Board <span>of Trustees</span>

Board of Trustees

Board of Trustees

The University'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 is greatly valued. Trustees with Emeritus status are recognized and honored for their past extraordinary service to the institution.

Dr. Tionna Jenkins, ’01, Board Chair background image

Dr. Tionna Jenkins, ’01, Board Chair

Plate It Healthy & O’nita Lee Foods, LLC
Little Rock, AR

Reverend Mark Norman, ’94, Secretary background image

Reverend Mark Norman, ’94, Secretary

Highland Valley UMC
Little Rock, AR

Ms. Chara Stewart Abrams background image

Ms. Chara Stewart Abrams

System Director
CHRISTUS Health
Irving, TX

Dr. Jessica Ellis, ’03 background image

Dr. Jessica Ellis, ’03

Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
LifeTouch Health
Little Rock, AR

Mr. Terence Cox background image

Mr. Terence Cox

Application Development Manager
City of Little Rock
Little Rock, AR

Ms. Alice Richardson, ’77 background image

Ms. Alice Richardson, ’77

National Alumni Association PSU
Houston, TX

Mrs. Lisa A. Menzies-Earvin background image

Mrs. Lisa A. Menzies-Earvin

Retired, Johnson Controls, Inc. National Energy
Atlanta, GA

Bishop Laura Merrill background image

Bishop Laura Merrill

Arkansas Conference – United Methodist Church
Little Rock, AR

Mr. Curtis Howse background image

Mr. Curtis Howse

CEO of Home & Auto Platforms at Synchrony Financial
Little Rock, AR

Reverend Natasha Murray background image

Reverend Natasha Murray

Central District Superintendent
Arkansas Conference – United Methodist Church
Little Rock, AR

Mr. Arnell Willis, ’77 background image

Mr. Arnell Willis, ’77

Retired, AR Department of Workforce Services
Little Rock, AR

Dr. Crystal Banks background image

Dr. Crystal Banks

Executive Director
The Black College Fund and Ethnic Concerns
Nashville, TN

Ex-Officio

Dr. Maurice D. Gipson background image

Dr. Maurice D. Gipson

President and CEO, Philander Smith University
Little Rock, AR

Dr. Earl M. Graham background image

Dr. Earl M. Graham

Faculty Representative, Philander Smith University
Little Rock, AR

Mr. DeCarlos Nora, Jr., ’26 background image

Mr. DeCarlos Nora, Jr., ’26

Student Government Association Representative, Philander Smith University
Little Rock, AR

Trustees Emerti

Dr. Charles W. Donaldson, ’69 background image

Dr. Charles W. Donaldson, ’69

Retired Educator/CEO of Donaldson & Donaldson Associates, LLC
Little Rock, AR

Rev. Larry W. Ross, ’69 background image

Rev. Larry W. Ross, ’69

Retired Elder of the Christian Methodist Church
Sherwood, AR

Ms. Lottie Shackelford, ’79 background image

Ms. Lottie Shackelford, ’79

Politician/Former Mayor of Little Rock
Little Rock, AR

Mr. Charles O. Stewart background image

Mr. Charles O. Stewart

Retired Businessman/Co-founder & Chairman of AR Black Hall of Fame
Little Rock, AR

Mr. Sherman Tate, ’70 background image

Mr. Sherman Tate, ’70

Retired Businessman
Little Rock, AR

Mr. Robert Blue, ’68 background image

Mr. Robert Blue, ’68

Retired ExxonMobil Executive
Little Rock, AR

Dr. Etta F. Carter, ’63 background image

Dr. Etta F. Carter, ’63

Retired Educator
Little Rock, AR