• The composition of the nominating committee is made up of the following:
• One member of the Board as elected by the membership of the Board;
• One member of the Faculty Senate as selected jointly by the Faculty Senate and the Staff Senate and certified to the committee by the president of the Faculty Senate and the president of the Staff Senate;
• The president of the Student Government Association;
• One member of the business community as selected by the Governor;
• One member of the Montgomery County Legislative Delegation, as selected the delegation;
• The president of the National Alumni Association or his or her designee;
• A community representative as selected by the membership of the nominating committee.

Trustee Nominating Process

When a vacancy on the Alabama State University Board of Trustees occurs, a notice will be posted on this website, and additional communication disseminated as needed via email and social media. The nominating committee will use the criteria below as a guide to evaluating the applicants. Other factors will be used as needed.

• Interest in and commitment to advancing the mission, welfare and growth of Alabama State University;
• Independence of thought and decision making;
• Capacity and willingness to make significant contributions and/or assist in the University’s fundraising efforts as means and time permit;
• An ability to recognize the ambiguous distinction between management and governance;
• Lack of potential conflict of interest; and
• Commitment and ability to attend full Board meetings, committee meeting, workshops, commencement, other University functions.

ASU Board of Trustees Composition 

The Board of Trustees for Alabama State University consists of the following:

• Two members who reside in Congressional District 2 of the State of Alabama as constituted on October 6, 1975;
• One member each who resides in Congressional Districts 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the State of Alabama as constituted on October 6, 1975;
• Four members from the state at large who reside in different Congressional Districts of the State of Alabama as constituted on October 6, 1975;
• Two at-large members who may be selected from outside the state; and the Governor.

VACANCY

Applications are being accepted for District-2, District-3, and three State-at-Large seats.

The candidates for the BOT Congressional District-2 seat should reside in one of the following Alabama counties: Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Montgomery or Pike counties.

The candidates for the BOT Congressional District-3 seat should reside in one of the following Alabama counties: Autauga, Calhoun, Chambers, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Elmore, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Randolph, and Russell counties.

The candidates for the State-at-Large seat may reside in Districts One (Baldwin, Clarke, Escambia, Monroe, Mobile, Washington or Wilcox); Three (Autauga, Calhoun, Chambers, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Elmore, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Randolph, or Russell); Four (Blount, Cherokee, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Lamar, Marion, Marshall, Pickens, St. Clair, Walker, or Winston); Five (Colbert, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison or Morgan) Six (Jefferson), or Seven (Bibb, Chilton, Choctaw, Dallas, Green, Hale, Jefferson Precincts 1, 2, and 4, Marengo, Perry, Shelby, Sumter or Tuscaloosa).

All vacancies are based on the Congressional Districts and Precincts as constituted in the State of Alabama on October 6, 1975.  Please reference the map below.

 

COMPLETE APPLICATION INFO

All interested parties are encouraged to follow the application process below. 

Please click here for the application. All electronic application packets must be submitted no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, October 31, 2025. 

The Nominating Committee prefers that applications for each BOT seat be submitted, via email, as one document that includes the application, letter of interest and resume/vitae. The packet should be emailed to asunominatingcommittee@alasu.edu.  

Questions by those interested in applying for a  BOT position may be directed to asunominatingcommittee@alasu.edu.

 

ASU Map of Congressional Districts

The Congressional Districts as constituted in the State of Alabama on October 6, 1975, are shown on the map below.