Board of Visitors Members
The Board of Visitors is an appointive board within the organizational structure of the University, which assists the President and, upon request, the Board of Trustees in an advisory capacity.
Ms. Gwen Sherman ’80, Chair
Director of Financial Process Improvement, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; former Southwestern University Alumni Board member; Mercer Island, Washington
Mr. Daryl M. Allen ’93
Managing Director, Atlantic Trust Private Wealth Management; Houston, Texas
The Honorable Rudy S. Apodaca, Sr.
Professional Mediation Services; Retired Judge, New Mexico Court of Appeals; Cedar Park, Texas
Mr. H. Brent Austin
Portfolio Manager, Private Investment Partnership; and former President and COO, El Paso Corporation; Houston, Texas
Mr. Jack S. Blanton
Board member, Scurlock Foundation; and former Chair, Houston Endowment; Houston, Texas
Cindy Olson Bourland ’89
President, Law Firm of Cindy Olson Bourland, P.C.; Round Rock, Texas
Joan Bray ’67
Former Missouri State Senator 24th District; St. Louis, Missouri
Mr. Herman Cardenas
CEO, Medicore 360; Georgetown, Texas
Mr. Philip Coffin
Real Estate Developer and Rancher; Georgetown, Texas
Dr. John W. Cook
Director and Immediate Past President, The Henry Luce Foundation, Inc., New York; Guilford, Connecticut
Ms. Lynn Costlow ’95
Vice President, Customer Service, U.S. Cellular; Chicago, Illinois
Mr. David L. Denny ’68
Executive Vice President, Molded Fiber Glass Companies; Pinehurst, North Carolina
Mr. James Dick
Founder and Director, The International Festival-Institute at Round Top; Round Top, Texas
Dr. Nancy W. Dickey, M.D.
President, Health Science Center and Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, Texas A&M System; College Station, Texas
Dr. Michael G. Douglas ’67, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Center for Biotechnology & Bioventures Development, Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas Medical Sciences Center; Little Rock, Arkansas
Mr. Robert Dubill
Retired Executive Editor, USA Today; Alexandria, Virginia
Mrs. Virginia Hyde Dupuy ’71
Grammy-nominated artist and Professor of Voice, Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
Mr. W. Bryan Farney ’81
Attorney; Georgetown, Texas
Mr. James Firth
Retired Senior Vice President, Communications, Exelon Corporation; Chicago, Illinois
The Honorable George Garver
Mayor, City of Georgetown, Texas; Private Consulting/Retired; Georgetown, Texas
Mr. Michael L. Gillette
Executive Director, Humanities Texas; Austin, Texas
Mr. Mark L. Hazelwood
President and CEO, Seton Clinical Enterprise, Austin, Texas
Mr. Marvin D. Henderson, Jr.
Private Investor, lender, entrepreneur; former gasoline distributor for Texaco, Exon, Shell, Citgo; Austin, Texas
Mrs. Carolyn Holloway
Community Philanthropist; Georgetown, Texas
Ms. Sylvia Kerrigan ’87
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Marathon Oil Corporation; Houston, Texas
Mr. Carl S. Kessler
Vice President/Retired, Worldwide Development, Platform Software; Southwestern University parent; Austin, Texas
Mr. John A. Kiltz
Partner, Stonelake Capital Partners, Austin, Texas
Mr. Robert M. (Bob) Lansford
Retired Senior Vice President, JP Morgan Private Client Services; Fort Worth, Texas
Mr. Tom Locke
President, The Texas Methodist Foundation; Austin, Texas
Mr. Gordon Logan
CEO and Founder, Sports Clips, Georgetown, Texas
Ms. Iva Wolf McLachlan
Attorney and Managing Partner, Wolf Partnership; Georgetown, Texas
Ms. Sue McMillin
CEO and President, Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation; Round Rock, Texas
Mrs. Lynn Parr Mock ’83
Professional Singer, Co-Founder, Lone Springs Arts; Dallas, Texas
Mr. W. Walter Negley
President of three Houston-based companies: TSP, U.S. Bolt and TSP-VA; former board member of The Brown Foundation, Inc.; parent of SU graduate; Houston, Texas
Mr. Gary Nelon
Chairman and CEO, First Texas Bank, Georgetown and Former Mayor, City of Georgetown; Georgetown, Texas
Dr. G. Benjamin Oliver
Former Council Member, City of Georgetown; President Emeritus Hiram College; Georgetown, Texas
Michael P. Pearson
Partner and Co-Chair of the Energy Practice Group, Jackson Walker LLP; Houston, Texas
Mel Pendland
President & CEO, Chamber of Commerce; Georgetown, Texas
Mr. Sam L. Pfiester
Owner, Pfiester Oil & Gas; former member of Georgetown City Council; Georgetown, Texas
Mrs. Aaronetta Hamilton Pierce
Civic Leader; San Antonio, Texas
Mr. Kenneth W. Poteete
President Emeritus, Georgetown Health Foundation, Georgetown, Texas
Ms. Patricia Potyka
PR WORKS; Executive Director, Texas Campus Compact, Austin, Texas
Mr. Joe N. Prothro
President, Perkins-Prothro Foundation; Wichita Falls, Texas
Mr. Byron Reese
Executive Vice President/Chief Innovation Officer, Demand Media; Georgetown, Texas
Mr. Pat Robertson
Sr. Regional Manager & Sr. VP, Wealth Management Group The Private Bank, Wells Fargo, Austin, Texas
Mr. Jeff E. Rusk
Attorney and Philanthropist; Georgetown, Texas
Mr. Christopher Sanchez
Franchise Owner, McDonald’s; Fort Worth, Texas
Ms. Sara Mackie Shull
Director, Institute for the Humanities at Salado; Salado, Texas
Mr. Kenneth M. Smith
Director, Treasury, Dell Inc.; Georgetown, Texas
Mr. Mark B. Smith ’80
President and CEO, Seldon Energy and Director, NeoFirma Inc.; Dallas, Texas
Mr. Kenneth Snodgrass
Senior Vice President, North Region, Shell Trading Company; London, England
Mr. Dudley Snyder
Senior Mortgage Banker, Envoy Mortgage; Austin, Texas
Dr. Lawrence R. Stanberry ’70
Chair of Dept. of Pediatrics, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons; Pediatrician-in-chief, Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York-Presbyterian Hospital; New York, New York
Mr. Harald E. Stanzer
Private Investor and Entrepreneur; Spring, Texas
Mr. Perry Steger
President, Steger Bizzell Consulting Engineers, Georgetown, Texas
Dr. Daniel R. Stultz ’72
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Texas Hospital Association, Austin, Texas
Mr. Robert E. Tesch
Real estate investor/developer; Cedar Park, Texas
Mr. Charles A. Williams ’84
President, Alkek Foundation; Houston, Texas
Mr. William R. Williams, III ’79
Senior Vice President, Lockton Companies; Houston, Texas



