Nominations are made by the president of the University in consultation with the dean of the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. The Hormel Foundation Board of Trustees and the Hormel Institute. The Board of Regents appoint one member of the Board of Trustees of the Hormel Foundation annually in September. Nomination is made by the president of the University and the dean of the Graduate School. The Board of Regents appoints members to the Board of Directors of the Hormel Institute when there is a vacancy.
Directors have continuous terms with no specified length.
Nominations are by the president of the University and the dean of the Graduate School. The University of Minnesota Rochester Center Advisory Committee. The advisory committee bylaws provide that the Board of Regents will appoint nine members, including representatives of the Rochester business community. Membership terms are for one year and the number of terms is not limited. Ex officio members are legislators from the Rochester area as identified in the bylaws, the regent and the Higher Education Coordinating Board member from the first congressional district.