Members of the University Board
The size of the University Board was set by the founding convention at nine members, who serve for a term of five years. The members are requested to be appointed in equal numbers by the university and the federal government and jointly elected a ninth member.
Attached you will find an overview of all members from previous and current terms of office.
Members elected by the Senate:
- Prof. Dr. h.c. Jutta Allmendinger
- Prof. Dr. Antje Boetius
- Prof. Jean-Pierre Bourguignon
- Prof. Dr. Peter Strohschneider (2nd Deputy Chair)
Members requested by the federal government:
Member elected by the above members:
Members elected by the Senate:
- Prof. Dr. Dr.h.c. Barbara Dauner Lieb
- Prof. Dr. Bärbel Friedrich
- Prof. Dr. Ursula Lehmkuhl
- Prof. Dr. Georg Winckler
Members requested by the Federal Government:
Member elected by the above-mentioned members:
Members elected by the Senate:
- Dr. Horst Dreier (resigned effective September 30, 2013)
- Dr. Georg Winckler (elected by the Senate; since December 19, 2013)
- Dr. Wilfred van Gunsteren (until October 7, 2014)
- Dr. Bärbel Friedrich (since October 8, 2014)
- Dr. Marlis Dürkop-Leptihn
- Dr. Ursula Lehmkuhl
Members requested by the federal government:
- Dr. Eva Nowotny (Chair)
- Dr. Johannes Ditz
- Dr. Johannes Schnizer
- Dr. Anneliese Stoklaska
Member elected by the above members:
- Giulio Superti-Furga, Ph.D. (resigned effective January 9, 2015)
- Hermann Hauser, Ph.D. (since June 26, 2015)
Members elected by the Senate:
- Dr. Marlis Dürkop-Leptihn
- Dr. Reinhold R. Grimm
- Dr. Wilfred van Gunsteren
- Mag. Dr. Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell
Members requested by the Federal Government:
- Dr. Brigitte Birnbaum
- Dr. Helga Rübsamen-Schaeff
- Dr. Dwora Stein
- Dr. Karl Stoss (resigned effective December 31, 2009)
- Dr. Johannes Ditz (since January 1, 2010)
Member elected by the above members:
- Mag. Max Kothbauer (Chair)
Members elected by the Founding Convention:
- Dr. Reinhold R. Grimm
- Dr.-Ing. Aylâ Neusel
- Mag. Dr. Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell
- Dr. Dennis Tsichritzis (resigned effective April 30, 2004)
Members elected by the Senate:
- Dr. Wilfred van Gunsteren (since October 8, 2004)
Members requested by the Federal Government:
- Dr. Brigitte Birnbaum
- Dr. Helga Rübsamen-Schaeff
- Mag. Dr. Friedrich Stefan
- Dr. Karl Stoss
Member elected by the above-mentioned members:
- Mag. Max Kothbauer (Chair)