Board Members

Our board is currently composed by eight members appointed by the governor to eight-year terms, they are the governing body of Western Michigan University.

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  Jeffrey A. Rinvelt
  Chair
  WMU alumnus
  Home: Ann Arbor, Mich.
  Term: Dec. 31, 2022

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  James B. Bolger
  Vice chair
  WMU alumnus
  Home: Whitehall, Mich.
  Term: Dec. 31, 2020

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  Lynn L. Chen-Zhang
  WMU alumnus
  Home: Portage, Mich.
  Term: Dec. 31, 2018.

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  Kenneth V. Miller
  WMU alumnus
  Home: Kalamazoo
  Term: Dec. 31, 2018.

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  William D. Johnston
  WMU alumnus
  Home: Portage, Mich.
  Term: Dec. 31, 2022

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  Shani J. Penn
  WMU alumnus
  Home: Detroit, Mich.
  Term: Dec. 31, 2024.

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  Ron Kitchens
  Home: Kalamazoo, Mich.
  Term: Dec. 31, 2024.