The Penn State Board of Trustees is the 32-member 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. The other members include six trustees appointed by the Governor, nine elected by alumni, and six elected by Pennsylvania agricultural societies. Six additional trustees are elected by a board representing business and industry enterprises. 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 2013, the chair of the board of trustees is Keith E. Masser, a graduate of Penn State and the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Sterman Masser, Inc.
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. 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.
Members listed below as of April 9, 2015 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.
Eric J. Barron, President, The Pennsylvania State University (Secretary of the Board of Trustees)
Tom Wolf, Governor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Russell C. Redding, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Cynthia A. Dunn, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Pedro A. Rivera, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Education
John Hanger, Governor's Non-voting Representative
Kathleen L. Casey (2015) Senior Advisor, Potomak Global Partners, LLC
Clifford Benson (2016) Chief Development Officer, Buffalo Sabres
Mark H. Dambly (2017) President, Pennrose Properties, LLC
Allison S. Goldstein (2017) Graduate Assistant, Penn State University
Todd L. Rucci (2015) Government and Community Relations Officer, PAP Technologies
Paul H. Silvis (2013) Head Coach, SilcoTek (Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees)
Edward B. Brown, III (2016) President & CEO, KETCHConsulting, Inc.
Barbara L. Doran (2016) Portfolio Manager/Private Wealth Advisor, Morgan Stanley
Robert Jubelirer (2017) Partner, Obermayer, Rebmann, Maxwell & Hippel
Albert L. Lord (2017)
Anthony P. Lubrano (2015) President, A.P. Lubrano & Company, Inc.
Ryan J. McCombie (2015)
William F. Oldsey (2016) Independent Consultant/Educational Publishing; Operating Partner, Atlas Advisors
Alice W. Pope (2017) Associate Professor, St. John's University
Adam Taliaferro (2015) Healthcare Alliance Liaison, Bristol Myers Squibb
Donald G. Cotner (2015) President, Cotner Farms, Inc.
Keith W. Eckel (2013) Sole Proprietor and President, Fred W. Eckel and Sons Farms, Incorporated
M. Abraham Harpster (2016)
Betsy E. Huber (2014) Immediate Past Master, Pennsylvania State Grange
Keith E. Masser (2014) Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Sterman Masser, Inc. (Chairman of the Board of Trustees)
Carl T. Shaffer (2015) President, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau
Elected by Board Representing Business and Industry
Richard K. Dandrea (2016) Attorney, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC
Kenneth C. Frazier (2015) President & Chief Executive Officer, Merck & Company, Incorporated
Edward R. Hintz, Jr. (2015) President, Hintz Capital Management, Incorporated
Ira M. Lubert (2016) Chairman and Co-Founder, Independence Capital Partners and Lubert Adler Partners, L.P.
Daniel S. Mead (2017) President and CEO, Verizon Wireless
Walter C. Rakowich (2017) Retired CEO, Prologis
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
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
