Southern Methodist University

Dallas, TX

President

Jay Hartzell

Updated on 07/19/2025

Administration

Jay Hartzell

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

Todd Milbourn

Jason P. Nance

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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Updated on 07/19/2025

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

Thomas G. Burish

  • Provost Emeritus, University of Notre Dame

Laura Welch Bush

  • Former First Lady of the United States

Pastor Richie L. Butler

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.

Martin L. Flanagan

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

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.

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

Christopher W. Kleinert

Anne Lincoln

  • President, Faculty Senate Ex Officio
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Steven J. Lindley

  • Johnson and Lindley LLC

Bobby B. Lyle

Kyle D. Miller

  • Silver Hill Energy Partners LP
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James T. Mobley

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

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

Richard K. Templeton

  • Vice Chair and Chair Elect, Texas Instruments Inc.

Brian S. Tyler

William H. Vanderstraaten

  • Chief Partners LP

John E. Waldron, III

Richard Ware

  • Amarillo National Bank

Abigail Williams

Updated on 07/19/2025

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