University of the Pacific

Regent Assessment and Trustee Audit

The responsibilities of individual trustees are different from those of Boards as corporate entities. The following checklist is designed to help Board members assess the extent to which they have absorbed the breadth and depth of their roles and institutions.

Criteria Measurement
Attendance Three of four Board meetings
Age Broad range desired
Diversity Greater ethnic and gender representation
Expertise Demonstrated success
Financial Support 100% participation with goal of expanded major giving
Geography California, with emphasis on Silicon Valley, Bay Area and Southern California

Trustee Audit

The responsibilities of individual trustees are different from those of Boards as corporate entities. The following checklist is designed to help Board members assess the extent to which they have absorbed the breadth and depth of their roles and institutions. The questions seem somewhat imposing, but they are not intended to cause acute trustee or presidential depression. A "perfect score" is an unreasonable expectation.

Candid responses can be helpful to the design of orientation programs for new Board members, or future workshops and retreats. The checklist was developed by Richard T. Ingram, published by Jossey-Bass. The questions are the result of the scrutiny of a number of chief executives and trustees.

Download the  Trustee Audit form.


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