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).
2017 Officers
Chair
Elsa Núñez
President
Eastern Connecticut State University
Vice Chair
Richard Guarasci
President
Wagner College
Past Chair
James P. Collins
Virginia M. Ullman Professor of Natural History and Environment
Arizona State University
Treasurer
Royce Engstrom
Professor of Chemistry
University of Montana
President of AAC&U
Lynn Pasquerella
Board Members
Tom Bailey
George and Abby O'Neill Professor of Economics and Education, Teachers College
Columbia University
Mark Becker
President
Georgia State University
Rebecca Chopp
Chancellor
University of Denver
Grant Cornwell
President
Rollins College
William J. Craft
President
Concordia College
Ron Crutcher
President
University of Richmond
Gena Glickman
President
Manchester Community College
Jim Grossman
Executive Director
American Historical Association
Tori Haring-Smith
President
Washington & Jefferson College
Marjorie Hass
President
Rhodes College
Alex Johnson
President
Cuyahoga Community College
Tuajuanda Jordan
President
St. Mary's College of Maryland
Martha Kanter
Executive Director
College Promise Campaign
Carol A. Leary
President
Bay Path University
Laurie Leshin
President
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Mary Papazian
President
San Jose State University
Raymund Paredes
Commissioner of Higher Education
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Robert L. Pura
President
Greenfield Community College
Lenore Rodicio
Executive Vice President and Provost
Miami Dade College
Judith R. Shapiro
President
The Teagle Foundation
Elizabeth H. Simmons
Executive Vice Chancellor - Academic Affairs
University of California, San Diego
Kumble Subbaswamy
Chancellor
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Candace Thille
Assistant Professor of Education and Senior Research Fellow, Office of the Vice Provost for Online Learning
Stanford University
David Wilson
President
Morgan State University
Leslie E. Wong
President
San Francisco State University
Ex Officio/Chair, ACAD
Thomas Meyer
Vice President for Academic Services and Student Development
Lehigh Carbon Community 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.