About the May 10 commencement speaker

Thomas J. Engibous is chair of the board of directors, president and chief executive officer of Texas Instruments Inc., one of the world's leading electronics companies.

Engibous joined TI in 1976, the same year he earned a master's degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University. Entering the company as an integrated circuit design engineer, he has spent his entire operational career in TI's semiconductor business.

In 1993, TI repositioned each of its major businesses, and Engibous was elected corporate executive vice president and president of the semiconductor group. He remained in this position until the TI board of directors named him president and CEO of the company in June 1996.

In addition to his TI duties, Engibous is chair of the board for Catalyst, a nationally recognized nonprofit organization that helps maximize opportunities for women in business. He serves as a trustee of Southern Methodist University and is a member of the Purdue University Engineering Visiting Committee.

He is a member of the board of directors of J.C. Penney Co. Inc. and serves as a director on the Dallas Citizens Council, the Southwest Medical Foundation, the U.S.-Japan Business Council and the National Center for Educational Accountability. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the Business Roundtable and the Business Council.

Engibous also earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering at Purdue, and his alma mater awarded him an honorary doctorate in engineering in 1997.

BY RODDY WOLPER rwolper@unt.edu

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• DISD superintendent to speak at TAMS graduation
• UNT System continues plans for public law school for North Texas region
• Faculty Senate chair reflects on a year full of changes
• UCM earns 10 awards for writing, publications, marketing materials
• Faculty Senate approves resolutions, admissions policy change report
• UNT to host National Youth Sports Program

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