Board of Trustees
(Seated first row left to right): Daniel J. Shine, Cynthia P. Danaher, Dr. Laurence M. Demers, Timothy R. Murphy, Jane C. Walsh, Christine M. Zampell. (Second row left to right) Brother Robert Thornton, O.S.A., Timothy H. McCoy, F. Kenneth Duane, Rev. Joseph D. Calderone, O.S.A., James P. Regan, Thomas J. Kinton Jr., Michael Ohanian. (Third row left to right) The Very Rev. Donald F. Reilly, O.S.A., Rev. William A. McGuire, O.S.A., Joseph A. Smialowski, Patrick M. Maraghy, Rev. Robert P. Hagan, O.S.A., Rev. Robert J. Murray, O.S.A. (Missing from photo: Catherine M. deLacy, Clifford E. Elias, Rev. Augustine M. Esposito, O.S.A., Rev. Joseph L. Farrell, O.S.A., Rev. William T. Garland, O.S.A., Karen Kalil Brown, Robert F. McCusker, Marybeth McInnis, Dr. Brian Mitchell, Donald Weinbach)
Merrimack College was founded by the members of the province of Saint Thomas of Villanova of the order of the Friars of Saint Augustine, and that Province of the Order has had and always shall have a special relationship to the college. No action in any way altering such relationship or the mission of the college shall be valid unless approved by the unanimous vote or consent of those Trustees in office who are members of the Province of Saint Thomas of Villanova of the Order of the Friars of Saint Augustine.
The members of the corporation shall be known as Trustees and collectively as the Board of Trustees. In accordance with the provisions of law and the corporate charter, the general government and direction of Merrimack College are vested in the President of the college and the Board of Trustees.
The Board of Trustees shall have and may exercise, subject to law and to the charter of the corporation, all the powers of members and all the powers of the corporation. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Board of Trustees shall have all the powers of directors and have general supervision and control over the property and affairs of the corporation; shall formulate and oversee the educational and fiscal policies of Merrimack College; shall elect or appoint all officers of the corporation including the President of Merrimack College; shall make and may from time to time change rules and regulations to insure the good government of Merrimack College, including procedures for enforcement and penalties for violations; shall fix all tuition and other fees and charges; and shall confer all honors and degrees.