President

Jay Hartzell

• President
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Updated on 07/19/2025

Administration

Jay Hartzell

• President
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Rachel Davis Mersey

• Executive Vice President and Provost
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Brad E. Cheves

• Senior Vice President for Development and External Affairs
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Kenechukwu (K.C.) Mmeje

• Senior Vice President for Student Affairs
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Christine C. Regis

• Senior Vice President for Business and Finance and Chief Financial Officer
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Harold W. Stanley

• Vice President for Executive Affairs
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Paul J. Ward

• Vice President for Legal Affairs, General Counsel, and Secretary to the Board of Trustees
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Rakesh Dahiya

• Chief Investment Officer

Damon Evans

• Director of Athletics

Michael S. Harris

• Dean ad interim, Simmons School of Education and Human Development
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Samuel S. Holland

• Dean, Meadows School of the Arts
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Nader Jalili

• Dean, Lyle School of Engineering

Janarthanan Jayawickramarajah

• Dean, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences
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Holly Jeffcoat

• Dean, SMU Libraries
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Todd Milbourn

• Dean, Cox School of Business
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Jason P. Nance

• Dean, Dedman School of Law
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Robin Poston

• Dean, Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies
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Bryan P. Stone

• Dean, Perkins School of Theology

Maria Dixon-Hall

• Chief Cultural Intelligence Officer and Senior Advisor to the President
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Michael H. Hites

• Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer
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Chandra McQueen

• Director of Internal Auditing and Consulting Services
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Samantha Thomas

• Assistant Vice President for Access and Equity
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Board

David B. Miller

• Chair

Jennifer Burr Altabef

• Civic and Philanthropic Leader
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William D. Armstrong

• Armstrong Oil and Gas Inc.

Michael M. Boone

• Haynes and Boone LLP

Tucker S. Bridwell

• Mansefeldt Investment Corporation
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Bradley Brookshire

• Brookshire Grocery Company

Christa J. Brown-Sanford

• Baker Botts LLP
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Thomas G. Burish

• Provost Emeritus, University of Notre Dame

Laura Welch Bush

• Former First Lady of the United States

Pastor Richie L. Butler

• St. Luke Community UMC
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Kelly Hoglund Compton

• Secretary

Jeanne Tower Cox

• Civic and Philanthropic Leader

Katherine Raymond Crow

• Civic and Philanthropic Leader
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Gary T. Crum

• CFP Foundation

Robert H. Dedman, Jr.

• DFI Management Ltd.
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Martin L. Flanagan

• Invesco Ltd.
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Gerald J. Ford

• Diamond A Ford Corporation

Antonio O. Garza, Jr.

• U. S. Ambassador to Mexico (Ret.) White & Case SC
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David C. Haley

• HBK Capital Management
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Jay C. Hartzell

• President, Southern Methodist University Ex Officio
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Cynthia Fierro Harvey

• Texas Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church

Frederick B. Hegi, Jr.

• Wingate Partners LP
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Laura G. Howard

• Chair, Alumni Board Ex Officio
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Clark K. Hunt

• Kansas City Chiefs and FC Dallas

Ray L. Hunt

• Hunt Consolidated Inc.

David S. Huntley

• AT&T Inc. (Ret.)
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Christopher W. Kleinert

• Hunt Investment Holdings
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Anne Lincoln

• President, Faculty Senate Ex Officio
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Steven J. Lindley

• Johnson and Lindley LLC

Bobby B. Lyle

• Lyco Holdings Incorporated
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Kyle D. Miller

• Silver Hill Energy Partners LP
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James T. Mobley

• Pony Rose Holdings, LLC
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Frances A. Moody-Dahlberg

• Moody Foundation

Connie Blass O’Neill

• Civic and Philanthropic Leader

Sarah Fullinwider Perot

• Civic and Philanthropic Leader
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The Hon. Jeanne L. Phillips

• Hunt Consolidated, Inc.
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Caroline Pierce

• Student Trustee Ex Officio

Caren H. Prothro

• Civic and Philanthropic Leader

The Rev. Paul L. Rasmussen

• Highland Park UMC

Bruce A. Robson

• Robvest Texas LLC

Carl Sewell

• Sewell Automotive Companies

Bryan S. Sheffield

• Formentera Partners LP
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Richard K. Templeton

• Vice Chair and Chair Elect, Texas Instruments Inc.

Brian S. Tyler

• McKesson Corporation
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William H. Vanderstraaten

• Chief Partners LP

John E. Waldron, III

• The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
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Richard Ware

• Amarillo National Bank

Abigail Williams

• United to Learn
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Updated on 07/19/2025