Governor appoints two UNT regents, reappoints anot

[Baby Arm!]

Governor appoints two UNT regents, reappoints another

07:16 AM CST on Thursday, March 23, 2006

Gov. Rick Perry has appointed two new members to the Uni­versity of North Texas Board of Regents and reappointed one.

All three terms expire in 2011.

C. Dan Smith of Plano, who has served a partial term on the board since 2002, will re­main on the board. He is the pres­ident of Smith Ex­plor­ation, an oil, gas and real estate investment company.

Al Silva of San Antonio has served for 25 years as chief operating officer of Labatt Food Service. He is the current chairman of the Alamo Heights school board, and he serves on several civic boards, too. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Texas Lutheran College.

Charles D. Mitchell of Dallas is an orthopedic surgeon and serves on the board of the Texas Orthopedic Association.

Mitchell grew up in Denton and holds degrees from the Uni­versity of North Texas and Ho­ward University.

Silva and Mitchell are replacing Tom Lazo and Chuck Beatty, whose terms expired last year, though they both continued to serve on the board until the new appointments were made.

Lazo had served on the board since 1999, and Beatty had served on the board since 2002.

The two new regents will begin their terms immediately, though all three of the appointments are still subject to Senate confirmation.

[SilverEagle]

Silva and Mitchell are replacing Tom Lazo and Chuck Beatty, whose terms expired last year

Well, there goes one "Athletics friendly" regent.

[untbowler]

Guess I do not understand why UNT alums are not appointed, instead we get outsiders, kinda like our beloved Chancellor

[adman]

Guess I do not understand why UNT alums are not appointed, instead we get outsiders, kinda like our beloved Chancellor

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Mitchell grew up in Denton and holds degrees from the Uni versity of North Texas and Ho ward University.

[drex]

The majority of regents are North Texas grads....now if we could just get that ratio working in the athletic department.

[SilverEagle]

The majority of regents are North Texas grads....now if we could just get that ratio working in the athletic department.

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[Quoner]

When will Al Silva start pushing his pro Texas Lutheran agenda in our faces and start sabotaging us?

'F' Seguin.

[NT80]

Al Silva of San Antonio has served for 25 years as chief operating officer of Labatt Food Service. He is the current chairman of the Alamo Heights school board, and he serves on several civic boards, too. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Texas Lutheran College.

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So what's his connection to UNT? Or is it just a connection to Rick Perry?

[DeepGreen]

Why didn't Perry ask me? I would have gladly served.