Morris E. Foster
Morris E. Foster, formerly the President of ExxonMobil Production Company in Houston, Texas, now serves as the Chairman of Stagecoach/Millcreek Resort. A native of Belton, Texas, he received his Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M University in 1965. Upon graduation, Mr. Foster joined Exxon and served in a number of production engineering and management assignments in California, Louisiana, and Texas.
Mr. Foster was inducted into Texas A&M University’s Academy of Distinguished Graduates in 1993. In January 1995, he returned to Houston and was appointed a Senior Vice President and a member of the Management Committee of Exxon Company, U.S.A., with responsibility for the company’s upstream business.
Mr. Foster was appointed President of Exxon Upstream Development Company in 1998; and, following the merger of Exxon and Mobil, was named to the position of President, ExxonMobil Development Company. He was named to the position of President, ExxonMobil Production Company and Vice President, Exxon Mobil Corporation in October 2004.
Mr. Foster is on the Board of Scott & White Medical Institute, United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast, and the Greater Houston Partnership. Mr. Foster is also a member of the American Petroleum Institute, the Society of Petroleum Engineers, and the Texas Oil & Gas Association.
Mr. Foster was appointed to the Board of Regents by Governor Rick Perry in 2007. He serves as chairman of the Committee on Buildings and Physical Plant and as a member of the Committee on Audit, the Policy Review Committee and the Committee on Campus Art and Aesthetic Improvement. Mr. Foster also serves as the Board’s special liaison for the Texas A&M Research Foundation and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. His term expires February 1, 2013.