The Commission of the Port of Corpus Christi Authority welcomes Richard L. Bowers, and re-appointee, Charles W. Zahn Jr. to the 2015 Port Commission.  Bowers and Zahn were administered the Oath of Office by Nueces County Judge, Lloyd Neal, on Tuesday, January 13 at the first regularly scheduled meeting of the Port Commission of the Port of Corpus Christi Authority.  Richard Lee Bowers was appointed to replace Richard M. Borchard as Commissioner Borchard did not seek re-election.  Richard Lee Bowers received a B.A from Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, and an R.O.T.C. Commission in the United States Army Reserve shortly after.  Branch assignment was Army Intelligence and he served a tour in Vietnam, after which he was Honorably Discharged with the rank of Captain, USAR. After his tour, Mr. Bowers became an Analyst with the Defense Intelligence Agency, and joined the staff of the American Embassy in Singapore where he monitored Soviet Bloc Shipping to North Vietnam. Later, Richard Bowers joined the Benilite Corporation as Southeast Asia Representative, successfully promoting the sale of a titanium ore plant. At Benelite, Mr. Bowers was promoted to Assistant Vice President of Sales before relocating to Corpus Christi, where he eventually became Manager, and then President of Hitox Corporation, a Benilite spin-off company. Mr. Bowers served as a Commissioner for The Port of Corpus Christi Authority in the 1990’s. Through development and purchases in the global manufacturing and processing sector, he successfully took Hitox Corporation public. After several years he resigned from Hitox Corporation, and started Filler Minerals Modifiers Co. After his eight-year service as a Port Corpus Christi Commissioner, He rejoined Hitox Corporation (TOR Minerals), and retired several years later. In retirement, he formed Texas American Minerals to prospect in Central and South America. Mr. Bowers is married to Connie Ellen Bowers together they have one daughter, Courtney Elizabeth Bowers De Hoyos. Charles Zahn was appointed by Nueces County to the Port Commission in 2012.  Zahn holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Texas A&M University and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Baylor University. He is Partner in the Law Offices of Charles W. Zahn, Jr. He is a long-time resident of Port Aransas, Texas, where his community involvement and organizational affiliations include Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Board, Port Aransas Charter Commission, Port Aransas Rotary Club, Friends of the Ellis Library, Keep Port Aransas Beautiful, Port Aransas Preservation and Historical Association, Aransas County ISD Education Foundation, Coastal Conservation Association, to name a few.  He also serves on the Nueces County Board of Park Commissioners.  Because of his commitment to his community, he has received numerous awards with the Boy Scouts of America, has also been named 2005 Citizen of the Year by the City of Port Aransas and is a recipient of the Jerry McDonald Award for Service to Youth.