Governor Bruce Rauner has named Dr. Marsha Ryan to the Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees.Ryan, a surgeon specializing in treating breast cancer, has also been a member of the faculty at the SIU School of Medicine and the SIU School of Law, in addition to volunteering for numerous committees and advisory panels.
Ryan will serve in the position vacated by Trustee Roger Herrin, who resigned his position earlier this month. Herrin is a retired podiatrist from Harrisburg, and left his post after selling many of his southern Illinois businesses and making plans to spend more time in Florida.
Trustee Donna Manering's term is also up this month, though it's not been announced whether she'll be replaced or reappointed.
The Board of Trustees is next scheduled to meet in February on the SIU Edwardsville campus.