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alumni2009 Scholarship Gala

Several of our stellar alumni will share the spotlight with our scholarship winners

at the 2009 Texas State Alumni Associa-tion Scholarship Gala on Feb. 7 in the LBJ Student Center Ballroom.

Every year, the association awards more than $100,000 in scholarships to deserving students at Texas State. In addition, the association honors outstanding alumni and Alumni Association supporters. The gala provides the opportunity for bringing the scholarship recipients and their generous supporters together for an evening of achievement and gratitude.

Attendees at the prestigious event will experience an evening of fine dining, elegant décor and an exciting program. To be honored at the event:Alumni Achievement

Joni Hruska Fichter ’83Ronald Angelo Johnson ’97Ramiro Martinez Jr. ’85 & ’87 Nancy Nusbaum ’76 James Streety ’66 & ’69Michael Willoughby ’69

Alumni StarBill Poston ’88

Walter Richter Humanitarian AwardMichelle T. Brown ’93

For more information about the Gala, please contact the Alumni Association at 512.245.2371 or 888.798.2586 or visit www.TxStateAlumni.org.

Homecoming 2008

Powder puff football, a Greek god and goddess pageant and a 3-on-3 basketball

tournament were all part of Homecoming 2008 in October. These were student events that allowed young Bobcats to have fun and show their Bobcat pride at the same time.

Midweek the festivities took on a new look at the annual Homecoming talent show in Evans Auditorium — the talent seems to get even better every year.

Alumni who were prepared to cele-brate began to arrive as the weekend approached. This year the Texas State Alumni Association hosted a special reunion for the University’s Distinguished Alumnus Award recipients. Each year the association chooses several alumni who have made an impact on Texas, the nation and the world to honor at Homecoming (see story on page 80). Those elite from this year and years past came together at a special reception and awards presentation on Friday evening.

The 1958 Golden Graduates were honored at a special luncheon on Saturday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their walk across the stage. After brunch the groups enjoyed a guided van tour of campus and tried to recognize their old stomping grounds.

The Alumni Association hosted a fajita buffet in the alumni tents at Bobcat Stadium before the afternoon game with Central Arkansas. After the game the returning alumni made their way back to the alumni tents to participate in the All Greek Reunion.

Student Foundation reunion

The Texas State Student Foundation celebrated its 30th anniversary reunion

on Sept. 20. Retired Dean of Students John Garrison was honored at the event for his service and dedication to Texas State and to celebrate his new appointment as president of San Marcos Baptist Academy.

Campus van tours and a “meet and greet” at the LBJ Student Center kicked off the event. Alumni and students reminisced over old photographs, scrapbooks and Peda-gogs. The event was a success with alumni catching up with their Bobcat friends.

The featured event was a cocktail reception and banquet at Quail Creek Country Club. The banquet included a special presentation for Garrison, who retired from Texas State after 33 years of service. The presentation highlighted his years of dedication to the university and the students of Texas State.

Beth Moore ’82 honored

Houston religious leader Beth Green Moore ’82 was honored with Chi

Omega’s Malinda Jolley Mortin Woman of Achievement Award in July before more than 1,000 collegiate and alumnae delegates at the Renaissance Grand Hotel in St. Louis. The national award is the fraternity’s highest

honor that recognizes distinguished accom-plishment in service to Chi Omega, service to an individual’s community and to the nation. “Beth Moore is an inspiration for all

of us,” said Chi Omega Foundation Presi-dent Jane Rogers. “We honor her for her work on behalf of women around the world and for her many and lasting contributions to the international community of faith.”

Moore has written numerous books and Bible studies and is a frequent radio and TV commentator. She has made presenta-tions based on her books throughout the world and was named a Distinguished Alumna in 2001.

Missing ring found via directory

Robert Reue ’81 and his brother went fishing recently at San Luis Pass

on Galveston Island (before Ike passed through). Robert took off his wedding ring and Texas State ring and put them in his pants pocket so he wouldn’t lose them. When they returned from the fishing trip, only the wedding ring was in his pocket. They searched all over to locate the ring, but it was gone.

A couple of days later, Robert received a call from Carol Kieschnick ’76. She had found his Texas State ring in the parking lot by the cabins at San Luis Pass. Being an alumna herself, Carol recognized the ring right away, and Robert’s name was engraved on the inside. She looked his name up in the Alumni Directory, and a couple of days later he had his Texas State ring back.

The Alumni Directory is just one of the benefits of membership in the Alumni Association.

MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn

Facebook, LinkedIn and MySpace — these Internet sites are the avenue by

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which millions of people communicate, so the Alumni Association is hopping on the band wagon. To maintain contact with our alumni for meaningful and lasting relation-ships, the association has created pages for MySpace and Facebook social networking Web sites and added an alumni group to LinkedIn.

All three of these Web sites are a new generation of e-mail that has swept Texas State along with every other university. Social networking sites have allowed people to stay in touch with others without using up cell phone minutes and are growing every day.

MySpace has more than 100 million active users; Texas State has 48,207 of those members — 23,746 members are currently enrolled in Texas State, and 24,461 members are listed as Texas State alumni. Facebook and LinkedIn are currently counting thousands of active Texas State users. These free, accessible Web sites enable individuals to set up “accounts” that are their profiles. These profiles include personal pictures, basic and extended information, and whatever other “flare” they wish to add.

The profiles that have been created are helping alumni stay in contact all over the world. Whenever you graduate and move to a new town, a simple click of a mouse allows instant communication. Users do not have to worry about any installation, set up or fees. Once a member of one of these sites, it is easy to join the Texas State Alumni Association page or group. The Texas State Alumni Association pages will provide users updates on association events and important dates. The information on

the page will give users the opportunity to stay in contact with the association in a new and interactive way.

Texas State University is only one of thousands of colleges and universities to contribute to this new era of communi-cation. If we as Bobcats can promote our traditions and pride, one day we may be the leading university taking over this social era of communications.

Trading Up DaysThe Alumni Student Chapter asks the same question to the student body every year: “If it’s not a Texas State T-Shirt…Why wear it?” Trading Up Day is the student chapter’s biannual event that allows the student body to trade in T-shirts from other universities and trade up to a free Texas State T-shirt.

The Alumni Student Chapter included the Round Rock Higher Education Center in its Trading Up Days for the first time on Sept. 24. Judy Oskam allowed the associa-tion to work with her mass communication-public relations class to spread the word about the event.

In addition to the Round Rock event, the Alumni Student Chapter hosted its bian-nual event for the fall semester on Oct. 8 on the San Marcos campus. As in the past, the focus was on pride in Texas State and supporting Bobcat Traditions.

Benefits of association membership

Texas State Alumni Association members enjoy a number of exclu-

sive benefits of membership. The greatest benefit is knowing you are helping students gain one of their educational

Champion a real champion

Boerne honored one of its heroes in September when citizens dedicated Samuel V. Champion High School, named for a beloved principal, coach and Texas State

alumnus, class of 1976, who died Jan. 8, 2007, at age 52.Sam Champion was a 1972 graduate of Boerne High School and returned to that

school district in 1982 to become a science teacher and football-basketball-track coach at the middle school. In 1987 he was named principal of the high school and relished that job until his health forced him to give it up in 2002, when he took another position aimed at keeping at-risk kids in school.

As principal, Champion earned a reputation for his passionate dedication to students. He also had fun with them: He did back flips with the cheerleaders at pep rallies. On Fridays before spring break, he would make the parking lot into a beach, sit in his shorts in his lawn chair under an umbrella and lecture the kids to be careful on their holiday. They loved him. And when he

was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2000, hundreds of them — and many others in town — lined the road to wish him well when he traveled to the hospital for surgery. He came back to work four months later because he just couldn’t stand to be away.

The school board suspended its policy of naming facilities for people only after they had been dead for five years and passed the school’s name before Champion died. The new $52 million facility off Highway 46, Boerne’s second high school, opened this fall with 1,750 students.

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goals, a first-class education from Texas State University.

The following exclusive items are part of your membership benefits. Knowing what those benefits are is the first step to utilizing them.

Hillviews — All Alumni Association members receive complimentary issues of Hillviews. Now that the Hillviews mailing list is limited to donors of $50 a year, your Alumni Association membership assures you a copy.

E-mail forwarding — Do you still have a Hotmail or Yahoo! e-mail address? As a member, the association gives you an e-mail forwarding address for example, “your address”@TxStateAlumni.org. The e-mail forwarding address can help you person-ally and professionally. It allows you the ability to use this e-mail address without ever changing it, and it will make it easier for people to find you. Whether you are looking for a job or want to re-connect with old friends, this benefit will help you accom-plish your goals.

Online Alumni Directory — Another exclusive benefit of membership is the ability to search the online Alumni Direc-tory for your Bobcat alumni friends. This benefit will allow you not only to search for other alumni, but also to let them know where you are.

Sustaining membership

You have been waiting for and asking for it, and now it is here: The Texas

State Alumni Association is proud to introduce its newest membership level — a sustaining membership.

This membership gives you the opportu-nity to pick a dollar amount to be automati-cally deducted from your bank account each month. The minimum level is $10 a month, and there is no maximum.

This opportunity allows graduates a way to stay in touch with their university. Your donation will support programs and events that advance the university, connect alumni and friends and increase the quality of student life.

Premiums for the sustaining membership will depend on the amount that is selected to donate each month. Those premiums include plaques, exclusive invitations to alumni events, career services and much more.

For more information about the sustaining memberships, call the Texas State Alumni Association at 888.798.2586 or e-mail us at alumni@TxStateAlumni.org.

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Houston Events held third Thursday of the month

The Houston Area Alumni Chapter meets at Texadelphia the third Thursday of the month. Here Sherwood Gregory ’74 and Kenneth Huewitt ’85 enjoy catching up on Bobcat athletics.

Austin Events held second Thursday of the month

Austin alumni, under the leadership of president Jody Campbell ’05, get together every month for mixers and every other month for luncheons.

San Marcos Events held second Thursday of the month

Bobcat cheerleaders joined the San Marcos Chapter at Logan’s before a home football game this fall.

San Antonio Events scheduled at various times during the month

San Antonio area alumni gathered to hear Athletics Director Larry Teis preview the season in August at the Scenic Loop Cafe. Here women’s basketball Coach Suzanne Fox sells season tickets to Chapter President Ron Botello ’74.

At a July luncheon meeting at the Barn Door, Ron Botello presented the program in his capacity as a financial advisor for PlantoRoe. He’s here with Richard Sharp ’82, left, June Blocker Whitney ’79 and Peter Bellino ’07.

Bryan/College Station Events are held every other month

This group bleeds maroon in a maroon town – maroon and gold! They met in July at the Oxford Street Restaurant and Pub but will have to find a new place because this one is closing.

The Texas State Alumni Association welcomes our newest chapters: El Paso Area, Rio Grande Area and Brazoria County. If you are interested in organizing a group or joining one, the Alumni Relations Office would be happy to help you identity alumni in your area or find a contact at an existing chapter. E-mail Sara Pfeifer at spfeifer@txstate.edu.

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Basic members

2000sAmanda Jackson ’07, Ferris, has moved back to the Dallas area to raise her new baby boy in the town where she and her husband grew up.

John Kohl ’07, San Antonio, has been accepted into the applied demography doctoral program at the University of Texas at San Antonio and has also been offered an assistantship/fellowship position with the PhD Committee at the College of Public Policy.

Misty Martin ’07, San Marcos, completed the Paralegal Studies Program at Texas State in August and is currently working as an administrative assistant in the Center for International Studies and as a legal assis-tant for the Hays County District Attor-ney’s Office.

David Collins ’05, Kyle, runs DMC Images, which encompasses several aspects of business development such as public relations, marketing and implementation of all visuals and presentations.

Jacqueline Gibson ’04, Houston, says, “It’s back to the books” — she begins an MBA program this fall, concentrating on actu-arial or computer science.

Lori Oncken ’00 & ’05, Pasadena, survived a serious motorcycle accident in 2005 and is recovering from a traumatic brain injury. She is able to use the computer and loves to receive e-mails.

1990sDavid and Christine Tinsley Ilfrey ’99, Corpus Christi, run NativeDave.com, which teaches others about sustainable landscaping by way of design and consul-tation services, speaking engagements and writing projects. They have received several awards for their commitment to conserve, preserve, restore and celebrate nature.

George ’91 and Amy Tromba, Wood-bridge, Va. George was promoted to lieu-tenant colonel in March and is currently serving on the Joint Staff at the Pentagon.

1980sSteve Flansburg ’08, Dallas, along with wife Patti, has built a custom business that has been featured in many magazine publications and TV productions. Steve

says attending Texas State was one of the best decisions he ever made and counts those years as some of the best of his life.

1970sDennis Thumann ’75, Littleton, Colo., loves living in the Rocky Mountains with his three children — Aubree, 18, Abby, 13, and Andy, 11, even though he misses the Texas Hill Country.

Steve Vitola ’75, San Antonio, is very happy to announce his daughter Analisa Vitola has been accepted as an Emerging Star for 2008 at Texas State.

1960sTerry Darden ’61, Dallas, has been nominated for the Texas Academy of General Dentistry’s 2008 Dentist of the Year Award.

1930sDoris Barnes Howell ’34, Fort Scott, Kan., is now 94 years young and is happy to be living near her daughter after spending all her life in Texas.

Non-members

2000sCrystal Laurent ’08, Bastrop, is a teacher at Smithville ISD, has two boys ages 4 and 7 and is expecting a girl.

Cassandra Rios ’08, San Antonio, is working at McCollum High School in communication applications.

Amanda McKee ’05, Addison, has been named Valpak Sophomore of the Year.

Cathy Lopez ’04, Suffolk, Va., is the chief technology officer/assistant chief of the Information Management Department stationed at the Naval Medical Center in Portsmouth, Va.

Daniel Nelson ’04, Rifle, Colo., is now living in Colorado with his wife Andrea and 1-year-old daughter.

Stephen Spacek ’04, Germantown, Md., presented “The American State Litter Score-card” at the 2008 American Society for Public Administration Conference in Dallas.

Jason Campbell ’03, San Antonio, is head coach of high school basketball and base-ball at the San Marcos Baptist Academy.

Cullen Elrod ’03, Houston, currently

attends law school in Houston and expects to graduate in May.

Stephanie Hedrick ’03, Tampa, Fla., has been hired by the Pica Corporation as a communications coordinator.

Daniel de Gracia II ’02, Waipahu, Hawaii, is an ordained minister, the Democratic president for State House District 40, Precinct 1, and a contributing writer for the Honolulu Star-Bulletin.

Daniel Martinez ’03, Murrieta, Calif., completed his master’s work in forensic sciences at National University in San Diego, Calif., and is currently working for Riverside County as a forensic technician.

Hussam Al-Khudhairy ’01, Cypress, moved with his wife to the Houston area after working overseas for more than two years. They have two dogs named Tequila and Sake.

Jackie DeVooght Lowe ’01 married Chris in July 2007 and is currently living in Tyler, where Chris is working at Trinity-Mother Frances Hospital.

Jamel Hudson ’00, San Antonio, is currently serving as a commissioned officer in Iraq.

1990sDarlene Flores ’99, Humble, is pursuing a law degree in Houston.

Natalie Ross Morris ’99, Mentor, Ohio, works part-time as a speech-language pathologist and keeps busy with her five-acre property and three dogs — Duke, Hannah and Gunner.

Caitlin Pause ’99, Midland, completed her PhD in human development at Texas Tech and is moving to New Zealand to begin a faculty position at Massey University.

Yen McCord Vanderhoof ’99, Carrollton, has moved back to the Dallas area with her 4- year-old son.

Rebecca Castro Delgado ’98, Cedar Park, owns an online sleep-scoring busi-ness and is busy raising her two children, Sofia and Oscar.

Anthony Pearson ’98, Spring Branch, has just released her book Why I Am a Coun-selor and is currently completing a master’s in professional counseling at Texas State.

Rosalinda Gallegos Thummalapalli ’98, Cedar Park, is a CPA, owns PM Classes

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Gabriela Lozano ’97, San Antonio, is currently teaching adult basic education, preparing students for GED testing. She has two sons, Michael, 8, and Alejandro, 5.

Amanda Curtis ’96, Austin, has been chosen the 2008 Teacher of the Year at West Ridge Middle School, Eanes ISD.

Francis Chen ’96 & ’00, Denton, is pursuing a PhD in psychology and works with school children, their families and school staff.

Julie Vandervoot Price ’95, Houston, is currently employed by HP Houston as a marketing communications manager in the Technology Services Group business unit. She has two boys, Brady and Mason.

Patrick Shepherd ’95 & ’99, Decatur, Ga., has recently relocated to the Atlanta area.

Warren Neisler ’94, Omaha, Neb., is currently the general manager of KIOS-FM, Omaha’s NPR member station and execu-tive director of Friends of KIOS.

Steven Klingemann ’93, Vista, Calif., is currently employed in the IT Department of 24 Hour Fitness.

Kenneth Dugger ’92, Prosper, currently serves on the Town Council for Prosper.

Eileen Alexander ’91, Sugar Land, has a 10-year-old daughter, is getting re-married and assists people with their pre-need cemetery and funeral arrangements.

David DeLuca ’91, La Grange, served as all-state band coordinator for the Asso-ciation of Texas Small School Bands from

2005 to 2007 and currently serves as presi-dent of the Texas State Teachers Associa-tion, Region 2.

Kevin Morris ’91, Gainesville, Fla., is currently serving as second vice president for the board of directors of the National Resume Writers Association.

Michael Hundley ’90, Austin, is the co-founder and CEO of CACH Manage-ment & Research, a global venture company.

Robyn Sackstein ’90 Feldberg, Frisco, is currently serving as president for the board of directors of the National Resume Writers Association.

1980sBrent Owen ’89, Black Diamond, Wash., has been living in the Seattle area for the past 15 years.

Teresa Santerre Hobby ’86 & ’99, San Marcos, has a son, Spencer Gourley, attending Texas State.

Maggie Rubey Lynch ’86, Sherman Oaks, Calif., has been promoted to senior vice president of worldwide recruitment and executive search at Time Warner.

Ronald Modesty ’86, Pflugerville, currently helps graduates find employment at a non-profit organization that helps students earn two-year associate’s degrees. His 10-year-old son is on a select soccer team in Round Rock.

Ruth Thomas Martin ’83, San Antonio, has just received the Rachel Henderlite Award from Austin Presbyterian Theolog-ical Seminary.

Kay Hetherly ’82, is currently working at Texas State’s Alkek Library and is pursuing an MLS from Texas Woman’s University in Denton.

Jeannie Meyer Wood ’81 & ’83, Highlands, currently works for NASA in Houston, has two teenage sons, two dogs and a horse.

Richard Inman ’80, Atlantic, Va., retired from the Navy after 21 years of service as a Navy chaplain and is currently the pastor of Atlantic Baptist Church.

Jo Anne Padgett Johnson ’80, San Antonio, is proud of her son Michael Johnson, a May 2008 graduate of Texas State.

Valerie Smith Reinhardt ’80, Rock Creek, Ohio, manages the gardens, greenhouse and educates the public on gardening and beekeeping as a horticulture education specialist for Lake Metroparks Farmpark.

1970sNancy Byrd Bunin ’78, Belmar, N.Y., is looking forward to moving back to “the old family farm” near La Grange and prac-ticing law.

Charles Larrimore ’78, Georgetown, retired from Abbot Laboratories after 24 years. His son graduated from Texas State in 2007 and is a UPD officer. His daughter currently attends Texas State.

Steve Smith ’78, College Station, is employed by Texas A&M in admissions processing.

Susan Bischoffberger Crumrine ’77, San Antonio, has been promoted to vice president of the Automation and Data Systems Division at Southwest Research Institute.

Steven Nussenblatt ’77, Galveston, retired from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston and began his second career in real estate.

Thomas Riley ’76, Boerne, hosted “Back to the Basics” Music Festival in Luck-enbach and has a new song “Coming Home” about a soldier coming home from war.

1950sGeorge Byars Jr. ’59 & ’60, Johnson City, retired from his elected position as a county judge in 2002.

“Someone at Texas State loves me” says Alekza Rhyan Morris’ T-shirt. Two of those people are Anthony ’93 and Brenda Morris of El Paso, parents of the 4 year old.

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As an alum of Texas State, you may purchase a variety of high quality,

competitively priced insurance products through the Texas State Alumni Association. These plans are administered by the Marsh Alumni Services. For more information on any of the plans listed below, contact Marsh directly at 888.560.2586.

Short-term medicalAre you between jobs? Or perhaps a recent

grad? Chances are you’re in need of tempo-rary medical insurance until you become part of an employer’s plan. The Short-Term Medical Plan provides comprehensive, temporary medical coverage.

Catastrophe major medicalWhile we like to think that it will never

happen to us, a serious accident or illness could occur. Would your current health insurance or Medicare cover all of the expenses? The Catastrophe Major Medical Plan is designed to help pick up where your basic health insurance, or even Medicare, leaves off.

10-year term life You may be thinking, I already have life

insurance. Why would I need more? Chances are, you probably do not have enough. Financial experts recommend you have life insurance coverage equal to six times your annual income. The 10-Year Term Life Plan offers up to $1 million in coverage.

Auto/home The Texas State Alumni Association has

teamed up with Liberty Mutual to offer Texas State Alumni Group Savings Plus – a program that provides savings of up to 10 percent on your auto and home insurance. Group Savings Plus also features convenient automatic account deductions with no down payment or finance charges, as well as 24-hour claims and roadside assistance.

Disability income You select a monthly benefit that’s best

for you – up to $10,000 per month to help provide an income when a covered disabling accident or illness prevents you from working. All alumni of Texas State and/or

spouses of alumni, under age 60, who have been actively working (at least 30 hours a week) are eligible to apply for the Group Disability Income Plan.

Long-term care Private long-term care insurance pays

many expenses not covered by Medicare and helps prevent you from having to “spend down” your assets, a prerequisite for Medicaid assistance. More importantly, it helps protect your freedom to choose a nursing home facility or home health care provider. That’s a liberty you may not have with Medicaid.

Medicare supplementThe Medicare Supplement program

can help keep intact the savings you’ve spent a lifetime building in the event of a prolonged illness or a severe injury. The plan is designed to help cover those expenses not covered by Medicare.

Texas State Alumni Association insurance

Book your personal and business travel on our new travel website, www.TxStateTravel.com!

Every time you do, the Texas State Alumni Association will receive a portion of the travel commissions – at no additional cost to you.

You get the same low rates offered by other travel websites while helping to raise funds for the Texas State Alumni Association. It’s that simple!

Turn your vacations into Alumni Association donations

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Alumni by choice Marla Hill Bush, Stephenville | Brian Cherry, Round Rock | Mike Davis, San Marcos | William Deloache Jr., Spring | Lanessa Harlan, Pleasanton | Nancy Nagel Hudson, Houston | Evelyn Huges, Colorado Springs, Colo. | Stacy Lopez, Austin | San Marcos Convention & Visitors Bureau, San Marcos | Joanne Smith, San Marcos | John Wells, Rowlett

08 Bonnie Cole, Fort Worth | Alexis Dabney, Austin | Jennie Darst, San Marcos | Kandice Denison, Brownwood | Reagan Pugh, Coppell | Elton Sanchez, Longview | Haley Hudson Schmidt, San Antonio | Stuart Smith, Katy | Kayla Thumann, Katy | Cody Vanghel, Houston | Skyler Varnadore, Houston

07 Suzanne Downing, Austin | Robert Elkins Sr., Inez | Andrew Harris, Grapevine | Vanessa Trevino, Sebastian

06 Travis Alkek, Victoria | Pamela Clark, Pflugerville | Amy Cleveland, San Antonio | Ashley Crabb, Cibolo | Eric DeMarco, College Station, is the Bryan/College Station Alumni Chapter president. | Cynthia Crawford Garay, Conroe | James Heck, Austin | Noel Horan Jr., San Antonio | Jordan Hubble, Houston | Mitchell Jones, Weslaco | Sungnam Lee, Corpus Christi | Christopher Molho, Lake Mary, Fla. | Anna Nobles, Las Vegas, Nev. | George Nobley, Buda | Abel Orta, Hutto | Gerald Parker Jr., San Antonio | Elaine Reyes, Austin | Ariana Salazar, Azusa, Calif. | Johnathan Winston, Houston

05 Rogelio Alvarado, San Antonio | Darlene Bartek, Flatonia | Dawn Cobb, Boerne | Erin Fyffe, Webster | Monique Hall, Schertz | Stephanie Mensah, Missouri City | Eric Middaugh, Kyle | Misty Morales, Eagle Lake | Robert Putney Jr., Houston | Ryan Rymer, Houston | Wesley Thomason, Houston | James Warner, Cuero | Timothy Wright, Alpine

04 Debra Tijerina and Joe Alvarez ’06, New Braunfels | LaToya Burris, San Antonio | Lloyd Butler, Kingsville | Tiffany Case, Austin | Tara Foley, Plano | Allison Frazier, Lafayette, La. | Keely Jalowy, Alameda, Calif. | Ryan Janak, Austin | Jeannette Jones-Freitag, Austin | George Kelner Jr., East Bernard | John Kennedy, Gonzales | Jamie Lincke ’04 & ’05, Victoria | Kelly Lehmann

McDonald, Missouri City | Xavier Ramirez, McAllen | Sarah Brooks Rhoads, Houston, is the attorney recruiting coordinator for Morgan, Lewis & Bockius. | Arthur and Lindsey Geeslin Stringer Jr., Waco

03 Marco Aponte, Austin | Julia De La Rosa, San Antonio | Angela Kachel ’03 & ’06, Seguin | Julie Offer, Seguin | Raakhee Patel, Austin | Clint Thurman, New Braunfels | Jeannette Tucker, Schertz | Jamie Zerwas, Austin

02 Cari Garcia Carpenter, Austin | Scott Childress, Houston | Tomas Fach, Phoenix, Ariz. | Ryan Jansky, Pflugerville | Antonio Saldua, San Antonio | Aaron and Alana ’07 Willis, Kyle

01 Nora Ramos Bernheimer, Schertz | Johnathan Boyle, Irving | Camille Cobb and Daniel Cook ’02, Katy | David Cope, Schertz | Sherri Buckler and Clinton Kickendahl ’02, Victoria | Cindy Merrill, New Braunfels | Joseph Ogden, Humble | Christopher Roberson, Midland | Damon Sayles and Clarice Black ’02, Dallas | Lizbeth Serrano Washlesky, Austin

00 Stephen Greer, San Antonio, has returned to Texas after serving three years in Iraq and South Korea and is living in San Antonio with his wife, who is also on active duty, and their twin boys, Kaden and Rylan.| Jeffrey Hernandez, Ft. Hood, is currently deployed to Iraq as troop commander with the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment. | Danna Roberts Hurst, San Marcos | Kevin McGlothlin, League City | Brian Pierce, Monett, Mo. | Joel Rodriguez Jr., Humble |

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by choice Becky Hedgecoke, Fort Worth

07 Kerry Beckett, Las Vegas, Nev. Ronald Holmes, Pflugerville Travis Jones, Houston

06 Lisha Barker, Reedville, is an administrative assistant for Texas State Alumni Relations. Rebecca Kasprzyk, Elgin

05 Mark Beyer Jr., Webster

04 Jill Phile, Austin

95 Bradley Henske, Plano, manages business continuity planning, disaster recovery and voice and data infrastructure deployment for remote offices rebuilding Iraq and Indonesia for Perot Systems. He has two daughters and enjoys writing screenplays.

93 David “Rusty” Pace, San Antonio, retired from teaching woodworking and photography at Tejeda Middle School in the North East ISD in December 2006.

91 John Davis, Georgetown Brad Smith, Houston

87 Kathleen Disabato-Evans, San Antonio, serves as secretary of the Alumni Association Board. Mitchell ‘89 and Pamela Wills Ward ‘87 & ‘94, Plano. Mitchell serves as a member of the Alumni Association board and is a 2008 Alumni Achievement Award recipient.

84 Robert Ramirez, Helotes

82 Kenneth ‘85 and Pamela Elder ‘82 Huewitt, Pearland. Kenneth serves as a member of the Alumni Association board.

79 John Kudela, LaJolla, Calif.

78 Adiran and Monica Barrera Gonzalez, Austin. Monica serves as a member of the Alumni Association board.

74 Kathleen Williams, Houston

71 Sid and Esther ‘81 Ferrales, Edmonds, Wash.

70 Bill Wright, Houston, serves as a member of the Alumni Association board and was the 1970 LBJ Outstanding Senior.

Molly and Mitchell, 10-year-old twins of David ’90 and Anni ’90 King of Humble, show off their Texas State spirit before a Bobcat football game.

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99 John Baumann, Seguin | Sarah Eich Cherry, Cedar Park | Pamela Clayton ’99, & ’00, Round Rock | James Denney Jr., Euless | James and Laura Keelan Derkits, Houston | Stephanie Israel May, Syracuse, Utah

98 Jason Anderson, Allen | Stephen Barrett, Fort Worth | Brigitte Becker, Sugar Land | Patrick Dreyer, Bentonville, Ark. | Christine Tinsley and David Ilfrey Jr. ’99, Corpus Christi | Gloria Mora, San Antonio | Michael Olivarez, Pflugerville | Michael Riley, Cedar Park

97 Mary Fonseca and Justin Alexander ’98, Harlingen | Mary Ann Bourlon, Seguin | Richard Gonzalez, San Antonio | Amber O’Dell, Lubbock | Ryan Pietsch, Rockdale | Edward Sailor, Manchaca | Angela Schauer, Katy | John Scott, Houston

96 Doris Hug, Austin | Mark Passmore, San Antonio | Noemi Saldivar, San Antonio | Martin Vasquez, San Antonio

95 Melissa Lawson Del Gaudio, Austin | Sharla Walker DeMedeiros, Austin | Janice Panigeo Meadows, Barrow, Alaska, has served as the finance director for the City of Barrow since September 2006 and has six grandchildren. | Debbie Peden, Cedar Park | Brian South ’92 & ’95, Austin | Stephen Touchet, Austin | John Walker, Dallas

94 Lisa Rath and Kurt Atkinson ’96, Katy. Lisa is a teacher with Katy ISD; Kurt was recently promoted to director of sales at Coca-Cola. They

have three daughters — Megan, 9, Emily, 7, and Kayla, 2. | Kevin Fall, New Orleans, La. | Luis Galvan Jr. ’94 & ’95, San Antonio, is the owner of L&S Theatre Specialists and an employee of Soundfold, specializing in the installation of motion picture screens, acoustical drapery and auditorium seating, stage and surround speaker systems. | Allen Griffis, Lansing, Kansas | Khanh Huynh ’94 & ’95, Austin | Kim Busby Kieny, San Antonio | Marian Borthwick Loep, Kyle | Murphy Matus, Cedar Park | Barry Schmick, San Marcos | Jeffrey Suchomel ’94 & ’97, Hurst | Jeffrey Thompson, Friendswood | Michael Wiedemann, Houston

93 Andrea McLaughlin Allely ’93 & ’00, Dripping Springs | Fred Balmos ’93 & ’96, Buena Vista, Colo. | Joseph Cantu, San Antonio | Spencer Juenke, Cypress | Cindy Hinman Lacher, Rowlett | Laurie Lyssy ’93 & ’00, San Antonio | Keith Monroe, Bay Village, Ohio | Paula Russo Reidler, Houston | Marcel Sendejo, Austin | Alan and Holly ’98 Shinn, San Marcos | Sheridan Simmond ’93, Houston | John Stock, Missouri City | Andrea Crocker and Stephen Zack ’98, Austin

92 Michael Bomar, Austin | Kellie Bryson, Johnson City | Andrew ’92 & ’07 and Rebecca Rich ’98 Cable, Wimberley | Eric Chall, La Vernia | Richard Jr. and Melissa Flournoy DeMouy, Schertz. Richard was promoted to lieutenant colonel in September 2007 and currently serves with the AETC Headquarters Security Forces at Randolph AFB. | James Griffin, San Antonio | Jennifer Stapleton Hanley, Jacksonville, Fla. | Judy Thornton

Keller, Sugar Land | David Moore, Santa Ana, Calif. | Vincent Williams, Santa Maria, Calif. | Catherine Zimmerman, Luling

91 Brent Bolger, Phoenix, Ariz. | Lana Dunahoo Brock, Dublin, Calif. | Tedrick Ent, Austin | Kevin Griffith, Buda | Victor Howard, San Antonio | Kenneth Matula, Sugar Land | Lance Mendiola, Houston | Susan Talutis Sherman, Spring | Brian Thompson, Kingwood | Vanessa Trevino, San Antonio

90 Lee Barden, Katy | Imran Dhanji, Houston | Richard Gaylor II, Gatesville | David and Andrea Miller King, Humble | Gilbert and Kerstin Pierce ’91 Ramon, Houston | Rosalinda Salazar, Garland

89 Chris Burkhalter, Sugar Land | Gayle Franke, Austin | Stephen Rye Jr., Round Rock | Gil and Danyelle Cavaness ’92 Weatherford, Round Rock

88 Darin Darby, Houston, is with the Harris County District Attorney’s Office and has been elected to membership in the Fellows of the Texas Bar Foundation. | Louis Ehrlich II, Plainview | Mae MacKenzie Fjelsted, Baker, Fla. | David Kuykendall, Fair Oaks Ranch | Bill and Richele Poston, Boerne | Christine Rodriguez, Lewisville | Billy Seidel, Rosanky | Shirley Floore Walters, Katy

87 Karen Schempp and Griz Adams ’88, Boerne. Karen is owner of a public relations consulting firm, Adams & Associates, helping companies license products for the pet industry; Griz is a senior account manager for the Swedish-based diagnostic company Phadia

Tal Milan ’86 and Karen Mitchell ’87 hosted an elegant event at the Milan Gallery in downtown Fort Worth in September. The Milan Gallery features more than 600 pieces of original artwork from national and international artists. At the event were, from left, Milan, John Huffman, Mitchell, Linda Fields ’66, President Denise Trauth and Jerry Fields ’69.

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alumniand is assistant scout master for Boy Scout Troop 407 with their two sons, Cole, 14, and Jack, 11. | Bret Baldwin, Tulsa, Okla. | Daniel Bertram, Cedar Park | Raymond Briones, Round Rock | Kimberly Huette ’87 & ’90 and Chris Garmoe ’89, Weimer | Jonathan Helm, Fort Worth | Stephen ’87 & ’90 and Deborah ’88 & ’90 Herod, Dallas | Holly White Jozwiak, Midland, Mich. | Lanny Ledesma, Buda | Daniel O’Dell, Austin | James and C. Allison Reid Orchid, Derry, N.H. | Stephen Ramseur, San Antonio | Kelly Smith Rose, Coppell | Glenn and Catherine White ’88 Royal, Katy | James Wingard, San Marcos

86 David Bidwell, Denver, Colo. | Chris Boening, Sugar Land | Norma Carabajal-Essary, Bedford | John Gingrich, Reading, Pa. | Victor and Denise McCullough Grant, Colleyville | Maricela Gutierrez, Brownsville | Julie Braun Harvey, Cypress | Suzanne Morales-Vale ’86 & ’93, Killeen | Kim Leonard Paul, Highlands Ranch, Colo. | Tim Wakeland, Vero Beach, Fla.

85 Daniel Araiza, Harlingen | Lee and Terri Morman ’86 Elliott, Universal City | Wayne Evans, San Antonio | George Gentry, Cibolo | Rodney Spitler Jr., Rosharon

84 Randall Deavers ’84 & ’94, Georgetown | Hector Gomez, Austin | Garron Guszak, Austin | Terri Jones Miller, Lakehills | Charlene White Myers, Wimberley | Paul Neilson, New Braunfels, is a 2006 Alumni Achievement Award recipient. | Ernest Perone, San Antonio | Lynette Baldwin Pierson, West Linn, Ore. | Ernestine Kapavik Sutherlin, Kerrville

83 Brent Barrett, Industry | Andrew Burnett, The Woodlands | Daniel Gunter, Canyon Lake | Teresa Hardy-Homan, Suwanee, Ga. | Michael Kinsfather, San Antonio | Joe Lara ’83 & ’85, San Antonio | Paige Lueking, Dallas |

Jeffrey Clayton II, to Jeffrey and Shannon Hayes Abel ’95, March 13, 2007, HoustonAmaris, to Jonathan and Erika Jimenez Agrait ‘03, Oct. 25, 2007, HoustonJake Michael, to Michael and Carrie Sanders Alvis ’97, July 21, 2007, AustinLondon Isabel, to William and Jennifer Jolly Byars ’99, Dec. 10, 2007, Sydney, AustraliaNoelle, to Juliette Morrow Campbell ’96 & ’97, Oct. 30, 2007, Denver, Colo.Brody John, to Douglas and Lisa Otto Cash ’94, April 22, Richmond, Va.Victoria Ashlyn, to Brian and Sarah Eich Cherry ’99, Nov. 20, 2007, AustinAvery Lynne, to Chad and Kristy Champagne Cunningham ’04, Dec. 28, 2007, HoustonClara Brynne, to Jeremy ’98 & ’01 and Leslie Falcon Dye ’00, March 10, Sugar LandEmma Irene, to Andrew and Kristen Erickson-Solomon ’03 & ’06, Dec. 20, 2007, AustinEthan Michael, to Abby and Eduardo Esparza ‘02, April 30, KatyGavin Rivers, to Stephen ’03 and Sarah Fall ’03, Nov. 28, 2007, BaytownMadison Paige, to Anthony and Kristy Darensbourg Friedman ’02, April 22, 2007, Baltimore, Md.Sawyer Denton, to Troy ’98 and Christi Schoenewolf Fuchs ’98, Nov. 14, 2007, VictoriaPaige Elizabeth, to Keith ’02 and Julie Morton Fulgham ’04, March 14, Bryan Carson Riley, to Renee and Kent Garrett ‘70, June 24, WacoBrayden Matthew, to Luis ’08 and Crissy McElroy Garza ’07, Feb. 2, HoustonDavid Armando, to David and Marlo Mitchell Gonzalez ’01, April 5, 2007, San AntonioAaron Daniel, to Tykisha and Jarl Grace ‘02, March 6, San Antonio

Avery Lynn, to Joe and Amber Perrin Green ’00, Sept. 28, 2007, AustinGarrison Alex, to Alex and Amanda Graves Harper ’00, March 9, Mt. PleasantZane, to Roy and Melanie Lewis Hartman ’02 & ’03, March 28, San MarcosBriana Elayne, to Anamaria and Steve Hernandez ‘00, May 23, HoustonAiden, to James Jr. and Jaime Paul Heye ’99, May 19, San AntonioJeffrey James, to Sarah and Jeffrey Hill ‘01, July 3, 2007, BryanAiden Joseph, to Melissa and Joseph Hoffer ‘03, Oct. 5, 2007, San AntonioElizabeth Sage, to David Jr. ’99 and Christy Tinsley Ilfrey ’98, Jan. 23, PlanoJaiden Bryce, to Jonathan and Amanda Hamm Jackson ’07, Sept. 8, 2007, San MarcosPearce Conor, to Ryan ’01 and Janice Glassner-Kelly ’02, June 20, 2007, Ft. Benning, Ga.Ashlyn Taylor, to Jerome and Kimberly Knox LaQue ’95, March 28, San AntonioJackson Philip, to Joshua and Melissa Shuffield Le Blanc ’04, May 2, 2007, AustinAryana Rene, to Jessica and Dan Ledet ‘96, May 19, 2006, LaredoReid Michael, to Debbie and Craig Luecht ‘92, June 21, 2007, DallasEli Anthony, to Casey and Veronica Gonzalez Luna ’04, June 26, 2007, AllenJacob, to Dane ’99 and Jennifer Phoenix Massey ’99, April 21, DallasHalle Nicole, to Buster ’02 and Holly McCloy McLain ’03, Dec. 22, 2007, DumasLauren Mary, to Mike ’99 & ’00 and Katherine Travis Minns ’00 & ’01, Nov. 14, 2007, AustinCash Elijah, to Josh and Emily Trout Olson ’05, Dec. 3, 2007, PlanoLillie Mae, to Sara and Byron Pfeifer ‘98, May 1, San AntonioSophy Willa Ingrid, to Shane ’00 and Karla Nilsen Roch ’94, April 30, New Braunfels

Lindsay Nicole, to Paul and Amanda Chapman Rocha ’00, July 15, 2007, San AntonioKathryn Ainslee, to Stephen and Shannyn Reynolds Romero ’07, Jan. 25, San AntonioGretchen Anne, to Michael ’99 and Jackie Beard Sacks ’05, April 27, BrenhamJacob Coleman, to Kelly and Gretchen Leist Sanders ’97, Dec. 06, 2007, San AntonioEverett Charles, to Brian ’99 and Danielle Oazeman Schick ’99, Oct. 19, 2007, DallasLayla Claire, to Mark and Kimberly Dorsett Schwager ’03, Feb. 27, Round RockWilliam Lewis, to Allen ’07 and Jamie South Shy ’98, May 28, San MarcosJosie Grace, to Colette and Kelly Singletary ‘96, Dec. 10, 2007, HoustonGrant Desmer, to David and Nicki Springs Slanker ’99, April 11, 2007, BryanKylie Taylor, to Amber and Ricky Sluder ‘98, March 17, Fort WorthColton, to William and Amy Trammell Spain ‘05, June 27, 2007, Boise, IdahoWinston Dell, to Matthew Steffek ’04 and Meaghan Dell ’03 & ’05, May 16, San AntonioConnor, to Paul and Michele Streetman ’01 & ’03, April 5, AustinAdalida Jane, to Nathan and Jessica Rihn Weynand ’04, Jan. 10, San AntonioAustin Wayne, to Larry ‘98 and Melissa Davis Whittington ’97 & ‘98, March 5, HoustonBlake Edward, to Rose Hertz and George Willey ’91 & ‘95, April 18, AustinReese Jeffrey, to Jeffrey and Heather Bunch Williams ‘98, June 28, 2003, LewisvilleCannon Gabriel, to Gabe ’04 and Courtney Wainerdi Wisneski ’04, May 8, KatyDallas MacKenzie, to Chelsye Reagan and Norman Witcher ‘04, Aug. 10, 2007, MansfieldBeck Austin, to Bryan and Briana Zimmerman ’03, June 8, 2007, La Grange

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James Albers and Catherine Anderson ’06, Aug. 9, Pflugerville

Charles Alexander and Heather Fourmaux ’08, June 7, Dallas

James Arrington and Miranda Tafoya ’03, Sept. 29, 2007, Austin

Kyle Beesley ’04 and Leslie Gresham ’02, March 31, 2007, Freeport

Jared Berger ’04 and Jessamyn Busch ’04, May 26, 2007, Houston

Clayton Brown and Victoria Gonzalez ’05, June 14, Lexington

Jerry Burrell and Heather Robertson ’96 & ’01, Sept. 1, 2007, Waco

Neal Cameron ’06 and Janci New ’06, July 12, Houston

Tom Cervenka ’68 and Paula Cervenka, March 14, Pettus

Michael Davis and Lettie Ojeda ’94, Jan. 12, Austin

Richard de Mos and Holly Hurban ’94, Oct. 15, 2007, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Mark Dornan ’07 and Samantha Gligor ’06, April 12, Austin

Justin Edmondson ’88 & ’01 and Melinda O’Dell ’92 & ’02, May 31, New Braunfels

Brian Elliott ’04 and Jessica Barton, March 28, Austin

Carl Farris and Tammie Casale ’99, July 7, 2007, Frisco

Jared Fernandez ’03 and Shanan Mossman ’03, May 26, 2007, San Antonio

Shawn Foust ’00 and Coleen Barnett ’00, Sept. 22, 2007, Lackland Air Force Base

Laura Gadd and Lenore Shefman ’93, Jan. 1, San Francisco, Calf.

Micah Harris ’05 and Lauren Barbazette ’04, April 19, Katy

Manuel Hinojosa and Melanie Delgado ’03, Dec. 15, 2007, San Antonio

Travis Honey ’99 and Haley Hinton, July 28, 2007, Waco

Ryan Jansky ’02 and Katrina McDonald, June 16, 2007, Lubbock

Brandon Johnson and Alice Henley ’94, Nov. 4, 2006, Denton

Dirk Kerley and Catherine Shippy ’78, Sept. 13, 2007, Denton

Joshua Kluesner ’00 and KeShea’ Price ’99, Dec. 15, 2007, Houston

Joshua Le Blanc and Melissa Shuffield ’04, Feb. 18, 2006, Manchaca

Gilberto Lopez Jr. ’05 and Olivia Delgado ’05, May 26, 2007, San Antonio

Donald McElroy Jr. and Kelly Monn-Pietrosanti ’06, Nov. 11, 2007, Durham, N.C.

Trevonn McGarity and Aisha Collier ’07, June 3, 2007, San Antonio

Justin McGuffin and Tiffany Foust ’03, March 10, 2007, San Marcos

Dallas McKee and Chasity Edwards ’04, June 27, Puerto Morelos, Mexico

Brandon McPherson and Tiffany Blakely ’02, June 28, Dallas

Ramon Pena IV and Viola Campbell ’01, Nov. 10, 2007, Austin

Daniel Perkins and Lisa Hatten ’00, July 14, 2007, Austin

Brian Prestwood and Elizbeth Ascott ’03 & ’06, May 31, Austin

Roberto Ramirez and Maribel Cardenas ’98, July 19, Eagle Pass

Gabriel Reynolds ’02 & ’04 and Sheila Bustillos ’05 & ’08, May 24, San Marcos

Jonathan Rhoads and Sarah Brooks ’04, June 14, Galveston

Brady Richeson ’04 and Rebecca Warner ’04, Oct. 13, 2007, Atlanta, Ga.

Damon Sayles ’01 and Clarice Black ’02, Aug. 2, Plano

Matt Schmidt ’07 and Haley Hudson ’08, July 19, San Antonio

Dustin Smith and Jennifer Jackson ’07, June 7, Amarillo

Joshua Turner and Shannon Lane ’92, June 21, Kerrville

Steven Webb and Dena Ortmann ’04, March 22, San Antonio

Eric Webster ’05 and Katherine Bacon ’05, June 16, 2007, Austin

Billy Wells ’08 and Jessica Menchaca ’08, May 17, Buda

Jacob West ’05 and Shelby Ginsberg ’05, March 8, New Braunfels

Augustine Weweh and Michelle Roberts ’96, Oct. 21, 2007, Houston

Chad Wilkes ’07 and Emily Jones ’08, Dec. 22, 2007, Mansfield

John Wilson ’05 and Jennifer Bode ’05, March 24, 2007, Seguin

Bobcat weddings As reported to the Alumni Association between Feb. 1, 2008, and Aug. 20, 2008

Michael and Jan Whitfield ’84 Manning, Katy | Melanie Thomas McMullen, Alameda, Calif. | Cheryl Moore ’83 & ’90, Georgetown | Geri Geiwitz Ray, Monterey, Calif. | Michael Riley, Cedar Park | Denise Pruett Smith, Dallas

82 Laura Rose and Wes Agnew ’84, Midland | Wesley and Susan Lowe ’83 Box, Austin | Harold Doty, Hattiesburg, Miss. | Paul Duffy, Austin | Douglas and Sarah Foshee, Houston. Douglas has been elected chairman pro tem for the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Board of Directors and is a 2008 Texas State Distinguished Alumnus. | Donald and Cynthia Aki ’84 Heath, Live Oak | Lance and Claudia Cantini Hinojosa, Houston | Charles Lemos, Atlanta, Ga. | Cynthia Moreno, San Marcos | Jacqueline Wilkinson Ross, Houston

81 Donna Blumenshine, Spring | Lillie Cundiff and Joaquin Cruz ’86, Garland | Dwight and Ruth Arledge Dalrymple, Richmond | Debra Herauf Furst, Bartonville | Mark and Diana Becker Hendricks, San Marcos | Sally Luttrell, Richardson | Mark and Jana Beaird Mayfield, Marble Falls | Charlie Moore ’81 & ’82, Dallas | Lucille Picard, Fair Oaks Ranch | Steven and Gail Aniol Robinette, San Antonio | Susan Saenz-Solis ’81 & ’94, San Antonio | Roger Souders, Spring

80 Wilbert Blayney, San Antonio | Gary Cravens, Coppell | Julie Downey, McQueeney | Michael Kaase ’80 & ’84, Austin | Richard Martin ’80 & ’82, McAllen | Gregory Spears, Victoria | Cristina Zuniga ’80 & ’82, Goose Creek, S.C.

79 Lila Aguirre ’79 & ’86, San Antonio

| Kimberly Banks Beckman, San Antonio, has a Texas State freshman daughter, Amy. | Lee and Dawnelle Phillips ’82 Doughtie, Austin | Leroy Hardy, Incline Village, Nev. | Claude Hippard, Houston | Debra Bryant James, Plano | Linda Stevenson and Dennis Powers ’81, Austin | Beth Schlueter ’79 & ’80 and Duncan Webb IV, Plano

78 Roy Adams ’77 & ’78, Deer Park | Joseph Brandesky Jr. ’78 & ’82, Lima, Ohio | Barbara Reid Falkenhagen, Galveston | Elizabeth Luna Hash, Downers Grove, Ill. | Catherine Shippy Kerley, Denton | Dale Lykins, Austin | Nancy Flick Riley, San Antonio | Bill Seals, Riverside, Calif. | Douglas Wolff ’78 & ’80, Wallingford, Conn. | Jeff Wood, Helotes, has relocated to Texas from Anchorage after 30 years and is enjoying all the sunshine and warm weather.

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77 Robert Arrant, Round Rock, is a high school and college sports official in basketball and (fast-pitch) softball. | Charles and Vicki Bourgeois Sandburg, Oklahoma City, Okla. | Deborah Schafer Sanders, Del Rio

76 Stephen and Michelle Yager Braden, Bryan | James Chiles III, The Woodlands | Dayton and Catherine Matthews ’77 Cole, Boone, N.C. | Edward Dvoracek Jr., Waco | Gerald and Jane Wilcox Hale, Goldthwaite | Jim Mazurek, Boerne | Nancy Jungman and Monte Nusbaum, San Marcos | Joe Powers, Houston | Salvatore Sberna, Las Vegas, Nev. | Phil Seidenberger, Seguin | Richard Walla, Cypress

75 Lois Pressler Duewall, Helotes | Morris Faseler, Hondo | Nancy Wyatt Jurecka ’75 & ’77, Weimar | Edwin and Sandra Taylor May Jr., San Antonio | Robert Pascasio ’75 & ’94, Anahuac | Rolando Salinas, St. Louis, Mo. | Mark Ulrich, La Grange

74 Elaine Nipper Cervantes, San Antonio | Vicki Rosenbaum Collard, Bainbridge Island, Wash. | Tom and Laketa Toellner ’75 Dennis, El Campo | Dolly Lawrence Frazier, San Antonio | Drexel Johnson, Austin | James Kosub, Eldorado |

Margaret Langford, San Antonio | Alan Moore, Austin | Wanda Riedel Sado, Sugar Land | Juan Salas ’74 & ’77, San Antonio | Nancy Dubuisson Williams ’74 & ’94, Bulverde | Charles Wueste, Baytown

73 Margaret Sweeney ’73 & ’76 and Dennis Dunn, San Marcos. Margaret is a 1999 Distinguished Alumna. | Elaina Glockzin, Bryan | Gene Kennedy, El Campo | Vaughn Smith, Dripping Springs

72 Albert Celaya Jr. ’72 & ’79, Hurst, is the Fort Worth and Mid-Cities Alumni Chapter co-president. | Alvin Frerich, Red Rock | Elsie Short and Edmond Gille Jr., Houston | Cecil Kelley, Schertz | Tommy Levisay, Brownwood | Thelma Bailey ’72 & ’80 and James Long Jr. ’73, San Antonio | Ross Prater, Garland, has been the chaplain at Parkland Hospital for nine years. | Ronny Sacks, Round Top | Denise Cabra ’72, ’76, & ’78 and David Watts, Odessa | Ruben Whitney, San Antonio

71 Linda Brooks Burns ’71 & ’76, Austin | Roy and Linda Krause ’72 Kizer, Midland | Kenneth and Sylvia Vinson ’72 Medcalf, San Marcos | Frank Morales and Teresa Pearson Morales ’96 & ’08, San Marcos. Frank is in the PhD program in geographic education at Texas State,

and Teresa is in the PhD program at Georgia State. | Louise Satterfield Reinhardt, Del Valle | John and Beth Schott, San Marcos. John is a 2005 Alumni Achievement Award recipient. | Ken Whitley, San Angelo

70 David Boyd, Wimberley | Dennis and Emily Leffler ’71 Burk, Bedford | Michael Coyle ’70 & ’75, Katy | Janice Dyer, San Antonio | Clyde and Judy Cervenka Gottschalk, Temple | Beverly Bosworth ’70 & ’80 and Lawrence Pesek ’71, Fredericksburg

69 Homer Bludau, Newport Beach, Calif. | Wayne Brascom, Horseshoe Bay | Bertha Estes, Port Isabel | Cindi Dunn and Dennis Gorka ’71, Richmond | Patricia Hemsell, Dallas | Jo ’69 & ’74 and Conrad Housler ’76 & ’79, San Antonio | Bruce Lockhart, Kyle | John Marambio ’69 & ’70, San Diego, Calif. | Roy Meyer, Temple

68 Lee and Judy Mitchell ’70 & ’81, San Marcos | Emil Stavinoha, Castroville | Truett Whitmire, Jourdanton

67 Harry Engelke Jr., Seguin | Mary Bloodworth Hill, El Campo | Ronald Kast, Beaumont | Janie Griswold Simms, Dumas | William and Patricia Walker Taylor, Fort Worth

Bobcats gathered in droves (or prides!) for the SMU game in Dallas in September. More than 600 fans gathered on the beautiful lawns on the Mustang campus for a pre-game barbecue hosted by the Alumni Association and President Denise Trauth. Others visited and overflowed the Knox Street Pub, hosted by owners Blake ’91 and Di Ann ’91 Bogus, center above. An estimated 4,000 Bobcat fans filled the stadium with noise and fun led by the Loud Crowd. The Bobcats won the second half of the game and aced the halftime show (we’ll put our band up against the best of ‘em!), but came up short on the score 47-36.

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Christi AbelJohn AblesVernon Adams ’58William AdkinsAnnie Frick Akin ’38Judy Baker AkinGene AppelJohn Arkwright ’49 & ’53Johnnie ArmsteadJerrye Cannon ArnoldBradley AutryTommy Zarnow Ball ’60 & ’67Allen Bates ’93Alta BenkeDorothy BerrySandra Hardy BigginsBarbara Bliss ’89John Blundell ’63

Mary Clayton Blundell ’38 & ’54Lillian Finkenstein BoernerJohn Boff ’69Peggy Long BoggusRobert Boreaux Jr. ’70Bruce Bowman ’38 & ’54Niki Barton Boynt ’64John BradleyBeatrice BrownIlene BrownJeraldean Brown ’41Jessie S. BrownT.A. BrownLouise Waddell BrunnerDavid BudnickRudy Buenrostro ’78Larry Bybee ’69Margaret Campbell ’37

Jennifer CarterMary Hanna CasillasRose Castaneda ’81Samuel Champion ’76Laverne ClarkCharles Cleckler ’74Gerald Cochran Thomas Coers ’49Morrison Connelly ’30Gilbert ConoleyEdward ContrerasSara Ayarzagoitia Contreras ’82Billy CooperZora Moore CopeFrances Goericke CornelisonDavid Cox ’81Virginia Crow CozartDonna Crabtree ’72

Bobbie Whitaker Crosby ’50Bessie CrozierMilvern Crozier ’39Hilton CulpepperWilliam Cummings III ’79Megan CurranBeverly Davenport ’71 & ’73Sally Summers Davenport ’48 & ’50Jon DavidsonBruce Davis ’74Ruth Franklin Davis ’39Michael DavisRosemary DavisBlanca de Trevino ’48Mae Ermler DickeyGeorge DickinsonKaren Darnold DorrowSharrard Hopkins Douglass

66 Jack Bond, Germantown, Tenn. | Lewis Borgfeld, Cibolo | Kathleen Kelly Urban, Kingston, Wash.

65 Thomas Chalk, Fairfield, Calif. | Ronald ’65 & ’68 and Elsie Bremer ’65 & ’70 Coleman, Helotes | Charles Hall, League City | Lawrence Kuntschik ’65 & ’66, Katy

64 Sue Juel Bradford, Georgetown | Mary Coates Dietrich, Luling | Mike Haggard, San Antonio | Peter and Linda Laurel ’66 Huizar, San Antonio | Carroll ’64 & ’66 and Robbie Wiley, San Marcos | Warren and Cheryl Brown Williams, New Braunfels

63 Jimmy and Barbara Jackson ’66 Crouch, Port O’Connor | Charles and Linda Schoenert Davis, San Antonio. Charlie works in employee benefits for IBC Insurance; Linda retired from North East ISD in 2001. Daughter Jeannine graduated from Texas State in 1994, son Chuck from UT Austin in 1984. Charlie and Linda have seven grandchildren. | Jerry and Evelyn Walling Kaffka, Burke, Va. | Glenn and Kaye Winegeart McBride, Canyon Lake | Paul and Nancy Magee Ohlenbusch, Georgetown | Leonard Shelton, Houston | Paul and Barbara Wittig ’65 Wallen, Fair Oaks Ranch

62 Sheridan and Carole Adams ’66 Duncan, Menard | Gordon Mechler, Hondo | Jim ’62 & ’64 and Mary Triplett ’62 & ’80 Thorne, San Marcos

61 Patsy Walker Lee, San Antonio | Robert and Kita Hyatt ’62 Rutherford, Boerne. Robert is a 1993 Distinguished Alumnus.

60 William Anderson, Frederick, Md. | Pedro Trevino, Laredo

59 Betty Baldridge Piland, Austin

58 Lavell Miller Alumbaugh ’58 & ’73, Topeka, Kan. | Frederick ’58 & ’63 and Dorothy Simons Baetge, New Braunfels | Jay Dunnahoo, Kerrville | Robert ’58 & ’59 and Patricia Fain, Stephenville | Ralph Parr, Houston | Johnny Walker, Richmond

57 William Banks, Austin | Alton Berry, Lampasas

56 Jim Muecke, Houston | David Ziemke, Camden, S.C.

55 James Anderson, College Station | Charles and Paula Mellenbruch ’56 Mitte, Victoria | Harvey Vogel ’55 & ’58, Seguin

54 Howard Eckols, Cypress | Fred Fricks, Houston | Leroy ’54 & ’61 and Alice Abramet ’66 Schneider, Goliad

53 Ernest “Joe” Harber ’53 & ’57, San Antonio, retired from teaching at San Antonio College after 36 years with the title professor emeritus. Joe and his wife Jo Ann celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on a special day – Aug. 8, 08-08-08. | Bettie Dickens Rector, Lockhart | Earl Seay ’53 & ’69, Round Rock

52 Martha Jackson and James Jackson ’62, San Marcos | Gerry Retherford Ohlendorf, Lockhart | Richard Pickett Jr., El Paso | Joe Pirtle ’52 & ’58, Belton | Dorothy Foster and Leon Ullrich, Bellaire

51 Tom and Rowena ’51 & ’52 Lightfoot, Conroe

50 Ray ’50 & ’53 and Virginia Schultz ’53 Akins, New Baden | Elizabeth Schmidt Holloway ’50 & ’60, Rockdale | Johnny Means ’50 & ’59, Harlingen | Louise Clemons Priestly, Franklin | Leroy ’54 & ’61 and Alice Abrameit ’66 Schneider, Goliad

49 Francoise Sechet and George Harrod Jr., West Bloomfield, Mich. | Cecil Jenkins, San Antonio | Jerome Rohan ’49 & ’54, San Antonio, enjoys traveling, dancing, golfing and being healthy at 86 years young. He says he has a picture of Old Main hanging above his fireplace and looks at it every day.

48 Joe ’48 & ’49 and Jeanette Lyckman ’49 Andrews Jr., Junction | Cecil Henkel, Pasadena, was honored in Galveston this summer as a 50-year graduate from the University of Texas Medical Branch.

44 Betty Wayland Bennett ’44 & ’48, Alvin | Betty Marlar Gainer, Irving

39 Valaree Commander Guy ’39 & ’41, Austin

34 Mildred Roddy, Wharton

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Lois Linscomb DressenEstella Duran ’99Priscilla Anderson Earl ’84Jane Baker Elliff ’45Joe Esparza Jr.Ramon EstradaJanice Laas Everett-WaunEdward Farber ’39Raymond Felty ’53Ruby Fielder ’32Melba Morgan Fly ’57JoAnn Cravens Ford ’55Russell Forester ’34Tommye ForknerCharles Fougerousse ’60Robert Frazier ’74Delmon French ’57Donna Frysinger ’93Belinda FullerTimothy Gaines ’04Ceydee GarciaJuanita Garcia-LemkeSusie Gardner ’62Geraldine Hester Gary ’39Theodora GeorgeLeonard Germer ’56 & ’63Dorothy Gladson ’61Margaret Gleason ’59Danny Goodman ’80Nadine Hill Goodman ’43Juanita Sink Goodson ’52Chuck Graham ’79Garland Gravitt ’65Donald Green ’77Marjorie GreenGloria Compean Guajardo ’86Eloy Guerrero ’82Zachary HainesNancy Phillips HambyAusdille Hamilton Jr.Frank Harlan ’79Claude Harris Jr.Bryan Hart ’80Gordon Hatch ’58Dorothy HendersonBeulah Shearrer Henke ’27Becky Brien Hill ’74Freda Hoffman ’39Bryan Hogan ’95Cindy Hogue ’76Margaret HoonBess HopsonKevin Housley ’86Blanche HowardRoy HuntRoy HuttoEileen IammarinoRobert Ingram

Rowland IngramLois Irvin ’77O.C. Jackson ’50Justina Janack ’36Mary Gill JohnsenCarmen Johnson ’88Mary Johnson ’71Marvin JohnstonLouise Burnam Jones ’40Peggy Sullivan Jones ’54Alice Joost ’46Carolyn Barker JordanMary Medellin Juarez ’58 & ’61Fairie Kahler ’42I. J. Kallus ’58 & ’61 Robert Keith ’79Mary Rhodes KellyKristina KendrickIla Kickler ’47Jean KincaidVeda King ’37 & ’52Doris Dobyns KingsberyForrest Klett ’30Jack Klingeman ’40Amanda Hicks KnispelParks KnoxCharles KosserGary Krause ’72Christina LaceyEmma Kraemer LaGrone ’40 & ’51James Lancaster ’56LaNelle Uselton Lawrence ’63Phyllis Malish LeschberIma Womack Lewis Ida Lieskovsky ’40Zella Lovell ’64Lawrence LudtkeIrene LunaHarold Lynum ’70Ed Lyon ’50Regina Earley Magnuson ’62Thomas Mallory Jr. ’47 & ’48Bessie Ferguson Marshall ’39H. Earl Martin Sr. ’58Arturo Martinez ’79Charline Mason ’29Albert Massey ’78 & ’80Joseph McCormickJerry McDannaldJerry McLennanMary Barnes Melden ’36Taylor Miller ’90Doyle MimsDonna McBroom MooreOrvis Moore ’72Adrian Lewis MorrisonJohn MorrissetCharles Muecke

Ruby MyersChris NafusLoy Schorlemer Newberry ’53John Norris ’03Howard NunleyNora Kuykendall O’Quinn ’79Dianne Clark OrrKathleen Overstreet ’00Jacquelyn Owen ’62 & ’65Jose Pacheco ’73Adolph Paparelli ’97Marie Parsons ’50 & ’51Dorothy Paul ’46Antonio Pena Jr. ’79Jose Perales ’77Darla PerezJesse PerezRichard Phelps ’70 & ’77Elizabeth Pieper ’00Jodie PolkMartha Pollard ’70Kelly Prehn ’72Ronald Proctor ’65Allan QuinnKeisha QuinteroDorthy RaineyEloy Ramirez Sr.Inez Wenzel Ramsey ’37 & ’59 (2000

Distinguished Alumna)

Robert Rangel ’72Coralee Vegelman Refsell ’49Otila Campos Reyna ’55Michael Rhea ’75Kathryn RichKenneth Richardson Jr.Viola McMurrey Rips ’34 & ’41Lillie RobbinsJames Robinson ’86Ryan RogersSamuel Rogers ’85Johnnie RosalesJohn Rose ’77Helen Rothchild ’72Vesta RutledgeChloe Walker Sanborn ’41 & ’44Ada SandiferLisa SangermanoPamela Kyle Satcher ’79 & ’82Janie Busch Scheffler ’85Clifford Schroeder ’56Hilton ScottMichele Scott ’82Sylvia Tupa Seidenberger ’50 & ’59Dora Sheeran ’54Curtis Shiflet ’38Geraldine Shook ’71Kyle SilvasDorothy Singleton ’56

David Smith ’79Erica SmithRonald SmithTed Smith ’55Thelma Lockman Smith ’28Lionel SpearWilliam Stewart ’35 & ’47Robert StippichWilma Stone ’58Eugene Streckfus ’53Elise Montgomery Taylor ’58Victor TerryMichael ThompsonJack ThorneGerald TillmanBernice Shaw Tom ’30Lisa UrbanEric Van Noy ’80 & ’85Adalberto Vásquez ’04Richard Villegas ’97David Votaw Jr. ’37 (1999

Distinguished Alumnis)

Terry Vrba ’91David Wacker ’55Virgilia Wade ’41Nicholas WagenerZachary WalizerKenneth Ward ’71George Webb IIIJoyce Wennerstrom ’95Madeline Porter West ’59 & ’68W.E. West Sr.Norman WhalenIsaac White ’60Maurine Younger WhitleyMelanie WhitmanHeather Brackett Wiggins ’95Carroll Williams ’80Patricia Scott Williams ’59 & ’64Edward Wilson ’82 & ’86Samuel Wilson ’71Paula Wolking ’81Anna Hartman Wollitz ’71John WomackCathy Woodrum ’68 & ’79Jack Worthington ’60Woodrow Worthington ’40Carl Wright ’40Elizabeth Yancey-Burleson ’40W. Lee Yantis ’47 & ’58Howard YearganGail Nolan Yett ’60Sally Young