The American College of the Mediterranean (ACM) is a U.S. nonprofit institution of higher education governed by a Board of Trustees. ACM’s Institute for American Universities (IAU) serves as the institution’s study abroad division. The Board currently consists of nineteen distinguished members, including nine IAU alumni, who bring a diverse range of professional expertise and a deep commitment to the institution’s mission.
The Board of Trustees is responsible for providing strategic leadership and fiduciary oversight to ensure ACM’s long-term success and sustainability. Among its primary responsibilities are appointing and evaluating the President, approving the institution’s strategic direction, overseeing financial stewardship and budgeting, managing endowment and investment policies, and helping ensure that ACM has the resources necessary to fulfill its educational mission. The Board also provides oversight of the institution’s physical assets, including its campus in Aix-en-Provence, France, and its academic centers in Barcelona and Madrid, Spain, and Florence, Italy.
Trustees are expected to actively support the institution through their service, expertise, advocacy, and philanthropy. Each Trustee makes a minimum annual contribution of $1,000 to ACM, although many choose to contribute beyond that commitment. The Board meets in person at least once each year, with additional meetings conducted as needed throughout the year.
OFFICERS
MEMBERS
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Alain-Philippe Durand, PhD
Dean of the College of Humanities, University of Arizona
Board Member Since 2017
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William Granara, PhD
Gordon Gray Research Professor of Arabic, Former Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University
Board Member Since 2017
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Greta C. Holtz, MA
President and CEO, Amideast
Former U.S. Ambassador to Oman
Board Member Since 2026
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Barbara Kafka, MBA
Chair, New Futures
Retired Senior Executive, World Bank
Board Member Since 2019
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Caroline Karr, MBA
IAU Alum ’82
Former Chief Advancement & Strategy Officer, University of Chicago Booth School of Business (retired)
Board Member Since 2022
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Marianne Keler, JD
Attorney at Keler and Kershow, PLLC
Board Member Since 2007
Board Chair 2018-2023
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Mary Frances Pearson, JD, MLT
IAU Alum ’74-’75
International Attorney
Retired Partner, Ernst & Young
Board Chair 2012-2018
Board Member Since 1998
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Brian Proctor, DO
IAU Alum ’84
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Loyola Medical Center and School of Medicine
Board Member Since 2003
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Clare Tufts, PhD
IAU Alum ’67-’68
Professor of the Practice Emerita, French and Linguistics, Department of Romance Studies, Duke University
Board Member Since 2017
TRUSTEE EMERITI
In Memoriam
FORMER TRUSTEES
Jules Blanche, 1958-1963
Franklin L. Burdette, 1958-1976
George F. Donovan, 1958-1963
Ralph C.M. Flynt, 1958-1959
Etienne Gros, 1958-1965
James H. Halsey, 1958-1963
Max M. Kampelman, 1958-1985
Evron M. Kirkpatrick, 1958 – 1995, Chair 1958 – 1995
Camillo P. Merlino, 1958 – 1965
J.R. Palanque, 1958-1963
Judah J. Shapiro, 1958 – 1960
Harold E. Snyder, 1958 – 1967
Elmo C. Wilson, 1958 – 1968
Alden H. Clark, 1961 – 1967
Henri Peyre, 1961 – 1963
Helen Dwight Reid, 1961 – 1965
Robert K. Carr, 1963 – 1967
David D. Cochrane, 1963 – 1967
Angier Biddle Duke, 1963 – 1975
Jameson M. Jones, 1963 – 1974
Edward McCrady, 1963 – 1970
John D. Millett, 1963 – 1986
John Rewald, 1963 – 1974
C. Easton Rothwell, 1963 – 1967
Claude E. Hawley, 1965 – 1971
Rev. James B. Horigan, 1965 – 1986
Paul de Geouffre de la Pradelle, 1965 – 1977
Jack W. Peltason, 1965 – 2004
Donald G. Herzberg, 1966 – 1979
Darius Milhaud, 1966 – 1974
Jesse M. Unruh, 1966 – 1987
Harry D. Gideonse, 1967 – 1984
Franklyn A. Johnson, 1967 – 1997
Donald C. Platten, 1967 – 1970
Austin Ranney, 1967 – 2002
Laurence Wylie, 1967 – 1983
Lucius J. Barker, 1970 – 1977
Germaine Brée, 1970 – 1997
Warren E. Miller, 1970 – 1999
Michel Fabre, 1976 – 1992
Jeane Kirkpatrick, 1982 – 2006
Amos Booth, 1982 – 1983
Herbert Maza, 1983 – 1996
Anne de Lattre, 1987 – 1994
Robert Myron Rosenzweig, 1987 – 2009
Robert Mantran, 1992 – 1999
Nina T. Shepherd, 1993 – 2003
Barbara Freed, 1994-2018
Thomas E. Cronin, 1997 – 2012
Christian Joly, 1999 – 2013
Mary Louise Hart, 2000 – 2015
Charles E.M. Kolb, 2001 – 2004
Anne Chasser, 2004 – 2011
Sarah Maza, 2007 – 2014
Philip Breeden, 2010 – 2015
Frances D. Cook, 2010 – 2020
Jean-Claude Eude, 2010 – 2020
Stephen Mittelstet, 2010- 2021
Greg Wyatt, 2014 – 2023
Lisa Anderson, 2017 – 2019