Board of Regents
The Board of Regents is the legal governing body and chief policy board of the University. Life Regents are recognized and honored for their extraordinary service as past regents.
- Dee Anna Smith ('86)
Chair - Frederick L. Ricker
Vice Chair - Jay S. Welker
Secretary - John T. Lewis ('83)
Assistant Secretary
- Alan Beard ('94, MPP '99)
- Edwin L. Biggers
- M. Brett Biggs
- Dale A. Brown ('64)
- Faye Williams Craddolph ('78)
- Shelle Ensio
- James A. Gash (JD '93)
- Seth A. Haye ('02)
- Jeremy L. Johnson ('02, MBA 04)
- Peter J. Johnson, Jr.
- Dennis S. Lewis ('65)
- Kimberly J. Lindley
- Virginia F. Milstead (JD '04)
- Michael T. Okabayashi
- John L. Plueger
- Stephen M. Stewart
- Eric S. Wolford ('88)
Life Regents*
- Joe R. Barnett
- Sheila K. Bost
- Thomas G. Bost
- Jerry S. Cox
- Terry M. Giles (JD '74)
- Glen A. Holden
- Gail E. Hopkins ('66, MA '74)
- Jerry E. Hudson
- John D. Katch ('60)
- Eff W. Martin
- James R. Porter
- Russell L. Ray, Jr.
- Travis E. Reed
- Susan F. Rice (EdD '86)
- Carol Richards
- B. Joseph Rokus ('76)
- Rosa Mercado Spivey
- William W. Stevens, Jr.
- Thomas J. Trimble
- J. McDonald Williams
* Nonvoting Regents