Don Hermann, Board of Directors

Don grew up with an appreciation of nature, born in the Bluegrass area of Kentucky and raised in the desert of Arizona. While enjoying the cultural resources of Chicago, Don particularly appreciates and enjoys sharing the rich natural landscape of southwest Michigan. A lifetime learner, Don graduated from Stanford and has law degrees from Columbia and Harvard. He has Master’s degrees in art history and liberal arts from the School of the Art Institute and the University of Chicago respectively and a doctorate in Philosophy from Northwestern. Don is avid collector of art and books and has been threatened with eviction due to his vast collections. He travels extensively – from the Inca trail, to Pagan in Burma, the monasteries of Tibet. He has been active in Chicago cultural and public affairs, serving on a number of boards of art, educational, and healthcare institutions. He has a joint appointment in Law and Philosophy as a Professor at DePaul University.