Upon his retirement in 1991 he was elected Honorary Trustee, and as a permanent tribute to his leadership in raising funds for financial aid for those students "who most wanted and could best use a Sarah Lawrence education," trustees and colleagues endowed the George B. Adams Scholarship Fund.
Traditionally, the deacons' functions were to assist the pastor and to serve as agents to execute the will of the congregation in matters both temporal and spiritual; there has been a tendency, however, to multiply the number of church officers by the creation of boards of trustees, boards of education, boards of missions, and boards of evangelism.
For boards of trustees, the key is education.
It works through boards of education and trustees of colleges and universities, drawing heavily from the business world and its professional servants in such disciplines as law, accounting and engineering.
Sarah Mower and Meribeth Parker, the presidents of the BFC education pillar and trustees of the foundation, said: "The money raised will underpin work in schools, support apprenticeships and enable BA and MA students to continue their studies".
Goldie Blumenstyk's new book, American Higher Education in Crisis?, should be required reading for anyone interested in the future of higher education -- faculty, trustees, executives, and government officials, as well as analysts and pundits.
I am writing to you on behalf of all of the college presidents, students, trustees, faculty members, parents and education thought leaders who are thinking what I am about to say to you regarding your $400 million gift to Harvard University.
Four of the five SUNY Trustees have no experience in education and they are all political appointees aligned with Governor Cuomo, hedge fund political donors, and pro-charter forces.
The trustees of the Alabama higher-education system have given the university two years to reverse a $7.6 million budget deficit or face being shut down.
Fiona Nicholson, a trustee of Education Otherwise, a home education support organisation, said earlier: "I don't have a picture of how registration could work.
Under state education law, a trustee appointed by a governor can be removed by the governor only upon proof of official misconduct, neglect of duties or mental or physical incapacity.
