Two new members join Baylor College of Medicine Board…

Two new members, W.D. "Dan" Hord III and Mark Rountree, have joined the Baylor College of Medicine Board of Trustees, appointed by the Board of Regents at Baylor University in Waco.

Hord, a 1989 graduate of Baylor University, is a partner in HEDLOC Investment Co. LLC, a private investment company, H&H Properties and Western Property Group, all in Midland, where he is from. He serves on the board of directors for the Scharbauer Foundation and PathNorth, and last year, he was appointed to the Public Safety Commission by Gov. Greg Abbott. Hord previously served on the Baylor University Board of Regents and the Executive Investment Committee for the Baylor Endowment.

Rountree, a 1986 Baylor University graduate, is a former chairman of the Baylor University Board of Regents. He chaired the board's Nominating Governance & Regent Leadership Committee and Audit Committee and was a member of the Executive Committee. In addition, he served on the boards of the Buckner Foundation in Dallas and the EY Foundation. A retired senior partner at EY, Rountree led the National Exempt Organizations Tax Practice and the Americas Health Sciences Tax Practice.

"Baylor College of Medicine welcomes Mr. Hord and Mr. Rountree to our Board of Trustees. Their financial and leadership background will be an asset to the College and our mission to advance human health and educate the next generation of scientists and clinicians," said Baylor President, CEO and Executive Dean Dr. Paul Klotman.

Reflecting the strong history and collaboration of the two institutions, Baylor University has historically appointed 25% of the Baylor College of Medicine Board of Trustees.