Gov. Abbott Appoints Two TTU System Board of Regents, Reappoints Dusty Womble

AUSTIN, TX — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Doug McReaken of Pearland and Donald R. Sinclair of Houston to the Texas Tech University System (TTU System) Board of Regents, the governor’s office announced Friday. Regent Dusty Womble of Lubbock was also reappointed for another term.

All three appointments are for six-year terms expiring Jan. 31, 2031, and are subject to confirmation by the Texas Senate. Their first board meeting is expected to be held in May.

“I’d like to congratulate our regents on their appointments and welcome them to the TTU System family,” said Tedd L. Mitchell, M.D., chancellor of the TTU System. “I am grateful to have the continued leadership of Regent Womble and for the passion each new board member brings to our universities. I look forward to collaborating with them as we continue to grow our dynamic university system, and I also want to thank Chairman Mark Griffin and Vice Chairwoman Ginger Kerrick Davis for their dedicated service to our universities and countless contributions during their time on our board.”

McReaken and Sinclair will replace Mark Griffin of Lubbock and Ginger Kerrick Davis of Houston on the board.

“It has been my distinct honor to serve on the TTU System Board of Regents and, most recently, as chairman in my final years on the board,” said Griffin. “This is a bittersweet moment but one filled with tremendous gratitude. I’d like to thank each of my fellow regents for serving beside me, as well as Vice Chairwoman Ginger Kerrick Davis for her leadership and dedication to our system throughout her term. I also wish to congratulate Regent Womble on his reappointment and welcome our newly appointed regents, who will continue the work to advance our universities and higher education across this region and our great state of Texas.”

Douglas M. McReaken is the chief operating officer and executive vice president of Media Riders, Inc. He also serves as president of McReaken Enterprises, McReaken & Associates, and McReaken Agriculture LLC. He has previously worked as a business development executive at Lockheed Martin and vice president at Software Decisions, Inc.

McReaken is involved in numerous startups and serves on several boards, including as chairman for Sno Country, Inc. and Texas Waste Co., as well as president of Water Meters Services, Inc. He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in management from Texas Tech University’s Rawls College of Business in 2000. He lives in the Houston area with his wife, Erika, and their three children.

Donald R. Sinclair is a private investor and former president and CEO of Western Gas Partners. He also served as senior vice president at Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and has worked in the energy industry for more than 40 years. He currently serves on the boards of two energy companies.

Sinclair is the former chairman of the Texas Tech Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors and has also chaired the Rawls College Advisory Council. He is a member of the Texas Tech Academy of Petroleum Engineers and serves on the executive committee of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Board of Visitors as a vice chairman.

Sinclair earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration management from Texas Tech in 1980. His wife, Susan, is also a graduate of Texas Tech, earning her degree in 1981.

Established in 1996, the Texas Tech University System is a public university system comprising five institutions: Texas Tech University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, Angelo State University, and Midwestern State University.

Headquartered in Lubbock, the TTU System has an annual economic impact of $19.2 billion on the state of Texas. The system serves more than 64,000 students, employs approximately 21,000 people, and has more than 400,000 alumni. It operates at 21 academic locations in 17 cities and is one of only nine university systems nationwide to offer a full range of academic programs, including undergraduate, medical, law, nursing, pharmacy, dental, and veterinary education.