Comerford, a 1996 political science graduate, has served as president of Blackburn College since July 2013. He previously served as vice president for institutional advancement at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo. where he was responsible for fundraising, having launched a planned $80 million comprehensive campaign; marketing; event management; and alumni relations. Comerford previously served as vice president and dean of student life, as well as a faculty member, at Westminster College, and taught at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He held positions at the University of Kansas, Missouri Western State University and Ball State University. He serves as a consultant-evaluator with the Higher Learning Commission, which accredits institutions of higher education in the North Central region, and is a grant evaluator with the U.S. Department of Education. Comerford also has served as a professional speaker, returns to WIU to attend and present at the College Student Personnel Summer Institute and speaks each semester in classes at WIU. He financially supports scholarships at WIU and the annual fund.

He also is active in his community, serving in leadership roles with the Rotary Club, Boy Scouts and downtown development efforts. He has a master's degree from the University of Central Missouri and earned his doctorate in higher education administration from the University of Kansas.

Goldsbury, a 1979 finance graduate and a 1980 MBA graduate, has been a part of Doosan/Ingersoll Rand/Clark Corporations for more than 25 years. He currently serves as president of the North America and Oceania Regions of Bobcat Company and is responsible for all regional activities related to the Bobcat and Doosan branded products. He is also president of Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment. Goldsbury joined Clark Equipment in 1984 and joined Ingersoll Rand as a result of the 1995 acquisition of Bobcat Company. Bobcat Company is the world leader in compact construction equipment and the inventor of the skid steer loader.

Prior to his current role, he held several roles in Bobcat's marketing, service and aftermarket organizations. In 2006, he was appointed president for global product and business strategy of the Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies Sector and as president of Schlage Security Products, a world leader in security solutions. Goldsbury returned to the Bobcat organization in 2008 as president of Bobcat Americas. In addition to his position as president of Bobcat Americas, he has served as vice president for global product development, quality and support and marketing services and parts for Bobcat.

Goldsbury is a board member of the greater Fargo/Moorhead Economic Development Corporation; he is also a Board member of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and serves as Chair of the AEM Public Policy Committee. He and his wife Cindy, also a 1979 WIU graduate, have been involved with their alma mater over the years attending many events and supporting student scholarships. During his time at WIU, Goldsbury served as a graduate assistant and was the organizational finance officer (OFO) in the Office of Student Activities.

Lorber, a 1990 college student personnel graduate program alumnus, has served as vice chancellor for development at the University of Illinois Springfield and senior vice president of the University of Illinois Foundation since October 2012. Previously, he was the associate vice chancellor for institutional advancement and executive director of development for the SIU Foundation at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (2005-2012). Lorber was also campaign director for SIU Carbondale's first comprehensive campaign, a successful $106 million effort. He has also held advancement positions at several universities: vice chancellor for university advancement at Indiana University Northwest (2001-2005), director of development for the College of Engineering at the University of Tennessee (1998-2001), director of university development at Northern Illinois University (1996-1998), director of major gifts at Butler University (1994-1996), director of major gifts at the University of Northern Iowa (1991-1994), and assistant director of development for the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Washington University in St. Louis (1989-1991).

Lorber received a doctoral degree in educational administration and policy studies from the University of Tennessee in 2001 and a bachelor's degree in communications/public relations from the University of Northern Iowa in 1987. He has been involved with Western since graduating, regularly returning to participate in, and present during, the annual College Student Personnel (CSP) Summer Institute and he has attended many WIU events, both on and off campus over the years. He has also served as a guest speaker for CSP classes. The Lorber family supports many areas of campus including the Alumni Association, student services, CSP, athletics, Horn Field Campus and scholarships.