the texas a&m foundation has announced that michele mobley 87 partner at the austin-based law firm dubois bryant & campbell joined its board of trustees effective july 1 2022 mobley who resides in austin earned dual bachelors degrees in physics and philosophy from texas a&m university in 1987 and her jd degree with honors from duke university in 1990 this is an opportunity for me to not only have an impact on texas a&m university but also ensure the foundation is moving forward in its mission to build a brighter future for the university one relationship at a time and meeting its donors needs mobley said over the past 30 years of practicing law ive been fortunate to work with families committed to various charitable goals particularly supporting higher education i look forward to bringing that experience to the board mobley grew up in college station graduating from a&m consolidated high school before enrolling at texas a&m on a presidents endowed scholarship her father the late dr william hodges mobley served as a faculty member at the university eventually serving as dean of mays business school president of the university and chancellor of the texas a&m university system her involvement in the memorial student center (msc)including her work as chair of the fledgling msc wiley lecture seriesearned her the buck weirus spirit award as an undergraduate recognizing students who create positive experiences throughout the aggie community a group trip to boston sponsored by influential former student j wayne stark 39 inspired mobley to branch out and pursue a legal career during her time at duke university she became a member of the duke law journal and was elected to the order of the coif an honorary scholastic society for excellent american law school graduates post-graduation she gained experience at law firms in houston and rochester new york before settling in austin in 1995 she has been with dubois bryant & campbell since 2003 tyson voelkel 96 president of the texas a&m foundation said ms mobleys legal experience incredible aggie heritage and enthusiasm for serving texas a&m university make her an ideal trustee of this incredible organization as we aspire to be among the most trusted philanthropies in higher education mobley practices in the area of estate planning working with clients on such varied subjects as wills drafting estate tax trust administration charitable planning and pertinently advising nonprofits her peers have selected her as one of the best lawyers in america and as a texas super lawyer in estate planning and probate before being appointed to the foundations board of trustees mobley served on the association of former students board of directors from 2010 to 2016 she believes the foundation has provided a new opportunity to follow in her parents footsteps my father was heavily involved with the foundation during his time at texas a&m so for me to be involved in its evolution 40 years later is terrific mobley said and though my mother [jayne mobley 85] never had an official role at the university she was very engaged when my dad was president and she was similarly committed to higher education especially helping the school of education and human development weve all worked to maintain the university and see it thrive mobley replaces outgoing trustee otway b denny jr 71 who served on the board from 2015 to 2022 her seven-year appointment also coincides with the start of william billy lemmons jrs term as foundation board chair lemmons a class of 1983 graduate and the founder and managing partner of encap flatrock midstream joined the foundations board in 2018 he assumes board leadership from louis lou paletta ii ​78 originally published here by the texas a&m foundation