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 meeting, Oct. 24-26 in Amarillo, are presented by the Committee on Committees, Committee to Nominate Executive Board Directors and the Committee on Nominations for Boards of Affiliated Ministries.
Report of Committee on Committees
Committee to Nominate Executive Board Directors
Term to Expire 2014
Chad Chaddick; San Antonio
Pat Ellis; Del Rio
Mark Kemp; Copperas Cove
Eric Moore; Paris
Dale Pond; Tyler
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Term to Expire 2013
Kathy Hillman; Waco
Joel McCoy; Crowley
Mitch Wilson; Shallowater
Committee on Nominations for Boards of Affiliated Ministries
Term to Expire 2014
John Durham; Irving
Andrea Huffman; Del Rio
Robert Miller; Texas City
Kenny Southwell; Gilmer
Joyce Tuggle; Killeen
Term to Expire 2012
Eddy Curry; Abilene
Jim Nelson; Austin
Executive Board Nominees
Executive Board Directors to be Re-elected
Term to Expire in 2014
David Becker; Granbury
Richard Darden; Abilene
Billy Ray Harper; Beaumont
Marshall Johnston; Aransas Pass
Patti Jones; Arlington
O.C. Madden; Lubbock
Ken May; Decatur
Sid Roberts; Lufkin
Vernon Stokes; Midland
John Wheat; Kenedy
New Executive Board Directors
Term to Expire in 2014
Ken Barnes; Fort Worth
Nathan Buchanan; Mineral Wells
David Cook; Richardson
John Crowe; Fulshear
Fran Gentry; Waco
Saul Gottschalt; Port Lavaca
David Higgs; Bryan
Eddie Hilburn; Kilgore
Steve Jackson; Carthage
Mark Neeley; Mineola
Patricia Obregon; San Antonio
Ellis Orozco; Richardson
Larry Post; Sugarland
Richard Rogers; Huntsville
David Russell; Amarillo
Tommy Turner; Paris
Bedilu Yirga; Garland
Unexpired 2012 Term
Janna Caulk; Del Rio
Rynell Novak; Denton
Institution Board Nominees
Trustees – Baptist University of the Americas
Term to Expire in 2014
Joseph Brake; San Antonio
Ruben Chairez; Del Rio
Rhoda Gonzales; Dallas
Elizabeth Hanna; Beaumont
Jesse Rincones; Lubbock
Van Christian; Comanche
Regents – Baylor University
Term to Expire in 2015
Linda Brian; Amarillo
Joel Allison; Dallas
Kenneth Hall; Longview
Jennifer Elrod; Houston
Trustees – Dallas Baptist University
Term to Expire in 2014
Ellen Byrd; Dallas
Gayla Crain; Nocona
Bob Dean; Dallas
Dorothy Renfrow; San Marcos
Charles Fraizer Jr.; Dallas
Julie Turner; Dallas
Buena Stevenson; Plano
Charles Ku; Lewisville
Cherry Jo Williams; Arlington
Trustees – East Texas Baptist University
Term to Expire in 2014
Hal Cornish; Marshall
David Chaddick; Center
Vernon Lewis Jr.; Marshall
Denie Kendrick; Pasadena
Patty Jones; Tyler
Susan Livingston; College Station
David Rice; Marshall
Gwen Estill; Texarkana
Trustees – Hardin-Simmons University
Term to Expire in 2014
Jud Powell; Abilene
Kay Henard; Amarillo
Tina Hunter; Abilene
Randel Everett; Midland
Ann Lindsay; Waco
Karen Munoz; Abilene
Louise Jones; San Angelo
Lila Senter; Abilene
Guinn Smith; Abilene
Rick Strange; Midland
Robert Wiley; Abilene
Term to Expire in 2013
Richard Darden; Abilene
Trustees – Houston Baptist University
Term to Expire in 2014
Carol Ann Bonds; San Angelo
Joshua Guajardo; Katy
Trustees – Howard Payne University
Term to Expire in 2014
Robert Carter; Austin
Jim Jones; San Angelo
Wendell Gamel; Conroe
David Robnett; Brownwood
Ronald Marriott; Corpus Christi
Roy Robb; San Angelo
Joyce Rowe; Lubbock
Candace Smith; Richardson
Dwayne Grooms; Brownwood
Term to Expire in 2012
Milton McGee; Henderson
Steve Ellis; Brownwood
Trustees – San Marcos Baptist Academy
Term to Expire in 2014
John Childs; Tyler
Susie Jaynes; Waco
Jimmie Scott; San Marcos
Clay Sullivan; San Marcos
Trustees – University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Term to Expire in 2014
Steven Barksdale; Athens
Rodney Deyoe; Temple
JoAn Dillard; Belton
Perry Fulcher; League City
Robert Galligan; McAllen
Don Al Ringler; Temple
Glenn Hodge; Salado
Carl Hudson; Cameron
Travis Burleson; Salado
Eduardo Lara; Temple
Jennifer Manning; Waco
Ernie Roberts; Decatur
James O'Barr; Bullard
Jack Phelps; Georgetown
Ricky Thompson; Waco
Term to Expire in 2012
Ryan Lindsey; Waco
Trustees – Wayland Baptist University
Term to Expire in 2014
Carl Hall; Allen
David Foote; Dalhart
Lester Griffin; Plainview
Lonny Poe; Dripping Springs
Clifton Kelly; White Deer
Bruce Julian; Perryton
Edgar Murphy; Lubbock
Sally Walker; Arlington
Peggy Wall; Plainview
Term to Expire in 2012
Sarah Eaves; Plainview
Trustees – Valley Baptist Missions/Education Center
Term to Expire in 2014
Sandra Johnson; Los Fresnos
Randy Johnson; Richardson
Jim Perkins; San Antonio
Jerry Raines; DeSoto
Donald Stansell; Fort Worth
Term to Expire in 2013
Raul Elizondo; Corpus Christi
Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio
Term to Expire in 2014
Mary Ann Brogan; San Antonio
Frank Scott; San Antonio
Toby Summers; San Antonio
Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas
Term to Expire in 2014
Jimmie Carpenter; Beaumont
D'Lana Barbay; Port Neches
Ann Scoggin; Beaumont
Hendrick Medical Center
Term to Expire in 2014
Ward Hayes; Sweetwater
J.V. Martin; Sweetwater
Mike Woodard; Abilene
David Scott; Abilene
Joe Alcorta Jr.; Abilene
Hillcrest Health System
Term to Expire in 2014
Billy Davis; Waco
Valley Baptist Hospital Holdings
Term to Expire in 2014
Jack Abbott; Harlingen
Arnulfo Gonzalez; Rio Hondo
B.J. Simpson; Rio Hondo
Vernon Stenseng; Harlingen
Baptist Child & Family Services
Term Extended 1 year
David Dykes; Tyler
Baptist Community Services
Term to Expire in 2014
Charles Jones; Amarillo
Robert Gibson; Amarillo
Betty Morton; Plainview
Henry Hamilton; Amarillo
Buckner International
Term to Expire in 2014
Cassandra Harris; Missouri City
Children at Heart Ministries
Term Extended 1 year
Charles Boyd; Valley Mills
John Winder; College Station
Term to Expire in 2014
Hal Harris; Austin
Ruthie Herber; Round Rock
David Lykes; Georgetown
Ed Rogers; Georgetown
Julie Christianson; Georgetown
South Texas Children's Home Ministries
Term to Expire in 2014
Jean Culli; Beeville
Flo LeBlanc-Stovall; Goliad
Luis Lozano; Laredo
Karol Peters; Houston
Raymond Reese; Cuero
Dot Youngblood; Mineral Wells
Myra Starkey; Victoria
John Weber Jr.; San Antonio
Term to Expire in 2013
Tony Gray; Houston
Thomas Culver, III; Rosenberg
Baptist Church Loan Corporation
Term to Expire in 2014
David McDaniel; Calvary
Baptist Foundation of Texas
Term to Expire in 2014
Mary Burleson; Dallas
Ansel Condray; Dallas
Maston Courtney; Waco
Baptist Standard
Term to Expire in 2014
Jeane Law; Lubbock
David Malone; Austin
Meredith Pinson-Creasey; Houston
Charles Risinger; Longview
Recommendations from the Committee on Convention Business
Preacher for the 2012 Annual Meeting Sermon – Kyle Henderson, pastor, First Baptist Church, Athens
Alternate Preacher for the 2012 Annual Meeting Sermon – Dennis Wiles, pastor, First Baptist Church, Arlington
Site for 2012 Annual Meeting – Corpus Christi – October 28-31
Site for 2013 Annual Meeting – San Antonio – July 14-17
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