President/Trustee at Southern Methodist University. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 5 organizations on the Form 990 record.
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Organizations
5
Roles reported
5
Reported compensation
$1.5M
Others who share this name
1
Who this is
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Biography Web-sourced
Tenth President of Southern Methodist University (1995-2025), serving the longest tenure in SMU history with 30 years of leadership. Led three comprehensive fundraising campaigns raising over $3 billion, growing the endowment from $483 million to $2.1 billion.
Helped rehabilitate SMU's reputation following the 1980s football scandal and attracted the George W. Bush Presidential Center to campus.
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Tenure here
President of SMU 1995-2025 (30 years)
Education
Lubbock Christian University · A.A.
Abilene Christian University · B.S. in Psychology and Mathematics
University of Texas at Austin · M.A. in Psychology
University of Texas at Austin · Ph.D. in Psychology
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The George W Bush FoundationDirector · $56.0M revenue · Dallas, TXSEE SCHEDULE O FOR MISSION STATEMENT.Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Dallas Citizens Council INCDirector · $2.0M revenue · Dallas, TXTO LEAD AND SERVE IN THE MOMENTS THAT MATTER THE MOST FOR THE PEOPLE OF DALLAS.Filed FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Southern Methodist UniversityPresident/Trustee · $1.2B revenue · Dallas, TXThe Primary mission of the university is education through research and teaching by creating and imparting knowledge that will shape citizens who…pay $1.4M → $1.5MFiled FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$1.5Mreported comp
Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Foundation INCDirector · $23.8M revenue · Dallas, TXWE ARE A VIBRANT CULTURAL HUB THAT PROVIDES, OPERATES AND ACTIVATES EXCEPTIONAL SPACES FOR ARTISTS, ARTISTIC ORGANIZATIONS AND OUR COMMUNITY.Filed FY2021, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Disambiguation
Other people named R Gerald Turner
Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.
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R Gerald Turner1 organization · Charlotte, NCAtlantic Coast Conference
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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org
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