Standing Committees 2025

Middle Tennessee State University Board of Trustees adopted a committee structure of four standing committees during its Inaugural Board Meeting on April 10, 2017

Academic Affairs, Student Life & Athletics

• Michael Wade, Chair
• J.B. Baker
• Tom Boyd
• Pete DeLay
• John Floyd
• Jimmy Granbery
• Bill Jones
• Kari Neely
• Steve Smith
• Christine Karbowiak Vanek
• Chad White
• Michai Mosby, Non-Voting 
• Keith Huber, Non-Voting
• Chris Massaro, Non-Voting

Finance & Personnel

• Pete DeLay, Chair
• J.B. Baker
• Tom Boyd
• John Floyd
• Jimmy Granbery
• Bill Jones
• Kari Neely
• Steve Smith
• Christine Karbowiak Vanek
• Michael Wade
• Chad White
• Michai Mosby, Non-Voting 

Audit & Compliance

• Tom Boyd, Chair
• J.B. Baker
• Pete DeLay
• John Floyd
• Jimmy Granbery
• Bill Jones
• Kari Neely
• Steve Smith
• Christine Karbowiak Vanek
• Michael Wade
• Chad White
• Michai Mosby, Non-Voting 

Executive & Governance

• Steve Smith, Board Chair
• Christine Karbowiak Vanek, Board Vice Chair
• Tom Boyd, Audit & Compliance Committee Chair

Ad Hoc Committees

The following Ad Hoc Committees were created in September 2025 and are appointed for a Two-Year Term.

Lightning Zone Ad Hoc Committee

• Steve Smith, Co-Chair
• Tom Boyd, Co-Chair
• Shane McFarland
• Joe Carr
• Bart Gordon
• Mary Esther Reed
• Don & Hannah Witherspoon
• Milbrey Campbell
• Andy Womack
• Amanda Jacobs
• J.B. Baker
• Pete DeLay
• John Floyd
• Jimmy Granbery
• Bill Jones
• Kari Neely
• Christine Karbowiak Vanek
• Michael Wade
• Chad White
• Michai Mosby, Non-Voting 
  

Shelbyville Airport Ad Hoc Committee

• Jimmy Granbery, Chair
• Randy Carroll
• Chad Graham
• Greg Vick
• Doug Kreulen
• Donald McDonald
• Amanda Farnsworth
• Tom Patten
• Henry Feldhaus
• J.B. Baker
• Tom Boyd
• Pete DeLay
• John Floyd
• Bill Jones
• Kari Neely
• Steve Smith
• Christine Karbowiak Vanek
• Michael Wade
• Chad White
• Michai Mosby, Non-Voting