| SHEILA RIGGS AND ANDREA WALSH JOIN the Humphrey School advisory council
The University of Minnesota Regents created
the Humphrey School Dean's
Advisory Council in 1977, and, since then, the council members have become
critical ambassadors and counselors for the Institute. We are proud to announce the addition of Sheila Riggs, former president and CEO of Delta Dental of Minnesota, and Andrea Walsh, executive vice president and chief marketing officer for HealthPartners, to this prestigious group.
“The Humphrey School has undergone a lot of positive change in the last two years resulting in greater national prominence and highly talented students,” says Keith Halleland, advisory council chair and founder of Halleland, Lewis, Nilan & Johnson. “The advisory council has enjoyed contributing to the Institute's mission and our newest members were nominated and selected based on their expertise and interest in moving the school forward.”
Sheila Riggs (right) is the former president and CEO of Delta Dental of Minnesota; she served on the company’s board of directors since 1999. Previously, she served as vice president of stakeholder consulting in the division of marketing and external relations at Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa and as executive director of the Wellmark Foundation. The Business Journal recently named her one of the 25 Women Industry Leaders of the Twin Cities. Her board affiliations include the YWCA of Minneapolis, Twin Cities United Way, Women’s Health Leadership Trust, and Minnesota Women’s Economic Roundtable. Riggs graduated from the University of Iowa College of Dentistry and earned a doctorate of medical sciences from Harvard University. She maintains faculty positions at both of her alma maters.
 Andrea Walsh (left) is executive vice president and chief marketing officer for HealthPartners. Previously, she practiced law and served as the assistant commissioner at the Minnesota Department of Health. She serves on the board of directors for the Metropolitan Minneapolis YMCA, the Minneapolis Downtown Council, and the Citizens League. She received CityBusiness’ “40 under 40” business leader recognition award in 1998 and was recognized by the Health Care Forum as an “International Emerging Leader in Health Care” in 1999. Walsh has undergraduate degrees in business and English from the University of Kansas and a law degree from the University of Minnesota.
Selected through a nominations process, each new member will serve a three-year
term. For more information on the Dean's Advisory Council, visit the Humphrey School Office of Development.
July 21, 2008 |
