Dublin businessman named to Ohio State University board

COLUMBUS -- Douglas G. Borror of DUBLIN has been appointed by Gov. Bob Taft to The Ohio State University Board of Trustees for an nine-year term ending 2011. He replaces Akron businessman David L. Brennan, whose term expired May 13.

Borror, a 1977 graduate of Ohio State in history, is chairman and chief executive officer of Dominion Homes Inc., a Columbus-based homebuilder and developer of single-family communities in Ohio and Kentucky.

“I am incredibly honored to have this chance to serve my alma mater,” Borror said. “The university is going through a period of change now as President Kirwan prepares to leave, and times of change always present great opportunities for progress.”

Borror has led the growth of Dominion Homes from sales of $30 million dollars in 1987 to more than $400 million in 2001. As CEO, he oversees the strategic direction of the company. His responsibilities include land acquisition, product development, and design and brand management.

In 2001, Dominion Homes completed and sold more than 2,050 homes and currently ranks in the top 40 homebuilders in the United States. Dominion Homes was named to the Forbes 200 Best Small Companies list for the second year in a row in 2001.

Active in Columbus-area business and charitable arenas, Borror serves on the board of directors of the Huntington National Bank, Columbia Gas of Ohio and Command Alkon Corporation. He is currently a board member of Capital South Redevelopment Corp. and is a board member at The Wellington School, Recreation Unlimited and the Advisory Board of Goodwill Industries. He chairs the East Central Region of The Young Presidents’ Organization and sits on its International Board of Directors. Additionally, he is a licensed real estate broker and a member of the Columbus Board of Realtors.

Governor Taft also appointed Paula Ayesha Habib of COLUMBUS as the new student representative to the Board of Trustees for a term ending May 13, 2004. Habib, a second-year medical student, replaces Kevin Filiatraut, whose term has expired. She is president of the American Medical Student Association at Ohio State, student representative for the College of Medicine Executive Curriculum Committee and is a student-athlete tutor at the university’s Younkin Success Center. She received her B.A. degree from Adrian College in Michigan.