2014-15 Alumni Association Board
Karen Sullards ’72, ’75 was elected for a third term as President of the UCA Alumni Association. She served on the alumni board for several years prior, most recently since 2011. The remaining members of the board’s executive council include Bill Ott ’72, vice president, and Jennifer Williams Ragsdale ’08, secretary.
New members joining the board July 1 are Ryan Caststeel ’04, ’08, Rebekah Gardner Fincher ’07, Susan St. John Hoggard ’67 and Alex McDonald ’03. Scott Zielstra ’02, ’06 was elected to a second term. “I sincerely appreciate and thank my fellow alumni for electing me to serve on the UCA Alumni Association Board of Directors,” said Caststeel. “I look forward to meeting each alumni member and helping lead the Alumni Association into the future.” Additional members of the board are Johnny Adams ’84, ’90; Linda Beene-Ballard ’72, Mark Fowler ’81, ’83, Greg Hunt ’03, Wale Mohammed ’06, John David Pittman ’04, and Sue Conner Voegele ’62.
In July, the alumni association introduced “Bear Your Stripes”, a comprehensive membership campaign. Karen Sullards stated “the goal of the campaign is to increase membership in the alumni association and to remind our alumni of their bear pride. Anyone who joins the alumni association will receive a pair of UCA purple and gray striped spirit socks.” In addition to the membership campaign, the board will address membership retention and long-term strategic planning. To contact a member of the UCA Alumni Association Board of Directors, visit
uca.edu/alumni/board-of-directors.