Mike Boone re-elected ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Board chair
Civic leader Michael M. Boone, co-founder of the distinguished law firm of Haynes and Boone, has been re-elected chair of the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Board of Trustees, the University’s 42-member governing board, effective June 2015.
DALLAS (ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ) – Civic leader Michael M. Boone, co-founder of the distinguished law firm of Haynes and Boone, has been re-elected chair of the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Board of Trustees, the University’s 42-member governing board, effective June 2015.
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"Mike Boone's leadership has been crucial as ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ marks the final year of its centennial celebration and capital campaign," said ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ President R. Gerald Turner. "His able guidance has set a strong course as we prepare for our second century of achievement."
Boone has been an ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ trustee since 1996. Throughout his service on the Board, he has been a member of virtually every Board committee, among them Finance, Audit and Trusteeship. A former adjunct professor of corporate securities law at the Dedman School of Law, he currently serves as vice chair of the Dedman Law School’s Executive Board. In leading the Board of Trustees, Boone serves as a co-chair of ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Unbridled: The Second Century Campaign, which seeks $1 billion for scholarships, faculty and academic excellence and the campus experience.
In addition, Robert Dedman, Jr. was re-elected vice chair of the Board of Trustees and David Miller was re-elected secretary.
Robert Dedman is the general partner of Putterboy, Ltd. and president of the Dedman family enterprise, DFI Management, Ltd. He was elected to the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Board of Trustees in 2004 and has served as secretary of the Board since 2010. He also serves on the Executive Boards of Dedman College and Dedman School of Law and on The Second Century Campaign Leadership Council. He previously served ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ on the board of the John G. Tower ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ for Political Studies in Dedman College, the 21st Century Council and the Texas Campaign Committee for The Campaign for ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ.
David Miller is co-founder of EnCap Investments L.P., a leading private equity firm based in Houston and Dallas, where he serves as a partner. He also serves as president of the David B. Miller Family Foundation. Miller has served as a member of the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Board of Trustees since 2008 and is a member of the Second Century Campaign Leadership Council. He is chair of the Executive Board for the Edwin L. Cox School of Business, co-chair of The Second Century Campaign Steering Committee for Cox School of Business and serves on the Campaign Steering Committee for Athletics.
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