Luther College names three new members to its Board of Regents

"This is a diverse slate of new regents, whose collective experience as physicians, diplomats and maker-based business owners shows the variety of paths Luther College graduates take toward success," said Luther College President Jenifer K. Ward.
 
Willie Davismckennie is a successful small business owner who founded 22 Wood Works, a custom woodworking business that specializes in commercial and custom cabinetry, based in Mundelein, Illinois.  He and his wife, Denise Davismckennie '82, currently serve as co-presidents of the Luther College Alumni Council.  At Luther, Davismckennie double majored in art and public communication.
 
Vanessa (Grima Baldacchino) Frazier is the permanent representative of Malta to the United Nations, the first woman to assume this title. Frazier graduated from Luther in 1990 with majors in French and business management and went on to earn her master's degree in diplomatic studies from the University of Malta.  She is most praised for her role in Malta's humanitarian response to the Libyan revolution in 2011 when she worked to create the Humanitarian Hub in Malta.
 
Dr. Mark V. Larson is a consultant in gastroenterology in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, where he has worked for more than 30 years. A 1978 graduate from Luther, Larson majored in biology and earned his M.D. at the University of Iowa College of Medicine. He was Luther's commencement speaker in 2006.