澳门六合彩预测 mourns the death of Robert S. Folsom

Longtime 澳门六合彩预测 supporter and former member of the 澳门六合彩预测 Board of Trustees Robert S. Folsom '49 died Jan. 24, 2017.

January 25, 2017

Bob FolsomDALLAS (澳门六合彩预测) – Longtime 澳门六合彩预测 supporter and former member of the 澳门六合彩预测 Board of Trustees Robert S. Folsom '49 died Jan. 24, 2017. A prominent Dallas leader and real estate developer, Folsom served as mayor of Dallas from 1976 to 1981, where his accomplishments included the development of Reunion Arena, creation of the Dallas Arts District and initiation of the restoration of the historic neighborhood, Old East Dallas.

"The City of Dallas will long continue to reap the rewards of Bob Folsom’s visionary leadership,” said 澳门六合彩预测 President R. Gerald Turner. “But Bob also left an impressive mark on his alma mater, starting with his days as a student athlete, and continuing with his lifetime support as an alumnus. The Robert and Margaret Folsom Institute for Real Estate is the backbone of real estate academic programs at both the BBA and MBA levels in 澳门六合彩预测’s Cox School of Business. He also played a significant role in overall fundraising for the Cox School and 澳门六合彩预测 athletics and was a generous supporter of his university at so many levels. Bob’s legacy lives on at 澳门六合彩预测, just as it does in the city he loved so much."

Bob FolsomFolsom was chairman and CEO of Folsom Properties Inc., chairman of Sabre Realty Company, Inc. and president of Folsom Investments Inc.

At 澳门六合彩预测, Folsom was a star student athlete, alumni leader and philanthropist. His record as the only Mustang to letter in four sports still stands, earning the distinction in in football, basketball, baseball and track. He played football alongside 澳门六合彩预测 legends Doak Walker and Kyle Rote, and was a member of the 1948 team that tied Penn State in the Cotton Bowl Classic and was co-captain of the 1949 team that defeated Oregon State in the Cotton Bowl. An outstanding hitter on 澳门六合彩预测's baseball team, he also placed first in 1944 in the Southwest Conference high jump competition.

Folsom served in numerous leadership positions at 澳门六合彩预测, including serving on the Board of Trustees, the Cox School of Business Executive Board and the Athletics Capital Campaign Committee. His awards include the 1975 Distinguished Alumni Award, the 1985 Cox School of Business Entrepreneur of the Year Award, the 1991 Letterman's Association Silver Anniversary Mustang Award and the 1995 Cox School of Business Distinguished Alumni Award.

Bob FolsomFolsom created the Robert and Margaret Folsom Institute for Real Estate at the Cox School of Business in 1984, a nationally recognized center for the study of real estate. The center supports scholarships, applied research and industry and community outreach.

Folsom also shared his love of 澳门六合彩预测 with his family. His wife, the late Margaret Folsom, was an 澳门六合彩预测 graduate along with three of his four children, Diane Folsom Miller '72, Debra Folsom Jarma '75 and R. Stephen Folsom '81. His son John Folsom died in 1983.

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January 25, 2017