Indiana University Board of Trustees

As the university's governing body, the Trustees of Indiana University have been charged by the Indiana General Assembly with a wide range of policy and decision-making authority to carry out the programs and missions of the University.

The General Assembly named the first six Trustees in the 1820 statute that created the Indiana Seminary, predecessor to Indiana University. In 1828 the legislature changed the name of the institution to Indiana College and appointed fifteen Trustees. In 1838 it established Indiana University and provided for a board of twenty-one members and the Governor as ex officio vice president of the board. In 1852 the number of Trustees was reduced to eleven, and in 1855 to eight.

Although the number of Trustees did not change for over a hundred years, additional legislation set member's terms at three years, staggered the expiration of terms, and changed the manner in which Trustees were chosen. In 1975, the General Assembly amended the statutes to add a ninth Trustee, who is appointed by the Governor and who must be a full-time student of the University during a two-year appointment. Of the other eight members, the Governor now appoints five, and the alumni of the University elect three.

As of June 30, 2012, the Trustees are: Term Expires

Appointed by Governor

William R. Cast, Chair of the Trustees 2014

Bruce Cole 2013

Thomas E. Reilly, Jr. 2014

Derica W. Rice 2013

William H. Strong 2013

Student Appointed by Governor

Cora J. Griffin 2013

Elected by Indiana University Alumni

MaryEllen Kiley Bishop 2013

Philip N. Eskew, Jr. 2015

Patrick A. Shoulders, Vice Chair of the Trustees 2014

Additional Officers, Appointed by the Trustees

MaryFrances McCourt, University Treasurer

Robin Roy Gress, Secretary of the Trustees

Jacqueline Simmons, Vice President and General Counsel, Assistant Secretary of the Trustees

Stewart T. Cobine, Assistant Treasurer of the Trustees