Kathleen Sebelius, Governor, State of Kansas, Topeka

Jerry Moran, Congressman, U.S. House of Representatives, Hays

Sheila Frahm, Executive Director, Kansas Association of Community College Trustees
(former Kansas Lieutenant Governor and U.S. Senator), Colby

Reggie Robinson, President and CEO, Kansas Board of Regents (former University of
Kansas Law Professor and White House Fellow), Topeka

Cliff Hope, Retired Lawyer and Author (former State Senator), Garden City

Curt Brungardt, Acting Director, Center for Civic Leadership, Hays

Larry Gould, Provost and Chief Academic Officer, Fort Hays State University, Hays

Cheryl Lyn Higgins, Executive Vice President, McPherson Chamber of Commerce,
McPherson

Edward H. Hammond, President, Fort Hays State University, Hays

Emily Scholle, 9th Grade Student, South Junior High, Lawrence

Christie Brungardt, Instructor of Leadership Studies, Fort Hays State University, Hays

Jean Cavanaugh, School Board Member, USD 428, Great Bend

Gail Kuehl, Business Owner, McDonald’s Restaurants (and Adjunct Professor of
Leadership Studies, Fort Hays State University), Hays

Daron Jamison, Special Assistant to the President, Fort Hays State University, Quinter

Mitchell Hall, Student Body President, Fort Hays State University, Anthony