In addition to choosing Cascone as the University s 18 th board chair, the trustees elected Ronald Foster Sr. as vice chair and treasurer and Kenneth G. Anderson as the new secretary. Also elected were three new members, including two alumni, to the board Marshall D. Gunn Jr., Duane Ottenstroer and David Walker . As chair, Cascone plans to reach out to fellow alumni and broaden the base of the board. I also believe the University would benefit from more diversity on the board. By diversity I mean the whole mix gender, race, age, business experience, background everything.
Diversity brings new perspectives that can add value to every decision the board makes.
Cascone, a past winner of JU s Distinguished Alumni Award, graduated with a bachelor of arts in mathematics. He is active in the Diocesan Stewardship Council, the Executive Committee of Guardian of Dreams, Jacksonville Regional Catholic Charities, the Alliance for World Class Education, the Florida Council of 100 and Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater Jacksonville. Foster is chairman and CEO of the Stellar Group, as well as a graduate of JU s EMBA program. Anderson is a local attorney. Among the new trustees, Gunn earned his undergraduate degree at JU in 1974.