Charles Q. Chandler IV (49)
Chairman of the Board
Elected 1999, Chairman 2002
Chairman of the Board, President
and Chief Executive Officer
INTRUST Bank
Wichita, Kansas
Committees: Audit and Finance,
Corporate Public Policy

Frank J. Becker (66)
Elected 1992
President
Becker Investments, Inc.
Lawrence, Kansas
Committees: Human Resources,
Nominating 		   Dr. Gene A. Budig (63)
Elected 1999
Professor, Princeton University
Senior Adviser to Major League
Baseball
And Scholar in Residence
The College Board
New York, New York
Committees: Audit and Finance,
Human Resources
Also served from 1987 to 1998 		   R.A. Edwards (57)
Elected 2001
President and Chief Executive
Officer
First National Bank of
Hutchinson
Hutchinson, Kansas
Committees: Audit and Finance,
Nominating

James S. Haines, Jr. (56)
Elected 2002
President and Chief Executive
Officer
Westar Energy, Inc.
Topeka, Kansas

   
  Larry D. Irick (46)
Elected 2002
Vice President, General Counsel
and Corporate Secretary
Westar Energy, Inc.
Topeka, Kansas 		     
   
John C. Nettels, Jr. (46)
Elected 2000
Partner
Stinson Morrison Hecker, LLP
Overland Park, Kansas
Committees: Nominating

Westar Energy Board of Directors,
from left, Charles Q. Chandler IV,
chairman; R.A. Edwards; Dr. Gene A.
Budig; John C. Nettels, Jr.; James S. Haines, Jr.; and Frank J. Becker.
Not pictured: Larry D. Irick. 		   
             
  James S. Haines, Jr. (56)
17 years of service
President and Chief Executive
Officer

William B. Moore (50)
23 years of service
Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer

Mark A. Ruelle (41)
11 years of service
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

Richard A. Dixon (59)
28 years of service
Senior Vice President, Operations Strategy
   Douglas R. Sterbenz (39)
6 years of service
Senior Vice President, Generation and Marketing

Bruce A. Akin (38)
16 years of service
Vice President, Business Services

Greg A. Greenwood (37)
10 years of service
Treasurer

Kelly B. Harrison (44)
22 years of service
Vice President, Regulatory

Anita Jo Hunt (40)
14 years of service
Vice President, Risk Management

Larry D. Irick (46)
4 years of service
Vice President, General Counsel
and Corporate Secretary
 		  Peggy S. Loyd (45)
25 years of service
Vice President, Corporate
Compliance and Internal Audit

James J. Ludwig (45)
12 years of service
Vice President, Public Affairs

Lee P.Wages (54)
26 years of service
Vice President, Controller

Caroline A.Williams (46)
28 years of service
Vice President, Customer Care