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Board of Trustees


Jack Lowe

Jack Lowe
District 2 North and Near East Dallas

Conflict of Interest Disclosures

Jack Lowe joined TDIndustries in 1964. He became the CEO and board chair in 1980 and retired as CEO in December 2004. TDIndustries is a national mechanical and plumbing construction and facility service company, headquartered in Dallas. TDIndustries projects have included American Airlines Center, Cardinal Stadium in Phoenix, The Ballpark in Arlington, Dallas Convention Center, Texas Instruments semiconductor plants, and JCPenney headquarters.
Founded in 1946, TDIndustries has developed into one of America’s premier specialty contracting companies. For nine consecutive years the company has appeared in the FORTUNE magazine’s list of the 100 best companies to work for in America. Lowe attributes the trust that underpins their success to the employee-owned company’s “servant leader” philosophy, in which all 1,300 employees are partners. The company’s revenue for 2004 reached $250 million.

Lowe graduated Magna Cum Laude from Rice University with a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering and served in the U.S. Navy. He and his wife, Mary, have six grown children and six grandchildren.

 

Other business experience –

Current:

  • Board of Directors, Zale Corporation
  • Board of Directors, Drew Industries

Previous:

  • Board of Directors, Southmark Corporation
  • Board of Directors, Turtle Creek National Bank
  • Advisory board of Sundt Corporation

Civic and community service includes:

Current:

  • Dallas Independent School District, Board of Trustees, board president
  • Texas Business and Education Coalition, Board of Directors, business co-chair
  • Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership, board chair
  • Salesmanship Club of Dallas, former president
  • Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility, Advisory Board
  • Center for Reform of School Systems, Board of Directors
  • Dallas Citizens Council, member

Previous:

  • Associated General Contractors, QUOIN Chapter, board chair
  • Construction Education Foundation, Board of Trustees
  • Dallas Citizens Council, Board of Directors
  • Dallas Zoological Society, Board of Directors
  • Greater Dallas Chamber, Board of Directors
  • McMurray University, Servant Leadership, Advisory Board
  • Senior Citizens of Greater Dallas, Board of Directors
  • Texas Quality Award, Board of Directors and Examiner
  • United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, Board of Directors, Executive Committee

Recent awards received include:

  • Recipient of National Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Principle-Centered Leadership‚ 2000
  • Recipient of J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award from the SMU Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility, 2002
  • Named Master Entrepreneur of the Year‚ Ernst & Young Regional Entrepreneur of the Year Awards‚ 2000
  • Recognized as Board Chair of the Year - 2002 by the National Associated General Contractors of America
  • Recipient of Leadership Dallas Alumni Association’s 2000 Distinguished Alumni Award for demonstrating outstanding professional and community achievements
  • Recipient of Crystal Achievement Award from the National Association of Women In Construction at their annual convention in Washington, DC, for his role in the advancement of women and minorities in the construction industry; September 1996
  • Honorary Doctorate of Letters and Laws from Sterling College, Sterling, Kansas, 2003
  • Honorary Doctorate of Laws from Marian College, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, 2001

Lowe is a regular speaker at business groups and colleges on building organizational leadership, servant leadership and quality. He’s also been featured in a number of articles and books.

Recent Speaking Engagements Include –

  • Sterling College – Commencement Address, May 2003
  • The Greenleaf Centre for Servant-Leadership, United Kingdom – six days of presentation to education and business leaders in Scotland, Building Organizational Leadership, 2002
  • Marian College, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin – Keynote at Business and Industry Awards Program, 2001
  • The Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership, Australia-New Zealand – eight days of presentation to education and business leaders in Australia, Building Organizational Leadership, 2000

District 2 Schools

Elementary Schools

  • Stonewall Jackson
  • Lakewood
  • Robert E. Lee
  • William Lipscomb
  • Ben Milam
  • K.B. Polk
  • Preston Hollow
  • Sudie Williams

Middle Schools

  • Benjamin Franklin
  • Longfellow Career Exploration Academy

High Schools

  • Hillcrest
  • North Dallas