Pepperdine Appoints New Members to the Board of Regents
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Pepperdine University announced three new additions to its 40-member Board of Regents
this June. Peter James Johnson, Jr., Kimberly Lindley, and John Plueger accepted the
role of helping to shape the direction of the University. In addition, Pepperdine’s
fourth president, William S. Banowsky, has been named Life Regent.
Texas-born William S. Banowsky served from 1971 to 1978 as the fourth president of
Pepperdine University, one of the country’s youngest college presidents and the guiding
force who envisioned—with third president M. Norvel Young—the making of the “Miracle
at Malibu.”
Peter James Johnson, Jr., is president of Leahey & Johnson, a Wall Street law firm.
He has earned a reputation for excellence as a trial lawyer and appellate lawyer in
complex tort litigation, commercial and corporate litigation, product liability, professional
liability, insurance law, and corporate and constitutional litigation.
Kimberly Lindley currently serves on the Campaign for Pepperdine, Seaver Committee.
She, along with her husband, Don, continues to build bonds with others that share
a common
love for the University and its mission through the Seaver Parents Council, where
they were cochairs throughout the 2010-2011 school year.
John Plueger is president, chief operating officer, and member of
the board of directors of Air Lease Corporation. He has spent more than 27 years in
the aircraft leasing and aviation industry and is a certified public accountant.