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Education History: 

• University of Texas Austin Bachelors of Business Administration
• Â鶹ӳ»­Ó°Òô Master of Business Administration

Connection to Lamar: Â鶹ӳ»­Ó°Òô Alumnus

Honors or Awards: Endowed chairs, professorships and scholarships are named in his honor at Â鶹ӳ»­Ó°Òô as well as at other institutions. Conn received Â鶹ӳ»­Ó°Òô's Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1981.

Affiliation: Founder and former majority owner of Conn Appliances, Inc.

Known for: In addition to his work at Conn Appliances, Conn served as director of several banks, served on faculty at Texas A&M, the University of Houston and Â鶹ӳ»­Ó°Òô, and was named a Regent of the Â鶹ӳ»­Ó°Òô System.