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Appendix B: Vision 2020 Participants

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Ray M. Bowen ’58, President and Professor of Mechanical Engineering
A. Benton Cocanougher, Dean, Lowry Mays College and Graduate School of Business, and Professor of Marketing
Eddie J. “Ed” Davis ’67, President, Texas A&M Foundation Ronald G. Douglas, Executive Vice President and Provost, and Professor of Mathematics
Jon L. Hagler ’58, Director, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Company
Robert W. Harvey ’77, Director, McKinsey & Company, Inc.
Diane S. Kaplan, Speaker, The Faculty Senate, and Assistant Professor of Educational Curriculum and Instruction
Frederick D. McClure ’76, Member, Board of Regents
Laurie Nickel ’99, Student Body President
Anneliese Reinemeyer, President, Graduate Student Council
Mark Weichold, ’78, Associate Provost for Undergraduate Programs and Academic Services, and Professor of Electrical Engineering
Walter V. Wendler, ’72, Executive Assistant to the President and Professor of Architecture

EXECUTIVE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Don Adam, Chairman of the Board, CEO, The Adam Corporation/Group
James R. Adams, Texas Instruments & SBC Communications
Rufus Cormier, Baker & Botts, L.L.P.
Jim Crownover, McKinsey & Company, Inc.
James J. Duderstadt, President Emeritus & Professor of Science and Engineering, Millennium Project, The University of Michigan
Marvin J. Girouard, President/CEO, Pier 1 Imports
Robert Drayton McLane, Jr., McLane Group
Herbert Kelleher, Chairman/President/CEO, Southwest Airlines Company
Tommy E. Knight ’61, President & CEO, Retired, Brown & Root, Inc.
Jack E. Little, President & CEO, Shell Oil Co.
L. Lowry Mays ’57, Chairman & CEO, Clear Channel Communication, Inc.
Kay Moran McCord, Private Investor
M. Bookman Peters ’59, Bookman Peters Accounting Firm
Marvin Runyon, Former Postmaster General
Derby Wilson, Insurance and Private Investments

ACADEMIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE
H. Richard Adams, Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine, and Professor of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology
Emily Ashworth, Assistant Provost for International Programs
Pierce Cantrell, Associate Provost for Information Technology and Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering
A. Benton Cocanougher, Dean, Lowry Mays College and Graduate School of Business, and Professor of Marketing
Jane Conoley, Dean, College of Education, and Professor of Educational Psychology
Sandra DeGraw, Executive Vice President, Vice Dean and Professor of Law, South Texas College of Law
Richard E. Ewing, Dean, College of Science, and Professor of Mathematics and Engineering
Roland Haden, Vice Chancellor for Engineering, The Texas A&M University System; Dean, Dwight Look College of Engineering; and Professor, Department of Electrical
Engineering

Fred Heath, Dean and Director, Sterling C. Evans Library
Edward A. Hiler, Vice Chancellor for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M University System; Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; and Professor, Department of Agricultural Engineering
Glenn A. Jones, Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Woodrow Jones, Jr., Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Professor of Political Science
Diane Kaplan, Speaker, The Faculty Senate and Assistant Professor of Educational Curriculum and Instruction

Howard Kaplan, Distinguished Professor of Sociology
Robert Kennedy, Vice President for Research and Associate Provost for Graduate Studies; Professor of Biology , Plant Physiology, and Plant Biotechnology
Laurie Nickel ’99, President, Student Government
David B. Prior, Dean, College of Geosciences, and Professor of Geography, Geology, and Geophysics
Anneliese Reinemeyer, President, Graduate Student Council
Tom Regan, Dean, College of Architecture, and Professor of Architecture
Janis Stout, Dean of Faculties and Associate Provost, and Professor of English
Mark Weichold ’78, Associate Provost for Undergraduate Programs and Academic Services, and Professor of Electrical Engineering
Paul J. Wellman, Professor and Head, Department of Psychology

ARTS AND SCIENCE
Howard B. Kaplan, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, On Campus Co-Chair
Ray A. Rothrock ’77, General Partner, Venrock Associates, Co-Chair, Off-Campus
Jeffrey J. Morgan, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Facilitator
William J. Neely ’52, Retired VP & Director of Marketing Dow Chemical Company, Off-Campus Liaison
Susanna Finnell, Executive Director, Honors Program & Academic Scholarships, Resource
Dennis A. Berthold, Professor, Department of English
David A. Brooks, Executive Associate Dean, College of Geosciences, and Professor of Oceanography
Robert D. Brown, Professor & Head, Department of Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences
John P. Fackler, Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry
Raymond R. Hannigan, Jr. ’61, President, Kinetic Concepts, Inc.
Katie Hanselka, Student, Agricultural Development
Karen S. Kubena ’82, Associate Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Thomas M. Matthews ’65, President, NGC Corporation
Harris J. Pappas ’66, President, Pappas Restaurant, Inc.
Leila Payne, Assistant Professor, Sterling C. Evans Library
Anthony D. Ross, Jr., Assistant Professor of Business Analysis and Research
Carol Stuessy, Associate Professor, Educational Curriculum & Instruction
Nancy J. Volkman, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning

FACULTY
Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe, Distinguished Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, On-Campus Co-Chair
Joe B. Foster ’56, Chairman/CEO, Newfield Exploration Company, Off-Campus Co-Chair
Todd A. Shipley ’80, Senior Vice President, Nations Bank
Dean W. Wichern, Professor of Business Analysis and Research, Facilitator
William L. (Bill) Perry, Executive Associate Provost and Professor of Mathematics, Resource
Nancy Amato, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science
Jerry L. Boles ’71, President, Grona Boles Insurance
Noberto Chaclin, Student, Chemical Engineering
Leonard R. (Roy) Cornwell, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Billy Huddleston ’56, Petroleum Engineer, Huddleston & Company, Inc.
Jonathan L. Kvanvig, Professor, Department of Philosophy & Humanities
Bryan N. Mitchell ’70, Contractor, History Maker Homes
James K. B. (Jim) Nelson ’49, President, Felicity Ventures, Ltd.
Worth D. Nowlin, Jr. ’57, Distinguished Professor, Department of Oceanography
Peter L. Rodriguez, Assistant Professor, Department of Management
R. Douglas Slack, Professor, Department of Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences
Roberta H. Smith, Professor, Department of Soil & Crop Sciences
Paul W. (Bill) Toler ’76, Vice President, Procter & Gamble Worldwide
John D. White ’70, Attorney, Winstead, Sechrest & Minick
Jack H. Wilmore, Professor & Head, Department of Health & Kinesiology

GRADUATE STUDIES
Gerald North, Distinguished Professor & Head, Department of Meteorology, On-Campus Co-Chair
Ron Robinson ’74, Chief Technology Officer, Texaco, Off-Campus Co-Chair
Larry Lemanski, Associate Vice President for Research, Facilitator
Rick Giardino, Executive Director, Office of Graduate Studies, and Professor of Geography, Resource
Mike Baggett ’68, Attorney, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Winstead, Sechrest & Minick, P.C.
Karl J. Aufderheide, Associate Professor, Department of Biology
Gerald Bratton ’65, Professor & Head, Department of Veterinary Anatomy & Public Health
John Dinkel, Associate Dean for Masters Program, Lowry Mays College & Graduate School of Business, and Professor of Business Analysis and Research
Charles Gregory ’64, Chairman, Preco Machinery Sales
Clifton Griffin, Assistant to the Vice President for Research and Associate Provost for Graduate Studies
James C. Holste, Associate Dean, College of Science and Professor of Chemical Engineering
Mark Holtzapple, Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
Adrian Leday, Student, Biology
Joseph Merritt ’63, Owner, Dixie Iron Works, Inc.
Thomas Paul ’62, Vice President, General Electric
Nova Silvy, Professor, Department of Wildlife Sciences
Wendy L. Wood, Professor, Department of Psychology
David G. Woodcock, Professor, College of Architecture

LEADERSHIP, GOVERNANCE & ORGANIZATION
Michael A. Hitt, Professor of Management, On-Campus Co-Chair
John Mobley ’51, Chairman, Mobley Environmental Services, Inc. Off-Campus Co-Chair
G.P. “Bud” Peterson ’85, Executive Associate Dean, Dwight Look College of Engineering, and Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Facilitator
Richard Kardys ’67, Executive Vice President, Frost National Bank, Off-Campus Liaison
Jerry Gaston, Vice President for Administration and Professor of Sociology, Resource
Perry L. Adkisson, Chancellor Emeritus & Regents’ Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Entomology
James B. (Jimmy) Bond ’58, Attorney at Law, Rodgers, Miller & Ellison
Ben M. Crouch, Executive Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts, and Professor of Sociology
Creed L. Ford ’75, President, Ford Restaurant Group
Hector Gutierrez, Jr. ’69, Public Affairs Consultant, Hector Gutierrez Consulting
Don Hellriegel, Executive Associate Dean, Lowry Mays College & Graduate School of Business, and Professor of Management
M. Garret Ihler, Professor, Department of Medical Biochemistry & Genetics
Susan M. Irza, Director of Human Resources
Murray H. Milford ’55, Professor & Associate Department Head, Department of Soil & Crop Sciences
John W. Nielsen-Gammon, Associate Professor, Department of Meteorology
Douglas J. Palmer, Professor & Head, Department of Educational Psychology
MacGregor Stephenson, Graduate Student, Educational Administration
Bob Surovik ’58, Attorney, McMahon, Surovik, Suttl;e, Buhrmann
James T. Yao, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering

LIBRARY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Fred Heath, Dean & Director, Sterling C. Evans Library, On-Campus Co-Chair
Ron Skaggs ’65, Chairman & CEO, HKS Architects, Off-Campus Co-Chair
William (Bill) Hanna ’58, President, Koch Industries, Inc., Off-Campus Liaison
Vivian Paul, Associate Dean, College of Architecture, and Professor of Architecture, Facilitator
Pierce Cantrell, Jr., Associate Provost for Information Technology, and Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Resource
Ron W. Barclay ’68, Executive Vice President, Randall’s Food Markets, Inc.
Clay V. N. Bright ’78, Partner, Bright & Company
Richard Carlson, Professor of Geophysics, Department of Geology & Geophysics
Leana Divine’01, Student, International Studies
Donald R. Fraser, Professor, Department of Finance
Kenneth George ’72, Attorney at Law, Amoco Corporation
James G. Hooton ’66, Partner, Arthur Andersen
Kathy Jackson ’82, Associate Professor, Sterling C. Evans Library
M. Michael Park, Attorney at Law
Linda Parrish ’78, Professor, Department of Educational Psychology
M. Scott Poole, Professor, Department of Speech Communication & Theatre Arts

LOCALE
Robert T. Bisor, III ’86, Assistant Vice President for Administration, On-Campus Co-Chair
Royce Hickman, President, Bryan/College Station Chamber of Commerce, Off-Campus Co-Chair
Weldon Kruger ’53, Retired Senior Executive, Exxon, Off-Campus Liaison
Jane Zajicek, Associate Professor & Associate Department Head, Department of Horticultural Sciences Facilitator
Pedro Aguirre ’53, President & CEO, Aguirre, Inc.
Sarah Ashburn, Superintendent, Bryan Independent School District
Michael Conduff, City Manager, City of Bryan
D. Stephen Goddard ’77, Managing Partner, Arthur Andersen
Julius M. Gribou, Associate Professor & Head, Department of Architecture
Jared E. Hazleton, Director, Center for Business & Economic Analysis
Dennis W. Jansen, Professor & Head, Department of Economics
Al Jones ’66, County Judge, Brazos County
Steve Letbetter ’70, President/CEO, Houston Lighting & Power
Daniel F. MacGilvray, Professor, College of Architecture (Deceased)
Lynn McIhaney, Mayor, City of College Station
Skip Noe, City Manager, City of College Station
Robert K. Popp, Professor, Department of Geology
Lindy Sanders, Student
Jim Scales, Superintendent, College Station Independent School District
Lonnie Stabler, Mayor, City of Bryan
Louis G. Tassinary, Associate Professor, Department of Urban & Regional Planning
Robert Worley, President & CEO, Economic Development Corporation

THE OTHER EDUCATION
Joe Townsend ’67, Associate Dean, Agriculture and Life Sciences, and Associate Professor of Agricultural Education, On-Campus Co-Chair
Jess Curlee ’67, President, Supima Association of America, Off-Campus Co-Chair
Fred Palmer ’65, Northgate Ranch, Off-Campus Liaison
Janis Stout, Dean of Faculties and Associate Provost, and Professor of English, Facilitator
Malon Southerland ’65, Vice President for Student Affairs, Resource
Lovell Aldrich ’65, Attorney/Owner, Aldrich and Associates P.C.
Ray Childress ’85, President, Ray Childress Cattle Corporation
Michael Cone ’60, Chairman, Tri-C Resources, Inc.
Don Engelage, Executive Director, Financial Aid
Ted Hopgood ’65, Commandant, Corps of Cadets
Charles Kenerley, Professor, Plant Pathology & Microbiology
Beverly Kloesel ’88, Executive Secretary, President’s Office
Pat Larke, Professor, Curriculum & Instruction
Bill Mahomes ’69, Attorney at Law, Law Offices of Mahomes & Associates
Randy Matson ’67, Executive Director, Association of Former Students
Charles Mattei ’49, Retired, Vice President, Citgo Petroleum Corporation
Madison Mauze ’99, Student, Chemistry
Jack McCrary ’59, Chairman of the Board, Ankle and Foot Centers of America
Brian Minyard ’99, Student, Biochemistry
Jim Reynolds ’82, Director, Memorial Student Center
Rick Rigsby, Senior Lecturer, Speech Communications
Carri Baker Wells ’84, Director of Public Relations, Heard, Linebarger, et. al.
Jan Winniford ’91, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs

RESEARCH AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Michael Hall, Associate Dean, College of Science, and Professor of Chemistry, On-Campus Co-Chair
Richard Younts ’67, Executive Vice President, Motorola, Inc., Off-Campus Co-Chair
John Bethancourt ’74, Vice President, Business Development, Texaco, Off-Campus Liaison
Jon Denton, Executive Associate Dean, College of Education, and Professor of Educational Curriculum and Instruction, Facilitator
Robert A. Kennedy, Vice President for Research & Associate Provost for Graduate Studies, Resource
Max Amoss ’65, Professor, Department of Veterinary Physiology & Pharmacology
William Barnes ’64, Senior Vice President, CFO, Rockwell International
James Benjamin, Professor & Head, Department of Accounting
Lynda Schubert-Bodman, President, Schubert Associates, Inc.
Craig Brown ’75, President & COO, Bray International, Inc.
John C. Calhoun, Jr., Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Petroleum Engineering
Barry Coon ’61, Vice President, EP Technology , Conoco/DuPont, Retired
Charles Gilreath, Associate Professor, Sterling C. Evans Library
Michael Haughey, President, Residence Hall Association
Glen A. Laine ’79, Professor & Head, Department of Veterinary Physiology & Pharmacology
Raymond Marlo ’53, President, Marlow Industries, Inc.
Jack McCrary ’59, Chairman, American Medical Provider, Inc.
John Mullet, Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics
Frederic I. Park, Director, Visualization Laboratory
Junuthula N. Reddy, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Ronald C. Stinson ’53, President, Atlas Consulting Group
Van H. Taylor ’71, Regional President, Network Operations, South Western Bell Telephone
Richard W. Younts ’67, Executive Vice President, Motorola, Inc.

RESOURCES
Robert E. Johnson, Professor of Architecture, On-Campus Co-Chair
Carroll W. Phillips ’54, Retired Vice Chairman, Coopers & Lybrand, Off-Campus Co-Chair
Kent Caperton ’71, Attorney at Law, Winstead, Sechrest & Minich, Off-Campus Liaison
Andreas K. Kronenberg, Professor, Department of Geology Facilitator
William B. Krumm, Vice President for Finance & Controller Resource
Robert L. Walker ’58, Vice President for Development, Resource
Bill E. Carter ’69, President, Carter Financial Management
H. Berry Cash ’61, General Partner , Berry Cash Southwest Partnership
William H. Flores ’76, Senior Vice President, CFO Western Atlas, Inc.
Brice E. Hill ’73, President, Centex Construction Group
Sarah A. Holmes, Professor, Department of Accounting
W. Miles Marks ’79, Executive Director, 12th Man Foundation
James A. Mayo ’70, Ranching & Investments, Vice President Fund Raising, Former Students Association
Mary E. Miller, Associate Vice President for Administration
James Palincsar, Senior Vice President for Development Texas A&M Foundation
Robert D. Piwonka ’72, Manager, Student Financial Services Fiscal Department
William B. Smith ’60, Professor, Department of Statistics
Graham Stiles ’01, Student, Agriculture Development
Robert H. Strawser, Professor, Lowry Mays College & Graduate School of Business
Stoney M. Stubbs ’58, Chairman/CEO, Frozen Food Express, Inc.
Tracie M. Woidtke, Assistant Professor, Department of Finance

SERVICE-TO-THE-STATE
John R. August, Professor, Dept. of Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, On-Campus Co-Chair
Al. M. Simmons ’64, President, CEO, Graeber, Simmons & Cowan, Off-Campus Co-Chair
Rod D. Stepp ’59, President, M&M Manufacturing Co., Inc. Off-Campus Liaison
Colleen E. Cook ’81, Associate Dean, Sterling C. Evans Library Facilitator
David W. Biegler, President, COO, Texas Utilities Company
A. Kermit Black, Director, Center for Housing & Urban Development, Resource
Carlos E. Blanco ’62, Partner, La Parada S.A.
Jane C. Conoley, Dean, College of Education, and Professor of Educational Psychology
James A. Creel ’69, Attorney at Law, McLean & Sanders
Robert K. Goodwin, President, Points of Light Foundation
Michael L. Greenwald, Associate Professor, Speech Communication & Theatre Arts
Kristen Kirby ’99, Student, Accounting; President, Panhellenic Council
Kenneth R. LeSuer ’57, Vice Chairman, Halliburton Energy Group
Molly Lindsey ’92, Consultant
Patty P. Mueller, Vice President, Finance, Mueller Energetics Corp.
R. Randall Onstead, CEO, Randall’s Food Markets, Inc.
Carol L. Patitu, Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Administration
James C. Smith ’70, Professor & Head, Department of Construction Science
Karon A. Sturdivant, Director, Center for Academic Enhancement & University Outreach
Daniel Sui, Associate Professor, Geography Department
George M. Williams, Managing Partner & CEO, Williams Partners, Inc.

UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMICS
Bryan Cole ’75, Head, Educational Administration On-Campus Co-Chair
Jerry Cox ’72, President, Cox & Perkins Exploration, Inc. Off-Campus Co-Chair
Carlos Cantu ’55, President & CEO, The Service Master Company Off-Campus Liaison
Evelyn Tiffany-Castiglioni, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, Veterinary Medicine, Facilitator
Sallie Sheppard ’65, Former Associate Provost for Undergraduate Programs and Academic Services, Resource
Victor Arizpe, Professor, Department of Modern & Classical Studies; Director, International Studies
Sarah Bednarz ’92, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography
Kriss Boyd ’73, Director, General Academic Programs
Paul Busch, Professor, Department of Marketing
Melissa Conley ’99, Student, Civil Engineering
Ray Galvin ’53, President, Chevron USA, Retired
Emma S. Gibbons, Associate Professor & Assistant Department Head, Department of Health & Kinesiology
Rodney Hill, Associate Dean and Professor, College of Architecture
Tommie Lohman ’59, President, Telco Investment Corp.
Frank Muller ’65, Senior Vice President, Coastal Corporation
Ken Poenisch ’73, Associate Dean, Department of Science
Mary Sherwood, Graduate Student, Educational Administration
Chris Townsend, Associate Professor, Agricultural Education
Billie B. Turner ’51, Chairman & CEO, IMC Global, Inc.
Leigh Turner, Director, Career Center
Mark Weichold ’78, Associate Provost for Undergraduate Programs and Academic Services and Professor of Electrical Engineering

WHITE PAPERS
Diversity:
Mitchell F. Rice, Director and Professor, Race and Ethnic Studies Institute
Woodrow Jones, Jr., Dean, College of Liberal Arts, and Professor of Political Science

Environment:
Dennis G. Perkinson, Associate Research Scientist, System Transportation Planning
Thomas M. Woodfin, Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning and students

Globalization:
Emily Y. Ashworth, Assistant Provost for International Programs
S. Kerry Cooper, Professor of Finance and Executive Director, Center for International Business Studies
Suzanne Droleskey, Executive Director, International Programs for Students
Ann Kellett, Director, International Coordination
Julian Gaspar, Director, Center for International Business Studies
Vivian Paul, Associate Dean for International Programs and Professor, College of Architecture

Information Technology:
Pierce E. Cantrell, Associate Provost for Information Technology and Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering

Acknowledgments
Texas A&M University gratefully acknowledges the contributions to Vision 2020 of McKinsey & Company, the Texas A&M Foundation, the Vision 2020 staff, and all of the offcampus and on-campus volunteers. The hard work, wisdom, and resources they unselfishly offered are reflected in the quality of this document, and will bear fruit as the future of Texas A&M University unfolds over the next two decades.

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