AD forms Coach Search Committee

[HornNdriftwood]

AUSTIN, Texas — University of Texas Men’s Athletics Director Steve Patterson has appointed an eight-member advisory committee and retained an executive recruiting firm to assist in the search and hiring of the school’s new head football coach.

The committee members are:

• Steve Hicks, vice chair of the Board of Regents, one of the board’s athletics liaisons, and owner and executive chairman of Capstar Partners LLC, a private investment firm.

• Robert Stillwell, member of the Board of Regents, one of the board’s athletics liaisons, retired partner at Baker Botts LLP and an original director of Mesa Petroleum Co.

• Michael Clement, accounting professor, McCombs School of Business at UT Austin, and faculty representative to the Men’s and Women’s Athletics Councils.

• Ricardo Hinojosa, United States federal judge for the Southern District of Texas, former member of the university’s Commission of 125.

• Charles Matthews, former vice president and general counsel of Exxon Mobil, current president of the Texas Exes.

• Robert Rowling, former member of the Board of Regents and owner and chairman of TRT Holdings Inc.

• Charles Tate, chairman of Capital Royalty, former member of the executive committee of the university’s Commission of 125.

• Pamela Willeford, former U.S. ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein and former chair of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Patterson also has hired Jed Hughes of Korn/Ferry International, an executive recruiting firm, to help with the search.

 

[FamilyMan5]

Looks like some very powerful people. I hope they HIT A GRAND SLAM with it...

 

[texasfight4468]

I know Hicks and Rowling but who was the third amigo

 

[Darrell McPhaul]

We ain't playing. They are going to hit a homerun.

 

[Chitownhorn]

With the exception of Hinojosa this is the same group from the AD search.

 

[HornNdriftwood]

With the exception of Hinojosa this is the same group from the AD search.

The AD committee members are:

Steve Hicks, vice chair of the Board of Regents, one of the board's athletics liaisons, and owner and executive chairman of Capstar Partners LLC, a private investment firm.

Robert Stillwell, member of the Board of Regents, one of the board's athletics liaisons, retired partner at Baker Botts LLP and an original director of Mesa Petroleum Co.

Michael Clement, accounting professor, McCombs School of Business at UT Austin, and faculty representative to the Men's and Women's Athletics Councils.

Charles Matthews, former vice president and general counsel of Exxon Mobil, current president of the Texas Exes.

Robert Rowling, former member of the Board of Regents and owner and chairman of TRT Holdings Inc.

Charles Tate, chairman of Capital Royalty, former member of the executive committee of the university's Commission of 125.

Pamela Willeford, former U.S. ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein and former chair of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

 

[Topstarr]

We ain't playing. They are going to hit a homerun.

We are working hard to play.....using a 38 wood bat (wooden club) for the homerun