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Hobby Biography
Former Texas Lt. Governor William P. Hobby |
 Bill Hobby and the Hobby's family brought tremendous progress to Texas in numerous areas-public education, mental health, water conservation, fiscal management, indigent health care, corrections, and public assistance programs, to name a few. But none of his many achievements is more important than his determination that Texas must sustain its commitment to excellence in higher education, and his support for the resources that make that possible. Personal Born: January 19, 1932, Houston, Texas Wife: Diana Poteat Stallings Children: Laura (Mrs. John) Beckworth, Paul Hobby, Andrew Hobby, Kate (Mrs. Steve) Gibson |
Education
St. Albans School, Washington, D.C., 1949
Rice University, BA in American History, 1953
Rice University, BA in American History, 1953
Military Service
U.S. Navy, 1953-1957, discharged with rank of lieutenant (jg)
Business History
Chairman, H&C Communications (and successor companies), 1983-present
President and executive editor, the Houston Post, 1965-1983
President and executive editor, the Houston Post, 1965-1983
Higher Education Service
Current:
Scholar-in-Residence, University of Houston System
Member, Formula Advisory Committee, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Radoslav Tsanoff Professor, Rice University, 1989-present
National Advisory Council, Institute for Social Research
Scholar-in-Residence, University of Houston System
Member, Formula Advisory Committee, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Radoslav Tsanoff Professor, Rice University, 1989-present
National Advisory Council, Institute for Social Research
Past:
Chancellor, University of Houston System, 1995-1997
Sid Richardson Professor, LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas, 1990-1997
Member, Board of Trustees, St. Edward’s University, 1990-1995
Member, Board of Governors, Rice University, 1989-1993
Member, Board of Regents, University of Houston, 1965-1969
Chairman, Texas Commission on a Representative Student Body, 1998.
Member, Commission on Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, 2000
Member, Board of Overseers of Harvard College Committee to Visit the John F.
Kennedy School of Government, 1995-2000
Chancellor, University of Houston System, 1995-1997
Sid Richardson Professor, LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas, 1990-1997
Member, Board of Trustees, St. Edward’s University, 1990-1995
Member, Board of Governors, Rice University, 1989-1993
Member, Board of Regents, University of Houston, 1965-1969
Chairman, Texas Commission on a Representative Student Body, 1998.
Member, Commission on Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, 2000
Member, Board of Overseers of Harvard College Committee to Visit the John F.
Kennedy School of Government, 1995-2000
Honorary Degrees
Doctor of Laws, University of Houston, 1997
Doctor of Laws, Austin College, 1989
Doctor of Humanities in Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, 1986
Doctor of Humane Letters, St. Edward’s University, 1986
Doctor of Laws, Austin College, 1989
Doctor of Humanities in Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, 1986
Doctor of Humane Letters, St. Edward’s University, 1986
Awards
President Emeritus, Texas Senate
Santa Rita Award, University of Texas System Board of Regents, 1985
Distinguished Alumnus, Rice University, 1985
Santa Rita Award, University of Texas System Board of Regents, 1985
Distinguished Alumnus, Rice University, 1985
Professional Associations
Fellow, National Academy of Public Administration, 1991-present
President, Philosophical Society of Texas, 1986
Member, American Newspaper Publishers Association, 1960-1983
Member, American Society of Newspaper Editors, 1960-1972
President, Texas Daily Newspaper Association, 1971
Chair, National Conference of Lieutenant Governors, 1976-1977
President, Philosophical Society of Texas, 1986
Member, American Newspaper Publishers Association, 1960-1983
Member, American Society of Newspaper Editors, 1960-1972
President, Texas Daily Newspaper Association, 1971
Chair, National Conference of Lieutenant Governors, 1976-1977
Directorships
Southwest Airlines, 1990-present
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation, 1998-present
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation, 1998-present