Board of Trustees
The College's Administration works with the Board of Trustees to shape policy and direction for the institution. The leadership and service provided by these distinguished and committed men and women of the Board of Trustees are greatly valued. Trustees who earn Emeritus status are recognized and honored for their past extraordinary service.
Dr. Sherece Y. West-Scantlebury -
Board Chairwoman
Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation
Little Rock, Arkansas
Dr. Terry Esper, '96 - Board Vice Chair
The Ohio State University,
Columbus, Ohio
Dr. Debra Henry Fiser - Board Secretary
Retired, University of Arkansas Medical System
Little Rock, Arkansas
Mr. Robert "Bob" Bailey
Bailey Construction Company
Little Rock, Arkansas
Mr. Robert Blue, '68
Retired, Exxon Mobil
Little Rock, Arkansas
Dr. Etta F. Carter, '63
Retired Educator, New York City Public Schools
Little Rock, Arkansas
Mrs. Karyn Bradford Coleman, ‘14
Democratic Party of Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
Mr. Roderick L. Dunn, '03
PSC National Alumni Association
Little Rock, Arkansas
Dr. Maurice D. Gipson
Vice Chancellor for Inclusion,
Diversity and Equity
University of Missouri
Dr. Terrance D. Grant-Malone
St. John Missionary Baptist Church of Houston, Texas
Dr. Cynthia Bond Hopson
General Board of Higher Education
The Black College Fund
Nashville, Tennessee
Dr. Tionna Jenkins, '01
Plate It Healthy & O’nita Lee Foods, LLC
Little Rock, Arkansas
Mr. Jim Kincannon
AHBI Consolidated, Inc.
North Little Rock, Arkansas
Dr. Patti Freemyer Martin
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Little Rock, Arkansas
Ms. Lisa A. Menzies-Earvin
Retired, Johnson Control, Inc. National Energy
Atlanta, Georgia
Bishop Gary Mueller
Arkansas Conference- United Methodist Church
Little Rock, Arkansas
Mr. Jake Nabholz
Nabholz Construction
Conway, Arkansas
Rev. Mark Norman, '94
First United Methodist Church Benton
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Mr. F.G. "Buddy" Villines, J.D.
Retired, County Judge - Pulaski County
Little Rock, Arkansas
Rev. Dr. Ulysses C. Washington
Arkansas Conference – United Methodist Church
Little Rock, Arkansa
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Dr. Roderick L. Smothers, Sr.
President/CEO, Philander Smith College
Little Rock, Arkansas
Dr. Learmond Chapman
Faculty Representative, Philander Smith College
Little Rock, Arkansas
TBD
Student Representative, Philander Smith College
Little Rock, Arkansas
Mr. David Lewis
Staff Liaison to the Board of Trustees, Philander Smith College
Little Rock, Arkansas
TRUSTEES EMERITI
Dr. Charles W. Donaldson, '69
MG (Ret) Harold Gwatney
Rev. Larry W. Ross, '69
Ms. Lottie Shackelford, '79
Mr. Charles O. Stewart
Mr. Sherman Tate, '70
