Larry Faulkner
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University of Texas at Austin
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. Faulkner is, as of January 31, 2006, President of the Houston Endowment Inc.
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On June 30, 2005, he announced that he would step down from his post in the spring of 2006. In December 2005, William C. Powers
William C. Powers
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was officially named his successor and took office in February 2006.
On February 9, 2006, The University of Texas System
University of Texas System
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Board of Regents named Faulkner president emeritus
Emeritus
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, one of the System's highest distinctions.
Faulkner obtained his Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
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in Chemistry at Southern Methodist University
Southern Methodist University
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and his Ph.D.
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in Chemistry from UT Austin.
On August 13, 2010, the University of Texas at Austin's nanoscience building was named the Larry R. Faulkner Nano Science and Technology Building by the UT System Board of Regents in recognition of former President Faulkner's leadership in bringing the university's nanotechnology program to national prominence.