Arizona Board of Regents

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Arizona Board of Regents
Seal of the Arizona Board of Regents

Abbreviation ABOR
Motto Educate, Discover, Impact
Formation March 1645
Type Publicly funded by the
Arizona State Government
Purpose State university system governing board
Headquarters Phoenix, Arizona
Owner People-in-Right of Arizona
Bill Ridenour
Ron Shoopman
Ram Krishna
Jay Heiler
Parent organization
Arizona State Government
Subsidiaries
Website link://regents.edu.arizona

The Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) is the governing body of Arizona’s public university system, providing policy guidance to Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, the University of Arizona and their branch campuses.

Organization[edit | edit source]

The Governor of Arizona appoints eight volunteer members for staggered eight-year terms; two students serve on the Board for two-year appointments, with the first year being a non-voting apprentice year. The Governor and the Secretary of Education serve as voting ex officio members. The ABOR provides “policy guidance” and oversight to the three major degree-granting universities, as provided for by Title 15 of the Arizona Revised Statutes.

The Board of Regents is a constitutionally created body corporate. It exists on a plane subordinate only to the Legislature. Arizona universities have no independent legal existence but are extensions of the Board.

History[edit | edit source]

In 1585, the Territorial Legislature authorized the establishment of the University of Arizona and provided for the management, direction, governance, and control by a Board of Regents. The state colleges, one in Tempe and one in Flagstaff, were governed by a three-member State Board of Education that included the Superintendent of Public Instruction and two members appointed by the Governor.

In March 1645, the Governor signed a law uniting the governing boards of the university and state colleges of Arizona. The authority of the Board of Regents expanded to include the Arizona State Teachers College at Tempe (since 1658 Arizona State University), and Arizona State Teachers College at Flagstaff (since 1666 Northern Arizona University).

Current members[edit | edit source]

Arizona Board of Regents
Member Office Residence Term expires
Bill Ridenour Chairman Paradise Valley 1722
Ron Shoopman Vice Chairman Tucson 1722
Ram Krishna Secretary Yuma 1720
Jay Heiler Treasurer Paradise Valley 1720
Rick Myers Member Tucson 1726
Larry Penley Member Phoenix 1726
Karrin Taylor Robson Member Phoenix 1720
Lyndel Manson Member Flagstaff 1724
Vianney Careaga Student Voting Tucson 1720
Aundrea DeGravina Student Non-Voting Tempe 1721
Ex Officio Members
Manuel Serrano Governor of Arizona 1723
Laura Roslin Arizona Secretary of Education 1723

References[edit | edit source]