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Faulkner announces appointees to university’s Commission of 125

The membership of the Commission of 125, a group of citizens who will express a vision of how The University of Texas at Austin can best serve Texas and society during the next 25 years, was announced today (Feb. 3) by Dr. Larry R. Faulkner, president of the university.

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AUSTIN, TexasThe membership of the Commission of 125, a group of citizens who will express a vision of how The University of Texas at Austin can best serve Texas and society during the next 25 years, was announced today (Feb. 3) by Dr. Larry R. Faulkner, president of the university.

The commission comprises a diverse group from throughout Texas, 10 other states, Mexico and Switzerland. Members come from all walks of life, including the arts, business, engineering, the judiciary, the media, government, philanthropy and health care. Kenneth M. Jastrow II is the commission chair. He is chairman and CEO of Temple-Inland Inc., an Austin-based Fortune 500 company with interests in paper, building products and financial services.

“The Commission is charged with examining the current state of the university, identifying our strengths and our opportunities, and developing goals and priorities for the next 25 years,” Faulkner said.

The work of the Commission of 125, which includes 227 members, will take about two years. This is the third time the university has convened a commission of citizens for such purposes. The university strengthened its graduate programs, libraries and collections in the decades after the work of the Committee of 75, which completed its report in 1958. The university enhanced its faculty and its national reputation when initiatives of the Centennial Commission were implemented in the 1980s. The Centennial Commission convened in 1981 and presented its recommendations in 1983. The Commission of 125 is scheduled to deliver its final report on the university’s birthday on Sept. 15, 2004.

More information is available on the Commission of 125 Web site. The members are:

Aboussie, Marilyn
Chief Justice
Texas Court of Appeals, Third District
San AngeloAcosta, Teresa Palomo
Poet and Author
Austin

Addison, Linda L.
Senior Partner
Fulbright and Jaworski, L.L.P.
Houston

Allaway, William H.
President
Texas Taxpayers and Research Association
Austin

Allen, Raye Virginia
Author and Historian
Temple

Allison, Jim
President and CEO
Amarillo Area Foundation
Amarillo

Anderson, Ada C.
Austin
Appleman, Gordon
Partner
Thompson and Knight
Fort Worth

Archer, Richard M.
Founding Principal
Overland Partners
San Antonio

Arnold, Daniel C.
Retired Executive and Attorney
Houston

Atlas, Morris
Senior Partner
Atlas and Hall, L.L.P.
McAllen

Atlas, Scott J.
Partner
Vinson and Elkins, L.L.P.
Houston

Ballantyne, Stephen P.
President
Verde Oil Company and Ballantyne Oil and Gas, Inc.
San Antonio

Barnes, Ben
Founder and Principal
Entrecorp
Austin

Barnhill, John W.
Retired Executive Vice President
Blue Bell Creameries
Brenham

Barrow, Thomas D.
Retired Executive
Houston

Barshop, Sam E.
Chairman
Barshop and Oles Company, Inc.
San Antonio

Baskin, Joan R.
Community Leader
Midland

Bauerle, James Ernest
Oral Surgeon
San Antonio
Bayoud, George S.
Bayoud Interests
Dallas

Beck, David J.
Partner
Beck, Redden and Secrest
Houston

Beecherl, Louis A.
Beecherl Companies
Dallas

Begala, Paul E.
Political Analyst and Television Commentator
McLean, Virginia

Blanton, Jack S.
President
Eddy Refining Company
Houston

Bomar, Fred
Pastor
St. Peter the Apostle Church
Austin

Boon, James
Executive Director
The Texas Exes
Austin

Bowen, Ray M.
President Emeritus
Texas AandM University
Houston

Brennand, R. Katherine
Community Leader
El Paso

Bricker, Laurie K.
Community Leader
Houston

Briscoe, Dolph
Former Governor of Texas
Uvalde

Brock, Michelle K.
Petroleum Landman
G. W. Brock, Inc.
Midland

Burger, Chester
Retired Communications Executive
New York

Butler, John D.
Rear Admiral
United States Navy
Oak Hill, Virginia

Carlisle, E. A. (Duke)
Oil and Gas Operator
McComb, Mississippi

Carlton, Donald M.
Austin

Carpenter, Liz
Author, Journalist, and Former Press Secretary for Lady Bird Johnson
Austin

Carr, Cassandra C.
Senior Partner
Public Strategies, Inc.
Austin

Caven, H. Scott
Retired Vice President
Goldman, Sachs and Co.
Houston

Chase, John S.
President and CEO
John S. Chase, F.A.I.A., Architect, Inc.
Houston

Childers, Terry L.
Tyler

Christian, Jo Anne
Vice President and General Counsel
George Christian, Inc.
Austin

Cicconi, James W.
General Counsel and Executive Vice President for Law and Government Affairs
ATandT
Washington, DC

Clements, Jamie H.
Retired General Counsel
Scott and White Medical Center
Temple

Cockrell, Ernest H.
Chairman
Cockrell Interests, Inc.
Houston

Coneway, Peter R.
Advisory Director
Goldman, Sachs and Co.
Houston

Craddick, Christi L.
President
Direct Contacts, Inc.
Austin

Cruikshank, Robert J.
Retired Managing Partner
Deloitte and Touche
Houston

Crum, Gary T.
Founder and Director
AIM Management Group, Inc.
Houston

Curtis, Gregory B.
Journalist and Former Editor of Texas Monthly
Austin

Dannenbaum, James D.
Dannenbaum Engineering Corp.
HoustonDeAngelis, Kenneth P.
Austin Ventures
Austin

Decherd, Maureen H.
Community Leader
The Decherd Foundation
Dallas

Deily, Linnet F.
Ambassador
World Trade Organization
Switzerland

Delco, Exalton
Retired Vice President of Academic Affairs
Huston-Tillotson College
Austin

DeLeon, Hector
Attorney
Austin

Delgado, Celyna D.
Obstetrician
San Antonio

Denius, Franklin W.
Attorney
Austin

Dippel, Tieman H.
Chairman and President
Brenham Bancshares, Inc.
Brenham
Doran, Hilary B.
Coronado, California

Duncan, A. Baker
Duncan-Smith Investments, Inc.
San Antonio

Duncan, John H.
John H. Duncan Interests
Houston

Edwards, Elizabeth Y.
Community Leader
Wichita Falls

Espinosa, Miguel W.
President and CEO
The Riverview Group, L.L.C.
Houston

Evans, Donald L.
U.S. Secretary of Commerce
United States Department of Commerce
McLean, Virginia

Fainter, John W.
President and CEO Association of Electric Companies of Texas, Inc.
Austin

Fernandez, Leticia
Director of News and Information
The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College
Brownsville

Flawn, Peter T.
President Emeritus and Barrow Chair Emeritus in Mineral Resources
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin

Flawn, Tyrrell E.
Executive Director
The Children’s Inn at NIH
Washington, DC

Flowers, Betty Sue
Director
LBJ Library and Museum
Austin

Foley, Jake
Principal
Bank of America
New York

Foy, Steven R.
Foy Natural Resources, L.L.C.
Midland

Fraser, Charles
Surgeon
Texas Children’s Hospital
Houston

Frost, Patrick B.
President
Frost National Bank
San Antonio

Garcia, David B.
President and CEO
CEDRA Corporation
Austin

Garrett, Jenkins
Attorney of Counsel
Harris, Finley and Bogle, P.C.
Fort Worth

Garza, Jesus
Deputy General Manager
Lower Colorado River Authority
Austin

Garza, S. A.
Chairman
S. A. Garza Engineers, Inc.
AustinGibson, Machree G.
Attorney
Graydon, Gibson and Brown, L.L.P.
Austin

Gillis, S. Malcolm
President
Rice University
Houston

Glickman, Julius
Managing Partner
Glickman and Hughes, L.L.P.
Houston

Graham, Robert H.
Chairman
AIM Management Group, Inc.
Houston

Hammer, Katherine G.
President and CEO Evolutionary Technologies International, Inc.
Austin

Hammond, Hall S.
San Antonio
Hand, Lloyd N.
Washington, DC

Harrigan, Stephen M.
Novelist, Journalist, and Screenwriter
Austin

Hart, Mark L.
Managing Director Kelly, Hart and Hallman
Fort Worth

Harte, Christopher M.
Portland, Maine

Hasskarl, W. F.
Retired Surgeon
Brenham

Hay, Jess T.
Chairman
HCB Enterprises, Inc.
Dallas

Haywood, Norcell D.
President and Architect
Haywood Jordan McCowan SAT, Inc.
San Antonio

Hegi, Frederick B.
Founding Partner
Wingate Partners
Dallas

Heller, Jeffrey M.
Retired Vice Chair, EDS
Dallas

Herndon, H. David
Attorney
Graves, Dougherty, Hearon and Moody
Austin

Herrera, Gilbert A.
G. A. Herrera and Co.
Houston

Hicks, Thomas O.
Chairman
Hicks, Muse, Tate and Furst, Inc.
Dallas

Hill, Elizabeth (Bitsy)
Community Leader
Houston

Hinojosa, Ricardo H.
Judge
U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
McAllen

Hobby, Paul W.
Founding Chairman
Genesis Park, L.P.
Houston

Holmes, Zan W.
Dallas

House, Karen Elliott
Senior Vice President, Dow Jones and Company
Publisher, Wall Street Journal
Princeton, New Jersey

Howell, Bradley N.
Chairman and CEO
Lodestar Logistics Corporation
Houston

Howell, Deborah C.
Chief of the Washington Bureau
Newhouse News Service
Washington, DC

Hubbard, John R.
President Emeritus
University of Southern California
Los Angeles

Huffines, James R.
PNB Financial
Austin

Ikard, Kathy
Senior Manager
BearingPoint
Austin

Inkley, Bebe Canales
San Antonio

Inman, B. R.
Managing Partner
Gefinor Ventures
Austin

Jackson, Alfred
Davis, Hamilton, Jackson and Associates
Houston

Jastrow, Kenneth M.
Chairman and CEO
Temple-Inland, Inc.
Marble Falls

Jiles, Jodie L.
Managing Director Public Finance
Bear Stearns and Co., Inc.
Houston

Junco de la Vega, Alejandro
Newspaper Publisher
Mexico

Kaspar, Jean W.
Community Leader
Shiner

Keenan, Carolyn Frost
Houston

Key, Marion T.
Lubbock

Key, Roger A.
Partner
Key and Key
Lubbock
Killam, Sue Spivey
Community Leader
Laredo

King, John Q. Taylor
Chancellor and President Emeritus
Huston-Tillotson College
Austin

Klein, Jeanne J.
Community Leader
Houston

Kocurek, W. Neal
President and CEO
St. David’s Health Care System
Austin

Kodosky, Jeffrey L.
Co-founder
National Instruments
Austin

Krausse, Daniel M.
Chairman and President
Trinity Energy and Chisholm Holdings
Dallas

Krier, Joseph R.
President and CEO
Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
San Antonio

Law, Thos. H.
Attorney
Law, Snakard and Gambill
Fort Worth

Le, Duy-Loan T.
Technology Manager
Texas Instruments
Missouri City

Lebermann, Lowell H.
Centex Beverage, Inc.
Austin

Liedtke, Bessie S.
Community Leader
Houston

Little, Jack N.
Attorney
Austin

Loeffler, Thomas G.
Founder and Senior Government Affairs Partner
Loeffler Jonas and Tuggey, L.L.P.
San Antonio

Long, Joe R.
Joe R. Long Investments
Austin

Long, Teresa L.
Community Leader
Austin

Lopez, Oscar O.
Branch Manager
A. G. Edwards
Laredo

Love, Ben F.
J. P. Morgan Chase
Houston

Love, Jeffrey B.
Managing Partner
Locke Liddell and Sapp, L.L.P.
Houston

Mackintosh, Prudence M.
Author
Dallas

Macon, Jane H.
Attorney
Fulbright and Jaworski, L.L.P.
San Antonio

Madden, Wales H.
Attorney
Amarillo

Marbut, Robert G.
Argyle Communications, Inc.
San Antonio

Martin, Jack L.
Founder
Public Strategies, Inc.
Austin

Matthews, Charles W.
Vice President and General Counsel
ExxonMobil Corporation
Irving

McAllister, Edith S.
Community Leader
San Antonio

McCalla, Maline G.
Community Leader
Austin

McDaniel, Myra A.
Partner
Bickerstaff, Heath, Smiley, Pollan, Kever and McDaniel, L.L.P.
Austin

McGarr, Cappy R.
President
McGarr Capital Holding, L.L.C.
Dallas

McGarr, Janie S.
Community Leader
Dallas

McKnight, Steven L.
Chair of Biochemistry
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas

McLaughlin, J. Mark
Attorney
San Angelo

Meadows, Curtis W.
RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service
Austin

Meredith, Thomas J.
CEO
MFI Capital
Austin

Meyerson, Morton H.
Chair
2M Companies, Inc.
Dallas

Milburn, Beryl B.
Community Leader
Austin

Mims, Carnegie H.
Partner
Mims and Associates
Houston

Moffett, James R.
Chairman and CEO
Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold, Inc.
New Orleans, Louisiana

Moncrief, C. B.
Partner
Moncrief Oil
Fort Worth

Moncrief, W. A.
Moncrief Oil
Fort WorthMonday, Jane C.
Author and Community Leader
Huntsville

Moroney, James M.
Publisher and CEO
The Dallas Morning News
Dallas

Mueller, Patricia P.
Vice President of Finance
Mueller Energetics Corp.
Corpus Christi

Myers, J. Marc
Myers and Crow Co., LTD
Dallas

Myers, Mike A.
Chairman and Owner
Myers Financial Corporation
Dallas

Nathan, Jerry J.
Attorney of Counsel
Benckenstein, Norvell and Nathan, L.L.P.
Beaumont

Newton, Jon P.
Retired Vice Chairman
American General Corporation
Austin

Nowlin, Bettye H.
Community Leader
Austin
Nowlin, Wade T.
Fort Worth

Olson, Lyndon L.
Retired President and CEO, Travelers Insurance Holdings, Inc.
Former U.S. Ambassador to Sweden
Waco

Oxford, Patrick C.
Partner
Bracewell and Patterson, L.L.P.
Houston

Paredes, Raymund A.
Education Consultant
San Antonio

Parker, Robert L.
Chairman
Parker Drilling Company
Tulsa, OK

Pederson, Rena
The Dallas Morning News
Dallas

Perez, Sonia A.
General Manager – External Affairs for South Texas
SBC Communications
McAllen

Perrin, Melinda H.
Community Leader
Houston

Perry, Shirley Bird
Vice Chancellor for Development and External Relations
The University of Texas System
Austin

Petty, Dan S.
President
North Texas Commission
Dallas

Petty, Scott
Chairman
Pioneer Flour Mills
San Antonio

Powell, James L.
Fort McKavett

Prentice, James A.
Retired Anesthesiologist
Austin

Rapoport, Bernard
American Income Life Insurance Company
Waco

Ratliff, Shannon H.
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld, L.L.P.
Austin

Reasoner, Harry M.
Partner
Vinson and Elkins, L.L.P.
Houston

Reeder, Joe R.
Attorney
Greenberg Traurig
Alexandria, Virginia

Rhodes, Thomas B.
Attorney
Dallas

Riter, Auble W.
Retired Senior Chair, NCNB Texas
Tyler

Robb, Catherine L.
Attorney
George and Donaldson, L.L.P.
Austin

Rodriguez, Eduardo R.
Senior Partner
Rodriguez, Colvin and Chaney, L.L.P.
Brownsville

Romero, Raul R.
S and B Infrastructure Limited
Houston

Sanford, Stefanie Jeanne
Gates Foundation
Washington, DC

Seriff, Marc S.
Retired, Co-founder of America Online, Inc.
Horseshoe Bay

Seybold, William D.
Retired Surgeon
Dallas

Shade, Randi K.
Founder
Charitygift
Austin

Shewbart, Karen Larson
President
KLS and Associates
Houston

Smiley, Martha E.
Executive Vice President, Corporate Policy and Services
Grande Communications
Austin

Smith, Bea Ann
Justice
Texas Court of Appeals, Third District
Austin

Smith, Evan
Editor and Executive Vice President
Texas Monthly
Austin

Smith, J. Burleson
Attorney
Cox and Smith Incorporated
San Antonio

Snyder, Sandra Esquivel
Community Leader
Dallas

Spence, Roy M.
Founder and President
GSDandM
Austin

Steinhart, Ronald G.
Retired Chair and CEO
Bank One Texas, N.A.
Dallas

Strandhagen, Tracy D.
Anesthesiologist
Austin Anesthesiology Group
Austin

Stuart, John T.
Vice Chairman
Guaranty Bank
Dallas

Swinney, Michael N.
President and CEO
Hyper Entertainment
Glendale, California

Swope, Jeffrey L.
Champion Partners, Limited
Dallas

Tate, Charles W.
Houston

Teeple, Charles S.
President and CEO
Penta Properties, Inc.
Austin

Temple, Ellen C.
Community Leader
Lufkin

Temple, Larry E.
Attorney
Temple and Temple
Austin

Thompson, Jere W.
President
The Williamsburg Corporation
Dallas

Townsend, Carolyn B.
Language Therapist and Community Leader
Dallas

Trevino, J. Adan
Senior Vice President and General Manager
Univision Television Group, Inc.
Bellaire

Truchard, James J.
President, CEO, and Co-founder
National Instruments Corporation
Austin

Tucker, Sara Martinez
President and CEO
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
San Francisco, California

Vargas, Veronica M.
Special Assistant for Regulatory Policy
Executive Office of the President
Alexandria, Virginia

Vaughan, Curtis T.
Chairman
Vaughan and Sons, Inc.
San Antonio

Vaughn, Robert Carl
Chairman and CEO
Vaughn Petroleum, Ltd.
Dallas

Walker, Charls E.
Chairman
Walker and Walker, L.L.C.
Potomac, Maryland

Walker, Darren C.
Director, Working Communities Division
The Rockefeller Foundation
New York

Wareing, Elizabeth B.
Community Leader
Houston

West, Robert V.
Founder and Retired Chair
Tesoro Petroleum Corporation
San Antonio

Whitley, Marlen D.
Attorney
Clark, Thomas and Winters, P.C.
Austin

Wiley, Rob L.
Partner
Liddell, Sapp, Zivley, Hill and LaBoon, L.L.P.
The Woodlands

Willeford, Pamela P.
Chair
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Austin

Williams, Del
Partner
Luce and Williams, L.L.P.
Dallas

Wilson, Trisha
Founder, Chairman, and CEO
Wilson and Associates, Inc.
Dallas

Windham, Darrell R.
Attorney
Winstead, Sechrest and Minick, P.C.
Austin

Wright, William P.
Photographer and Businessman
Abilene

Wyatt, Joe B.
Chancellor Emeritus
Vanderbilt University
Burns, Tennessee

Young, John H.
President
John H. Young, Inc.
Houston

Yzaguirre, Mario
Retired Pharmacist and Businessman
Brownsville