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Illinois Board of Higher Education Members

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Illinois Board of Higher Education Members


The Illinois Board of Higher Education consists of 16 members as follows: 10 public members are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate, one of which must be a faculty member at an Illinois public university; one member of a public university governing board appointed by the Governor; one member of a private college or university board of trustees appointed by the Governor; the chairman of the Illinois Community College Board; the chairman of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission; and two student members selected by the Student Advisory Committee of the Board of Higher Education, one must be a non-traditional undergraduate student who is at least 24 years old. The Governor shall designate the Chairman of the Board to serve until a successor is designated. 


John Atkinson - Board Chair, Public Member
Professional Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Willis Towers Watson

Graduate College of DuPage and Benedictine University

Home Burr Ridge

Veronica Herrero - Vice Chair Public University Governing Board
Professional- Chief Strategy Officer, City Colleges of Chicago

Graduate- University of Wisconsin, University of Chicago

Home - Chicago

Andrea Evans - Public Member
Professional - Director, Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies and Professor, Northeastern Illinois University

Graduate - University of Illinois at Chicago and DePaul University

Home - Chicago

Jennifer Garrison - Public Member
Professional - Superintendent, Vandalia School District

Graduate - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Eastern Illinois University and Western Illinois University

Home - Vandalia

Vacant

Vacant - Public Member
Professional - TBA

Graduate -TBA

Home - TBA

Pranav G. Kothari - Public Member
Professional- Founder & CEO, Revolution Impact, LLC

Graduate- Washington University in St. Louis and Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.

Home- Chicago, IL

Kenneth Shaw - Public Member
Professional - Chancellor and President Emeritus and University Professor, Syracuse University

Graduate - Illinois State University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Purdue University

Home - Chicago




Generic - Vacant Shilouet Person image

Vacant - Public Member


Professional - TBA

Graduate - TBA

Home - TBA

Generic - Vacant Shilouet Person image

Vacant - Public Member


Professional - TBA

Graduate - TBA

Home - TBA

Generic - Vacant Shilouet Person image

Vacant - Public Member


Professional - TBA

Graduate - TBA

Home - TBA

Jennifer Delaney - Public University Faculty Representative
Professional - Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign


Graduate - University of Michigan, Harvard University, Stanford University

Home - Champaign and Chicago

Rashawn (Isaiah) Overton – Traditional Student Board Member
College - Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Course of Study - Electrical and Computer Engineering with a specialization in Biomedical Engineering.

Home Rock Island, Illinois


Emmanuel Segbedzi: Non-Traditional Student Member
College - McKendree University

Course of Study -Computer Science major and Biology minor

Home - Ghana West Africa




Dr. Jenkins

Sylvia Jenkins
Professional - President of Moraine Valley Community College

Graduate - Ph.D. in Education and Human Resource Studies with a specialization in Community College Leadership from Colorado State University, an MLS/Master of Library Science from State University of New York at Albany, and a B.S. in English Education from Grambling State University.

Home - Chicago

Clarence Wyatt

Clarence Wyatt - Representative for Independent Colleges and Universities
Professional - President Monmouth College

Graduate - B.A. Centre College; M.A. and Ph.D, University of Kentucky

Home - Monmouth

Eric Zarnikow - Ex Officio Member representing the Chair of the Illinois Students Assistance Commission
Professional - Executive Director, Illinois Student Assistance Commission

Graduate - Iowa State University; Drake University

Home - Buffalo Grove