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. John Beall
Dallas, Texas
Dr. Tim Bruster
Fort Worth, Texas
Rev. Richie L. Butler
Dallas, Texas
Rev. 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
Ms. Dodee Crockett
Dallas, Texas
Rev. Mark Craig
Dallas, Texas
Ms. Dodee Crockett
Wimberley, Texas
Mr. John W. Croft
Dallas, Texas
Mr. G. Mark Cullum
Dallas, Texas
Mrs. Claire Cunningham
Dallas, 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
Dr. Antonio Falcon
Rio Grande City, Texas
Mr. Mike Fenton
Waxahachie, Texas
Dr. Dan L. Flanagan
Papillion, Nebraska
Rev. Austin Frederick
San Antonio, Texas
Judge Dennise Garcia
Dallas, Texas
Mrs. Judy W. Gibbs
Dallas, Texas
Pastor Tyrone D. Gordon
Dallas, Texas
Mr. Phillip Grace
Wichita Falls, Texas
Dr. Don Holladay
Santa Fe, New Mexico
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
Bishop J. Michael Lowry
Fort Worth, Texas
Provost Paul W. Ludden
ex officio
Southern Methodist University
Rev. Katherine Glaze Lyle
Rowlett, Texas
Mrs. Raquel M. Martínez
San Antonio, Texas
Rev. Mike McKee
Hurst, Texas
Judge Gordon R. Melson
Seminole, Oklahoma
Dr. Charles R. Millikan
Houston, Texas
Rev. James W. Moore
Fairview, Texas
Ms. Frances O. Nixon
Little Rock, Arkansas
Ms. Ruth G. Palmer
Houston, Texas
Dr. Sheron C. Patterson
Dallas, Texas
Dr. Robert D. Pierson
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Rev. Linda S. Roby
Dallas, Texas
Mr. Robert Sanford
Gunter, Texas
Mr. Carl Sewell
Dallas, Texas
Bishop Ann B. Sherer
Lincoln, Nebraska
Mr. Skip Shirley
Dallas, Texas
Rev. Gail Ford Smith
Missouri City, Texas
Gay Ferguson Solomon
Dallas, Texas
Mr. James E. Thaxton
Corpus Christi, Texas
Rev. Dr. Daniel A. Turner
Mesa, Arizona
President R. Gerald Turner
ex officio
Southern Methodist University
Ms. Barbara Wendland
Temple, Texas
Mrs. Jane Allman Wetzel
Dallas, Texas
Ms. Sarah Wilke
Dallas, Texas
Mr. J. McDonald Williams
Dallas, Texas
Mr. Donald Winspear
Dallas, Texas
Dr. J. Richard Wood
New York, New York
Mrs. Kay P. Yeager
Wichita Falls, Texas