Director of UTG since 1984; farmer in Douglas and Edgar counties, Illinois, since 1951; Chairman of the Board of Longview State Bank from 1978 to 2005; President of the Longview Capitol Corporation, a bank holding company, since 1978; Chairman of First National Bank of Ogden, Illinois, from 1987 to 2005; Chairman of the State Bank of Chrisman from 1988 to 2005; Chairman of First National Bank in Georgetown from 1994 to 2005; Director of Illini Community Development Corporation since 1990; Commissioner of Illinois Student Assistance Commission from 1996 to 2002.

Chairman and CEO of UTG and Universal Guaranty Life Insurance Company since 2000; Director of UTG since 1999; Chairman and CEO of ACAP Corporation and American Capitol Insurance Company since 2006; Chairman and CEO of Texas Imperial Life Insurance Company from 2006 to 2009; Chairman, President, Director of First Southern Bancorp, Inc. since 1983; Manager of First Southern Funding, LLC since 1992; President, Director of The River Foundation since 1990; Board member of Crown Financial Ministries from 2004 to 2009; Friends of the Good Samaritans since 2005; Generous Giving from 2006 to 2009 and the National Christian Foundation since 2006. Mr. Correll and his wife Angela have 3 children and 3 grandchildren. Jesse Correll is the son of Ward and Regina Correll.

Director of UTG since 2000; Director of ACAP Corporation and American Capitol Insurance Company since 2006; Director of Texas Imperial Life Insurance Company from 2006 to 2009; President, Director of Tradeway, Inc. of Somerset, KY since 1973; President, Director of Cumberland Lake Shell, Inc. of Somerset, KY since 1971; President, Director of Tradewind Shopping Center, Inc. of Somerset, KY since 1966; Director of First Southern Bancorp since 1987; Director of First Southern Funding, LLC since 1991; Director of The River Foundation since 1990; and Director First Southern Insurance Agency since 1987. Ward Correll is the father of Jesse Correll.

Mr. Darden is the Chief Executive Officer of Cherokee Investment Partners, a private equity fund that invests in brownfields. Cherokee made its first brownfield investment in 1990 and has since raised five funds: $50 million in 1996, $250 million in 1999, $620 million in 2003 and $1.4 billion in 2006. Cherokee has invested $750 million in 54 transactions, purchasing more than 500 sites in 35 states, 5 Canadian provinces and 4 European countries. Cherokee’s annual spending on remediating pollution on its sites exceeds $50 million. Beginning in 1984, Mr. Darden served for 16 years as the Chairman of Cherokee Sanford Group, a brick manufacturing and soil remediation company. From 1981 to 1983, he was a consultant with Bain & Company in Boston. From 1977 to 1978, he worked as an environmental planner for the Korea Institute of Science and Technology in Seoul, where he was a Henry Luce Foundation Scholar. Mr. Darden is on the Boards of Shaw University, the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University and the Institute for The Environment at the University of North Carolina. He was Chairman of the Research Triangle Transit Authority and served two terms on the N.C. Board of Transportation. Mr. Darden serves on the Board of Governors of the Research Triangle Institute. Mr. Darden earned a Masters in Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina, a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Carolina, where he was a Morehead Scholar. His 1976 undergraduate thesis analyzed the environmental impact of third world development and his 1981 Yale thesis addressed interstate acid rain air pollution. He and his wife, Jody, have three children.
 

In 1985, Mr. Dayton founded Crown Ministries in Longwood, Florida. Crown Ministries merged with Christian Financial Concepts in September 2000 to form Crown Financial Ministries, the world’s largest financial ministry. He served as Chief Executive Officer from 1985 to 2007. He recently founded Compass - Finances God’s Way. Mr. Dayton is a graduate of Cornell University. He developed The Caboose, a successful railroad-themed restaurant in Orlando, FL in 1969. In 1972 he began his commercial real estate development career, specializing in office development in the Central Florida area. He also is the author of five books, Your Money: Frustration or Freedom, Your Money Counts, Free and Clear, Your Money Map, Money and Marriage God’s Way. He also has authored five popular small group studies including Crown’s Small Group Studies and produced several video series. Mr. Dayton became a director of UTG, Inc. in December 2005.

Mr. Heald started in commercial real estate with the Allen Morris Company and then spent four years at Triaxia Partners Consulting Firm, both in Atlanta, Georgia. He later began serving as an associate trustee and executive committee member of the Maclellan Foundation. In 2000, Daryl helped launch Generous Giving, Inc. and served as its President until January 2008, when he became Senior Vice President of the Maclellan Foundation and founded Giving Wisely. Giving Wisely seeks to serve families on their journey of generosity by helping to connect their needs and passions with knowledge, experiences, opportunities, and relationships. Daryl also serves on the boards of Crown Financial Ministries, ProVision Foundation, the Haggai Institute and is an elder at Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church. Mr. Heald became a director of UTG, Inc. in September 2008. He holds a B.S. degree in economics from Westmont College. Daryl and his wife, Cathy, live in Lookout Mountain, Georgia with their six children.
 

Director of UTG since 2001; Director of American Capitol Insurance Company since 2006, Director of Texas Imperial Life Insurance Company from 2006 to 2009; Owner of SES Investments, Ltd., an oil and gas investments company since 1991; President of EGL Resources, Inc., an oil and gas operations company based in Texas and New Mexico since 1992; Vice Chairman of American Shale Oil Company (AMSO); President of a real estate investment company; Director of Young Life Foundation and involved with Young Life in various capacities; Director of Abel-Hangar Foundation, Director of River Foundation; Director of Millagros Foundation; Director of University of Oklahoma Associates; Mayor of Midland, Texas since January 2008; Midland, Texas City Council member from 2002-2008.

Mr. Ochs is founder of Capital III, a private investment banking firm located in Wichita, Kansas. The firm has acted as an intermediary in over 120 transactions since its founding in 1982. In addition the firm provides valuation services to private companies for such purposes as ESOP’s, estate planning, M & A, buy/sells, and internal planning strategies. The firm also provides both tactical and strategic planning for privately held companies. In recent years the firm has focused primarily on providing services to companies in which Mr. Ochs holds an equity interest. Since 1987, Mr. Ochs has been an active investor and officer of several privately held companies. In most cases his ownership position has represented a controlling interest in the enterprise. Companies in which he has held or still holds an investment include a community bank, a medical equipment company, a manufacturer of electrical assemblies, a sports training equipment company, a manufacturer of corporate identification products, a cable TV programming company, and a retail lifestyle clothing store. Mr. Ochs is also one of the founding members of Trinity Academy; a Christ centered college preparatory high school in Wichita. Prior to founding Capital III, Mr. Ochs spent 8 years in the commercial banking business. He graduated from the University of Kansas in 1974 with a degree in business & finance. Mr. Ochs became a director of UTG, Inc. in July 2006.

President since September 2006, Director of UTG and Universal Guaranty Life Insurance Company since September 2001; President and Director of ACAP Corporation and American Capitol Insurance Company since 2006; President and Director of Texas Imperial Life Insurance Company from 2006 to 2009; Regional CEO and Director of First Southern National Bank from 1988 to 2001. Board Member with the Illinois Fellowship of Christian Athletes from 2001-2005; Board Member with Contact Ministries since 2007; Board Member with Amigos En Cristo, Inc from 2007-2009.