Leadership Additions to the Texas Heart Institute Board of Trustees
The Texas Heart Institute (THI) welcomes Lindsay Holstead, Julius Glickman, Frank Hevrdejs, Dr. Larry R. Kaiser, and Frank Zeidman to its Board of Trustees, and William Farish as an Honorary Trustee. The role of the Board of Trustees and Honorary Trustees is to establish an environment that will allow scientists, physicians, and support personnel to work at their highest capacity, and to build informed and steady support for the Texas Heart Institute. We are very proud of these additions to the THI Board.
Lindsay Holstead is a native Houstonian who comes from a long tradition of giving back to the community. She graduated from Southern Methodist University in 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Mrs. Holstead is a past board member of the Museum of Natural Science, Miller Outdoor Theater, Bayou Bend, and the Childress Foundation. She currently sits on the advisory boards of Dress for Success and Friends of Nursing. She is also a member of Cattle Barons and the Junior League of Houston. She has chaired the Museum of Fine Arts Grand Gala, the Museum of Fine Arts Gala Luncheon, the Museum of Natural Science "Butterfly Flutter" and the Communities in Schools Gala. She is married to Rand Holstead, and they have two daughters, ages 7 and 9.
Frank J. Hevrdejs, who co-founded The Sterling Group in 1982, serves as Chairman and Partner. Throughout the Sterling history, he has been involved in all aspects of the firm, and has led many of the firm's successful investments. He currently serves on the board of CST Industries and he has served on the boards of numerous portfolio companies over the years, including HydroChem, Mail-Well, and Purina Mills. Prior to the founding of Sterling, Mr. Hevrdejs was a Senior Vice President at the mergers and acquisitions firm, McLaughlin Associates. In the 1970s, he was an executive at Baker International Corporation (now Baker Hughes) and with Deloitte Haskins & Sells. He earned his B.S. in accounting from California State University. Mr. Hevrdejs is a Life Trustee of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Julius Glickman, who received his undergraduate and law degrees from The University of Texas (UT), is the Managing Partner of Glickman, Carter & Bachynsky, LLP. Among his numerous civic honors are the Leon Jaworski Award for Community Service for his unselfish civic and charitable endeavors, and the Pro Bene Meritis Award, which is the highest recognition from the UT Austin College of Liberal Arts. He is continually listed in the Best Lawyers in America and in Who's Who in American Law. Among his community activities, both current and previous, are, service to the UT System, including the Blanton Museum Council, the Chancellor's Council, the Commission of 125; Humanities Texas, and Chair-UT System Development Board; the Association for Community Television; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Houston Symphony; Big Brothers; Episcopal High School; and Greater Houston YMCA.
Larry R. Kaiser became the fifth president of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHSC-H) on August 1, 2008. He succeeded Dr. James T. Willerson, now President and Medical Director of the Texas Heart Institute. Dr. Kaiser came to UTHSC-H from the University of Pennsylvania Health System, where he was the Surgeon-in-Chief, the John Rhea Barton Professor and Chairman of the Department of Surgery. After earning his medical degree from Tulane University, he completed his internship and residency at the University of California in Los Angeles. Upon completion, he joined the faculty on the Thoracic Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He was recruited to Washington University Medical School in 1988 and joined the University of Pennsylvania in 1991. He is the author of 250 original papers and the editor or co-editor of 13 books. He has also been listed in Best Doctors in America.
Fred S. Zeidman currently is serving his second term as Chairman of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, a position to which he was appointed by President George W. Bush. A prominent Houston-based business and civic leader, Mr. Zeidman also serves as Vice Chairman of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Development Board, Chairman of the Board of SulphCo Inc., Chief Restructuring Officer of Transmeridian Exploration, Inc., and Bankruptcy Trustee of AremisSoft Corp. Over the past five years, he has also served as Chairman of the Board of Seitel, Inc., and Interim President of Nova BioFuels, Inc. Mr. Zeidman also serves on the boards of Compact Power, Inc. in Ft. Mill, South Carolina, and Prosperity Bank in Houston.
William S. Farish is an Honorary Trustee of the Texas Heart Institute. Mr. Farish is President of W. S. Farish and Company and President of William Stamps Farish Fund. Currently, he is on the Board of Directors of VAALCO Energy and the Markey Cancer Center at the University of Kentucky, and he is a Trustee and Director of Keeneland Association, Inc. Mr. Farish, an alumnus of the University of Virginia, served as Ambassador to the Court of St. James's from July, 2001 to July, 2004, and he is also former Chairman of the Board of Churchill Downs, Incorporated. Previous community activities include Chairman of the Houston Parks Board, the Board of the National Urban League-Houston chapter, Baylor College of Medicine, Rice University, and Transylvania University. He is a recipient of the Henry Clay Medal, and in 2008, he was elected to the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame. Mr. Farish and the other trustees of the William Stamps Farish Fund recently approved a very generous $1 million grant toTHI.
Two more recent additions to the THI Board, Kay Holmes and Mort Topfer, will be profiled in a future edition of Take to Heart.
For a roster of current members of the board and council, see Volunteer Leadership.
