PROMISE Board of Control

The PROMISE Board of Control is composed of fifteen members, ten of whom are appointed by the Governor. At present, the members of the Board include:

• Kay Goodwin, Cabinet Secretary of Education and the Arts, Chairperson

• Dr. J. Michael Mullen, Chancellor of the Higher Education Policy Commission

• Mr. John D. Perdue, State Treasurer

• Dr. David Stewart, State Superintendent of Schools

• Mrs. Thais Blatnik, Ohio County

• Mr. Frank Calabrese, Ohio County

• Mr. Robert D. Fluharty, Kanawha County

• Mr. Michael S. Garrison, Higher Education Policy Commission

• President William R. Haden, Upshur County

The ten appointed members shall be residents of the state.  The ten appointed members shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.  No more than six of the ten appointed members may be from the same political party.  No more than four of the ten appointed members may be from the same congressional district.

Appointed members shall serve a term of four years and may be reappointed at the expiration of their terms.  In the event of a vacancy among appointed members, the governor shall appoint a person representing the same interests to fill the unexpired term.  A person appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed only for the remainder of that term and is eligible for reappointment.  Unless a vacancy occurs due to death, resignation or removal pursuant to subsection (e) of this section, an appointed member of the board shall continue to serve until a successor has been appointed and qualified as provided for in subsection (a) of this section.  Of the initial appointments, the governor shall appoint three members to a one-year term, two members to a two-year term, three members to a three-year term and two members to a four-year term.  Thereafter, all terms shall be for four years.

Contact Information
Lisa DeFrank-Cole, Ed.D. ● Executive Director
PROMISE Scholarship Program, Suite 700 ● 1018 Kanawha Boulevard, E. ● Charleston, West Virginia 25301
Telephone: 304.558.4417 ● Toll Free: 1.877.WVPROMISE ● Fax: 304.558.3264 ● E-mail: promise@hepc.wvnet.edu

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