John G. Veres III
Chancellor
Auburn University at Montgomery
Graduation Year: 1983
Job Description:
First hired by AUM in 1976 as a Research and Training Assistant, Veres was promoted over the next 35 years to positions of increasing responsibility, including Director of the AUM Center for Business and Economic Development (October 1982-March 2000) and Executive Director of University Outreach (March 2000-June 2006) until the Auburn University Board of Trustees named him Chancellor.
Veres has more than 35 years of experience as an organizational consultant. He has published some 50 articles and book chapters, two edited volumes and one book on human resources management topics. He has consulted in over 80 employment discrimination lawsuits, primarily on issues of adverse impact and test validation, and currently serves as Special Master for Judge C. Lynwood Smith, Jr. of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
In the community, Veres currently serves on the boards of the Alabama-Korea Education and Economic Partnership, Alabama World Affairs Council, AUM Confucius Institute, Auburn University Foundation, Committee of 100, Helicity, and the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce. Veres also serves on the Air Education and Training Command Commander's civilian advisory group. He was appointed to the Alabama Governor's College and Career Ready Task Force and the Governor's Commission for Action in Alabama's Black Belt, and served as a technical advisor to the Alabama Commission on Government Accountability. He is a recipient of the H. Roe Bartle Presidential Leadership Award from the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance.