Trustees are appointed by the National Board to provide financial and legal oversight of our Educational Foundation's assets. Representing the fields of higher education, nonprofits, finance and law, Trustees volunteer their time to ensure that gifts made in support of SigEp's mission have the greatest possible impact on the lives of our members.
President
Richard W. Bennet, III, Central Missouri ’74
CEO, CCA Global Partners; St. Louis, MO
Treasurer
Matthieu “Matt" Duncan, California-Santa Barbara ’87
Former CEO of Ostrum Asset Management (fmrly. Natixis Asset Management); Miami, FL
Secretary
Dr. Grant Buttram, North Carolina State ’93
Neurosurgeon/Complex Spine Surgeon, UNC Rex Healthcare; Raleigh, NC
Tom Allardyce, Lamar ’70
Principal, Hendrix Allardyce Design
Charlie Amato, Sam Houston State ’70
Chairman & Co-founder, SWBC
Christopher L. Bittman, Colorado ’85
Partner and Chief Investment Officer, Agility; Denver, CO
Matt Engelhardt, Valparaiso ’91
Director, Operations, Development and Alumni Relations Services, John Hopkins Carey Business School; Baltimore, MD
Garry C. Kief, Southern California ’70
President and CEO, Stiletto Entertainment; Los Angeles, CA
Bill McCausland, Texas-Austin ’83
Executive Director, University of South Florida Alumni Association; Tampa, FL
Dr. Perry Moulds, Mississippi ’99
President of Bethel University; Nashville, TN
Matt Parrish, Georgia ’07
Foundation President, Manilow Music Project
Michael D. Watford, Florida ’75
Former Chairman/President/CEO at Ultra Petroleum Corp.; Houston, TX
Life Trustees
The following Trustees have served the Board with distinction and now serve as Life Trustees of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Educational Foundation:
Thomas A. Barton, Loras '89
President, Barton Wealth Management, LLC; Dubuque, IA
H. Clark, North Carolina State '56
Chairman and Corporate Director (Retired), ONDEO Nalco Company; Chicago, IL
James L. Clayton, Tennessee '57
President, Clayton Bank and Trust; Knoxville, TN
Kenneth G. Christianson, Washington State '74
President, Alf Christianson Seed Company; Burlington, WA
Mark W. Davis, Nebraska '90
CEO & Chairman, PuroClean; Bloomfield Hills, MI
Jay K. Harness, M.D., Arizona '65
Medical Director, Breast Cancer Answers; Orange, CA
Thomas O. Hicks, Texas-Austin '68
Chairman, Hicks Holdings, LLC; Dallas, TX
Donald W. Hudler, Ohio Wesleyan '56
President & CEO, DDH Investments of South Texas, Inc.; Charlotte, NC
Arthur J. Hurt III, Davidson '88
President & CEO (Retired), The Hurt Company, Inc.; Houston, TX
Garry C. Kief, Southern California '70
President & CEO, Stiletto Entertainment Group; Los Angeles, CA
A.J. Scribante, Kansas State '56
CEO, OTTOJ Investment Management: Sanibel, FL
Bobby S. Shackouls, Mississippi State '72
Operating Executive, The Carlyle Group; Houston, TX
William G. Tragos, Washington in St. Louis '56
Founder & CEO (Retired), TBWA Advertising; Santa Barbara, CA
R. Eric Weise, Ph.D., Cincinnati '54
Emeritus Faculty, University of Cincinnati; Fort Myers, FL
