The University named the three finalists for young alumni trustee, after an election period marked by controversy surrounding a ban on campaigning for the post.
Seniors Christopher Lloyd, Lide Paterno and Brady Walkinshaw beat out 18 other candidates. Each of them now advances to an election, running April 25 to May 12, where members from the Classes of 2004 to 2007 will be eligible to vote.
The young alumni trustee has equal powers as the other trustees on the University Board of Trustees. He will serve a four-year term beginning July 1.
The three candidates were chosen through a primary conducted online from March 3 to March 9. The voting was open only to members of the Class of 2006.
Alumni council officials declined to release a breakdown of how votes were cast.
Candidates were not allowed to campaign for the primary, but biographies will be available to voters online before the final election.
Ira Leeds '06, who in recent weeks vocally protested the University's ban on campaigning, was notably not among the finalists.
"I do not regret running, nor do I regret raising the issue campaigning in the manner I did," Leeds said in an email. "I was disappointed, however, by how few of my fellow candidates supported my position."
The University decided not to change its policy against campaigning for the position, despite the petition Leeds' "Princeton Matters" campaign in opposition to it.
"In my mind, this issue is simply too important to the future of our University to remain silent," Leeds added.
The finalists
"The young alumni trustee brings the unique perspective of having just graduated [to the board], which is incredibly valuable in the decision-making process," said Lloyd, the senior class president and a history major from Silver Spring, Md.
Lloyd said that, if elected, he hoped to draw on his wide range of experiences in evaluating decisions.
Paterno, an economics major from Chapel Hill, N.C., who has served as chair of the USG Projects Board, said he has invested considerable time and energy over the past four years towards improving campus life and hopes to continue doing so as a graduate.
"As a member of the governing body of the University, being a trustee will enable me to apply the knowledge and experience that I have gained as an undergraduate," Paterno said.
Walkinshaw, the other finalist and a Wilson School major from Everson, Wa., serves as a peer advisor for Rockefeller College and worked in Honduras as a Paul E. Sigmund Scholar in the summer of 2004. He did not respond to requests seeking comment.
Other young alumni trustees currently serving on the board are Charles Brown '02, Olivier Kamanda '03, Rishti Jaitly '04 and Matt Margolin '05. Brown will step down this summer as one of the three Class of 2006 finalists replaces him.
The Board contains a total of 40 members, including ex officio members President Tilghman and Gov. Jon Corzine.
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