Harold MacDowell is a
construction
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company
executive
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** Chief executive officer (CEO), one of the highest-ranking corporate officers (executives) or administrators
** Executive dire ...
.
Born in
Muskogee,
Oklahoma
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, MacDowell graduated from high school in
Fort Smith, Arkansas
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, and received his
bachelor's degree
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in engineering management from
Southern Methodist University
, mottoeng = "The truth will make you free"
, established =
, type = Private research university
, accreditation = SACS
, academic_affiliations =
, religious_affiliation = United Methodist Church
, president = R. Gerald Turner
, prov ...
(SMU) in 1984. He entered the construction industry as an estimator through SMU's School of Engineering Cooperative Education Program and later became a
project manager
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for Wallace Mechanical Corporation. He served as TDIndustries'
CEO
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for 18 years, officially stepping down in December 2023. MacDowell now serves as a
board director for
TDIndustries
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,
which was ranked 35 in ''
FORTUNE
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'' 's 100 Best Companies to Work For 2008.
Community involvement
MacDowell currently serves as a member of the Dallas Citizen's Council, the board of the Greater Dallas Chamber, the board of trustees for the Parish Episcopal School, and the QUOIN-AGC Board. He is a past chairman of the board for the Construction Education Foundation that provides educational opportunities to construction craftspeople who want to be masters of their trades. MacDowell also is a member of the SMU School of Engineering executive advisory board. He is involved in
Habitat for Humanity
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.
References
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American technology chief executives
Southern Methodist University alumni