STUDENT REGENT

What is a student regent? | Selection of the student regent | History | Previous student regents 

The Arizona Student Regents for 2007-2008 are:

Mary Venezia
	Mary Venezia is a senior at Northern Arizona University, majoring in Speech Communication.  She serves as a Resident Assistant and is involved in student government and is a member of Gamma Phi Beta Sorority.  Mary's volunteer experience ranges from working with deaf, blind and disabled pre-school children to leading a junior-high youth group.  She graduated from St. Mary's High School in Phoenix where she was student body vice president and a member of the National Honor Society, as well as captain of the varsity girls' golf team. Her appointment is effective through June 2008.
David Martinez III
	Regent David Martinez III is a Secondary Education major at The University of Arizona. He currently works in the Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Office at the University and is the former Elections Commissioner for the Associated Students of the University of Arizona. Martinez worked as an intern for Congressman Raúl Grijalva and as a student correspondent for the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson. He served on the Executive Committee and as Secretary of the Arizona Democratic Party as well as President of the Young Democrats at the University of Arizona. He was a recipient of the University of Arizona Minority Student Achievement Award. His appointment is effective through June 2009.

You can e-mail, write, or fax your views, ideas, or comments to:

Regent Mary Venezia Northern Arizona University PO Box 6003 Flagstaff, AZ  86011-6003 Phone: 928/523-4473 Fax: 928/523-4453 Email: mary.venezia@nau.edu

Regent David Martinez III University of Arizona Office of the Student Regent UA Building 19, Room 325W P.O. Box 210019 Tucson, AZ 85721 Phone:  520/237-9729 Fax: 520/626-1136 Email: DM3@email.arizona.edu

What are Student Regents?

• Students from Arizona's public universities who are appointed by the Governor to represent the more than 105,000 students attending ASU, NAU, and UA.  (see Selection of the Student Regent)
• The Student Regent position rotates among ASU, NAU, and UA.
• Examples of issues Regents deal with include: tuition, budget, admission standards, hiring of University Presidents, and faculty issues such as salaries and workload.
• Effective with FY 2001-2002, there is a voting Student Regent and a non-voting Student Regent on the Board.  (see History)

Selection of the Student Regent

• The Student Regent is chosen through a rigorous process that begins with candidates applying to the Board of Associated Students of Arizona.
• The student Board forwards three final candidates to the local student government on campus where the nominees are confirmed and forwarded to the Governor's office.
• The Governor conducts interviews and nominates one student for the position.
• The Governor's nominee must be confirmed by the Arizona Senate.

History

• A student was first added to the Board in a non-voting position in 1978.

• The Student Regent was granted voting privileges during the 1989-90 term.

• A statute passed by the 44th Legislature (2000) added a second, non-voting student member to the Arizona Board of Regents.

• Student Regents are now appointed for two years; the first year is served as a non-voting member and the second year as the voting Student Regent.

Previous Student Regents:

	Edward Hermes 2005-2007	John Platt, ASU 1997-98	Joseph Mikitish, UA 1987-88
	Benjamin Graff, UA 2004-2006	Jonathan Schmitt, UA 1996-97	Felicia Martinez, NAU 1986-87
No  Photo	Kolby Granville, ASU July-October, 2005	Mark Davis, NAU 1995-96	Nora Ann Colton, ASU 1985-86
	Wes McCalley, NAU 2003-2005	David Tung, ASU 1994-95	Paul Julien, UA 1984-85
	Danelle Kelling, ASU 2002-2004	Spencer Insolia, UA 1993-94	Kathy Clark, NAU 1983-84
	Matthew Meaker, UA * 2001-2003	Rhian Evans, NAU 1992-93	Vada Manager, ASU 1982-83
	Myrina Robinson, NAU 2001-2002	Abedon Fimbres, ASU 1991-92	Shannan K. Marty, UA 1981-82
	Mary Echeverria, ASU 2000-2001	Danny Siciliano, UA 1990-91	Renee M. Marler, NAU 1980-81
	Christine Thompson, UA 1999-2000	Peggy Steffens, NAU # 1989-90	Joel Stiner, ASU 1979-80
	Jennifer Reichelt, NAU 1998-99	Patrick McWhortor, ASU 1988-89	Andrew Federhar, UA 1978-79

# First voting student regent. 
* First student regent appointed under new statute passed in FY2000-01 establishing two-year terms for student regents.

Last update: 7/2007

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