The student trustee, a voting member of the nine-member USI Board of Trustees, brings a student's perspective to the governing board. For more than 30 years, a student has served on the USI Board of Trustees. The first student trustee, Eric R. Williams '89, began his term on July 1, 1985.
Current Student Trustee

Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb has appointed Liam Collins to the University of Southern Indiana Board of Trustees as the University’s student trustee beginning July 1, 2021.
Collins, USI Class of 2023, will serve a two-year term as student trustee. A native of Lowell, Indiana, Collins is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and is a Presidential Scholar for the Class of 2023. He currently holds a 4.0 cumulative GPA and works as a mathematics coach for students participating in Academic Super Bowl. He is involved in a number of groups and activities including Sigma Pi Fraternity, Special Olympics and College Life at USI Campus Ministry.
Former Student Trustees
- Josi M. Barscz '22
2019-2021 - Anjali Patel '19
2017-2019 - Evan K. Stieler '17
2015-2017 - Brenden Davidson '15
2013-2015 - Susan E. Ellsperman '13
2011-2013 - Lauren K. Gilliam '11
2009-2011 - Jamie L. Mull '09
2007-2009 - Lauren C. Lutz '07, M'16
2005-2007 - Samuel J. Tucker '05
2003-2005 - Walter J. Jermakowicz III '03
2001-2003 - Ryan A. Helzerman '01
1999-2001 - Brian E. Pauley '00
1997-1999 - Nicole L. Hume '97
1995-1997 - Brent A. Auberry '95
1993-1995 - Kristel M. Swan Griffin '93
1991-1993 - Brad A Schepers '91
1989-1991 - Patrick Leahy '91
1987-1989 - Eric Williams '89
1985-1987