Harry Dadisman Holmes

Background

Holmes, Harry Dadisman was born on August 8, 1944 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of Harry Newton and Ruth Eleanor Holmes.

Education

Bachelor, Rice U., 1966; Master of Arts, Louisiana State University, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Missouri, 1973.

Career

Assistant professor urban development, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1973-1976; assistant to executive vice president, Texas Medical Center, Inc., Houston, 1976-1980; director government affairs, organizational liaison, University Texas System Cancer Center, Houston, 1980-1990; assistant to president, University Texas System Cancer Center, Houston, 1981-1990; associate vice president gvtl. relations, University Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, since 1990. Member Cancer Centers Adminstrs. Forum, since 1994; member select commission on public issues Greater Houston Hospital Council, 1983-1994.

Member executive advisory board White, Petrov and McHone, 1987-1995. Member public relations advisory county Texas Medical Center, since 1985. Chair South Texas Legis Conference, 1985, 87.

Founder Biotechnology Association, 1986. Member Executive Committee National Cancer Center Networks, since 1998.

Achievements

• Harry Dadisman Holmes has been listed as a noteworthy Health facility administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member administrative board St. Luke's Methodist Church. Member Mayor's Task Force on Private Sector Initiatives for Houston, 1981-1982, Houston Community College Foundation Board, since 1992, Greater Houston Partnership State and Federal Committee, since 1989. Mem.U. Texas Texas/Mexico Border Health Task Force, since 1989, Executive Committee, since 1989.

President Houston Higher Education Finance Corporation, since 1989. Member Rice U. Fund Council, 1991-1994, National Cancer Centers Task Force, since 1991. Member Executive Board Leadership Houston, 1983-1986, Houston Center for Humanities, 1983-1986.

Member government relations committee Greater Houston Hospital Council, 1985-1995. Member committee Institutional Task Force on Oncology in Chile, 1986-1987. Executive Committee Institutional Strategic Planning Committee, 1986-1995.

Division chairman United Way of Houston, 1983;commission to evaluate the status of minority and women faculty, faculty administrators and administrative staff University Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1990. Member American Association Cancer Institutions (member government relations committee since 1998), Houston Chamber of Commerce C. (co-chairman government relations committee 1982-1983), Rice U. Alumni Association (Executive Board, chairman publications committee 1982-1983), Phi Alpha Theta.

Connections

Married Patricia Ann Hunt, August 23, 1969. Children: Hillary Hunt, Ashley Elizabeth.

Father:

Harry Newton Holmes

Mother:

Ruth Eleanor Holmes

Spouse:

Patricia Ann Hunt

child:

Ashley Elizabeth Holmes

child:

Hillary Hunt Holmes