Background
Avard, Stephen Lewis was born on February 16, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of William Richard and Helen M. (Gundy) Avard.
Avard, Stephen Lewis was born on February 16, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of William Richard and Helen M. (Gundy) Avard.
Bachelor, Northwestern University, 1961. Master of Business Administration, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University Commerce, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy, University North Texas, 1983.
Assistant city m grade, City of Highland Park, Illinois, 1961-1964; treasurer, assistant hospital administrator, Sherman (Texas) Cmty. Hospital, 1964-1969; hospital consultant and zone supervisor, Texas State Department Health, Austin, 1969-1971; real estate broker, John King Realtors, Sherman, 1971-1973; president, Miracle Gardens of Texas, Sherman, 1973-1979; secretary, general manager, Medical Mart, Inc., Sherman, 1979-1983; professor finance, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., Commerce, since 1984; head department economics and finance, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., Commerce, since 1995.
Member Association Investment Management and Research (active in testing process since 1987), Finance Executives Institute (member academic relations committee Dallas chapter since 1988), Dallas Association Investment Analysts, Rotary International.
Married Bonnie J. Fulford, September 1, 1962. Children: Margaret, Stephen Junior, Jean.