Baylor Health Care System Foundation has added 18 members to its board of directors, including a distinguished new chairman.
TXU Corporation Chairman Emeritus Erle Nye will replace Leonard Riggs Jr., M.D., as chairman of the Foundation board, effective July 1. Riggs has served as chairman for the last four years.
"We are honored to have the privilege of establishing associations with such a fine group of community leaders," said Foundation president Rowland K. Robinson. "And anyone who knows Erle Nye knows how well he is respected in the Dallas area. We look forward to working with all these extraordinary people."
In addition to his extensive experience in the corporate world – he was a leader at TXU for more than 20 years – Nye has been involved in education, serving on the executive boards of the SMU Cox School of Business and its school of law. He served 12 years on the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents, and he has been chair of the University of Texas Investment Management Company.
"This is a group that we're proud to have joining the board," said nominating committee chairman John D. Harkey Jr. "These are some of the most exceptional people this area has to offer, and Baylor Health Care System and the Foundation will benefit tremendously from aligning itself with them and their considerable talents."
Board members assist the Foundation in support of Baylor Health Care System's mission to serve all people through exemplary health care, education, research and community service.
New board members
- Stephen W. Butt, senior vice president, Central Market/H-E-B
- Katherine R. Crow, board member, Crow Holdings
- Kenneth A. Hersh, chief executive officer, NGP Energy Capital Management
- J. Hale Hoak, president, Hoak and Company
- Robert A. Innamorati, president, AVATAR Investments LP
- Karen F. Key, self-employed; community volunteer
- Alicia W. Landry, community volunteer
- H. Ward Lay, chairman and chief executive officer, Andeluna Cellars Winery
- Steven A. Lieberman, chief executive officer, The Retail Connection
- Gregg A. Lowe, senior vice president, analog division, Texas Instruments
- Michael F. McGehee, chief executive officer, WillMac Companies LLC
- Ann H. McReynolds, self-employed artist and designer
- J. Ken Newman, retired chairman and chief executive officer, Horizon Health Corporation
- Erle A. Nye, chairman emeritus, TXU Corporation; president, EN Consulting Inc.
- Carolyn B. Peck, Chi Omega representative (ex-officio)
- Elizabeth Porterfield, Junior League representative (ex-officio)
- Lisa C. Troutt, community volunteer
- Ray W. Washburne, chief executive officer and president, Charter Holdings
About Baylor Health Care System Foundation
Baylor Health Care System Foundation, a separately incorporated not-for-profit organization, raises and manages charitable funds to support Baylor Health Care System's mission of providing exemplary health care, education, research and community service. Since the foundation was established in 1978, it has distributed more than $318 million to Baylor Health Care System. Support comes from more than 8,400 active donors, including individuals, corporations and other private foundations. For more information about Baylor Health Care System Foundation, visit our new website at www.give.baylorhealth.com.
CONTACT: Ashley Howland
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About Baylor Scott & White Health
As the largest not-for-profit health system in the state of Texas, Baylor Scott & White promotes the health and well-being of every individual, family and community it serves. It is committed to making quality care more accessible, convenient and affordable through its integrated delivery network, which includes the Baylor Scott & White Health Plan, Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, the Baylor Scott & White Quality Alliance and its leading digital health platform – MyBSWHealth. Through 51 hospitals and more than 1,200 access points, including flagship academic medical centers in Dallas, Fort Worth and Temple, the system offers the full continuum of care, from primary to award-winning specialty care. Founded as a Christian ministry of healing more than a century ago, Baylor Scott & White today serves more than three million Texans. For more information, visit: BSWHealth.com