Education: BA - Eureka College, 1965 
Post Graduate work - Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL

Address: Gilman, IL

Mr. Potter and his wife, Barb , were married during semester break in their senior year at EC.  They have 3 children and 9 grandchildren.  Their oldest son, Robert, graduated from EC in 1990 which was the 25th anniversary of his parents’ graduation.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Past President, Treasurer – Gilman Area Chamber of Commerce
• President, Zion United Church of Christ Church Council
• Also, past Sunday School teacher and youth sponsor along with Barb
• General Synod delegate
• Director & Treasurer of EC Chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha Alumni Association since 1988
• Vice President & Board Member – Eureka Campus Community Enhancement Corp since 2007
• Consultant – ACDI/VOCA consultant to Kyrgyzstan to help establish internal banking controls, 1999

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants(AICPA)
• Illinois Society of CPAs(ICPAS) – founding chairman, Agribusiness Committee (member 25 years)
• National Society of Accountants for Cooperatives(NSA/c) – member since 1999; past president of Great Lakes chapter; past chairman – NSAC National Membership Committee; past chairman – NSAC National Chapter Development Committee; awarded Silver Bowl Award
• Grain & Feed Association of Illinois(GFAI) – instructor, Grain Accounting; past Vice Chairman, Education Committee; past chairman, Convention Committee
• US Department of Agriculture (USDA) – appointed member of USDA Grain Grades & Quality Committee, 5 years

UNIQUELY EUREKA EXPERIENCE

“I attended youth conference at EC all four years I was in high school. EC’s relation with the Christian Church was the only reason I didn’t look anyplace else to further my education. EC provided me with a job in the summer between graduating from high school and starting my freshman year in college. Alvin Thomas, my advisor, heightened my love for accounting and got me interested in rental real estate.