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By Brooks Igo – (July 14) – Michael Boone, co-founder of Haynes and Boone, has been elected chair of the SMU Board of Trustees effective June 2014, the university announced last week.
Boone, an SMU trustee since 1996, also currently serves as vice chair of the Dedman School of Law’s Executive Board. In his new position, Boone now serves as co-chair of SMU Unbridled: The Second Century Campaign, which seeks $1 billion for scholarships, faculty and academic excellence and improving the campus.
“SMU has made great strides in improving its academic standing nationally, its value to the DFW region and the state, and its global reputation,” Boone, who received his bachelor’s and law degree from SMU, said in a statement. “I look forward to serving SMU in this new capacity. We have a great leader in our president, R. Gerald Turner, and a fully engaged board of trustees.”
In addition to his involvement with SMU, Boone has served as chairman of the Dallas Citizens Council, president of the Highland Park School Board and member of the Special Committee on School Funding of the Texas Association of School Boards. He is a past recipient of the J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award from SMU’s Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility, the Robert S. Folsom Leadership Award from the Methodist Health System Foundation and the Jack Lowe Sr. Award for Community Leadership from the Dallas Bar Association.
The prominent business lawyer remains a member of his firm’s board of director and is an active partner, where he focuses his practice on M&A, corporate finance, securities transactions and corporate governance.
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