Possible Clues:

• Trustworthy
• Well thought of
• Time-honored
• 'Honoured to be such a pure, broken bit of furniture (9)'
• Honest salesman university's taken on board
• Well-regarded traveller having acceptable food provided
• Trustworthy agent, acceptable to top people, put on the board
• Trustworthy delegate on university board
• Honoured enough to be about to get placed over a can
• Trustworthy material presented to university panel