Ernst Volgenau
Rector

C. Daniel Clemente
Vice Rector

Charlie H. Mills, III
Secretary

Board Members
Karen Alcalde
B.G. Beck
Reginald J. Brown
Vincent F. Callahan
Kimberly O. Dennis
Kathleen M. deLaski
Lovey L. Hammel
Anthony R. Jimenez
Carol Kirby
Mark F. McGettrick
Steven P. Mullins
Edward J. Newberry
Nancy Mitchell Pfotenhauer

Faculty Representative
Peter Pober

Student Representatives
Rachel Bruns
Andrias White

Faculty Committee Representatives
David S. Anderson
Gerald Hanweck
Michael Nickens
Martin Perlin

Faculty Committee Liaison
Phillip Buchanan

The Board of Visitors (BOV) of George Mason University was created in April 1972 by an act of the General Assembly when the university became an independent institution. The board is a corporate body serving under the leadership of a rector, vice rector, and secretary. The 16 members of the board are appointed by the governor of Virginia on a rotating basis to serve four-year terms. The Faculty Senate Chair sits on the board as a nonvoting member. Two student representatives (nonvoting members) are appointed by the Board of Visitors each year at the May meeting to serve a one-year term.

Without limiting the generality of its powers, the Board of Visitors exercises its authority principally in policy-making and oversight. With the exception of meetings convened in executive session, meetings of the Board of Visitors and its committees are open to the public. The board recognizes as official observers four faculty representatives that are elected by the faculty at-large. The faculty representatives sit on the Academic Programs Diversity & University Community Committee and the Finance and Land Use Committee. A faculty liaison may be appointed to the Audit Committee.

BOV Information:

BOV Contact:
If you would like to contact the Board of Visitors,
you may send an email to BOV@gmu.edu or call
the Secretary, pro tem, of the Board at 703-993-8703.

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