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Alumni Executive Council

Alumni Executive Council

Berea had its first Alumni Association President in 1910. In 1924, a handful of alumni formed the first Alumni Office. Since then, the Association has grown into an organization of more than 17,000 former students governed by the Alumni Executive Council which serves in an advisory role to the Office of Alumni Relations.

Its duties are:

Council Committees

The Awards Committee shall be responsible for securing and reviewing names of potential recipients of the various awards and honors to be conferred by the Association acting by and through the Executive Council.

The Awards Committee shall make recommendations to the Executive Council concerning all awards and honors to be conferred by action of the Executive Council.  Members of the Awards Committee shall not be eligible for awards or honors conferred by the Association during their term of service on the committee.

The committee shall be chaired by the Past-President of the Association and composed of not less than five (5) members of the Executive Council, including one (1) Alumni Trustee and the Director of Alumni Relations.  Members of the committee shall be appointed by the President of the Association, with the advice and consent of the Director of Alumni Relations, and shall serve for a one (1) year term, measured from the date of their appointment.  Members may be reappointed.

The Nominating Committee shall be responsible for securing and reviewing names of potential nominees for the offices of Alumni Trustee, President-Elect, and Executive Council Member-at-Large.  It shall be the policy of the Nominating Committee to reflect the alumni constituency of the College alumni in its selection of nominees.

The Nominating Committee shall recommend to the Executive Council one (1) person for each vacancy in the office of Alumni Trustee and one (1) person for the office of President-Elect and three (3) persons each year for the office of Executive Council Member-at-Large.  The committee shall consider said persons recommended as potential candidates but may, at its discretion, accept or reject said names in determining the nominees for any office.  The committee may also receive names of potential nominees from other sources, including, but not limited to, names suggested by Executive Council members.  Members of the committee shall not be eligible for nomination to any office during their term of service on the committee.

The committee shall be chaired by the President-Elect of the Association and composed of not less than five (5) members of the Executive Council, including one (1) Alumni Trustee and the Director of Alumni Relations.  Members of the committee shall be appointed by the President of the Association, with the advice and consent of the Director of Alumni Relations, and shall serve for a one (1) year term, measured from the date of their appointment.  Members may be reappointed.

The Development Committee shall assist with the various development programs of the College (including but not limited to alumni giving clubs, the Berea Fund, etc.) as they relate to the members of the Association in such manner as may be requested from time to time by the Director of Alumni Relations.

The Development committee determines and evaluates annual alumni giving goals and offers input on current solicitation efforts.  The committee supports the work of the Berea Fund and assesses ways that the Executive Council can help increase support from fellow alumni.

The committee shall be chaired by President of the Association or his/her designee and composed of not less than five (5) members of the Executive Council, including one (1) Alumni Trustee and the Director of Alumni Relations.  Members of the committee shall be appointed by the President of the Association, with the advice and consent of the Director of Alumni Relations, and shall serve for a one (1) year term, measured from the date of their appointment.  Members may be reappointed.

The purpose of the Young Alumni Committee is to increase the engagement of alumni who have been out of school 10 years or less.

Members of this committee will work with Berea College Alumni Association to work on young alumni programming, giving and event attendance. Members of the committee shall be appointed by the President of the Association, with the advice and consent of the Associate Vice President of Alumni Relations, and shall serve for a one (1) year term, measured from the date of their appointment. Members may be reappointed.

Alumni Executive Council Members

Executive Committee

a portrait of Majabeen Rafiuddin in a black blazer and a dark floral shirt. She has dark hair and is standing in front of a striped blue and white curtain.
Dr. Cheryl Nixon, Berea College President
Chad Berry is standing in front of gray backdrop. He is smiling and wearing a blue and green checkered jacket with a white shirt.

From left to Right (Mahjabeen Rafiuddin ’97, Dr. Cheryl Nixon, Dr. Chad Berry, Hon. ’20)

Alumni Trustees – 6-year terms

Megan Torres stands in front of a gray background. She wears glasses and is smiling. She is wearing a black and white button down
Brenda Lane stands in front of a gray background. She is wearing a gray jacket and a Berea blue shirt.

From Left to Right (Megan Torres ’09, Brenda Lane ’79)

Members-At-Large – 4-year terms

2026

Chaka Cummings stands in front of a gray background. She hs smiling at the camera and is wearing a a blue sweater vest and green long sleeve shirt underneath.
Ajay Nanda stands in front of a gray background. He is smiling at the camera with his hands in his pockets and is wearing a black shirt and puffy vest.
Vestena Robbins stands in front of a gray background. She is wearing a black top with a white beaded collar. She has black hair and is smiling at the camera.

From Left to Right (Chaka Cummings ’02, Ajay Nanda ’91, Dr. Vestena Robbins ’90)

2027

John Graham stands in front of a gray backdrop. He wear glasses and has on a white shirt and black blazer.
Jarel Jackson stands in front of a gray backdrop. He is wearing a maroon blazer with a navy turtleneck underneath.
Layla lee stands in front of a gray background. she is smiling at the camera and is wearing a black top.

From left to Right (John Graham ’85, Dr. Jarel Jackson ’02, Layla Lee ’15)

2028

2029

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