The University of Texas System - Office of General Counsel

There are Ethics Officers at each UT institution (See Ethics Officers - Academic Institutions and Ethics Officers - Health Institutions). The Texas Ethics Commission has published a job description for ethics officer. If an employee has questions about ethics laws or issues, they are encouraged to contact their supervisor or the Ethics Officer on their campus. If one still has questions, they may contact the UT System Ethics Advisor. Ethics law questions may also be answered through the Texas Ethics Commission. Their address is: 201 East 14th Street, P. O. Box 12070, Austin, Texas 78711, (512) 463-5800, 1-800-325-8506, FAX (512) 463-5777, TDD 1-800-735-2989.

UT System Ethics Advisor

          Mr. Barry D. Burgdorf
          Vice Chancellor and General Counsel
          The University of Texas System
          201 West 7th Street
          Austin, Texas 78701
          (512) 499-4479

FAX: (512) 499-4523
bburgdorf@utsystem.edu

Ethics Officers - Academic Institutions

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          Mr. Rusty Ward
          Interim Vice President for Business Affairs and Controller
          The University of Texas at Arlington
          P. O. Box 19119
          Arlington, TX 76019
          (817) 272-2102

FAX: (817) 272-5805
ward@uta.edu

          Ms. Patricia C. Ohlendorf
          Vice President for Institutional Relations and Legal Affairs
          The University of Texas at Austin
          Main Building, 4th Floor
          Austin, TX 78712
          (512) 471-1241

          FAX: (512) 471-1255
          pohlendorf@po.utexas.edu

          Mr. Lee Smith
          Associate Vice President for Administration

               and Legal Affairs
          The University of Texas at Austin
          Main Building, Room 206
          Austin, TX 78712
          (512) 475-7715

FAX: (512) 471-0577
lsmith@mail.utexas.edu

          Ms. Rosemary R. Martinez
          Vice President for Business Affairs
          The University of Texas at Brownsville
          80 Fort Brown
          Brownsville, TX 78520
          (956) 983-7190

FAX: (956) 982-0115
rmartinez@hp.utbtsc.edu

          Ms. Jody Nelsen
          Interim Vice President for Business Affairs
          The University of Texas at Dallas
          P. O. Box 830688
          Richardson, TX 75083-0688
          (214) 883-2213

FAX: (214) 883-2212
jnelsen@utdallas.edu

          Mr. Richard Adauto
          Assistant to the President
          The University of Texas at El Paso
          El Paso, TX 79968
          (915) 747-5555

FAX: (915) 747-5069
radauto@utep.edu

          Mr. James R. Langabeer
          Vice President for Business Affairs
          The University of Texas - Pan American
          Office of the Vice President
          1201 West University Drive
          Edinburg, TX 78539
          (210) 381-2121

FAX: (210) 381-2307
JRL2457@PANAM1.PANAM.EDU

          Mr. Christopher R. Forrest
          Vice President for Business Affairs
          The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
          4901 E. University Boulevard
          Odessa, TX 79762
          (915) 552-2700

FAX: (915) 552-2109
forrest_c@utpb.edu

          Ms. Elizabeth T. Mitchell
          Director, Office of Legal Affairs
          The University of Texas at San Antonio
          6900 N. Loop 1604 West
          San Antonio, TX 78249-0601
          (210) 458-4105

FAX: (210) 458-5100
lmitchell@utsa.edu

          Mr. Jim Ferguson
          Vice President for Business Affairs
          The University of Texas at Tyler
          3900 University Boulevard
          Tyler, TX 75799
          (903) 566-7107

FAX: (903) 566-8368
jferguson@mail.uttyl.edu

Ethics Officers - Health Institutions

Mr. Jack C. Park
Executive Director for Legal Affairs and Technology

Licensing
The University of Texas Health Science

              Center at San Antonio
          7703 Floyd Curl Drive
          San Antonio, TX 78284
          (210) 567-2020

          FAX: (210) 567-3869
          parkjc@uthscsa.edu

          Dr. Patricia Blair
          Vice President and General Counsel
          The University Texas Health Center at Tyler
          11937 US Hwy 271
          Tyler, TX 75708
          (903) 877-7915

FAX: (903) 877-7750
patricia.blair@uthct.edu

          Ms. Arlene Staller
          Chief Legal and Compliance Officer
          The University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center
          Office of Legal Affairs & Risk Management
          P.O. Box 20068
          Houston, TX 77225
          (713) 500-3268

FAX: (713) 500-3275

Arlene.D.Staller@uth.tmc.edu

          Mr. Dan Fontaine
          Chief Legal Officer
          The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
          1515 Holcombe Boulevard
          Houston, TX 77030
          (713) 794-4000

FAX: (713) 799-8801
dfontaine@mdanderson.org

          Dr. Harvey Bunce, III
          Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
          The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
          Galveston, TX 77555-0133
          (409) 772-2671

FAX: (409) 772-9598
hbunce@utmb.edu

          Ms. Leah Hurley
          Director, General Legal Services
          The University of Texas Southwestern Medical

              Center at Dallas
          5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
          Dallas, TX 75390-9008
          (214) 648-2389

FAX: (214) 648-8805

leah.hurley@utsouthwestern.edu

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