UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Alumni Trustee Candidate Forum is now archived and available for online viewing.
Alumni candidates for Penn State’s Board of Trustees joined a livestream event hosted by WPSU on March 15. The first-ever event offered viewers an opportunity to hear from each candidate.
Eight alumni are on ballot for three seats in this year’s alumni trustees election. The candidates, listed in ballot order, are:
- Randolph “Randy” B. Houston, Jr. ’91 Lib Teaneck, New Jersey
- Melinda E. Kuritzky ’06 Lib Washington, D.C.
- Ali Krieger ’07 Com Montclair, New Jersey
- Anthony P. Lubrano ’82 Bus Paoli, Pennsylvania
- Kevin F. Carey ‘89 Lib Annapolis, Maryland
- Joseph “Jay” V. Paterno ’91 Lib State College, Pennsylvania
- Uma P. Moriarity ’14 Bus Mountain View, California
- Alice W. Pope ’79, ’83g, ‘86g, Lib Brooklyn, New York
Biographies and statements from each candidate are are available on the Board of Trustees website.
In order to be a candidate for the board, each alumnus must have received at least 250 nominations, met the qualification to be a trustee and accepted the nomination in writing. This year’s nomination phase was held between Jan. 15 and Feb. 25.
The Board of Trustees is responsible for the governance and welfare of the University. Its responsibilities include — but are not limited to — reviewing and approving Penn State’s budget; setting tuition and room-and-board rates; approving major building projects across all campuses to support Penn State’s academic and research missions; hiring the University president; and authorizes the granting of degrees.
The board is composed of faculty; alumni; leaders from business, industry and agriculture; government officials; citizens; and a student trustee. Nine alumni-elected trustees are on the board, each serving a three-year term.
Election ballots will be distributed to alumni via email beginning on Monday, April 10, and the election will close at 9 a.m. EST on Thursday, May 4. The three candidates receiving the highest number of votes will be elected to the board.
All Penn State alumni are eligible to vote in the election. Individuals do not have to be Penn State Alumni Association members in order to participate in Board of Trustees alumni elections.
Alumni who have not received a ballot may request one online.