Committee Structure
The Board of Governors has six committees: Strategic Plans, Initiatives and Accreditations Committee, Finance Committee, Divisional Campus Committee, Health Sciences Committee, Audit Committee, and Executive Committee.
Strategic Plans, Initiatives and Accreditations Committee:
Strategic planning, capital planning, master planning; oversight of policies and strategic plans and assessments related to the education, research and service missions of West Virginia University, including overview of the Research Trust Fund; assuring specific state priorities as described in state law are addressed; and outreach and public service initiatives for West Virginia University come before this committee for consideration and disposition. Committee members include:
- Andrew A. (Drew) Payne, III
- William Nutting
- Dr. Tom Clark
- Dr. Lesley Cottrell
- Jason Bailey
Finance Committee:
Control, supervision, and management of financial and business affairs, annual budget requests, personnel matters; solicitation and management of certain contracts or consortium agreements, property/real estate and facilities matters for the campuses of West Virginia University come before this committee for consideration and disposition. Committee members include:
- Ed Robinson, Chair
- Ellen Cappellanti
- Raymond Lane
- Diane Lewis
- J. Robert (JR) Rogers
- Dixie Martinelli
Divisional Campus Committee:
Issues related to the West Virginia University Institute of Technology, and Potomac State College of West Virginia University 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 (HB 3215) involving division of faculty, revenue and expenses, physical assets and associated liabilities related to the separation of the WVU-IT CTC and the WVU-P. Committee members include:
- Dr. Robert Griffith, Chair
- Ed Robinson
- Dr. Charles Vest
- Dr. Lesley Cottrell
- Diane Lewis
Health Sciences Committee:
Review matters related to Health Sciences Center and affiliated organizations as they relate to finances, mission, and programming. Committee members include:
- Ellen Cappellanti, Chair
- Dr. Tom Clark, Vice-Chair
- James Dailey
- Raymond Lane
- Dr. Charles Vest
- Dr. Robert Griffith
Audit Committee:
The Audit Committee is appointed by the Board to oversee the accounting and financial reporting processes of the University and the audits of the University’s financial statements. In that regard, the Audit Committee assists the Board in monitoring (1) the integrity of the financial statements of the University, (2) the independent auditor’s qualifications and independence, and (3) the performance of the University’s internal audit function and independent auditors. [Click
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- James Dailey, Chair
- William Nutting, Vice-Chair
- Dr. Tom Clark
- Ed Robinson
- Diane Lewis
- Thomas V. Flaherty
- William Wilmoth
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 chairmen 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:
- Andrew A. (Drew) Payne, III (BOG Chair)
- Ed Robinson
- James Dailey (BOG Vice-Chair and Audit Chair)
- Ellen Cappellanti
- Dr. Robert Griffith
- Thomas Flaherty (BOG Secretary)
- President James P. Clements (Ex-Officio)