Tufts University Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is the ultimate governing authority of Tufts University. Alumni Trustees, who are elected by alumni ballot, comprise 25% of the Board. The other 75% are Charter Trustees, who are appointed by the Board. Alumni Trustees and Charter Trustees are equal in responsibility and influence.
The Board’s responsibilities include:
- Appointment of the President and establishment of conditions of employment for the President and key officers.
- Review and approval of the University's mission and purposes, as well as proposed major changes in programs and major enterprises.
- Approval of policies on faculty appointment, promotion, tenure, and dismissal.
- Approval of the annual budget and tuition, and monitoring of the university's financial condition.
- Authorization of new construction, renovation, and upkeep.
- Approval of all earned and honorary degrees.
For a listing and bios of all current members of the Tufts Board of Trustees, please visit the Office of the Trustees website.
Alumni Trustees
Tufts alumni elect 10 alumni to the Tufts University Board of Trustees, two each year to serve five-year terms. All alumni may vote for Alumni Trustees.
The Alumni Trustees currently on the Tufts University Board of Trustees are:
| Betsy Busch, M75 Term 2011 - 2016 |
Brian H. Kavoogian, A84 Term 2008 - 2013 |
| Robert Bendetson, A73 Term 2007 - 2012 |
Ioannis Miaoulis, E83, G86, G87 Term 2011-2016 |
| Alison “Sunny” Breed, J66, G72 Term 2010 - 2015 |
David B.Rone, A84 Term 2010 - 2015 |
| Anthony Cortese, E68, G72 Term 2011 - 2013 |
Hugh R. Roome III, F77, AG74, FG80 Term 2009 - 2014 |
| Laurie Gabriel, J76 Term 2009 - 2014 |
Edward M. Swan Jr., A63 Term 2007 - 2012 |
More than 4,000 alumni voted in the annual Alumni Elections in 2011. The candidates nominated for election to the Tufts University Board of Trustees by the Tufts Alumni Council’s Nominating Committee in 2011 were:
- Thomas Alperin, A81
- Betsy Busch, M75
- Anthony Cortese, E68, EG72
- Steven Koltai, A76, F78
- Ioannis Miaoulis, E83, AG86, EG87, A12P
- David Rosenthal, M63
Meet the Trustees Elected in 2011
Betsy Busch, M75, and Ioannis Miaoulis, E83, AG86, EG87, A12P, were elected to serve five-year terms which will begin in November 2011. Anthony Cortese, E68, EG72, was elected to fill a partial term created by a vacancy and will serve November 2011 – November 2013.
