Higher Education Board Appointments, Virginia Commission on
Purpose
The Virginia Commission on Higher Education Board Appointments shall develop and implement a process for evaluating potential appointees to higher education governing boards, based on substantive qualifications, including merit and experience and make recommendations to the Governor at least 30 days prior to the expiration of terms for which recommendations have been requested to fill vacancies on higher education governing boards.
Term
Nonlegislative citizen members shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor, and ex officio members of the Commission shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office
Composition
The Commission shall have a total membership of eight members that shall consist of six non legislative citizen members and two ex officio members. Non legislative citizen members shall be appointed by the Governor as follows: two who shall be former members of either the board of visitors of a public institution of higher education or the State Board for Community Colleges; one who shall be either a former president, provost, or executive vice-president of a public institution of higher education; one who shall be a faculty member of a public institution of higher education; and two who shall be citizens at large. The Secretary of Education or his designee and the Secretary of the Commonwealth or his designee shall serve as ex officio members of the Commission with non voting privileges. The non legislative citizen member appointed who is a faculty member of a public institution of higher education shall serve without voting privileges. Non legislative citizen members of the Commission shall be citizens of the Commonwealth.
Vacant Seats
No seats are available at this time. If you are interested in joining this board in the future, please submit an application here.
Current Board Members
Dietra Trent
Faculty Member Membership expires at the pleasure of the GovernorLisa Roday
Former College Board Member Membership expires at the pleasure of the GovernorTodd Stottlemyer
Former College Board Member Membership expires at the pleasure of the GovernorCedric Wins
Member of the General Public Membership expires at the pleasure of the GovernorRobert Hardie
Member of the General Public Membership expires at the pleasure of the Governor