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Yorio named UNTHSC provost

His position: Thomas Yorio, executive vice president for Academic Affairs and Research, has been named provost of the University of North Texas Health Science Center. He will serve as chief academic officer for the center and provide overall direction for all academic programs and research.

His background: Since joining the Health Science Center in 1977, Yorio has held several positions including professor of pharmacology and neuroscience, founding dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and interim dean of the School of Public Health.

– Staff reports

Boards & Organizations

Doug Renfro, president of Renfro Foods, has been appointed to the board of directors of Berryman Products.

Richard Wiseman, partner with Brown, Dean, Wiseman, Proctor, Hart & Howell, was elected chairman-elect of the Construction Law Section of the State Bar of Texas.

The Fort Worth Chapter of Financial Executives International has named its board of directors, officers and committee chairpersons for 2008-2009. The appointments are: President James C. Swaim, executive vice president and CFO at Hillwood; Secretary/Treasurer Mechelle K. Bates, regional finance manager at Jacobs Engineering; Membership Committee Co-Chairs Michael L. Herman, chief compliance officer at Chase Paymentech Solutions, and Vikki L. Pier, director at Pier & Associates; Programs Committee Co-Chairs J. Mark Bronson, chief financial officer at Dynamic Production, and Sandra R. Callaghan, associate professor at the MJ Neeley School of Business at Texas Christian University; Arrangements Committee Co-Chairs Connie S. Angelot, vice president and assistant controller at Crescent Real Estate Equities LLC, and Paul S. Seeds, director, internal and retail audit at Pier 1 Imports.

Education

Texas Wesleyan University School of Law has welcomed several new faculty and staff members. They are: Frederic White as dean of the law school, Carla Pratt as a professor of law, Gary Lucas Jr. as an associate professor of law, Vince Cruz Jr. as the director of advocacy programs and Marta Miller as the assistant director of academic support and a legal writing specialist.

Health Care

Tim Roach, has been named the chief marketing officer at HealthMarkets Inc. Additionally, Lucinda Lewis has joined as senior vice president and chief actuary.

Honored

Four Tarrant County College faculty members received the ChancellorÂ’s Award for Exemplary Teaching: from the northeast campus William Matthai, associate professor of biology; from the northwest campus Alicia Lupinacci,  professor of marketing and management; from the south campus Shahla Durany, instructor of office administration; and from the southeast campus Katrina Warner, instructor of culinary arts.

Jean Goodwin-Grisham, director of program development for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Arlington, was named Professional of the Year for the Boys & Girls Clubs of AmericaÂ’s Southwest Region. 

Sandra Sedillo-McGlothlin, founder of Empire Roofing Ltd. and Empire Disposal Ltd., has received the Latina Entrepreneur Legend Award from the Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce.

Richard Watters, an associate and mechanical engineer with Baird, Hampton & Brown, has been named a 40 Under 40 by Consulting-Specifying Engineer magazine.

Nonprofit

Lori Higgins-Parker has joined the Boys & Girls Clubs of Arlington as its new vice president of operations.

Other

Ron Vogel has joined the Texas Brahmas of the Central Hockey League as assistant coach for the 2008-2009 season.

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