University of Florida Board of Trustees

University of Florida
Board of Trustees
Tigert Hall
Formation	2003
Type	Governing Board
Headquarters	Gainesville, Florida
Location	United States
Chair	Carlos Alfonso
Website	Official website

The University of Florida Board of Trustees is the governing body of the University of Florida, the Flagship University for the State University System of Florida. The University is located in Gainesville, Florida, United States. As of September 1, 2011, the Board includes thirteen members. The current Chair of the Board is Carlos Alfonso.^[1]

The Board of Trustees describes itself as the public body corporate of the university. The Trustees set policy for the university, and serves as the University of Florida's legal owner and final authority. Overall the Board of Trustees hold the institution's resources in trust and they are responsible for making sure that the resources are being used efficiently and effectively.^[2]

Composition

The Board of Trustees at the University of Florida consists of six members that are selected by the Governor of Florida and five members that are selected by the Florida Board of Governors. The Chair of the Faculty Senate and the President of the Student Body also serve as trustees.^[3]

Trustee	Notability
Carlos Alfonso	Current CEO of Alliant Partners
C. David Brown	Current Chairman of Broad and Cassel
Susan Cameron	Former Chairman and CEO of Reynolds American, Inc.
Marshall Criser	Current President of AT&T in Florida
Charles Edwards	Former director of the Florida Council of 100 and served on the Florida Board of Governors
Michael Heeking	Former COO of WebMD
Alan Levine	Current Senior Vice President of Health Management Associates and Former Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
Anthony Reynolds	The current student body president of the University of Florida
Cheri Winton Brodeur	Current Faculty Senate Chair
Carolyn Roberts	Former Chair of the Florida Board of Governors
Juliet Roulhac	Attorney with Florida Power & Light Company
Steven Scott	Current Chairman of Scott Holdings
Alfred Warrington	Former CEO of Sanfill, and benefactor of the Warrington College of Business

References

External links

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