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James F. Gaertner, Ph.D., age 61, has been a director since November 1990 and Chairman of the Board since October 1998. Following a 12-month sabbatical, Dr. Gaertner began serving as President of Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas in August 2001. Dr. Gaertner served as Dean of the College of Business at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) from September 1, 1987 until June 30, 2000. Before his appointment as Dean, Dr. Gaertner served for four years as a professor and Director of the Division of Accounting and Information Systems at UTSA. Dr. Gaertner served as an associate professor at the University of Notre Dame from September 1976 until August 1983. During that period, Dr. Gaertner was director of Notre Dame’s London master of business program in London, England. From 1968 to 1973, Dr. Gaertner served as a director and Chief Financial Officer of Tex Tan Welhausen Co., and later served as the Controller for Tex Tan Welhausen, a division of Tandy Corporation. Prior to his employment at Tex Tan Welhausen, he was employed as a member of the audit staff of KPMG Peat Marwick in Houston, Texas. Dr. Gaertner currently serves on the Board of Trustees of U.S. Global Investors, Inc., a registered investment adviser and management firm in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Gaertner’s term as a Class I director expires at the 2006 annual meeting.
Committees
Audit Committee
Compensation Committee
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee | 