DELEGATES ELECT FIVE BROTHERS TO SERVE ON FRATERNITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Among the many annual traditions of a Beta Theta Pi General Convention, few have more lasting impact than the delegates’ charge to elect members to the Fraternity Board of Trustees. This year’s newly elected Trustees comprise over a third of the Board’s 12-man total membership, in effect allowing this year’s legislative body to influence Beta’s path forward for years to come. Committee interviews and a full floor debate promised a rigorous review of all candidates. Yesterday, the delegates of the 180th General Convention made their decisions, electing the following Beta brothers to lead our Great and Good Fraternity:
S. WAYNE KAY Virginia Tech ’73 General Secretary
JUSTIN FOSTER West Chester ’11 Fraternity Vice President
ROBERT S. BEALL Oklahoma ’80 Fraternity Vice President
STEVEN G. CRUZ Florida International ’12 Fraternity Vice President
BILL HAYWOOD Miami ’74 Fraternity Vice President
A refounding father of the Alpha Phi Chapter at Virginia Tech, Kay was appointed to Beta’s Foundation Board of Directors in 2006. Reappointed in 2010 and elected Foundation Chairman in 2011, he was elected General Secretary in 2016 by the 177th General Convention in Oklahoma City. Kay resides in La Jolla, California, with his Beta Sweetheart, Susan.
A former chapter president, advisor and district chief, Foster joined the Fraternity’s Zeta Sigma Chapter at West Chester in 2007. He was elected to his first term on the Board in August 2016, after serving on the performance monitoring committee. Professionally, he serves as the global talent acquisition director for DLL, the world’s leading vendor finance partner.
Pledging Beta at the University of Oklahoma in 1976, Beall earned his MBA from Southern Methodist University and eventually started his own construction products manufacturing business in Dallas and Fort Worth. A devoted and longtime house corporation volunteer, Robert served two terms on the Beta Foundation Board of Directors from 2013-2018.
An award-winning General Fraternity Officer with prior volunteer roles as chapter advisor, district chief and facilitator at Wooden, CPLA, Keystone and Leadership Summit, Cruz recently served as regional chief for both the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast Regions. Residing in Miami, Florida, Steven remains a committed member of the FlU community.
Recent co-chairman of the Alpha Chapter’s $6 million house renovation, Haywood earned his MBA from Pepperdine University, civil engineering degree from Ohio State and premed degree from Miami University. A commercial advisor to Energy Capital Group Holdings with 32 years of executive experience, Bill resides just outside of San Antonio, Texas.
EMCEES AND SPECIAL GUESTS | SATURDAY Fraternity President Bob Schnese, Wisconsin ’83, takes the stage as emcee for Saturday night’s Recognition Ceremony, which includes presentation of this year’s Knox winners.
General Fraternity Archivist and Historian Zac Haines, Miami ’05, leads the brotherhood in reflecting on the Ritual of Beta Theta Pi immediately following the Model Initiation.
Advisory Council Member Bob Grand, Wabash ’78, will be accompanied by his Beta Sweetheart, Melody, when he receives the Francis W. Shepardson Award at tonight’s ceremony.