Joan and Thomas Stephens Endowment

Tom Stephens has a Ph.D. in immunobiology from Iowa State University and an M.S. in Bioscience from Southern Illinois University. Dr. Stephens has been a study investigator for more than 25 years. Prior to starting Stephens & Associates, Inc., he worked for Mary Kay Cosmetics and Procter & Gamble Company. He has published more than 80 scientific articles and has served on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Toxicology. In 2000, he was elected to the “Leaders Society” of the Dermatology Foundation.

Joan Stephens is the CFO with Stephens & Associates, Inc. Joan has worked in public accounting for other private businesses. She serves or has served in leadership positions with Junior League of Plano, Southern Methodist University Mom’s Club, Dallas Symphony Orchestra League and Pitman Creek Estates Women’s Club. Joan was a Board of Directors member for the Collin College Foundation from 2007 until 2012.

This endowment was established in 2009 to help students who are majoring in the field of science.