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Dr. Gillis has served as a member of our Board since February 2004. Dr. Gillis served as the President of Rice University from 1993 through June 2004. From 1996 through 2004 he was also the Ervin Kenneth Zingler Professor of Economics at Rice University where he continues to teach. Dr. Gillis has been honored with the designation of University Professor the highest faculty designation at Rice University. Before entering university leadership he spent the first 25 years of his professional life teaching economics and applying economic analysis to public policy in almost 20 countries from the United States and Canada to Ecuador Colombia Ghana and Indonesia. His research and teaching have primarily been in the areas of fiscal economics and environmental policy. Dr. Gillis served as Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Duke University from 1991 to 1993 and he served as Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost for Academic Affairs at Duke University from 1986 to 1991. He is presently a member of the board of directors of Service Corporation International Halliburton Company Electronic Data Systems Corporation and AECOM Technology Corporation each of which is a publicly-traded corporation. Dr. Gillis also serves on the board of directors and board of trustees of many foundations educational associations and community organizations. In 2002 he was appointed to the Governor’s Task Force for Texas Economic Growth. Dr. Gillis received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois. He received his M.A. and B.A. from the University of Florida. In 1992 he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from Rocky Mountain College. | 