University Park is a city in Dallas County,Texas,United States,in suburban Dallas. The population was 25,278 at the 2020 census. The city is home to Southern Methodist University.
SMU/Mockingbird station is a DART light rail station in Dallas,Texas. The station is located at the intersection of Mockingbird Lane and North Central Expressway (US 75). The station serves the Red Line,Orange Line,and Blue Line. It is the northernmost station to serve all three lines:the Red and Orange Lines continue north towards Richardson and Plano,while the Blue Line continues northeast towards Garland and Rowlett.
William Perry Clements Jr. was an American businessman and Republican Party politician who served two nonconsecutive terms as the governor of Texas between 1979 and 1991. His terms bookended the sole term served by Mark Wells White,a Democrat who defeated Clements in the 1982 election only to lose his campaign for reelection in 1986.
Norvell Kay Granger is an American politician from the U.S. state of Texas serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 12th congressional district since 1997. She is a member of the Republican Party,and was chair of the United States House Committee on Appropriations from 2023 to 2024.
Ray Lee Hunt is an American billionaire heir and businessman.
Kenneth Gerard Langone Sr. KSG is an American billionaire businessman best known for organizing financing for the founders of The Home Depot. He is a major donor to the Republican Party.
Melvin Floyd Sembler was an American diplomat who was the United States Ambassador to Italy (2001–2005),and Ambassador to Australia and Nauru (1989–1993). He has also served as chairman of the board of the Sembler Company,which develops and manages shopping centers,and co-founder of Straight,Inc.,a controversial drug-treatment center. Sembler was the chairman of the Scooter Libby Legal Defense Trust,and was a co-chair of the Florida Finance Committee for Mitt Romney.
Highland Park Village is an upscale shopping plaza located at the southwest corner of Mockingbird Lane and Preston Road in Highland Park,Texas and was the first self-contained shopping center in America. The Highland Park Village was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2000.
Harold Clark Simmons was an American businessman,investor,and philanthropist whose banking expertise helped him develop the acquisition concept known as the leveraged buyout (LBO) to acquire various corporations. He was the owner of Contran Corporation and of Valhi,Inc.,. As of 2006,he controlled five public companies traded on the New York Stock Exchange:NL Industries;Titanium Metals Corporation,the world's largest producer of titanium;Valhi,Inc.,a multinational company with operations in the chemicals,component products,Waste Control Specialists,titanium metals industries;CompX International,manufacturer of ergonomic products,and Kronos Worldwide,leading producer and marketer of titanium dioxide.
The Washburne Soccer and Track Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium on the campus of Southern Methodist University in University Park,Texas. It has a capacity of 2,577,and is home to the SMU Mustangs men's and women's soccer teams.
The George W. Bush Presidential Center,which opened on April 25,2013,is a complex that includes former United States President George W. Bush's presidential library and museum,the George W. Bush Policy Institute,and the offices of the George W. Bush Foundation. It is located on the campus of Southern Methodist University (SMU) in University Park,Texas,near Dallas. It was selected to be the eventual burial location of George W. Bush,the 43rd president of the United States (2001–2009),and his wife Laura Bush.
Samuel Evans Wyly is an American businessman. He first appeared on Forbes's list of richest Americans in 2000 with a net worth of $750 million,and he remained on that list throughout 2010 with a net worth of $1 billion. His initial wealth was acquired following the public offering of University Computing Company.
Robert James Jeffress Jr. is an American Southern Baptist pastor,author,radio host,and televangelist. He is the senior pastor of the 14,000-member First Baptist Church,a megachurch in Dallas,Texas,and is a Fox News Contributor. His sermons are broadcast on the television and radio program Pathway to Victory,which is broadcast on more than 1,200 television stations in the United States and 28 other countries,and is heard on 900 stations and broadcast live in 195 countries.
Edwin L. Cox was an American businessman.
Peter J. O'Donnell Jr. was an American businessman,securities investor and philanthropist. From 1962 to 1969,he was the Texas Republican state chair. In 1963,he was also the national chair of the Draft Goldwater Committee.
George Seay is a Dallas,Texas-based businessman,co-founder and chairman of Annandale Capital,and conservative political leader. Seay previously served as Texas finance chairman for Texas Governor Rick Perry's 2012 Presidential campaign,and was a senior adviser to Marco Rubio's 2016 Presidential campaign. Seay is a 7th generation Texan and the grandson of Bill Clements,who served as the first Republican governor of Texas since Reconstruction. He serves on numerous boards and philanthropic groups,including The University of Texas McCombs School of Business Advisory Board,The Clements Center for National Security,The Texas-Israel Alliance,7th Generation Foundation,New Covenant Foundation,Hope Through Healing Hands and the Southwestern Medical Foundation.
George Brinton "Brint" Ryan,or G. Brint Ryan,is an American tax consultant and entrepreneur. His firm,Ryan LLC,is based in Dallas. Ryan is the chairman and chief executive officer of Ryan LLC,which advises companies on tax matters. As of 2022,the company was the largest indirect tax and property tax practice in North America and the seventh largest corporate tax company in the United States,with annual revenues of over $700 million.
The Trump Victory Committee was a joint fundraising committee for Donald J. Trump for President,the Republican National Committee (RNC),and 11 state Republican committees.
The United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) is a development finance institution and agency of the United States federal government. DFC invests in development projects primarily in lower and middle-income countries. First authorized on 5 October 2018 by the BUILD Act,the independent agency was formed on 20 December 2019 by merging the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) with the Development Credit Authority (DCA) of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID),as well as with several other smaller offices and funds.
Kenneth Suggeet George II is an American businessman,politician and diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Uruguay from September 2,2019 to January 20,2021.
