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AIR UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION BOARD OF OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES


Chairman: Vacant

President: Ray White, Human Resources, Troy University, Wright Hall, Room 107, Troy, AL 36082 (334) 670-5940 (W); (334) 546-0232 (C); ray.white@airuniversityfoundation.org; grwhite@troy.edu

Vice President: Nim Frazer, Industrial Partners, 4747 Woodmere Blvd., Montgomery, AL 36106; (334) 244-8650 (W); 
nimfrazer@industrialpartners.com

Secretary: Dr. James E. “Skip” Dotherow, Senior Fellow, The Education Policy Center, College of Education, University of AL, 3618 Bankhead Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36111; (334) 313-1543(C); jedcinc@gmail.com; AUBDOG4LIFE@YAHOO.COM

Treasurer: Robert Taffet, 2301 Tankersley Road, Montgomery, AL 36106; (334) 300-2200 (C); rtaffet@knology.net

Executive Director: Joseph A. Panza, Jr., 3012 Bankhead Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36106; (334) 953-3174 (W) & (334) 315-0867 (C); joe.panza@airuniversityfoundation.org; jpanza@knology.net

TRUSTEES:
 

Tony Baggiano, 7174 Old Southwick Place, Montgomery, AL 36117; (334) 538-8776 (H); tbaggiano@aol.com

Bowen Ballard, President & CEO, Ballard Realty Company, Inc., 5950 Carmichael Place, Suite 200, Montgomery, AL 36117; (334) 279-8646 (W) & (334) 221-9753 (C); abballard@ballardcompanies.com

Don Brown, Brown Studio Architecture, 260 Commerce Street, Montgomery, AL 36104; (334) 834-8340 (W); (334) 320-8340 (C); dbrown@brownstudio.com

Lynn M. Carter, President, Southeast Cherokee Construction, Inc., 1491 Furnace Street, Montgomery, AL 36104 or (P. O. Box 1057, Wetumpka, AL 36092); (334) 264-1770 (W); lcarter@secherokeeconstruction.com

Edward F. Crowell, President & CEO, Miltope, 3500 Richardson Road, South, Hope Hull, AL 36043; (334) 613-6542 (W); ed.crowell@miltope.com

Mark Dierlam, First Command Financial Planning, 2931 Zelda Road, Montgomery, AL 36106; (334) 277-7731 (W) & (334) 271-2849 (C); mjdierlam@firstcommand.com

Jack Galassini, President, Galassini & Associates Advertising, 4210 Lomac Street Montgomery, AL 36106; (334) 277-5000 (W); jgalassini@knology.net

Tom Gwaltney, Community Leader, 401 Wiltshire Drive, Montgomery, AL 36117; (334) 277-0671 (H); twgwaltney@bellsouth.net

Dr. Norman B. Halpern, retired surgeon/community leader; 2663 Swiss Lane, Birmingham, AL 35226; (205) 979-5083 (H); nbh43@hotmail.com

Elmer B. Harris, retired businessman, former Chairman, President & CEO, Alabama Power; currently, Honorary Consul General of Japan; 80 Bulldog Circle, Cropwell, AL 35054; (205) 525-5655 (H); ebhgsh@aol.com

Greg McClellan, President & Chief Executive Officer, MAX Credit Union, 400 Eastdale Circle, Montgomery, AL 36124; (334) 215-4660 (W); hgm@mymax.com

Sherrie Myers, Owner Montgomery Biscuits, Montgomery Professional Baseball, LLC., 200 Coosa, Riverwalk Stadium, Montgomery, AL 36106; (847) 682-5493 (C); smyers@prosportsmarketing.net

AFA Representative:  Air Force Association, 1501 Lee Highway #400, Arlington, VA 22209-1198; (703) 247-5808 (W)

John A. Shaud, General, USAF, Retired, 6542 Olde Chesterbrook Road, McLean, VA 22101 (former Director, Air Force Research Institute; 2053 Briarwood Street, Prattville, AL 36067; jshaud@afa.org)

Willard Snyder, Chairman, The Breidenthal-Snyder Foundation, Inc., 8014 State Line Road, Ste 203, Leawood, KS 66208; (913) 642-5134 (W); wbs11@kc.rr.com

The Honorable Todd Strange, Mayor, City of Montgomery, AL, 103 N. Perry Street, Montgomery, AL 36104; (334) 241-2000 (W); tdavis@montgomeryal.gov

Lance E. Tatum (Dr.), Vice Chancellor, Troy University Montgomery Campus, P. O. Box 4419, Montgomery, AL 36103-4419; (334) 241-9537 (W); (334) 399-1205 (C); ltatum@troy.edu

Don Taylor, 25 South Charleson Crossing, Pike Road, AL 36064; (334) 546-2650 (C); donandsonja1@aol.com

Olan G. Waldrop, Jr., APPTIS, Inc., 7072-F Taylor Crossing Drive, Montgomery, AL 36117; (334) 538-3264 (C); olan.waldrop@yahoo.com

Ms. Virginia Whitfield, Whitfield Consulting, 8428 Water Oak Court, Montgomery, AL 36117; (334) 657-9322 (C); va0716@aol.com

Mrs. Sieu Tang Wood, President, Tang’s Alterations, 491 Cabin Road, Wetumpka, AL 36093; (334)
239-8258 (H), & ( 334) 221-0847 (C); sieuandbill@att.net

EMERITUS POSITIONS:
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General Charles G. Boyd, USAF, Retired, 132 Gresham Place, Falls Church, VA 22046; (703) 536-3953 (H); (202) 258-0188 (C); cgboyd@aol.com, Chairman Emeritus

CMSgt of the Air Force Paul W. Airey, USAF (deceased); December 13, 1923—March 11, 2009, Trustee Emeritus