<p>Do the governors of Virginia think Asians make poor board members? Do they risk electoral disaster if they appointed one? I would like to know. It’s not like there’s been a shortage of Asian UVA alumni who are financiers, corporate leaders and so forth.</p>
<p>It’s interesting that you bring that up. I was listening (and only half watching) the live stream of the BOV today and as they stood up I thought the guy to HD’s right (our left as we looked at her) might have been Asian. I guess by your comment though that he must not have been.</p>
<p>The state is around 20% African-American and about 8 or 9% Latino. However, the old white guys are the ones making campaign contributions to the Governors.</p>
<p>Evita - the Asian number may actually be higher, because some Asian-Americans refuse to answer the question on forms because they fear discrimination.</p>
<p>I’d guess that Asians have better things to do with their money than to make contributions solely to obtain an unpaid position on the BOV. Colleges also hit up their boards for additional contributions for various initiatives. So unless you are interested in ponying up a lot of money (first to Governor then to school) you can’t get one of these coveted positions.</p>
<p>Many under-represented groups – women, blacks, Asians, Latinos, higher ed professionals, health care professionals, and out-of-staters.</p>
<p>A health care administrator has now been given a vote on the board. He recently retired from running Johns Hopkins health system. </p>
<p>The law does require that most seats be held by Virginians, which is understandable.</p>
<p>Unless something has changed, I don’t believe Dr. Miller is a voting member.</p>
<p>A new law goes into effect July 1 which requires one visitor to be a doctor/health care type. Same law bumps the allowable non-residents up from 3 of 16 to a more appropriate 5 of 17.</p>
<p>It appears that there may be another physician on the board as well - Long, so I may have spoke too soon. He is identified as a M.D. and appears to have always had a vote, unlike Dr. Miller, who is ex officio.</p>
<p>I am starting to fear there may not be much change, if any.</p>
<p>Well, between the 3 forced openings (Kington’s resignation and the fact that Fralin and Key are term limited from reappointment), the new, additional seat created through the recent legislation, and the 2 seats, of Dragas and Hardie, where McDonnell has the choice of reappointment or not, it seems to me there will be change on the BoV. How much or how drastic should be revealed in the next day or two.</p>
<p>I suspect the Governor’s staff has been very busy vetting and revetting possible nominees.</p>
<p>I bet the new boardmembers will be the same personality types, but just involving a newer set of campaign contributions. Will he appoint anyone with actual experience in higher education??? Most other top universities include some boardmembers who are top administrators or faculty of other leading universities.</p>
<p>If the Guv reappoints Dragas, everyone will automatically assume that she was doing exactly what he told her to do.</p>
<p>Ugh, Dragas is reappointed and he nixes Fralin and Hardie. Time for civil disobedience.</p>
<p>evita – Fralin was term-limted off. He had served two 4-year terms, the max.</p>