Executive Board

The Executive Board of Perkins School of Theology provides advice and counsel to the Dean; supports creation of and linkages between faculty, students, and the church community; aids in the recruiting and developing of faculty; monitors the performance of the school; and assists the school in networking on the local, regional and national levels. The membership of the Executive Board shall include Trustees, former Trustees, alumni, faculty from other institutions, leaders in the professions or disciplines relating to the school, and developmental prospects.

The Board is constituted with due regard to the commitment of the University to diversity with respect to race and ethnicity, age, gender, geographic origin, vocation, and philosophical orientation. Members of the Executive Board shall be appointed by the President after consultation with the Chair of the Executive Board and the dean or director, and approved by the Board of Trustees.

Rev. Dr. L. James Bankston
Houston, Texas

Mr. W. Brice Beaird
Dallas, Texas  

Mr. John Beall
Dallas, Texas

Dr. Tim Bruster
Fort Worth, Texas

Pastor Richie L. Butler
Dallas, Texas

Dr. Kim Cape
San Antonio, Texas

Dr. Nancy M. Carruth
Bunkie, Louisiana

Rev. Mike Chamberlain
Overland Park, Kansas

Mr. Brad E. Cheves
Vice President
Southern Methodist University
ex officio

Ms. Isabelle Collora
Dallas, Texas

Rev. Dr. Marcus D. Cosby
Houston, Texas

Rev. Mark Craig
Dallas, Texas

Ms. Dodee Crockett
Wimberley, Texas

Mr. John W. Croft
Dallas, Texas

Mr. G. Mark Cullum
Garland, Texas

Rev. Dr. Robert S. Dannals
Dallas, Texas

Bishop James E. Dorff
San Antonio, Texas

Mr. David Dunnigan
Dallas, Texas

Mr. Ronald G. Eberhardt
San Diego, California

Rev. Richard W. Edwards
Lubbock, Texas

Rev. Anthony Everett
Lexington, Kentucky

Dr. Antonio Falcon
Rio Grande City, Texas

Mr. Mike Fenton
Waxahachie, Texas

Dr. Dan L. Flanagan
Papillion, Nebraska

Rev. Austin Frederick
San Antonio, Texas

Hon. Dennise Garcia
Dallas, Texas

Mrs. Judy W. Gibbs
Dallas, Texas

Pastor Tyrone D. Gordon
Dallas, Texas

Mr. Phillip Grace
Wichita Falls, Texas

Ms. Susanna Johnson
Arlington, Texas

Bishop Scott Jones
Wichita, Kansas

Ms. Missy Darwin Kincaid
Fayetteville, Arkansas

Dean William B. Lawrence
Perkins School of Theology
ex officio

Mr. Stan Levenson
Dallas, Texas

Dr. Charles L. Lloyd, Jr.
Dallas, Texas

Mr. Thomas R. Locke
Austin, Texas

Provost Paul W. Ludden
Southern Methodist University
ex officio

Rev. Katherine Glaze Lyle
Rowlett, Texas

Rev. Mike McKee  (Chair)
Hurst, Texas

Mr. Wesley D. Millican
Southlake, Texas

Dr. Charles R. Millikan
Houston, Texas

Rev. James W. Moore
Fairview, Texas

Ms. Frances O. Nixon
Little Rock, Arkansas

Dr. Tom Pace
Houston, Texas

Ms. Ruth G. Palmer
Houston, Texas

Rev. Dr. Sheron C. Patterson
Dallas, Texas

Dr. Robert D. Pierson
Tulsa, Oklahoma

Ms. Caren Prothro
Dallas, Texas

Rev. Linda S. Roby
Dallas, Texas

Mr. Robert Sanford
Gunter, Texas

Bishop Ann B. Sherer-Simpson
Lincoln, Nebraska

Rev. Gail Ford Smith
Houston, Texas

Ms. Gay Solomon
Dallas, Texas

Rev. Dr. Daniel A. Turner
Mesa, Arizona

President R. Gerald Turner
Southern Methodist University
ex officio

Ms. Barbara Wendland
Temple, Texas

Ms. Jane Allman Wetzel
Dallas, Texas

Ms. Sarah Wilke
Nashville, Tennessee

Mr. Donald Winspear
Dallas, Texas

Dr. J. Richard Wood
New York, New York

Ms. Julie Yarbrough
Dallas, Texas

Ms. Kay P. Yeager
Wichita Falls, Texas