He was a member of the college's Board of Visitors from 1856-64.
The public exposure caused a rift between the Board of Visitors and the college faculty.
The University's Board of Visitors voted in 2012 to extend his contract to 2017.
He was then a member of the Board of Visitors there from 1874 to 1892.
Rather, this power was to be shared by a Rector and a Board of Visitors.
"The Board of Visitors," she said, "is certainly an area we're going to be looking at."
The Board of Visitors failed to appoint either a commandant or a president.
He was declared an honorary graduate by the Board of Visitors in 1873.
Nichol and the Board of Visitors agreed to the recommendation in a press conference.
He served as a member of the Board of Visitors for the academy in 1879.