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The Board of Trustees at The College of Wooster consists of not fewer than thirty and not more than forty-five members composed as follows: Up to thirty-six members are elected by the Board, composed of three annual classes of twelve, each holding office for terms of three years; Up to two trustees are GOLD (Graduates of the Last Decade) Trustees each serving up to one three-year term; Six are Alumni Trustees, two in each annual class, elected by the alumni of the College; and the President of the College who is a member of the Board during his or her term of office.

Officers of the Board

  • Donald R. Frederico '76, Chair
  • Marianne M. Sprague, Vice Chair

Past Chairs of the Board

  • William A. Longbrake '65, Chairman Emeritus
  • David H. Gunning, Chairman Emeritus
  • James R. Wilson '63, Chairman Emeritus

Members of the Board

The year of first election to the Board is shown after the name.
*Trustees nominated by alumni
**Trustees elected as Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD) 

  • William V. Andrew '85, B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Phoenix, Arizona. 2014.
  • Sarah R. Bolton, B.Sc., M.A., Ph.D., Wooster. 2016.
  • Richard A. Bowers '82, B.A., M.D., Sewickley, Pennsylvania. 2011.
  • Douglas F. Brush '77, B.A., Powhattan, Virginia. 2000.
  • Christopher C. Causey '85, B.A., M.B.A., Saint Paul, Minnesota. 2015.
  • Jayne H. Chambers '76, M.B.A., McLean, Virgina. 1996-02; 2005.
  • *Benjamin K. Christensen '96, B.A., Richmond, Virginia. 2015.
  • Mark M. Dowley '86, B.A., Greenwich, Connecticut. 2015.
  • Marilynn K. Duker '76, B.A., M.C.P., Baltimore, Maryland. 2015.
  • Doon A. Foster '80, B.A., Wilton, Connecticut. 2007.
  • Diane Holt Frankle '75, B.A., J.D., Menlo Park, CA. 2016.
  • Donald R. Frederico '76, B.A., J.D., Boston, Massachusetts. 2007-13; 2014.
  • Stephen C. Gault '73, B.A., M.B.A., Louisville, Kentucky. 2002.
  • *Mary Beidler Gearen '79, B.A., M.A., M.F.A., St. Paul, Minnesota. 2017.
  • Thomas R. Gibian '76, B.A., M.B.A., Washington, D.C. 2014.
  • Mark D. Goodman '90, B.A., M.A., Denver, Colorado. 2016.
  • Diane L. Hamburger '71, B.A., Hinsdale, Illinois. 1992-98; 2000.
  • **Brittany J. Harris '13, B.A., Cleveland, 2018.
  • Jennifer A. Haverkamp '79, B.A., M.A., J.D., Silver Spring, Maryland. 1997.
  • Patrick James '88, B.A., Chagrin Falls, OH 2019.
  • **Jilliene M. Johnson '08, B.A., M.E.D., Burlington, Vermont. 2017.
  • Julia H. Klein '83, B.A., M.A., Fleetwood, Pennsylvania. 2013.
  • John W. Kneen '74, B.A., M.B.A., Chicago, Illinois. 2013.
  • *Michael R. Lauber '80, B.A., M.B.A., Dover, Ohio. 2014.
  • Gregory A. Long, B.B.A., Wooster. 2006.
  • *James J. Maiwurm '71, B.A., J.D., Great Falls, VA. 2016.
  • E. Blake Moore '80, Jr., B.A., J.D., New York, New York. 2008.
  • Mary A. Neagoy '83, B.A., Shaker Heights. 1997-2003; 2009.
  • Solomon Oliver '69, Jr., B.A., J.D., M.A., Cleveland. 1991-97; 2000.
  • *Erika C. Poethig '93, B.A., M.A., Arlington, Virginia. 2015.
  • Mikael Salovaara, A.B., B.A., J.D., M.B.A., Bernardsville, New Jersey. 1994.
  • Marianne M. Sprague, B.A., M.A., Santa Barbara, California. 2006.
  • Sally J. Staley '78, B.A., M.I.A., Rocky River. 2006.  
  • Peter E. Sundman '81, B.A., Madison, New Jersey. 2003.
  • Robert M. Tull '87, B.A., M.B.A., Bentleyville, Ohio. 2014.