Hall Center For The Humanities

Advisory Board


The Hall Center Advisory Board is drawn from prominent citizens of the region. The Board currently consists of 20 members, all active or retired professionals or directors of major foundations. The members play a vital role in fundraising for the Hall Center, as well as advising on public outreach efforts and serving as liaisons between their communities and the Center.


Advisory Board Members

Chair, Charles W. Battey (KN Energy, Inc. [Ret.], Overland Park, KS)
Michael D. Fields (William T. Kemper Foundation, Kansas City, MO)
Tracy Foster (The Hall Family Foundation—Vice President, Kansas City, MO)
Lon Frahm (Colby, KS)
William Hall (The Hall Family Foundation—President, Kansas City, MO)
Spence Heddens (Bank of America, Kansas City, MO)
Dana Hensley (Andover, KS)
Martha Selfridge Housholder (Dermatologist, Wichita, KS)
Don Johnston (Intrust Bank, Lawrence, KS)
Jim Martin (President, KUEA [Ret.], Lawrence, KS)
Shelle McCoy (Topeka, KS)
John W. Mize (Clark, Mize & Linville, Salina, KS)
Thomas V. Murray (Lathrop & Gage LC, Overland Park, KS)
Carol Nazar (Wichita Public Library Foundation, Wichita, KS)
Warren Newcomer (Newcomer Funeral Service Group, Topeka, KS)
Estelle Glatt Sosland (Kansas City, MO)
John H. Stauffer (Stauffer Communications, Inc. [Ret.], Topeka, KS)
Linda Stewart (Lawrence, KS)
Deanell Reece Tacha (U.S. Court of Appeals, Lawrence, KS)

Board Members Emeriti
Ross Beach (Lawrence, KS)
Jill Docking (Wichita, KS)
Robert Mueller (Lawrence, KS)
Pam Simons (Lawrence, KS)