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University of Illinois trustees re-elect Jesse H. Ruiz and approve executive officers
Summary
At its January annual meeting the board re-elected Jesse H. Ruiz as chair, elected Ramon Cepeda and Tammy Craig Schilling to the executive committee, re-elected Jeffrey Stein as secretary, Paul Ellinger as comptroller, and Scott Rice as university counsel, and authorized signature delegations.
The University of Illinois Board of Trustees re-elected Jesse H. Ruiz as chair at its January 2026 annual meeting and elected two additional executive-committee members, Ramon Cepeda and Tammy Craig Schilling.
Trustee Ramon Cepeda and Trustee Tammy Craig Schilling were nominated after a brief nomination period and each was elected by voice vote. Trustee Zepeda nominated Jesse H. Ruiz for chair; Ruiz was approved by the board after members responded "aye."
The board also approved a slate proposed by the president to fill administrative officer roles: Jeffrey Stein was elected secretary, Paul Ellinger was elected comptroller (referred to at times in materials as controller/comptroller), and Scott Rice was elected university counsel. Trustees moved and seconded the slate and the board approved it by voice vote.
Separately, the board approved a delegation of signature authority that designates the board chair as signatory and the secretary as witness for certain university documents; Secretary Jeffrey Stein was directed to enter the resolutions into the record.
The actions were presented as routine items recommended by the president and vetted by committee. The chair noted the elections follow the board bylaws and the Illinois Open Meetings Act and are conducted using voice voting in compliance with statutory requirements. No roll-call votes were required for these office elections.
