UNT System

C. Dan Smith — Chairman

Mr. Smith was appointed to the Board in February 2002 and reappointed in March 2006. His current 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.

Michael R. Bradford

Mr. Bradford was appointed to the Board in August 2009. His term expires in May 2015. 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. Mr. Bradford received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business administration from Texas Christian University.

Don A. Buchholz

Mr. Buchholz was appointed to the Board in November 2007. His term expires in May 2013. He earned a bachelor’s degree 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.

Charles D. Mitchell

Dr. Mitchell was appointed to the Board in March 2006. His term expires in May 2011. He earned a bachelor's degree in biology from UNT in 1961 (then North Texas State University). He earned 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.

Steve Mitchell

Mr. Mitchell was appointed to the Board in August 2009. His term expires in May 2015. He is a lead business systems analyst for Thomson Reuters. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in UNT’s five-year accounting program. 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.

Brint Ryan

Mr. Ryan was appointed to the Board in August 2009. His term expires in May 2015. He is founder, CEO and managing principal of Ryan Inc., a leading tax services firm located in Dallas. 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. 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.

Gwyn Shea

Gwyn Shea was appointed to the Board in November 2007. Her term expires in May 2013. A certified police officer, Shea attended the University of North Texas and Dallas Baptist University and graduated from the Dallas Baptist University Police Academy. 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.

Al Silva

Mr. Silva was appointed to the Board in March 2006. His term expires in May 2011. He earned 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.

Jack A. Wall

Mr. Wall was appointed to the Board in November 2007. His term expires in May 2013. Wall earned a bachelor's degree 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.