University of North Carolina Board of Governors
Board meeting in February 2012 | |
| Governing board overview | |
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| Formed | 1971 |
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| Type | University system governing board |
| Jurisdiction | University of North Carolina |
| Headquarters | Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Governing board executives |
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| Website | Board of Governors website |
The University of North Carolina Board of Governors, known more commonly as the UNC Board of Governors, is the governing body of the University of North Carolina system.[1] The board is composed of 24 members, selected by the state legislature.
Overview
The board is charged with “the general determination, control, supervision, management, and governance” of the UNC system, a system of 17 campuses.[2] The current form of the Board was created in 1971.[3] One of the large roles of the board is the election of the UNC System President, currently Peter Hans.[4]
The board must elect a chair, vice chair, and secretary from within its voting membership for two-year terms that begin on July 1 of even-numbered years. The current executives are Randall C. Ramsey serving as chair, Wendy Floyd Murphy serving as vice chair, and Pearl Burris-Floyd serving as secretary.[5]
History
The Board of Governors was created in 1971 under Governor Bob Scott, replacing a previous system that was composed of a 100 person board that managed 6 state funded universities, and a State Board of Higher Education that managed 9 other universities. This centralized the governance of all public universities in the state by creating a 32 member board of governors for the UNC System, a board of trustees and chancellor for each university.
In 2019, Governor Roy Cooper signed legislation to reduce the size of the Board of Governors to 24.[6]
Notable members
- Rob Bryan, state legislator
- Pearl Burris-Floyd, state legislator
- William G. Daughtridge Jr., NC Secretary of Administration
- N. Leo Daughtry, state legislator
- Tom Fetzer, Mayor of Raleigh
- Joel D. M. Ford, state senator
- John A. Fraley, state legislator
- Thom Goolsby, state senator
- Peter Hans, President of the UNC System
- James Holshouser, 68th Governor of North Carolina
- Rodney E. Hood, Comptroller of the Currency
- Joseph Thomas Knott, lawyer
- Betty Ray McCain, NC Secretary of Cultural Resources
- Tim Moore, U.S. Congressman
- Art Pope, state legislator and budget director
- Lee H. Roberts, Chancellor of UNC Chapel Hill
- David Rouzer, U.S. Congressman
- Benjamin S. Ruffin Jr., civil rights activist
- Elihu A. White, state legislator
- Ruth Dial Woods, educator and activist
References
- ^ "Profiles: UNC Board of Governors Members".
- ^ "UNC Board of Governors".
- ^ "So What is the UNC-System Board of Governors?".
- ^ "Roper named interim UNC president. He and Spellings will overlap for 2 weeks during transition".
- ^ "Board of Governors | UNC System Office". www.northcarolina.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
- ^ "Running UNC has long been a numbers game".