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March 27, 2008
Pardoned Felon and Former Regent Gets Another Look at Texas A&M U.
The Board of Visitors at Texas A&M University at Galveston may soon be joined by a fund raiser with a felonious past — one earned while he was serving on the university system’s Board of Regents.
Ross Margraves Jr., a Houston-based lawyer, was convicted in 1996 on a charge of official misconduct. The felony charge stemmed from his use of a state-owned plane for a round-trip flight with his wife to Baton Rouge, La., at the time of his son’s graduation from Louisiana State University. He billed the state $1,435 for the trip.
Mr. Margraves, who has been involved in several fund-raising roles for the university, told a local newspaper at the College Station campus that he would use his contacts to bring in more money. “It gives me a chance to give back to my university,” he said.
The regents are scheduled to vote on his appointment to the Galveston campus’s Board of Visitors later today. —Paul Fain
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The board to which Mr. Margraves may be appointed is NOT a governing board—it is purely advisory.
— karen Bigley Mar 27, 03:49 PM #
We deleted my reference to the Board of Visitors as a “governing” body. Thanks for alerting us to the error.
— Paul Fain Mar 30, 02:39 PM #