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Perry attended Texas A&M University, where he was a member of the Corps of Cadets, a member of the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity, was elected senior class social secretary and was also elected as one of A&M's five yell leaders (a popular Texas A&M tradition analogous to male cheerleaders).[10][11] Perry graduated in 1972 with a 2.22 GPA, earning a bachelor's degree in animal science.[12][13]
http://www.unknowncountry.com/insight/wtos-water-monopoly-plans
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teesside_power_station
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The sation was originally owned and operated by US energy company Enron.[3]
A visitor centre at the power station was opened by MP Mo Mowlam on 6 November 1998.[4]
During maintenance closure in August 2001, an explosion near one of the power station's transformers killed three workers and injured another man.[5][2]
After Enron's bankruptcy in 2002, the power station was sold to a management buyout. It was owned by Teesside Power Limited (TPL) and operated on behalf of its owners by PX Limited.
In October 2007 it was put up for sale by its private eqity owners Cargill and Goldman Sachs, valued between £200 million and £300 million.[3] On 25 February 2008 the station was acquired jointly by Gaz de France and Suez.[6][5]
http://www.monsanto.com/ourcommitments/Pages/beachell-borlaug-international-scholars-program.aspx
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Beachell-Borlaug International Scholars Program
Recognizing the importance of rice and wheat in global food security, Monsanto Company pledged $10 million to improve yields in these crops as part of its commitment to sustainable yield. Monsanto’s Beachell-Borlaug International Scholars Program is the result of that pledge. Monsanto established this program in 2009 in honor of two of the world’s most pre-eminent rice and wheat breeders: Drs. Henry Beachell and Norman Borlaug. Their lifelong work laid the foundation for the tremendous increases in rice and wheat production that continue to help feed the world today.
The primary objective of this prestigious fellowship program is to develop highly educated rice and wheat plant breeders who can serve as future agricultural leaders. It will be administered by Texas AgriLife Research, an agency of the Texas A&M University System.
The primary objective of this prestigious fellowship program is to develop highly educated rice and wheat plant breeders who can serve as future agricultural leaders. It will be administered by Texas AgriLife Research, an agency of the Texas A&M University System.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Gates
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Robert Michael Gates (born September 25, 1943) is a retired civil servant and university president who served as the 22nd United States Secretary of Defense from 2006 to 2011. Prior to this, Gates served for 26 years in the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Council, and under President George H. W. Bush as Director of Central Intelligence. Immediately after being recruited by the CIA, he also served as an officer in the United States Air Force.[2][3] After leaving the CIA, Gates became president of Texas A&M University and was a member of several corporate boards. Gates also served as a member of the Iraq Study Group, the bipartisan commission co-chaired by James A. Baker III and Lee Hamilton, that has studied the Iraq War. He was also the first pick to serve as the first Director of National Intelligence (DNI), but he declined the appointment in order to remain President of Texas A&M University.[4]
http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/faculty/dunnweb/rprnts.emba-enron.html
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David Duncan, the Andersen partner in charge of the Enron account, was a Texas A&M University graduate and recruited heavily from A&M for Andersen's Houston office. Many of the recruits landed jobs on the prestigious Enron account and were often hired by Enron itself, current and former employees say. In addition to graduating from Texas A&M, Mr. Duncan sits on the advisory council for the university's accounting department. The tight-knit crowd of A&M graduates "would take care of each other," says one former Enron employee.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Duncan_(accountant)
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David B. Duncan (born 1960) is the United States government's star witness in the Arthur Andersen trial. He has said fears over interpretation prompted him to order the shredding of documents relating to Enron.
He was an Andersen employee for 20 years, who was in charge of the Enron account since 1997, for which he was paid over $1 million. He was fired from Andersen in January 2002 and charged with obstruction of justice for ordering Andersen staff to shred over a ton of papers related to Enron. On April 9, 2002 he pleaded guilty; the maximum sentence for his crimes is ten years, but since he pleaded guilty and became a witness for the prosecution he would have presumably received a much smaller sentence.[1] His sentencing date was postponed numerous times. He currently resides in Houston, Texas and has three daughters.
He withdrew his guilty plea on December 12, 2005 after the overturning of the Arthur Andersen conviction.[2][3] This was approved by U.S. District Judge Melinda Harmon.
In January 2008 he settled charges with the SEC that he violated securities laws.[4]
http://bush.tamu.edu/news/index.php/story/andrew_card_named_acting_dean_of_bush_school_at_texas_am
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Andrew Card Named Acting Dean Of Bush School At Texas A&M
July 5, 2011
Andrew H. Card Jr., who has held a variety of top-level governmental positions under three U.S. presidents, has been named acting dean of the George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University.
Card’s appointment was announced today following last week’s U.S. Senate confirmation of Ryan Crocker as the new ambassador to Afghanistan.
Ambassador Crocker, who has served as dean of the Bush School since January 2010, was granted an extended leave of absence from Texas A&M to accept President Barack Obama’s request to provide diplomatic leadership for the United States in Afghanistan.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Texas_A%26M_University
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In the second half of the 20th century, the university was recognized for its research with the designations sea-grant university and space-grant university. The school was further honored in 1997 with the establishment of the George Bush Presidential Library on the western edge of the campus.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Gramm
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He then taught economics at Texas A&M University from 1967 to 1978.[1] In addition to teaching, Gramm founded the economic consulting firm Gramm & Associates (1971–1978).
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2011/01/20/bush-to-mark-start-of-gulf-war-at-texas-am/
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COLLEGE STATION (AP) – Former President George H.W. Bush and top officials from his administration are reuniting to mark the 20th anniversary of the start of the Gulf War.
The reunion and roundtable discussion is set for Thursday at Texas A&M University, where Bush’s presidential library is located.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clayton_Williams
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An independent oil and natural gas man, Williams was the son of Clayton W. Williams, Sr., a Pecos county commissioner, and the former Chicora Lee Graham, known as "Chic" Williams.[1]
Clayton, Jr., also known as "Claytie", was born in Alpine in the Big Bend country of far West Texas, but reared in his father's native Fort Stockton, the seat of geographically large Pecos County. He graduated from Texas A&M University in College Station in 1954 with a degree in animal husbandry and then, as had his father during World War I, served in the U.S. Army.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardo_Castro-Wright
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Eduardo Castro-Wright is the current vice chairman of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Walmart) and was the President and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores USA, the United States division of the world's third largest corporation by revenue according to the 2008 Fortune 500.[1][2]
Castro-Wright graduated in 1975 from Texas A&M University with a degree in mechanical engineering. He has given back generously to Texas A&M and is currently a Double Platinum Century Club member. He went on to rebuild RJR Nabisco's Latin American operations during the KKR era. In the late 1990s he ran all of the Asia-Pacific division for Honeywell. He then proceeded to work for Wal-Mart, joining the Mexican division named Wal-Mex where, in 2004, Castro-Wright led sales of Wal-Mex's 700 outlets to rise 11 percent to $12.5 billion and net income to grow 36 percent. After this performance he was named CEO of Wal-Mart Stores USA.[1] In August 2010, he was named one of the Top 25 Multilatinos by Latin Business Chronicle.
http://aglifesciences.tamu.edu/news/2010/12/21/christopher-chick-wins-monsanto-beachell-borlaug-fellowship/
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COLLEGE STATION—Christopher Chick, a molecular and environmental plant science doctoral student at Texas A&M University, has been named a 2010 Monsanto Beachell-Borlaug International Scholar.
http://ir.hillintl.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=197773
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Marlton, NJ -- Hill International, Inc., the worldwide construction consulting firm, has announced that it has promoted Peter F. Nassab to Senior Vice President of Business Development for Hill's Construction Claims Group. In this newly-created position, he will oversee all business development efforts for the group worldwide. He was previously a Senior Vice President in charge of the company's Houston office.
Nassab has over 15 years of management experience across a wide range of business areas including power, petroleum and chemicals, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, consumer products and defense electronics. Nassab is experienced with both commercial and government sector operations in both domestic and international markets.
Prior to joining Hill, Nassab served in various capacities with Enron Corp. Most recently, he was Vice President of Industrial Services with Enron Energy Services, Inc. and prior to that he was Vice President of Commercial Services with Enron Engineering & Construction Co. Before joining Enron, Nassab spent 13 years with Raytheon Engineers & Constructors, Inc., most recently as Vice President of Operations for Raytheon's Process and Industrial business units. Nassab earned his B.S. in Business Administration from the University of New Hampshire.
"We are very excited about expanding Peter's role with Hill," said Irvin E. Richter, Hill's Chairman and CEO. "I expect Peter will make a major contribution to the growth and expansion of our construction claims services worldwide," Richter added.
Hill International, with over 500 employees in 20 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management and construction claims services. Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked Hill as the 14th largest construction management firm in the United States. For more information on Hill, please visit our website at http://www.hillintl.com/.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Enron_scandal
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1985
Kenneth Lay seized control in 1985 of HNG/Internorth created by the merger of Houston Natural Gas and the much larger and more diversified InterNorth, which combined four natural gas pipeline companies, Northern Natural Gas, Transwestern Pipeline, Florida Gas Transmission, and Houston Pipeline company.[1] Lay was the third CEO of the combined company, preceded by Sam F. Segnar and Willis Strauss.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clayton_Williams
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An independent oil and natural gas man, Williams was the son of Clayton W. Williams, Sr., a Pecos county commissioner, and the former Chicora Lee Graham, known as "Chic" Williams.[1]
Clayton, Jr., also known as "Claytie", was born in Alpine in the Big Bend country of far West Texas, but reared in his father's native Fort Stockton, the seat of geographically large Pecos County. He graduated from Texas A&M University in College Station in 1954 with a degree in animal husbandry and then, as had his father during World War I, served in the U.S. Army.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardo_Castro-Wright
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Eduardo Castro-Wright is the current vice chairman of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Walmart) and was the President and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores USA, the United States division of the world's third largest corporation by revenue according to the 2008 Fortune 500.[1][2]
Castro-Wright graduated in 1975 from Texas A&M University with a degree in mechanical engineering. He has given back generously to Texas A&M and is currently a Double Platinum Century Club member. He went on to rebuild RJR Nabisco's Latin American operations during the KKR era. In the late 1990s he ran all of the Asia-Pacific division for Honeywell. He then proceeded to work for Wal-Mart, joining the Mexican division named Wal-Mex where, in 2004, Castro-Wright led sales of Wal-Mex's 700 outlets to rise 11 percent to $12.5 billion and net income to grow 36 percent. After this performance he was named CEO of Wal-Mart Stores USA.[1] In August 2010, he was named one of the Top 25 Multilatinos by Latin Business Chronicle.
http://aglifesciences.tamu.edu/news/2010/12/21/christopher-chick-wins-monsanto-beachell-borlaug-fellowship/
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June 24, 2010
Writer: Bill Gibbs, 979-777-0171, billgibbs@tamu.edu
COLLEGE STATION—Christopher Chick, a molecular and environmental plant science doctoral student at Texas A&M University, has been named a 2010 Monsanto Beachell-Borlaug International Scholar.The scholars program supports scientists interested in improving wheat and rice breeding.
Chick was one of seven men and seven women from 11 countries who were selected for the award. Each recipient will receive a full package of support to pursue his or her research.
http://ir.hillintl.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=197773
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Hill International Promotes Peter F. Nassab to Senior Vice President in Charge of Business Development for its Construction Claims Group
Marlton, NJ -- Hill International, Inc., the worldwide construction consulting firm, has announced that it has promoted Peter F. Nassab to Senior Vice President of Business Development for Hill's Construction Claims Group. In this newly-created position, he will oversee all business development efforts for the group worldwide. He was previously a Senior Vice President in charge of the company's Houston office.
Nassab has over 15 years of management experience across a wide range of business areas including power, petroleum and chemicals, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, consumer products and defense electronics. Nassab is experienced with both commercial and government sector operations in both domestic and international markets.
Prior to joining Hill, Nassab served in various capacities with Enron Corp. Most recently, he was Vice President of Industrial Services with Enron Energy Services, Inc. and prior to that he was Vice President of Commercial Services with Enron Engineering & Construction Co. Before joining Enron, Nassab spent 13 years with Raytheon Engineers & Constructors, Inc., most recently as Vice President of Operations for Raytheon's Process and Industrial business units. Nassab earned his B.S. in Business Administration from the University of New Hampshire.
"We are very excited about expanding Peter's role with Hill," said Irvin E. Richter, Hill's Chairman and CEO. "I expect Peter will make a major contribution to the growth and expansion of our construction claims services worldwide," Richter added.
Hill International, with over 500 employees in 20 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management and construction claims services. Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked Hill as the 14th largest construction management firm in the United States. For more information on Hill, please visit our website at http://www.hillintl.com/.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Enron_scandal
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1985
Kenneth Lay seized control in 1985 of HNG/Internorth created by the merger of Houston Natural Gas and the much larger and more diversified InterNorth, which combined four natural gas pipeline companies, Northern Natural Gas, Transwestern Pipeline, Florida Gas Transmission, and Houston Pipeline company.[1] Lay was the third CEO of the combined company, preceded by Sam F. Segnar and Willis Strauss.
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