The Board of Trustees consists of nine voting and two non-voting members who are responsible for making policy for Fort Lewis College and overseeing its operation. Voting members are appointed by the Colorado governor and require Colorado State Senate confirmation. They serve four-year terms. The two non-voting members are elected by FLC faculty and students. The faculty representative serves a two-year term. The student representative serves a one-year term.
The Fort Lewis College president is appointed by and reports to the Board and is responsible for day-to-day management of the institution and its employees.
As stated in House Bill 20-1108, no more than five members shall be from any one political party; at least one member must be an enrolled member of a federally recognized Native American tribe; and at least 2 members must reside in Archuleta, Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, or San Juan county, or on the Ute Mountain Ute or Southern Ute reservation.
NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to the provisions of Section 24-6-402, C.R.S., that the Fort Lewis College Board of Trustees will conduct in-person and virtual office hours on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Office hours will be held in the President’s conference room, Berndt Hall 2503, Fort Lewis College, and via Zoom.
Please contact Lexi Allmon, Deputy Secretary to the Board of Trustees, at (970) 247-7100 or aallmon@fortlewis.edu for further information.
In June 2002, Colorado Governor Bill Owens signed legislation that approved the creation of a stand-alone Board of Trustees for Fort Lewis College. The first Board of Trustees began governing the College on September 1, 2002. The Board increased from seven to nine voting members in March 2020.
Prior to being governed by the Trustees, the State Board of Agriculture governed Fort Lewis since it first became an agricultural high school in 1911.