Retired District President Ernst Graumann † (died 17 August 1991)
1964-1978: District President, District of Detmold; 1969: board member of the Westfälisch-Lippische Universitätsgesellschaft [University Society]; 1978-1988: chair of the same

Former Mayor Herbert Hinnendahl † (died 1 November 1993)
1963-1975: Mayor of Bielefeld; 1965/66: co-founder and deputy chair of the Westfälisch-Lippische Universitätsgesellschaft [University Society]; 1975-1977: chair of the same

Retired Chief Town Clerk Heinz-Robert Kuhn † (died 28 September 1998)
1960-1973: Chief Town Clerk of Bielefeld
Photo: Kettner

Retired Head Library Director Dr. Harro Heim
1968-1984: director of Bielefeld University library

Gerd Seidensticker
1988-2000: chair of the Westfälisch-Lippische Universitätsgesellschaft [University Society]

Karen Leffers
1985: co-founder and, until 2001, board member of the Verein zur Förderung ausländischer Studenten in Bielefeld e. V. [Society for the Support of Foreign Students in Bielefeld]; member of the board of trustees of the Westfälisch-Lippische Universitätsgesellschaft [University Society]

Retired District President Walter Stich
1979-1995: District President, District of Detmold; 1988-2000: chair of the board of trustees of the Westfälisch-Lippische Universitätsgesellschaft [University Society]

Honorary Professor Dr. h.c. Helmut Steiner
Since 1979: lecturer at the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics; since 1991: executive member of the board and treasurer of the Westfälisch-Lippische Universitätsgesellschaft [University Society]; since 1994: honorary professor; additional ties to the University through numerous further honorary posts