Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX
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President
Jay Hartzell
- President
Updated on 07/15/2025
Administration
Jay Hartzell
- President
Rachel Davis Mersey
- Executive Vice President and Provost
Brad E. Cheves
- Senior Vice President for Development and External Affairs
Kenechukwu (K.C.) Mmeje
- Senior Vice President for Student Affairs
Christine C. Regis
- Senior Vice President for Business and Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Harold W. Stanley
- Vice President for Executive Affairs
Paul J. Ward
- Vice President for Legal Affairs, General Counsel, and Secretary to the Board of Trustees
Rakesh Dahiya
- Chief Investment Officer
Damon Evans
- Director of Athletics
Michael S. Harris
- Dean ad interim, Simmons School of Education and Human Development
Samuel S. Holland
- Dean, Meadows School of the Arts
Nader Jalili
- Dean, Lyle School of Engineering
Janarthanan Jayawickramarajah
- Dean, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences
Holly Jeffcoat
- Dean, SMU Libraries
Todd Milbourn
- Dean, Cox School of Business
Jason P. Nance
- Dean, Dedman School of Law
Robin Poston
- Dean, Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies
Bryan P. Stone
- Dean, Perkins School of Theology
Maria Dixon-Hall
- Chief Cultural Intelligence Officer and Senior Advisor to the President
Michael H. Hites
- Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer
Chandra McQueen
- Director of Internal Auditing and Consulting Services
Samantha Thomas
- Assistant Vice President for Access and Equity
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Board
David B. Miller
- Chair
Jennifer Burr Altabef
- Civic and Philanthropic Leader
William D. Armstrong
- Armstrong Oil and Gas Inc.
Michael M. Boone
- Haynes and Boone LLP
Tucker S. Bridwell
- Mansefeldt Investment Corporation
Bradley Brookshire
- Brookshire Grocery Company
Christa J. Brown-Sanford
- Baker Botts LLP
Thomas G. Burish
- Provost Emeritus, University of Notre Dame
Laura Welch Bush
- Former First Lady of the United States
Pastor Richie L. Butler
- St. Luke Community UMC
Kelly Hoglund Compton
- Secretary
Jeanne Tower Cox
- Civic and Philanthropic Leader
Katherine Raymond Crow
- Civic and Philanthropic Leader
Gary T. Crum
- CFP Foundation
Robert H. Dedman, Jr.
- DFI Management Ltd.
Martin L. Flanagan
- Invesco Ltd.
Gerald J. Ford
- Diamond A Ford Corporation
Antonio O. Garza, Jr.
- U. S. Ambassador to Mexico (Ret.) White & Case SC
David C. Haley
- HBK Capital Management
Jay C. Hartzell
- President, Southern Methodist University Ex Officio
Cynthia Fierro Harvey
- Texas Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church
Frederick B. Hegi, Jr.
- Wingate Partners LP
Laura G. Howard
- Chair, Alumni Board Ex Officio
Clark K. Hunt
- Kansas City Chiefs and FC Dallas
Ray L. Hunt
- Hunt Consolidated Inc.
David S. Huntley
- AT&T Inc. (Ret.)
Christopher W. Kleinert
- Hunt Investment Holdings
Anne Lincoln
- President, Faculty Senate Ex Officio
Steven J. Lindley
- Johnson and Lindley LLC
Bobby B. Lyle
- Lyco Holdings Incorporated
Kyle D. Miller
- Silver Hill Energy Partners LP
James T. Mobley
- Pony Rose Holdings, LLC
Frances A. Moody-Dahlberg
- Moody Foundation
Connie Blass O’Neill
- Civic and Philanthropic Leader
Sarah Fullinwider Perot
- Civic and Philanthropic Leader
The Hon. Jeanne L. Phillips
- Hunt Consolidated, Inc.
Caroline Pierce
- Student Trustee Ex Officio
Caren H. Prothro
- Civic and Philanthropic Leader
The Rev. Paul L. Rasmussen
- Highland Park UMC
Bruce A. Robson
- Robvest Texas LLC
Carl Sewell
- Sewell Automotive Companies
Bryan S. Sheffield
- Formentera Partners LP
Richard K. Templeton
- Vice Chair and Chair Elect, Texas Instruments Inc.
Brian S. Tyler
- McKesson Corporation
William H. Vanderstraaten
- Chief Partners LP
John E. Waldron, III
- The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Richard Ware
- Amarillo National Bank
Abigail Williams
- United to Learn
Updated on 07/15/2025
Rankings
- National Universities: #91
- Best Value Schools: #112
- Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs: #125
- Economics: #83
- Best Colleges for Veterans: #57
- Top Performers on Social Mobility: #328 Source
Mission And History
- Mission
- History: (No data available)
- Fast Facts
Accreditations
- University: Southern Methodist University
- Accrediting Organization: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
- Accreditation Granted Date: 1921-01-01
- Most Recent Reaffirmation Date: 2021-12-02
- Next Reaffirmation Due: 2027-01-01
Strategic Goals
Resources And Documents
- Strategic Plan Goals
- Campus Plan
- Campus Map
- Virtual Tour
- Annual Security And Safety
- Peer Institution
Updated on 07/15/2025