The purpose of the Executive Committee is to give aid and authority to the officers and the managers of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™ for the orderly operation and management of the Show as a civic and educational event. The committee also carries out the purposes and policies of the board of directors.

Under the bylaws of the Show, the Executive Committee is comprised of the current Show president and chairman of the board, all past chairmen of the board and five members elected from the board of directors, who may each serve up to nine, one-year terms.

MEMBERS

Joseph T. Ainsworth, M.D.
Jim Bloodworth
John T. Cook
Tilman J. Fertitta
Dick Graves
Don D. Jordan
Stuart Lang
Louis M. Pearce Jr.
Charles R. "Butch" Robinson
John O. Smith
Paul Somerville
Keith A. Steffek
R.H. "Steve" Stevens
P. Michael Wells

LIFETIME MEMBERS

Don A. Buckalew
John H. Causey
J.M. "Jim" Clepper
Clayton Underwood
Jim M. Windham Jr.