Building the Board

Over the course of any given three-year period, about one-third of Colgate's Board of Trustees turns over. This keeps the board fresh, and ensures a diversity of perspectives and opinions.

It also means that the nominating committee is always looking for new candidates. Learn more.

Alumni leadership

31 of 35 current board members are Colgate alumni.

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Board of Trustees 

Read a Q&A with Board Chair Chris Clifford '67 from the Colgate Scene.


Current Colgate Trustees


Brion B. Applegate '76,  BA (Colgate), MBA (Harvard)
Atherton, Calif.

Daniel C. Benton '80, BA (Colgate), M.B.A. (Harvard)
New York, N.Y.

Todd C. Brown '71
, BA (Colgate), MBA (University of Pennsylvania)
Chicago, Ill.

Rebecca S. Chopp, BA (Kansas Wesleyan University), MDiv (St. Paul School of Theology), PhD (University of Chicago Divinity School)
Hamilton, N.Y.

J. Christopher Clifford '67, BA (Colgate), MBA (Harvard)
Wayland, Mass.
Chair

Eric A. Cole '93, BA (Colgate)
New York, N.Y.

Marianne Crosley '80, BA (Colgate), JD (Ohio State University)
Chagrin Falls, Ohio

Nancy C. Crown P'10, attended James Madison University
Winnetka, Ill.

James L. Elrod Jr '76, BA (Colgate), MBA (Harvard)
Riverside, Conn.

Jeffrey B. Fager '77, BA (Colgate)
New Canaan, Conn.

Mark G. Falcone '85, BA (Colgate)
Denver, Col.

Roger A. Ferlo '73, BA (Colgate), MA, PhD (Yale University)
Alexandria, Va.

Gerald D. Fischbach '60, BA(Colgate), MD (Cornell University)
New York, N.Y.

Margaret A. Flanagan '80, BA (Colgate), JD (Georgetown University)
Cambridge, Mass.
Vice Chair

Ramon A. Garcia Jr. '77, BA (Colgate), MD (Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena)
Winnetka, Ill.

Yvonne M. Gyimah '01, BA (Colgate), M.B.A (Northeastern University
New York, N.Y.

Richard W. Herbst '69, BA (Colgate), MBA (University of Pennsylvania)
Morristown, N.J.

Michael J. Herling '79, BA (Colgate), JD (Stanford)
Darien, Conn.

Stephen R. Howe Jr. '83, BA (Colgate), MBA (New York University)
Pleasantville, N.Y.

Gwendolyn Smith Iloani '77, BA (Colgate), MBA (University of Hartford)
Farmington, Conn.

Patrick S. Kabat '06, BA (Colgate)
Lyndhurst, Ohio

Robert A. Kindler '76, BA (Colgate), JD (New York University)
Rye, N.Y.

Michael S. Martin '69, BA (Colgate)
Kiawah Island, S.C.

Scott A. Meiklejohn '77, BA (Colgate)
Harpswell, Maine

Rosalia G.-H. Miller P'06, BFA (Bellas Artes, Nicaragua)
Washington, D.C.

Duncan L. Niederauer '81,  BA (Colgate)
Bernardsville, N.J.

Mark D. Nozette '71, BA (Colgate); JD (Cornell University)
Deerfield, Ill.

Allison J. Rosen '82, BA (Colgate)
New York, N.Y.

M. Gerald Sedam II '64, BA (Colgate), MBA (University of Pennsylvania)
New Vernon, N.J.

Nancy B. Serrurier P'09, BA (Brown), MBA (Stanford Graduate School of Business)
Menlo Park, Calif.

Janet Leef Sherlund '77, BA (Colgate), MBA (New York University)
Short Hills, N.J.

Barry J. Small '76, BA (Colgate)
New Canaan, Conn.

Joanne D. Spigner '76, BA (Colgate), MBA (New York University)
Madison, N.J.

Edward M. Werner '71, BA (Colgate), LLB (University of Western Ontario)
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada

Russell C. Wilkinson '70, BA (Colgate)
Princeton, N.J.