St. Mary’s University Board of Trustees
The St. Mary’s University Board of Trustees meets four times a year during the academic year.
Brother Edward “Ed” Violett, S.M. (B.B.A. ’82)
Chancellor, St. Mary’s University
Provincial, Marianist Province of the United States
Leland “Lee” T. Blank, Ph.D., P.E. (B.S. ’67)
Chair of the Board, St. Mary’s Board of Trustees
Dean Emeritus, American University of Sharjah and Professor Emeritus, Texas A&M University
Yava Scott (B.B.A. ’77, J.D. ’80)
Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees
Retired Attorney/CPA
The Hon. Sandee Bryan Marion (J.D. ’80)
Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees
Chief Justice Retired, Fourth Court of Appeals
Winston Erevelles, Ph.D.
President, St. Mary’s University
Brother Joseph Bellizzi, S.M.
Provincial, Marianist of the Province of Meribah
Gerald “Jerry” A. Boerner (B.B.A. ’85)
Retired Finance Executive
Leticia “Leti” Contreras (B.A. ’89)
Retired, Executive Vice President of Texas Security General Insurance Agency
Brother Timothy “Tim” Driscoll, S.M.
Vice President for Mission and Rector Designate, The University of Dayton
Sara E. Dysart (B.A. ’74, J.D. ’81)
Attorney, Dysart Law
The Rev. Thomas French, S.M.
Pastor, Our Lady of the Pillar Parish, St. Louis, Missouri
Andrea “Drea” Garza (M.A./M.A. ’09)
Vice President for JDG Associates, Inc.
Brother Francisco González, S.M., M.D.
President, Colegio San José Rio Piedras
Tom Grothues (B.B.A. ’91, M.B.A. ’97)
Owner, Tom G. Consulting Group, LLC
Albert M. Gutierrez (J.D. ’94)
Law Alumni Association Representative
Managing Partner at Person Mohrer Morales Boddy Garcia & Gutierrez PLLC
Rev. Robert “Bob” Jones, S.M.
Assistant Provincial, Provincial, Marianist Province of the United States
RaSheeda C. Keir (B.A. ’01, M.A. ’02)
Real Estate Investor and Contractor
The Rev. Timothy “Tim” Kenney, S.M.
Assistant for Religious Life, Provincial Council, Marianist Province of the United States
Christopher “Chris” Martinez (B.B.A. ’00)
President, Central Electric Enterprises & Co.
Mary Massey
Retired Corporate Officer, Southwest Research Institute
The Rev. Patrick McDaid, S.M.
Chaplain, Central Catholic High School, San Antonio
Gregory “Greg” J. Mitchell (B.B.A. ’02)
President, Silver Eagle Beverages, and Director, Suncoast Florida and Suncoast Arkansas Beverages
Sandra E. Nannini (M.A. ’07)
Retired, Senior Vice President, Branch Banking Business Initiatives, Wells Fargo Bank
Joseph “Joe” M. Ojile, M.D. (B.A. ’80)
President, Caduceus Corporation, and Founder and CEO, Clayton Sleep Institute
Ronald “Ron” Orr (B.A. ’70, M.A. ’72)
Retired Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Installations, U.S. Air Force
Steven “Steve” M. Peña Sr., LL.M. (J.D. ’94)
Attorney and Shareholder, Davidson Troilo Ream & Garza, P.C.
Katherine Resteiner (M.S. ’94)
Tech Industry Operations and Strategy Executive
Jose G. Rivas (B.B.A. ’98)
Alumni Representative
Vice President and Business Banking Relationship Manager, Amegy Bank of Texas
Gordon Schutze, M.D. (B.S. ’80)
Vice Dean, School of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, and Professor of Pediatrics
Mary Brennan Stich (B.A. ’78, J.D. ’81)
Attorney
John Sporing Jr. (M.A. ’90)
CEO and Chief Taster, A Life Well Drunk, LLC
Sean Strater (B.B.A. ’11, M.B.A. ’16)
Director, Program Management, USAA, and President and Managing Partner, Strater Consulting Group
Robert Lyndon Taylor (B.A. ’75)
State Farm Insurance Agent and Co-Owner, RG Apparel Imports
St. Mary’s University Trustees Emeriti
Albert B. Alkek
Charles Barrett Jr. (B.B.A. ’62)
Martin D. Beirne Jr. (J.D. ’69)
Ray E. Berend (B.B.A. ’67)
Awarded posthumously
David W. Biegler (B.S. ’68)
Jack Biegler (B.B.A. ’65)
The Rev. Louis J. Blume, S.M.
Awarded posthumously
Raymond Carvajal, R.Ph.
Charles L. Cotrell, Ph.D. (B.A. ’62, M.A. ’64)
St. Mary’s President Emeritus
Gregory W. Crane (B.B.A. ’55)
Posthumously
David Dickson (B.A. ’68)
Brother Richard Dix, S.M. (B.S. ’52)
Stephen M. Dufilho (M.A. ’69)
Charles E. Ebrom (B.B.A. ’52, L.L.B. ’63)
Robert L. Elizondo (B.S. ’67)
Ruben M. Escobedo (B.B.A. ’60)
The Rev. James Fitz, S.M.
The Rev. David Fleming, S.M., (B.A. ’59)
Awarded posthumously
Kelley Frost (M.A. ’07 and Ph.D. ’12)
Bill Greehey (B.B.A. ’60)
The Rev. Quentin Hakenewerth, S.M.
The Rev. James L. Heft, S.M.
Ronald J. Herrmann (B.A. ’57 and J.D. ’59)
Edward B. Kelley (B.B.A. ’64)
Rosemary Kowalski
Pat A. Legan (J.D. ’46)
The Rev. John A. Leies, S.M., S.T.D.
St. Mary’s President Emeritus
Vincent Lin (B.S. ’66, M.A. ’68)
Nancy B. Loeffler
The Hon. Chief Justice Alma Lopez, (Retired) (B.B.A. ’65, J.D. ’68)
Posthumously
Thomas M. Mengler
St. Mary’s President Emeritus
Mona Mengler
Honorary Trustee Emerita
Al J. Notzon III (B.A. ’60)
Thomas M. O’Connor (B.S.C. ’43)
Philip J. Pfeiffer
Robert Rosow (B.S.C. ’45)
Antonio “Tony” Sanchez Jr. (B.A. ’65 and J.D. ’69)
Phyllis Siegel (B.A. ’79)
Doris A. Slay-Barber (B.A. ’74)
The Rev. Martin Solma, S.M.
Sister Gretchen Trautman, F.M.I. (B.A. ’73)
Maj. Gen. Alfred A. Valenzuela (Retired) (B.A. ’70, M.A. ’79
The Honorable Nelson Wolff (B.B.A. ’66, J.D. ’66)
The Rev. James Young, S.M., Ph.D.(B.A. ’36)
St. Mary’s President Emeritus
Awarded posthumously
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