2008 Woodie Awards
Board Elects New Chair, Vice Chair
Chris Nickels
Issue date: 2/15/07 Section: News
Christopher Clifford '67 and Margaret "Peg" Flanagan '80 recently were elected Chair and Vice-Chair, respectively, of the Colgate Board of Trustees. Clifford will succeed the current Chair, John Golden '66, in June, and Flanagan will succeed current Vice-Chair Howard Ellins '73.
Golden served as a trustee for 13 years, and six years as the Chair.
"Board Chairs have served at Colgate for traditionally about six years. John Golden was completing his sixth year and thought it was time for a change," Secretary of the College and Secretary of the Board of Trustees Kim Waldron said.
The Board's decision to put Clifford and Flanagan in charge was an easy one.
"For the past two Chair selection processes, what the board has done is have one of its committees - it's called the Nominating Committee - basically contact every Board member and discuss with them who they think would be the best candidate for Chair," Waldron said. "Mr. Clifford's name was definitely the one that came up most often as the best choice. He and Peggy Flanagan were unanimously approved by the board."
Both Clifford and Flanagan are well qualified for their new positions, according to Waldron.
"Flanagan and Clifford work well together," Waldron said.
Clifford is managing director of the private equity firm Berkshire Partners, located in Boston. He earned an MBA from the Harvard Business School after receiving his Bachelor's degree at Colgate. He has served on the Board of Trustees since 1999.
Flanagan has been a trustee since 2001. She earned a law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center and afterwards became an attorney at a Boston law firm. Her election to the position of Vice-Chair was a novel one.
"Peg is the first woman Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees, and that's kind of a nice mark for Colgate alums," Waldron said.
As the Chair, Clifford will have significant influence over Colgate's future plans and initiatives.
Golden served as a trustee for 13 years, and six years as the Chair.
"Board Chairs have served at Colgate for traditionally about six years. John Golden was completing his sixth year and thought it was time for a change," Secretary of the College and Secretary of the Board of Trustees Kim Waldron said.
The Board's decision to put Clifford and Flanagan in charge was an easy one.
"For the past two Chair selection processes, what the board has done is have one of its committees - it's called the Nominating Committee - basically contact every Board member and discuss with them who they think would be the best candidate for Chair," Waldron said. "Mr. Clifford's name was definitely the one that came up most often as the best choice. He and Peggy Flanagan were unanimously approved by the board."
Both Clifford and Flanagan are well qualified for their new positions, according to Waldron.
"Flanagan and Clifford work well together," Waldron said.
Clifford is managing director of the private equity firm Berkshire Partners, located in Boston. He earned an MBA from the Harvard Business School after receiving his Bachelor's degree at Colgate. He has served on the Board of Trustees since 1999.
Flanagan has been a trustee since 2001. She earned a law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center and afterwards became an attorney at a Boston law firm. Her election to the position of Vice-Chair was a novel one.
"Peg is the first woman Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees, and that's kind of a nice mark for Colgate alums," Waldron said.
As the Chair, Clifford will have significant influence over Colgate's future plans and initiatives.
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