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Jarvis V. HollingsworthMember, UH System Board of RegentsPartner, Bracewell & Giuliani LLP |
Jarvis V. Hollingsworth was appointed to the UH System Board of Regents in 2009 by Governor Rick Perry and will serve through August 31, 2015. For fiscal year 2010, he currently serves as chair of the Endowment Management Committee. Mr. Hollingsworth is a Partner in the Houston, Texas office of the law firm of Bracewell & Giuliani LLP.
Texas Monthly magazine named Mr. Hollingsworth a Texas Super Lawyer in 2007 and 2008, the top 5% of all attorneys in the state of Texas. Hollingsworth is also a former member of the board of directors of the State Bar of Texas. He is former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, and also served on the board of directors of the Texas Growth Fund, a private equity fund focused on investing in Texas-based companies. He is also a former director of the Lehman Brothers Private Equity Advisory Board.
Black Enterprise magazine recognized Mr. Hollingsworth in its October 2006 edition as one of the 75 Most Powerful Blacks on Wall Street. He is a member of NASP New York's Wall Street Hall of Fame, and has also received honors from the State Bar of Texas, The Texas Lawyer, the Houston Bar Association, the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund and the NAACP. He is a 2007 recipient of the University of Houston Black Alumni Association's Outstanding Achievement Award and the 2006 recipient of the University of Houston Law Alumni Association's Private Sector Achievement Award. Hollingsworth is also a former director of the University of Houston System Alumni Organization.
Prior to his legal career, Mr. Hollingsworth served for several years as a Captain on active and reserve duty in the United States Army, serving as a platoon leader, executive officer and later as an aide de camp to a Major General. Among other military decorations, Mr. Hollingsworth was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for his service. A native of Fayette, Alabama, Mr. Hollingsworth received his Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Houston.
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