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The people who kept it open.

Pastors, ranchers, a newspaper publisher, a mortician, a banker in Amarillo, a chemistry professor, a pastor from Nuevo Laredo. Almost every Juntos printed the Board of Trustees; 16 of those pages are transcribed here, exactly as printed, with the scan a click away. About 190 different names across six decades.

Today · Academic Year 2026–27

The current board

ppas.org — Board roster 2026–27 (PDF)·ppas.org — Fact Sheet

Trustees are elected by the Synod of the Sun (Presbyterian Church, U.S.A.), by the National Presbyterian Church of Mexico, and by the board itself.

Officers
  • ChairDaryl Johnson
  • Vice ChairShane Webb
  • SecretaryTim Summerlin
Committee chairs
  • FinanceLaurie Jennings
  • GovernanceAnne Wilson
  • Academic / Campus LifeJoAnn Currie
  • DevelopmentJim Currie
Members
  • Princeton Abaraoha
  • Estela Sifuentes
  • Kevin Downing
  • Jasiel Hernandez Garcia
  • Laurie Jennings
  • Daryl Johnson
  • Bill Rutherford
  • Elisabeth Sinnet
  • Tim Summerlin
  • Sam Trinidad
  • Dennis Whitley
  • Max Avendano
  • Shane Webb
  • Camille Miller
  • Anne Wilson
  • Don Albrecht
  • Lemuel Garcia-Arroyo
  • Jo Ann Currie
  • Jim Currie
  • Dongwoo Lee
Chairs of the board, as printed

Who chaired it, when

  1. 1960George MauzéSan AntonioJuntos 1960, p. 11· class of 1960 →
  2. 1963Henry C. Morris, Jr.McAllenJuntos 1963, p. 12· class of 1963 →
  3. 1967Garland M. LasaterFalfurriasJuntos 1967, p. 14· class of 1967 →
  4. 1968Garland M. LasaterFalfurriasJuntos 1968, p. 10· class of 1968 →
  5. 1970Martin G. MillerHoustonJuntos 1970, p. 12· class of 1970 →
  6. 1971Martin G. MillerHoustonJuntos 1971, p. 12· class of 1971 →
  7. 1976James Weldon ThomasDallasJuntos 1976, p. 7· class of 1976 →
  8. 1977James Weldon ThomasDallasJuntos 1977, p. 8· class of 1977 →
  9. 1978Salvador M. GarzaHarlingenJuntos 1978, p. 8· class of 1978 →
  10. 1980Salvador M. GarzaHarlingenJuntos 1980, p. 7· class of 1980 →
  11. 1981Mrs. B. Clayton (Peggy) BellDallas · Elected chairperson in September 1980 (Juntos 1982, p. 6).Juntos 1981, p. 9· class of 1981 →
  12. 1984Edward H. HarteCorpus ChristiJuntos 1984, p. 7· class of 1984 →
  13. 1994Mrs. Jane LarkinHoustonJuntos 1994, p. 7· class of 1994 →
  14. 1995Mrs. Jane LarkinHoustonJuntos 1995, p. 7· class of 1995 →
  15. 2000Mrs. Martha HuntRev. Carlos A. Lopez is listed as Former Chair.Juntos 2000, p. 8· class of 2000 →
  16. 2001Mrs. Martha HuntJuntos 2001, p. 8· class of 2001 →
  17. 2003Mr. Alan E. ByarsJuntos 2003, p. 6· class of 2003 →
  18. 2004Mr. Alan E. ByarsJuntos 2004, p. 8· class of 2004 →
  19. 2007Robert C. WolterJuntos 2007, p. 5· class of 2007 →
  20. 2008Eugene F. TimsJuntos 2008, p. 7· class of 2008 →
  21. 2009Eugene F. TimsJuntos 2009, p. 5· class of 2009 →
  22. 2010Dr. Eugene F. TimsJuntos 2010, p. 5· class of 2010 →
  23. 2012Rev. John WursterJuntos 2012, p. 5· class of 2012 →
  24. 2016Mrs. Patricia PayanSan AntonioJuntos 2016, p. 5· class of 2016 →
  25. 2017Mrs. Patricia PayanSan AntonioJuntos 2017, p. 6· class of 2017 →
  26. 2018Mr. Kim WarnerArgyle, TexasJuntos 2018, p. 6· class of 2018 →
  27. 2024Bill RutherfordRuling elder, First Presbyterian Church of Luling, Texas.PC(USA) News, Oct. 2024
  28. 2026Daryl JohnsonAcademic year 2026–27.ppas.org — Board roster 2026–27 (PDF)
From the yearbooks

Every board we transcribed

  • ChairmanGeorge MauzéSan Antonio
  • Vice ChairmanHulon W. BlackAustin
  • SecretaryT. Watson StreetAustin
  • Mrs. Phil DixonWeslaco
  • Douglas EarleyBrownsville
  • Mrs. W. M. Elliott, Jr.Dallas
  • C. Darby FultonNashville, Tennessee
  • Salvador M. GarzaHarlingen
  • Carmen A. GutierrezMatamoros, Mex.
  • Mrs. W. J. HilseweckDallas
  • Cecil H. LangTyler
  • Garland M. LasaterFalfurrias
  • C. J. McClendonMexico Mission
  • Henry C. Morris, Jr.McAllen
  • Claude H. PritchardAtlanta, Georgia

The page shows Garland Lasater, Mrs. Phil Dixon, Douglas Earley, Dr. Watson Street and Salvador Garza — the Board's planning committee — at a meeting in the school.

  • ChairmanHenry C. Morris, Jr.McAllen
  • Vice ChairmanGarland M. LasaterFalfurrias
  • SecretaryMrs. J. Weldon ThomasDallas and Mexico
  • Assistant SecretarySam H. RabonKingsville
  • John L. BatesCorpus Christi
  • Hulon W. BlackAustin
  • Mrs. C. L. BrowningSan Antonio
  • Mrs. Phil DixonAustin
  • Douglas EarleyBrownsville
  • Thomas A. FryDallas
  • Salvador M. GarzaHarlingen
  • Edson JohnsonMexico
  • Cecil H. LangColumbia, S. C.
  • Joel MartinezMatamoros, Tamps., Mexico
  • George MauzeSan Antonio
  • Claude H. PritchardAtlanta, Georgia
  • T. Watson StreetNashville, Tennessee
  • Joseph R. WoodyNashville, Tennessee

Printed under an acknowledgement of everyone who served on the boards of Tex-Mex and the Taft school over fifty years, who gave of their time and effort and many times of their own money, to raise a school out of 700 acres of cactus and mesquite brush.

  • Board ChairmanGarland M. LasaterFalfurrias
  • Dr. George MauzéSan Antonio
  • Douglas EarleyBrownsville
  • S. H. ReisnerKingsville
  • Edward H. HarteCorpus Christi
  • J. L. BatesCorpus Christi
  • H. W. Marschall, Jr.Leon Springs
  • Rev. Herbert MezaTexas City
  • A. A. LanderDallas
  • Edson Johnson, Jr.Morelia
  • Dr. Henry W. QuiniusAustin
  • Dr. Thomas A. Fry, Jr.Dallas
  • Henry C. MorrisMcAllen
  • Mrs. S. H. ReisnerKingsville
  • Mrs. LasaterFalfurrias
  • Mrs. Ben Oris SimsKingsville
  • Mrs. J. W. ThomasDallas
  • Mrs. C. L. BrowningSan Antonio
  • Mrs. Meritt Drane, Jr.Dallas
  • Mrs. A. A. LanderDallas

Not a roster: the caption of a photograph of the members attending the January 1967 meeting, held in the new classroom building.

  • ChairmanMartin G. MillerHouston
  • Arístides IbarraNuevo Leon, México
  • Mrs. Meritt Drane, Jr.Dallas
  • Douglas C. EarlyBrownsville
  • Mrs. C. L. BrowningSan Antonio
  • Henry C. Morris, Jr.McAllen
  • D. K. RoyalAustin
  • Edson Johnson, Jr.Morelos, México
  • Ruben P. ArmendárizCorpus Christi
  • Garland LasaterFalfurrias
  • H. W. Marschall, Jr.San Antonio
  • A. A. LanderDallas
  • Denman O. MoodyHouston
  • Arthur MoralesHouston
  • Salvador GarzaHarlingen
  • Henry W. QuiniusAustin
  • Edward H. HarteCorpus Christi
  • David M. CurrieCorpus Christi
  • Mrs. Ben Oris SimsKingsville
  • David L. StittAustin
  • J. Weldon ThomasDallas

The Board of Trustees meets three times a year… After every meeting the members joined the student body for lunch and later for dessert where they exchanged ideas.

  • Ruben M. ArmendarizWaco
  • Mrs. B. Clayton BellDallas
  • David CurrieSeguin
  • Frank DiazDallas
  • Douglas C. EarleyBrownsville
  • Salvador GarzaHarlingen
  • Edward H. HarteCorpus Christi
  • Gloria G. HinojosaMidland
  • Margarita HuantesSan Antonio
  • Mrs. Howard Jacob, Sr.Dumas
  • Mrs. E. S. JoslinCorpus Christi
  • George LaugheadSan Antonio
  • G. Taft LyonEl Paso
  • Oralia Lopez de MartinezBrownsville
  • Martin G. MillerHouston
  • Denman MoodyHouston
  • Arthur C. MoralesHouston
  • Fernando PadillaMercedes
  • Pbro. Benjamin SierraH. Matamoros
  • David L. StittBellaire
  • T. Watson StreetKingsville
  • Reynaldo N. SuarezHouston
  • James Weldon ThomasDallas

Our Board of Trustees is comprised of twenty one persons from different and varied backgrounds… This year, however, Presbyterian Pan American School passed from the ownership of the Synod of Red River to that of the Presbyteries of Texas.

  • ChairmanSalvador M. GarzaHarlingen, Texas
  • Vice-ChairmanMrs. B. Clayton BellDallas, Texas
  • SecretaryG. Taft LyonEl Paso, Texas
Elected by the Presbytery of Brazos
  • Arthur C. MoralesHouston
  • David L. StittBellaire
Elected by the Grace Union Presbytery
  • Frank DiazAustin
  • James Weldon ThomasDallas
  • Mrs. B. Clayton BellDallas
Elected by the Palo Duro Union Presbytery
  • Don ShepherdAmarillo
  • Miss Helen CrawfordCisco
Elected by the Presbytery of Tres Rios
  • Albert DaleOdessa
  • G. Taft LyonEl Paso
Elected by the Presbytery del Salvador
  • Douglas C. EarleyBrownsville
  • Fernando GutierresCorpus Christi
  • Mrs. E. S. JoslinCorpus Christi
  • Salvador M. GarzaHarlingen
Elected by the National Presbyterian Church in Mexico
  • Oralia L. de MartinezBrownsville
  • Joel MartinezBrownsville
Elected by the Board of Trustees
  • Edward H. HarteCorpus Christi
  • Martin G. MillerHouston
  • Charles GuerreroCorpus Christi
  • Mrs. Perry FingerKingsville
  • Joe InceHouston
  • George LaugheadSan Antonio
  • David M. CurrieSeguin
Elected by the Synod of Red River
  • Carlos BuckHouston

Presbyterian Pan American School is owned and operated by the Board of Trustees in covenant with the five presbyteries in Texas of the Synod of Red River and with the Synod. The facing page is an In Memoriam for Martin G. Miller, former chairman, who died March 5, 1980.

  • Chairman of the BoardMrs. B. Clayton BellDallas · wife of Dr. B. Clayton Bell, Highland Park Presbyterian Church
  • Monroe LutherInvestment Counselor, Eagle Management & Trust Co. — Houston
  • Elias RamirezLife Insurance for Union Nat'l Life Ins. Co. — Houston
  • David L. StittPastor, Moderator of the General Assembly PCUS and past President, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary — Houston
  • Frank DiazSeminary Student, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary (Real Estate) — Austin
  • James Weldon ThomasInvestor & Geophysical Consultant — Dallas
  • Henry A. HickmanBanker — Amarillo
  • Helen CrawfordRepresentative – Travel Agent for Supertravel, Inc. — Cisco, Texas
  • Albert Dale
  • Joe BrownRetired Pastor – Executive Director of the Odessa Council on Alcoholism — Odessa, Texas
  • Douglas C. EarleyAgricultural Consultant — Brownsville
  • Fernando GutierrezPastor — Corpus Christi, Texas
  • Salvador GarzaRetired Mortician — Harlingen, Texas
  • Josué Carrillo HernandezPastor — Nuevo Laredo, Mexico
  • Joel MartinezPastor — Brownsville, Texas
  • Edward H. HartePublisher for Caller Times Publishing Co. — Corpus Christi, Texas
  • Charles GuerreroRetired Supervisor from J.C. Penny, Co. — Corpus Christi, Texas
  • Joe InceInvestment Management, Eagle Management & Trust Co. — Houston
  • Mrs. Perry Finger
  • George LaugheadManagement Consultant, Presbyterian Development Corp. of South Texas — San Antonio, Texas
  • Ernest F. StevensonChemistry professor at St. Philip's College — San Antonio

The only year in the archive that prints each trustee's occupation.

  • ChairMrs. Jane LarkinHouston, TX
  • Mrs. Peggy BellDallas, TX
  • Mr. José G. BustosMcAllen, TX
  • Mrs. Marj CarpenterLouisville, KY
  • Mr. Heriberto ChapaMatamoros, Tamps., México
  • Mrs. Betty CooperCanadian, TX
  • Mr. Tom FreelandCrowley, LA
  • Rev. Roger GreenBaton Rouge, LA
  • Mrs. Claudia HarrelKingsville, TX
  • Mrs. Martha HuntHouston, TX
  • Rev. Tom HuserLake Jackson, TX
  • Mrs. Barbara LaceyDallas, TX
  • Mr. Phil McCarleyColbert, OK
  • Dr. Bill J. McDougalHouston, TX
  • Rev. Mike MurrayAustin, TX
  • Dr. J. B. NortonLittle Rock, AR
  • Mrs. Neel ScottSan Antonio, TX
  • Mr. Robert SoutherlandMidland, TX
  • Rev. B. Harrison TaylorKerrville, TX
  • Pbro. Saúl TijerinaMonterrey, N.L., México

Nine of the members are elected by the Synod of the Sun, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Nine other members are elected by the Board itself. Two of the trustees are elected by the General Assembly of the National Presbyterian Church of Mexico.

  • ChairMrs. Martha Hunt
  • Former ChairRev. Carlos A. Lopez
  • Vice ChairRev. Tom Huser
  • SecretaryMs. Junie Ledbetter
  • TreasurerMr. Alan E. Byars
  • Rev. Elizabeth Boone
  • Mr. Stan Cobbs
  • Mr. Gerald Cumberland
  • Mrs. Marcella L. Doller
  • Mr. Evan Harrel
  • Dr. Jose A. Lopez
  • Rev. Charles Miller
  • Mrs. Kathleen Murrill
  • Dr. Beth Baker
  • Rev. Jorge Alvarado Reyes
  • Rev. Angel M. Reynoso
  • Dr. Hector Rodriguez Miranda
  • Ms. Maryanne Whited
  • Mr. Robert C. Wolter
  • Ms. Helen Vahue
  • Chair, BOTMr. Alan E. Byars
  • Vice Chair, BOTRev. Tom Huser
  • Secretary, BOTMs. Junie Ledbetter
  • Treasurer, BOTMr. Evan Harrel
  • Rev. Jorge Alvarado Reyes
  • Mr. Sherrod Clifford
  • Mr. Stan Cobbs
  • Dr. Daniel García
  • Dr. Judith Hernandez
  • Ms. Edna Jackson
  • Ms. Helen M. Kincaid
  • Dr. Jose A. López
  • Rev. Charles Miller
  • Dr. Héctor Miranda Rodríguez
  • Mrs. Khaki Murrill
  • Mrs. Jean Poe
  • Dr. Beth Baker Russell
  • Mrs. Ann Stewart
  • Mrs. Patricia Turner
  • Mr. Robert C. Wolter
  • Chair, BOTRobert C. Wolter
  • Secretary, BOTPatricia Turner
  • Ruben Armendariz
  • Patricia Booth
  • Stan Cobbs
  • Crayden Dennard
  • Lidia Serrata
  • Clifford H. Sherrod, Jr.
  • Janice K. Smith
  • Eugene F. Tims
  • Lemuel Garcia
  • Mike Douglas
  • James Hanna
  • Edna Jackson
  • Barbara Kiser
  • Jean Poe
  • Frank Seaman
  • Dennis Whitley
  • John Ed Withers
  • Hazael Campuzano
  • Jorge Duran
  • ChairEugene F. Tims
  • SecretaryPatricia Turner
  • TreasurerDennis Whitley
  • Ruben Armendariz
  • Patricia Booth
  • Stanley Cobbs
  • Crayden Dennard
  • Mike Douglas
  • James Hanna
  • Edna Jackson
  • Barbara Kiser
  • Louis Stripling
  • Jean Poe
  • Frank Seaman
  • Lidia Serrata
  • Clifford H. Sherrod, Jr
  • Janice K. Smith
  • John Ed Withers
  • Hazael Campuzano
  • Jorge Duran
  • ChairDr. Eugene F. Tims
  • Vice ChairBarbara Kiser
  • TreasurerLouis Stipling
  • SecretaryJunie Ledbetter
  • Patricia Booth
  • Rev. Hazael Campuzano
  • Dr. Crayden Denard
  • Jorge Duran
  • Mike Douglas
  • Gail Garland
  • James Hanna
  • Edna Jackson
  • Rev. Frank Seaman
  • Lidia Serrata
  • Rev. Larry Spencer
  • Patricia Turner
  • Rev. John Ed Whithers
  • Rev. John Wurster
  • ChairRev. John Wurster
  • Vice ChairMrs. Barbara Kiser
  • SecretaryMrs. Junie Ledbetter
  • TreasurerMr. Louis Stipling
  • Mr. Clyde AllenRanch/Plant
  • Mrs. Mary Pat BraunsteinFinance
  • Pbro. Hazael CampuzanoCampus Life
  • Rev. Jack HabererFinance
  • Mrs. Patricia BoothAcademic
  • Ms. Susan BuellRanch/Plant
  • Rev. Mike MillerAcademic
  • Mrs. Patricia PayanFinance
  • Mr. Dennis WhitleyFinance
  • Rev. Ok-Kee KimAcademic
  • Mrs. Gracie de Lugo LauroAcademic
  • Mr. Mike DouglasCampus Life
  • Mr. James HannaAcademic
  • Mrs. Marcia HinojosaCampus Life
  • Ms. Chris LauferCampus Life
  • Rev. Charles MillerRanch/Plant
  • Dr. Cesar MoralesAcademic
  • Mrs. Lidia SerrataAcademic
  • Rev. Larry D. Spencer

Centennial-year board. Committee assignments are printed after each name.

  • ChairMrs. Patricia PayanFinance Committee
  • Vice ChairMr. Kim WarnerDevelopment Committee
  • SecretaryMrs. Junie LedbetterPlant & Ranch Committee
  • TreasurerMr. Mario E. GomezFinance Committee
  • Mr. Clyde AllenPlant & Ranch Committee
  • Mrs. Mary Pat BraunsteinCampus Life Committee
  • Dr. Susan BuellAcademic Committee
  • Pbro. Hazael CampuzanoCampus Life Committee
  • Rev. Judy FletcherFinance Committee
  • Ms. Marisa Gomez MagillCampus Life Committee Chair
  • Rev. Dr. Cyprian GuchiendaPlant & Ranch Committee
  • Mr. Izzet (Ike) GuneyDevelopment Committee
  • Rev. Jack HabererFinance Committee Chair
  • Mrs. Marcia HinojosaDevelopment Committee
  • Dr. David JohnsonDevelopment Committee Chair
  • Rev. Ok-Kee KimAcademic Committee
  • Rev. Kendal LandDevelopment Committee
  • Mrs. Graciela de Lugo LauroAcademic Committee
  • Rev. Charles MillerPlant & Ranch Committee
  • Dr. Michael MillerAcademic Committee Chair
  • Dr. Cesar MoralesAcademic Committee
  • Mr. Robert UribeCampus Life Committee
  • ChairMr. Kim WarnerArgyle, Texas · Development Committee
  • Vice ChairMr. David SalyerGalveston, Texas · Development Committee
  • TreasurerMr. Ken TelgCollege Station, Texas · Finance Committee
  • SecretaryRev. Marie MickeyAbilene, Texas · Academic Committee
  • Mr. Gerald CumberlandPlant & Ranch Committee — Kingsville, Texas
  • Dr. Mario E. GomezFinance Committee — Miami, Florida
  • Mrs. Martha HuntDevelopment Committee — Houston, Texas
  • Ms. Joanna KimAcademic Committee — Dallas, Texas
  • Mr. Reno LauroPlant & Ranch Committee — Comfort, Texas
  • Dr. Michael MillerAcademic Committee Chair — Wimberley, Texas
  • Ms. Rita OdomCampus Life Committee — Hunt, Texas
  • Mr. Robert UribeCampus Life Committee — San Antonio, Texas
  • Rev. Judy FletcherFinance Committee Chair — Carrollton, Texas
  • Rev. Dr. Cyprian GuchiendaPlant & Ranch Committee Chair — Dallas, Texas
  • Dr. David JordanDevelopment Committee Chair — Dallas, Texas
  • Rev. Kendal LandDevelopment Committee — Longview, Texas
  • Mrs. Marisa MagillCampus Life Committee Chair — Miami, Florida
  • Rev. Jonathan MonterreyDevelopment Committee — Mexico City, Mexico
  • Mrs. Patricia PayanFinance Committee — San Antonio, Texas

The last board in the archive, and the first printed with a photograph of every trustee.