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Mark Johnson, left, passes the gavel to Kit Moncrief.
Kit Tennison Moncrief will become the first female chair of the TCU Board of Trustees after her election, announced last week.
“I am very pleased to announce that long-serving trustee Kit Moncrief has agreed to help lead TCU into the next years of Horned Frog history as TCU’s first female chair,” Chancellor Victor J. Boschini Jr. said in a statement. “Kit’s leadership and service — both to TCU and within our Fort Worth community — will benefit generations to come. We are excited to welcome her to this new role, especially during this historic year as TCU celebrates 150 years of leadership and excellence in academics and community.”
Moncrief succeeds Mark Johnson, the immediate past chairman who led the board the past six years. Johnson will continue to serve on the board.
Moncrief has served as board vice chair since 2017. Her late husband, Charlie Beggs Moncrief (Class of 1972), also served as a TCU trustee, as did Moncrief’s mother, Gloria (Lupton) Tennison.
“As a child, I learned from my parents, especially my mother, the importance of education and giving back,” Moncrief said. “As chair, I hope to continue her legacy — and love and passion for TCU, while supporting the university into its next 150 years.”
Established in 1874, the Board of Trustees sets policy and develops long-term institutional strategy. The board meets twice per year and consists of up to 50 members, and its bylaws also provide for emeritus and honorary members.
The primary functions of the board are to establish and promote the overall strategic direction for the university; hire and evaluate on a regular basis the chancellor; and undertake other duties based on current needs or issues under the leadership of an elected chair.
Moncrief also currently serves as president of the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame and co-chairs the Fort Worth Zoological Association. She is past president of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Foundation and the Moncrief Cancer Foundation.
In addition, Moncrief is a board member of UT Southwestern Moncrief Cancer Institute, the Brown Lupton Foundation, Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo (serving on the executive committee), The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. She also co-founded the Saving Hope Foundation, an organization with the intent to end animal abuse and neglect through advocacy, education and spay-neuter programs.
Outside of Fort Worth, Moncrief serves on the board of the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the Southwestern Medical Foundation and the Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health National Advisory Board.