Dean's Advisory Council
The Dean's Advisory Council includes leading business executives from throughout the Commonwealth and successful Gatton College alumni at major corporations. DAC members provide advice and counsel to the Dean of the college.

Craig J. Andreen
Nashville, TN
Senior Managing Director
NXT Capital

Gerald R. Benjamin
Atlanta, GA
Partner
Atlanta Equity Investors, LLC

Michael W. Bowling
Dallas, TX
Chief Marketing Officer - Business Solutions
AT&T

Gregory L. Burns
Nashville, TN
President
Burns Consulting Group

David P. Calzi
Louisville, KY
Partner
EY LLP

Craig J. Carlson
Lexington, KY
Market President
BB&T

Paul W. Chellgren
Villa Hills, KY
Partner
SnowPhipps Group LLC

Ruth Cecelia Day
Jacksonville Beach, FL
Advisor and Vice President for Administrative Services (ret.)
Landstar System, Inc.

Luther Deaton, Jr.
Lexington, KY
Chairman, President and CEO
Central Bank & Trust Co.

John H. Dicken, Jr.
Memphis, TN
President/Commodity Trader
Dicken Commodities, Inc.

James E. Geisler
Lexington, KY
Senior Operating Executive
Cerberus

J. Douglas Gerstle
Cincinnati, OH
Vice President and Assistant Treasurer
The Procter and Gamble Company

John L. Gohmann
Lexington, KY
Regional President
PNC Bank

Troy Hammett
Chattanooga, TN
Division SVP and Chief Financial Officer
Catholic Health Initiatives

Cindy H. Harkins
Fort Worth, TX
Vice President, Asst Sec & Asst General Counsel
Texas Instruments Incorporated (retired)

Sam Hazen
Nashville, TN
Chief Executive Officer
HCA Healthcare

Richard J. Huxley
Fort Myers, FL
Owner
Richard J. Huxley, LLC

Catherine K. Jacobs
Lexington, KY

Jason A. Jacobson
Nicholasville, KY
Founder & CEO
Precari Capital

Thomas B. Kessinger III
Louisville, KY
President
Baird

Howard L. Lewis
Broadview Heights, OH
Founder, Chairman Emeritus
Family Heritage Life Insurance Company of America

Elizabeth Griffin McCoy
Hopkinsville, KY
President and CEO
Planters Bank

W. Rodney McMullen
Cincinnati, OH
Chairman and CEO
The Kroger Co.

Samuel J. Mitchell, Jr.
Lexington, KY
CEO
Valvoline Inc.

Nate Morris
Lexington, KY
Founder and CEO
Rubicon

Ronald L. Robinson
Indianapolis, IN
CEO & Owner
LCP Transportation LLC

Geoffrey H. Rosenberger
Pittsford, NY
DAC Chair Owner
Lily Pond Ventures, LLC

David E. Russell
Louisville, KY
Senior Vice President, Finance & Corporate Controller
Yum! Brands, Inc.

James A. Seale
Mc Lean, VA
President
Seale & Associates

Sean S. Smith
Jupiter, FL
Chairman
Stratose

Gary A. Smith, Sr.
Louisville, KY
President and CEO
Kentucky Trailer

Charles M. Sonsteby
Dallas, TX
Vice Chairman
The Michaels Companies, Inc. (retired)

James W. Stuckert
Prospect, KY
Chairman and CEO (former)
Hilliard Lyons, Inc.

Rosemarie A. Thurston
Atlanta, GA
Partner
Alston & Bird, LLP

Dr. M. S. Vijayaraghavan (Viji), MD
Lexington, KY
President
Resources International, Inc. and Alpha Resources International Ltd. LLC

Douglas J. Von Allmen
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Chairman
Von Allmen Capital Partners

Michael Wiechart
Nashville, TN
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
TeamHealth

John A. Williams, Sr.
Paducah, KY
Chairman
Computer Services, Inc.