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SMU Board Of Trustees

 Carl Sewell - Chairman
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Welcome to the website for the SMU Board of Trustees.  The Board is responsible for setting policies and guidelines for the operation of the University. To learn more about the administration of the University, visit the SMU Leadership website.

This site provides the schedules and agendas for upcoming meetings, along with other news and information and other supporting documentation. We hope you find it helpful.

Board Members
CARL SEWELL (CHAIR)
Sewell Automotive Companies
Chair

RUTH ALTSHULER
Civic and Philanthropic Leader

BISHOP EARL BLEDSOE
Dallas Area Bishop
The United Methodist Church

MICHAEL M. BOONE
Haynes & Boone, LLP

BRADLEY W. BROOKSHIRE
Brookshire Grocery Company

LAURA WELCH BUSH
The First Lady of the United States

REV. KIRBYJON CALDWELL
Windsor Village United Methodist
Church

DONALD J. CARTY
Dell Corp

KELLY H. COMPTON
The Hoglund Foundation

REV. W. MARK CRAIG
Highland Park United
Methodist Church

GARY T. CRUM
CFP Foundation

LINDA PITTS CUSTARD
Custard/Pitts Land and Cattle Co.

ROBERT H. DEDMAN JR.
DFI Management (GP), Ltd.

LAMAR DOWLING
Southern Methodist University
Student Representative Trustee

FRANK M. DUNLEVY
SG Cowen Securities

JUAN L. ELEK
Elek, Moreno Valle Y Asociados

ALAN D. FELD
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer, & Feld

GERALD J. FORD
Diamond A Ford Corporation

PROFESSOR DENNIS FOSTER
Southern Methodist University
President, Faculty Senate

ANTONIO O. GARZA, JR.
U. S. Department of State-American
Embassy, Mexico

JAMES R. GIBBS
Frontier Oil Corporation

FREDERICK B. HEGI JR.
Wingate Partners

CLARK K. HUNT
Kansas City Chiefs

RAY L. HUNT
Hunt Oil Company

GENE C. JONES
Civic and Philanthropic Leader

BISHOP SCOTT J. JONES
Kansas Area
The United Methodist Church

FREDRICK LEACH
Prestonwood Eurology

PAUL B. LOYD, JR.
LSL Partners

BOBBY LYLE
Lyco Holdings, Incorporated

DAVID B. MILLER
EnCap Investments, L.P.

CONNIE O'NEILL
Southern Methodist University
President, Alumni Assn.

REV. SHERON PATTERSON
Highland Hills United Methodist Church

SARAH PEROT
Sarah and Ross Perot Foundation

JEANNE L. PHILLIPS
Hunt Oil Company

CAREN H. PROTHRO
Civic and Philanthropic Leader

BISHOP ANN B. SHERER
Nebraska Area-Nebraska Conference
The United Methodist Church

HELMUT R. SOHMEN
World-Wide Shipping Group Ltd.

RICHARD K. TEMPLETON
Texas Instruments, Inc.

JOHN C. TOLLESON
Tolleson Wealth Management

R. GERALD TURNER
Southern Methodist University
ex officio

ROYCE EDWARD WILSON
Tribune Broadcasting

RICHARD J. WOOD
The Japan Society of New York