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Biography

Early life

Robert Henry Dedman Jr., was born on June 26, 1957, in

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. His late father was Robert H. Dedman Sr., founder of

ClubCorp ClubCorp (formerly ClubCorp Holdings, Inc) is an American corporation based in Dallas. It owns and operates more than 200 golf country clubs, businesses, sports and alumni clubs worldwide. Located in 26 states, the District of Columbia, and 2 cou ...

.Patti LaSalle, 'SMU Law School Renamed in Honor of Dedman Family', ''SMU News'', February 14, 2001 His sister, Patty Dedman Dietz, sits on its board of directors. He graduated from the

University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public university, public research university in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 1883, it is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. With 53,082 stud ...

with a B.A. in economics in 1979. While at UT, he was a member of the

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and The Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. He received an M.B.A. from the

Cox School of Business The Edwin L. Cox School of Business is an American business school that is part of Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas. The SMU Cox School of Business is headquartered in four buildings on SMU's 210-acre main campus five miles ...

in 1980 and a J.D. from the

Dedman School of Law SMU Dedman School of Law, commonly referred to as SMU Law School or Dedman School of Law, is a law school located in Dallas, Texas. Jason P. Nance serves as its current dean. Founded in February 1925, the school located is on the Southern Meth ...

in 1984, both at

Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University (SMU) is a Private university, private research university in Dallas, Texas, United States, with a satellite campus in Taos County, New Mexico. SMU was founded on April 17, 1911, by the Methodist Episcopal Church, ...

Career

He joined ClubCorp in 1980 and worked as Director of Corporate Planning from 1980 to 1984. From 1984 to 1987, he was Associate at

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, where he specialized in

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. He served as Chief Financial Officer of ClubCorp in 1987, President from 1989 to August 2002, Chief Operating Officer from 1989 to 1997, and chief executive officer from 1998 to August 2004.Businessman Robert H. Dedman Sr. dies
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'', August 20, 2002 He served on the board of directors of

Home Interiors and Gifts Home Interiors and Gifts was a direct sales company specializing in decorating accessories, which were sold by more than 140,000 representatives through home parties in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. Highland Capital Manage ...

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Dallas Region and the

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Philanthropy

He has served on the board of trustees of the Southwest Region of the

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, the Southwestern Medical Foundation, the

Dallas Museum of Art The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) is an art museum located in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas, along Woodall Rodgers Freeway between St. Paul and Harwood. In the 1970s, the museum moved from its previous location in Fair Park to the A ...

, Southern Methodist University and the University of Texas at Austin Development Board.Southern Methodist University Board of Trustees
/ref> He is past chairman of the Texas Business Hall of Fame. He chairs the 21st Century Council at SMU, where he is also a member of the Young Presidents' Organization and the Dallas Citizens Council.

Golf

As Chairman of ClubCorp, he was named one of the most influential people in golf. As a player, he has a twelve handicap, and plays twenty to twenty-five rounds a year. He serves on the President's Council of the

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and the advisory board of The Environmental Institute for Golf. He also sits on the boards of the

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and Golf 20/20.

Personal life

He is married to Rachael Redecker Dedman, who earned a Master of Liberal Arts from SMU. They have two daughters, Catherine and Nancy.

Bibliography

*''Our Star Service Journey'' (1998)

References

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