{"id":874,"date":"2023-08-09T19:49:09","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T19:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/?p=874"},"modified":"2023-08-15T18:15:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T18:15:38","slug":"ust-welcomes-new-board-of-directors-chair-robert-f-corrigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/2023\/ust-news\/ust-welcomes-new-board-of-directors-chair-robert-f-corrigan\/","title":{"rendered":"UST Welcomes New Board Chair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Robert F. Corrigan Jr., J.D., Admires UST\u2019s Mission Focus<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Ask the newly appointed University of St. Thomas-Houston Board<\/a> Chair Robert F. Corrigan Jr., J.D. what he loves about UST, and he immediately tells you that for him, it is all about the mission. He explains, \u201cI admired St. Thomas as mission-focused, and my view became very personal after I had served on the board for several years.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He and his wife, Gwen, are parents of two sons, Foster and Perry. Foster transferred to UST in large part due to the mission and the strength of the international studies program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Education and Professional Background to His Introduction to UST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Corrigan earned a Bachelor of Arts in Managerial Studies from Rice University in 1982 and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Vanderbilt University in 1988 before moving into a private law practice as a partner at Fulbright and Jaworski\u2019s Healthcare Law Group.\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2011, he left the firm to go in-house at Baylor College of Medicine<\/a> (BCM), also drawn by its quadripartite missions of education, biomedical research, clinical care, and community service. He serves as senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Former UST Board Chair and former Board Member at BCM Judge Carolyn Dineen King introduced him to St. Thomas in 2015. Corrigan joined the board at the behest of then Board Chair Dr. Herbert P. Edmundson, Jr. \u201969.\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most recently, Corrigan has contributed as chair of the Board\u2019s Academic Affairs Committee. He has also served as Board vice chair from 2019-2023. He begins his term as chair on July 1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exciting Opportunities for UST\u2019s Future <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Corrigan calls the University \u201can incredible asset to the city of Houston and Catholics in the greater Houston area.\u201d He sees exciting opportunities in UST\u2019s award-winning distinctions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n