Tennessee Department of Treasury · David H. Lillard, Jr., State Treasurer

Facebook Instagram X/Twitter LinkedIn Stay Connected

Boards and Commissions

Chairs of Excellence Trust

Chairs of Excellence Trust is chaired by
Tennessee State Treasurer David H. Lillard, Jr.

University Professor and Student

The Chairs of Excellence Trust is a permanent trust fund authorized in 1984 to further the cause of higher education in Tennessee. The funding of the program is provided through contributions made by a private donor and a matching amount by the state, thus creating a chair.

Income from the chair is used to offset the cost of retaining a nationally or regionally recognized

scholar
at a state college or university who teaches in a specified academic area. The program is open to all state four-year colleges and universities, and the UT Space Institute.

A chair is authorized to spend 4% of the 3-year average market value of the chair. However, the corpus cannot be spent. Accordingly, only dividends, interests, and accumulated gains may be spent. Since 1984, a total of one hundred (100) chairs have been created.

The Treasury Investments Division is responsible for managing the assets of the Chairs of Excellence Trust.

Board Meetings and Materials

Upcoming Meetings

Recent Meetings

31Jul2026

Advisory Council on Workers' Compensation Meeting

7/31/2026 1:00 PM

Meeting Date and Time
Friday, July 31, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. CT

Location
Virtual meeting via Microsoft Teams

Documents to download

ACWC_Meeting_PublicMeetingNotice__07312026(.pdf, 331.27 KB) - 444 download(s)
ACWC_Meeting_Agenda__07312026(.pdf, 388.61 KB) - 449 download(s)
ACWC_Meeting_Agenda__07312026_REVISED(.pdf, 393.57 KB) - 331 download(s)
ACWC_November_5_2025_Meeting_Minutes(.pdf, 422.24 KB) - 274 download(s)

5Nov2025

Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation Meeting

11/5/2025 2:00 PM

Meeting Date and Time
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. CT

Location
Cordell Hull Office Building
House Hearing Room II
425 Rep. John Lewis Way North
Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Documents to download

Public_Meeting_Notice_ACWC_11.05.2025(.pdf, 213.03 KB) - 1030 download(s)
ACWC__09242025_Meeting_Minutes(.pdf, 483.28 KB) - 1208 download(s)
Agenda_ACWC_11.05.2025(.pdf, 236.6 KB) - 996 download(s)
NCCI-Presentation_ACWC_11.05.2025(.pdf, 340.4 KB) - 711 download(s)
Lewis-Ellis-Presentation_ACWC_11.05.2025(.pdf, 330.1 KB) - 721 download(s)
ByNAC-Presentation_ACWC_11.05.2025(.pdf, 276.55 KB) - 861 download(s)

24Sep2025

Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation Meeting

9/24/2025 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Meeting Date and Time
Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. CT

Location
Cordell Hull Office Building
House Hearing Room III, 1st floor
425 Rep. John Lewis Way North
Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Documents to download

ACWC-PublicMeetingNotice-09242025(.pdf, 192.28 KB) - 1011 download(s)
ACWC-Agenda-09242025(.pdf, 206.22 KB) - 1008 download(s)
ACWC_Minutes_11.14.2024_meeting_REVISED(.pdf, 353.24 KB) - 990 download(s)
TN_WC_Residual_Market_Administration__NCCI_Presentation__ACWC_Meeting__09.24.2025(.pdf, 789.45 KB) - 1395 download(s)
State_of_the_Line__NCCI_Presentation__ACWC_Meeting__09.24.2025_REVISED(.pdf, 309.95 KB) - 2089 download(s)
Elevate_Trends-In-Workers-Compensation_Data_Presentation__ACWC_Meeting__09.24.2025(.pdf, 871.67 KB) - 1116 download(s)
Elevate_Trends-In-Workers-Compensation_Data_Report__ACWC_Meeting__09.24.2025(.pdf, 3.67 MB) - 1157 download(s)
TN_WC_VoluntaryLossCost_and_AssignedRiskRateFilings__NCCI_Presentation__ACWC_Meeting__09.24.2025(.pdf, 634.85 KB) - 1701 download(s)
WC_Product_and_Compliance_Review_TDCI_Presentation__ACWC_Meeting__09.24.2025(.pdf, 654.9 KB) - 1041 download(s)

14Nov2024

Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation Meeting

11/14/2024 1:00 PM

Meeting Date and Time
Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. CT

Location
Cordell Hull Building
Senate Hearing Room I
425 Rep. John Lewis Way N.
Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Documents to download

ACWC-PublicMeetingNotice-11142024(.pdf, 150 KB) - 1246 download(s)
ACWC-Agenda-11142024(.pdf, 156.1 KB) - 1216 download(s)
ACWC_Guidelines_for_the_Public(.pdf, 104.09 KB) - 857 download(s)
ACWC_Policy_for_Public_Comment_at_Meetings_of_Governing_Bodies(.pdf, 110.35 KB) - 1182 download(s)
ACWC_MeetingMinutes_NOV_8_2023(.pdf, 317.71 KB) - 1163 download(s)
ACWC_MeetingMinutes_OCT_10_2024(.pdf, 321.05 KB) - 1367 download(s)
BYNACReview-TNReport-NCCIFiling-03012025(.pdf, 3.63 MB) - 946 download(s)
LewisEllis-ACWCPresentation-11142024(.pdf, 338.18 KB) - 886 download(s)
ACWC_Lewis_Ellis_Review__TN_Report_NCCI_Filing__03.01.2025(.pdf, 1.48 MB) - 2773 download(s)
BYNAC__ACWC_Presentation__NOV_14_2024(.pdf, 246.62 KB) - 890 download(s)
NCCI__ACWC_Presentation__NOV_14_2024(.pdf, 206.04 KB) - 883 download(s)

10Oct2024

Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation Meeting

10/10/2024 1:00 PM

Meeting Date and Time
Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. CT

Location
William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower
Nashville Room, 3rd Floor
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue
Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Documents to download

ACWC-PublicMeetingNotice-10102024_Revised(.pdf, 149.15 KB) - 1262 download(s)
ACWC_MeetingAgenda_10.10.2024(.pdf, 156.57 KB) - 1248 download(s)
ACWC_MeetingMinutes_11-8-2023(.pdf, 317.71 KB) - 1246 download(s)
ACWC_GuidelinesForPublicCommentAtMeetings(.pdf, 105.53 KB) - 1188 download(s)
ACWC_PublicCommentPolicy(.pdf, 113.99 KB) - 892 download(s)
NCCI_Tennessee_Workers_Compensation_Voluntary_Loss_Cost_Assigned_Risk_Rate_Filings(.pdf, 800.53 KB) - 1341 download(s)
NCCI_Tennessee_Workers_Compensation_Residual_Market_Administration(.pdf, 715.06 KB) - 1315 download(s)
Elevate_Consulting_Statistical_Report(.pdf, 1.17 MB) - 1249 download(s)
Elevate_Consulting_Statistical_Report_Presentation(.pdf, 848.54 KB) - 978 download(s)
TN_DCI_Overview_of_TNs_Workers_Compensation_Market_Conditions_and_Environment(.pdf, 462.87 KB) - 1014 download(s)

8Nov2023

Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation

11/8/2023 1:00 PM

Meeting Date and Time
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 1:00 PM CT

Location
Cordell Hull Building
Senate Hearing Room I
425 Rep. John Lewis Way N.
Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Individuals with disabilities who wish to participate in these proceedings and require an accommodation should contact the Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation no less than two (2) days prior to the scheduled meeting date to allow time for the Department of Treasury to arrange for an accommodation. You may contact the Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation Staff by phone at (615) 347-3791 or by email to the Administrator, Kevin McNelis, at Kevin.M.McNelis@tn.gov.

Documents to download

Public_Meeting_Notice__ACWC_11.08.2023(.pdf, 152.55 KB) - 1583 download(s)
Meeting_Agenda_ACWC_11.08.2023(.pdf, 189.35 KB) - 1536 download(s)
ACWC-September2023-Meeting-Minutes(.pdf, 330.68 KB) - 1701 download(s)
TBG_TN_Report_NCCI_Filing_03.01.2024(.pdf, 2.42 MB) - 1297 download(s)
BYNAC_TN_Report_NCCI_Filing_03.01.2024(.pdf, 3.63 MB) - 1328 download(s)
NCCI_Presentation_11.08.2023(.pdf, 402.86 KB) - 1244 download(s)
TBG_Presentation_11.08.2023(.pdf, 740.83 KB) - 1147 download(s)
BYNAC_Presentation_11.08.2023(.pdf, 245.42 KB) - 1237 download(s)

20Sep2023

Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation Meeting

9/20/2023 9:00 AM

The Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation will convene on September 20, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. Central Time in the Cordell Hull Building Senate Hearing Room I located at 425 Rep. John Lewis Way N., Nashville, Tennessee 37243.

Documents to download

ACWC-Agenda-09202023(.pdf, 189.43 KB) - 1535 download(s)
ACWC-PublicMeetingNotice-09202023(.pdf, 152.08 KB) - 1503 download(s)
ElevateConsultingStatisticalReport-PresentationSeptember2023(.pdf, 843.32 KB) - 1255 download(s)
ElevateConsultingStatisticalReport-September2023(.pdf, 1.82 MB) - 1395 download(s)
NCCI-TN-WorkersCompVoluntaryLossCostAssignedRiskRateFilings-September2023(.pdf, 441.01 KB) - 1352 download(s)
NCC-TN-WorkersCompResidualMarketAdmin-September2023(.pdf, 1016.89 KB) - 1413 download(s)
TN-DCI-OverviewTNS-WorkersCompMarketConditionsEnvironment-September2023(.pdf, 1.59 MB) - 1419 download(s)
ACWC-November2022-Meeting-Minutes(.pdf, 306.97 KB) - 1495 download(s)