Advisory Council
The mission of the UTSA College of Business Advisory Council is to assist the Dean, faculty, and staff in raising the academic profile of UTSA's College of Business to become one of the nation's best business schools recognized for developing knowledge for a new world and for producing the new paradigm's transformational leaders. The Advisory Council will achieve its mission through a membership of diverse individuals whose stature and community leadership bring recognition to the college, and who:

• Engage in, assist, and support the college's fundraising efforts;


• Consult with and advise the Dean, faculty and staff of the college on curricula and programs, career planning and placement of students, alumni engagement, external affairs and other important issues affecting the future of the college;


• Offer insights to the Dean, faculty and staff on how the college can enhance the impact and reputation of its programs locally, regionally, nationally and internationally; and


• Provide an additional avenue of direct liaison between faculty and the business community for the purpose of promoting understanding, cooperation, and mutual gain through such activities as consulting arrangements, involving faculty members in practical business problems, arranging for guest lecturers from industry, bringing students in direct contact with business executives and their ideas, and offering students practical exposure to current business

Executive Committee Members

• Patrick B. Frost, Chair
  President
  Frost National Bank

• Cindy Jorgensen, EMBA'00, Vice Chair
  Chief Financial Officer
  Southwest Business Corporation
  
• James S. Kahan, Chairman Emeritus
  Retired
  AT&T Inc.
  
• A. Lanham Napier, Vice Chair
  President and CEO
  Rackspace Hosting
  
• Ernest Bromley, MBA '80
  Chairman and CEO
  Bromley Communications

• Joe C. McKinney
  Vice Chairman of the Board
  Broadway National Bank

• Suzanne Wade
  President-SA Food Drug Retail Division
  H-E-B Grocery Company