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Regent Name Hometown Period of Service Appointed by Occupation U.T. Student Date Deceased
L. C. Alexander Waco Dec 1885 - Jan 1887 Governor Ireland Soldier, Attorney January 16, 1913
The Honorable Ernest Aliseda McAllen Jun 2013 - Apr 2019 Governor Perry Attorney/Judge
Wilbur Price Allen Austin Jan 1917 - Oct 1917 Governor J. Ferguson Attorney, Banker Yes August 2, 1956
Kenneth H. Aynesworth, M.D. Waco Jan 1933 - Oct 1944 Governors M.A. Ferguson and O'Daniel Physician Yes October 30, 1944
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Regent Name Hometown Period of Service Appointed by Occupation U.T. Student Date Deceased
Robert B. Baldwin, III Austin Apr 1983 - Feb 1989 Governor White Investor, Businessman Yes
Frank W. Ball Fort Worth Feb 1891 - Feb 1899 Governor Hogg Attorney September 9, 1900
John W. Barnhill, Jr. Brenham Nov 2003 - Apr 2009 Governor Perry Businessman Yes
Sam Barshop San Antonio Jan 1983 - Mar 1983
Feb 1987 - Feb 1993
Governor Clements Investor, Businessman Yes December 8, 2013
Robert Lynn Batts Austin Jan 1927 - Jan 1933 Governor Moody Attorney Yes May 19, 1935
William Henry Bauer Port Lavaca Mar 1965 - Jan 1971 Governor Connally Oilman June 27, 2000
James E. Bauerle, D.D.S. San Antonio Jan 1973 - Jan 1979 Governor Smith Dentist Yes February 6, 2007
David J. Beck Houston Mar 2015 - Apr 2021 Governor Abbott Lawyer Yes
Louis A. Beecherl, Jr. Dallas Feb 1987 - Feb 1993 Governor Clements Investor, Businessman Yes July 5, 2011
James Hall Bell Austin Apr 1881 - Nov 1881 Governor Roberts Attorney, Associate Supreme Court Justice March 13, 1892
John H. Bickett, Jr. Dallas Mar 1942 - Nov 1944 Governor Stevenson Attorney, Judge Yes May 1, 1947
E. J. Blackert Victoria Jan 1937 - Jun 1942 Governor Allred State Senator January 1982
Jack Sawtelle Blanton Houston Feb 1985 - Feb 1991 Governor White Oil Executive Yes December 28, 2013
Jane Weinert Blumberg Seguin Jan 1977 - Jan 1983 Governor Briscoe Civic Leader Yes December 26, 1992
John T. Bonner Tyler Sep 1910 - Jan 1911 Governor Campbell Insurance December 6, 1926
George Washington Brackenridge San Antonio Nov 1886 - Jan 1911
Aug 1917 - Jan 1919
Nov 1920 - Dec 1920
Governors Ross, Culberson, Sayers, Lanham, and Campbell Banker December 28, 1920
Fred C. Branson Galveston Jan 1940 - Jun 1942 Governor O'Daniel Banker June 14, 1942
Walter P. (Spike) Brenan San Antonio Mar 1961 - Jan 1967 Governor Daniel Attorney Yes December 29, 1971
William R. Brents Sherman Dec 1916 - May 1921 Governor J. Ferguson Banker January 1, 1949
Janey Slaughter Briscoe Uvalde Jan 1981 - Feb 1987 Governor Clements Civic Leader Yes October 12, 2000
The Honorable James Nathan Browning Amarillo Jan 1903 - Jan 1907 Governor Lanham State Senator, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney November 9, 1921
Beauregard Bryan Brazoria County Jan 1895 - Jan 1907 Governors Hogg, Culberson, Sayers, and Lanham Attorney March 4, 1918
James P. Bryan Freeport Mar 1957 - Mar 1963 Governors Shivers and Daniel Attorney, Banker Yes June 9, 1975
Orville Bullington Wichita Falls Jan 1941 - Mar 1947 Governor O'Daniel Attorney Yes November 24, 1956
William Henry Burges El Paso Jan 1911 - May 1914 Governor Colquitt Attorney Yes May 11, 1946
James W. Butler Clifton Jan 1917 - May 1917 Governor J. Ferguson Banker November 7, 1955
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Regent Name Hometown Period of Service Appointed by Occupation U.T. Student Date Deceased
Benjamin Butler Cain Tyler Jan 1903 - Jan 1907 Governor Lanham Attorney September 19, 1932
Clifton Mott Caldwell Abilene Jun 1923 - Mar 1924 Governor Neff Attorney, Oilman Yes August 8, 1968
Elvis Abner Calvin Paris Jan 1907 - Jan 1909 Governor Campbell Legislator July 1, 1948
Randal M. Camarillo, M.D. Fort Worth Feb 2007 - May 2008 Governor Perry Yes
John Lafayette Camp Gilmer Sep 1881 - Apr 1882 Governor Roberts Political Leader July 16, 1891
Jaciel Castro San Antonio Jun 2017 - May 2018 Governor Abbott Businessman Yes
H. Scott Caven, Jr. Houston Feb 2003 - Apr 2009 Governor Perry Businessman Yes
H. M. Chapman Fort Worth Jan 1903 - Jan 1907 Governor Lanham Attorney March 27, 1915
The Honorable Edward Aubrey Clark Austin Jan 1973 - Jan 1979 Governor Smith Attorney, Ambassador Yes September 16, 1992
James Benjamin Clark Bonham Mar 1883 - Jun 1885 Governor Ireland Attorney December 6, 1908
Rita Crocker Clements Dallas Nov 1996 - Nov 2007 Governor Perry Businesswoman Yes January 6, 2018
Samuel Poyntz Cochran Dallas Oct 1921 - May 1924 Governor Neff Insurance February 11, 1936
The Honorable Peter R. Coneway Houston Feb 1993 - Aug 1993 Governor Richards Investment Banker Yes November 13, 2020
Herschel Frank Connally, Jr., M.D. Waco Mar 1961 - Jul 1967 Governor Daniel Physician Yes July 6, 1988
Governor John Bowden Connally, Jr. Houston Jan 1983 - Apr 1983 Governor Clements Attorney, Governor Yes June 15, 1993
Fred W. Cook San Antonio Jan 1911 - Sep 1923 Governors Colquitt and Hobby Chemist, Druggist, Banker September 3, 1923
Robert E. Cowart Dallas May 1893 - Dec 1902 Governors Hogg, Culberson and Sayers Attorney, Judge May 13, 1924
Alex M. Cranberg Houston Feb 2011 - Feb 2017 Governor Perry Businessman Yes
Edward E. Crane Dallas Jun 1927 - Jan 1933 Governor Moody Attorney Yes October 9, 1959
Judith L. Craven, M.D. Houston Mar 2001 - Nov 2007 Governor Perry Physician Yes
Merriwether Lee Crawford Dallas Mar 1882 - Jul 1883 Governor Roberts Attorney, Judge May 15, 1916
Robert J. Cruikshank Houston Feb 1989 - Feb 1995 Governor Clements Certified Public Accountant December 16, 2023
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Regent Name Hometown Period of Service Appointed by Occupation U.T. Student Date Deceased
James D. Dannenbaum, P.E. Houston Nov 2007 - Feb 2013 Governor Perry Engineer Yes
William Edward Darden Waco Mar 1947 - Jan 1953 Governor Jester Lumberman Yes March 12, 1998
The Honorable Linnet F. Deily Houston Feb 1995 - Nov 1996 Governor Bush Banker, Ambassador Yes
Lyde Williford Devall Kilgore Feb 1955 - Mar 1961 Governor Shivers Newspaper Publisher, High School Teacher Yes October 3, 1986
Thomas Jefferson Devine San Antonio Apr 1881 - Mar 1882 Governor Roberts Attorney, District Judge March 16, 1890
Daniel R. Dominguez, Ph.D. El Paso Jun 2019 - May 2020 Governor Abbott U. T. El Paso student Yes
The Honorary Hilary B. Doran, Jr. Del Rio Jan 1983 - Apr 1983 Governor Clements Attorney Yes December 21, 2019
W. H. Dougherty Gainesville Aug 1917 - Nov 1920 Governor Hobby Attorney February 5, 1924
Benjamin L. Dower, J.D. Austin Jun 2008 - May 2009 Governor Perry Yes
Justin A. Drake, Ph.D. Galveston Jul 2015 - May 2016 Governor Abbott Yes
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Regent Name Hometown Period of Service Appointed by Occupation U.T. Student Date Deceased
Ambrose Newton Edwards Sulphur Springs Apr 1881 - Apr 1882 Governor Roberts July 20, 1933
Frank Craig Erwin, Jr. Austin May 1963 - Jan 1969
Jan 1969 - Jan 1975
Governor Connally Attorney Yes October 1, 1980
Robert A. Estrada Fort Worth Nov 2001 - Jan 2008 Governor Perry Investment Banker, Attorney Yes
The Honorable Donald L. Evans Midland Feb 1995 - Jan 2001 Governor Bush Oilman, U. S. Secretary of Commerce Yes
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Regent Name Hometown Period of Service Appointed by Occupation U.T. Student Date Deceased
Rabbi Maurice Faber Tyler Feb 1915 - Apr 1917 Governor J. Ferguson Rabbi September 16, 1934
Marguerite Gibson Shearer Fairchild Lufkin Jan 1935 - Feb 1945 Governors M. A. Ferguson and O'Daniel Housewife January 18, 1974
Joseph Faust New Braunfels Apr 1911 - Sep 1913 Governor Colquitt Senator November 5, 1924
Newton Webster Finley Dallas Jan 1907 - Sep 1909 Governor Campbell Attorney, Judge September 23, 1909
Ashley Wilson Fly, M.D. Galveston Jan 1909 - Jan 1911 Governors Campbell and Colquitt Physician January 24, 1919
Sterling Harper Fly, Jr., M.D. Uvalde Jan 1977 - Jan 1983 Governor Briscoe Physician Yes December 21, 1997
William Hardman Folts Austin Oct 1920 - Jun 1923 Governor Hobby Banker May 8, 1953
Paul L. Foster El Paso Nov 2007 - May 2013
May 2013 - Apr 2019
Governor Perry Businessman
Marcellus Elliot Foster Houston Jan 1925 - Jan 1931 Governor M. A. Ferguson Newspaperman Yes April 1, 1942
Charles Inge Francis Houston and Wichita Falls Sep 1932 - Feb 1935 Governor Sterling Attorney Yes November 11, 1969
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Regent Name Hometown Period of Service Appointed by Occupation U.T. Student Date Deceased
M. W. Garnett Harris County Mar 1883 - Aug 1883 Governor Ireland Attorney unknown
Jenkins Garrett Fort Worth Jan 1969 - Jan 1975 Governor Connally Attorney Yes January 27, 2010
Hiram Morgan Garwood La Grange Jul 1899 - Jan 1903 Governor Sayers Attorney May 15, 1930
The Honorable Wilmer St. John Garwood Austin Jan 1963 - Feb 1963 Governor Connally Attorney January 15, 1987
Printice L. Gary Dallas, Tx Nov 2007 - Feb 2013 Governor Perry Businessman
Hampson Boren Gary Tyler Jan 1909 - Sep 1910 Governor Campbell Attorney April 18, 1952
James Walter Graham Austin Sep 1913 - Jan 1915 Governor Colquitt Pharmacist 1931
Thomas Benton Greenwood Palestine Jan 1907 - Jan 1911 Governor Campbell Attorney, Supreme Court Justice Yes March 26, 1946
Thomas Watt Gregory Austin and Houston Feb 1899 - Jan 1907 Governor Sayers and Lanham Attorney, U. S. Attorney General Yes February 26, 1933
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Regent Name Hometown Period of Service Appointed by Occupation U.T. Student Date Deceased
Berthold Ernest Hadra, M.D. Dallas Mar 1883 - Nov 1885 Governor Ireland Physician July 12, 1903
Brian J. Haley, J.D. Denton Feb 2006 - Feb 2007 Governor Perry Yes
Wallace L. Hall, Jr. Dallas Feb 2011 - Feb 2017 Governor Perry Businessman Yes
Earl C. Hankamer Sour Lake May 1924 - Jan 1925 Governor Neff Merchant unknown
Thornton Hardie El Paso Mar 1957 - Jan 1963 Governors Shivers and Daniel Attorney Yes December 7, 1969
David H. Harrell Austin May 1914 - Jan 1917 Colquitt Merchant 1933
H. H. Harrington Dallas May 1921 - Oct 1921 Governor Neff Educator 1939
Dan J. Harrison Houston Feb 1941 - Nov 1944 Governor O'Daniel Oilman Yes 1974
The Honorable Thomas Moore Harwood Gonzalez Oct 1881 - Jan 1885 Governors Roberts and Ross Attorney January 29, 1900
Jess Hay Dallas Jan 1977 - Jan 1983
Apr 1983 - Feb 1989
Governors Briscoe and White Corporate Executive April 13, 2015
William Womack Heath Austin Mar 1959 - Dec 1966 Governors Daniel and Connally Attorney, Assistant Attorney General Yes June 22, 1971
Thomas Stalworth Henderson Milam County Jan 1895 - Jan 1911 Governors Culberson, Sayers, Lanham, and Campbell Attorney February 17, 1937
Will Thomas Henry Dallas Nov 1909 - Jan 1911 Governor Campbell Attorney February 8, 1951
R. Steven Hicks Austin, Texas Apr 2009 - Jul 2010
Jul 2010 - Mar 2015
Mar 2015 - May 2021
May 2021 - May 2023
Governor Perry and
Governor Abbott
Businessman Yes
Marshall Hicks San Antonio Jun 1923 - Dec 1923 Governor Neff Attorney 1930
Thomas O. Hicks Dallas Jan 1994 - Feb 1999 Governor Richards Investor Yes
Jeffery D. Hildebrand Houston May 2013 - Apr 2019 Governor Perry Petroleum Engineer Yes
William Clifford Hogg Houston Aug 1913 - Jan 1917 Governor Colquitt Attorney, Oilman, Insurance Yes September 12, 1930
Robert L. Holliday El Paso Feb 1927 - Jan 1933 Governor Moody Attorney Yes 1954
Rev. Zan Wesley Holmes, Jr. Dallas Feb 1991 - Feb 1997 Governor Richards Minister
Nash M. Horne, J.D. Austin Jun 2013 - May 2014 Governor Perry Yes
Edward Howard Wichita Falls Feb 1925 - Apr 1929 Governor M. A. Ferguson Newspaperman January 13, 1948
Richard Bennett Hubbard Tyler Apr 1881 - Mar 1882 Governor Roberts Senator, Governor 1901
James R. Huffines Austin, TX Feb 2003 - Jul 2010 Governor Perry Banker Yes
Woody L. Hunt El Paso Feb 1999 - Oct 2005 Governor Bush Businessman Yes
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Regent Name Hometown Period of Service Appointed by Occupation U.T. Student Date Deceased
The Honorable Frank Neville Ikard Wichita Falls and Washington D.C. Apr 1965 - Jan 1973 Governor Connally Oil Executive Yes May 1, 1991
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Regent Name Hometown Period of Service Appointed by Occupation U.T. Student Date Deceased
John Leroy Jeffers Houston Jan 1953 - Jan 1959 Governor Shivers Attorney Yes 1979
Governor Beauford Halbert Jester Corsicana Jun 1929 - Mar 1935 Governor Moody Attorney, Governor Yes 1949
Brittany Ellis Jewell, Ph.D. Pearland Jun 2018 - May 2019 Governor Abbott Yes
Ruth Carter Johnson Fort Worth Jan 1963 - Jan 1969 Governor Connally Arts Advocate, Community Leader January 6, 2013
Claudia Taylor Johnson Stonewall Jan 1971 - Jan 1977 Governor Smith Former U. S. First Lady, Media Executive Yes July 11, 2007
J. Lee Johnson, III Fort Worth Feb 1955 - Mar 1961 Governor Shivers Lumberman, Attorney Yes August 18, 2002
W. A. Johnson Memphis Oct 1909 - Jan 1911 Governor Campbell Publisher May 5, 1923
Frank C. Jones Houston May 1921 - May 1924 Governor Neff Attorney Yes 1952
James H. Jones Henderson Apr 1882 - Jan 1883 Governor Roberts Attorney 1904
Samuel J. Jones Salado Feb 1915 - May 1917 Governor J. Ferguson Educator 1918
Varun P. Joseph, D.D.S. San Antonio Jun 2016 - May 2017 Governor Abbott Doctor of Dental Surgery Yes
Jack S. Josey Houston Mar 1965 - Sep 1970 Governor Connally Oilman Yes February 27, 2003
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Regent Name Hometown Period of Service Appointed by Occupation U.T. Student Date Deceased
Kyle J. Kalkwarf, M.D. San Antonio Jun 2010 - May 2011 Governor Perry Yes
Charles Edgar Kelly El Paso Mar 1917 - Jun 1923 Governor J. Ferguson Political Leader July 27, 1932
Joseph Alexander Kemp Wichita Falls Oct 1917 - May 1921 Governor Hobby Merchant November 16, 1930
Joe M. Kilgore Austin Jul 1967 - Jan 1973 Governor Connally Attorney, Congressman Yes February 10, 1999
Ernest E. Kirkpatrick Brownwood Feb 1945 - Jan 1951 Governor Stevenson Author, Rancher, Oilman January 1, 1968
Marcellus E. Kleberg Galveston Dec 1905 - Jan 1907 Governor Lanham Attorney, Representative 1913
The Honorable Cyndi Taylor Krier San Antonio Mar 2001 - Nov 2007 Governor Perry Attorney, Former State Senator, Bexar County Judge Yes
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Regent Name Hometown Period of Service Appointed by Occupation U.T. Student Date Deceased
Governor Samuel Willis Tucker Lanham Weatherford Sep 1907 - Jul 1908 Governor Campbell Governor July 2, 1908
Thos. H. Law Fort Worth Jan 1975 - Jan 1981 Governor Briscoe Attorney Yes September 2, 2006
Lowell H. Lebermann, Jr. Austin Feb 1993 - Feb 1999 Governor Richards Businessman Yes July 8, 2009
George Washington Littlefield Austin Jan 1911 - Jan 1920 Governors Colquitt and Hobby Banker, Rancher November 10, 1920
Lee Lockwood Waco Jan 1953 - Jan 1959 Governor Shivers Lumberman Yes August 6, 1980
The Honorable Tom Loeffler Mason and San Antonio Feb 1989 - Apr 2001 Governors Clements and Bush Attorney Yes
Janiece Longoria Houston Feb 2008 - Feb 2011
Feb 2017 - Feb 2023
Governor Perry and *Governor Abbott Yes
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Regent Name Hometown Period of Service Appointed by Occupation U.T. Student Date Deceased
Wales H. Madden, Jr. Amarillo Mar 1959 - Jan 1965 Governor Daniel Attorney, Oilman Yes December 24, 2018
Henry B. Marsh Tyler Jan 1900 - Jan 1903 Governor Sayers Assistant Attorney General 1940
Marx Marx Austin Jan 1907 - Jan 1909 Governor Campbell Banker June 24, 1909
Colleen McHugh Corpus Christi Oct 2005 - Feb 2011 Governor Perry
Andrew Todd McKinney Huntsville Jul 1882 - Jan 1883 Governor Roberts Attorney, Oilman May 7, 1931
James Wharton McLaughlin, M.D. Austin Jan 1907 - Nov 1909 Governor Campbell Physician November 13, 1909
Aylmer Green McNeese, Jr. Houston Jan 1959 - Jan 1965
Jan 1971 - Jan 1977
Governors Daniel and Smith Attorney, Banker Yes November 18, 1990
George S. McReynolds, M.D. Temple Dec 1914 - May 1917 Governor J. Ferguson Physician 1931
Karim A. Meijer, M.D. Katy Jun 2009 - May 2010 Governor Perry Yes
Beryl Buckley Milburn Austin Jan 1981 - Feb 1987 Governor Clements Civic Leader Yes March 26, 2014
Charles Miller Houston Feb 1999 - Aug 2004 Governor Bush Businessman Yes December 6, 2017
Merton Melrose Minter, M.D. San Antonio Feb 1955 - Mar 1961 Governor Shivers Physician Yes September 5, 1977
W. A. "Tex" Moncrief, Jr. Fort Worth Mar 1987 - Feb 1993 Governor Clements Independent Oil and Gas Producer Yes December 29, 2021
George D. Morgan San Angelo Feb 1935 - Jan 1941 Governor Allred Oilman 1950
Neelesh C. "Neel" Mutyala, M.D. Sugar Land Jun 2022 - May 2023 Governor Abbott Yes
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Regent Name Hometown Period of Service Appointed by Occupation U.T. Student Date Deceased
Sam Neathery Houston Feb 1925 - Jan 1931 Governor M. A. Ferguson Attorney Yes 1970
Joe Thomas Nelson, M.D. Weatherford Jan 1971 - Jan 1977 Governor Smith Physician April 11, 1977
Jon P. Newton Austin Jan 1979 - Feb 1985 Governor Briscoe Attorney, Railroad Commissioner Yes
Thuy Dan “Mimi” Nguyen, J.D. Austin Jun 2021 - May 2022 Governor Abbott Yes
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Regent Name Hometown Period of Service Appointed by Occupation U.T. Student Date Deceased
Mary McClellan O'Hair Coleman May 1921 - Apr 1929 Governor Neff Housewife December 4, 1936
Laried Stephen Oates, M.D. Center Jan 1951 - Jan 1957 Governor Shivers Physician Yes 1993
Willmot Mitchell Odell Fort Worth Apr 1929 - Sep 1932 Governor Moody Attorney Yes 1932
Patrick O. Ojeaga, II, M.D. McAllen Jun 2020 - May 2021 Governor Abbott Yes
Rabbi Levi Arthur Olan Dallas Jan 1963 - Jan 1969 Governor Connally Rabbi October 17, 1984
Clarence N. Ousley Fort Worth Jan 1911 - Aug 1914 Governor Colquitt Newspaperman 1948
Patrick C. Oxford Houston Feb 1997 - Mar 2003 Governor Bush Attorney Yes February 13, 2022
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Regent Name Hometown Period of Service Appointed by Occupation U.T. Student Date Deceased
Silas Catchings Padelford Fort Worth Jan 1925 - Oct 1926 Governor M. A. Ferguson Attorney March 3, 1929
Jubal Richard (Jube/Major/J. R.) Parten Houston Mar 1935 - Feb 1941 Governor Allred Oilman Yes November 9, 1992
John Robert Peace San Antonio Sep 1967 - Jan 1973 Governor Connally Attorney Yes August 17, 1974
Brenda Pejovich Dallas Jul 2010 - Feb 2017 Governor Perry Businesswoman Yes
E. H. Perry, Sr. Austin Jan 1921 - Apr 1921 Governor Neff Capitalist May 10, 1961
James L. Powell Fort McKavett Jan 1979 - Feb 1985 Governor Briscoe Rancher, Banker Yes
Wm. Eugene Powell San Antonio Feb 2009 - Feb 2015 Governor Perry Businessman Yes
William Lambdin Prather Waco Feb 1887 - Feb 1900 Governors Ross and Hogg Attorney July 24, 1905
J. M. Presler Comanche Jan 1907 - Sep 1907 Governor Campbell Associate Judge unknown
Ashley M. Purgason, Ph.D. Arlington Jun 2012 - May 2013 Governor Perry Yes
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Regent Name Hometown Period of Service Appointed by Occupation U.T. Student Date Deceased
Smith Ragsdale Weatherford Apr 1881 - Jan 1883 Governor Roberts Educator unknown
Mario E. Ramirez, M.D. Roma Feb 1989 - Feb 1995 Governor Clements Physician Yes May 22, 2017
Edward Randall, Sr., M.D. Galveston Apr 1929 - Jan 1940 Governors Moody and Allred Physician August 12, 1944
Bernard Rapoport Waco Feb 1991 - Feb 1997 Governor Richards Insurance Executive Yes April 5, 2012
Shannon H. Ratliff Austin Feb 1985 - Feb 1991 Governor White Attorney Yes
John Sayers Redditt Lufkin Mar 1961 - Dec 1964 Governor Daniel Attorney, State Senator Yes April 13, 1973
Tom B. Rhodes Dallas Jan 1981 - Feb 1987 Governor Clements Oil Executive Yes December 13, 2013
Howard N. Richards Beaumont and Austin Jan 1979 - Feb 1985 Governor Briscoe Attorney Yes April 27, 2015
Max Richards Fort Worth Jun 2014 - May 2015 Governor Perry Government Administrator Yes
A. W. "Dub" Riter, Jr. Tyler Feb 1997 - Sep 2003 Governor Bush Banker Yes September 23, 2003
French Martel Robertson Abilene Nov 1961 - Apr 1963 Governor Daniel Attorney Yes February 28, 1976
James Wade Rockwell Houston Feb 1947 - Jan 1953 Governor Jester Lumberman Yes 1962
William F. Roden Midland Feb 1985 - Feb 1991 Governor White Businessman Yes September 4, 2010
Raul R. Romero Houston Feb 1999 - Dec 2001 Governor Bush Businessman
Robert B. Rowling Dallas Jan 2004 - Apr 2009 Governor Perry Investor Yes
Tucker Royall Palestine Oct 1923 - Jan 1925 Governor Neff Banker January 13, 1938
Mart H. Royston Galveston Feb 1925 - Jan 1927 Governor M. A. Ferguson Judge 1948
John Davis Rutkauskas Dallas Jun 2011 - May 2012 Governor Perry Corporate Strategist Yes
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Regent Name Hometown Period of Service Appointed by Occupation U.T. Student Date Deceased
A. R. (Tony) Sanchez, Jr. Laredo Feb 1997 - Mar 2003 Governor Bush Oil Executive, Attorney
Alexander Sanger Dallas Jan 1911 - Jan 1917 Governor Colquitt Merchant September 13, 1925
Joseph Draper Sayers Austin Feb 1913 - Aug 1913 Governor Colquitt Governor May 15, 1929
Walter H. Scherer, D.D.S. Houston Feb 1945 - Feb 1947 Governor Stevenson Dentist May 12, 1951
W. Scott Schreiner Kerrville Jun 1942 - Sep 1947 Governor Stevenson Rancher, Capitalist Yes 1969
John T. Scott Houston Jan 1931 - Dec 1936 Governor Sterling Banker July 9, 1955
John Hutchings Sealy, II Galveston Sep 1917 - May 1919 Governor Hobby Capitalist February 19, 1926
Tom Sealy Midland Jan 1951 - Jan 1957 Governor Shivers Attorney Yes April 27, 1992
Seth Shepard Dallas Aug 1883 - Jan 1890 Governor Ireland Attorney December 3, 1917
Governor Robert Allan Shivers Austin Jan 1973 - Mar 1979 Governor Smith Governor Yes January 14, 1985
Eldred James Simkins Corsicana Aug 1882 - Jan 1893 Governors Roberts and Ross Attorney June 25, 1903
Martha E. Smiley Austin Feb 1993 - Feb 1999 Governor Richards Attorney Yes
Ashbel Smith, M.D. Galveston Apr 1881 - Jan 1886 Governors Roberts and Ireland Physician January 21, 1886
Robert Waverley Smith Galveston Mar 1903 - Dec 1905 Governor Lanham Banker Yes July 12, 1930
James Robert Sorrell Corpus Christi Jan 1953 - Mar 1959 Governor Shivers Attorney Yes August 9, 1982
Frank Maury Spencer Galveston May 1898 - Apr 1903 Governors Culberson and Sayers Judge July 14, 1907
Henry Jacob Lutcher Stark Orange May 1919 - Jan 1931
Jan 1933 - Feb 1945
Governors Hobby, M.A. Ferguson, and O'Daniel Lumberman Yes September 2, 1965
William Henry Stark Orange Jan 1911 - Jan 1915 Governor Colquitt Lumberman Yes October 8, 1936
Amory Reily Starr Marshall Aug 1893 - Feb 1895 Governor Hogg Real Estate 1906
Nathan Alexander Stedman Austin Mar 1911 - Nov 1912 Governor Colquitt Attorney 1927
Ralph Steiner, M.D. Waco Oct 1917 - Oct 1920 Governor J. Ferguson Physician May 2, 1926
Florence M. Sterling Anahuac Jan 1925 Governor Neff Businesswoman March 24, 1940
Walter Gage Sterling Houston Jan 1975 - Jan 1981 Governor Briscoe Industrialist Yes 1983
Robert L. Stillwell Houston, TX Feb 2009 - Feb 2015 Governor Perry Attorney Yes
Robert Gerald Storey Dallas Jan 1924 - Apr 1929 Governor Neff Attorney, SMU Law School Dean Yes January 16, 1981
D. Frank Strickland Mission Jun 1942 - Dec 1946 Governor Stevenson Attorney Yes 1952
The Honorable Louis J. Sulak La Grange Jan 1933 - Jan 1935 Governor M. A. Ferguson Journalist, Senator September 10, 1967
Axel Magnus Godfrey Swenson Stamford Oct 1947 - Jan 1953 Governor Jester Rancher Yes December 23, 1972
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Regent Name Hometown Period of Service Appointed by Occupation U.T. Student Date Deceased
Judson Ludwell Taylor, M.D. Houston Nov 1944 Governor Stevenson Physician Yes November 20, 1944
Ellen Clarke Temple Lufkin Feb 1991 - Feb 1997 Governor Richards Publisher Yes
Alexander Watkins Terrell Austin Jan 1909 - Jan 1911 Governor Campbell Attorney September 1912
Caleb O. Terrell, M.D. Fort Worth Nov 1944 - Jan 1951 Governor Stevenson Physician Yes July 28, 1951
Joe C. (Jodie) Thompson Dallas Feb 1957 - Jun 1961 Governors Shivers and Daniel Industrialist Yes 1961
Thomas C. Thompson, M.D. Galveston Feb 1887 - Apr 1898 Governor Hogg Physician April 17, 1898
James Webb Throckmorton McKinney Apr 1881 - Oct 1881 Governor Roberts Attorney Yes April 21, 1894
Margaret Lynn Batts Tobin San Antonio Feb 1947 - Jan 1955 Governor Jester Cultural Leader Yes August 3, 1989
George T. Todd Jefferson Jul 1883 - Aug 1893 Governor Ross Attorney Yes January 29, 1913
Sara Martinez Tucker Dallas Mar 2015 - Apr 2019 Governor Abbott Businesswoman Yes
Edward B. Tucker Nacogdoches Jan 1945 - Jan 1951 Governor Stevenson Lumberman June 11, 1972
George W. Tyler Belton Jan 1925 - Jan 1927 Governor M. A. Ferguson Attorney October 11, 1927
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Regent Name Hometown Period of Service Appointed by Occupation U.T. Student Date Deceased
Chester Robert Upham, Jr. Mineral Wells Feb 1989 Governor Clements Oilman Yes January 24, 2008
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Regent Name Hometown Period of Service Appointed by Occupation U.T. Student Date Deceased
Claude W. Voyles Austin Jan 1951 - Jan 1957 Governor Shivers Oilman, Rancher Yes 1971
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Regent Name Hometown Period of Service Appointed by Occupation U.T. Student Date Deceased
Leslie Waggener Dallas Jan 1931 - Mar 1942 Governors Sterling and Allred Banker Yes January 1, 1951
David Mathias Warren Amarillo Nov 1944 - Jan 1955 Governor Jester Banker, Publisher January 23, 1958
Hilmar Herman Weinert Seguin Nov 1933 - Nov 1944 Governors Allred and Stevenson Banker Yes June 11, 1956
W. S. Whaley Cleburne May 1924 - Jan 1925 Governor Neff Banker unknown
Dan C. Williams Dallas Jan 1969 - Jan 1981 Governors Connally and Briscoe Insurance Executive Yes January 16, 2001
Dudley Kezer Woodward, Jr. Dallas Nov 1944 - Jan 1955 Governor Jester Attorney Yes 1967
Joe Sil Wooten, M.D. Austin Jun 1923 - Jan 1925 Governor Neff Physician Yes March 19, 1949
Thomas Dudley Wooten, M.D. Austin Nov 1881 - Jul 1899 Governors Roberts, Hogg, and Sayers Physician 1906
Louis J. Wortham Fort Worth Jan 1919 - Jun 1923 Governor Hobby Newspaperman September 10, 1927
H. A. Wroe Austin Jan 1920 - Feb 1925
Oct 1926 - Jan 1927
Governors Hobby and M. A. Ferguson Banker 1943
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Regent Name Hometown Period of Service Appointed by Occupation U.T. Student Date Deceased
Edward Trevino Ximenes, M.D. San Antonio Jul 1967 - Jan 1971 Governor Connally Physician Yes April 27, 1992
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Regent Name Hometown Period of Service Appointed by Occupation U.T. Student Date Deceased
Miles Frank Yount Beaumont Jan 1931 - Nov 1933 Governor Sterling Oilman October 13, 1933
Mario Yzaguirre Brownsville Apr 1983 - Feb 1989 Governor White Pharmacist Yes September 9, 2013