Board of Trustees

Cody Cornell

Secretary, Columbia; Elected to serve July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024

Cody Cornell, a senior Agriculture Science major from Columbia (IL), was elected as the student member to the WIU Board of Trustees from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024.

Cornell is currently a member of the Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity, serving as the Noble Ruler (President) for the fraternity. He is also a member of the Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity National Collegiate Advisory Council until 2025. During his sophomore year, Cornell served as the Student Government Association's Director of Academic Affairs and now serves as the liaison between the Board of Trustees and the Student Government Association.

During his time at Western Illinois University, Cornell has been involved in the AgVocators Team, the Interfraternity Council, the Academic Calendar Committee, the Honors College SWOT Analysis Team, and the St. Francis Catholic Newman Center. He has received the New Member of the Year Award with the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life, received a nomination for the Kinsey Tiemann Emerging Leader Award with the Office of Student Engagement, and received the George Washington Carver Award from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. He is also a Dean's List Scholar. 

Cornell is currently interning with the National Association for Resource Conservation and Development Councils (NARCDC), a non-profit that assists Resource Conservation and Development Councils in developing partnerships that enhance the quality of life in America’s communities.

As a member of the WIU Board of Trustees, Cornell will share the WIU students' voices and concerns, while ensuring WIU is an institution for opportunity and success for all members of the Leatherneck community.

Cornell will serve as the Secretary for the WIU Board of Trustees from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024.  

Contact: 
Student Organization Center, Western Illinois University
1 University Circle
Macomb, IL  61455
Email: CT-Trustee@wiu.edu