BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The membership elects representatives at each Annual Meeting to the Foundation’s Board of Directors, which oversees the affairs of the Foundation. The Board of Directors is presently composed of 23 voting directors and 8 non-voting emeritus directors representing 23 different Acacia chapters.
Current members of the Board of Directors being nominated for an additional three-year term on the board, to be voted on at the 2025 Annual Meeting:
John Clifton Davis, New Hampshire ’82
Order of Pythagoras. John brings to the Foundation Board, an extensive background in Alumni Affairs and Fundraising. Serving several Universities and Colleges as Director of Advancement and Alumni Relations or in a Vice Chancellor role. Currently, John is the Associate Vice President for College Advancement for Saint Anselm College, Manchester, NH. Resides in Bedford, NH
Brian R. Durst, Wisconsin ’87
Order of Pythagoras, Award of Merit, Re-founding Father, Wisconsin Chapter. HCB President Wisconsin; Foundation Board of Directors 2014-Present. District Sales Manager, American Family Insurance; resides in Woodstock (Atlanta), GA
Andrew Jee, Oregon State ’87
Order of Pythagoras. Past Leadership Consultant on Acacia International Staff. Foundation Board of Directors 2010-Present. Chair of the Scholarship Committee. Attorney with Jee Law, PLLC; resides in Dallas, TX
Robert E. Roberson, Illinois Wesleyan ’74
Order of Pythagoras, Award of Merit, George F. Patterson, Jr. Award. HCB President Illinois Wesleyan; International Council Treasurer 1998-2001; International Council President 2009-2014; Foundation Board of Directors 2014-Present. Compliance Examiner for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; resides in Richview, IL
Robert (Bob) G. Travnicek, M.D., Kansas ’59
Order of Pythagoras, Award of Merit. Joined the U.S. Public Health Service in 1966; Private Practice of Medicine Wilber Nebraska 1968-1989; Harvard School of Public Health 1989-90; District Health Officer Mississippi State Department of Health 1990-2013; Felix Underwood Award; Donald Evans Sutter Award; Physician Service Award; retired July 2013. Resides in Long Beach, MS.
William A. Utic, Cornell ’74
Corporate real estate manager (retired) for San Francisco-based Pacific Gas and Electric Company. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in Civil Engineering and holds professional designations from the American Institute of Certified Planners, the Building Owners and Managers Institute and the Commercial Investment Management Institute. Bill is a founding director of the AFF and served as president from 1998-2010. He is also a past president and director of the California Chapter’s house corporation. Bill is a recipient of the Award of Merit, George F. Patterson, Jr. Award, and Order of Pythagoras. He chairs the finance council of the Diocese of Oakland, is a member of the Congregational Advisory Board for the Dominican Sisters, and is a past president of the Harvard Alumni Association. Bill and his wife Dianne reside in Fremont, CA.
Proxy voting for the 2025-26 Board of Directors is now open for those that are unable to attend the 2025 Annual Meeting in-person. All active alumni and honorary members in good standing with the fraternity who have contributed to the Foundation in the past fiscal year (July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025) are voting members of the Foundation.