University Governance

Commission Details

Board Website 
Board Website
Long Name 
Governor's Commission on the Governance of Public Universities in North Carolina
Department 
Governor's Office
Governor Appointments 
15
Total Board Positions 
15
Cite Name 
Exec. Order
Cite Number 
No. 272
Ethics 
No
Term Length 
POG
Purpose 
The Commission is charged with evaluating the current governance structure of the University of North Carolina System and of each constituent institution and making recommendations to the Office of the Governor on how to improve existing governance, by recommending 1) who should appoint the members of the Board of Governors and the members of each Board of Trustees; 2) how to ensure that the composition of the Board of Governors and each Board of Trustees reflects the regional, ethnic, racial, gender, gender, political, and economic diversity of the state; and 3) a proposed set of principles and responsibilities that should apply to members of the Board of Governors and members of each Board of Trustees.

Current Members


Member Name 
Appointment Date 
Term End Date 
Term Type 
Requirements 
Ann B. Goodnight 11/23/2022 Pleasure of The GovernorAt-large
Clifford A. Jones, Sr. 11/23/2022 Pleasure of The GovernorAt-large
Gary L. Locklear 11/23/2022 Pleasure of The GovernorAt-large
Gladys A. Robinson 11/23/2022 Pleasure of The GovernorAt-large
Karen A. Popp 11/23/2022 Pleasure of The GovernorAt-large
John L. Townsend III 11/23/2022 Pleasure of The GovernorAt-large
Brad Wilson 11/23/2022 Pleasure of The GovernorAt-large
Isaiah M. Green 11/23/2022 Pleasure of The GovernorAt-large
Nicole Dobbins 11/23/2022 Pleasure of The GovernorAt-large
Thomas W. Ross 11/23/2022 Pleasure of The GovernorCo-chair
Margaret Spellings 11/23/2022 Pleasure of The GovernorCo-chair
John R. Bell IV 11/23/2022 Pleasure of The GovernorAt-large
W. Louis Bissette, Jr. 11/23/2022 Pleasure of The GovernorAt-large
Cressie H. Thigpen, Jr. 11/23/2022 Pleasure of The GovernorAt-large
John A. Fraley 11/23/2022 Pleasure of The GovernorAt-large


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