AAC&U Board of Directors

Members of AAC&U participate in the association's governance through the board of directors. Board officers and new directors are elected at the business meeting of the membership, held in conjunction with the annual meeting.

Individuals at AAC&U member institutions are invited to suggest member presidents, chief academic officers, deans, and faculty members for service on the board. To recommend an individual, send an e-mail message to Bethany Zecher Sutton at sutton@aacu.org.

AAC&U’s Board of Directors periodically releases official statements on issues of importance to the AAC&U community.  See Statement and Letters to find links to recent statements from the AAC&U Board of Directors.

Biographical Sketches for Our Board Members

For more information, please contact Bethany Zecher Sutton, Secretary to the Board of Directors (sutton@aacu.org/(202) 884-7401)

2011 Officers

Chair
Bobby Fong
President
Ursinus College

Vice Chair
Mildred García
President
California State University-Dominguez Hills

Past Chair
Helen F. Giles-Gee
President
Keene State College

Treasurer
Robert J. Sternberg
Provost and Senior Vice President
Oklahoma State University

President of AAC&U
Carol Geary Schneider

Board Members

Carol T. Christ
President
Smith College

James P. Collins
Virginia M. Ullman Professor of Natural History and Environment
Arizona State University

Sean Decatur
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Oberlin College

Charlene Dukes
Presidetn
Prince George's Community College

Ramón A. Gutiérrez
Preston & Sterling Morton Distinguished Service Professor in United States History and the College
The University of Chicago

Dianne F. Harrison
President
California State University, Monterey Bay

David C. Hodge
President
Miami University

Alex Johnson
President
Community College of Allegheny County

Allison G. Jones
Vice President for Postsecondary Collaboration
Achieve, Inc.

Darcy B. Kelley
Harold Weintraub Professor of Biological Sciences
Columbia University

Leo M. Lambert
President
Elon University

Sylvia Manning
President
Higher Learning Commission

David E. Maxwell
President
Drake University

Holiday Hart McKiernan
Vice President, Strategic Operations and Chief of Staff
Lumina Foundation for Education

Gail O. Mellow
President
City University of New York La Guardia Community College

Lester P. Monts
Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
University of Michigan

Brian Murphy
President
De Anza College

Elsa Nuñez
President
Eastern Connecticut State University

Edward J. Ray
President
Oregon State University

Sidney A. Ribeau
President
Howard University

Michael S. Roth
President
Wesleyan University

Kenneth P. Ruscio
President
Washington & Lee University

Theda Skocpol
Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology
Harvard University

Sanford J. Ungar
President
Goucher College

Ex Officio/Chair, ACAD
Carl O. Moses
Provost
Susquehanna University

About Public Members

The bylaws of the association, approved in January 1995, allow for the election of up to three directors who are not affiliated with a member college or university. These "public members" of the board provide an informed perspective from outside higher education on issues the board addresses.

Resources for Board Members

For the bylaws of the Association and other documents for members of the AAC&U Board of Directors, please visit this password-protected page.