| THE HONORABLE DON SUNDQUIST (ex-officio), Chairman |
Governor of Tennessee |
| MS. DEMETRA GODSEY BOYD | Clarksville |
| MR. EDGAR R. "BUDDY" BOWERS | Harriman |
| MR. ROBERT JACK FISHMAN | Morristown |
| MR. CLIFFORD H. "BO" HENRY | Maryville |
| MR. ED JERNIGAN | Nashville |
| MS. JUDY JOHNSON | Crump |
| MS. JANE G. KISBER | Jackson |
| MR. W. KEITH MCCORD | Knoxville |
| MS. LESLIE PARKS POPE | Gray |
|
DR. RICHARD RHODA (ex-officio) |
Interim Executive Director, Tennessee Higher Education Commission |
| MR. J. STANLEY ROGERS | Manchester |
| MS. DEBORA S. SEIVERS | Columbia |
| DR. MAXINE A. SMITH | Memphis |
|
THE HONORABLE VERNON COFFEY (ex-officio) |
Commissioner of Education |
| MR. WILLIAM WATKINS, JR | Memphis |
|
THE HONORABLE DAN WHEELER (ex-officio) |
Commissioner of Agriculture |
| DR. CHARLES E. SMITH, Chancellor | Nashville |
| MR. ASHLEY WOODS | Johnson City |