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 members' 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 July 1, 2003, the Trustees of Indiana University are:
Appointed by Governor					Year Term Expires
Frederick F. Eichhorn, Jr., President of the Trustees					2005
Stephen A. Backer					2004
Stephen L. Ferguson					2004
Peter L. Obremskey					2004
Patrick A. Shoulders					2005
Student Appointed by Governor
Erin Marie Haag					2005
Elected by Indiana University Alumni
Jamie B. Belanger					2005
Cora Smith Breckenridge					2006
Sue H. Talbot					2004
Additional Officers, Appointed by the Trustees
Robin Roy Gress, Secretary of the Trustees
Steven A. Miller, Treasurer of the Trustees
Dorothy J. Frapwell, Assistant Secretary of the Trustees

Index	Administration

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Last updated: October 15, 2003 Comments: Copyright 2003-2004, The Trustees of Indiana University