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.
Ms. Chara Stewart Abrams
University of Missouri – Office of Institutional Equity
Columbia, Missouri
Dr. Patti Freemyer Martin, Vice Chair
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Little Rock, Arkansas
Dr. Jessica Ellis
AHBI Consolidated, Inc.
North Little Rock, Arkansas
Dr. Dexter Booth, ’77
Retired
Little Rock, Arkansas
Mr. Terence Cox
Retired, Exxon Mobil
Little Rock, Arkansas
Ms. Karyn Bradford Coleman, ’14
ASDC Midwest Regional Director
Democratic National Convention
Little Rock, Arkansas
Ms. Alice Richardson, ’77
PSC National Alumni Association
Little Rock, Arkansas
Dr. Tionna Jenkins, ’01, Board Chair
Plate It Healthy & O’nita Lee Foods, LLC
Little Rock, Arkansas
Mrs. Eleanor Warren Lindsey
Business Owner, Lindsey Hospitality House
Little Rock, Arkansas
Mrs. Lisa A. Menzies-Earvin
Retired, Johnson Controls, Inc. National Energy
Atlanta, Georgia
Bishop Laura Merrill
Arkansas Conference – United Methodist Church
Little Rock, Arkansas
Mr. Curtis Howse
Nabholz Construction
Conway, Arkansas
Reverend Mark Norman, ’94, Board Secretary
First United Methodist Church Benton
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Mr. Sam Roberts, Esq.
Walmart Corporation
Bentonville, Arkansas
Rev. Dr. Ulysses C. Washington
Arkansas Conference – United Methodist Church
Little Rock, Arkansas
Mr. Arnell Willis, ’77
Shorter College
Little Rock, Arkansas
Ex-Officio
Dr. Maurice D. Gipson
Interim President and CEO, Philander Smith University
Little Rock, Arkansas
Dr. Lloyd Sain Jr.
Faculty Representative, Philander Smith University
Little Rock, Arkansas
Mr. Alex Hardy, ’25
Student Representative, Philander Smith University
Little Rock, Arkansas