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)

2013 Officers

Chair
Mildred García
President
California State University-Fullerton

Vice Chair
Kenneth P. Ruscio
President
Washington and Lee University

Past Chair
Bobby Fong
President
Ursinus College

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

President of AAC&U
Carol Geary Schneider

Board Members

Johnnella Butler
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Spelman 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
President
Prince George's Community College

Ricardo Fernández
President
City University of New York Herbert H. Lehman College

Richard Guarasci
President
Wagner College

Dianne F. Harrison
President
California State University, Northridge

David C. Hodge
President
Miami University

Alex Johnson
President
Community College of Allegheny County

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

Lucille Jordan
President
Nashua Community College

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

Sylvia Manning
President
Higher Learning Commission

Holiday Hart McKiernan
Vice President, Strategic Operations, Chief of Staff & General Counsel
Lumina Foundation for Education

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

Brian Murphy
President
De Anza College

Robert Niehoff
President
John Carroll University

Elsa Núñez
President
Eastern Connecticut State University

Edward J. Ray
President
Oregon State University

Sidney A. Ribeau
President
Howard University

Michael S. Roth
President
Wesleyan University

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

Sanford J. Ungar
President
Goucher College

Ex Officio/Chair, ACAD
Marc Roy
Provost
Goucher College

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.