Gov. Perry Appoints Three to Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation

AUSTIN - Gov. Rick Perry has appointed three members to the Texas Guaranteed
Student Loan Corporation for terms to expire Jan. 31, 2015. The corporation
is responsible for guaranteeing loans made under the federal guaranteed
student loan program.

Richard M. Rhodes of El Paso is president of El Paso Community College. He
is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and
Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, and is chair-elect of the
Texas Association of Community Colleges. He is past chair of the Del Sol
Hospital Board of Directors, and serves on the United Way of El Paso
Executive Board, Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce and El Paso Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce. Rhodes received a bachelor's degree and a master's
degree in education administration from New Mexico State University, and a
doctorate degree in education administration from the University of Texas at
Austin. He replaces Ruben Esquivel of DeSoto.

Dora Ann Verde of San Antonio is a certified public accountant and director
of internal audit for the San Antonio Water System. She is a member of the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Texas Society of
Certified Public Accountants, San Antonio Chapter of Certified Public
Accountants, Government Finance Officers Association and Institute of
Internal Auditors. She also volunteers as board chair of Texas Public Radio
and the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation, and is also a board
member and chair of the Audit Committee of TD Industries. Verde received a
bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio. She is being
reappointed.

Welcome W. Wilson Jr. of Houston is president of GSL Welcome Group. He is a
member of CoreNet Global, the National Association of Industrial and Office
Properties and Houston Board of Realtors. He is vice chairman of the Houston
Food Bank, and a board member of the Sharpstown Management District,
Houstonian Club Advisory Board, and Kinkaid School Alumni Association.
Wilson attended the University of Denver. He replaces Tommy Brooks of Sugar
Land.

These appointments are subject to Senate confirmation.