3/26/2025 - Jackson, Miss.

Amy Arrington was confirmed by the Mississippi Senate on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, for a seat on the Board of Trustees of Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning. Arrington was appointed in February by Governor Tate Reeves to fill the unexpired term of Trustee Jeanne Luckey, who passed away on November 7, 2024. Arrington will serve through May 7, 2027, as a trustee from the Second (Southern) Supreme Court District.

“We are grateful to the Senate for confirming Amy Arrington for the IHL Board of Trustees, and look forward to her insight and experience as we debate issues before the Board,” said Dr. Al Rankins Jr., commissioner of higher education. “Trustee Arrington joins a strong Board of Trustees, comprised of dedicated individuals from across Mississippi who share a common focus on the excellence of our state’s public university system.”

Arrington currently serves as chief legal officer for Hattiesburg Clinic Professional Association. Prior to that, she worked as assistant director for the School of Health Professions at The University of Southern Mississippi, where she also taught undergraduate and graduate courses in health law, management, and policy.

Arrington earned her undergraduate degree, summa cum laude, in managerial finance at the University of Mississippi, and her law degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Mississippi School of Law.

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The Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning governs the public universities in Mississippi, including Alcorn State University; Delta State University; Jackson State University; Mississippi State University including the Mississippi State University Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine; Mississippi University for Women; Mississippi Valley State University; the University of Mississippi including the University of Mississippi Medical Center; and the University of Southern Mississippi.

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