Meet the Campaign Steering Committee Co-chairs, a group of tireless volunteers charged with representing the various schools and areas as momentum builds for The Second Century Campaign. These proven leaders will join other volunteers to advance specific funding needs and strategic priorities for these programs.
Central University Libraries
Ann Warmack Brookshire ’77
A community volunteer and certified public accountant, Ann W. Brookshire earned a B.B.A. degree from SMU in 1977 and an M.B.A. degree from the University of Louisiana at Monroe in 1981. Mrs. Brookshire serves on the Central University Libraries Executive Board. She also has chaired the SMU Annual Fund and served on the SMU Alumni Board of Directors and the Parent Leadership Council.
Tavenner “Tav” C. Lupton, III ’79
Tav Lupton is president of Lupshire Management Company Inc. and Lupshire Restoration Inc. He earned a B.A. degree from Washington and Lee University in 1975 and an M.B.A. from SMU in 1979. Mr. Lupton serves on the executive board of SMU’s Central University Libraries.
Cox School of Business
Frank M. Dunlevy ’71
Frank Dunlevy is vice chairman of Cowen and Company, a growth-focused investment bank. In 1971 he received a B.B.A. degree in finance and marketing from SMU and in 1999 was recognized with the Cox School of Business Distinguished Alumni Award. Mr. Dunlevy is a member of the SMU Board of Trustees and serves on the executive boards of Dedman College and Cox School of Business.
David B. Miller ’72, ’73
David Miller is co-founder and partner of EnCap Investments L.P., a leading provider of private equity capital to the oil and gas industry. He earned B.B.A. and M.B.A. degrees from SMU and received the Cox School of Business Distinguished Alumni Award in 2000. Mr. Miller serves on the SMU Board of Trustees, the Cox School of Business Executive Board and the Maguire Energy Institute Advisory Board.
Dedman College
Kelly Hoglund Compton ’79
Kelly Compton serves as Executive Director of The Hoglund Foundation. She earned a B.B.A. degree from SMU in 1979. Ms. Compton currently serves on the SMU Board of Trustees and has chaired the Alumni Association Board of Directors.
Frederick B. Hegi, Jr. ’66
Fred Hegi is the founding partner of Wingate Management, L.L.C., a private investment firm. He earned a B.B.A. degree from SMU in 1966, an M.B.A. degree from Harvard Business School in 1968 and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas in 1970. Mr. Hegi serves on the SMU Board of Trustees, the executive boards of Dedman College and the Lyle School of Engineering and on the advisory board of the Hegi Family Career Development Center.
Dedman School of Law
Marilyn Hussman Augur ’89
Marilyn Augur is president of the Marilyn Augur Family Foundation. She serves on the board of WEHCO Media Company and is former president of North Texas Mountain Valley Water. She received a B.A. degree from the University of North Carolina in 1960 and an M.B.A. degree from SMU in 1989. Ms. Augur serves on the executive boards of the Cox School of Business and Dedman School of Law.
Ron K. Barger ’81
Ron Barger is general counsel for Archon Group, L.P., a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., that is an international, full-service commercial real estate investment management and mortgage loan company. He earned a B.S. degree from the University of Illinois in 1977 and a J.D. degree from SMU in 1981. Mr. Barger is a member of the Dedman School of Law Executive Board.
George W. Bramblett, Jr. ’63, ’66
George Bramblett is the senior partner of the litigation section at the law firm of Haynes & Boone. He earned a B.A. degree in social science from SMU in 1963 and a J.D. degree from SMU in 1966. Mr. Bramblett is a member of the Dedman School of Law Executive Board and is chair of his class reunion.
Alan D. Feld ’57, ’60
Convening Co-chair
Alan Feld is senior executive partner of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. He earned a B.A. degree in economics from SMU in 1957 and an LL.B. degree from SMU in 1960. Mr. Feld serves on the SMU Board of Trustees and the executive board of the Dedman School of Law. He received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Dedman School of Law in 1994.
Philip J. Wise ’78, ’81
Philip Wise is a founder of Cienda Partners and president of Mission Holdings, Inc., a private investment company. He received a B.A. in political science and B.B.A. from SMU in 1978 and a J.D. degree from SMU in 1981. A former SMU student body president, Mr. Wise currently serves on the Dedman School of Law Executive Board.
Lyle School of Engineering
Bobby B. Lyle ’67
Convening Co-chair
Bobby Lyle is chairman, president and CEO of Lyco Holdings Inc. and a director of Hiland Partners. He earned a B.S. degree from Louisiana Polytechnic Institute in 1963, an M.S. in engineering administration from SMU in 1967 and an Ed.D. from the University of Massachusetts in 1976. Dr. Lyle received the SMU Distinguished Alumni Award in 1995 and joined the Lyle School of Engineering Hall of Leaders in 2006. He serves on the SMU Board of Trustees, the Cox School of Business and Lyle School of Engineering executive boards and the board of the Institute for the Study of Earth and Man.
Karen Livesay Shuford ’70
Karen Shuford is a civic leader and a charitable trust consultant for the Bank of America private client group. She earned a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from SMU in 1970, becoming one of only two female graduates of the Lyle School of Engineering that year. Ms. Shuford received the SMU Distinguished Alumni Award in 2000. A member of the Lyle School of Engineering Executive Board, she joined the Lyle School of Engineering Hall of Leaders in 2008.
Meadows School of the Arts
Linda Harris Gibbons ’58
Linda Gibbons is an arts and civic leader in Dallas. She earned a B.A. in sociology from SMU in 1958 and received the University's Distinguished Alumni Award in 1998. A former member of the SMU Board of Trustees and president of the SMU Alumni Association, Ms. Gibbons serves on the executive board of Meadows School of the Arts.
John S. McFarland ’59, ’61
John McFarland is co-founder and president of the investment advisory firm of Penn Davis McFarland, Inc. He earned B.A. and B.B.A. degrees from the Cox School of Business. A noted arts supporter, Mr. McFarland is a member of the Meadows School of the Arts Executive Board and was honored at the 2003 Meadows at the Meyerson concert.
Sarah Fullinwider Perot ’83
Sarah Perot is a Dallas arts and cultural leader. She earned a B.F.A. degree in broadcast journalism from SMU in 1983. Mrs. Perot is a member of the SMU Board of Trustees and a member of the board of directors of the SMU Tower Center for Political Studies. She has served on the executive board of Meadows School of the Arts, the advisory panel of the Clements Center for Southwest Studies and as a member of the 21st Century Council.
Perkins School of Theology
Dodee Frost Crockett ’03
Dodee Crockett is First Vice President of Investments for Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management. She earned an M.T.S. degree from Perkins School of Theology in 2003. Mrs. Crockett serves on the executive board of Perkins School of Theology.
Rev. Michael McKee ’78
The Reverend Michael McKee is senior minister at First United Methodist Church in Hurst, Texas. He received a B.A. degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1973 and an M.Div. degree from Perkins School of Theology in 1978. Rev. McKee serves as the chair of the Perkins School of Theology Executive Board.
Kay Prothro Yeager ’61
Kay Yeager is vice president of the Perkins-Prothro Foundation. She is a former mayor of Wichita Falls, Texas, and serves on the executive board of Perkins School of Theology. Mrs. Yeager continues the seven-decade interest and involvement of her parents, both trustees, and grandparents, for whom the school was named.
Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development
Richard H. Collins ’69
Dick Collins is chairman and CEO of Richard Collins Enterprises, and of istation, an education technology company. His philanthropic and political efforts continue his family's legacy of working to improve the community. He earned a B.B.A. degree in economics from Cox School of Business in 1969. A member of the Mustang Club Board of Directors, Mr. Collins also has served on the Cox School of Business Executive Board and the Tower Center Board of Directors.
Connie Blass O’Neill ’77
Connie O'Neill is a civic leader in Dallas, actively serving the Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and Children's Medical Center Foundation, among other organizations. She earned a B.B.A. degree from Cox School of Business in 1977. Mrs. O'Neill serves as chair of the SMU Alumni Board and a member of the SMU Board of Trustees.
Athletics
Denny R. Holman ’67
Denny Holman is Chairman of the Board of Folsom Properties, Inc. A member of the 1965, 1966 and 1967 Southwest Conference Championship Mustangs basketball team, he earned a B.B.A. in management science from SMU in 1967. Mr. Holman serves on the Cox School of Business Executive Board. He and his wife have long supported SMU.
Paul B. Loyd, Jr. ’68
Paul Loyd is founder and principal of Loyd & Associates. He earned a B.B.A. degree in economics from SMU in 1968. In 1999, SMU honored Mr. Loyd with the Foundation for the Future Award in recognition of his service and gifts to the University, including the establishment of the Paul B. Loyd, Jr. All-Sports Center. He is a member of the SMU Board of Trustees and the Cox School of Business Executive Board.
Campus and Student Life
Craig James ’83
Craig James is a college football analyst with ABC Sports and ESPN Sports and founder of James Development Corporation. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in history from SMU in 1983. Mr. James was part of the famed "Pony Express" at SMU and was a member of the First Team All-Southwest Conference from 1980 to 1983. He has served on the boards of the SMU Athletic Forum and the Mustang Club.
Richard Ware ’68
Richard Ware is president of Amarillo National Bank. He earned a B.B.A. degree in economics from SMU in 1968. A former member of the SMU Board of Trustees, Mr. Ware serves on the executive board of Dedman College and the Campaign Leadership Council. He also is a member of the Development and External Affairs Committee.
Atlanta
Jennifer D. Flanagan '82
Jennifer Flanagan earned a B.A. degree in art history from SMU in 1982. Mrs. Flanagan has served as a member of her class reunion committee.
Martin L. Flanagan '82
Martin Flanagan is president and CEO of INVESCO. He earned a B.B.A. degree and a B.A. degree in Ibero-American civilization from SMU in 1982. Mr. Flanagan serves on the Cox School of Business Executive Board.
Chicago
Leslie Zahn Wilson '81
Leslie Wilson earned a B.A. from SMU, which she attended on a music scholarship, and is serving in her third term as a member of the Executive Board of Meadows School of the Arts. She serves as a member of the Associates and Affiliates Board of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, which oversees all local fundraising guilds in the Los Angeles area. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority at SMU. One of Mrs. Wilson's children, Royce Edrice Wilson Jr. '09, is an SMU student.
Royce E. (Ed) Wilson
Royce Edrice "Ed" Wilson is President of Tribune Broadcasting, with responsibility for overseeing 23 television stations, Superstation WGN, Tribune Entertainment and WGN Radio. Prior to joining Tribune, Mr. Wilson served as president of Fox Television Network, where he supervised all business aspects of the network, and in executive positions with NBC and CBS. Mr. Wilson was appointed to the SMU Board of Trustees in 2008. One of Mr. Wilson's children, Royce Edrice Wilson Jr. '09, is an SMU student.
Houston
Scott J. McLean '78
Scott McLean is president of Amegy Bank of Texas. He earned a B.B.A. degree from SMU in 1978 and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University in 1979. He was an ex-officio member of SMU's Board of Trustees in 1996-97 due to his service as president of the SMU Alumni Association during that academic year.
Dennis E. Murphree '69
Dennis Murphree is principal of Murphree Venture Partners. He earned a B.A. degree in economics from SMU in 1969 and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1971. A former member of SMU's Board of Trustees, Mr. Murphree serves on the Alumni Board and the SMU-in-Taos Executive Board.
Los Angeles
Marion Palley
Marion Palley formerly served as a partner in an Orange County, California, interior design firm specializing in model homes. She has spent the past 18 years volunteering on numerous boards, has served on the steering committee for two private school capital campaigns and twice chaired the Newport Beach Antiques Show. Currently she is a partner in a custom-made jewelry firm. Two of Mrs. Palley's three children, Stuart '11 and Rennick '12, are SMU students.
Roger B. Palley
Roger Palley is an investment advisor with Neuberger Berman LLC in Newport Beach, California. He received a B.S. degree in business administration in 1964 from the University of Denver, an M.S. degree in finance in 1974 from California State University, Long Beach and an M.A. degree in accounting in 1977 from the University of Southern California. In addition to serving on many charitable committees, he is a trustee of the South Coast Repertory Theatre and former board chair of The Pegasus School in Orange County. Two of his three children, Stuart '11 and Rennick '12, are SMU students.
Kelly Allen Welsh '78
Kelly Welsh earned a B.A. degree in journalism from SMU in 1978. Mrs. Welsh serves on SMU's Parent Leadership Council. One of Mrs. Welsh's two sons, George '11, is an SMU student.
Kevin D. Welsh
Kevin Welsh is senior managing director of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors L.P. He earned a B.S. degree from Purdue University in 1973 and an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1975. Mr. Welsh serves on SMU's Parent Leadership Council. One of Mr. Welsh's two sons, George '11, is an SMU student.
New York City
James H. MacNaughton '72, '73
James MacNaughton is retired from Rothschild Inc. as a senior advisor and former Global Partner. He serves on the boards of Max Capital Group, Ltd., Primus Guaranty, Ltd., Interboro Insurance Company and the International Advisory Council of Deutsche Insurance Asset Management (Deutsche Asset Management and Deutsche Bank). He also is a member of the board of WLIW21 New York Public Television. Mr. MacNaughton earned a B.A. degree in history in 1972 and an M.B.A. degree in 1973, both from SMU. He serves on the Executive Board and the Campaign Steering Committee for the Cox School of Business.
International Regions
Juan L. Elek, Mexico City
Juan Elek is founder and co-chairman of Elek, Moreno, Valley Associates. Mr. Elek serves on the SMU Board of Trustees and the Cox School of Business Executive Board. His son Pablo '01, '08 has B.B.A. and M.B.A. degrees from SMU.
Helmut Sohmen '66, Hong Kong
Helmut Sohmen is chairman of BW Corporation Limited. He earned an M.C.L. degree from SMU in 1966. Dr. Sohmen serves on the SMU Board of Trustees and the Dedman School of Law Executive Board. In 2001 the Dedman School of Law honored him with the Robert G. Storey Award for Distinguished Achievement.
Faculty & Staff
Harold W. Stanley
Harold W. Stanley is the Geurin-Pettus Professor of Political Science in Dedman College. Previously he served as a professor and chairman of the political science department at the University of Rochester and as president of the Southern Political Science Association. He is co-editor of Vital Statistics on American Politics, now in its 11th edition, and is the author of numerous other books and articles. He attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar.
Julie A. Wiksten ’78, ’92
Julie A. Wiksten ’78, ’92 is executive director of SMU Auxiliary Services. She also served as SMU’s director of Conference and Event Services and directed the SMU cheerleading and drill team schools, among other positions at the University. She has served on many SMU committees and task forces, including those for major renovation and building projects.
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