AACC Board of Directors
The Association is currently governed by a 32-member Board of Directors. Of these, 24 were elected by the AACC membership (18 institutional representatives and six affiliated council representatives). Six were elected by the Board itself (three institutional at-large members and three public at-large members, representing constituencies such as boards of trustees, business or government). The chair is elected by the Board and serves one year as chair-elect, one year as chair, and one year as past chair. Board members are elected for three-year, staggered terms. Click here to view the Board Directory.
AACC President and CEO
Dr. George R. Boggs is President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). From its Washington, D.C., headquarters, AACC represents over 1,100 associate degree-granting institutions and some 12 million students.
Dr. Boggs holds a bachelor's degree in chemistry from The Ohio State University, a master's degree in chemistry from the University of California at Santa Barbara, and a Ph.D. in educational administration from The University of Texas at Austin.
He has served on the Boards of Directors of the California Association of Community Colleges, the Community College League of California, the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, and the American Association of Community Colleges, serving as Board Chair in 1993/94. He served as a member of the Committee on Undergraduate Science Education of the US National Research Council, the Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), and several US National Science Foundation panels and committees. He has testified before both state legislative and US Congressional committees on subjects related to higher education. He is the author of more than sixty articles and chapters in professional journals and books.
Dr. Boggs has been recognized by the Public Broadcasting System with its Terry O'Banion Prize for Teaching and Learning for "triggering the most significant educational movement of the past decade." He has been honored by The University of Texas as a Distinguished Graduate. Dr. Boggs was recognized by the Chair Academy with its Paul A. Elsner International Excellence in Leadership Award and by the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) with its International Leadership Award. He received the Professional of the Year Award for Motivational Leadership from the Leadership Alliance, the Harry Buttimer Distinguished Administrators Award from the Association of California Community College Administrators, the Marie Y. Martin Chief Executive Officer Award from the Association of Community College Trustees, and the Stanley A. Mahr Community Service Award from the San Marcos Chamber of Commerce. The City of Vista proclaimed January 15, 1994, as Dr. George Boggs Day in recognition of his community service. August 24, 2000, was proclaimed as Dr. George Boggs Day in San Diego County in recognition of service to education and in the cities and counties of the 51st Congressional District in recognition of educational leadership. Dr. Boggs is listed in Who's Who in America and six other Who's Who directories.
Dr. Boggs served as a faculty member, division chair, and associate dean of instruction at Butte College in California and, for fifteen years, he served as the Superintendent/President of Palomar College in California. He is currently the President and CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges.