Lilly Industries, Inc. (Indianapolis); Retired Director: Bank One Corporation (Chicago); Trustee Emeritus,  Past Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees, Chairman, Commission on the Future of the University, Chairman Capital Campaign, Butler University; Past President, Board of Directors, Park Tudor School; Past President, Board of Trustees, Indiana State Teachers Retirement Fund; Past Director: Indianapolis Children's Museum; Past Director: Indianapolis Zoological Society; Past Vice-President of Board of Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association, New York
• Honors: Sagamore of the Wabash – 1987; Chemical Industry Medal, Society of Chemical Industry - 2004
• Memberships: Advent Evangelical Lutheran Church, Crooked Stick Golf Club (Indianapolis), Pine Valley Golf Club (New Jersey), Ballybunion Golf Club (Ireland), Union League Club (New York), and various civic clubs and organizations.
• Interests: Golf, Spectator Sports, History and Politics, Travel, Montana

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Derica W. Rice

Co-Chair, Health Affairs Committee Trustee Liaison to Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Appointed to board in 2007 Current term: 2007-2010 County of Residence: Hamilton

• B.S., electrical engineering, Kettering University (formerly the GMI Engineering & Management Institute), 1988; MBA, Indiana University, 1990.
• Senior vice president and chief financial officer of Eli Lilly and Company since May 2006; member of Lilly’s operations and executive committees; vice president and controller, 2003-2006;  general manager of Lilly United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, 2000-2003;  joined Lilly in 1990 as an international treasury associate; held various assignments as a sales representative, manager of global financial planning and analysis for the medical devices division, and global planning manager for pharmaceuticals; became finance director and chief financial officer for Lilly Canada in 1995; promoted to executive director and chief financial officer for European operations based in London, 1997.
• Board Service:  Board of Directors of Target Corporations; Clarian Health North; The Center for Leadership Development; Board of Governors, Indianapolis Museum of Art.

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Abbey R. Stemler

Student Trustee Appointed to board in 2009 Current term: 2009-2011 County of Residence: Clark

• B.A., anthropology and psychology, Indiana University, 2008
• Second-year student, Indiana University Mauer School of Law;  expected graduation 2011.
• Co‐Founder, the Virtù Project, an original social entrepreneurship initiative that uses a mock investment portfolio to raise money for the Timmy Foundation, a non‐profit organization
• Student member, IU Law’s Faculty Appointments Entry‐Level Committee, which assists in the selection of future faculty members by coordinating and leading interviews with candidates and students
• Undergraduate activities and memberships: President, LAMP Student Advisory Board; coordinator, Hutton Honors College Mentor Program; intern and volunteer, the Timmy Foundation; chair, IMP Student Activities Committee; community leader, Residential Programs and Services

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.Sue H. Talbot

Chair, Academic Affairs & University Policies Committee Trustee Liaison to IU Kokomo Elected to board in 2001 Current term: 2007-2010 County of Residence: Monroe

• B.S., Elementary Education, Indiana University, 1966; M.S., Elementary Education, Indiana University, 1971;  Ed.D., School Administration, Indiana University, 1992
• Indiana University Hoosiers for Higher Education, Founding Director, 1991-2000
• Special Education Assistant for the Governor, IN 1986-89
• Indiana State Board of Education, Teacher Training and Licensing, 1982-86
• Affiliations: Indiana University, Trustee 2001-present; Foundation Board, 2004-2009; Indiana University Credit Union Board of Directors, Secretary; Indiana University Alumni Association Life Member, National Chairperson, 1991-92; Indiana University School of Education, Alumni Board and Past President; Big Red, Varsity Club; University Club, past president; Alpha Chi Omega; Insight-Women’s Colloquium;  First Presbyterian Church, session member; Salvation Army Board of Directors, past president
• Awards and Honors: IUAA Gertrude Rich Award, President’s Award, Woodburn Guild;  Indiana University School of Education, Education Alumnus Award; Sagamore of the Wabash, 1986; 2000;  IU Thomas Hart Benton Mural Medallion, 1994; Indiana State Teacher of the Year, 1978; Talbot Football Manager Scholarship; Bloomington Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award, 2000; Girl Scouts Woman of the Year, 2009; Bloomington Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Educator Award, 2009

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