At the May meeting of the University\u2019s Board of Trustees, Chair Danny Wegman and President and CEO Joel Seligman recognized seven trustees who have completed their active service to the Board and who now become life trustees.<\/p>\n
The seven trustees served on the Board for a combined 96 years across three University presidencies.\u00a0 Their service and philanthropy supported the creation of numerous new facilities, scholarships, professorships, and other initiatives throughout all areas of the University.\u00a0 Most recently, they provided crucial leadership during The Meliora Challenge<\/em>, the largest fundraising effort in the University\u2019s history.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s been my privilege to work with these exceptional leaders,\u201d said Wegman. \u201cThese incredibly dedicated, insightful, and collegial Board members have continued to move this great institution forward.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI am deeply grateful to each of these individuals for their enormous and enduring commitment to the University and the Board,\u201d said Seligman. \u201cTheir contributions have been invaluable as we have worked together to strengthen the University.\u201d<\/p>\n The following board members are now life trustees:\u00a0 William M. Carpenter<\/strong> was elected to the Board in 1997 and has served on many Board committees, including the last 13 years as chair of the Committee on Audit and Risk Assessment.\u00a0 He is chair of the Warner School National Council and past chair of the Warner School Campaign Cabinet.\u00a0 He has been a member of the Laboratory for Laser Energetics Visiting Committee since 2005 and served as its chair from 2007 to 2012.\u00a0 With his spouse, Mary Christine Carpenter, he created the William and Mary Carpenter Scholarship at the Warner School to promote educational opportunities for teachers in Rochester.\u00a0 Arunas A. Chesonis<\/strong> \u201991S (MBA), \u201904 (Honorary)<\/strong> was elected in 2007 and has served on the Board\u2019s Committees on Academic Affairs, Facilities, and Research and Innovation.\u00a0 Chesonis and his spouse, Pamela Chesonis, created the Chesonis Entrepreneurial Scholarship for full-time MBA students interested in entrepreneurship.\u00a0 He supports entrepreneurship at the University through service on the board of the student-run Simon School Venture Capital Fund; support of the University\u2019s tech transfer entity, URVentures; and engagement in High Tech Rochester, a University affiliate and incubator for high-tech start-up companies.<\/p>\n David M. Flaum, <\/strong>a board member since 2007, has served on the Board\u2019s Committees on Health Affairs and Strategic and Financial Planning.\u00a0 He continues to serve on the Medical Center Board and the Flaum Eye Institute Advisory Board, of which he has been a member for more than 20 years.\u00a0 The Flaum Eye Institute, a national leader in vision care, research, and education, was established with support from Flaum and his spouse, Ilene Flaum, to promote excellence in research and medical care.<\/p>\n John M. Kelly <\/strong>has served on the Board\u2019s Committees on Academic Affairs and Research and Innovation since his election in 2011.\u00a0 He is also a member of the Simon Advisory Council and of the Laboratory for Laser Energetics Visiting Committee, where he served as chair for the past four years.\u00a0 Kelly and his spouse, Donna Kelly, have provided philanthropic support to the Medical Center, Eastman School of Music, and the Simon Business School.<\/p>\n Louis G. Lange \u201970<\/strong> a board member since 1997, has served on numerous Board committees, including service as chair of the Committee on Health Affairs from 2002 to 2005, and as chair of the Committee on Research and Innovation from 2010 to 2015.\u00a0 He was a member of the San Francisco Bay Regional Cabinet and is a current member of the Aab CVRI Advisory Board.\u00a0 Lange has supported Arts, Sciences and Engineering through the creation of the Louis and Dorothy Lange Professorship in Chemistry.<\/p>\n Hugo F. Sonnenschein \u201961 <\/strong>joined the board in 1992.\u00a0 He has served on many Board committees and chaired the Committee on Academic Affairs for the past 15 years.\u00a0 Sonnenschein was co-chair of the Arts, Sciences and Engineering Campaign and chair of the Chicago Regional Cabinet, and he is a member of the Arts, Sciences and Engineering National Council.\u00a0 For many years, he has moderated the Presidential Symposia on Great Issues in the 21st Century during Meliora Weekend.\u00a0 He and his spouse, Beth Sonnenschein \u201961, \u201962N, have provided philanthropic support to Arts, Sciences and Engineering, the dance program, and the School of Nursing.<\/p>\n James C. Wyant \u201967 (Mas), \u201969 (PhD)<\/strong> has served on the Committees on Academic Affairs and Research and Innovation since his election in 2012.\u00a0 He is a member of the Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Science\u2019s Dean\u2019s Advisory Committee and the Optics Blue Ribbon Panel.\u00a0 He is a recipient of the Hajim School\u2019s Distinguished Alumnus Award.\u00a0 Wyant\u2019s generous support of the Institute of Optics created both the M. Parker Givens Professorship and the Dr. James C. Wyant Professorship in Optics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The seven trustees have served on the Board for a combined 96 years across three University presidencies, supporting the creation of numerous new facilities, scholarships, professorships, and other initiatives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":126,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[57],"class_list":["post-246792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-university-news","tag-board-of-trustees"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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