The Board of Governors of the
Colorado State University System

The Board of Governors of the Colorado State University System (voting members)
L to R, back row: Dorothy Horrell (Vice Chair), Donald M. Elliman, Jr. (Treasurer), Ed J. Haselden (Secretary), Joseph C. Zimlich (Chair), Scott C. Johnson. Front row: Patrick McConathy, Mary Lou Makepeace, Dennis E. Flores, Penfield W. Tate, III.

The Board of Governors consists of 13 members, nine of which are appointed by the governor of Colorado to serve four-year terms as voting members. Voting members may be appointed to a maximum of two four-year terms.

The four non-voting members represent Colorado State University and Colorado State University-Pueblo. One tenured faculty member and one student leader are elected from each university through the respective faculty council organizations and student body governments of each campus.

You may contact any board member via email at csus_board@mail.colostate.edu.

Officers of the Board of Governors

Joseph C. Zimlich

Board Chair
Committee Assignment: Executive, Evaluation
Term expires: December 31, 2012

Joseph C. Zimlich is the Chief Executive Officer of Bohemian Companies. Bohemian Companies is a private family financial and investment office that includes the Bohemian Foundation, a family foundation, and Bohemian Asset Management. Governor Zimlich previously served as a manager in mergers and acquisitions and as a specialist in the not-for-profit and banking industries, both at an international accounting firm.

Governor Zimlich has held board of director level positions in the following industries: technology, semi-conductors, water filtration, trust, private and commercial banking, food service, and venture-capital funds. In addition to service on the CSUS Board of Governors, he currently serves as a Board member for the Bohemian Foundation, First Western Trust Bank, Third Way, and Abound Solar.

Governor Zimlich graduated from the University of Iowa with a BBA in Accounting. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Professional in Human Resources (PHR). He is active in his community of Fort Collins, Colorado, notably with his previous involvement with Colorado State University’s Global Leadership Council, EnviroFit International, the Economic Opportunities Advising Committee, Community Development Block Grant Committee, Discovery Center Children’s Science Museum, Human Resources Ordinance Task Force, and Leadership Fort Collins.

Dorothy Horrell

Vice Chair
Committee Assignments: Executive, Evaluation, Academic Affairs (Chair), Chancellor Search Advisory Committee
Term expires: December 31, 2012

Dorothy Horrell has a distinguished career in higher education spanning nearly three decades, including service as president of the Community Colleges of Colorado and president of Red Rocks Community College in Lakewood. She has led the Bonfils Stanton Foundation as president since 2002.

Governor Horrell is from Holyoke, Colorado and attended Colorado State University, where she received her bachelor’s through Ph.D. She is married to Theodore W. Horrell.

Donald M. Elliman, Jr.

Treasurer
Committee Assignments: Executive, Evaluation, Finance (Chair), Academic Affairs, Chancellor Search Advisory Committee
Term expires: December 31, 2015

Donald M. Elliman, Jr. is currently the Executive Director of the Charles C. Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Biology at the University of Colorado Medical School on the Aschutz Medical Campus.

Previously Governor Elliman was appointed in 2009 by Governor Ritter to serve as the state’s first chief operating officer. Prior to that, he served as director of Colorado's Office of Economic Development and International Trade, providing key leadership on the recruitment of numerous new companies to Colorado.

Governor Elliman enjoyed a 32-year career at Time Inc., including as publisher of People magazine and president and publisher of Sports Illustrated. From 2000 to 2004, he served as president and CEO of Ascent Sports, which became Kroenke Sports and Entertainment and owns the Colorado Avalanche, Denver Nuggets and Pepsi Center.

Governor Elliman serves on the boards of The Children’s Hospital in Denver, the Gates Family Foundation and Middlebury College, where he earned his degree in economics.

Ed J. Haselden

Secretary
Committee Assignments: Executive, Evaluation, Real Estate/Facilities (Chair), Chancellor Search Advisory Committee
Term expires: December 31, 2013

Ed J. Haselden holds degrees in Architectural Engineering and in Business Finance from the University of Colorado.

As President and CEO of Haselden Construction in Denver, Colorado, he is responsible for strategic direction, growth, and leadership development and indirectly responsible for the company's business development, preconstruction and financial management functions. He serves on the Executive Committee and Board of Directors for Mile High United Way as well as the Boy Scouts of America Mile High Council and the Douglas County Catholic Schools Corporation Board of Trustees.

Governor Haselden is also a Board Member of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, serves on the Denver Metro Economic Development Corporation Executive Committee and the U.S. Bank of Board Advisors.

 

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Board members in alphabetical order

Dennis E. Flores

Voting Member
Committee Assignments: Evaluation, Finance, Student Affairs
Term expires: December 31, 2014

Dennis E. Flores is from Pueblo and is an insurance executive and a member and the current treasurer of the Latino Chamber Development Corporation, where he also served as the past chairman.

Governor Flores also is an advisory board member of U.S. Bank-Pueblo and serves on the president’s advisory council for CSU-Pueblo. He also served two (four-year) terms in the Pueblo School District.

Governor Flores graduated from the University of Southern Colorado, which is now Colorado State University-Pueblo.

Scott C. Johnson

Voting Member
Committee Assignments: Evaluation, Audit (Chair), Real Estate/Facilities, Student Affairs
Term expires: December 31, 2013

Scott C. Johnson is the owner and operator of Flying Diamond Ranch and is from Kit Carson. He is a fourth generation graduate of CSU.

Governor Johnson currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Colorado Humane Society & Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the National Cattlemens Beef Association, the Association’s 401K Administration Committee, and a trustee of the National Cattlemens Beef Association Foundation. Governor Johnson also serves as a member of the National Western Stock Show and Colorado Farm Bureau. He served as president of the Colorado Livestock Association and was treasurer of the Colorado Cattlemens Association.

Governor Johnson is a basketball coach for Kit Carson High School and a lifetime member of the Kit Carson Historical Society as well as a trustee of Kit Carson United Methodist Church. He has a bachelor’s degree from Colorado State University and has conducted master’s course work at the university.

Mary Lou Makepeace

Voting Member
Committee Assignments: Evaluation (Chair), Audit, Academic Affairs, Chancellor Search Advisory Committee
Term expires: December 31, 2013

The first female mayor of Colorado Springs,  Mary Lou Makepeace  was elected to two terms after  serving 12 years on the Colorado Springs City Council.  She has served on several state, local and national committees including the Colorado Space Advisory Committee, the Policy Advisory Council of the American Public Power Association, the Energy Committee of the U.S.  Conference  of Mayors and the Leadership Training Council of the National League of Cities.  Governor Makepeace has been the Executive Director of Leadership Pikes Peak and  Vice President of the Gill Foundation. 

Currently, Governor Makepeace is an adjunct  faculty member at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.  She has a master’s  degree in public affairs from the University of Colorado and a bachelor’s  degree in journalism from the University of North Dakota.

Patrick McConathy

Voting Member
Committee Assignments: Evaluation, Real Estate/Facilities, Student Affairs (Chair), Chancellor Search Advisory Committee (Chair)
Term expires: December 31, 2011

Patrick McConathy is a rancher from McCoy, Colorado. He has spent most of his career in the oil and gas industry. Governor McCoy began working as a petroleum landman for the Placid Oil Co. in Shreveport, Louisiana, before starting McConathy Production Co., which operated wells in Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Wyoming. He later purchased additional wells in those states under the name of Phoenix Oil and Gas. In 2000, Phoenix Oil and Gas, Yarmony Creek Oil and Gas, and partner Castle Peak Resources began acquiring and operating oil and gas properties in California.

Governor McConathy's numerous community activities in McCoy and nearby Vail include serving as a member and chairman of the Vail Mountain School Board of Trustees and in the Leadership Circle of U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar. In Louisiana, he served as chairman of United Way for northwest Louisiana and chairman of Congressman Buddy Roemer's successful campaign for governor in 1987. Governor McConathy received a Bachelors in political science from Louisiana State University in 1975.

Penfield W. Tate, III

Voting Member
Committee Assignments: Executive, Evaluation, Audit, Finance
Term expires: December 31, 2014

Penfield W. Tate, III is a shareholder of Greenberg Traurig LLP, where he has practiced law since 2007. Governor Tate specializes in public finance, American Indian law, environmental, public-private partnerships, municipal securities, transportation and corporate law. He served as a State Senator and State Representative. As a State Senator, he was a member of the Joint Budget Committee and co-chair of Senate Appropriations. Governor Tate is a member of the board of directors of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce.

Governor Tate is from Denver and is an alumnus of Colorado State University.

 

 

Non-Voting Members

 

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