Board Of Governors

Stephen L. Abney was appointed to the Board July 2018 and currently serves as board vice president. A well-known local businessman, Abney is the Chairman, President and CEO of Central Bank of Warrensburg (1984-present), and President and Board member of Warrensburg Bancshares, Inc. (1987-present). He previously served as President, CEO and Board member for Bosworth State Bank. Abney studied at UCM and graduated from the Mid-South School of Banking and the Trust School of Banking.

Active in the Warrensburg and UCM community, Abney is a member and former Board member of both the Missouri Bankers Association and the Warrensburg Chamber of Commerce; member and former Finance Committee Chair for First United Methodist Church; member and a Paul Harris Fellow of Warrensburg Rotary Club; a Board member emeritus of the Warrensburg R-VI Educational Foundation; a member of Central Technology Services, Inc.’s Board since 2008; and a past member of UCM’s Athletic Committee. Abney’s term expires Jan. 1, 2024.

John A. Collier was named to the Board of Governors in January 2013. He has worked for State Farm Insurance since 1987, holding positions that include claim supervisor, claim superintendent, and his current position of claim manager since 1997. In this capacity, he has oversight of complex claims and litigation matters involving the company and its policyholders.

Collier earned a Bachelor of Science in Public Relations degree from the University of Central Missouri in 1986. His strong commitment to civic duty and community service has resulted in him serving 12 years on the city of Weston's Board of Aldermen; involvement in such groups as Weston's Missouri Economic Development Committee; the city's Planning and Zoning Board; and president of the West Platte R-II School Board. Additionally, he has been active in the Mid-Continent Sports Association and has held a number of local and regional leadership positions with Boy Scouts of America.

Colliers term expired Jan. 1, 2019.

Mary Dandurand was named to the Board of Governors in November 2009 and currently serves as board secretary. Dandurand earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree in clothing and textiles at the University of Central Missouri in 1978. She served the university community from 1993-1995 as coordinator of Student Volunteer Programs, where her accomplishments included involving students, faculty, and staff in Habitat for Humanity projects and initiating a student volunteer organization. She also served as assistant director of the Self-Instruction Center/Computer Lab from 1980-1986, where she provided support to faculty and students in media presentations and computer lab work.

She retired from her employment as rental property manager in the Warrensburg community for JEDRO Properties – The Tiehen Group where she worked from 2004- 2016. She was previously involved in the local residential real estate market from 2001-2004 as a licensed real estate agent with DeLozier Realty Company/Key Realty Company.

Dandurand completed a first term Dec. 31, 2015, and was reappointed for a second term that expired Dec. 31, 2021.

Gus S. Wetzel, II, M.D. was appointed to the Board of Governors in November 2011, and served as Board President from 2016-2018. He is well known throughout the Clinton area for his work in the medical field as well as his strong record of community involvement. Wetzel served as mayor from 1994-2010, and spent six years on the Clinton School Board, including two years as president. His service to the community includes 40 years of membership in the Clinton Rotary Club, and serving as a trustee and holding leadership positions in the United Methodist Church and St. Paul School of Theology boards. He also served for three years on the National School Boards Federation in Washington, D.C., an appointment by former Congressman Ike Skelton.

Wetzel has served as a board-certified general surgeon at Golden Valley Medical Clinic and Golden Valley Medical Center, with a medical practice in Clinton since 1972. He has been involved in the business community, serving since 1999 as a director on the Hawthorn Bank board. His business experiences include board chair of Union State Bancshares and president of Meadow Lake Properties, Inc., and member of the Health Midwest Ventures board.

Before following in his father’s footsteps to become a Clinton physician and surgeon, Wetzel earned a bachelor's degree from Westminster College in Fulton in 1963, and his M.D. from Tulane Medical School, New Orleans, La., in 1967, where he also completed his surgical residency training in 1972.

Wetzel completed a first term Jan. 1, 2017, and was appointed to a second term that expired Jan. 1, 2023.

Ken Weymuth was named to the Board of Governors in January 2020, and currently serves as board president. A third-generation business owner from Sedalia, Missouri, he has a connection with UCM that spans multiple decades.

Weymuth earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration and marketing from UCM (then known as Central Missouri State University) in 1978 and began working in the automotive industry the same year as a sales representative. He later went on to become a third-generation owner/dealer of W-K Chevrolet, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2019. Weymuth is now semi-retired. His sons are now partners, owning and operating the W-K Family of Dealerships in Sedalia and Boonville.

Active in civic and community endeavors, Weymuth gives back to those communities that have helped support his business over the years. His volunteer professional and service activities include past president of the Missouri Auto Dealers Association; past vice president and member of UCM’s Foundation Board; past president of the Cole Camp Chamber of Commerce; past president of the Benton County Cole Camp R-1 School District Board; member of the Benton County Education Foundation; member of the Cole Camp Community Betterment Board, Cole Camp Child Safe Committee, and Cole Camp Optimist Club; member of the Central Bank Board of Directors; member of the State Fair Community College Advisory Board; and member of Lake Creek Methodist Church. Additionally, Weymuth has been a major supporter of youth in West Central Missouri and of the Boys and Girls Club of Central Missouri. His term expires Jan. 1, 2025.               

Marvin E. "Bunky" Wright was named to the Board of Governors in November 2009 and has an extensive background in higher education having served as general counsel for the University of Missouri System from 1998-2008, and as legal counsel for the MU System from 1967-1979. Wright also served as legal counsel for Stephens College, Columbia College, and Westminster College while in private practice. He previously served as a consultant to the UCM Board of Governors and president, and as interim general counsel for several months during the 2008-2009 academic year.

Wright graduated from the University of Missouri School of Law in 1964, and earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from MU in 1958. He served as an officer in United States Air Force from 1958-1961. Wright returned to private practice upon retiring from the General Counsel position at the University of Missouri System in April 2008, and has been in private practice since then. His experience in the legal profession includes associate in the firm of Finch, Finch, Knehans and Cochran in Cape Girardeau, Missouri from 1964-1967; and partner in the firm of Knight, Ford, Wright, Atwill, Parshall Baker, LLC in Columbia, Missouri from 1979-1998.

Wright is past president of the Missouri Bar Association, a professional association for attorneys in the State of Missouri, and past president of the National Association of College and University Attorneys, which named Wright an honorary life member in 2008. He is currently serving a second term on The Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority Board. In 2016, the University of Missouri presented Wright the Faculty-Alumni Award.

Wright has served as President of UCM’s Board of Governors for four years during his two terms. Completing a first term Dec. 31, 2015, he was reappointed for a second term that expired Dec. 31, 2021.