Board of Visitors


Authorized and appointed by the College’s Board of Trustees, the Board of Visitors serves as an advisory and resource body and as a “window to the world” to enable Hiram College to learn how its plans and programs are perceived by its various publics.

Image: Oliver Plaza

The Board provides advice and guidance to the President and the College’s administrators and reports its activities to the College’s Board of Trustees on a regular basis. Visitors’ terms are two years in length, running from July through June. A maximum of three consecutive terms (six years) is allowed. A Chair of the Board is appointed from the membership to serve two-year terms.

  • Debbie Abdalian-Thompson ’75
  • Lynne Abramovich ’73
  • Edie Benner
  • Michael Carlson, Ph.D. ’70
  • Sarah Chase ’02
  • Teresa Conroy-Roth ’90
  • Greg Dooley ‘00
  • Kristina Dooley ’00
  • Ankur Gupta ’02
  • Ted Hellmuth
  • Joshua Herbert ’98
  • Matthew Hinderegger ’90
  • Norman E. Kelker, Ph.D. ’61
  • Nathaniel I. Koven ’06
  • Andrew Oldman ’68
  • James Reinart
  • Kimberly Robertson
  • Christopher G. Schmitt, Esq. ’04
  • Todd M. Schneider ’77
  • Barbara T. Shipley ’80 / WEC ’04
  • Stephen G. Smith ’69
  • Bartholomew Timm ’76
  • Matthew R. Vana ’08
  • Michele M. Warholic, Esq. ’80
  • Marshall E. Winkle ’57