HIGHER EDUCATION REGIONAL COUNCILS 2019 REGION 1 HIGH PLAINS HIGHER EDUCATION REGIONAL COUNCIL CHAIR: Russell Lowery Hart, Ph.D President Amarillo College P O Box 447 Amarillo, TX 79178 (806) 371-5123 rdloweryhart@actx.edu Amarillo College, Amarillo Clarendon College, Clarendon Frank Phillips College, Borger Lubbock Christian University, Lubbock South Plains College, Levelland Texas Tech University, Lubbock Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock Wayland Baptist University, Plainview West Texas A&M University, Canyon 1
REGION 2 NORTHWEST TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION REGIONAL COUNCIL ACTING CHAIR: Lance Eastman, MBA Senior Vice President of Student Learning Texas State Technical College 2082 Quantum Loop Abilene TX 79602 (325) 734-3620 Lance.Eastman@TSTC.edu Abilene Christian University, Abilene Cisco Junior College, Cisco Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene Howard Payne University, Brownwood McMurry University, Abilene Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls Ranger Junior College, Ranger Texas State Technical College-West Texas Vernon College, Vernon Western Texas College, Snyder 2
REGION 3 METROPLEX HIGHER EDUCATION REGIONAL COUNCIL CHAIR: Joanna Barnes, MSN, RN Dean of Health Science Grayson College 6101 Grayson Drive Denison, Texas 75020 903.463.8688 barnesjo@grayson.edu Amberton University, Garland Arlington Baptist College, Arlington Austin College, Sherman The College of St. Thomas More, Ft. Worth Collin County Community College, McKinney Dallas Baptist University, Dallas Dallas County Community College District, Dallas Grayson County College, Denison Navarro College, Corsicana North Central Texas Community College District, Gainesville Paul Quinn College, Dallas Southern Methodist University, Dallas Southwestern Adventist University, Keene Southwestern Assemblies of God University, Waxahachie Southwestern Christian College, Terrell Tarleton State University, Stephenville Tarrant County College District, Fort Worth Texas A&M University-Commerce Texas Christian University, Fort Worth Texas Wesleyan University, Fort Worth Texas Woman s University, Denton The University of Texas at Arlington The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas University of Dallas, Irving University of North Texas, Denton University of North Texas at Dallas University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Weatherford College, Weatherford 3
REGION 4 UPPER EAST TEXAS REGIONAL COUNCIL CHAIR: Wendy Elmore, Ed.D. Vice President of Instruction Trinity Valley Community College 100 Cardinal Dr. Athens, Texas 75751 (903) 675-6231 welmore@tvcc.edu East Texas Baptist University, Marshall Jacksonville College, Jacksonville Jarvis Christian College, Hawkins Kilgore College, Kilgore Le Tourneau University, Longview Lon Morris College, Jacksonville Northeast Texas Community College, Mt. Pleasant Panola Junior College, Carthage Paris Junior College, Paris Texarkana College, Texarkana Texas A&M University at Texarkana Texas State Technical College-Marshall Texas College, Tyler Trinity Valley Community College, Athens Tyler Junior College, Tyler The University of Texas Health Science Center-Tyler The University of Texas at Tyler Wiley College, Marshall 4
REGION 5 SOUTHEAST TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION REGIONAL COUNCIL CHAIR: Gwen Whitehead, Ph.D. Vice President for Academic Affairs Lamar State College-Orange 410 Front Street Orange, TX 77630 (409) 882-3928 Gwen.Whitehead@lsco.edu Angelina College, Lufkin Lamar University-Beaumont Lamar Institute of Technology, Beaumont Lamar State College at Orange Lamar State College at Port Arthur Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches 5
REGION 6 GULF COAST HIGHER EDUCATION REGIONAL COUNCIL CHAIR: Stephen Head, Ph.D. Chancellor Lone Star College System District 5000 Research Forest Drive The Woodlands, TX 77381 (832) 813-6515 steve.head@lonestar.edu Alvin Community College, Alvin Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Brazosport College, Lake Jackson College of the Mainland, Texas City Galveston College, Galveston Houston Community College System, Houston Houston Baptist University, Houston Lee College, Baytown Lone Star College System Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View Rice University, Houston Sam Houston State University, Huntsville San Jacinto Community College, Pasadena Texas A&M University at Galveston Texas Southern University, Houston University of Houston, Houston University of Houston at Clear Lake University of Houston-Downtown, Houston University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston University of St. Thomas, Houston Wharton County Junior College, Wharton 6
REGION 7 CENTRAL TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION REGIONAL COUNCIL CHAIR: Joseph Pettibon II Vice President for Enrollment and Academic Services Texas A&M University 1248 TAMU College Station, Texas 77843-1248 (979) 845-4016 jpp2@tamu.edu Austin Community College, Austin Baylor University, Waco Blinn College, Brenham Central Texas College, Killeen Concordia University, Austin Hill College, Hillsboro Huston-Tillotson University, Austin McLennan Community College, Waco Texas State University, San Marcos St. Edwards University, Austin Southwestern University, Georgetown Temple College, Temple Texas A&M University, College Station Texas State Technical College-Waco The University of Texas at Austin University of Mary Hardin Baylor, Belton 7
REGION 8 SOUTH TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION REGIONAL COUNCIL CHAIR: Mark Underwood, Ph.D. Vice President for Academic Affairs Southwest Texas Junior College 2401 Garner Field Road Uvalde, Texas 78801 (830) 591-7286 meunderwood@swtjc.edu Alamo Community College District, San Antonio Coastal Bend College, Beeville Del Mar College, Corpus Christi Laredo Community College, Laredo Our Lady of the Lake University of San Antonio Schreiner College, Kerrville South Texas College, McAllen Southwest Texas Junior College, Uvalde St. Mary s University of San Antonio Sul Ross State University-Rio Grande College, Uvalde Texas A&M International University, Laredo Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Texas A&M University-Kingsville Texas A&M University-San Antonio Texas Lutheran University, Seguin Texas Southmost College, Brownsville Texas State Technical College-Harlingen The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley The University of Texas at San Antonio The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio The University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio The Victoria College, Victoria Trinity University, San Antonio University of Houston-Victoria 8
REGION 9 WEST TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION REGIONAL COUNCIL CHAIR: Donald Topliff Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs Angelo State University 2601 West Avenue N San Angelo, TX 776901 (325) 942-2165 don.topliff@angelo.edu Angelo State University, San Angelo Howard County Junior College District, Big Spring Midland College, Midland Odessa College, Odessa The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, Odessa 9
REGION 10 UPPER RIO GRANDE HIGHER EDUCATION REGIONAL COUNCIL Chair: Toni Blum, Ph.D. Assistant Provost for Accreditation and Assessment Institutional Accreditation Liaison The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, Texas 79968 (915) 747-8765 tlblum@utep.edu El Paso Community College, El Paso Sul Ross State University, Alpine Texas Tech Health Sciences Center El Paso The University of Texas at El Paso 10