Board of Regents

The Board of Regents of Conception Seminary College

The Board of Regents counsels and guides the seminary regarding policies and programs, in accordance with Church Law, standard American educational and management practice, and the mission of Conception Seminary College. Membership is primarily from the (arch)dioceses and/or religious communities served by Conception Seminary College, usually equally divided between official personnel and other professionals. Members of the Board are appointed for a term of three years upon recommendation by the Executive Committee of the Board and with confirmation by the Board. The Regents generally meet twice annually.

The responsibilities of the Board of Regents include the following: (1) approves the addition of new major programs and policies of relevance to the Seminary College as a whole, including major fund-raising campaigns, recruitment, alumni- and public-relations activities; (2) approves tuition, room and board charges for the Seminary; (3) approves and monitors the annual budget for consideration by the Abbey Planning and Finance Committee; (4) reviews Seminary programs; (5) advises in matters of re-accreditation and compliance with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Program of Priestly Formation, Fifth Edition.

Executive Committee
	Most Rev. Joseph Hanefeldt Bishop of Grand Island, Nebraska
	Most Rev. James V. Johnston Vice-Chairman Bishop of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Missouri
	Very Rev. Victor Schinstock, OSB President-Rector Conception Seminary College

Board Members
	Mr. Jon Doolittle Albany, Missouri		Mr. and Mrs. Ron & Tammy Myers West Des Moines, Iowa
	Most Rev. Joseph Naumann Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas		Rev. Msgr. Bradley Offutt Kansas City, Missouri
	Most Rev. Richard Pates Bishop of Des Moines, Iowa		Mr. Peter Hutchison Kansas City, Missouri
	Mrs. Maria Ruiz-Scaperlanda Oklahoma City, Oklahoma		Mr. Jon Schnieders Olathe, Kansas
	Most Rev. Carl Kemme Bishop of Wichita, Kansas		Most Rev. Michael Sis Bishop of San Angelo, Texas
	Mrs. Lesle Knop Kansas City, Kansas		Dr. Ronald Slepitza Kansas City, Missouri
	Mrs. Jan Lewis Overland Park, Kansas		Most Rev. George Lucas Archbishop of Omaha, Nebraska
	Mr. James Kopp Overland Park, Kansas		Rev. Gregory Oligschlaeger Monroe City, Missouri
	Mr. David Trotter Atchison, Kansas		Rev. Ross Parker Vocation Director Diocese of Des Moines, Iowa