University of Illinois trustees' bios

[August 07, 2009]  Nine members of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees prior to the clout panel's final report:

Devon C. Bruce

Term: 2009-2015

First appointed: 2003

Profession: attorney, Power Rogers & Smith, Chicago

Education: University of Illinois College of Law; B.A., University of Illinois

Party affiliation: Democrat

Frances G. Carroll

Term: 2005-2011

First appointed: 2003

Profession: instructional supervisor, DePaul University, Chicago

Education: Ed.D., University of Sarasota; M.Ed., Chicago Teachers College; B.A., Roosevelt University

Party affiliation: Democrat

David V. Dorris

Term: 2005-2011

First appointed: 2005

Profession: attorney, owner of Dorris Law Firm, LeRoy

Education: University of Illinois College of Law; B.A., Blackburn College.

Party affiliation: Democrat

Lawrence C. Eppley

Term: Resigned effective October 2009 or when replaced, whichever comes first.

First appointed: 2001

Profession: attorney, Bell, Boyd and Lloyd, Chicago

Education: University of Illinois College of Law; master's and bachelor's degrees from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Party affiliation: independent

Edward L. McMillan

Term: 2009-2015

First appointed: 2009

Profession: CEO, McMillan LLC; past president and CEO, Purina Mills Inc.

Education: B.S., University of Illinois

Party affiliation: Republican

James D. Montgomery Sr.

Term: 2007-2013

First appointed: 2007

Profession: attorney, Cochran, Cherry, Givens, Smith & Montgomery

Education: University of Illinois College of Law; B.A., University of Illinois, Navy Pier and Urbana-Champaign

Party affiliation: Democrat

Kenneth D. Schmidt

Term: 2005-2011

First appointed: 1999

Profession: physician and chairman of medical imaging, Holy Family Medical Center, Des Plaines

Education: M.D., University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine; B.S., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Party affiliation: Republican

Niranjan S. Shah

Term: Resigned effective October 2009 or when replaced, whichever comes first.

First appointed: 2003

Profession: chairman and CEO, Globetrotters Engineering Corp.

Education: M.S., civil engineering, University of Mississippi

Party affiliation: Democrat

Robert F. Vickrey

Term: 2007-2013

First appointed: 2001

Profession: vice president, Miller Group Media, LaSalle

Education: Dana College, Blair, Neb.; Illinois Valley Community College, Oglesby

Party affiliation: Republican

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