San Diego Metropolitan cover story on John Moores

John J. Moores (1944–) is an American businessman. Image File history File links John_Moores. ... Image File history File links John_Moores. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ...

Moores was raised in Corpus Christi, Texas and grew up poor. He left Texas A&M University before graduating and became a programmer for IBM. Later, he received a BS degree in economics and law degree from the University of Houston. Moores considers his decision to attend law school "a boneheaded move" since he never wanted to practice law in the first place. Nickname: Sparkling City by the Sea Location in the state of Texas Counties Nueces County Mayor Henry Garrett Area    - City 1,192. ... Texas A&M University, often Texas A&M, A&M or TAMU for short, is the flagship[3] institution of the Texas A&M University System. ... Big Blue redirects here. ... Face-to-face trading interactions among on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor Economics or oeconomics is the study of human choice behaviour. ... // Balancing scales are symbolic of how law mediates peoples interests For other senses of this word, see Law (disambiguation). ... The University of Houston, formerly University of Houston–University Park, is a comprehensive doctoral degree-granting university[1] located in Houston, Texas. ...

Business

He co-founded BMC Software in Texas in 1980 and acquired Peregrine Systems in California in 1981. He served as a director of Peregrine from March 1989 to March 2003 and as Chairman of the Board from March 1990 through July 2000 and from May 2002 through March 2003. He resigned as Peregrine chairman in February 2003 as part of the company's Chapter 11 reorganization. He also founded Neon Systems and JMI Equity. In 1994 Moores purchased the San Diego Padres professional baseball team from Tom Werner. BMC Software, Inc. ... Texas is the gayest motherfucking state out there they can suck my big black balls. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Peregrine Systems, Inc. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Major league affiliations National League (1969–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 6,19,31,35 Name San Diego Padres (1969–present) Ballpark PETCO Park (2004–present) Jack Murphy Stadium (1969-2003) a. ... Thomas C. Tom Werner (born April 12, 1950 in New Jersey) is an American television producer and businessman. ...

Philanthropy and activism

Moores and his wife Rebecca, who he met in college, have four grown children, two biological and two adoptive. They live in San Diego, California and have contributed to several philanthropic and political organizations. Nickname: Americas Finest City Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates: Country United States State California County San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders City Attorney Michael Aguirre City Council Scott Peters Kevin Faulconer Toni Atkins Tony Young Brian Maienschein Donna Frye Jim Madaffer Ben Hueso Area    - City 963. ...

Organizations that Moores has supported include the ACLU, the San Diego Zoo, San Diego State University, the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, San Diego Center for Children, St. Vincent de Paul Villages, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and The Scripps Research Institute for Childhood and Neglected Diseases where Moores sits on the board. The American Civil Liberties Union, or ACLU, is a non_governmental organization devoted to defending civil rights and civil liberties in the United States. ... San Diego Zoo Entrance The world-famous San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park, San Diego, California is one of the largest, most progressive zoos in the world. ... San Diego State University athletics http://www. ... The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, a United States-based non-profit organization, and its network of chapters nationwide promote research, educate, advocate on issues relating to multiple sclerosis, and organize a wide range of programs, including support for the newly diagnosed and those living with MS. External Link The National... TSRIs Beckman Center for Chemical Sciences The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) is a medical research facility that focuses on research in the basic biomedical sciences. ...

His 1991 contribution of $51 million to the University of Houston was the largest in U.S. history to a public university. He served on the Board of Regents of the University of Houston from 1991 to 1994. Moores also gave $21 million to the University of California San Diego and over $20 million to San Diego State University. In 1999 he was appointed Regent of the University of California by Governor Gray Davis. As UC regent, he has worked to make sure Proposition 209 (passed in 1996) is implemented. In 2005 he was elected chair of the Carter Center at Emory University, succeeding Jimmy Carter. 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... The University of California, San Diego (popularly known as UCSD) is a public, coeducational university located in La Jolla, California. ... San Diego State University athletics http://www. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The University of California (UC) is a public university system in the state of California. ... Joseph Graham Davis Jr. ... Proposition 209, a voter referendum passed in 1996, outlaws discrimination and preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library The Carter Center is a human rights organization, founded in 1982 and chaired by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. ... Emory University is a private university in the city of Atlanta, Georgia. ... James Earl Jimmy Carter, Jr. ...

Moores is also the founder of the River Blindness Foundation. Onchocerciasis or river blindness is the worlds second leading infectious cause of blindness. ...

Awards

• 1996: Donor of the Year by the National Association of Athletic Development Directors
• 1997: San Diego Jackie Robinson YMCA Human Dignity Award

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External links

• University of Houston - biography
• "Batting Cleanup", San Diego Metropolitan (Sept. 1996) by Ron Donoho Cover story about John Moores
• Alan Zarembo, "Putting Them to the Test", Los Angeles Times, January 27, 2004. Retrieved July 23, 2006.