Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org6159123.1-2801Membership2025Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural InstitutionsPublic Institutions of Higher EducationThe College of William and Mary in Virginia; Richard Bland College

A. The board shall consist of 17 members appointed by the Governor, of whom at least 13 shall be residents of the Commonwealth.

B. The alumni association of the university may submit to the Governor a list of at least three nominees for each vacancy on the board, whether the vacancy occurs by expiration of a term or otherwise. The Governor may appoint a member from the list of nominees.

Code 1919, § 935, §§ 23-41, 23-42; 1938, p. 443; 1944, pp. 401, 402; 1945, p. 51; 1960, c. 180; 1962, c. 69; 1966, c. 14; 1974, c. 29; 1975, c. 484; 1992, c. 53; 2004, c. 2016, c. 588.