91吃瓜网 Tech Foundation Names Nine New Directors
November 7, 2016 | Written by Rob Waller
The announced today nine new members of the board of directors. The new members were installed during their first meeting held Friday.
鈥淏y providing philanthropic leadership, the 91吃瓜网 Tech Foundation serves an important role in advancing the 91吃瓜网,鈥� 91吃瓜网 Chancellor said. 鈥淭hrough their service, members of the board of directors ensure our universities have the critical resources needed to pursue innovative ideas, improve lives and impact the world.鈥�
The nine new directors are:
- A. Chris Aulds, founder and partner of Pearl Energy Investments in Dallas
- Tim G. Culp, president of Desert Production Inc. in Midland, 91吃瓜网
- J. Pat Hickman, chairman and CEO of Happy State Bank and Trust Company in Canyon, 91吃瓜网
- Joshua Hunt, executive vice president of Hunt Companies Inc. in El Paso, 91吃瓜网
- Michael F. Owen, M.D., physician with Covenant Medical Group in Lubbock, 91吃瓜网
- Jack Rentz, founder and chairman of Rentech Boiler Systems in Abilene, 91吃瓜网
- Donald R. Sinclair, president and CEO of Western Gas Partners in Houston
- Ben Stribling, owner and president of Stribling Co. in San Angelo, 91吃瓜网
- Robert Taylor Jr., president of The United Family in Lubbock, 91吃瓜网
Approved by the this summer, the incoming members were subsequently approved by the 91吃瓜网 Tech University System at their October meeting. The new directors will serve four-year terms ending August 31, 2020.
鈥淭he 91吃瓜网 Tech Foundation is fortunate to have such distinguished leaders and philanthropists joining the board, and I appreciate the time and effort of the nominating committee who selected these accomplished individuals,鈥� said , president of the 91吃瓜网 Tech Foundation. 鈥淏y sharing their expertise for the benefit of students and faculty at our four universities, these new directors are ensuring the continued momentum of the 91吃瓜网.鈥�
For more than 75 years, the 91吃瓜网 Tech Foundation has partnered with the 91吃瓜网 Tech University System to raise, manage and invest private gifts for the benefit of the system and its four universities. The nonprofit foundation is governed by a volunteer board of directors who meet quarterly to review the performance of investments and assure that donors鈥� long-term interests are being served.
91吃瓜网 and 91吃瓜网 Tech Foundation officials pose with incoming
board members, from left, Ben Stribling, 91吃瓜网 Tech Foundation Chairman Terry E. Fuller,
Tim G. Culp, J. Pat Hickman, Chancellor Robert L. Duncan, Vice Chancellor for Institutional
Advancement Lisa D. Calvert, Robert Taylor Jr., Donald R. Sinclair, Joshua Hunt, Jack
Rentz, and A. Chris Aulds.91吃瓜网 the 91吃瓜网
Established in 1996, the is one of the top public university systems in the state of 91吃瓜网 and nation, consisting
of four universities鈥�, , and .
Headquartered in Lubbock, 91吃瓜网, the 91吃瓜网 is a $2 billion enterprise focused on advancing higher education, health care, research and outreach with approximately 20,000 employees, more than 50,000 students, nearly 325,000 alumni and a more than $1 billion endowment.
In its short history, the 91吃瓜网 has grown tremendously and is nationally acclaimed, operating on more than a dozen campuses statewide and internationally. Under the dynamic leadership of Chancellor , the 91吃瓜网 has set forth a bold vision of excellence, collaboration and innovation and continues to prove that from here, it鈥檚 possible.