Stanford Report, February 27, 2008

Alumni-nominated trustees Blum, Boozer, Choo, Simmons to complete terms this week

Four members of the Stanford University Board of Trustees elected in 2003 through the alumni-nominations process will complete their five-year terms this week.

The trustees are Jon E. Blum, '84; Young J. Boozer III, '71; Michael H. Choo, '96; and V. Joy Simmons, '74, all of whom participated in the board's recent meeting Feb. 11-12.

"We're going to miss them," said Burt McMurtry, chair of the Board of Trustees. "They're a very talented group."

The four trustees began their journey to the board by submitting applications to the Alumni Association. The association worked with the board's Committee on Nominations to present four names to the board for election. Four alumni-nominated trustees are selected every two-and-a-half years to serve five-year terms, so eight such trustees are on the board at any time.

McMurtry said a new slate of alumni-nominated trustees will be announced after the board's next meeting, scheduled for April 7-8.