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concern stems from financial sustainability,
the price of higher education, the public's
perception of higher education, and the
decrease in funding from states.
As AGB neared its 100th anniversary,
a new vision and mission were crafted
to carry AGB into the next century of its
work. The new vision statement is: " College, university, and foundation board
members are indispensable, strategic partners with institutions to fulfill their unique
commitments to society, advance student
success and well-being, and enhance

The John W. Nason Award for Board Leadership Recipients
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American University of Beirut
Colorado State University
Foundation
Diné College
Franciscan Missionaries of Our
Lady University
University of Tennessee System
University of Vermont
Foundation

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Anne Arundel Community College
Arizona State University
Enterprise Partners
Loyola Marymount University
McDaniel College
Parker University
Southern Oregon University

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Furman University
Haverford College
Kansas State University
Foundation
St. John's University
Miami University
Youngstown State University

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2017-2018
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Agnes Scott College
Augsburg University
California State University
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Ohio University
Unity College

2016-2017
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Beacon College
CETYS University
The College of William & Mary
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The Ohio State University
Whittier College

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Chatham University
Maricopa County Community
College District
Metropolitan State University of
Denver
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Randolph College
University of North Georgia
Foundation

institutional vitality. " The new mission
statement is: " AGB empowers college,
university, and foundation boards and
board members to govern with knowledge
and confidence, providing guidance and
thought leadership through expert services
and resources. "
As part of this new mission, AGB
enhanced and optimized the AGB member
experience. This new membership experience includes more individually focused
benefits, access to AGB's entire digitized
library, annual governance reviews for each

About John W. Nason
John W. Nason (1905-2001)
was a higher education
leader who served as a
pioneer on behalf of the
importance of effective
good governance. He
began his professional
life as a philosophy
professor and went on
to serve as president
of Swarthmore College
and Carleton College,
as well as the president
of the Foreign Policy
Association. He honored
AGB by serving as the director of its Commission on the Future
of College and University Trusteeship and made immense
contributions to the field of higher education governance
and boards, including authoring seven books-two of
which are seminal works on the role and responsibilities of
college and university board members. Perhaps his greatest
accomplishment was serving as chairman of the National
Japanese American Student Relocation Council during World
War II. Resisting widespread prejudice and rejecting the
disruption of higher education for thousands of students, Mr.
Nason negotiated the release of interned Japanese-American
students and persuaded higher education institutions to
allow them to continue their studies. Under his guidance, the
council matched more than 4,000 students with campuses
across the nation.

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aspect of AGB's work to foster member
engagement and provide better resources.
A significant tool to accomplish this has
been the AGB Trustee Index. Partnering
with Gallup, AGB has released three of
these reports since 2017. These reports
are surveys of college and university board
members about which issues they see as
the most pressing facing their institutions
and higher education as a whole. In the
past several years, these surveys have
revealed the growing concern of trustees
in the future of higher education. This
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