Kansas Bioscience Authority Board of Directors

The Kansas Bioscience Authority is governed by an 11-member board of directors.

By law, nine members of the board are representatives of the public who are recognized for outstanding knowledge and leadership in the fields of finance, business, bioscience research, plant biotechnology, basic research, health care, legal affairs, bioscience manufacturing or product commercialization, education, or government. Two members of the board are nonvoting members with research expertise representing state universities. One of the nine directors is an agricultural expert recognized for outstanding knowledge and leadership in the field of bioscience.

Of the nine directors representing the general public, two directors are appointed by the Governor of Kansas, two directors are appointed by the Speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives, and two directors are appointed by the President of the Kansas Senate. Of the remaining three directors, one director is appointed by the by the House Minority Leader, one director is appointed by the Senate Minority Leader, and one director is the Kansas Secretary of Commerce. The two nonvoting directors are appointed by the Kansas Board of Regents.

Voting Members

	CHAIRMAN: Dan Watkins Attorney at Law
	VICE CHAIRMAN: Bill Sanford Chairman Symark LLC
	SECRETARY/TREASURER: Sandra A. J. Lawrence Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Children's Mercy Hospitals & Clinics
	Kenneth D. Buchele Senior Vice President ESB Financial
	John W. Carlin Visiting Professor and Executive-in-Residence Kansas State University
	Pat George Kansas Secretary of Commerce
	Earl McVicker CEO Central Financial Corporation
Nonvoting Members
	Jerry Boettcher President Boettcher Enterprises, Inc., Boettcher Supply, Inc., Boettcher Aerial, Inc.
	Kenny Wilk Kansas Board of Regents
Research and Development Advisory Council
	Donald L. Beggs, Ph.D. President Wichita State University
	Bernadette Gray-Little, Ph.D. Chancellor University of Kansas
	Kirk H. Schulz, Ph.D. President Kansas State University
	Steven A. Scott, Ph.D. President Pittsburg State University