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Economic = expert=20 Bernard 'Bud' Weinstein leaving=20 University of North Texas for SMU =

12:00 AM CDT on = Thursday, August=20 27, 2009

ROBERT MILLER=20

Bernard "Bud" Weinstein, longtime director of the = Center for=20 Economic Development and Research at the University of North=20 Texas, will retire from that post Monday and become associate = director of the Maguire Energy Institute at Southern Methodist = University.

Terry L. Clower, associate director of the UNT = center=20 now headed by Weinstein, will succeed him.

"Bud's research experience in renewable energy and experience in=20 administering a policy research center is a perfect complement to the = activities=20 in the Maguire Energy Institute," said Bruce Bullock, = director of=20 the institute.

"He will engage the institute and the university in the ongoing = national=20 energy debate."

Because of Weinstein's experience as a researcher and consultant with = national governments and private firms engaged in international = commerce, he=20 will also work with SMU's O'Neil Center for Global Markets and = Freedom.

Weinstein recently completed an assessment of the costs and benefits = of the=20 North American Free Trade Agreement. He has participated in economic = development=20 projects in China, India, Thailand and Mexico.=20

Since 1975, Weinstein has focused on business and economic = development in=20 North Texas and the Southwest.

In his new role, he will continue to monitor the economy and provide = his=20 perspective in speeches and to media outlets.

"Dean Al Niemi has assembled an incredibly productive faculty, = and the=20 various institutes and centers within the school afford students and = faculty the=20 opportunity to engage in real-world research and policy analysis," = Weinstein=20 said.

Weinstein has a bachelor's degree in public administration from = Dartmouth=20 College and a doctorate in economics from Columbia = University.

In announcing Clower's appointment, Thomas Evenson, = dean of the=20 College of Public Affairs and Community Service at UNT, said: = "Terry has=20 been an integral part of the center's success for 17 years, and his = acceptance=20 of the director's position ensures a seamless transition."

Clower joined the center in 1992 and has served as project manager, = staff=20 researcher and statistical analyst on projects involving labor = relations,=20 economic and community development, public utilities and transportation.

He leads the center's transportation research efforts and has helped = the=20 center develop an international reputation for its research on the = impact of=20 transit systems and transit-oriented development.=20

Clower is also an associate professor of applied economics.=20

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