| 词条 | Thomas L. Kivisto |
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EducationKivisto's father, Ernie, was a successful high school basketball coach who won more than 1,000 games in his coaching career. Coached by his father, Tom Kivisto was a star point guard at East Aurora High School near Chicago. He then earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Kansas, majoring in pre-med/psychology and playing for the basketball team from 1970 to 1974. While there, Kivisto was a member of KU's 1971 and 1974 NCAA Final Four teams. He was named Academic All American, All Big 8 and Academic All Big 8. He holds the single game assist record for the Kansas team. His post-graduate work was in urban planning. He is a member of the Illinois Basketball Hall of Fame.[4] CareerKivisto moved his family to Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1993 after having lived in Wichita, Kansas for 15 years working for Koch Industries. He started his own services company, SemGroup, which became one of the largest privately held companies in the United States before filing for bankruptcy in 2008. Kivisto donated over $15 million to his alma mater, the University of Kansas, to help finance the building of new football facilities at the school.[5] Kivisto serves on the board of directors of Saint Francis Health System, Family & Children's Services, and Project Single Parent, a nonprofit organization of which he is a cofounder. In 2006, Kivisto also was named to the University of Tulsa Board of Trustees. In 2006, The Pipe Liners Club of Tulsa recognized Kivisto with its President's Award. In January 2007, TulsaPeople Magazine named Kivisto "Tulsan of the Year" for 2006.[6] 2006 Bank of America LoanIn 2006, Kivisto borrowed $15 million from Bank of America and guaranteed the loan through his personal trust company's limited partnership interest in SemGroup. In 2008, SemGroup filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. [1] Notes{{notelist}}References1. ^1 [https://www.tulsaworld.com/archive/kivisto-agrees-to-pay-bank/article_f41ec79c-2b1e-5fff-b627-1aaa21a11bfd.html Walton, Rod. "Kivisto agrees to pay bank." Tulsa World. April 11, 2009.] Accessed April 1, 2019. {{DEFAULTSORT:Kivisto, Thomas L.}}{{US-CEO-stub}}2. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=20080718_11_Thep051117 | title=New president, CEO to take over SemGroup amid debt problems | publisher=Tulsa World | date=July 18, 2008 | accessdate=July 18, 2008}} 3. ^{{cite news | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121694304791582857 | title=Wrong-Way Oil Bets Slam an Energy Firm | date=July 25, 2008 | accessdate=July 25, 2008 | work=The Wall Street Journal | first1=Serena | last1=Ng | first2=Peg | last2=Brickley | first3=Carolyn | last3=Cui}} 4. ^Ginnie Graham, "'But I wouldn't bet against him'", Tulsa World, August 3, 2008 5. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.tulsapeople-digital.com/tulsapeople/200701/ | title=Self talks with Cowboys, but says he'll stay at KU | publisher=Wichita Eagle | date=April 11, 2008 | accessdate=April 11, 2007}} 6. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.tulsapeople-digital.com/tulsapeople/200701/ | title=The ABCs of Tom Kivisto | publisher=TulsaPeople | date=January 2007 | accessdate=January 5, 2007}} 10 : Living people|Basketball players at the 1974 NCAA Men's Division I Final Four|Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball players|Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)|Businesspeople from Oklahoma|American men's basketball players|Year of birth missing (living people)|People from Wichita, Kansas|University of Kansas alumni|People from Tulsa, Oklahoma |
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