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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

7Oct2026

Chairs of Excellence Endowment Fund Board of Trustees Meeting

10/7/2026 1:00 PM

Meeting Date and Time
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. CT

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

Documents to download

COE_BOT_PublicMeetingNotice_10072026(.pdf, 300.24 KB) - 286 download(s)
COE_BOT_Agenda_10072026(.pdf, 256.71 KB) - 138 download(s)

Recent Meetings

11Sep2026

TCRS Audit Committee Meeting

9/11/2026 8:00 AM

Meeting Date and Time
Friday, September 11, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. CT

Location
Cordell Hull Building
Conference Room C, 8th Floor
425 Rep. John Lewis Way N.
Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Documents to download

TCRS_All_Committees_Meeting_Notice_09_11_2026(.pdf, 120.46 KB) - 1123 download(s)
TCRS_Audit_Committee_Agenda_09112026(.pdf, 192.95 KB) - 692 download(s)

12Jun2026

TCRS Audit Committee Meeting

6/12/2026 8:00 AM

Meeting Date and Time
Friday, June 12, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. CT

Location
Cordell Hull Building
Conference Room C, 8th Floor
425 Rep. John Lewis Way N.
Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Documents to download

TCRS_Public-Meeting-Notice_06.12.26(.pdf, 182.46 KB) - 1486 download(s)
TCRS_Guidelines_for_the_Public_Comments(.pdf, 258.05 KB) - 1014 download(s)
TCRS_Audit_Committee_Agenda_6.12.26(.pdf, 189.99 KB) - 1272 download(s)

13Mar2026

TCRS Audit Committee Meeting - CANCELED

3/13/2026 8:00 AM

This meeting has been canceled.

Meeting Date and Time
Friday, March 13, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. CT

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

12Dec2025

TCRS Audit Committee Meeting

12/12/2025 8:00 AM

Meeting Date and Time
Friday, December 12, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. CT

Location
Cordell Hull Building
Conference Room C, 8th Floor
425 Rep. John Lewis Way N.
Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Documents to download

TCRS_All_Committees_Meeting_Notice_12_12_2025(.pdf, 105.29 KB) - 1374 download(s)
TCRS Audit Committee Agenda 12.12.2025(.pdf, 135.35 KB) - 1313 download(s)

12Sep2025

TCRS Audit Committee Meeting

9/12/2025 8:00 AM

Meeting Date and Time
Friday, September 12, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. CT

Location
Cordell Hull Building
Conference Room C, 8th Floor
425 Rep. John Lewis Way N.
Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Documents to download

TCRS_PublicMeetingNotice_9_12_2025(.pdf, 115.16 KB) - 1494 download(s)
TCRS_Audit_Committee_Agenda_9_12_2025(.pdf, 185.82 KB) - 1407 download(s)
TCRS_PublicMeetingNotice_9_12_2025_Revised(.pdf, 115.5 KB) - 1341 download(s)

6Jun2025

TCRS Audit Committee Meeting

6/6/2025 8:00 AM

Meeting Date and Time
Friday, June 6, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. CT

Location
Cordell Hull Building
Conference Room C, 8th Floor
425 Rep. John Lewis Way N.
Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Documents to download

TCRS_Audit_Committee_Agenda_6_6_2025(.pdf, 178.12 KB) - 1438 download(s)
TCRS_PublicMeetingNotice_6_6_2025_Revised2(.pdf, 104.67 KB) - 1347 download(s)

7Mar2025

TCRS Audit Committee Meeting

3/7/2025 8:00 AM

Meeting Date and Time
Friday, March 7, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. CT

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

Individuals with disabilities who wish to participate in these proceedings and require an accommodation should contact Bridget Dorse at (615) 741-7063 with the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System no less than two (2) days prior to the scheduled meeting date to allow time for the Treasury Department to arrange for an accommodation. You may contact the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System at 502 Deaderick Street, 15^th Floor, Andrew Jackson Building at (615) 741-7063 or the Board Administrator Jamie Wayman by email at jamie.wayman@tn.gov.

The attached guidelines indicate how a public comment may be made at the Board meeting or the Committee meetings.

Documents to download

TCRS_Board_Meeting_Public_Notice_March7-2025(.pdf, 104.45 KB) - 1632 download(s)
TCRS_Audit_Committee_Agenda_03.07.2025(.pdf, 174.62 KB) - 1623 download(s)

6Dec2024

TCRS Audit Committee Meeting

12/6/2024 8:00 AM

Meeting Date and Time
Friday, December 6, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. CT

Location
Cordell Hull Building
Conference Room C, 8th Floor
425 Rep. John Lewis Way N.
Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Documents to download

TCRS Audit Committee PublicMeetingNotice 12.06.2024(.pdf, 76.13 KB) - 1605 download(s)
TCRS-GuidelinesForThePublic_2024(.pdf, 98.57 KB) - 1333 download(s)
TCRS Audit Committee Agenda 12.06.2024(.pdf, 175.74 KB) - 1609 download(s)

6Sep2024

TCRS Audit Committee Meeting

9/6/2024 8:00 AM

Meeting Date and Time
Friday, September 6, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. CT

Location
Cordell Hull Building
Conference Room C, 8th Floor
425 Rep. John Lewis Way N.
Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Documents to download

TCRS-Board-of-TrusteesPublicMeetingNotice-09062024(.pdf, 74.81 KB) - 1859 download(s)
TCRSAuditCommitteeAgenda_09-06-2024(.pdf, 376.7 KB) - 1774 download(s)
TCRSAuditCommitteeAgenda_09-06-2024_REVISED-09-03-2024(.pdf, 155.63 KB) - 1702 download(s)

28Jun2024

TCRS Audit Committee Meeting

6/28/2024 8:00 AM

Meeting Date and Time
Friday, June 28, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. CT

Location
Cordell Hull Building
8th Floor, Conference Room C
425 Rep. John Lewis Way
Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Documents to download

TCRS Audit Committee Agenda 6-28-2024-REVISED(.pdf, 179.24 KB) - 1641 download(s)

22Mar2024

TCRS Audit Committee Meeting

3/22/2024 8:00 AM

Meeting Date and Time
Friday, March 22, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. CT

Location
Conference Room M on the Third Floor
William R. Snodgrass, Tennessee Tower

Documents to download

TCRS Public Meeting Notice 03 22 2024(.pdf, 74.89 KB) - 1840 download(s)
TCRS Audit Committee Agenda 03 22 2024(.pdf, 113.97 KB) - 1844 download(s)

1Dec2023

TCRS Audit Committee Meeting

12/1/2023 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Meeting Date and Time
Friday, December 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM CT

Location
Cordell Hull Building
8^th Floor, Conference Room C
425 5^th Avenue North
Nashville, Tennessee 37219

Individuals with disabilities who wish to participate in these proceedings and require an accommodation should contact our administrator no less than two (2) days prior to the scheduled meeting date to allow time for the Treasury Department to arrange for an accommodation. You may contact Rhonda Myers, Administrator, Investment Division, Tennessee Department of Treasury, at 615-532-1150 or by email at Rhonda.Myers@tn.gov.

Documents to download

TCRS_Public_Meeting_Notice_12012023_revised(.pdf, 75.04 KB) - 1953 download(s)
TCRS Public Meeting Notice 12 01 2023(.pdf, 75.23 KB) - 1969 download(s)
TCRS Audit Committee Agenda 12-01-2023(.pdf, 183.32 KB) - 1826 download(s)

29Sep2023

TCRS Audit Committee Meeting

9/29/2023 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Meeting Date and Time
Friday, September 29, 2023 at 8:00 AM CT

Location
Cordell Hull State Office Building
Conference Room C, 8th floor
425 Rep. John Lewis Way N.
Nashville, TN

Documents to download

TCRS Audit Committee Agenda 09.29.23(.pdf, 144.72 KB) - 1902 download(s)

23Jun2023

TCRS Audit Committee Meeting

6/23/2023 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Meeting Date and Time
Friday, June 23, 2023 at 8:00 AM CT

Location
Cordell Hull Building
Conference Room C, 8th Floor
425 Rep. John Lewis Way N.
Nashville, TN 37243

Documents to download

TCRS_BoardMeeting_PublicMeetingNotice_06-23-2023(.pdf, 74.51 KB) - 1863 download(s)
TCRSAuditCommitteeAgenda_2023-6-23_Revised(.pdf, 159.08 KB) - 1730 download(s)

31Mar2023

TCRS Audit Committee Meeting - CANCELED

3/31/2023 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Meeting Date and Time
CANCELED - Friday, March 31, 2023 at 8:00 AM CT

Location
William Snodgrass TN Tower
Conference Room B, 3rd Floor
312 Rosa L. Parks Ave.
Nashville, TN 37219

Documents to download

TCRS Audit Committee Agenda 03-31-2023(.pdf, 115.77 KB) - 1779 download(s)