AGB Names New Members to its Council of Board Chairs

The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, the country’s premier authority on higher education governance, is pleased to announce the appointment of six new members to its Council of Board Chairs. The Council of Board Chairs serves as an advisory body to AGB’s board and president and is made up of 22 chairs of boards of trustees of American universities and colleges.

New members include: Clayton T. Christian, chairman of the Montana University System Board of Regents; Robert C. Davidson, Jr., chairman of the board of Morehouse College and the Arts Center College of Design, Pasadena; Christopher G. Kennedy, chairman of the board of the University of Illinois; Stephen F. Mandel, Jr., chairman of the board of Dartmouth College; W. Russell Ramsey, chairman of the board of The George Washington University; and Walter L. Sutton, chairman of the board of Wiley College.

 “AGB is honored to have these accomplished chairmen join our Council of Board Chairs,” said Richard D. Legon, AGB’s president. “Their commitment to educational opportunity, their passion for board volunteerism, and their business and philanthropic backgrounds combine to bring valuable perspective and experience to the important work of governance. We look forward to their contributions.”



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For 90 years, the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) has had one mission: to strengthen and protect this country’s unique form of institutional governance through its research, services, and advocacy. Serving more than 1,240 member boards and 36,000 individual citizen trustees, AGB is the only national organization providing university and college presidents, board chairs, trustees, and board professionals of both public as well as private institutions and institutionally related foundations with resources that enhance their effectiveness. In accordance with its mission, AGB has developed programs and services that strengthen the partnership between the president and governing board; provide guidance to regents and trustees; identify issues that affect tomorrow’s decision making; and foster cooperation among all constituencies in higher education.