The University of Tulsa Board of Trustees serves a vital role by outlining TU’s long-term plans and providing leadership for one of the country’s top institutions of learning.
The board gains strength from its diversity with TU trustees that come from many different personal and professional backgrounds. The board is comprised of alumni as well as friends of the university who recognize TU’s significance on the city, state and national level.
Current trustees
Carol Adelson
Community Volunteer
Brad Carson
President, The University of Tulsa
Mike Case
CEO, Case & Associates Properties Inc.
David Charney
Owner, Charney Properties Inc.
Thomas Cooper
President, William K. Warren Foundation
Michael Epps
Vice President, Zayo Group
Robyn Ewing
Managing Director, EtribeLLC
John Forrest, M.D.
Regional Chief Medical Officer, Ascension St. John Health System
John Whittington Franklin
Founder, Franklin Global, LLC
Jerry Geisler III
SVP & Chief Information Security Officer, Walmart Inc.
David Harris
Chief Corporate Development Officer, Devon Energy Corp.
Dana Kuehn
Associate Justice, Oklahoma Supreme Court
Marcia MacLeod
CEO, M3 Consulting
Mark Marra
Cmark Investments, LLC
Albert Myres
Octcet Inc.
Frauke Petersen
Owner, LUXA Enterprises, LLC
Byron Sanders
President & CEO, Big Thought
Jana Shoulders
Mariner Wealth Advisors
Clifton L. Taulbert
President, Freemount Corp.
Robert Thomas Jr.
Chief Investment Officer, George Kaiser Family Foundation
Suzanne Warren
The William K. Warren Foundation
Dana S. Weber
President/CEO, Webco Industries Inc.
Randi Wightman
Community Volunteer
Ex officio members
Alumni National Association President
Thomas Porter
Land Negotiator Advisor, Oxy
Tulsa Chapter Alumni Association President
Paula Kuykendall
Community Volunteer
Faculty Senate President
Ram Mohan
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Senate Vice President
David Tingey
Associate Professor of German
Student representatives
Jennifer Fierro
President, Student Association
Carter Dierlam
Vice President, Student Association