Bethel College welcomes VP for business and finance – The Kansan

Bethel College President Jon C. Gering recently announced the appointment of Jayna Bertholf, CPA, Winfield, as vice president for business and finance, to begin March 14.

Bertholf is a 1992 graduate of Kansas State University, Manhattan, with a B.S. in accounting and business management, and earned an M.S. in business education from Emporia State University.

She is currently assistant professor of accounting and finance at Southwestern College in Winfield, where she has taught since 2016, and where she was named Exemplary Teacher of the Year in 2021.

After finishing her undergraduate degree at K-State, Bertholf worked for three years, 1993-96, as an accountant for Adams, Brown, Beran and Ball in Hays.

From 2005-16, she taught business at Winfield High School.

While teaching at Southwestern, Bertholf has also worked during winter and summer breaks as an accounting intern at Galaxy Technologies Inc. in Winfield.

She is a licensed CPA in the state of Kansas and currently serves on the board of directors for the Kansas Society of CPAs.

“I and members of the Executive Cabinet were impressed with Jayna’s finance skills and her team-oriented approach to budgeting and strategy,” Gering said. “She has experience inside and outside of higher education as well as statewide influence from her position on the board of Kansas Society of CPAs. She is a thoughtful, motivated leader who wants to be at Bethel College.”

Bertholf is no stranger to Bethel – her son, Sam Bertholf, graduated from the college in 2018.

“In the time my son was at Bethel, I came to love and admire the college for its family atmosphere, dedication to citizenship and commitment to the development of its students,” she said. Following Allen Wedel’s

Following Allen Wedel’s retirement as VP for business affairs in May 2020, Amy Ruetten served in an interim role for one year, July 2020-July 2021. Gregg Dick, controller, has filled the interim position since then.

HS and MKC announce third rail terminal in Kansas

MOUNDRIDGE – CHS Inc., an energy, grains and food company, and MKC, a full-service farm cooperative headquartered in Moundridge, recently announced plans to build and operate a grain shuttle loader near Sterling.

Full operations at this new grain shuttle loader are expected to begin by late 2023. MKC and CHS officials said that final construction decisions and timeline are contingent on negotiations with state and local officials. Located in Rice County,

Located in Rice County, the facility will include a high-speed shuttle loader with access to rail on the K&O Railroad. Upon completion, on-site storage will be approximately 5.2 million bushels.

“We are excited to once again make a strategic local investment with our cooperative partners at CHS,” said Brad Stedman, MKC CEO. “Investments such as this rail terminal expand the cooperative system’s ability to deliver our farmer’s grain to various parts of the world, returning greater value to local farmers and local communities.”

The facility will operate as a limited liability company owned by CHS and MKC. The LLC operates two additional high-speed shuttle loading facilities in Canton and Milan, Kansas. To bring further success to member owners,

Producer Ag, formerly known as TMA, will handle grain marketing services for the Rice County facility.

Bethel College welcomes VP for business and finance

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