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Meet the Kappa Kappa Psi Board of Trustees

by Ken Corbett Chairman ΚΚΨ Board of Trustees

(Editor’s note: Part 1 of this article appeared in the Fall 2000 issue of The PODIUM.)

So you’ve always wondered who and what the Board of Trustees is?

Kappa Kappa Psi is legally chartered as a Corporation in the State of Oklahoma. The Corporation has jurisdiction over all component parts of the Fraternity through the Board of Trustees. It is the Board’s job to consider matters which are referred to it by the National Council. These can include national policy, alumni or public relations issues, legal matters, or internal problems within the Fraternity. Except in cases where there’s a ruling by a court of law, decisions of the Board of Trustees are final.

The Board of Trustees is made up of volunteer leaders from within the Fraternity who serve without pay. Four members are elected at large. The Immediate Past National President and the National President round out the Board’s membership of six. Each member of the Board of Trustees must be a member of the Fraternity in good standing and at least twenty-nine years old at the time of election.

Board members participate in National and District Conventions, chapter visitations, chapter installations, professional meetings, National Council meetings, and any other capacity needed to conduct the business of the fraternity. In recent years, national officer responsibilities have increased, and the national council simply does not have the time to tackle all the issues and projects before them. The Board has stepped in to support the Council with many of the projects because we all feel the crucial need to move this fraternity forward. As board members we have had the time and the commitment to work on many projects for this Fraternity.

Recent and current activities of the Board of Trustees include: mentoring and advising the National Alumni Association, the Archives and History project, investing the Kappa Kappa Psi Trust Fund and Scholarship Fund, strategic planning with the National Council, providing input and acting as resources to the National Council, university administrators, college band directors, and all members. Our most important role and activity is to support the ideals of Kappa Kappa Psi whenever needed.

The current Board is comprised of members from varying walks of life, including three University band directors, a University administrator, insurance claims advisor, and a corporate attorney. The board members are Chairman Ken Corbett, Vice Chairman Andy Mullin, Robert Fleming, Melvin Miles, Scott Stowell, and Mike Golemo.

Andy Mullin, Vice Chairman

Andy Mullin received his B.A. in Political Science with a minor in History from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in May 1983, and a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School in May 1991. While in law school, Andy achieved Dean’s List honors, participated in the Tom C. Clark Appellate Advocacy Competition, and was listed in Who’s Who Among American Law Students. He currently is the General Counsel & Director of Contracts at ALPHATECH, Inc., Burlington, Massachusetts. He is admitted to practice before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, the U.S. District Court for the First Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Andy’s Fraternal experience includes: Board of Trustees (1997-Present), Vice Chair (1999-Present); National Convention Parliamentarian 1999; District IX (now known as Northeast) District President 1982-1983; Northeast District Convention Parliamentarian 1995, 1996, and 2001; Chapter and Joint Parliamentarian, Epsilon Nu Chapter at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst 1982-1983; Chapter President, Epsilon Nu Chapter 1981-1982; Chapter Historian, Epsilon Nu 1980-1981; Joint Treasurer, Epsilon (with Delta Delta Chapter of Tau Beta Sigma) 1980-1981; attendance at National Conventions in 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1997, and 1999; and attendance at District Conventions. He is a Life Member of Kappa Kappa Psi (1983) and a founding member of the District IX Alumni Association (currently Northeast District Alumni Association) which he served as Secretary/Treasurer for two terms.

Andy and his wife, Sheri, have two future Kappa Kappa Psi brothers: Rachel and Jacob.

Scott Stowell, Board Member

Scott E. Stowell graduated with a B.S. in Marketing and Economics from the University of Florida in 1989. He was elected National President at the 1997 National Convention in Scottsdale, Arizona. During his term as National President, the National Fraternity focused on continued expansion, improved marketing efforts, and an increased emphasis on programs that promote education and leadership development. Additionally, the Fraternity continued to emphasize strong joint relations while maintaining the individuality and heritage of Kappa Kappa Psi.

During Scott’s term, Kappa Kappa Psi developed its first leadership development program, aimed at giving the Brothers of Kappa Kappa Psi an additional opportunity to improve both their bands and themselves, and also developed its first scholarship program to financially assist Brothers in their academic development.

During the biennium, Kappa Kappa Psi developed and enhanced a long-term strategic plan including a mission statement and vision statement. All programs and processes were reviewed and re-assessed to make the fraternity more efficient and cognizant of its long-term future.

As he did during his first three terms on the National Council, Scott focused on Kappa Kappa Psi’s ability to manage diversity, emphasizing the Fraternity’s efforts to recruit the absolute best band members and create a supportive environment that enables all Brothers to contribute their full potential in pursuit of the betterment of the college and university band.

He also continued his efforts as a national officer to involve more student members of the Fraternity in discussions that determine Fraternity policy. During his term on the National Council he participated in the search and selection of the second, third, and fourth Chapter Field Representatives. Mr. Stowell was the first National President in modern history to serve in all of the four elected positions on the National Council. He also served as the Southeast District President for two terms and the Alpha Eta Chapter President and Vice President for two terms each. He is a life member of the Alpha Eta Chapter and the national chapter and an honorary member of the Beta Xi and National Chapters of Tau Beta Sigma. Scott’s current duties on the Board of Trustees include restoring the National Archives and documenting the history of the fraternity along with Board Member Ken Corbett. He also is currently working with the Board on Kappa Kappa Psi’s new Capital Development Program.

Mike Golemo, Board Member

Kappa Kappa Psi National President Michael Golemo is the Director of Bands at Iowa State University. In addition to conducting the Wind Ensemble and teaching courses in music education and saxophone, Dr. Golemo oversees a program of eight bands. A native of Chicago, he received his Bachelor of Music Education and Master of Music degrees from Northwestern University where he studied conducting with John P. Paynter and saxophone with Frederick L. Hemke. He completed his doctorate in wind conducting at Michigan State University under Kenneth G. Bloomquist and John L. Whitwell. He served as Assistant Director of Bands at The University of Akron (OH), and prior to that as Director of Bands at Albion College.

With over 200 band arrangements, transcriptions and compositions to his credit, he has had works performed by a variety of performers and ensembles, including Louie Bellson, Wynton Marsalis, Anita Baker, and the Akron Symphony Orchestra. He has had both transcriptions and original compositions performed at both MENC and CBDNA conventions. His music is published by Dorn Publications, Santa Barbara Music Publishers, and Great Works Publishing.

As a saxophonist, he has performed with the Akron Symphony Orchestra, the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, the Chicago Bears Jazz Band, Natalie Cole, The Temptations, The Spinners, The Four Tops, Ray Charles, Diane Schuur, Robert Goulet, Red Skelton, Ed Ames, the Rockettes, the Ringling Brothers Circus, Mitzi Gaynor, Hal Linden, Jerry Vale, Patti Page and over 20 other headline acts.

Dr. Golemo is an active guest conductor and adjudicator, and holds memberships in the College Band Directors National Association, the National Band Association, Iowa Bandmasters Association, Pi Kappa Lambda Music Honorary, Phi Kappa Phi Academic Honorary, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Phi Beta Mu Bandmasters, and is an honorary member of both Tau Beta Sigma and Kappa Kappa Psi.