{"id":2837873,"date":"2024-06-14T13:44:29","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T18:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.stfrancis.edu\/?p=2837873"},"modified":"2025-06-26T13:14:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T18:14:58","slug":"usf-board-of-trustees-announces-new-trustee-emerita-and-joliet-franciscan-congregation-appointed-trustees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/usf-board-of-trustees-announces-new-trustee-emerita-and-joliet-franciscan-congregation-appointed-trustees\/","title":{"rendered":"USF Board of Trustees Announces New Trustee Emerita and Joliet Franciscan Congregation-Appointed Trustees"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2837873\" class=\"elementor elementor-2837873\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15ee55b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15ee55b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d91f783\" data-id=\"d91f783\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-730bce7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"730bce7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Joliet, Ill. \u2013 As part of its June 14, 2024, meeting of the whole, the University of St. Francis (USF) Board of Trustees named its newest Trustee Emerita and announced two new Joliet Franciscan Congregation-Appointed Trustees.<\/p><p>\u201cThe Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate are pleased to appoint two new Trustees as our representatives. We are especially pleased that Sr. Margaret Guider and Dr. Anthony Zordan bring a wealth of experience in Catholic higher education to their board service. The understand the mission of both the Franciscans and USF and are poised to help shape the University to best serve our students, faculty, staff and alumni,\u201d said Sr. Jeanne Bessette, O.S.F., Ed. D., President of the Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da0810c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da0810c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-036df2f\" data-id=\"036df2f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b4bb03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b4bb03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><u>Patricia Wheeler \u2013 Trustee Emerita of the University of St. Francis<\/u><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07e027f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"07e027f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/wheeler-qpntfge55cz34ig75xk9lg0qd56egd7xly2m6h0drs.jpg\" title=\"wheeler\" alt=\"Patricia Wheeler\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6d254a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6d254a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The USF Board of Trustees voted unanimously to bestow upon Trustee Patricia Wheeler \u201967 the distinction of Trustee Emerita of the University of St. Francis.<\/p><p>According to the USF Board of Trustees By-laws, \u201cTrustee Emeritus status recognizes long-standing members of the Board of Trustees who have made a significant contribution to the University through their service. A trustee is eligible for such status at the completion of a regular term of service on the Board or at the time of resignation from the Board. Nominations for Trustee Emeritus status emanate from the Executive Committee. Trustee Emeritus members shall have the right to attend meetings of the Board of Trustees but shall not have voting powers.\u201d<\/p><p>Patricia Wheeler has served the community for more than two decades, including as an alumni representative on the Board of Trustees, as a Representative of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate and a member of the Board of Trustees. She served on the Board of Trustees as a Representative for the Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate for 22 years. While on the Board, she and her husband, Robert, were co-chairs of the Capital Campaign from 2005-2009.\u00a0<\/p><p>In June 2010, Patricia gifted the University by naming the auditorium the James and Patricia Sexton Auditorium in memory of her parents and in honor of their commitment to Catholic education.\u00a0<\/p><p>In August 2019, Patricia and Robert also provided USF\u2019s College of Business and Health Administration (COBHA) with a grant from their Wheeler Family Foundation, which supports a curriculum that is more Franciscan in nature.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e1b0fb0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e1b0fb0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-042b3b3\" data-id=\"042b3b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bfef83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4bfef83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><u>Joliet Franciscan Congregation-Appointed Trustees<\/u><u> \u2013 Sr. Margaret Eletta Guider, O.S.F., and Dr. Anthony Zordan<\/u><\/p><p>The USF Board of Trustees also announced Sr. Margaret Eletta Guider, O.S.F., and Dr. Anthony Zordan as new Joliet Franciscan Congregation-Appointed Trustees.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65a62bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65a62bb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb6e9e9\" data-id=\"fb6e9e9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0ff709 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f0ff709\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/guider-qpntf7xlfuni80shjbwmh05l0oc3j3acks78uzcxbs.png\" title=\"guider\" alt=\"guider\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18d139b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18d139b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sr. Margaret Eletta Guider, O.S.F., is a member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate and has been a member of the ecclesiastical faculty of the Clough School of Theology and Ministry at Boston College since 2008. Prior to that, she was a faculty member at Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Sr. Guider also serves as the Faculty Coordinator for Forma\u00e7\u00e3o Continuada. She is Professora Ordinaria of the Ecclesiastical Faculty of Boston College and was granted the Nihil Obstat in 2017. She has served as Department Chair of the Ecclesiastical Faculty and currently serves as the Acting Program Director for the Doctorate in Sacred Theology. Sr. Guider is the past president of the Association of Professors of Mission as well as the American Society of Missiology. She has served as an advisor and consultant for numerous religious institutes and missionary societies as well as a trustee and board member for a variety of Catholic institutions and organizations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-938e071 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"938e071\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-254fac2\" data-id=\"254fac2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0f2189 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f0f2189\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/zordan-qpntfcmse0txu2lnrvxrbgyvzloxlkt09fgo9d5ygo.png\" title=\"zordan\" alt=\"zordan\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ad9d66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ad9d66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Anthony Zordan is Professor Emeritus at USF. Dr. Zordan began his professional career with Price Waterhouse (now PwC) and as controller of a tubular steel distributor. In 1983, he began teaching accounting fulltime at USF. While at USF, Dr. Zordan served three terms as chair of the Academic Assembly, two periods as interim dean of the College of Business &amp; Health Administration and a period as interim vice-president for Academic Affairs in 2002. Dr. Zordan retired from USF in 2021.<\/p><p>Since 2021, Dr. Zordan has served on the board of The Women\u2019s Centers of Greater Chicagoland. He and his wife, Nancy, live in the Beverly &#8211; Morgan Park neighborhood of Chicago. They have five adult children and five grandchildren.<\/p><p><u>About the USF Board of Trustees<\/u><\/p><p>The University of St. Francis Board of Trustees oversees and guides USF in fulfillment of its educational mission. To learn more about the USF Board of Trustees, visit stfrancis.edu\/about-us\/university-leadership\/board-of-trustees\/.<\/p><p>: :<\/p><p>The University of St. Francis, in Joliet, Ill., serves close to 3,300 students nationwide and offers undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and certificate programs in the arts and sciences, business, education, nursing and social work. There are over 53,000 USF alumni across the globe. For information, call 800-735-7500 or visit <a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\">stfrancis.edu<\/a>.<\/p><p>University of St. Francis: Bigger thinking. 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