Posted: 10/29/04
Nominees named for BGCT boards & committees
The following information is provided in compliance with the bylaws of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. Nominations to be considered by messengers to the BGCT annual session in San Antonio, Nov. 8-9, are presented by the Committee to Nominate Executive Board Members, the Committee on Committees, the Committee to Nominate Coordinating Boards and the Committee on Nominations for Institution Boards.
Key: # new member/trustee/ regent; % non-church/denominational employee; ^ elected by BGCT; + elected by institution board; @ elected at an Executive Board meeting and must be elected at convention; E/one-year extended term
Executive Board
Members to be re-elected
Term to expire in 2007: % David Alford, Waco; Mike Barrera, Laredo; Darrell Beggs, Teague; % Wanda Bishop, Palestine; Becky Brown, Houston; % Rudy Camacho, Fort Worth; % Jean Childre, Garland; Derwin Comer, Wellington; Ron Davis, Liberty; Al Flores, San Antonio; % John Freeman, Dallas; Jim Haskell, Georgetown; % Barbara Hearn, Athens; Robert Herring, San Antonio; Charles Kimball, Allen; Manny Longoria, Lubbock; Ron Lyles, Pasadena; Ray Meador, Port Arthur; % Garnett Mitchell, Kingwood; Dana Moore, Amarillo; % Linda Murdock, Lubbock; % Johnnie Pigg, Fort Worth; Fred Raney, Hemphill; Allen Reed, Nacogdoches; % Audrene Robison, Gainesville; Eddie Sanchez, Dallas; Randall Scott, Paris; Don Shannon, Coldspring; Bill Skaar, Grand Prairie; Mark Smith, Warren; John Stanislaw, Coleman; % Charlie Summers, Dimmit; % Jean Talley, Grapevine; Barry Taylor, Winters; Betty Thompson, Mineola; John Thielepape, Arlington; % Tommy Thompson, Mission; % Gordon Wear, Leona; % Charles Whiteside, Kilgore; Mitch Wilson, Shallowater; Larry Womack, Houston
New members
Term to expire in 2007: % Janelle Boyce, Frisco; Jerry Carlisle, Murphy; % Gwenda Carrell, Godley; Sammy Garcia, Denison; % Mart Hanna, Kerrville; % Royce Jenne Harmon, Stephenville; Ron Hood, Longview; % Elmo Johnson, Houston; Rachel Lopez, San Antonio; J. Morgan Malone, Bonham; % Jose Maymi, Belton; % Glen Mitchell, Iowa Park; Bruce Murray, Austin; Jim O'Dell, Leakey; % Gary Purser, Amarillo; Ed Seay, Magnolia; Chris Simmons, Dallas; Chris Thacker, Eagle Lake; Ed Walker, Granite Shoals; Norman Whittington, Killeen; % Lisa Harper Wood, North Richland Hills; Harry Wright, Port Neches
Members nominated to fill un-expired terms
Term to expire in 2005: John Collis, Ozona; % Anna Marie Edgemon, Sulphur Springs; Joel Odom, Floresville; Troy Richardson, Amarillo
Term to expire in 2006: % Alice Curtis, Fort Worth; Nestor Menjivar, Austin; % Marshall Morgan, Odessa; Craig Rhoton, Monahans; % Gene Shelburne, Midland; % Eunice Vincent, Alpine
Member nominated at large
% Danny Montez, San Angelo
Christian Education Coordinating Board
Term to expire 2007: Jerry Sawyer, El Paso; Jerry Dailey, San Antonio; % Walt McKee, Grandfalls; #% Yuvi Cadenhead, Haskell; Craig Vire, Burleson
Term to expire 2005: #% Kate Fite, Lewisville
Institution representative, term to expire 2005: Lanny Hall, Howard Payne University, Brownwood
Human Welfare Coordinating Board
Term to expire 2007: # Lee S. Wilson, Fort Worth; #% Rebecca Hines, Houston; #% Mark Heard, Cuero; Delia Vela, El Paso
Term to expire 2005: # Luis Garcia, Corpus Christi
Institution representatives, term to expire 2005: Tim Holloway, Baptist Community Services, Amarillo, aging care; Jerry Haag, South Texas Children's Home, Beeville, child care; Art Hohenberger, Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center, Waco, health care
Baptist University of the Americas trustees
Terms to expire in 2007: John Bobo, Hurst; # Frances Barrera, Plainview; Teresa Luna, San Antonio; % Jackie Miller, El Paso; Brad Russell, San Antonio; Johnny White Jr., San Antonio; Scott Willingham, Wichita Falls
Baylor University regents
Term to expire, May 31, 2008: ^% Wes Bailey, Waco; # Duane Brooks, Houston; ^% Randy Ferguson, Austin
Dallas Baptist University trustees
Term to expire in 2007: #+% Gayla Crain, Irving; ^% Charlie Frazier, Dallas; ^ Dan Griffin, Arlington;^% Charles Ku, Flower Mound; #+ Bernie Moraga, Albuquerque, N.M.; #^% Ken Pilgrim, Pittsburg; ^%Harold Sadler, Henderson; ^ Jack Shelton, Lampasas; ^ Gary Singleton, Garland; ^% Buena Stevenson, Frisco; ^% Nobu Togami, Belton, #+% Bianca Yip, Houston
Term to expire in 2006: #^% Donna Slette, Waco
East Texas Baptist University trustees
Term to expire in 2007: ^% Don Anthis, Houston; #+% Glenn Bickerdike, Marshall; ^% Don Bush, Beaumont; ^% David Chadwick, Center; ^% Robert Cooper, Carrollton; ^ Clint Davis, Mt. Pleasant; #+% Ray Delk, Marshall; #+% William Gean, The Woodlands; #^% Kenny Hall, Marshall; #+ John Hatch, Lake Jackson; #^% Denie Kendrick, Pasadena; #^% Sam Moseley, Marshall; ^% Louise Ornelas Tyler; ^% Ed Smith, Marshall; #+ James Webb, Longview
Term to expire in 2005: E/^% D.M. Edwards, Tyler; ^% Sheila Hurtte, Daingerfield; #^ Bob Mayfield, Tyler
Term to expire in 2006: #^% Joy Howell, Marshall
Hardin-Simmons University trustees
Term to expire in 2007: ^% Jimmie Cantrell, Abilene; ^ David Garza, Abilene; ^ George Gaston San Antonio; #^% Ron Howell, Arlington; #^ Bubba Stahl, Corpus Christi; #^% James Parker, Abilene; ^% Jud Powell, Abilene; ^ Charles Price, San Antonio; ^% Clinton Wolf, El Paso
Term to expire in 2006: @^% Elaine Gabbert, Dallas
Houston Baptist University trustees
Term to expire in 2007: ^% Max Grigsby, Houston; ^% George Roper, Houston; #^% David Stutts, Houston; #^ Larry Womack, Houston
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Howard Payne University trustees
Term to expire in 2007: ^% Rick Akins, Salado; ^% Russell Berry, Abilene; #^ Mike Chancellor, Abilene; #^% Al Lock , Fort Worth; ^% Jim McEachern, Midlothian; ^% Robert Rockwell, Lewisville; %^ Daniel Sanchez, Fort Worth; ^% Ben Sinclair, Montgomery; #^% John Weidner, Brownwood
San Marcos Baptist Academy trustees
Term to expire in 2007: W.D. Broadway, Salado; E/% Mike Davidson, Jr., Dripping Springs; #% Bobby Miser, Missouri City; % Charlene Morgan, Houston; % Peggy Portillo, San Antonio
Term to expire in 2005: #% Jimmie Scott, San Marcos
Term to expire in 2006: #% Mel Shook, Lubbock
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor trustees
Term to expire in 2007: #+ Henry Adrion, III, Hilltop Lakes; ^ Jerry Carlisle, Murphy; ^% Kathy Cook, McGregor; #^% Martha Cooper, Grand Prairie; #+% Camille Dillard, Dallas; ^ Mike Hark-rider, Temple; ^ Jim Haskell, Georgetown: #+% Gary Heavin, Gatesville; ^% Arch Jacobson, Comfort; @^ Martin Knox, Temple; #^% John Messer, Belton; #^% Clark Potter, Belton; #+% Mary Priest, Salado; ^% Ernie Roberts, DeSoto; ^% Barbara Sherwin, Stephenville; ^% Ricky Thompson, Waco
Valley Baptist Missions/Education Center trustees
Term to expire in 2007: # Jennifer Bordenet, Harlingen; #% Esther Fraire, McAllen; Pat Graham, Harlingen; # Roberto Rodriguez, Harlingen; % Joel Salazar, Houston
Wayland Baptist University trustees
Term to expire in 2007: #^% Danny Campbell, Midland; ^% Joe Cargile, Crosbyton; ^% David Foote, Dalhart;
^% Carl Hall, Boerne; ^ Gene Hawkins, Lubbock; ^% Robert Herring, Fair,Oaks Ranch; ^% Bruce Julian, Perryton; #^ D.L. Lowrie, Lubbock; #^% Delbert McDougal, Lubbock; ^% Bill Sowder, Shallowater
Term to expire in 2005: @^% Peggy Wall, Plainview; #+% Tim Powers, Wichita Falls
Term to expire in 2006: @^ Gene Meacham, Plainview
Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio trustees
Term to expire in 2007: @^% Alice Gong, San Antonio; @^% Connie Jones, Fair Oaks Ranch, @^% Bill McCandless, San Antonio; @^ Philip McCraw, San Antonio
Term to expire in 2005: @^% Mary Brogan, San Antonio; #^ Ronnie Car-ter, San Antonio; @^ Roland Lopez, San Antonio; #+% Noah Rodriguez, San Antonio
Term to expire in 2006: @^% Ray Dinstel, Boerne; @^% Kim Moore, Fair Oaks Ranch; @^ Sam Pearis IV, Universal City
Baylor Health Care System trustees
Term to expire in 2007: ^ Bill Pinson, Duncanville; +% Jim Turner, Dallas
Hendrick Medical Center trustees
Term to expire in 2007: David Cason, Abilene; #% Ron Fogle , Abilene; % Monroe Levrets, Abilene; Charles Maciel, Abilene; % J.V. Martin, Sweetwater; % David Scott, Abilene; % Shelly Utley, Abilene; Mike Woodard, Abilene
Term to expire in 2005: # Ward Hayes, Sweetwater
Term to expire in 2006: #% Dennis Laster, Abilene
Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center trustees
Term to expire in 2007: ^ Paul Stripling, Waco
Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital trustees
Term to expire in 2007: #^% Sonja Coffman, Beaumont; ^% Walter Snider, Beaumont
Valley Baptist Health System trustees
Term to expire in 2007: #+% Eddie Caughfield, Combes; ^ Charles Dixon, Harlingen; ^% Robert Hoot, Raymondville; ^% George Labar Jr., South Padre Island, #^% Wilbron Stanteen, Harlingen
Baptist Community Services trustees
Term to expire in 2007: ^% Robert Byrd, Canyon; ^% Bob Gibson, Amarillo; +% Henry Hamilton, Amarillo; #^% Gorden Jenkins, Amarillo; ^ Charley Jones, Amarillo; ^% Don Max Vars, Canyon
Baptist Memorials Ministries trustees
Term to expire in 2007: #% Michael Epley, San Angelo; % David Green, Sweetwater; % Gretta Hill, San Angelo; #% Stanley Mayfield, San Angelo; # John Petty, Kerrville; % Mary Robinson, Eldorado; #% Lynn Rutland, San Angelo; % Carol Scott, Big Spring; #% Monty Trimble, Corsicana
Term to expire in 2005: #% Steven Saldivar, Big Lake
Baptist Child & Family Services trustees
Term to expire in 2007: ^% George Cowden III, San Antonio; ^% Larry Lummus, Bullard; %^ Martha Morse, San Antonio; ^% Randy Norris, Austin; ^ Jim Shamburger, Victoria; ^% Terry Simmons, Dallas
Buckner Baptist Benevolences trustees
Term to expire in 2007: #^% David Hennessee, San Antonio; #+ Ellis Orozco, McAllen; #+% Lynette Ran-ton, Alto, N.M.; ^% Eddie Saldaña, Garland; ^% Michelle Spinks, Midland; +% Tom Stone, Longview; +% Victor Upton, DeSoto; +% George Vorpahl , Bee Cave
South Texas Children's Home trustees
Term to expire in 2007: % Tracy Crawford, Tyler; % Tom Culver, Richmond; % Tony Gray, Bellaire; #% Ron Hyde, Kenedy; % Lynda Martin, Corpus Christi; #% Mary Lou Mc-Kaig, Arlington; #% Lamar Meadows Jr., Richmond; % Chuck Radar, Victoria; #% Sherry Sigmon, San Antonio
Texas Baptist Children's Home & Family Services trustees
Term to expire in 2007: # Barry Chinn, Del Valle; #% Buddy Ferguson, Austin; % Doak Fling, Georgetown; #% Tom Norris, McGregor; Don Shannon, Coldspring; #% Jonda White, Austin
Term to expire in 2005: #% Billie Sue Cariker, Round Rock
Baptist Standard directors
Term to expire in 2007: #% Roger Hall, Midlothian; % Diane Payne, Spring; # Betty Ross Preisler, Wharton; Rudy Sanchez , Dallas; # Wil Tanner, Lubbock
Baptist Foundation of Texas directors
Term to expire in 2007: ^% Larry Franklin, San Antonio; +% Fred Norton Jr., Tex-arkana; ^% Sam Self, Dallas, ^% Jerry Turner, Blanco
Term to expire in 2005: @^% Kim Askew, Dallas
WorldconneX trustees
Term to expire in 2007: ^ Justice Anderson, Fort Worth; #+ Daniel Carro, Annandale, Va.; ^ Greg Deering, Arlington; ^% Frankie Harvey, Nacogdoches; ^% Bill Noble, Lubbock; ^% Robert Pinder, Georgetown; ^ Nina Pinkston, Fort Worth; ^ Jeff Raines, Amarillo; #+% Joel Vestal, Houston
Term to expire in 2005: #+ Cindy Wiles, Arlington; #+% Bill O'Brien, Frisco
Committee to Nominate Executive Board Members
Term to expire 2007: # James Fuller, Beaumont; # Allison Gilliam, Valley Mills; #% Nelda Jones, Rosebud; #% Roger Malone, Dimmitt; # James Wong, Houston
Committee on Nominations for Institution Boards
Term to expire 2007: #% Kathy Averitt, Waco; #% Luis Lozano, Laredo; #% David Malone, Austin; # Bill Wright, Plains
Term to expire 2005: # Houmphanh Vongsurith, Grand Prairie
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