Meet Jeanne

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 have 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

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.  Dr. Sinquefield’s passion for original composition was demonstrated through a $1 million gift to the University to create the Mizzou New Music Initiative focusing on composition at the University’s music school. The ultimate goal is to Columbia a mecca for music composition.

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

Dr. Sinquefield is a director of the Neurofeedback and Applied Neuroscience Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to Neurofeedback.  In addition, Dr. Sinquefield 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 brains’ electrical activity.

Dedication to the Boy Scouts of America

Her dedication to children is further evident in her more than 20-year 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, she is a board member for the Five Rivers Council.  Dr. Sinquefield is the activities chairperson of their 100 year anniversary. Dr. Sinquefield was awarded the Silver Beaver Award.  Dr. Jeanne and Rex Sinquefield also received the Americanism Award, an annual honor given to people who personify the traditions of our country and the Boy Scouts of America.

Among Dr. Sinquefield’s many interests and honors:

• 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
• Member, Missouri 100, University of Missouri, current
• Member, Steering Committee, University of Missouri-Columbia, current