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C. Dan Smith — Chairman, UNT System Board of Regents
Mr. Smith was appointed to the Board in February 2002 and reappointed in March 2006. His term expires in May 2011. He received his bachelor of business administration degree from UNT in 1962 (then North Texas State University). He is the president and owner of CDS Capital Group, a conglomerate including C-Koe Aluminum, Inc., CDS Resources Inc., Damar Energy, Diamond Petroleum and ESI Group. He lives in Plano. |
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Michael R. Bradford
Mr. Bradford was appointed to the Board in August 2009. His term expires in May 2015. Mr. Bradford received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business administration from Texas Christian University. He is Midland County Judge and an oil and gas producer. He is president of the Natural Resources Foundation of Texas, founder of the Natural Resources Institute, and chairman of the Conference of Urban Counties. Throughout his career, he has served on several commissions and boards, including the Finance Commission of Texas. He is a member of the Texas Supreme Court Advisory Board on Children’s Issues and past director of the Texas Lyceum. He lives in Midland. |
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Don A. Buchholz
Mr. Buchholz was appointed to the Board in November 2007. His term expires in May 2013. He received a B.B.A. from the University of North Texas and received UNT's "Outstanding Alumnus Service Award" in 1999 and the "Distinguished Alumnus Award" in 2001. Buchholz is Chairman of the Board of Directors of SWS Group, a publicly owned holding company. He lives in Dallas. |
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Charles D. Mitchell
Dr. Mitchell was appointed to the Board in March 2006. His term expires in May 2011. He received a bachelor's degree in biology from UNT in 1961 (then North Texas State University). He received his medical degree from Howard University Medical School in Washington, D.C., and completed his residency at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City. He is a private practice orthopedic surgeon and a member of the Texas Orthopedic Association and the Dallas County Medical Society. He lives in Dallas. |
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Steve Mitchell
Mr. Mitchell was appointed to the Board in August 2009. His term expires in May 2015. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in UNT’s five-year accounting program. He is a lead business systems analyst for Thomson Reuters. Mr. Mitchell served as Richardson mayor from 2007 to 2009, and he has served on the Richardson City Council since 2005. He is a member of the Commission on State Emergency Communications, Dallas Regional Mobility Coalition and Richardson YMCA Board of Directors and a past member of the Richardson City Plan Commission and Sign Control boards. He lives in Richardson. |
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Brint Ryan
Mr. Ryan was appointed to the Board in August 2009. His term expires in May 2015. He received his bachelor’s and master’s of science degrees in UNT’s five-year accounting program. He was named a Distinguished Alumnus in 2009 and received the Outstanding Alumnus Serviced Award in 2003. He was also named Alumnus of the Year by the Department of Accounting in 1997. He is founder, CEO and managing principal of Ryan Inc., a leading tax services firm located in Dallas. Mr. Ryan is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Texas Association of Business Executive Committee, and is a board member of the Texas Taxpayers and Research Association. He lives in Dallas. |
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Gwyn Shea
Gwyn Shea was appointed to the Board in November 2007. Her term expires in May 2013. Shea attended the University of North Texas and Dallas Baptist University and graduated from the Dallas Baptist University Police Academy. She is a certified police officer. Shea served as Texas’ secretary of state — the top elections official in the state — from 2002 to 2003. Elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1982, she represented the Irving area for the next 10 years. She lives in Irving. |
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Al Silva
Mr. Silva was appointed to the Board in March 2006. His term expires in May 2011. He received a bachelor's degree in secondary education from Texas Lutheran College in 1978. He is general manager and chief operating officer of Labatt Food Service, a business that has become one of the top food service companies in the nation since he took up his current responsibilities in 1981. He lives in San Antonio. |
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Jack A. Wall — Vice-Chairman, UNT System Board of Regents
Mr. Wall was appointed to the Board in November 2007. His term expires in May 2013. Wall received a B.B.A. from UNT, is a director of the UNT Foundation and serves on its investment committee. He is also a member of the board of advisors for UNT's College of Business Administration and the UNT President's Council. A rancher and investor, he previously served as branch manager, partner and senior vice president of J.C. Bradford/UBS Paine Webber of Dallas. He lives in Dallas. |
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Student Regent — Jonathan Gallegos
Jonathan Gallegos was appointed by Gov. Rick Perry to serve as the UNT System's student regent in May 2010. His term ends in May 2011. Gallegos, son of Grant and Karen Loemker, is pursuing both a bachelor's and master's degree in accounting and will graduate in December 2011. Gallegos was inspired to study accounting by his stepfather, who is also an accountant. His home town is San Angelo; he lives in Denton while attending UNT. |
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Julia A. Boyce — Board Secretary
Provides staff support to the Board of Regents and manages the daily operations of the Board Office. Coordinates all aspects of the Board meetings. Develops meeting agendas and materials. Handles inquiries from internal and external parties relating to the Board of Regents. Manages the Board of Regents content for the UNT System website.
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