Richard Allen, Ph.D.
Policy Analyst
The Cherokee Nation
Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Amy C. Bradshaw, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Educational Psychology
The University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma

Willie V. Bryan, Ed.D.
Former Vice Provost and
Associate Professor
Department of Health Promotion Sciences
The University of Oklahoma
Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Charles E. Butler, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Education, Human Relations, and African and African American Studies
The University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma

Jeanette R. Davidson, Ph.D.
Director
African and African American Studies and Associate Professor
School of Social Work
The University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma

Robert Con Davis-Undiano, Ph.D.
Neustadt Professor
Dean, Honors College
Executive Director
World Literature Today
The University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma

Melvin C. Hall, Esquire
Partner, Riggs, Abney, Neal,
Turpen, Orbison & Lewis
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

George Henderson, Ph.D.
David Ross Boyd Professor
S. N. Goldman Professor, David Ross Boyd Professor, and Regents’ Professor of Human Relations
The University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma

Richard E. Hilbert, Ph.D. (Chair)
Professor Emeritus
Department of Sociology
The University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma

Thomas L. Hill, Ph.D.
Vice President
Student Affairs
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa

Christopher B. Howard, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President
Strategic & Leadership Initiatives
Deputy Executive Director International Programs Center
The University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma

Silas Law, Ph.D.
Orient Express
Norman, Oklahoma

Jorge L. Mendoza, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor
Psychology Department
The University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma

Sylvia H. Morales
Community Volunteer
Latino Culture Consultant
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Lotsee F. Patterson, Ph.D.
Professor
School of Library and
Information Studies
The University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma

Tulio Ramirez
Owner
Tulio’s Mexican Restaurant
Commissioner, Oklahoma City Planning Commission, Oklahoma Private Vo-Tech Commission, and State Human Rights Commission
Norman, Oklahoma

David L. Tan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and
Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
The University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma

Beth Wilson, J.D.
Executive Assistant to the
President, and
Director, Institutional Access
and Equity
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, Texas

Ex-officio Members:

James P. Pappas, Ph.D.
Vice President for
University Outreach, and
Dean
College of Liberal Studies
The University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma

Belinda P. Biscoe, Ph.D.
Director, Mid-Continent Comprehensive Center
Assistant Vice President
University Outreach
Public and Community Services, College of Continuing Education
The University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma

Jerry E. Jensen
University Equal Opportunity
and Affirmative Action Officer
The University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma