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Jarold “Jerry” Boettcher of Beloit was appointed to the Kansas Board of Regents by Governor Kathleen Sebelius in 2007. He is the President of Boettcher Enterprises, Inc., Boettcher Supply, Inc., and Boettcher Aerial, Inc., which together employ 40 Kansans in the Beloit area.

Boettcher’s career has included work as an investment analyst at Donaldson, Lufkin, & Jenrette, in New York City, and at Waddell & Reed in Kansas City. He has served as a Trustee of the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System from 1991 to present, including terms as Chair and Vice Chair. He has also served on various committees of the Kansas State University Foundation since 1981, including terms as Chair of the Investments Advisory Committee and Chair of the Executive Committee. In addition, Boettcher is a Kansas Foundation for Medical Care Trustee, Mitchell County Hospital Endowment Association Trustee, Past President of the Beloit Rotary Club, and Past President of the Beloit Area Chamber of Commerce.

Boettcher received a bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering from Kansas State University, and a master’s degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management. He and his wife, Barbara, have four grown children. In his free time, he enjoys traveling amateur car racing, and spending time with his grandchildren.

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