Volunteer Leadership

The George Mason University Foundation was established in 1966 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation organized and operated exclusively to assist the Mason in generating private support and managing, investing, and administering private gifts, including endowment and real property. It is governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees. Learn more about the Foundation.

Mason Foundation Board of Trustees

Mahfuz Ahmed '93
Kenneth S. Ball
Terri Cofer Beirne, '88
Robert E. Buchanan
Ángel Cabrera
Antonio Calabrese
W. Jeffrey Carlton
Kendal E. Carson, '78
C. Daniel Clemente
Dennis J. Cotter, '80
John D. Fa, Director of Real Estate
Gene L. Frogale, EMBA '08
Benjamin H. Graham, '77
Dorothy S. Gray
R. Paul Gray
Jorge Haddock
James W. Hazel, JD '84
Amir Hudda
Najaf Husain
Jeffery M. Johnson, '75
Michael R. Kelley
Jay W. Khim
Kay W. Lewis
The Honorable Edwin Meese, III
James A. Meriwether
Timothy H. Meyers, '83, Chair
M. Yaqub Mirza
John R. Muha, II, '81
J.D. Myers, II
Louise C. Nelson
George C. Newstrom
John T. Niehoff, '84
Dolly C. Oberoi
Joseph J. O’Brien
Dale B. Peck
John Paul Phaup, MBA '91
Russell L. Ray, Jr.
William J. Ridenour
David A. Roe, '89, MBA '96, President
Donna P. Shafer
Jeffrey A. Smith, '83
Samuel R. Strickland
Michele P. Toth
Michael R. Vanderpool
Michael R. Waple, '85
Thomas G. Woolston

Trustees Emeriti
Michael G. Anzilotti
K. David Boyer, Jr.
Harriet F. Bradley
Giuseppe Cecchi
Randolph W. Church, Jr.
Otis D. Coston, Jr.
Sidney O. Dewberry
Albert J. Dwoskin
Barbara J. Fried
Walter J. Gander, Jr.
Richard F. Gibbons
Lovey L. Hammel
John T. Hazel, Jr.
George W. Johnson
Paul E. Kyle
Roger Machanic
Joseph J. Mathy*
John J. Norman, Jr.
Coleman Raphael            
John M. Toups
Earle C. Williams


*Deceased

You Make A Better Mason

Students at Basketball Game

Your support is essential in building a strong future for George Mason University. While gifts to all areas of the university are needed and welcomed, there are a few areas where you as a donor can make a significant and immediate impact:

  • Scholarship support for Mason students
  • Faculty and staff excellence
  • Maintaining and creating outstanding facilities

When you click below, you can designate your gift to the area that is most meaningful to you. Thank you for Supporting Mason!

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