President Kimo Ah Yun, Board of Trustees Chair Todd Adams, three emeriti trustees and 30 Marquette alumni were named to BizTimes Milwaukee’s Wisconsin 275, a special publication that highlights the 275 most influential executives in different economic sectors throughout the state.
President Ah Yun was unanimously elected the 25th president of Marquette University by the Marquette Board of Trustees in November. He previously served in the dual acting president and provost roles since June 10, succeeding late President Michael R. Lovell.
President Ah Yun is the first person of color to lead Marquette and the Catholic, Jesuit university’s second lay president in its 143-year history. He joined Marquette in 2016 as dean of the Diederich College of Communication, was named acting provost in 2018 and then permanent provost and executive vice president for academic affairs in 2019.
Adams serves as chairman and CEO of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions, a Milwaukee-based supplier of clean water solutions for drinking water, hygiene and sustainable water management. He was elected to the Marquette University Board of Trustees in 2015, served as vice chair of the board from 2020 to 2023, and was elected chair of the board in 2023.
The emeriti trustees named to the list are John Bergstrom, Bus Ad ’67, chairman of Bergstrom Automotive; John Hammes, managing principal of Hammes Partners and chairman and CEO of Hammes Healthcare; and Mary Ellen Stanek, Arts ’78, managing director of Baird, founder and co-chief investment officer of Baird Advisors and president of Baird Funds.
In addition to Bergstrom and Stanek, the following alumni were honored:
- Ruben Anthony, president and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Madison
- Rick Barrett, CEO of Barrett Lo Visionary Development
- Randy Benz, chief executive officer of American Orthodontics
- Joel Brennan, president of the Greater Milwaukee Committee
- P.J. DiStefano, managing partner at Deloitte
- Christopher Drees, president and CEO of Menasha Corp.
- Charlie DuBois, president and CEO of Standard Process
- Franklyn Gimbel, founding partner of Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown LLP
- Chris Goller, executive vice president, head of corporate banking Midwest region at PNC Bank
- David Gruber, founder and CEO of Gruber Law Offices
- Ray Habelman Jr., CEO of Habelman Brothers Co.
- Robert Hau, chief financial officer of Fiserv
- Nadiyah Johnson, founder and CEO of Jet Constellations
- Tracy Johnson, CEO and president of the Commercial Association of REALTORS Wisconsin
- Chip Juedes, CEO of Fox World Travel
- Rustin Keller, president and CEO of J. J. Keller & Associates Inc.
- Joe Kirgues, co-founder of gener8tor
- Ted Matkom, Wisconsin market president of Gorman & Co.
- Teresa Mogensen, chair, president and CEO of ATC
- Kevin Newell, president and CEO of Royal Capital
- Joel Plant, CEO of Frank Productions
- Jay Rothman, president of the Universities of Wisconsin
- Christine Specht, CEO of Cousins Subs
- Paul Stillmank, founder and CEO of 7Rivers
- Mike Veum, president and CEO of IEWC
- Craig Wiedemeier, president of Werner Electric Supply
- Jay Williams, chairman of Church Mutual and Associated Bank
- Andrew Wronski, managing partner at Foley & Lardner LLP
