Ron Terwilliger

J. Ronald (Ron) Terwilliger (born 1940/41) is the Chief Executive Officer of Trammell Crow Residential. He is primarily known for being the principal owner of the Atlanta Dream, a franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association.

Background

Terwilliger graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1963. [cite web | url=http://www.usna.com/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=1747&srcid=1823 | title=Profiles in Giving. |work=U. S. Naval Academy | accessdate=2008-06-24] After serving five years in the United States Navy, he attended Harvard University where he received his MBA and was elected a Baker Scholar. [cite web | url=http://www.nahb.org/news_details.aspx?newsID=7068 | title=Terwillinger Inducted Into National Housing Hall of Fame. |work=National Association of Home Builders | accessdate=2008-06-24] Since 1986, he has been the head of Trammell Crow Residential, the largest developer of multi-family housing in the United States. [cite web | url=http://www.habitat.org/newsroom/2007archive/10_25_2007_Ron_Terwilliger.aspx | title=Habitat for Humanity elects Ron Terwilliger to serve as chair of board of directors. |work=Habitat for Humanity | accessdate=2008-06-24] He is known for his charitable efforts in Atlanta and has worked with Atlanta mayor Shirley Franklin.

From 1999 to 2001, Terwillger was chairman of the Urban Land Institute. [cite web | url=http://sanantonio.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2008/05/05/daily75.html | title=National Association of Home Builders honors Atlanta's Ron Terwilliger|work=Atlanta Business Chronicle| accessdate=2008-06-24] In 2007, Terwilliger was elected to serve as chairman of Habitat for Humanity International's board of directors.

Terwilliger has two children, both girls. He has two granddaughters, his first grandchild being born in 1998. He was 67 years old in 2008.

ports

Terwilliger describes himself as a "sports nut". He played baseball and basketball at the Naval Academy [cite web | url=http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/stories/2008/05/11/dream_0511.html | title=Terwilliger the man behind Atlanta's Dream Team |work=Atlanta Journal-Constitution| accessdate=2008-06-24] , and he currently serves a subcommittee chair of the Naval Academy's Athletic Committee. He has also owned the Atlanta Attack, a franchise of the Major Indoor Soccer League, bailing out after losses exceeded $1 million. [cite web | url=http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/stories/2008/05/11/dream_0511.html | title=Terwilliger the man behind Atlanta's Dream Team |work=Atlanta Journal-Constitution| accessdate=2008-06-24] Terwilliger also led an investment group that made a bid for ownership of the Atlanta Braves in 2006. [cite web | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2369573 | title=Atlanta businessman might buy Braves. |work=ESPN| accessdate=2008-06-24]

In 2007, Terwilliger was approached by a committee wanting to bring a WNBA franchise to Atlanta. Terwillinger began exploring the idea and in October 2007 in a press conference in Atlanta, WNBA President Donna Orender named Terwillinger the owner of the franchise that was to become the Atlanta Dream. [cite web | url=http://www.wnba.com/dream/terwilliger_qa_071017.html | title=Checking In With the New Owner in Atlanta. |work=WNBA.com| accessdate=2008-06-24] [cite web | url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/wnba/2007-10-17-atlanta-franchise_N.htm | title=Atlanta Lands WNBA's 14th Team. |work=USA Today| accessdate=2008-06-24]

Terwilliger paid $1 million upfront for the Dream. He will pay another $1 million between 2009 and 2012 and pay $8 million in annual installments beginning in 2012. [cite web | url=http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/stories/2008/05/11/dream_0511.html | title=Terwilliger the man behind Atlanta's Dream Team |work=Atlanta Journal-Constitution| accessdate=2008-06-24]

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