The College of Business Advisory Council is a group of corporate and professional leaders who gather as a whole twice a year and more frequently in subcommittees for current affairs, development, membership, and partnerships to provide advice to the dean of the college on the mission, program, and other aspects of the College of Business.
President
Pete Borowski '74, vice president & controller, COUNTRY Insurance and Financial Services
Vice President
Tony Sorcic '75, '76, president & chief executive officer, Citizens First National Bank, Princeton
Membership Chair
Brian Christensen '87, vice president, David Vaughan Investments, Inc
Current Affairs Chair
John F. Kocher '87, senior vice president, MultiAd, Kwikee Systems
Partnership Chair
Michael DeWalt '80, director, Caterpillar Business Development
Development Chair
Michael J. Smith, president, State Farm Bank
Members
- Bernie Anderson '02, regional community relations director, Nicor Gas
- Jon Astroth '77, president, Heartland Community College
- Pete Borowski '74, vice president & controller, COUNTRY Insurance and Financial Services
- Willie Brown '73, executive vice president, State Farm Insurance
- Micheal DeWalt '80, director, Caterpillar Investor Relations
- Andrew Drendel '72, senior vice president & chief financial officer, LaSalle Bank
- Bryan Eovaldi '86, M.B.A. '87, vice president & chief operating officer , General Credit Forms, Inc.
- Jackie Ferree '83, global downstream finance manager, Chevron Corporation
- Joe Glawe '76, co. member-in-charge, Clifton Gunderson L.L.C.
- Kenneth T. Glover '73, president & chief executive officer, Univation technologies L.L.C.
- Ron Greene, president and chief operating officer, AFNI, Inc.
- Ben Hart '95, vice president of corporate services, Heritage Enterprises
- Jim Hoyt, vice president, strategic planning & corp. servs., GROWMARK
- Karen Jensen M.B.A. '86, president & chief executive officer, Farnsworth Group
- John F. Kocher, '87, senior vice president, Multi-Ad
- Chris Korsgard '84, partner, Sikich LLP
- Bob Lakin '74, M.B.A. '76, president, Commerce Bank
- Kris Lutt M.B.A. '06, advisor, office of the chairman, ADM
- Kelan Manning, controller for construction equipment division, John Deere
- Thomas Reedy '81, chief executive officer & chairman, iTRACS Corporation
- Michael Richard '75, senior vice president & treasurer, McDonald's Corporation
- Sharon Rossmark '78, retired assistant vice president of agency distribution, Allstate Insurance
- Michael J. Smith, president, State Farm Bank
- Kelley J. Smith, principal, Kensington Realty Advisors, Inc.
- Tony Sorcic '75, '76, president & chief executive officer, Citizens First National Bank, Princeton
- Keith Steffen '73, administrator, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
- Win Stoller, chairman & chief executive officer, Widmer Interiors
- Dale Strassheim, chief executive officer, The Baby Fold
- Stefanos Venable '86, managing director, The Private Banking
- Donn Vucovich '85, president, Brokerage Shared Services - Hub International
- Mary Ann Webb '78, Sulaski & Webb CPA's
Ex-officio members
- Al Bowman, president, Illinois State University
- Sheri Everts, vice president and provost, Illinois State University
- Scott D. Johnson, dean, College of Business
