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href="/wiki/List_of_University_of_Texas_at_Austin_presidents" class="mw-redirect" title="List of University of Texas at Austin presidents">President of the University of Texas at Austin</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />February 1, 2006<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2006-02-01</span>)</span> – July 2, 2015<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2015-07-02</span>)</span></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Faulkner" title="Larry Faulkner">Larry Faulkner</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Gregory_L._Fenves" title="Gregory L. Fenves">Gregory L. Fenves</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">William Charles Powers Jr.</div><br /><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1946-05-30</span>)</span>May 30, 1946<br /><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles, California</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">U.S.</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">March 10, 2019<span style="display:none">(2019-03-10)</span> (aged 72)<br /><a href="/wiki/Austin,_Texas" title="Austin, Texas">Austin, Texas</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley" title="University of California, Berkeley">University of California, Berkeley</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">BA</a>)<br /> <a href="/wiki/Harvard_Law_School" title="Harvard Law School">Harvard University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Juris_Doctor" title="Juris Doctor">JD</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Profession</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lawyer" title="Lawyer">Lawyer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Academic" class="mw-redirect" title="Academic">academic</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>William Charles Powers Jr.</b> (May 30, 1946 – March 10, 2019) was an American attorney, academic, and university administrator who served as the 28th president of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas_at_Austin" title="University of Texas at Austin">University of Texas at Austin</a>, becoming the second-longest serving president in the university's history. He held the position from February 1, 2006, to July 2, 2015, when he was succeeded by <a href="/wiki/Gregory_L._Fenves" title="Gregory L. Fenves">Gregory L. Fenves</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-TT_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TT-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Before his death, Powers held the Hines H. Baker and Thelma Kelley Baker Chair at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas_School_of_Law" title="University of Texas School of Law">University of Texas School of Law</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Powers was selected in November 2005 as the sole finalist for the position of president of the University of Texas at Austin.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 2005, he was officially named president of the university and succeeded <a href="/wiki/Larry_Faulkner" title="Larry Faulkner">Larry Faulkner</a> when he left office in February 2006. Prior to his appointment, he had served as dean of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas_School_of_Law" title="University of Texas School of Law">University of Texas School of Law</a> since 2000. Powers resigned the presidency in June 2015, partly as the result of external pressures regarding <a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas_admissions_controversy" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Texas admissions controversy">admissions practices</a> at the university.<sup id="cite_ref-TT_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TT-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Powers_Jr.&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Powers obtained his <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">B.A.</a> in <a href="/wiki/Chemistry" title="Chemistry">chemistry</a> at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley" title="University of California, Berkeley">University of California, Berkeley</a>, and his J.D. from <a href="/wiki/Harvard_Law_School" title="Harvard Law School">Harvard Law School</a>. During his undergraduate years at Berkeley, he became a member of the <a href="/wiki/Sigma_Chi" title="Sigma Chi">Sigma Chi</a> fraternity, and at Harvard he was managing editor of the <i><a href="/wiki/Harvard_Law_Review" title="Harvard Law Review">Harvard Law Review</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Employment">Employment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Powers_Jr.&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Employment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Powers also worked at <a href="/wiki/Southern_Methodist_University" title="Southern Methodist University">Southern Methodist University</a>, the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Michigan" title="University of Michigan">University of Michigan</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Washington" title="University of Washington">University of Washington</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Powers was a former member of the <a href="/wiki/Enron_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Enron Corporation">Enron Corporation</a> board of directors and chaired the Special Investigative Committee to investigate the causes of Enron's bankruptcy. He was also a member of the board of trustees of <a href="/wiki/Austin_Presbyterian_Theological_Seminary" title="Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary">Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary</a> from 2004 to 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Powers has authored several law texts, including:<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><i>Cases and Materials in Products Liability</i></li> <li><i>Cases and Materials in Torts</i></li> <li><i>Texas Products Liability Law</i></li></ul> <p>Powers was a member of the <a href="/wiki/American_Law_Institute" title="American Law Institute">American Law Institute</a> and served as the Reporter on several of the <a href="/wiki/Restatements_of_the_Law" title="Restatements of the Law">Restatements of the Law</a>, Torts:<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><i>Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Apportionment of Liability</i></li> <li><i>Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Liability for Physical Harm</i></li> <li><i>Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Concluding Provisions</i></li></ul> <p>In 2008, Powers was appointed to the rank of Chevalier de la <a href="/wiki/L%C3%A9gion_d%27honneur" class="mw-redirect" title="Légion d'honneur">Légion d'honneur</a> in France's orders of chivalry.<sup id="cite_ref-knight_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-knight-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2012, he became vice chair of the <a href="/wiki/Association_of_American_Universities" title="Association of American Universities">Association of American Universities</a><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and became chair of the organization on October 22, 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Austin.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="University_of_Texas_at_Austin">University of Texas at Austin</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Powers_Jr.&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: University of Texas at Austin"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While president, Powers oversaw the reform of the undergraduate curriculum and the founding of both the school of undergraduate studies and the <a href="/wiki/Dell_Medical_School" title="Dell Medical School">Dell Medical School</a>. An eight-year fundraising project he spearheaded called the Campaign for Texas raised $3.12 billion for the university.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During his tenure the university also completed or began construction on 13 new buildings.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Despite his successes, Powers's final four years were marked by growing opposition to the status quo in higher education in Austin. A group of regents appointed by then-Governor <a href="/wiki/Rick_Perry" title="Rick Perry">Rick Perry</a> attempted to instantiate the "Seven Breakthrough Solutions" of Austin entrepreneur <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jeff_Sandefer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jeff Sandefer (page does not exist)">Jeff Sandefer</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sandefer's ideas for the restructuring of the university were thought by many to be inimical to its research mission.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Perry had endorsed the "seven solutions" at a private meeting attended by two of his appointed regents at the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Public_Policy_Foundation" title="Texas Public Policy Foundation">Texas Public Policy Foundation</a> in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the face of mounting pressure from the board of regents to implement Sandefer's program, Powers remained steadfast in his support for the university's traditional role and shape. Such actions made him a target of various reformers, and at the same time an admired figure within the higher education community: Powers was elected to chair the <a href="/wiki/Association_of_American_Universities" title="Association of American Universities">Association of American Universities</a> in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Soon after the 2011 appointment of regent <a href="/wiki/Wallace_L._Hall_Jr." title="Wallace L. Hall Jr.">Wallace L. Hall Jr.</a>, a college friend of Sandefer's, Powers became the focus of multiple investigations by Hall.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hall's interests as a regent centered largely on Powers's role as leader of its flagship campus in Austin, even though the University of Texas System includes fourteen institutions. Having probed accounting procedures in its capital campaign and a <a href="/wiki/Forgivable_loan" title="Forgivable loan">forgivable loan</a> program administered by a private foundation in support of its law school faculty, Hall turned his attention to external influence on admissions at the university. A series of document requests revealed that powerful individuals often sought to obtain favoritism toward various applicants, and sometimes succeeded. In May 2014, a blog post reported that various regents had asked then UT System Chancellor <a href="/wiki/Francisco_G._Cigarroa" title="Francisco G. Cigarroa">Francisco Cigarroa</a> to fire Powers.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Almost immediately, a grassroots campaign arose in his support. A Facebook group named "I Stand With Bill Powers" attracted nearly 10,000 members.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Resignation">Resignation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Powers_Jr.&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Resignation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas_at_Austin_admissions_controversy" title="University of Texas at Austin admissions controversy">University of Texas at Austin admissions controversy</a></div> <p>On July 4, 2014, an anonymous source reported that UT System Chancellor <a href="/wiki/Francisco_G._Cigarroa" title="Francisco G. Cigarroa">Francisco Cigarroa</a> had asked Powers to resign, prior to the impending meeting of the board of regents, or face termination.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Board meeting agenda indicated regents would discuss Powers in an executive session. Cigarroa attributed the request to a "breakdown of communication, collegiality, trust and a willingness to work together for the good of the university."<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Powers at first indicated he would not resign, saying it would "cast the university and our state in a highly unfavorable light." However, on July 9, 2014, Cigarroa released a statement that Powers nevertheless agreed to resign effective June 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 12, 2015, an investigation ordered by the University of Texas found that Powers had helped certain applicants, including those with lesser academic credentials, gain admission if they had been recommended by legislators and influential people.<sup id="cite_ref-UT_Faulted_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UT_Faulted-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to the report, from 2009 to 2014, well-connected students flagged by university officials were admitted 74% of the time compared to an overall admission rate of 40%.<sup id="cite_ref-UT_Faulted_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UT_Faulted-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> President Powers and his Chief of Staff "each failed to speak with candor and forthrightness expected of people in their positions of trust and leadership," the report stated.<sup id="cite_ref-UT_Faulted_26-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UT_Faulted-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Powers agreed to step down in June 2014. He told the <i><a href="/wiki/Wall_Street_Journal" class="mw-redirect" title="Wall Street Journal">Wall Street Journal</a></i> that he had "intervened on behalf of a relatively small number of students" but denied that it was "undue influence."<sup id="cite_ref-UT_Faulted_26-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UT_Faulted-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Subsequently, the <i>Austin American-Statesman</i> determined that, as Chancellor, Cigarroa had participated in this selfsame aspect of the admissions process, sometimes making notes on the letters about the status of the individuals requesting special consideration in admissions.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Powers_Jr.&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Powers was first married to Karen Devendorf. They had two children and the marriage ended in divorce. He then married Kim Heilbrun, his wife of 36 years; they had three children together. He died on March 10, 2019, in Austin from complications from a fall several months earlier and from <a href="/wiki/Oculopharyngeal_muscular_dystrophy" title="Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy">oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy</a>, a rare adult-onset muscle disorder. He is survived by all five children, as well as 6 grandchildren.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Powers_Jr.&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.utexas.edu/president/bio">Home | Office of the President The University of Texas at Austin</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140219044201/http://www.utexas.edu/president/bio">Archived</a> 2014-02-19 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> U.Texas official Presidential biography. 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Powers' Biography at the Office of the President</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110629123258/http://www.utexas.edu/law/faculty/profile.php?id=wpowers">The University of Texas School of Law: William C. Powers Profile</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/09/cigarroa-powers-resignation-effective-june-2/">Reeve, Hamilton. "Powers Will Give Up UT-Austin Presidency in June"</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://online.wsj.com/articles/texas-admissions-brawl-1404947400">Texas Admissions Brawl</a></li></ul> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #DAA520;">Academic offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Larry_R._Faulkner" class="mw-redirect" title="Larry R. Faulkner">Larry R. 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