A. The board shall consist of 14 members, of whom 13 shall be appointed by the Governor and one shall be the president of the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services, who shall serve ex officio. Of the 13 members appointed by the Governor, at least 10 members shall be residents of the Commonwealth and at least six members shall be alumni of the University. All appointments by the Governor are subject to confirmation by the Senate.
B. The alumni association of the University may submit to the Governor a list of three nominees for each vacancy on the board, whether it occurs by expired term or otherwise. The Governor may appoint a member from the list of nominees.
Code 1919, § 859, §§ 23-115, 23-116; 1930, p. 739; 1944, p. 344; 1945, p. 55; 1964, c. 48; 1970, c. 98; 1980, c. 559; 2016, c. 588.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions
Chapter 26 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
§ 23.1-2600. Corporate name; name of the University
§ 23.1-2602. Meetings; officers; committees
§ 23.1-2603. Powers and duties
§ 23.1-2604. Investment of endowment funds, endowment income, etc.
§ 23.1-2607. Purchase of electric power and energy
§ 23.1-2609. Administration of the Division
§ 23.1-2610. Duties of the Service, the Program, and the Station
§ 23.1-2611. Personnel; local units
§ 23.1-2612. Division; funding sources
§ 23.1-2613. The Division and the Program; appropriations by the General Assembly
§ 23.1-2614. The Division; appropriations by local governing bodies
§ 23.1-2615. Station; soil survey
§ 23.1-2616. Station; agricultural survey
§ 23.1-2617. Hampton Roads and Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Centers established
§ 23.1-2618. Centers; function
§ 23.1-2619. Centers; Advisory board of directors
§ 23.1-2620. Centers; executive director
§ 23.1-2621. The Division and the Program; reports
§ 23.1-2622. Construction of acts relating to the Service and the Station
§ 23.1-2623. Virginia Center for Coal and Energy Research established
§ 23.1-2624. Control and supervision
§ 23.1-2625. Executive director
§ 23.1-2626. Powers and duties of the Center
§ 23.1-2627. Virginia Coal Research and Development Advisory Board
§ 23.1-2628. Virginia Water Resources Research Center established
§ 23.1-2629. Control and supervision
§ 23.1-2630. Functions, powers, and duties
§ 23.1-2631. Executive director
§ 23.1-2632. Virginia Water Resources Research Center Statewide Advisory Board
§ 23.1-2633. Virginia Center for Housing Research established
§ 23.1-2634. Functions, powers, and duties
§ 23.1-2635. Control and supervision
§ 23.1-2638. Institutions receiving interest accruing on proceeds of land scrip
§ 23.1-2639. Institutions receiving money allotted to Commonwealth under act of Congress
§ 23.1-2640. Experimental farms