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September 7, 2011 Issue 10, Volume 77
BOARD OF REGENTS
Perry appoints three regents to board Replacement members bring varied backgrounds, high hopes for University Ryan Rockett
THE DAILY COUGAR The UH System Board of Regents welcomed three new members to their ranks on Thursday, filling the seats of members whose terms expired at the end of August. Officially appointed by Gov. Rick Perry on Aug. 24, Spencer Armour III,
Roger Fleming Welder and Welcome Wilson Jr. started their six-year terms on the board on Sept. 1. The appointment holds a special meaning for Armour, who is a UH alumnus. “It’s a great feeling to be able to serve on the board of your alma mater,” Armour said. “I can’t imagine a better feeling than that.” A native of the small town of Silsbee, Armour has a personal connection to the campus where he obtained a bachelor’s in economics and met his wife. The business owner
from the class of ’76 said the University awakened him as a student and foresees the school reaching great heights in the future. “I truly feel that UH is going to be a flagship university in the state of Texas,” Armour said. “With the Tier One status, the sleeping giant has awakened and we’re on the verge of some really good things.” After attending UH, Armour moved to West Texas where he found his calling in the oil industry. He is managing partner of Armada Gas
and Oil, and in the past has served as president and board member of the Petroleum Club of Midland. Emerging from a blue collar background, Armour said he has accomplished most of his business goals. He dismissed the notion of his new position being merely another notch on his career belt and emphasized that his dedication to the university’s future is genuine. “Look, I’m 57 years old; this is not a resume builder for me,” Armour said. “I’m involved because I want
to be involved; I want to see the University achieve the great things that it can.” While not as familiar with the campus as Armour, Roger Welder possesses an extensive background in the education and business sectors. The Victoria resident and TCU alumnus currently serves as vice-chair of both the First Victoria National Bank and the Victoria College board of directors as well as president of the Victoria ISD REGENTS continues on page 10
ACADEMICS
RESEARCH
Official reporting day serves as last chance to drop classes
Study finds increase in rate of AIDS infections
Today is the last day that students may drop a course without receiving a W (withdrawals) for the course. Any courses dropped after today will be marked with a W on the student’s record, with the credit hours counted toward the enrollment cap for texas residents. All UH students are allowed to accrue a total of six W’s during the course of their studies at any Texas university. For more information about dropping a class or withdrawal procedure, visit the Registrar’s Office at the Welcome Center or call 713-743-8342. —Cougar News Staff
Gay and bisexual black men most afflicted group John Brewer
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STUDENTS
Wolff Center to host forum on entrepreneurship major Students that are interested in starting their own business or majoring in entrepreneurship will have a chance to participate in a Q&A forum sponsored by The Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship at 4 p.m. today. The Wolff Center, ranked the number one US entrepreneurship program by The Princeton Review, is currently accepting applications for their Class of 2013. WCE associate director Ken Jones, and marketing & entrepreneurship academic advisor Asha Thomas will host the forum, answering questions and concerns of potential students. This free forum will be held in room 160 of Melcher Hall. For more information please contact Viviana Vargas at vvargas@bauer.uh.edu. —Jennifer Postel
The Bauer team, composed of members Erin Blatzer, Lauren Davis, Carolina Thomas and Jeffrei Clinton, also won the third place NGO Impact Award, earning $5000 for the Houston Symphony. | Photo courtesy of Jessica Robertson Navarro
STUDENTS
Bauer team wins global competition Business MBA students become first team from Americas to win Google marketing competition Estibaliz Garcia
THE DAILY COUGAR A team made of four MBA students from the C.T. Bauer College of Business have been recognized as the new global winners of the 2011 Google Online Marketing Challenge. The all-female team, comprised of Erin Blatzer, Lauren
Davis, Jeffrei Clifton and Carolina Thomas, ranked number one in this year’s competition. More than 35,000 undergraduate and graduate students from 68 countries split up into 4,429 teams and tested their skills in areas such as advertising, e-commerce, integrated marketing communication, management information systems, marketing and a variety of new media technologies via Google’s own AdWords marketing system. The Bauer team’s victory marks the first time a team from the Americas has won the global challenge title since the competition’s
debut in 2008. “It is not my win. I’m just a witness. It is a validation of the excellent job they have done,” said Steven Koch, executive professor and director of Bauer’s Consulting Lab. In order to come up with a team for the contest, Koch reviewed applications from former students who had previously taken his Internet Marketing class, a course that focuses on e-commerce and emphasizes on the function of AdWords. Another one of the main
A recent report released by the CDC has experts in the HIV community alarmed. The statistics reflect a significant increase in the number of infections of gay and bisexual African-American men between the ages of 13-29. The report cites a lack of sex education for the demographic as one of the main reasons for this increase. Legacy Community Health Center spokesperson Randall Ellis said that the report was disturbing, and that he was discouraged to find that, despite the outreach efforts, HIV infection rates across all demographics have either remained steady or increased. “We have to get the message out to the African-American community, that this is a real disease that is having devastating effects in their community,” Ellis said. “The black community has not been as receptive to the fact that when you have unprotected sex of any fashion with a man or a
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