Austin's Gary J. Davis elected to HPU Board of Trustees

BROWNWOOD , TX (12/14/2011)(readMedia)-- Gary J. Davis, president and CEO of First Advisors, Inc., in Austin, was recently named to Howard Payne University's Board of Trustees.

Davis, a member of First Baptist Church of Gatesville, has previously served on the President's Development Committee. His board term will begin January 1, 2012.

"Howard Payne University looks forward to the year ahead," said Dr. Bill Ellis, university president. "We are blessed to be led by outstanding individuals such as Gary Davis."

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Founded in 1889, Howard Payne University is a Christ-centered academic community dedicated to excellence by developing and equipping the whole person for intellectual inquiry, personal and professional integrity, and service to God and humanity.

Located in Brownwood, Texas, HPU offers a full array of undergraduate programs and a limited number of graduate programs in a traditional residential academic community. The university also offers selected undergraduate and graduate course work by electronic means and at extended learning centers responsive to the academic needs of the communities served. HPU maintains a low student-to-faculty ratio, which contributes to the university's reputation of being "a place where everybody is somebody."