Committee Members
Mr. Don Powell, former chair of the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents and current chair of the Bush School Advisory Board, is chairing the national search for the next dean. The search committee has broad membership and impeccable credentials, including faculty, staff, former students, and leaders from government and the private sector. In addition to Mr. Powell, the committee members are
- Mr. Robert H. Allen, member of the Bush School Advisory Board, former member of the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents, and current managing partner of Challenge Investment Partners;
- Dr. Don Aviles, president of Aviles Engineering Corporation and former vice chair of the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents;
- Dr. Ann O. Bowman, professor in the George Bush School of Government and Public Service and holder of the Hazel Davis and Robert Kennedy Chair in Government and Public Service;
- Mr. George P. Bush, partner of Pennybacker Capital, LLC;
- Dr. Joseph R. Cerami, senior lecturer in the George Bush School of Government and Public Service and director of the Public Service Leadership Program;
- Dr. Eddie J. Davis, president of the Texas A&M Foundation;
- Dr. James M. Griffin, professor in the George Bush School of Government and Public Service; director of the Economics of Public Policy Program; and holder of the Bob Bullock Chair in Public Policy and Finance;
- Dr. Charles F. Hermann, professor in the George Bush School of Government and Public Service and of political science; director of the Master’s Program in International Affairs; and holder of the Brent Scowcroft Chair in International Policy;
- Ms. Alexis Herman, president and CEO of New Ventures and former U.S. Secretary of Labor in the administration of President Bill Clinton;
- Dr. Peter J. Hugill, professor of geography and in the George Bush School of Government and Public Service;
- Ms. Katie Kaufman, former student in the George Bush School of Government and Public Service;
- Dr. Christopher Layne, professor in the George Bush School of Government and Public Service and holder of the Mary Julia and George R. Jordan Professorship of International Affairs;
- Mr. Frank Muller, chair of the Bush Leadership Development Council and president of Toby Enterprises;
- Dr. Jeryl Mumpower, professor in the George Bush School of Government and Public Service and director of the Master in Public Service and Administration Program;
- Mr. James M. Olson, senior lecturer in the George Bush School of Government and Public Service; CIA-Officer-in-Residence; and director of the Certificate in Advanced International Affairs Program;
- Ms. Susan L. Robertson, director of communications and external relations in the George Bush School of Government and Public Service;
- Dr. Lori Taylor, assistant professor in the George Bush School of Government and Public Service;
- Dr. Arnold Vedlitz, professor in the George Bush School of Government and Public Service; holder of the Bob Bullock Chair in Government and Public Policy; and director of the Institute for Science, Technology, and Public Policy.