Dr. Jeanne Cairns Sinquefield received a Masters in Business Administration and a doctorate in demography from The University of Chicago. She went on to play a significant role in the achievements of DFA, overseeing the Trading Department and serving as executive vice president until her retirement in 2005.

Through the years, Dr. Sinquefield has had a long history of supporting organizations that enhance music, art and education. She believes strongly that exposure to the arts and quality learning opportunities has life-long benefits for children.

Her Love of Music

Her passion for music is personal, too: She plays string bass in three mid-Missouri symphonies: Columbia Civic Symphony Orchestra, the 9th Street Symphony in Columbia, and the Jefferson City Symphony.

She also is involved in several projects in cooperation with the University of Missouri-Columbia, most notably the Creating Original Music Project, or COMP, the only statewide competition for young composers. Recently, Jeanne’s passion for original composition was demonstrated through a $1 million gift to the University to create a new music program focusing on composition at the University’s music school. With an ultimate goal of making Columbia a Mecca for music composition, Dr. Sinquefield is establishing a new program at the University that complements COMP and expands it. Full scholarships will be awarded to undergraduate students majoring in composition. The new program will include the creation of an ensemble for new music, offering assistantships or scholarships on the master’s degree level for performers of flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion, piano, French horn and trumpet, as well as in conducting and for a publicity/business coordinator. Additionally, the donation will include funding new faculty and staff and extension courses, as well as film development and a roster of visiting speakers.

Heavily Engaged with the University of Missouri

Dr. Sinquefield serves on MU’s Steering Committee and her leadership has been recognized. Past President Gordon Lamb named her one of the “Missouri 100” for promoting the University’s missions of excellence in teaching, world-class research, and service through scientific discovery. Dr. Sinquefield served as a board member for the All We Call Mizzou steering committee, which raised $1 billion in five years for scholarships to the University of Missouri.

Neurofeedback

Jeanne is a director of the Neurofeedback and Applied Neuroscience Foundation, a 501c3 dedicated to Neurofeedback.  In addition, Jeanne helped develop and fund the neurofeedback research for the treatment of autism  at the University of Missouri.   Neurofeedback is a technology in which individuals learn to change the manner their brains function in response to real time information based on their brain’s electrical activity.

Dedication to the Boy Scouts of America

Her dedication to children is further evident in her long term, over 20 years, support of the Boy Scouts of America.  She was not only a den mother, but a Chairperson of a boy scout troop, District Chairperson, and council board member.  Under her time with Boy Scouts in Los Angeles, she guided and mentored 53 eagle scouts.  Currently, Currently, she is a board member for the Five Rivers Council. Jeanne is the activities chairperson of their 100 year anniversary .  Jeanne was awarded the Silver Beaver Award.  Jeanne and Rex were also awarded the Americanism Award, an annual award given to people who personify the traditions of our country and the Boy Scouts of America.

Rex and Jeanne Sinquefield have three children. Randy, Katie, and Luke attended the University of Missouri and all currently reside in Columbia, Mo.

Among Dr. Sinquefield’s many interests and honors:
Chairman, Parents to Support Student Activities, U. of Missouri, Columbia 2006-present
Director, P-20 Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, 2007-present
President, Neurofeedback and Applied Neuroscience Foundation, 2004-present
Board Member, Five Rivers, Mid-Missouri, Boy Scouts on America, 2007-present
Board Member, Western Los Angeles Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, 1992-present
Board Member, Visiting Committee, Division of Social Sciences, U. of Chicago, 1997-present