THE CARDINAL CLUB BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Cardinal Club Board of Directors is comprised of volunteers who work closely with the athletics directors and staff members for the purposes of meeting critical needs within Lamar Athletics, such as raising funds for student athlete scholarships and providing advisement regarding the short- and long-range plans of the department.
It is headed by an executive committee consisting of President David Grove, Vice-President Dawn Burris, Vice-President Shawn Bruno, Vice-President John Saladin, Jr., Secretary Ray Nelson, and Immediate Past President Frank Messina.
Below is the list of 2008-09 members:
| Jeff Beaver | Schaumberg & Polk, Inc. |
| Robert Bertrand | Cotton Cargo |
| Jimmy Booker | Entergy (Retired) |
| Shawn Bruno | Bruno & George Wines |
| Dawn Burris | Wells Fargo |
| Rich Courville | Cajun Flavor, Inc. |
| Joel Foxworth | Wells Fargo |
| Mike Fuljenz | Universal Coin & Bullion |
| David Grove | Self-employed |
| Steve Hale | Sabine Surveyors |
| Eric Harris | AT&T |
| Bobby James | PRN Medical Services |
| Mike Jenkins | Jenkins Construction, Inc. |
| Rod Johnstone | Labor Ready |
| Kenny Kraemer | Star Graphics |
| Ron Legnion | Raymond James Financial Services |
| Cindy Lindsay | Kinsel Motors |
| Buzz Long | Retired (Pfizer) |
| Robert Lyons | Del Papa Distributing Co. |
| Dr. Brad Mayer | Lamar University |
| Stan Mathews | Mathews Jewelers |
| Sharon McCabe | Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital |
| Frank Messina | Debb's Liquor/Messina's Liquor |
| Elaine Millar | The Coin Group |
| David Montagne | Sabine River Authority |
| Jesse Morua | Copy & Camera Technologies |
| Ray Nelson | ExxonMobil |
| W. L. Pate, Jr. | Pate Resources Group |
| Dr. Don Price | Lamar University |
| Virginia Rose | Evening Roses |
| John Saladin, Jr. | Saladin Pump & Equipment |
| Mel W. Shelander | Attorney at Law |
| Kirk Smith | Hibernia National Bank |
| Mark Smith | J. Mark Smith & Associates |
| Henry Strait | Southeast Texas Water |
| Karen Thomas | Lamar University |
| Gary Turnage | ExxonMobil |
| Willa White | Jason's Deli |
| G.A. Wimberly | Community Bank |
| Terry Wood | Crutchfield, DeCordova & Wood |
| James Wright | Retired (DuPont) |
| Pete Zummo | Retired (Zummo Meats) |







