The Board of Visitors is the official governing body of the university. The members are appointed by the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Please visit their website: http://www.jmu.edu/visitors/.

Dr. Meredith Strohm Gunter (Rector), Charlottesville
Mr. James E. "Jim" Hartman (Vice Rector), Harrisonburg
Mr. Mark T. Bowles, Goochland
Mr. Joseph F. Damico, Libertyville, IL
Mr. Ronald C. Devine, Burke
Ms. Vanessa M. Evans, Charlottesville
Mrs. Lois J. Forbes, Harrisonburg
Mr. Charles H. Foster Jr, Free Union
Mr. Joseph K. Funkhouser, II, Harrisonburg
Mr. Stephen R. Leeolou, Charlotte, N.C.
Mrs. Elizabeth V. Lodal, McLean
Mr. Wharton B. Rivers Jr., The Woodlands, TX
Mr. Larry M. Rogers, Harrisonburg
Mrs. Judith "Judy" S. Strickler, Harrisonburg
Mr. Fred D. Thompson, Jr., Ashburn
Mr. Marley Green (student member), Hamilton, VA
Mrs. Donna L. Harper (Secretary), JMU/Harrisonburg