Leroy L. Hermes

Leroy Hermes was appointed to the UH System Board of Regents in 2001 by Governor Rick Perry. Hermes’ term expired on August 31, 2007. He served as Chairman of the Board of Regents for fiscal years 2006 and 2007. For year 2005, he served as Vice Chairman of the Board.

In previous years, he served as chairman and vice chairman of the Administration and Finance Committee. He has also served as a member of the Education Task Force and as vice chair of the Technology Task Force.

He is president of Hermes Consulting, Inc. and an Emeritus member of the American Institute of Architects, The Texas Society of Architects, and a past member of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards.

Other activities include past president of the “C” Club of Houston, past president of the Houston Community College Foundation and former Trustee of the Houston Realty Breakfast Club.

Hermes earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture from the University of Houston in 1966. In 1995 he was selected among the top 50 graduates in the first 50 years of the University of Houston Gerald D. Hines, College of Architecture and in 2011 was awarded a Distinguished Alumnus Award by the University of Houston Alumni Association.