Board of Directors

The Texas Tech Foundation board of directors oversees the foundation and its investments on behalf of our donors and the universities we support. Members meet quarterly and are led by five officers and three committees, which include the Executive Committee, Audit Committee, and Board Membership and Development Committee.

Officers

Directors

David H. Arrington

President
Arrington Oil & Gas Operating LLC
A. Chris Aulds

Founder and Partner
Pearl Energy Investment
Bradley C. Barron

President and CEO
NuStar Energy
Kenneth L. Burgess Sr.

Owner
Ken Burgess Inc.
R. Don Cash

President
Don-Kay-Clay Cash Foundation
Curtis W. Clerkley Jr.

Principal and Director of Design
The Clerkley Watkins Group
Kelly Crofoot

Owner
Crofoot Cattle Company
Tim G. Culp

President
Desert Production Inc.
F. Scott Dueser

Chairman, President and CEO
First Financial Bankshares
Tracy K. Elms

Partner
Weaver
Fern “Missy” Finck

Owner
Rocking Chair Ranch
Alan Henry

President
Alan Henry Insurance
J. Pat Hickman

Chairman and CEO
Happy State Bank and Trust Company
Robert B. Horsman

Chairman
San Diego Zoo Global
Allen D. Howard

Executive Chairman and Co-Founder
Throne Petroleum
Josh Hunt

Executive Vice President
Hunt Companies Inc.
J. Kelly Joy

Principal
Joy Holdings
Paula Wright Key

Secretary and Treasurer of the Board
ASCO Equipment Company
Don Maddox

Director
J.F Maddox Foundation
Robert R. Matejek

Co-Founder
White Rock Oil and Gas
Tom Mathiasmeier

President, North America Gas & Power
ConocoPhillips
Michael J. McVean

Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner
Stream Realty Partners
Alvin New

Partner
BNB Ventures
Michael F. Owen, M.D.

Physician
Covenant Medical Group
Jack Rentz

Founder and Chairman
Rentech Boiler Systems
Susan M. Rose

Director, National Audit
Deloitte & Touche
Debra Hjalmquist Scioli

Community Volunteer
Donald R. Sinclair

President and CEO
Western Gas Partners
Tom Stacy

Founding Partner
CapRidge Partners LLC
Ben Stribling

President
Stribling Company
Dale Swinburn

Owner
Dale Swinburn Farms
Robert Taylor Jr.

President
United Supermarkets
Calvin C. “Skip” Trammell II

Owner
Trammell Irrigation
Dory A. Wiley

President & CEO
Commerce Street Holdings LLC

Ex-Officio Members

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