Committee Structure
The Board of Governors will have the following committees: Academic Affairs and Accreditation Committee; Ad Hoc Governance Committee, Audit Committee; Divisional Campus Committee; Executive Committee; Finance and Facilities and Revitalization Committee; and Strategic Plans and Initiatives Committee.
Academic Affairs
and Accreditation Committee:
Matters relating to the quality and advancement of the academic mission of the University, which includes health sciences and all academic colleges, will come before this committee. Also includes matters related to West Virginia University's institutional accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission, to include academic and administrative standards, institutional mission, ethical and responsible conduct, educational offerings, assessment and evaluation, and the University's long-term stability through planning and resource allocation, and institutional effectiveness. Committee members include:
Dr. Patrice Harris
Charles L. Capito, Jr., Chair
Bray Cary
Dr. Stanley Hileman
J. Thomas Jones
Alan Larrick
Susan Lavenski
Madison Santmyer
Frances E. "Frankie" Tack
WVU Administrative Liaison:
Provost Maryanne Reed
Ad Hoc Governance Committee:
An ad hoc governance committee will work with General Counsel Stephanie Taylor to map out and provide guidance to the Board related to several areas, including the Board's overall committee structure and board training and evaluation. Specific to a presidential search, the Committee is charged with studying and providing guidance and recommendations to the Board of Governors on best practices for a presidential search and hiring, Board rules on selection and evaluation of the president, and a proposed schedule and procedure for a presidential search, hiring and transition.
Committee members include:
Dr. Patrice Harris, Chair
Charles L. Capito, Jr.
Kevin J. Craig
Richard Pill
Frankie Tack
Taunja Willis-Miller (Ex officio member)
WVU Administrative Liaison: General Counsel Stephanie Taylor
Audit
Committee:
The Audit Committee is appointed by the Board to oversee the
(1) financial reporting processes, including financial statement and disclosure
matters, (2) qualifications, independence and performance of the independent
auditors, (3) performance of the University's internal audit function and (4)
the University's compliance with applicable policies, regulations, laws and other
directives as determined by the Board.
This committee will set the overall tone for an effective internal
control structure at the University supporting quality financial reporting,
sound risk practices and ethical behavior.
[Click HERE to
access the Audit Committee Charter] Committee members include:
Richard A. Pill, Chair
Elmer Coppoolse
Kevin Craig
Michael D'Annunzio
Dr. Stanley Hileman
Paul Mattox
Robert Reynolds
WVU Administrative Liaison: Director of Internal Audit, Bryan Shaver
Divisional Campus Committee:
Issues related to the West Virginia University Institute of Technology and Potomac State College of West Virginia University will come before this committee (including, but not limited to, annual budget plans, salary plans, academic strategic plans and facility strategic plans) as well as issues related to the implementation of WV legislation divisional campuses. Committee members include:
Paul Mattox, Chair
Elmer Coppoolse
Alan Larrick
Susan Lavenski
Shirley Robinson
Madison Santmyer
Frances E. "Frankie" Tack
WVU Administrative Liaison: Provost Maryanne Reed
Executive Committee:
The Executive Committee is authorized to act on behalf of the full board, when requested to do so by the Board or when convening the Full Board is impracticable. Committee members include the board officers, the chairpersons of each of the above mentioned committees, and the immediate past chairman of the Board, if still a member of the Board. Committee members include:
Charles L. Capito, Jr. (Chair of the Academic Affairs and Accreditation Committee)
Elmer Coppoolse (Chair of the Strategic Plans and Initiatives
Committee)
Kevin Craig (Chair, Finance and Facilities and Revitalization Committee)
President E. Gordon Gee (Ex-Officio)
Dr. Patrice Harris (BOG Secretary and Chair, Ad Hoc Governance Committee)
Paul Mattox (Chair of the Divisional Campus Committee)
Taunja Willis Miller (BOG Chair)
Richard Pill (BOG Vice Chair and Chair, Audit Committee)
Finance and
Facilities and Revitalization Committee:
Monitoring the management control of financial and business affairs, annual budget requests, personnel matters, solicitation and management of certain contracts or consortium agreements for the campuses of West Virginia University will come before this committee for consideration and disposition. Also, oversight, and planning of facilities and real estate holdings, property allocation, facilities master plan, multi-year capital budgets, space utilization, deferred maintenance, environmental health and safety, construction project management and other issues related to ensuring an environment and infrastructure needed to support the primary mission for various campuses of West Virginia University will come before this committee for consideration and assessment. Committee members include:
Kevin Craig, Chair
Charles L. Capito, Jr.
Bray Cary
Dr. Stanley Hileman
J. Thomas Jones
Alan Larrick
Richard Pill
Robert Reynolds
Shirley Robinson
WVU Administrative Liaisons: Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer, Paula Congelio
Strategic Plans and Initiatives Committee:
Matters relating to strategic planning and initiatives,
capital planning, master planning; guidance regarding policies and strategic
plans/initiatives and assessments related to the education, research,
information technology and service missions of West Virginia University;
assuring specific legislative priorities as described in state and federal laws
are addressed; and outreach and public service initiatives for West Virginia
University will come before this committee for consideration and disposition. Committee
members include:
Elmer Coppoolse, Chair
Bray Cary
Michael D'Annunzio
Dr. Patrice Harris
Susan Lavenski
Paul Mattox
Shirley Robinson
Madison Santmyer
Frances E. "Frankie Tack"
WVU Administrative Liaison:
President E. Gordon Gee