The board provides strategic leadership to the College by employing its members' expertise in everything from finance and international affairs to philanthropy and science.
A trustee acts as a member of the governing board of Spelman College which is responsible for basic oversight and governance of the institution including election of the president of the College; basic educational and fiscal policy; the granting of degrees; and promotion and tenure of faculty based on the recommendation of the president. The board’s authority as a governing body is set forth in the bylaws and is not managerial or operational in nature. Individual trustees have no authority independent of the board.
Representatives
Lisa Hibbard, Faculty Representative
Keva Wright Berry, C'79, Alumna Representative
Chair Emerita
Rosalind G. Brewer, C’84, Chair Emerita
Life Trustees
Peggy Dulany
Marian Wright Edelman, C’60
Russell Edgerton
June Gary Hopps, C’60
Yvonne Jackson, C'70
Elizabeth McCormack
G.G. Michelson
Vicki Palmer