• Dr. Nick Flynn, Professor, Biochemistry; The Ross W. Wilson Endowed Chair of Chemistry • Dr. Leigh Green, Associate Professor, Counselor Education • Nancy Hampton, Director, Human Resources • Bill Harris, Former Chief of Staff, Congressman Mac Thornberry • Mark Hiner, Assistant Vice President, Business and Finance • Rick Haasl, Associate Dean, College of Nursing and Health Sciences; Instructor, Sports and Exercise Sciences; Faculty Director, Rogers LEAD WT • Gary Hinders, Mayor, City of Canyon; President, Happy State Bank-Canyon • Dr. Trudy Hanson, Department Head, Communication; Professor, Communication Studies • Dr. Roy Issa, Professor, Mechanical Engineering • Dr. Matt Jackson, Associate Dean, School of Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics; The Bell Helicopter Endowed Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering • Lance Jones, CPA, CVA, Shareholder, and Secretary, Brown, Graham & Company, PC • Shawna Kennedy-Witthar, Director, Information and Library Resources, Cornette Library • Dr. Emily Kinsky, Associate Professor, Media Communication • Dr. Pam Lockwood, Associate Dean, School of Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics; Professor, Mathematics; Director, Attebury Honors Program • Shannon Massey, Vice President, Bell • Dr. Paul Matney, President Emeritus, Amarillo College • Will Miller, President, Amarillo FirstBank Southwest; Chief Lending Officer, FirstBank Southwest • Cody Myers, Director of Fine Arts, Amarillo Independent School District • Ginger Nelson, Mayor, City of Amarillo • Puff Niegos, CPA and Treasurer, HB Realty; President, WTAMU Foundation Board; Established, WT Community Partnership for Learning Disabilities Resource Center; Serves, Amarillo Area Foundation; Serves, Golden Spread Council of Boy Scouts of America • Katie Noffsker, Executive Director, United Way of Amarillo and Canyon • Dr. George Pacheco, Jr., Director, Experiential Learning and C2C • Dr. Rex Pjesky, Associate Dean, Graduate School; Professor, Economics • Dr. Dave Rausch, Professor, Political Science; The Teel Bivins
Past President, American Quarter Horse Association; Deaf Smith County 2005 Citizen of the Year, Hereford Lions Club; 2015 Awardee, Honorary Doctorate of Agricultural Business and Economics, West Texas A&M University; Established, Dr. Johnny and Jana Trotter Agriculture Graduation Success Plan Awards • Charles Vaughan, Retired Chairman and CEO, Atmos Energy; Former CEO, Engergas; 2006 Distinguished Alumnus, West Texas A&M University; Established, President’s Honor Scholarship; Naming, Charles K. and Barbara Kerr Vaughan Pedestrian Mall; Member, Old Main Society – Benefactor Level; 2013 Recipient, WT Pinnacle Award • Richard Ware II, Chairman, Amarillo National Bank; Member, Southern Methodist University Board of Trustees; Three Time – Trustee of the Year, Southern Methodist University; 2008 Recipient, Recipient, SMU Distinguished Alumni Award; Lead Gift, Amarillo Center; 2017 Recipient, WT Pinnacle Award • James Welch, Retired CEO, YRC Worldwide; Former CEO, Dynamex Inc.; 2014 Recipient, WT Distinguished Alumni Award; Gift, WT Alumni Association; Gift, Bain Athletic Center; 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Member – “Power 100”, Kansas City Business Journal • Bob Williams, President and CEO, BSA Health Systems • David Willis, Owner, Renaissance Enterprises Inc.; Managing Partner, Renaissance Capital Group; Managing Partner, Cedar Crest Development Company; Previous Head Coach, WT Track and Field; Appointed, 2012 Inaugural Edition of Who’s Who in Black Dallas; Immediate Past President, WT Alumni Association Board of Directors; 2017 Inductee, WT Hall of Champions • Ross Wilson, President and CEO, Texas Cattle Feeders Association; Awardee, Texas Tech University – Gerald W. Thomas Outstanding Agriculturist Award; 2011 Awardee, Texas A&M AgriLife Distinguished Texan in Agriculture Award; 2001 WT Distinguished Alumni, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources LEADERSHIP COUNCIL • Dr. Amjad Abdullat, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs, Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business; Professor, Computer Information Systems • Dr. Lal Almas, Interim Dean, Paul Engler College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Professor, Agriculture Business and Economics • Dr. Syed Anwar, Professor, Marketing • Dr. Gary Bigham, Associate Professor, Education • Shyla Buckner, Of Counsel, Sprouse Shrader Smith PLLC • Brandy Carr, Senior Academic Adviser, Advising Services • Kimberly Cornelsen, Director, Student Engagement and Leadership • Kathy Cornett, Consultant, Sandbox; Former Chairman, McCormick Company • Shelly Davis, Associate Vice President/Controller, Business Office • Kaaren Downey, Executive Director, Sponsored Research Services • Lilia Escajeda, Former City Councilwoman, Amarillo
Endowed Professor of Political Science • Leo Reid, Director, Veterans Services
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