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William “Bill” Thornton was appointed to the Kansas Board of Regents by former Governor Kathleen Sebelius in 2007. He currently serves as a member of the Fiscal Affairs and Audit Committee and previously served as the Chair for the Board’s CEO Assessment Committee

Before joining MGP, Thornton worked with Hallmark Cards and also as an attorney with Duncan-Senecal Law Offices, Chartered, in Atchison. He serves on the Executive Committee of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors, as the Atchison Hospital Association’s Board Chair, on the University of Kansas’ Multicultural Scholars Board of Advisors, as the Vice President of Citizens for Community Action of Atchison, and as a Board Member and District Leader for the Midori Yama Budokai Martial Arts Association. He has served on the Kansas Mentors Leadership Council, the Kansas Long Range Transportation Plan Policy Committee, and the Kansas Health Information Exchange Commission.

Thornton received a bachelor’s degree from Benedictine College and a Juris Doctor from Washburn University’s School of Law. He and his wife, Rozetta, reside in Atchison. In his free time, Thornton enjoys horseback riding, karate, reading, and exercising.

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