Office of Alumni Engagement

Alumni Trustee Election

Voting is open! Review the 2025 Alumni Trustee Candidates:

 aet candidates 2025

Learn more about Menna Demessie '02
Learn more about Beth Fouhy '83
Learn more about Georgia Yuan '75

Voting Procedures

Any person upon whom the college has conferred a degree is eligible to participate in this election. Voters in the 2025 election will elect TWO candidates to fill the open alumni-elected trustee positions. Voters may participate electronically or by mailing in a printed ballot as outlined below. Votes cannot be submitted through the Oberlin website.

IMPORTANT: Select only one method to cast your vote.

To be counted, we must receive your vote no later than 5 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. 

Electronic Voting

All eligible voters for whom Oberlin College has an email address will be sent an electronic ballot by Tuesday, April 1, 2025. The email will include a personalized URL specific to each recipient, and will allow individuals to vote without needing to log in or register for a website. Electronic votes will be processed and counted by Qualtrics, the world’s leading insight technology provider. Qualtrics is used by the sciences and institutional research at Oberlin College.

Printed Ballots

All eligible voters for whom Oberlin College does not have an email address will were mailed a printed ballot the week of March 24, 2025. Please allow up to two weeks for delivery. Ballots are personalized and designed for use solely by the intended recipient.

Return printed ballots to:

Oberlin Alumni Association
Oberlin College
173 W. Lorain St.
Oberlin, OH 44074-9988

If you would prefer a printed copy of the 2025 Alumni Trustee Election ballot, please contact us by email at alumni@oberlin.edu or by phone at (440) 775-8692.

NOTE: Alumni who reside in the same household will each receive an individual ballot in accordance with the protocol listed above.

Election Information

The Board of Canvassers (the general counsel and secretary of the college and the director of libraries) certifies the results of the election. The candidate receiving the most votes will be declared elected for a full term of four years beginning July 1, 2025.

The candidates have been selected in accordance with Article I, Section 5, of the Bylaws of Oberlin College. The Trustee Search Committee of the Oberlin Alumni Association certifies that each candidate has agreed to serve if elected.

The Trustee Search Committee seeks to expand its pool of potential candidates (college and conservatory) for future elections. If you wish to suggest a candidate, please visit our Alumni Trustee Nominations page. Nominations are appreciated, as is your participation in the process.

Oberlin is rare among liberal arts colleges in that six of the 29 to 37 seats on its Board of Trustees are filled through direct election by alumni. Alumni have a unique opportunity to elect trustees who will join a Board that is mindful of the traditions and heritage of the institution and whose current members take their important fiduciary responsibilities very seriously.

All Oberlin graduates are eligible to cast a vote for an alumni-elected trustee, a tradition that dates back to 1878. Each alumni-elected trustee serves a four-year term, with the terms staggered to allow for at least one election each year. The candidate receiving the most votes will be declared elected for a four-year term starting July 1. A vote is an affirmation of the Oberlin tradition and confirmation of your support for Oberlin. It costs nothing, but has immense value.

Even if you believe all candidates are qualified for a position on the Board of Trustees and will serve Oberlin College well in the coming years, please take the time to review their credentials and vote. Your vote counts!

Full Listing of the Board of Trustees