Penn State Board of Trustees

The Penn State Board of Trustees is the 38-member[1] governing body for The Pennsylvania State University. Its members include the university's president, the Governor of the Commonwealth, and the state Secretaries of Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources, and Education, as well as a representative for the Governor. The other members include six trustees appointed by the Governor, nine elected by alumni, six elected by Pennsylvania agricultural societies, six by a board representing business and industry enterprises, 3 at-large, 1 student, and 1 academic trustee.[2]. Undergraduate students do not elect any trustees; the court case Benner v. Oswald ruled that the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment did not require the undergraduate students be allowed to participate in the selection of trustees.

As of 2017, the chair of the board of trustees is Mark H. Dambly, a graduate of Penn State and the president of Pennrose Properties, LLC[3], a Philadelphia-based real estate group.

The main responsibilities of the board are to select the president of Penn State, to determine the goals and strategic direction of the University, and to approve the annual budget.[4] Regular meetings of the board are held bi-monthly and take place primarily on the University Park campus, although on occasion meetings are held at other locations within the Commonwealth.[5]

Current Membership

Members listed below as of November 8, 2017[6] Note: The date in parentheses following each name below indicates the year in which the term will expire. Trustees appointed by the Governor serve until their successors have been appointed and confirmed.

Members ex officio

Appointed by the Governor
  • Robert Capretto (2018) Business Owner
  • Daniel J. Delligatti (2020) President and Owner/Operator, M&J Management Corporation
  • J. Alex Hartzler (2019) Managing Partner & Founder, WCI Partners, LP
  • David M. Kleppinger (2019) Chairman, McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC
  • Stanley I. Rapp (2020) Partner, Greenlee Partners, LLC
  • Elliott W. Weinstein (2018) President, Weinstein Realty Consultants

Elected by Alumni
  • Edward B. Brown, III (2019) President & CEO, KETCHConsulting, Inc.
  • Barbara L. Doran (2019) Director, Senior Portfolio Manager, YorkBridge Wealth Partners
  • Robert Jubelirer (2020) Partner, Obermayer, Rebmann, Maxwell & Hippel
  • Anthony P. Lubrano (2018) President, A.P. Lubrano & Company, Inc.
  • Ryan J. McCombie (2018)
  • William F. Oldsey (2019) Independent Consultant/Educational Publishing
  • Joseph Vincent “Jay” Paterno (2020) President, Blue Line 409 LLC
  • Alice W. Pope (2020) Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, St. John's University
  • Robert J. Tribeck (2018) Attorney, Post Acute Medical, LLC

Elected by Delegates from Agricultural Societies
  • Donald G. Cotner (2018) Officer, Cotner Farms, Inc.; Partner, Don Cotner Farms, LP; Partner, Boyd Station, LLP
  • Valerie L. Detwiler (2019) Vice President, Reliance Bank
  • Lynn A. Dietrich (2020) Retired Professional Engineer (PE)
  • M. Abraham Harpster (2019) Co-Owner, Evergreen Farms, Inc.
  • Chris R. Hoffman (2018) Vice President, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau
  • Keith E. Masser (2020) Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Sterman Masser, Inc.

Elected by Board Representing Business and Industry
  • Mark H. Dambly (2020) President, Pennrose Properties, LLC (Chairman of the Board of Trustees)
  • Richard K. Dandrea (2019) Attorney, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC
  • Robert E. Fenza (2018) Retired Chief Operating Officer, Liberty Property Trust
  • Ira M. Lubert (2019) Chairman and Co-Founder, Independence Capital Partners and Lubert Adler Partners, L.P.
  • Walter C. Rakowich (2020) Retired CEO, Prologis
  • Mary Lee Schneider (2018) President and CEO, SG360°

Elected By Board At-Large
  • Kathleen L. Casey (2019) Senior Advisor, Patomak Global Partners, LLC; KLC Consulting Group, LLC
  • Julie Anna Potts (2018) Executive Vice President and Treasurer, American Farm Bureau Federation
  • Matthew W. Schuyler (2020) Chief Human Resources Officer, Hilton Worldwide (Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees)

Student Trustee

Academic Trustee

Emeriti trustees
  • H. Jesse Arnelle, Attorney
  • Cynthia A. Baldwin, Retired Justice, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
  • James S. Broadhurst, Chairman, Eat'n Park Hospitality Group, Inc.
  • Charles C. Brosius, Retired President, Marlboro Mushrooms
  • Walter J. Conti, Retired Owner, Cross Keys Inn/Pipersville Inn
  • Donald M. Cook, Jr., Retired President, SEMCOR, Incorporated
  • Marian U. Barash Coppersmith, Retired Chairman of the Board, The Barash Group
  • Robert M. Frey, Attorney-at-Law, Frey & Tiley, P.C.
  • Steve A. Garban, Senior Vice President for Finance and Operations/Treasurer Emeritus
  • Samuel E. Hayes, Jr.
  • David R. Jones, Retired Assistant Managing Editor, The New York Times
  • Edward P. Junker, III, Retired Vice Chairman, PNC Bank Corporation
  • Roger A. Madigan, Retired State Senator, 23rd Senatorial District
  • Robert D. Metzgar, Former President, North Penn Pipe & Supply, Incorporated
  • Joel N. Myers, President, AccuWeather, Inc.
  • Anne Riley, English Teacher
  • Barry K. Robinson, Attorney-at-Law
  • L. J. Rowell, Jr., Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Provident Mutual Life Insurance
  • Kevin R. Steele, Past President, Penn State Alumni Association
  • Cecile M. Springer, President, Springer Associates
  • Paul V. Suhey, Orthopedic Surgeon, Martin & Suhey Orthopedics
  • Helen D. Wise, Former Deputy Chief of Staff for Programs and Secretary of the Cabinet, Governor's Office
  • Boyd E. Wolff, Retired, Owner and Operator Wolfden Farms
  • Quentin E. Wood, Retired Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Quaker State Corporation
  • Edward P. Zemprelli, Attorney
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References
  1. "Membership Selection". Penn State Board of Trustees. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  2. "Membership Selection". Penn State Board of Trustees. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
  3. "Penn State University - Board of Trustees". Penn State Board of Trustees. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  4. "Role of the Board of Trustees in University Governance". Penn State Board of Trustees. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
  5. "Meeting Dates, Agendas, and Minutes". Penn State Board of Trustees. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
  6. Penn State University - Board of Trustees, PSU webpage. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
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