Benedictine College

“Kelly vowels and mike boland have a family relationship. Daniel fangman and s. Esther fangman, osb have a family relationship.”

“The members of the corporation who are class a members of the board of directors shall have the sole and exclusive power and authority to select and elect the successor to the elective class a members of the board of directors in such fashion as they deem appropriate and shall present the successors for service on the board. The members of the corporation who are class b members of the board of directors shall have the sole and exclusive power and authority to select and elect the successors to the elective class b members of the board of directors in such fashion as they deem appropriate and shall present the successors for service on the board.”

“Subject to the limitations and provisions of the articles of incorporation and of the bylaws with respect to the election of directors, each member shall have one vote on all matters coming before the members. Any action by the members of the corporation, unless specifically set forth in the articles of incorporation of the corporation (the articles of incorporation) or in the bylaws, shall require an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the corporation from each individual class of directors.”

“An independent accounting firm prepares and reviews the 990. The 990 is then reviewed by the organization's officers and accounting personnel. Any questions or concerns the organization's officers and accounting personnel have are addressed and any corrections or clarifications are made. The 990 is then provided to the finance committee of the board and the full board of directors for review prior to filing.”

“At the time of hire or election (in the case of directors) and annually thereafter, the officers, directors, and key employees shall provide the applicable conflict of interest disclosures which shall be completed to identify any relationships, positions, or circumstances in which it is believed a conflict may arise. If a conflict arises, the officer, director, or key employee abstains from the vote of the conflicted position. An appropriate report shall be submitted to the executive board concerning any interest disclosed.”

“The organization's process for determining president compensation began with the board requiring a 5 year review of the president's salary and a review for the same period at colleges of like sizes. A compensation study was done by cbiz in 2021. Additionally, the board required a comprehensive review of his salary to include non-tangible benefits. The organization's process for determining president compensation begins with an initiative lead by the chairman of the governing board. The chairman compares compensation and salary data with other organizations of a similar size and industry. The chairman reviews the data and makes a recommendation to the board of directors in a closed executive committee meeting where the compensation is then voted upon. The president conducts an annual review of other officer and key employee's compensation based on comparable salary data of other organizations of similar size and industry.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request.”

“Benedictine college is a catholic, benedictine, liberal arts, residential college. Our mission is to educate men and women within a community of faith and scholarship. Building a great catholic college requires a community-wide commitment to excellence. We dedicate ourselves to educating students to become leaders in the benedictine tradition, who will transform the world through their commitment to intellectual, personal and spiritual greatness.”

“Benedictine college is a catholic, benedictine, liberal arts, residential college with a mission to educate men and women within a community of faith and scholarship. We have a vision to build one of the greatest catholic colleges in america, and attaining that vision requires a community-wide commitment to excellence. We dedicate ourselves to educating students to become leaders in the benedictine tradition, who will transform the world through their commitment to intellectual, personal and spiritual greatness. Benedictine college is located in atchison, kansas, on a 120-acre campus overlooking the missouri river, about 50 miles north of kansas city, missouri. The college also maintains a campus in florence, italy. Benedictine college has enjoyed enrollment growth for the past two decades and in the fall of 2023 had a full-time undergraduate student body of 2,213 students, more than doubling benedictine college's enrollment from 20 years ago. For several years now, average gpa has been the highest of any freshman class at any college or university in kansas. It is obvious that benedictine college is attracting both more students as well as the best and the brightest. Over 80% of undergraduate students live on campus in accordance with the college's strong residential tradition. To keep up with its growth, benedictine college has opened 12 new residence halls since the year 2000, with additional row houses currently under construction. The college's murphy recreation center, a health and fitness facility with exercise machines, rooms for fitness and spinning classes, two basketball courts, and an indoor turfed field, is a top-rated facility that has added to the student experience on campus. The renovation and expansion of westerman hall of science and engineering added 40,000 square feet of laboratory and teaching space to the existing 60,000 square-foot building. The westerman upgrade has provided one of the best s.t.e.m. Facilities of any small college in america. National surveys place benedictine's student life program highest in overall resident satisfaction and benedictine college's retention rate is consistently above 90%. The college also recently signed a collaborative affiliation agreement with catholic healthcare international, beginning the process of establishing a new medical school on the benedictine college campus. The proposed st. Padre pio institute for the relief of suffering, school of osteopathic medicine at benedictine college will bring additional faculty, staff and high-level medical students to the city of atchison. Our athletes have excelled on the field as well as off, with both students and teams receiving heart of america athletic conference scholar athlete recognition and benedictine college being named champions of character five star institution by the national association of intercollegiate athletics. The women's lacrosse team recently won the national championship and the men's and women's cross country teams both won the heart of america athletic conference championships and competed in the national race. In the area of academic excellence, benedictine is now one of the few catholic colleges in the nation offering abet-accredited programs in chemical, civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering. Of more than 250 catholic colleges in america, benedictine is one of only four to offer an architecture program. On top of that, benedictine college is the only institution in the naia to offer both architecture and engineering. Several other new majors have been added in recent years, including art, graphic design, criminology, engineering physics, finance, international business, international studies, evangelization and catechesis, and nursing. The nursing students regularly have a 100% pass rate on their certification exam and all hold jobs in the medical field. This year, benedictine college appeared in the top 10 colleges in the midwest in the annual u.s. News and world report rankings of ame”

“Increase in csv of life insurance $ (17,219) income from investments $ ( 3,471) ---------- $ (20,690)”