The Brand Identity Team responsible for coordinating implementation of the name change continues to evolve, with broader membership. Team members and their areas of expertise are as follows:

• Chancellor John F. Carney III (ex officio)
• Ron Miller, past president, UMR Board of Trustees, and Vice President/General Manager (retired), the Procter & Gamble Company (ex-officio)
• Andrew Careaga, director of communications (chair)
• Rebecca Frisbee, publications (graphic identity)
• Cheryl McKay, electronic marketing (web and e-marketing)
• Mary Helen Stoltz, public relations (media relations, editorial style)
• Tom Shipley, video communications (video)
• Connie Eggert, VC University Advancement (university marketing, fundraising)
• Jay Goff, Dean of Enrollment Management (recruitment)
• Marianne Ward, Executive Director, MSM-UMR Alumni Association (alumni relations)
• Darlene Ramsay, Alumni Association president (alumni relations)
• Mark Mullin, Athletic Director (athletics, student recreation, student recruitment)
• Lynn Stichnote, Director of Admissions (student recruitment)
• Vicki Callaway, Project Management, IT (web, online communications, telecommunications)
• Jesse Singleton, Printing Services (printing/templates)
• Ted Ruth, Physical Facilities (signage)
• Beth Groenke, President-elect, Student Council (student relations)
• Raj Kanwar Singh, President, Council of Graduate Students (student relations)
• Kurt Kosbar, Academic Council (faculty relations)
• Kim Frazier, Staff Council (staff relations, UMR Bookstore)
• Mark Potrafka, Student Affairs (student life)
• Lance Gentry, Assistant Professor of Business (marketing)
• Randy Stoll, Director of Business Services (administrative services)
• Lea-Ann Morton, Director, Career Opportunities Center (corporate recruiters)
• Jim Sigler, General Manager, KUMR (media, public radio)
• Larry Gragg, Chair, History and Political Science (faculty)
• Anne Maglia, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences (faculty)
• Jeff Cawlfield, Professor of Geological Engineering and Director of Freshman Engineering (faculty, incoming students)

Additional Resources:

The UMR Communications Staff will assist the committee in the areas of:

• Developing branding/graphic identity concepts
• Developing a plan to promote the name change to internal and external audiences
• Recruitment marketing
• Staff support

The consulting team of SimpsonScarborough and Creative Communication Associates are providing assistance in brand identity development, graphic identity and marketing.

Meeting schedule

The team meets at 9 a.m. on Tuesdays in the Silver and Gold Room of the Havener Center, and all meetings are open to the campus community. Please feel free to join us.