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:

Dave Cleveland	Lewis Bear, Jr. Vice Chair	Susan O'Connor	Robert L. Jones	Gen. Charles Horner, RET, Chair	J. Collier Merrill
Jay Patel	Josh Finley SGA President	Mort O'Sullivan	Chris Pomory Faculty President	Garrett Walton	Bentina Terry	Pam Dana