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Administration
President’s Executive Council
Jay Hartzell
President
Rachel Davis Mersey
Executive Vice President and
Provost
Shontel Grumhaus
Senior Vice President for
Development and External Affairs
Effective May 1, 2026
Kenechukwu (K.C.) Mmeje
Senior Vice President for
Student Affairs
Rachel Mulry
Senior Vice President for
Business and Finance
and Chief Financial Officer,
ad interim
Harold W. Stanley
Vice President for Executive Affairs
Paul J. Ward
Vice President for
Legal Affairs
, General Counsel, and Secretary to the Board of Trustees
Rakesh Dahiya
Chief Investment Officer
Damon Evans
Director of Athletics
Deans
Michael S. Harris
Dean,
Simmons School of Education and Human Development
Samuel S. Holland
Dean,
Meadows School of the Arts
Nader Jalili
Dean,
Lyle School of Engineering
Janarthanan Jayawickramarajah
Dean,
Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences
Holly Jeffcoat
Dean,
SMU Libraries
Todd Milbourn
Dean,
Cox School of Business
Jason P. Nance
Dean,
Dedman School of Law
Robin Poston
Dean,
Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies
Bryan P. Stone
Dean,
Perkins School of Theology
Office of the President
Maria Dixon-Hall
Chief Cultural Intelligence Officer and Senior Advisor to the President
Michael H. Hites
Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer
Chandra McQueen
Director of
Internal Auditing and Consulting Services
Samantha Thomas
Assistant Vice President for
Equal Opportunity
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