Joseph J. Rauenhorst, Arts ’78, was elected to the Marquette University Board of Trustees in 2000.
He is the president of Encore One of Florida. Mr. Rauenhorst joined Encore One in 2007 and is primarily focused on expanding and directing Encore One of Florida's operations in the southeastern United States. Mr. Rauenhorst is the past president and chief executive officer of Opus South Corporation, where he managed all real estate development, design and construction operations of six offices throughout the Southeast.
He began his career as a trial attorney and became a partner in the law firm of Burditt, Bowles & Radizius in San Francisco. He joined the Opus Group in 1989 in the general counsel’s office in Minneapolis, and then served as general counsel of Opus Investments before moving into management at Opus North, where he ultimately became president. In 1995 he started Opus East in Washington, D.C., and then moved to Boca Raton, Florida in 2002 to take over the operations of Opus South.
Mr. Rauenhorst earned his Juris Doctorate at the University of San Francisco and his bachelor of arts degree from Marquette. He is a member of the Young Presidents' Organization, the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, the Urban Land Institute and the State Bars of California and Minnesota.
He is on the board of directors of Green Cay Asset Management and the Adler Trust Company, and is chairman of the board of the Opus Prize Foundation. He is a member of the Marquette University 1881 Society.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
- Mr. Ned W. Bechthold
- Ms. Natalie A. Black
- Mr. John F. Ferraro
- Rev. James P. Flaherty, S.J.,
- Mr. Richard J. Fotsch
- Rev. James G. Gartland, S.J.,
- Ms. Mary E. Henke
- Mr. Darren R. Jackson
- Mr. James F. Janz
- Mr. Jeffrey A. Joerres
- Mr. Edward F. Kosnik
- Rev. Timothy R. Lannon, S.J.
- Mr. John P. Lynch
- Rev. Douglas Marcouiller, S.J.
- Rev. James P. McDermott, S.J.
- Dr. Arnold L. Mitchem
- Rev. Joseph M. O'Keefe, S.J.
- Mr. James D. O'Rourke
- Mr. Ulice Payne, Jr.
- Ms. Kristine A. Rappe
- Mr. Joseph J. Rauenhorst
- Mr. Glenn A. Rivers
- Mr. James A. Runde
- Mrs. Mary Ladish Selander
- Ms. Mary Ellen Stanek
- Mr. John J. Stollenwerk
- Mr. Charles M. Swoboda
- Ms. Cherryl T. Thomas
- Rev. Thomas H. Tobin, S.J.
- Ms. Rhona Vogel
- Rev. Robert A. Wild, S.J.
- Mr. Charles M. Williams, Jr.
- Ms. Anne A. Zizzo
Quick Facts About Marquette
| Identity: | Catholic, Jesuit, private |
| Established: | 1881 |
| Location: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Undergraduate: | 8,048 |
| Postgraduate: | 3,500 |
| Campus: | Urban, 90 acres |
| Athletics: | 14 NCAA Division I teams (Big East) |
| Colors: | Blue and Gold |
