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Advisory Board

The Reinert Center was founded by a group of faculty in 1997; that group became the Center’s first advisory board, carrying out all of the activities of the Center. Since that time, the Center’s staff has grown and taken on more of the work of the Center so that at the present time, fewer than five percent of the Center’s activities are undertaken by board members.

Those activities that continue to fall to board members are absolutely essential components of the Center’s work and values: choosing the recipient of the James Korn Award; sharing expertise and wisdom; providing insight into faculty needs and perspectives; participating in ad hoc committees, special projects, and events; and informing colleagues about the Center’s services and programs. 

Advisory Board Structure

Executive Committee

  • Heather Bednarek, Ph.D.
    Economics
  • Stephen Belt, Ph.D.
    Aviation Science
  • Nathanial Rivers, Ph.D.
    English

At-Large Members

  • Daniel Finucane, Ph.D.
    Theological Studies
  • Constance Wagner, J.D.
    Law

Friends of the Reinert Center

  • Elena Bray Speth, Ph.D.
    Biology
  • Vincent Casaregola, Ph.D.
    English
  • Daniel Chornet, Ph.D.
    Saint Louis University — Madrid
  • Kyle Crews
    School for Professional Studies
  • Jesse Helton, Ph.D.
    Social Work
  • Kim Levenhagen, DPT
    Physical Therapy and Athletic Training
  • Hisako Matsuo, Ph.D.
    Sociology and Anthropology
  • Bryan Sokol, Ph.D.
    Center for Social Action
  • Constance Wagner, J.D.
    Law
  • Lisa Willoughby, Ph.D.
    Psychology

Emeritus

  • Debra Barbeau, Ph.D.
  • Martha Brennan
  • Mary Domihidy, Ph.D.
  • Sandy Gambill
  • Elizabeth Gockel-Blessing, Ph.D.
  • Teresa Johnson, Ph.D.
  • Robert Krizek, Ph.D.
  • Jim Korn, Ph.D.
  • Darina Sargeant, Ph.D.
  • Mary Stephen, Ph.D.
  • Sue Tebb, Ph.D.
  • Patrick Welch, Ph.D.