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.
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Craig J. Andreen
Nashville, TN
Senior Managing Director
NXT Capital - Retired
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Gerald R. Benjamin
Atlanta, GA
Partner
GreenSky, LLC; Atlanta Equity Investors
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Michael W. Bowling
Dallas, TX
Chief Marketing Officer - Business Solutions
Global Altitudes LLC, Managing Partner
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Gregory L. Burns
Nashville, TN
President
Burns Consulting Group
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John S. Cain
Florence, KY
Wiseway – CEO Emeritus & Strategic Advisor
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David P. Calzi
Louisville, KY
Partner
St. Vincent de Paul Louisville, CEO and Executive Director
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Craig J. Carlson
Lexington, KY
Market President
Truist, Middle Market Banking Leader, Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana
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Paul W. Chellgren
Villa Hills, KY
Partner
SnowPhipps Group LLC
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Ruth Cecelia Day
Jacksonville Beach, FL
Advisor and Vice President for Administrative Services (ret.)
Commonwealth of Kentucky, Chief Information Officer
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Luther Deaton, Jr.
Lexington, KY
Chairman, President and CEO
Central Bank & Trust Co.
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James E. Geisler
Lexington, KY
Senior Operating Executive
Cerberus
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John L. Gohmann
Lexington, KY
Regional President
PNC Bank
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Troy Hammett
Chattanooga, TN
Division SVP and Chief Financial Officer
Region CFO – Central Region CommonSpirit Health
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Cindy H. Harkins
Fort Worth, TX
Vice President, Asst Sec & Asst General Counsel
Texas Instruments Incorporated (retired)
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Sam Hazen
Nashville, TN
Chief Executive Officer
HCA Healthcare
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Richard J. Huxley
Fort Myers, FL
Owner
Richard J. Huxley, LLC
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Catherine K. Jacobs
Lexington, KY
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Jason A. Jacobson
Nicholasville, KY
Founder & CEO
Precari Capital
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Thomas B. Kessinger III
Louisville, KY
President
Baird
![](https://gatton.uky.edu/sites/default/files/dac-headshots/Howard-L.-Lewis.jpg)
Howard L. Lewis
Broadview Heights, OH
Founder, Chairman Emeritus
Family Heritage Life Insurance Company of America
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Elizabeth Griffin McCoy
Hopkinsville, KY
President and CEO
Planters Bank
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W. Rodney McMullen
Cincinnati, OH
Chairman and CEO
The Kroger Co.
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Samuel J. Mitchell, Jr.
Lexington, KY
CEO
Valvoline Inc. - Retired
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Nate Morris
Lexington, KY
Founder and CEO
Morris Industries
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Ronald L. Robinson
Indianapolis, IN
CEO & Owner
LCP Transportation LLC
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Geoffrey H. Rosenberger
Pittsford, NY
DAC Chair Owner
Lily Pond Ventures, LLC
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David E. Russell
Louisville, KY
Senior Vice President, Finance & Corporate Controller
Yum! Brands, Inc.
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James A. Seale
Mc Lean, VA
President
Seale & Associates
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Sean S. Smith
Jupiter, FL
Chairman
Castellan Group
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Gary A. Smith, Sr.
Louisville, KY
President and CEO
Kentucky Trailer - Retired
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Charles M. Sonsteby
Dallas, TX
Vice Chairman
The Michaels Companies, Inc. (retired)
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James W. Stuckert
Prospect, KY
Chairman and CEO (former)
Hilliard Lyons, Inc.
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Rosemarie A. Thurston
Atlanta, GA
Partner
Alston & Bird, LLP - Retired
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Douglas J. Von Allmen
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Chairman
Von Allmen Capital Partners
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Michael Wiechart
Nashville, TN
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
TeamHealth
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John A. Williams, Sr.
Paducah, KY
Chairman
Computer Services, Inc.
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Allan Zachariah
Atlanta, GA
Pathstone, The Family Office, Co-Chairman