Alumni Trustees
IU’s Alumni-Elected Trustees
Indiana University graduates elect three of IU’s nine trustees. Voting begins each year in May and wraps up at the end of June. The governor appoints the remainder of the board, including the student trustee.
All trustees serve three-year terms, except the student trustee, who serves two years. There is no term limit; however, not more than one of the trustees elected by the graduates and not more than two of the trustees appointed by the governor may reside in the same county. The student trustee is exempt from the residency requirement.
For more information about the trustees, visit the Board of Trustees website.
The current alumni-elected trustees are:
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MaryEllen Kiley Bishop, BS’79, JD’82 |
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Philip N. Eskew Jr. , MD’70 |
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Patrick "Pat" A. Shoulders, BA’75, JD’78, |


