Todd Parnell
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Ben "Todd" Parnell III was named as the interim President of Drury University
at a faculty/staff meeting in Clara Thompson Hall on April 23, 2007, upon the resignation of John Sellars
, Drury's fifteenth President. After a number of options were considered for the office, Parnell was inaugurated as Drury University's sixteenth President on April 20, 2008 by Drury's trustee-driven search committee.
Vice chairman of the Board of Directors of The Signature Bank, Todd Parnell has been a Breech Advisory Board member since 2003. Parnell graduated from Drury University
in 1969. He then went on to earn his Master's in Business Administration from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College
in 1971. While at Drury, Parnell was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha
and Omicron Delta Kappa
and spent a semester studying abroad in London
.
Prior to his position as president of The Signature Bank, Parnell was president of Truman Bank and executive vice president of First National Bank, both located in Clayton, Missouri
. Currently, Parnell serves as the board chairman of the Springfield, Missouri
, Area Chamber of Commerce, member of the Springfield-Branson National Airport board, member of the Community Foundation of the Ozarks board, member of the Rotary Club of Southeast Springfield, treasurer of the James River
Basin Partnership, treasurer of the Upper White River
Basin Foundation, and board member for Missouri Bankers Association and Wonders of Wildlife.
Parnell is the recent author of Postcards from Branson: A Century of Family Reminiscence.
His father was Ben Parnell Jr. Ben was founder and President of People's Bank, now Ozark Mountain Bank, in Branson
, MO.
Drury University
Drury University is a private liberal arts college in Springfield, Missouri.The university enrolls about 1,550 undergraduates, over 2,000 adult part-time undergraduates and around 400 graduate students in six master's programs...
at a faculty/staff meeting in Clara Thompson Hall on April 23, 2007, upon the resignation of John Sellars
John Sellars
John Sellars, Ph.D., was named president of Graceland University in May 2007. Before that, he was the fifteenth President of Drury University, serving for two years. Before that, he was senior vice president for institutional advancement at Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York.-Biography:Sellars...
, Drury's fifteenth President. After a number of options were considered for the office, Parnell was inaugurated as Drury University's sixteenth President on April 20, 2008 by Drury's trustee-driven search committee.
Vice chairman of the Board of Directors of The Signature Bank, Todd Parnell has been a Breech Advisory Board member since 2003. Parnell graduated from Drury University
Drury University
Drury University is a private liberal arts college in Springfield, Missouri.The university enrolls about 1,550 undergraduates, over 2,000 adult part-time undergraduates and around 400 graduate students in six master's programs...
in 1969. He then went on to earn his Master's in Business Administration from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
in 1971. While at Drury, Parnell was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha
Lambda Chi Alpha
Lambda Chi Alpha is one of the largest men's secret general fraternities in North America, having initiated more than 280,000 members and held chapters at more than 300 universities. It is a member of the North-American Interfraternity Conference and was founded by Warren A. Cole, while he was a...
and Omicron Delta Kappa
Omicron Delta Kappa
Omicron Delta Kappa, or ΟΔΚ, also known as The Circle, or more commonly ODK, is a national leadership honor society. It was founded December 3, 1914, at Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, by 15 student and faculty leaders. Chapters, known as Circles, are located on over 300...
and spent a semester studying abroad in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
Prior to his position as president of The Signature Bank, Parnell was president of Truman Bank and executive vice president of First National Bank, both located in Clayton, Missouri
Clayton, Missouri
Clayton is an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis and the county seat of St. Louis County, Missouri. The population was 15,939 at the 2010 census. The city was organized in 1877 and is named after Ralph Clayton, who donated the land for the courthouse.-Geography:...
. Currently, Parnell serves as the board chairman of the Springfield, Missouri
Springfield, Missouri
Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. According to the 2010 census data, the population was 159,498, an increase of 5.2% since the 2000 census. The Springfield Metropolitan Area, population 436,712, includes the counties of...
, Area Chamber of Commerce, member of the Springfield-Branson National Airport board, member of the Community Foundation of the Ozarks board, member of the Rotary Club of Southeast Springfield, treasurer of the James River
James River (Missouri)
The James River is a river in southern Missouri. Its source is near the town of Diggins in Webster County. It begins on a northwesterly course, then turns southwest near Northview and passes near Springfield...
Basin Partnership, treasurer of the Upper White River
White River (Arkansas)
The White River is a 722-mile long river that flows through the U.S. states of Arkansas and Missouri.-Course:The source of the White River is in the Boston Mountains of northwest Arkansas, in the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest southeast of Fayetteville...
Basin Foundation, and board member for Missouri Bankers Association and Wonders of Wildlife.
Parnell is the recent author of Postcards from Branson: A Century of Family Reminiscence.
His father was Ben Parnell Jr. Ben was founder and President of People's Bank, now Ozark Mountain Bank, in Branson
Branson, Missouri
Branson is a city in Taney County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It was named after Reuben Branson, postmaster and operator of a general store in the area in the 1880s....
, MO.