Governor of West Virginia

  • Patrick James Morrisey, Governor

West Virginia University Board of Governors

  • Richard A. Pill, Chair, Martinsburg, WV
  • Dr. Patrice Harris, Vice-Chair, Brookhaven, GA
  • Robert Reynolds, Secretary, Concord, MA
  • Charles L. Capito, Jr., Charleston, WV
  • Albert Bray Cary, Jr., Charleston, WV
  • Elmer F. Coppoolse, White Sulphur Springs, WV
  • Kevin J. Craig, Huntington, WV
  • Michael D'Annunzio, Bridgeport, WV
  • Robert R. Hutson, Jr., Birmingham, AL
  • Alan Larrick, Daniels, WV
  • Susan Lavenski, Hurricane, WV
  • Paul Mattox, Hurricane, WV
  • Steven Ruby, Charleston, WV
  • Dr. Lesley Cottrell, Faculty Representative, Morgantown, WV
  • Frances "Frankie" Tack, Faculty Representative, Chairperson of the Faculty Senate, Morgantown, WV
  • Shirley D. Robinson, Classified Staff Representative, Morgantown, WV
  • Charlie Long, Student Representative, Morgantown, WV

*Committee list is effective through July 1, 2025

The West Virginia University Board of Governors (the "Board") was created by the West Virginia Legislature as the governing body of the West Virginia University System, including West Virginia University, West Virginia University Potomac State College, and West Virginia University Institute of Technology (collectively the "University"). The Board has the mission of general supervision and control over the academic and business affairs of the University.

West Virginia University Administration

  • E. Gordon Gee, President
  • Michael T. Benson, Incoming President July 2025
  • Maryanne Reed, Provost and Vice President for Academic AffairsÂ