The Faculty Advisory Board is tasked with formulating the goals of the SMU Tower Center, for establishing general policies and programs in harmony therewith, for reviewing and evaluating the progress of the various programs, for recommending the appointment of professional personnel, and for approving the Tower Center Budget. It is made up of the Tower Center Directors, the Chair of the Board of Directors, the Dean of Dedman College, the Chair of the Political Science Department, and seven other appointed SMU faculty members.
Karisa Cloward
Associate Professor of Political Science
Jeffrey Engel
Associate Professor of History
Director of the Center for Presidential History
James Hollifield
Professor of Political Science
Ora Nixon Arnold Professor in International Political Economy
Academic Director of the SMU Tower Center
Joe Kobylka
Chair of Political Science Department
Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor
Maribeth Kuenzi
Associate Professor of Management
Director of the Niemi Center
Thomas Osang
Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor
Stefano Recchia
Associate Professor
John G. Tower Distinguished Chair in International Politics and National Security
Harold Stanley
Vice President for Executive Affairs
Geurin-Pettus Distinguished Chair in American Politics and Political Economy
Hiroki Takeuchi
Associate Professor of Political Science
Director of the SMU Tower Center Sun & Star Program on Japan and East Asia
Matthew Wilson
Associate Professor of Political Science
SMU Dedman College of Humanities and Science
Ex Officio Advisors
Dan Branch
Chairman of the SMU Tower Center Board of Directors
Jennifer Apperti
Deputy Director of the SMU Tower Center
Thomas DiPiero
Dean of Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences