Ben Morris Jr. (’67), Houston. A certified public accountant, he worked at Price Waterhouse & Co., served as a chief financial officer and president at Mid-American Oil Company, and as chief operating officer for the Tatham Corporation. He co-founded Sanders Morris Harris Group in 1987, serving as CEO from 2000 to 2009. A member of the Kendall Society, he gave back to UNT by establishing The Ben and Margaret Morris Endowment and co-established The Hershel Anderson Professorship in Taxation for the G. Brint Ryan College of Business. He was named UNT’s Department of Accounting Outstanding Alumnus in 2006 and was presented the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2011. A business mentor to members of the incarcerated population, he also played guitar and was an avid Houston Astros fan.
Ben Morris Jr. (’67), Houston. A certified public accountant, he worked at Price Waterhouse & Co., served as a chief financial officer and president at Mid-American Oil Company, and as chief operating officer for the Tatham Corporation. He co-founded Sanders Morris Harris Group in 1987, serving as CEO from 2000 to 2009. A member of the Kendall Society, he gave back to UNT by establishing The Ben and Margaret Morris Endowment and co-established The Hershel Anderson Professorship in Taxation for the G. Brint Ryan College of Business. He was named UNT’s Department of Accounting Outstanding Alumnus in 2006 and was presented the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2011. A business mentor to members of the incarcerated population, he also played guitar and was an avid Houston Astros fan.
