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.

Ms. Chara Stewart Abrams background image

Ms. Chara Stewart Abrams

University of Missouri – Office of Institutional Equity
Columbia, Missouri

Dr. Patti Freemyer Martin, Vice Chair background image

Dr. Patti Freemyer Martin, Vice Chair

Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Little Rock, Arkansas

Dr. Jessica Ellis background image

Dr. Jessica Ellis

AHBI Consolidated, Inc.
North Little Rock, Arkansas

Dr. Dexter Booth, ’77 background image

Dr. Dexter Booth, ’77

Retired
Little Rock, Arkansas

Mr. Terence Cox background image

Mr. Terence Cox

Retired, Exxon Mobil
Little Rock, Arkansas

Ms. Karyn Bradford Coleman, ’14 background image

Ms. Karyn Bradford Coleman, ’14

ASDC Midwest Regional Director
Democratic National Convention
Little Rock, Arkansas

Ms. Alice Richardson, ’77 background image

Ms. Alice Richardson, ’77

PSC National Alumni Association
Little Rock, Arkansas

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

Dr. Tionna Jenkins, ’01, Board Chair

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

Mrs. Eleanor Warren Lindsey background image

Mrs. Eleanor Warren Lindsey

Business Owner, Lindsey Hospitality House
Little Rock, Arkansas

Mrs. Lisa A. Menzies-Earvin background image

Mrs. Lisa A. Menzies-Earvin

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

Bishop Laura Merrill background image

Bishop Laura Merrill

Arkansas Conference – United Methodist Church
Little Rock, Arkansas

Mr. Curtis Howse background image

Mr. Curtis Howse

Nabholz Construction
Conway, Arkansas

Reverend Mark Norman, ’94, Board Secretary background image

Reverend Mark Norman, ’94, Board Secretary

First United Methodist Church Benton
Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Mr. Sam Roberts, Esq. background image

Mr. Sam Roberts, Esq.

Walmart Corporation
Bentonville, Arkansas

Rev. Dr. Ulysses C. Washington background image

Rev. Dr. Ulysses C. Washington

Arkansas Conference – United Methodist Church
Little Rock, Arkansas

Mr. Arnell Willis, ’77 background image

Mr. Arnell Willis, ’77

Shorter College
Little Rock, Arkansas

Ex-Officio

Dr. Maurice D. Gipson background image

Dr. Maurice D. Gipson

Interim President and CEO, Philander Smith University
Little Rock, Arkansas

Dr. Lloyd Sain Jr. background image

Dr. Lloyd Sain Jr.

Faculty Representative, Philander Smith University
Little Rock, Arkansas

Mr. Alex Hardy, ’25 background image

Mr. Alex Hardy, ’25

Student Representative, Philander Smith University
Little Rock, Arkansas

Trustees Emerti