He has served on the boards of the Walden Woods Project, which seeks to maintain the land, literature and legacy of Henry David Thoreau. He has also served on the advisory board for the Yale Center for Faith and Culture at Yale University, the board of trustees of the University of Arkansas, and as committee chairman of the University of Arkansas Capital Campaign for the 21st Century.
He has been a member of the boards of the Walden Woods Project, dedicated to preserving Thoreau’s land, literature, and legacy. He has also served on the advisory board for the Yale Center for Faith and Culture at Yale University, the board of trustees for the University of Arkansas, and chaired the committee overseeing the university's 21st-century capital campaign.