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, which is held in conjunction with the association’s annual meeting. Individuals at AAC&U member institutions may recommend member presidents, chief academic officers, deans, and faculty members for service on the board. To recommend an individual, send an e-mail message to the Office of the President.
The board of directors periodically issues official statements on issues of importance to the AAC&U community.
Current members of the AAC&U board of directors are listed below. For more information, see the board member profiles.
2020 Officers
Chair
William J. Craft
President
Concordia College
Vice Chair
Lenore Rodicio
Executive Vice President and Provost
Miami Dade College
Past Chair
Carol A. Leary
President (retired)
Bay Path University
Treasurer
Alex Johnson
President
Cuyahoga Community College
President of AAC&U
Lynn Pasquerella
Board Members
Jonathan R. Alger
President
James Madison University
Brooke Barnett
Dean, College of Communication
Butler University
Katherine Bergeron
President
Connecticut College
Brandon Busteed
President, University Partners and Global Head, Learn-Work Innovation at Kaplan
Nancy J. Cable
Chancellor
University of North Carolina - Asheville
Ronald A. Crutcher
President
University of Richmond
Timothy Eatman
Inaugural Dean of the Honors Living Learning Community
Rutgers University–Newark
David Theo Goldberg
Director
University of California Humanities Research Institute
Marjorie Hass
President
Rhodes College
Mary Dana Hinton
President
Hollins College
Tuajuanda C. Jordan
President
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Paul G. Lannon
Partner
Holland & Knight
Laurie Leshin
President
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Mary A. Papazian
President
San Jose State University
Robert L. Pura
President (retired)
Greenfield Community College
Mary Ann Villarreal
Vice-President for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
University of Utah
Ralph Wilcox
Provost and Executive Vice President
University of South Florida
Kathleen Woodward
Lockwood Professor in the Humanities and Professor of English; Director, Simpson Center for the Humanities
University of Washington
Ex Officio/Chair, ACAD
Paula O’Loughlin
Provost and Dean of the Faculty
Coe 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.
