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Board of Trustees

Board of Trustees

The University of Illinois Board of Trustees consists of thirteen members, eleven who have official votes. Nine are appointed by the Governor for terms of six years, and three student trustees (one from each campus) are elected by referenda on their campuses for one-year terms. One of these student trustees is appointed by the Governor to have an official vote. The Governor serves as an ex officio member.

Members of the Board

Member Ex-Officio

  • Honorable Pat Quinn, Governor

Term 2007-2013

Term 2009-2015

Term 2011-2017

  • Ricardo Estrada, Chicago
  • Karen Hasara, Springfield
  • Patricia Brown Holmes, Chicago

 

Student Members (July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012)

*Student Trustee Assigned Official Vote

Officers of the Board

Chair: Christopher G. Kennedy
Treasurer: Lester H. McKeever, Jr.
Comptroller: Walter K. Knorr
University Counsel: Thomas R. Bearrows
Secretary: Susan M. Kies

Committees of the Board of Trustees

Executive Committee

Christopher G. Kennedy
Edward L. McMillan
Pamela B. Strobel

Standing Committees

ACADEMIC AND STUDENT AFFAIRS

Karen Hasara, Chair
Ricardo Estrada
Patricia Brown Holmes
Timothy N. Koritz
Lawrence Oliver
Hannah Ehrenberg
Kenneth M. Thomas
John W. Tienken

AUDIT, BUDGET, FINANCE, AND FACILITIES

Edward L. McMillan, Chair
James D. Montgomery
Lawrence Oliver
Pamela B. Strobel
John W. Tienken

GOVERNANCE, PERSONNEL, AND ETHICS

Pamela B. Strobel, Chair
Karen Hasara
James D. Montgomery
Hannah Ehrenberg
Kenneth M. Thomas

UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

Timothy N. Koritz, Chair
Ricardo Estrada
Lawrence Oliver

Representatives to External Boards

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FOUNDATION

Christopher G. Kennedy

CIVIL SERVICE MERIT BOARD

Karen Hasara
Patricia Brown Holmes
James D. Montgomery

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

James D. Montgomery

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS RESEARCH PARK, LLC

Edward L. McMillan (chair)

ILLINOIS VENTURES, LLC

Edward L. McMillan

 

Board of Trustees Office

352 Henry Administration Building, MC-350
506 South Wright Street
Urbana, IL 61801
217-333-1920