The UWF Board of trustees is the 13-member governing body for the institution. The governor appoints 12 of the members, who serve four-year terms. The president of the Faculty/Senate holds one of those places. The final member is the president of the Student Government Association. 

Current members are:

K.C. Clark Chair	Honor Bell Vice Chair	Catherine Kelly	Marny Gilluly	Sharon Hess Herrick	Gen. Charles Horner, Ret.	J. Collier Merrill
Jeanne Godwin	April Jardine SGA President	Roy Smith, Jr.	Richie Platt Faculty Rep.	Nancy Fetterman	J.T. Young