The Board of Visitors exists to support the mission of Southwestern University by becoming informed of its program and providing feedback to the President and other administrative officials. As individuals, members of the board shall:

• Serve as “opinion molders” or interpreters of the college to specific groups.
• Report to the college the reactions of the general public and/or specific public with which each member is associated in business or community life.
• Help Southwestern accomplish its long-term objectives as a national liberal arts college of the highest rank.

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Important Dates

Board of Visitors Upcoming Meetings:

• Fall 2026 Meeting - October 1 & 2, 2026 / Map / Agenda
• Spring 2027 Meeting - April 8 & 9, 2027

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Members of the Board of Visitors

Ryan J. Bandy ’09, Dallas, Founder and Managing Partner, Shadowbox Logistics

Mike Barry, McLean, VA, Dean, American University Washington College of Law

Clint Bledsoe ’93, Austin, Commercial Real Estate Attorney

Timothy B. Boone, M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc. (hon), FACS ’77, Houston, Dean, School of Engineering Medicine, Texas A & M University, Craig C. Brown and Suzanne H. Smith Centennial Chair in Medical Education, Professor of Urology, Houston Methodist, Clinical Professor, Texas A&M College of Medicine Houston Campus

Justin Broussard ’17, Houston, Strategic Talent Advisor, Omnissa

Karen H. Cangas ’92, Plano, Director, Alix Partners LLP

Jaime Cangas, Plano, Sales Consultant, Bluemax Partners

Niki Carayannopoulos, M.D. FAAOS,’01, Houston, Chief of Orthopedic Surgery HCA Houston Healthcare West, West Houston Orthopedics

Cole Claiborn ’08, Dallas, Managing Director, Clarence Capital Partners

Brad Coffey ’96, Houston, Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Spur Energy Partners LLC

Elizabeth C. Dice ’84, Houston/Lake Toxaway, NC, Retired, Board Member/Community Leader

Michael Douglas Ph.D. ’67, Georgetown, Chief Executive, Georgetown Neurosciences Foundation

Mark Easterly ’92, Houston, Vice President, Houston Methodist

Edward H. Ellis, Jr. ’64, Round Top, Retired

Suzanne Morrow Ellis ’64, Round Top, Community Volunteer

Kenda Evans, Ph.D. ’92, Houston, Automation Solutions Product Specialist, Agilent Technologies, Vice Chairman of Directions and Assistance Committee, Houston Rodeo

Matthew S. Finlay ’00, Rocklin, CA, Senior Enterprise Solution Engineer, NVIDIA

Tom Forbes ’71, Austin, Chairman - Austin Trust Company, Of Counsel - Sneed, Vine & Perry, P.C.

Holly Tue Garcia, AEP, CTFA, Kyle, Chief Executive Officer and President, Austin Trust Company

Ginger Gaines Cirelli ’92, Washington DC, Senior Pastor, Foundry United Methodist Church

Bruce Gilmour ’74, Midland, CPA, Bruce A. Gilmour, CPA

Thomas “T.J.” Gleeson ’02, Pflugerville, Chairman - Public Utility Commission of Texas

Jason C. Greenway ’00, Executive Vice President, Cadence Bank, Houston

Sue Stauffer Harshman ’73, Dallas, Retired Senior Vice President, Business Support Executive, Bank of America Private Bank

David Hays ’84, Georgetown, General Partner - Georgetown Title and Stagecoach Inn in Salado

Tom Herzig ’84, San Antonio, Senior Manager, ReefPoint Group, LLC

Susan P. Holley ’73, Georgetown, Clinical Professor, Emerita, Texas A & M University

R. Bruce Hurley ’86, Houston, Partner, King & Spalding LLP

Carl Illig, Georgetown, Executive Director, W.D. Kelley Foundation

Dawn Johnson M.D., FAAP ’95, Dallas/Oklahoma City, OK, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Emergency Medicine, Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center

Brad Knapp ’04, New Orleans, Louisiana, Partner, Troutman Pepper Locke LLP

Megan Bush Knapp ’04, New Orleans, Louisiana, Assistant Professor, Xavier University

Michael S. Lade ’88, Houston, Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Star of Hope Mission

David Landry, Austin, Executive Vice President, Frost Bank

Jack A. Lyons ’75, Houston, Oil & Gas Interest 

A. Erin Manning, M.D. ’93, Houston, Physician, Houston Methodist Hospital

Kay Webb Mayfield ’78, Temple, Retired, U.S. Department of State

Mark Steven Mayfield ’76, Temple, Retired, U.S. Department of State

Pierce MacGuire ’14, Georgetown, Attorney, MacGuire Law PLLC, Real Estate and Business Law

Ana Mallen ’95, Mexico City, Undergraduate Program Director, Universidad de Libertad, Mexico City, Mexico

Mary E. Medley ’74, Denver, CO, Former President & CEO 

Zoe Thompson McDaniel, Houston, Partner, Boyden US

Sue McMillin, Round Rock, President and CEO, Greater Texas Foundation

Daniel (Dan) Middlebrooks ’79, Georgetown, Oil & Gas, Midstream interests

Philip Moffatt ’20, Austin, Institutional Consulting Analyst, Morgan Stanley

Dennis Moore ’95, Round Rock, Attorney and Counselor, Law Office of Dennis W. Moore PLLC

David S. Morgan, Georgetown, City Manager, City of Georgetown

Eleanor L. Munson, Ph.D., Dallas, Educational Consultant

Richard F. (Rick) Nauert ’77, Georgetown, Clinical Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Austin

Caroline C. Negley ’08, Houston, TSP Mfg.

G. Benjamin (Ben) Oliver, Georgetown, President emeritus, Hiram College, Former Member, Georgetown City Council

Russell W. Parks III ’97, Manhattan Beach, California, Senior Managing Director / Portfolio Manager, Guggenheim Partners

Nicholas H. Parker ’09, Houston, AGC - Projects, Sempra Infrastructure

Jeanine Piskurich, Houston, Retired, Board Member/Community Leader 

Christopher Plumlee ’89, Murphy, Founder/President of Elevate Strategy Group

Steven A. Raben ’63, Houston, Senior Consultant & of Counsel, Preng & Associates 

Javier E. Riofrio Orrego ’97, Lima, Peru, Managing Partner & Director, ACRES Investments SA

Bill Rives ’74, Horseshoe Bay, Retired, Board of Directors Highland Lakes Creative Arts, Board of Directors Workforce Network, Inc. 

Ralph Robinett, Georgetown, Chief Operating Officer - Ballard Power Systems

Robert (Trey) Robinson III, Austin, Founder - Story Amplify

Russ Schaeffer, Georgetown, Retired Business Owner, Community Volunteer

Josh Schroeder, Georgetown, Attorney-Schroeder Law, PLLC; Mayor - City of Georgetown

Tracie Shelton ’91, San Antonio, Managing Director, Alamo Kitchens

Avery N. Sheppard ’10, Houston, Partner, Ware, Jackson, Lee, O’Neill, Smith & Barrow, LLP

Don Sherwood ’76, Dallas, SRWA, MAI (non-practicing) Owner - Donald J. Sherwood, LLC

Jon E. Sloan, Georgetown, Community Leader/Investor, Former President - First Texas Bank

Dan Sparks, New Canaan, Connecticut, CEO, Shelter Growth Capital Partners 

Perry C. Steger, Georgetown, CEO, Steger Bizzell Engineering

Alice Schorre Stultz ’72, Georgetown, Professional Volunteer

Charles A. Williams ’84, Houston, President, Albert and Margaret Alkek Foundation

James W. Wilson ’69, Georgetown, Former Sales & Marketing Executive, Xerox & Texas Instruments

Drew York ’02, McKinney, Partner, Gray Reed & McGraw, LLP