The School Board, also known as the Board of Trustees, is comprised of local citizens that volunteer their time to provide guidance for the school district.  All School Board members are elected and serve for a pre-determined number of years.

The early Harris County Common School Districts had school boards of only three members (Humble ISD started as as Common School Districts 28, 35 and then 50).  In those early years (1884-1918), the elections for school board positions were part of general school board elections across Harris County, and those elections dates were set by the Harris County Commissioners Court.

Harris County Common School District No. 50 was transformed into the Humble Independent School District in February of 1919. During the transition period (February 1919 through May 1919) the district was run by the three trustees that had run Common School District No. 50, who were William Z. Woodward, J. P. Kiser and William Dewey.  In May 1919, the first trustees elected to Humble ISD were (1) Dr. John Brown Dubose, (2) Phil R. Beavens, (3) E. S. Charpiot, (4) H. F. Bozarth, and (5) Conway A. Taylor.

In May 1923, the original legislation that created Humble ISD had to be amended due to some important stipulations being left out.  The 1923 re-authorization required for an election of five new trustees to be held on the first Saturday in June 1923.  The school board members elected as part of the new re-authorization, on June 4, 1923, were C. C. Wellborn, T. L. Williamson, William Willis Williams, F. M. Long, and John Thomas Magness.  J. T. Magness was out of the State at the time of the election, so the board appointed Dr. John Brown Dubose to take his place.

New Texas Legislation in 1931 expanded the school board to seven members.

The following pages provide information about the Humble ISD School Board:

Relatives:

• School Board member Lynn Fields (1990s, 2000s, 2010s) is the daughter-in-law of School Board member Jack M. Fields, Sr. (1960s, 1970s, 1980s)

• Odom Elementary in Aldine is named for W. A. Odom Jr., son of Humble School Board member Weaver Autry Odom (1950s, 1960s).

• School Board member Hilton Charles Schott (1930s, 1940s, 1950s) is the brother of School Board member Berthold Brown Schott (1950s, 1960s).

• School Board member Lloyd Earl Martin (1940s) is the son of School Board member George Andrew Martin (1920s, 1930s)

• School Board Member Lowell Bruce Montgomery (1960s, 1970s) is the son of School Board member Lowell Harmon Montgomery (1950s).

• School Board Member Francis Marian Long (1920s, 1930s) is the son of School Board member Henry Long (1900s).

• Board Member Ellis Lee Herron (1960s, 1970s) is the son of Board member Ellis Herron (1930s, 1940s, 1950s).

• School Board member Dr. H. E. McKay, Sr. (1920s) was the father of Humble Mayor Dr. Hayden E. McKay, Jr.

Diversity

• Charles Cunningham (2000s, 2010s) is the first African American to be elected to the Humble ISD School Board. In late 2019, he became the first African American to serve on the Humble City Council

• Martina Lemond Dixon (2010s) is the first African-American woman to be elected to the Humble ISD School Board.

• Louise Panzarella (1960s, 1970s, 1980s) is the first woman to be elected to the Humble ISD School Board.

Landmarks

• Schott Park in Humble is named for former Humble School Board member Hilton Charles Schott (1930s, 1940s, 1950s).

• Jack M. Fields, Sr. Elementary School is named for School Board member Jack M. Fields, Sr. (1960s, 1970s, 1980s)
  
  

Positions

• When the Humble ISD School Board was first formed, it only had two officer positions: President and Secretary

• The Vice-President position was added in April 1926

• The Parliamentarian position was added in October 1975

Former Employees

The following former employees of Humble ISD were elected to the school board.

• Eric Brewster: worked for Humble ISD from 08/1976 - 04/1979; served on the Humble ISD School Board from 01/1980 - 03/1981

• Angela Conrad: worked for Humble ISD from 08/2004 - 10/2012; served on the Humble ISD School Board from 05/2013 - present

• Nancy Morrison: first worked for Humble ISD starting 11/1975, and last worked for Humble ISD 06/2014; served on the Humble ISD School Board from 05/2015 - present

On occassion, a School Board position will be vacated.  This is typically because the School Board member has moved out of the area.  Here are the School Board positions that have been vacated over the years:

William Dewey

School Board Term: 05/29/1919 - 04/03/1920     Position 5

Resigned 08/26/1919

Replaced with Conway A. Taylor on 08/26/1919

Herndon Kirksey Pursley

School Board Term: 04/08/1930-04/04/1931     Position 3

Resigned 10/07/1930

Replaced with Claude Chapley Wellborn, Sr. on 11/07/1930

George Andrew Martin

School Board Term: 04/08/1930-04/04/1931     Position 2

Resigned 02/03/1931

Replaced with W. F. Hall on 03/03/1931

Claude Chapley Wellborn, Sr.

School Board Term: 04/02/1932-04/01/1933     Position 4

Resigned 06/07/1932

Replaced with Jimmie K. Alton on 07/05/1932

Conway A. Taylor

School Board Term: 04/02/1932-04/01/1933     Position 2

Resigned 11/08/1932

Replaced with Hilton Charles Schott on 01/03/1933

Jimmie K. Alton

School Board Term: 04/01/1933-04/07/1934     Position 4

Resigned 06/06/1933

Replaced with A. G. Harrison on 09/15/1933

J. C. Frondolig

School Board Term: 04/06/1935-04/07/1936     Position 4

Resigned 02/07/1936; moved from district

Replaced with Kelcy Coy Isenberg, Sr. on 02/07/1936

Roy Martin Haley

School Board Term: 04/03/1937-04/05/1938     Position 5

Resigned 09/07/1937

Replaced with Ellis Herron on 09/07/1937

Gilbert William Bubendorf

School Board Term: 04/08/1941-04/07/1942     Position 1

Resigned 4/08/1941

Replaced with Eugene Benjamin Martel on 04/08/1941

Melvin Henry Randow

School Board Term: 04/06/1948-04/05/1949     Position 1

Resigned 08/03/1948; moved from district

The position was left unfilled

J. A. Daniel

School Board Term: 05/08/1951-05/06/1952     Position 7

Resigned 

Replaced with Raymond Edwin Isaacks on 08/07/1951

Roy Martin Haley

School Board Term: 05/06/1952-05/06/1953     Position 5

Resigned 11/04/1952

Replaced with Lowell Harmon Montgomery on 11/13/1952

Preston F. Tullos

School Board Term: 05/06/1953 - 05/04/1954     Position 1

Resigned 05/06/1953

The position was left unfilled

Carl lycester Gilbert

School Board Term: 05/09/1955 - 05/09/1956     Position 1

Resigned 01/03/1956 (moved from district)

Replaced with Weaver Autry Odom on 01/03/1956

Olcy Paul Thames

School Board Term: 05/07/1957 - 05/06/1958     Position 2

Resigned 01/21/1958 

Replaced with Kelley Leon Hawes on 03/04/1958

Kelley Leon Hawes

School Board Term: 04/04/1961 - 04/10/1962     Position 2

Resigned 08/15/1961(moved out of district)

Replaced with Olcy Paul Thames on 08/15/1961

W. E. Gray

School Board Term: 04/07/1964 - 04/06/1965     Position 4

Resigned 11/10/1964 (moved to Splendora)

The position was left unfilled

Berthold Brown Scott

School Board Term: 04/15/1966 - 04/04/1967     Position 6

Resigned 109/01/1966

The position was left unfilled

Fred D. McClure

School Board Term: 04/08/1969 - 04/08/1970     Position 4

Resigned 05/13/1969

Replaced with Olcy Paul Thames on 06/10/1969

Lowell Bruce Montgomery

School Board Term: 04/08/1970 - 04/05/1971     Position 1

Resigned 07/14/1970

Replaced with Earl Edward Demonegeaux on 09/08/1970

Eric Brewster

School Board Term: 01/21/1981 - 01/19/1982     Position 4

Resigned 03/10/1981

Replaced with Dr. Jane M. Goldstein on 03/31/1981

Dr. Charles R. Brown

School Board Term: 01/24/1984 - 02/12/1985     Position 1

Resigned 04/10/1984 (moved out of state

Replaced with Larry Shyrock on 05/22/1984

Sarah Johnson

School Board Term: 01/19/1988 - 02/14/1989     Position 3

Resigned 08/09/1988 (moved from area)

Replaced with Dr. Bonnie L. Longnion

Bob Berry

School Board Term: 01/19/1994 - 01/21/1995     Position 7

Resigned 02/08/1994 (moved from area)

Replaced with Lynn FIelds on 03/29/1994

Scott Spradlin

School Board Term: 01/21/1997 - 05/05/1998     Position 1

Resigned 04/07/1997 (moved overseas)

Replaced with Dr. Aaron Celevenson on 06/04/1997

Bob Strader

School Board Term: 05/06/2003 - 05/24/2004     Position 6

Resigned 11/11/2003

Replaced with Dr. J. ALford Moore on 12/09/2003

James D. Eggers

School Board Term: 05/17/2007 - 05/19/2008     Position 5

Resigned 12/18/2007 (died while in office)

The position was left unfilled

Daniel G. Huberty

School Board Term: 05/18/2010 - 05/24/2011     Position 1

Resigned 12/14/2010 (elected as a State Representative)

Replaced with Lynn Fields on 12/14/2010

Dave Martin

School Board Term: 06/12/2012 - 05/21/2013     Position 6

Resigned 12/11/2012 (elected to Houston City Council)

The position was left unfilled

Heath Rushing

Position 6

Resigned 04/11/2017 (moved from area)

Replaced with Colin Carney on 08/11/2017

Charles Cunningham

Position 4

Resigned September 2019 (to accept a position on the City of Humble City Council)

Replaced with Keith Lapeze in October 2019

Angela Conrad

Position 3

Resigned March 2020 (she and her husband moved out of the area)

Replaced with Brent Engelage in April 2020