Foundation
UWRF Foundation Staff
Phone: 715-425-3545
Email: foundation@uwrf.edu
Location: 310 South Hall
Mailing Address: 410 S. 3rd St.
River Falls, WI 54022
The University of Wisconsin-River Falls Foundation
UW-River Falls is successful because of the generous support of our alumni and friends. Private donations enhance the educational experience by funding research activities, scholarships, faculty and staff development and more.
We look forward to helping you find ways to improve our university for the generations to come and encourage you to contact a member of our Foundation team for further information.
Mission: An independent, not-for-profit, 501(c)3 Wisconsin corporation, the University of Wisconsin-River Falls Foundation is organized solely for the benefit of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. Private giving to the Foundation is essential in raising the level of excellence at the university. Through support of the university’s goals and objectives, the Foundation is committed to engaging people who care about the university, and who have the dedication to promote and support its initiatives. The Foundation manages funds according to the wishes of the donors, promotes a culture of philanthropy, and adheres to the ethical and conscientious stewardship of all gifts.
Foundation Board of Directors
The University of Wisconsin-River Falls Foundation Board of Directors oversees the operations of the foundation and functions through a structure of four committees: Finance, Human Resources, Executive, and Investment. Board members represent a diverse group of elected volunteers including alumni, community, business, and professional leaders.
2026 Board of Directors
- Dixie Carroll '93, Past Chair, Retired Counsel, Ameriprise Financial
- Dan Draxler '82, Retired President and CEO, Bremer Bank
- Chris Felling '80, Retired Human Resources Director for Global Services, 3M Company
- Mark Forsythe '77, '82, Treasurer, President, Peoples State Bank
- Stephanie Johnson ‘06, Managing Account Executive – Financial Institutions Business Unit, Travelers Insurance
- Scott Jones '02, Vice Chair, Vice President of Business Loans, Royal Credit Union
- Mike Lewandowski, '89, Retired Manager, Radiation Protection Team and Corporate RSO (Radiation Safety Officer), 3M
- Dan McGinty '80, '86, Retired Director of Alumni Relations: University of Wisconsin-River Falls
- Max Neuhaus '00, Chair, Partner, Rodli, Beskar, Neuhaus, Murray & Pletcher, S.C.
- Chuck Palmer '73, Retired Chief Operating Officer, RSM McGladry
- Barb Preston-Broesder '74, Retired Dentist
- Sharon Radd, '88, Professor of Organizational Leadership, St. Catherine University; Founder and Lead, ConsciousPraxis
- Bridget Ruemmele '80, Professor of Plant and Earth Science, University of Rhode Island
- Michelle Scheuermann ‘99, President/Founder: BulletProof Communications
- Tim Schneider '88, CEO and President, Bank Five Nine
- Chet Slipek '77, '86, Retired Financial Institution Examiner, Farm Credit Administration
- Dave Stone '78, Semi-Retired Executive Director, Ward Petroleum; Chief Operating Officer, Ward Energy Companies; Director/Vice President, Marathon Oil Company/Texas Oil and Gas
- Terri Wilcox '77, '85, Secretary, Co-Founder, The Resultants; Co-Founder, International Vision Facilitation Council
Ex-Officio Members
- Amy Zimmer, Foundation President, UW-River Falls Foundation
- John Chenoweth, Interim Chancellor, UW-River Falls
- Wes Chapin, Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, UW-River Falls
- Rick Foy, Assistant Vice Chancellor for University Advancement, UW-River Falls
- Ozcan Kilic, 2025-26 Chair, UW-River Falls Faculty Senate
- Kylie Beilke, Student Representative, UW-River
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