The Tower Center Board of Directors serves as the Center's advisory panel. The board is composed of three Lifetime Directors, 14 Honorary Directors, four University Directors, and 37 Elected Directors. The Board of Directors is responsible for providing the Center with advice and direction, as well as maintaining the financial health of the Center through active fundraising.
Dan Branch, Chair
Winstead
Marjorie Adams, Inc.
Philanthropist and Community Leader
Allie Beth Allman & Associates
Highland Capital Management
Billingsley & Co.
Philanthropist and Community Leader
Blessing Petroleum Group
George W. Bush Institute
iStation
Philanthropist
Cox Partners, Inc.
SMU Trustee, Philanthropist, Community Leader
Estrada Hinojosa
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld
Chalker Flores, LLB
Best Associates
Philanthropist and Community Leader
Locke Lord
Texas Capital Bank
Winstead
Marjorie Adams
Marjorie Adams, Inc.
Hugh C. Akin
Philanthropist and Community Leader
Allie Beth Allman
Allie Beth Allman & Associates
Lucy Bannon
Highland Capital Management
Lucy Billingsley
Billingsley & Co.
Jan Hart Black
Philanthropist and Community Leader
Edward Blessing
Blessing Petroleum Group
Cullum Clark
George W. Bush Institute
Richard H. Collins
iStation
Penny Tower Cook, Lifetime Director
Philanthropist
Berry Rife Cox, Lifetime Director
Cox Partners, Inc.
Jeanne Tower Cox, Lifetime Director
SMU Trustee, Philanthropist, Community Leader
Robert A. Estrada
Estrada Hinojosa
Alan D. Feld
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld
Edwin Flores
Chalker Flores, LLB
Darab Ganji
Best Associates
Linda Gibbons
Philanthropist and Community Leader
Don M. Glendenning
Locke Lord
Joseph M. Grant
Texas Capital Bank
Nancy Halbreich
Philanthropist and Community Leader
Philanthropist and Community Leader
Philanthropist and Community Leader
Hunt Mexico
Philanthropist and Community Leader
Martinez Partners LLP
Philanthropist and Community Leader
Hillwood
SMU Trustee, Hunt Consolidated, Inc.
Philanthropist and Community Leader
Philanthropist and Community Leader
Staley PC
Genesco Sports
Tolleson Wealth Management
Pioneer Natural Resources
Luisa del Rosal, ex officio
Thomas DiPiero, ex officio
James F. Hollifield, ex officio
The Honorable William L. Ball III
The Honorable William S. Cohen
The Honorable Richard W. Fisher
The Honorable J. French Hill
The Honorable Karen P. Hughes
The Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison
The Honorable Tom Loeffler
The Honorable Frederick D. McClure
Dr. Nicholas Rostow
The Honorable Joseph Richard Straus III
The Honorable Carole Keeton Strayhorn
Philanthropist and Community Leader
Gene C. Jones
Philanthropist and Community Leader
Robert W. Jordan
Philanthropist and Community Leader
Enrique Marroquin
Hunt Mexico
Tom Marsh
Philanthropist and Community Leader
Vidal Martinez
Martinez Partners LLP
Linda McFarland
Philanthropist and Community Leader
Sarah F. Perot
Hillwood
Jeanne L. Phillips
SMU Trustee, Hunt Consolidated, Inc.
Holly Reed
Philanthropist and Community Leader
Peggy Sewell
Philanthropist and Community Leader
Joe H. Staley, Jr.
Staley PC
John P. Tatum, II
Genesco Sports
Carter Tolleson
Tolleson Wealth Management
Roger W. Wallace
Pioneer Natural Resources
James Williams
Community Leader
Brad Cheves, ex officio
Luisa del Rosal, ex officio
Thomas DiPiero, ex officio
James F. Hollifield, ex officio
Honorary Board of Directors
The Honorable William L. Ball III
The Honorable William S. Cohen
The Honorable Richard W. Fisher
The Honorable J. French Hill
The Honorable Karen P. Hughes
The Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison
The Honorable Tom Loeffler
The Honorable Frederick D. McClure
Dr. Nicholas Rostow
The Honorable Joseph Richard Straus III
The Honorable Carole Keeton Strayhorn