Kohl Children’s Museum Appoints New Board Chairman and Vice Chair as Museum Embarks on its 25th Anniversary

GLENVIEW, IL – As Kohl Children’s Museum celebrates its 25th anniversary, the Museum welcomes W. Fritz Souder to the position of Chairman of the Board of Trustees, and Donna Sims Wilson to the position of Vice Board Chair. Souder succeeds former Museum Board Chairman Frederick H. Waddell, who served the Museum since 1996.

After joining as President of the Museum’s Board of Governors, Waddell was elected Board Chairman in 1999, serving the maximum three consecutive three-year terms. Given Waddell’s extensive length of service and commitment to the Museum, he has been named Chairman Emeritus.

“I cannot think of two more qualified and passionate individuals to lead the Museum as it embarks on this landmark anniversary year,” said Waddell. “As chairman of the campaign to build the new Museum in Glenview, Fritz was instrumental in the planning, fundraising, and construction stages to ensure a world-class facility. Having Fritz and Donna at the helm will truly set the Museum on a secure course for success for its second 25 years.”

Kohl Children’s Museum opened its new facility in Glenview in 2005, after 20 years of operation at a smaller site in Wilmette.

W. Fritz Souder (Board Chairman) currently serves as Managing Principal of Reserve Capital Partners. He formerly served as Vice President of Marsh USA, Inc., a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, where he developed Marsh’s Private Equity and Mergers & Acquisitions practice throughout the Midwest Region. In addition to Kohl Children’s Museum, Souder and his family actively support the Evans Scholar Foundation, the Daniel Murphy Foundation, John G. Shedd Aquarium, the University of Virginia’s Jefferson Scholarship Foundation/Chicago Chapter and Chicago Children’s Charities. He and his family reside in Glenview, Ill.

Donna Sims Wilson (Vice Board Chairman) has served as Treasurer of the Board of Trustees of Kohl Children’s Museum since 2001. She is currently President of M.R. Beal & Company. Prior to rejoining M.R. Beal in 2005, she was a Founder and Managing Director of Loop Capital markets, Senior Vice President and Director of the Federal Finance Group at M.R. Beal & Company, and a Vice President at Bear Stearns. She is Chair of the Legislative Committee of the National Association of Securities Professionals, is a former Board Member of the Bond Market Association and former member of Fannie Mae’s National Advisory Council. She has chaired the Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Board of the Export Import Bank of the United States and is actively engaged in financial service and insurance on the continent of Africa, including work in Senegal, Ghana and Nigeria. Wilson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Yale University and resides in Chicago.

Rick H. Waddell is President and Chief Executive Officer of Northern Trust Company, and has management responsibility for the Northern Trust’s Master Trust, Global Custody, Investment, Commercial Lending, Treasury Management, Trading and related services to corporations and institutions in the United Stated and selected markets abroad. His civic and philanthropic involvements include serving as President of the Board of Directors, Ronald Knox Montessori School; Board of Directors, Wilmette Hockey Association; Board of Directors, National Conference of Christians and Jews; Board of Governors, Optimist Youth Homes; Board of Directors, San Marino Little League. Waddell holds a Bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Northwestern University. He and his wife reside in Wilmette, Ill.