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

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) - 364 download(s)
ACWC__09242025_Meeting_Minutes(.pdf, 483.28 KB) - 451 download(s)
Agenda_ACWC_11.05.2025(.pdf, 236.6 KB) - 324 download(s)
NCCI-Presentation_ACWC_11.05.2025(.pdf, 340.4 KB) - 249 download(s)
Lewis-Ellis-Presentation_ACWC_11.05.2025(.pdf, 330.1 KB) - 220 download(s)
ByNAC-Presentation_ACWC_11.05.2025(.pdf, 276.55 KB) - 278 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) - 345 download(s)
ACWC-Agenda-09242025(.pdf, 206.22 KB) - 355 download(s)
ACWC_Minutes_11.14.2024_meeting_REVISED(.pdf, 353.24 KB) - 346 download(s)
TN_WC_Residual_Market_Administration__NCCI_Presentation__ACWC_Meeting__09.24.2025(.pdf, 789.45 KB) - 437 download(s)
State_of_the_Line__NCCI_Presentation__ACWC_Meeting__09.24.2025_REVISED(.pdf, 309.95 KB) - 679 download(s)
Elevate_Trends-In-Workers-Compensation_Data_Presentation__ACWC_Meeting__09.24.2025(.pdf, 871.67 KB) - 337 download(s)
Elevate_Trends-In-Workers-Compensation_Data_Report__ACWC_Meeting__09.24.2025(.pdf, 3.67 MB) - 373 download(s)
TN_WC_VoluntaryLossCost_and_AssignedRiskRateFilings__NCCI_Presentation__ACWC_Meeting__09.24.2025(.pdf, 634.85 KB) - 594 download(s)
WC_Product_and_Compliance_Review_TDCI_Presentation__ACWC_Meeting__09.24.2025(.pdf, 654.9 KB) - 328 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) - 652 download(s)
ACWC-Agenda-11142024(.pdf, 156.1 KB) - 630 download(s)
ACWC_Guidelines_for_the_Public(.pdf, 104.09 KB) - 493 download(s)
ACWC_Policy_for_Public_Comment_at_Meetings_of_Governing_Bodies(.pdf, 110.35 KB) - 609 download(s)
ACWC_MeetingMinutes_NOV_8_2023(.pdf, 317.71 KB) - 572 download(s)
ACWC_MeetingMinutes_OCT_10_2024(.pdf, 321.05 KB) - 699 download(s)
BYNACReview-TNReport-NCCIFiling-03012025(.pdf, 3.63 MB) - 545 download(s)
LewisEllis-ACWCPresentation-11142024(.pdf, 338.18 KB) - 512 download(s)
ACWC_Lewis_Ellis_Review__TN_Report_NCCI_Filing__03.01.2025(.pdf, 1.48 MB) - 1598 download(s)
BYNAC__ACWC_Presentation__NOV_14_2024(.pdf, 246.62 KB) - 498 download(s)
NCCI__ACWC_Presentation__NOV_14_2024(.pdf, 206.04 KB) - 509 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) - 661 download(s)
ACWC_MeetingAgenda_10.10.2024(.pdf, 156.57 KB) - 664 download(s)
ACWC_MeetingMinutes_11-8-2023(.pdf, 317.71 KB) - 655 download(s)
ACWC_GuidelinesForPublicCommentAtMeetings(.pdf, 105.53 KB) - 606 download(s)
ACWC_PublicCommentPolicy(.pdf, 113.99 KB) - 526 download(s)
NCCI_Tennessee_Workers_Compensation_Voluntary_Loss_Cost_Assigned_Risk_Rate_Filings(.pdf, 800.53 KB) - 897 download(s)
NCCI_Tennessee_Workers_Compensation_Residual_Market_Administration(.pdf, 715.06 KB) - 810 download(s)
Elevate_Consulting_Statistical_Report(.pdf, 1.17 MB) - 661 download(s)
Elevate_Consulting_Statistical_Report_Presentation(.pdf, 848.54 KB) - 530 download(s)
TN_DCI_Overview_of_TNs_Workers_Compensation_Market_Conditions_and_Environment(.pdf, 462.87 KB) - 584 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) - 986 download(s)
Meeting_Agenda_ACWC_11.08.2023(.pdf, 189.35 KB) - 960 download(s)
ACWC-September2023-Meeting-Minutes(.pdf, 330.68 KB) - 1046 download(s)
TBG_TN_Report_NCCI_Filing_03.01.2024(.pdf, 2.42 MB) - 814 download(s)
BYNAC_TN_Report_NCCI_Filing_03.01.2024(.pdf, 3.63 MB) - 907 download(s)
NCCI_Presentation_11.08.2023(.pdf, 402.86 KB) - 873 download(s)
TBG_Presentation_11.08.2023(.pdf, 740.83 KB) - 783 download(s)
BYNAC_Presentation_11.08.2023(.pdf, 245.42 KB) - 860 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) - 961 download(s)
ACWC-PublicMeetingNotice-09202023(.pdf, 152.08 KB) - 918 download(s)
ElevateConsultingStatisticalReport-PresentationSeptember2023(.pdf, 843.32 KB) - 796 download(s)
ElevateConsultingStatisticalReport-September2023(.pdf, 1.82 MB) - 940 download(s)
NCCI-TN-WorkersCompVoluntaryLossCostAssignedRiskRateFilings-September2023(.pdf, 441.01 KB) - 992 download(s)
NCC-TN-WorkersCompResidualMarketAdmin-September2023(.pdf, 1016.89 KB) - 1010 download(s)
TN-DCI-OverviewTNS-WorkersCompMarketConditionsEnvironment-September2023(.pdf, 1.59 MB) - 995 download(s)
ACWC-November2022-Meeting-Minutes(.pdf, 306.97 KB) - 919 download(s)