Past Trustees
Ms. Gray began her career in education, later adding both juris doctorate and educational leadership degrees. She retired from teaching AP Economics at University High School in 2013. She was honored as a U.S. Presidential Scholar Educator, a Flinn Foundation Outstanding Educator and recognized by the University of Arizona for her teaching. She was a member of the Arizona Bar. Ms. Gray retired as Director of Educator Programs at the Thomas R. Brown Foundation in 2019.
Barbara Gray
John Carter
Mr. Carter joined IBM after graduating from Purdue, and later went on to earn an MBA from the Wharton School. He rejoined IBM and had management positions in New York, California and Minnesota prior to moving to Tucson where he started the IBM operation and which he managed for ten years. After retiring from IBM, he served as CEO of Qualtronics Manufacturing, Inc. Later he joined Burr-Brown Corporation, and ultimately served as its CFO. He a former director of Unisource Energy, of Tucson Electric Power, of Critical-Path Institute, Global Solar, the Tucson Airport Authority, the UA College of Science Dean’s Board of Advisors and the UA Tech Park.
Jack Jewett
Mr. Jewett is the past president and CEO of the Flinn Foundation in Phoenix. He earned a BA degree and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Arizona. He served on the UA Foundation Board, and is a past president of the Arizona Board of Regents. He was elected and served on the national Board of Directors of the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB). He was AGB’s Treasurer and served on its Executive Committee. The Jewett family owned Territorial Publishers, Inc., where he served as President. Mr. Jewett also served on: the Governor’s P-20 Council; the Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap Steering Committee; and the First Things First Board. Mr. Jewett was a state representative in the Arizona Legislature, where he was named a top legislator for overall effectiveness in three consecutive Arizona Republic newspaper surveys.
Michael Hard
Mr. Hard graduated from Yale University in 1959, and married a Tucson native. He then served in the US Navy as an LTJG before joining Valley National Bank (now Chase) in Arizona. He held a number of different positions in the bank, including: regional manager in charge of all branches in the state outside of Phoenix and Tucson; assistant to the chairman; and, at the end of his 39-year career, senior executive in Tucson and Southern Arizona. Mr. Hard is remembered for his extensive community involvement and his significant contribution to TRBF over his 20 years of service.
Dr. Swanson, University of Arizona Professor Emeritus, earned his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Illinois, and was nationally and internationally recognized as an expert in the teaching of economics. He taught many specialized workshops in the United States and abroad, and was the recipient of numerous teaching awards. He was past executive director of the Arizona Council on Economic Education and past president of the Academy of Economic Education. Swanson was known for his research and analysis on hyperinflation in South America and Europe. He was the author of numerous essays on economic issues, and scripts for the National Public Television series The Economic Exchange. He also authored Bankruptcy 1995 and America the Broke. Dr. Swanson held the Thomas R. Brown Chair in Economics Education at the UA Eller College. Today Dr. Swanson’s dedication to economics education is memorialized in two awards at the University of Arizona: the Gerald J. Swanson Prize for Teaching Excellence and the Gerald J. Swanson Scholarship for Undergraduate Excellence in Economics.