Miller Center Governing Council
The Miller Center of Public Affairs is an integral part of the University of Virginia but with maximum autonomy within the University system. Under the Bylaws of the Miller Center, the Governing Council exercises oversight of the Center's work and mission. Former members of the Governing Council include Warren Burger, Howard Baker, and Brent Scowcroft.
Eugene V. Fife
Eugene V. Fife
Eugene V. Fife, Chairman, is a former partner at Goldman Sachs and a founding principal of Vawter Capital LLC, a private equity firm established in Charlottesville. He currently serves as the non-executive chairman of Eclipsys Corporation and as a board member of Caterpillar, Inc. Mr. Fife has also been a member of the University of Virginia Medical Center's operating board since 2002.
Michael R. Beschloss
Michael R. Beschloss
Michael R. Beschloss is an award-winning historian specializing in the U.S. presidency and American politics. His books include The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman and the Destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1941–1945; Taking Charge: The Johnson White House Tapes, 1963–1964; Reaching for Glory; The Crisis Years: Kennedy and Khrushchev, 1960–1963; Mayday: Eisenhower, Khrushchev, and the U-2 Affair; Kennedy and Roosevelt: The Uneasy Alliance; and At The Highest Levels: The Inside Story of the End of the Cold War, which he co-wrote with Brookings Institution President Strobe Talbott. A graduate of Williams College and Harvard University's Business School, Mr. Beschloss is a regular contributor on The News Hour with Jim Lehrer and the presidential historian for NBC News.
Mortimer Caplin
Mortimer Caplin
Mortimer Caplin, a University of Virginia School of Law Professor Emeritus, is also a senior partner of Caplin & Drysdale, one of the nation's leading tax firms. He taught tax law at the University of Virginia from 1950 to 1961, while serving concurrently as president of the Atlantic Coast Conference. He was the commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service from 1961 to 1964, and upon his departure, the U.S. Treasury Department presented him with its Alexander Hamilton award for "outstanding and unusual leadership." Mr. Caplin graduated from the University of Virginia's College of Arts & Sciences in 1937 and the School of Law in 1940, where he was editor-in-chief of the law review and the top student in his class.
John T. Casteen, III
John T. Casteen, III
John T. Casteen, III, ex-officio, is the president of the University of Virginia. Before joining the University in 1990, he served as president of the University of Connecticut and as Virginia's secretary of education. He has been a director of the American Council on College Entrance Examination Board and the National Collegiate Entrance Examination Board, as well as a commissioner of the Education Commission of the States. He is also a former chair of the Association of Governing Boards Council of Presidents, the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, and the Association of American Universities. President Casteen holds his bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees in English from the University of Virginia.
W. Heywood Fralin
W. Heywood Fralin
W. Heywood Fralin, ex-officio, is the immediate past rector of the University of Virginia and chief executive officer of Medical Facilities of America Inc., which operates nursing homes in Virginia and North Carolina. Fralin, a 1962 graduate of the University, is past president of the board of trustees of the Virginia Student Aid Foundation and currently serves as a trustee of the University of Virginia Foundation.
Daniel K. Frierson
Daniel K. Frierson
Daniel K. Frierson is the president and chief executive officer of the Dixie Group, an international manufacturer of carpets based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Mr. Frierson also serves as a director of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, a building materials supplier, and Astec Industries, Inc., an equipment manufacturer for aggregate processing, asphalt road building, and pipeline and utility trenching. He is the chairman emeritus of the Miller Center Governing Council.
Arthur Garson, Jr.
Arthur Garson, Jr.
Arthur Garson, Jr., is the executive vice president and provost of the University of Virginia and the Robert C. Taylor Professor of Health Science and Public Policy. He is responsible for the planning and operations of the University's 10 schools, as well as academic planning. He co-chairs the Commission on the Future of the University. In 2002, Dr. Garson was appointed vice president and dean of the University of Virginia's School of Medicine. Dr. Garson graduated from Princeton University in 1970 and received his M.D. from Duke University in 1974. He is the author of more than 450 publications including eight books. Dr. Garson has served on the White House panel on Health Policy, and as Chair of the American College of Cardiology's task force on the uninsured. In 2007, Dr. Garson was elected a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Sciences.
David R. Goode
David R. Goode
David R. Goode is the retired chairman, president, and CEO of Norfolk Southern Corporation. Before joining Norfolk Southern in 1982, Mr. Goode spent 15 years at Norfolk & Western Railway, eventually becoming the director of taxation. He is currently a member of the boards of Caterpillar Inc., Delta Air Lines, Inc., Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Norfolk Southern Railway, and Texas Instruments Incorporated.
Slade Gorton
Slade Gorton
Slade Gorton represented the state of Washington in the United States Senate from 1981 to 1987 and 1989 to 2001. During his tenure, he served on the Budget Committee; the Appropriations Committee; the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee; and Energy and Natural Resources. After leaving the Senate, he joined the law firm of Preston Gates & Ellis LLP.
Andrew D. Hart, Jr.
Andrew D. Hart, Jr.
Andrew D. Hart, Jr. is a founding partner and advisory director of Russell Reynolds Associates, a global recruiting firm headquartered in New York. Mr. Hart is an alumnus of the University of Virginia, a former chairman of the Emeritus Society, and a former trustee of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation.
A. Linwood Holton
A. Linwood Holton, Jr.
A. Linwood Holton, Jr. was Governor of Virginia from 1970 to 1974. He is now a member of the government relations team for the Richmond, Virginia-based law firm of McCandlish Holton PC. Governor Holton has served previously as president of the Center for Innovative Technology, vice president and general counsel of the American Council of Life Insurance, and as a member of Amtrak's board of directors. He is also a former chair of the Metropolitan Washington Airport and the Republican Governors Association.
Glynn D. Key
Glynn D. Key
Glynn D. Key is general counsel of GE, IGCC, and Water & Process Technologies for GE Energy. She served at the U.S. Department of the Interior as special assistant and counselor to Secretary Bruce Babbitt and associate solicitor from 1993 to 1996. A former Echols Scholar, Jefferson Scholar, Chairman of the Honor Committee, and Lawn Resident, she earned both her undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Virginia. Ms. Key serves on the University's board of visitors.
Leigh B. Middleditch
Leigh B. Middleditch, Jr.
Leigh B. Middleditch, Jr. is of counsel in the Charlottesville office of law firm McGuireWoods LLP and vice president of McGuireWoods Consulting LLC. Mr. Middleditch, a graduate of the University of Virginia and its School of Law, has served on the University's board of visitors and as legal adviser and special counsel to the University. He is also active in the American Bar Association, serving previously as chair of the exempt organizations committee of the tax section, chair of the senior lawyers division, and as a member of its board of governors.
Alan Murray
Alan Murray
Alan Murray is assistant managing editor of the Wall Street Journal. He returned to the Journal in 2005 after serving as Washington bureau chief and co-host of the program Capital Report on the cable financial news channel CNBC. Mr. Murray joined the Wall Street Journal in 1983 as a reporter covering economics in Washington and became bureau chief in 1993.
Bob Woodward
Bob Woodward
Bob Woodward is an assistant managing editor of the Washington Post. He co-authored the bestsellers All the President's Men and The Final Days with Carl Bernstein, and his most recent works include Bush at War, Plan of Attack, and State of Denial: Bush at War, Part III.
