Committees

2021-2022 Board of Trustees Committees

The Chair of the Board will serve, ex officio, as a member of each Committee

EXTERNAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE

  • Allie Ray McCullen, Chair
  • Ramsey White, Vice Chair
  • Rob Bryan
  • Gene Davis
  • Marty Kotis
  • Ralph W. Meekins, Sr.
  • Vinay Patel
  • Lamar Richards

Administrative Liaisons

  • Joel Curran, Vice Chancellor for Communications
  • Clayton Somers, Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs
  • Bubba Cunningham, Director of Athletics
  • Douglas Dibbert, President of General Alumni Association

Responsibilities

Public Relations ▪ State and Federal Affairs ▪ Awards, Honorary Degrees, and Naming Approvals ▪ Alumni ▪ UNC Board of Visitors ▪ UNC Board of Governors ▪ Peer Institutions ▪ WUNC FM ▪ Research Triangle Park and RTI ▪ Intercollegiate Athletics (Media, Licensing, Educational Foundation, Fans) ▪ Town and Gown ▪ Entrepreneurship ▪ Innovation Roadmap ▪ Economic Development ▪ Early Stage Funding ▪ Industry Relations

FINANCE, INFRASTRUCTURE, & AUDIT COMMITTEE

  • John Preyer, Chair
  • Marty Kotis, Vice Chair
  • Perrin Jones
  • Ralph Meekins
  • Teresa Artis Neal
  • Vinay Patel
  • Malcolm Turner
  • Ramsey White

Administrative Liaisons

  • Nathan Knuffman, Interim Vice Chancellor for Finance and Operations
  • David Routh, Vice Chancellor for University Development
  • George Battle, Vice Chancellor for Institutional Integrity and Risk Management
  • Michael Barker, Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer
  • Dean Weber, Chief Audit Officer

Responsibilities

Budget ▪ Revenue and Expenses ▪ Tuition & Fees ▪ Financial Planning ▪ Audit ▪ Treasury ▪ Endowments & Foundations ▪ Payout of Endowment Funds ▪ Development ▪ Information Technology ▪ Buildings, Grounds, and Campus Master Plan ▪ Building site, Architect and Designer Selection ▪ Property Acquisition, sale and/or lease ▪ Campus Security, Parking and Traffic ▪ Operational Units ▪ Technology Transfer ▪ Licensing

UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

  • Rob Bryan, Chair
  • Teresa Artis Neal, Vice Chair
  • Gene Davis
  • Perrin Jones
  • Allie Ray McCullen
  • John Preyer
  • Lamar Richards
  • Malcolm Turner

Administrative Liaisons

  • Bob Blouin, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost
  • Terry Magnuson, Vice Chancellor for Research
  • Amy Johnson, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
  • Bubba Cunningham, Director of Athletics
  • Becci Menghini, Vice Chancellor for Human Resources and Equal Opportunity and Compliance
  • George Battle, Vice Chancellor for Institutional Integrity and Risk Management
  • Suzanne Barbour, Dean of the Graduate School
  • Ron Strauss, Executive Vice Provost
  • Mimi Chapman, Chair of the Faculty
  • Katie Musgrove, Chair of the Employee Forum

Responsibilities

Academic Programs, Plans, Curricula and Degrees ▪ Continuing Education/Online Education/MOOC’s ▪ Academic Planning ▪ Admissions ▪ Financial Aid ▪ Faculty Affairs ▪ Employee Forum ▪ Student Affairs and Programs ▪ Student Conduct and Honor System ▪ Student Health Services ▪ Student Housing ▪ Human Resources ▪ Diversity ▪ Intercollegiate Athletics ▪ Strategic Framework ▪ Research

STRATEGIC INITIATIVES COMMITTEE

  • Perrin Jones, Chair
  • Ramsey White, Vice Chair
  • Rob Bryan
  • Gene Davis
  • Ralph Meekins
  • Marty Kotis