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SPRING 2004

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• New Master’s Degrees ................................... p. 2• A Super Time at UHD ..................................... p. 3• Alumni Society ......................................... pp. 4-5

Houston’sDowntown University

UH-Downtown

MetroRail Grand Opening at UH-DowntownNow more than ever UH-Downtown is connected to theheart of the Houston community.January 1 marked the grandopening of the first ever light railsystem in the city. With UHD asthe northernmost point of the 7.5mile track, students, faculty andvisitors have access to the ReliantArena area and all points in-between along Main Street (and San Jacinto in the Museum District).

On New Year’s Day, then-MayorLee P. Brown and Metro CEOand President Shirley Deliberorode in MetroRail cars crammedwith dignitaries and communityleaders from the southernmostpoint on the line non-stop to theUH-Downtown Station at thedoorstep of the university. Herethey held a grand opening cere-mony on the refurbished SouthDeck to recognize those whohelped make the project a reality.

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Making ProgressUHD’s new Commerce Street Building is on schedule for an early July move-in date. When this issue went to press, the con-tractors were installing the building’s glass – the precursor for sheet rock, paint, and finishing touches. On the exterior, thecontractor is finishing the steps at the front of the building and a plaza at the back of the building.

Lisa Delafuente wants to be aguidance counselor. JeebaKuriakose hopes to do biomed-

ical research.Daniel Wibelaspires toteach litera-ture. SandraGlover, now

working atShell Chemical

L.P., dreams of operating a con-ference center.

Thanks to the Red RoseScholarship, these UHD studentswill be closer to realizing theirdreams. The Red Rose Ball,UHD’s signature scholarshipfundraiser, powers a variety ofsuch scholarship programs

Red Rose Ball 2004for deserving students atHouston’s Downtown University.

Red Rose Ball 2004 is Saturday,April 17 at the new HiltonAmericas-Houston, one of manyfeatures in the revitalization ofdowntown Houston.

Each year, the ball honors anindividual for dedication andcommitment to education. The2004 honoree is Eugene H.Vaughan, founding chairman,Vaughan Nelson InvestmentManagement, L.P.

This year, UH-Downtown inaugu-rates the university’s fifth college,the College of Public Servicewhich combines two community-focused academic programs:criminal justice and urbanteacher education. The collegewill be housed in the university’snew Commerce Street Buildingwhen it opens this summer. Bothprograms were formerly a partof the College of Humanitiesand Social Sciences.

Dr. Beth Pelz is the interim deanof the new college, with approx-imately 620 students currentlyenrolled – and more students onthe way once the college moves

into new quarters. Both aca-demic programs within the collegehave community advisory boards,and Dr. Marilyn McShane is thedirector of the college’s newCenter for Education andCommunity Justice. The new cen-ter, which is currently seeking funding, will conduct research andprovide professional support forcommunity organizations.

And university watchers shouldtake note: the College of PublicService isn’t the only new thing onthe UHD academic horizon. Forinformation about the university’s two newest graduateprograms, turn to page two.

New College, New Opportunities:UHD’s College of Public ServiceContinued on page 6

Meet Red Rose Scholars

on Page 8!

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UHD builds on its centers ofexcellence. The term describeswell established, well regardedacademic programming withstrong community and profes-sional ties. Beginning in Fall2004, two new master’s degreeprograms will enhance UHD’sstrong programs in criminal justiceand urban teacher education.

A Secure Future: Master ofScience in Security Management

It’s a case of meeting a need:When the security community inHouston asked UHD professorFrank (Trey) Williams for a mas-ter’s degree in security manage-ment, he listened. Corporatesecurity companies and theHouston chapter of the AmericanAssociation for Industrial Securitywanted a program to train security professionals for manage-ment roles, and they began talk-ing with Dr. Williams in early2000. In August 2004, the firstcourses officially designed for thenew degree program will begin.

Professionals from the Houstonsecurity community plan to be inthe classrooms, bringing in casestudies and taking degree candi-dates out into the field with them.

Dr. Williams said he hopes torestrict the number of candidatesin the first year to no more than15, but interest in the new pro-gram is high.

Family and friends enthusiastically sported signs and cameras in the stands of Minute Maid Park during UHD’swinter commencement ceremony. History was made inboth the stands – with 15,000 guests – and on the stage,

where more than 760 graduatesprocessed, making it the largestgroup of UH-Downtown grads.

As UHD’s semi-annual commence-ment ceremonies grow – so doesevidence that the university suc-ceeds in helping students attaintheir educational goals.

“You graduates are the truestreflection of the growth of our university,” said Dr. Max Castillo,president of UH-Downtown. “Itgives UHD’s faculty and stafftremendous pleasure to see you succeed.”

Two landmarks at the ceremonyincluded the first graduates to earn baccalaureate degreesin biotechnology and the graduation of the first cohort ofstudents in UHD’s Master of Arts in Teaching.

A Sea of Mortarboards

Serious about Fairy Tales

Assistant Professor of English KathrynLaity is pleased that her 2003 novel“Pelzmantel: A Medieval Tale”received accolades. The book hasbeen nominated for the Aesop Prizeof the Children’s Folklore Section ofthe American Folklore Society, the International Reading AssociationChildren’s Book Awards and a John Newberry Medal.

De-stigmatizing Poverty

Dr. Sandra Dahlberg, assistant professor in the English Department,co-edited the book “ReclaimingClass: Women, Poverty, and thePromise of Higher Education inAmerica,” which focuses on the role that class plays in American

society, particularly related to the obstacles that poor women facein getting a college education. Dr. Dahlberg is actively involvedwith other scholars who explore the unique experience of academicians who grew up inpoverty.

Take It to the School Board

Dr. Kurt Stanberry, associate professor in the Department ofManagement, Marketing andBusiness Administration, is servingas an officer on the MontgomeryIndependent School District Boardof Trustees. He offers expertise in issues related to higher educationand has a history of involvement in legislative issues.

UH-Downtown Adds Two New Master’s Degree ProgramsThe Write Stuff: Master ofScience in Professional Writingand Technical Communications

UHD’s professional writing pro-gram dots the “i’s” and crossesthe “t’s”, offering courses withpractical application in careersettings. Graduates have along history of working at com-panies large and small and at avariety of institutions, rangingfrom medical to educational.

An outgrowth of the baccalaure-ate program, the university’snew master’s program in profes-sional writing and technicalcommunications will give stu-dents skills to help them moveinto management positions.

“The more you move up inadministration, the more writingyou do,” said Dr. MollyJohnson, coordinator of the pro-gram, who noted that profes-sional writing graduates fromthe last several years haveexpressed interest in the program.

Students will study advancedpublication and production skillsand project management, exam-ine the ethical and global impli-cations of professional communi-cation, participate in audienceanalysis and usability testing,and create websites.

The Elkins Foundation leads theway in funding the programwith a gift of $50,000.

Courses for the new degree willbe led by the university’s facultyof skilled and experienced pro-

fessional writing experts from awide variety of academic, industry,and service-provider backgrounds.

Bragging Rights

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UH-Downtown offers undergraduatestudents a unique opportunity: par-ticipation in hands-on research usu-ally reserved for graduate level stu-dents and above. At UHD’s thirdStudent Research Conference, students expanded their experiencewhen they publicly presentedresearch findings to their peers, faculty and representatives from the community.

Students in diverse disciplines participated: behavioral and social sciences, computer science,engineering technology, mathemat-ics and natural sciences. The conference was sponsored by theUHD Scholars Academy, a rigorous science, technology, engineeringand math program that promotesacademic excellence and studentsuccess.

Students prepared their projects

Seven percent of UH-Downtown students rarelyset foot on campus, and

that’s okay. They’re earningtheir degrees from teachingcenters that UHD shares withother universities in areas farfrom downtown Houston.

For example, Cheston Syma, aStafford resident, is earning afinance degree from UH-Downtown by attending classes at the UH System atSugar Land. UHD accountsfor 43% of total enrollments atthat location. Cheston plansto use his business educationas he pursues career goals that range from entrepreneur to financial analyst.

UH-Downtown helped “kick off”Super Bowl XXXVIII with the SuperQuiz Super Challenge, theNational Football League’s acade-mic showcase. The decathlon-styled event focused on acad-emics,

Houston’s new commander-in-chief, Mayor Bill White, choseUH-Downtown as the starting point for his first day in office.The university opened its doors to the prayer breakfast heldearly on the morning of Mayor White’s inauguration.Clergy, elected officials and community supporters gathered inthe Wilhelmina Cullen Robertson Auditorium for a prayerfulbeginning to a day of ceremony and festivity. UHD PresidentMax Castillo welcomed guests before the interfaith service began.With UHD’s spectacular view of the downtown Houston sky-line, the location underscored the mayor’s commitment to aninclusive administration. And, since UHD is the northernmostpoint on the MetroRail line, guests were able to board thetrain at the university’s front door and ride to Hermann Park,where the mayor took the oath of office.

Learning at a DistanceAltogether, more than 15% ofUHD students take convenientdistance education classes. Atthe teaching centers, these canby taught by UHD professorswho are “live” in the class-room, or through interactivevoice-video technology that uti-lizes TV cameras and micro-phones for two-way communi-cation. In addition, UHD fac-ulty are teaching 45 classesonline this spring.

UHD offers complete degree programs at UH System teach-ing centers at Sugar Land andat Cinco Ranch, in addition toa multi-institution facility at TheUniversity Center at TheWoodlands.

Undergrad Researchers Prepare for Bigger Challenges

through their participation in internships, independent or directed study, upper levelresearch-oriented lab courses, orundergraduate research on or offcampus. Presentations includedwork from internships at BaylorCollege of Medicine, NASA,New York University, RiceUniversity, Sam Houston StateUniversity, UT-Houston HealthScience Center, and UT MedicalBranch at Galveston.

Keynote speaker at the conferencewas UHD 2003 Alumnus of theYear Phebe Chen, M.D., associateprofessor and chief of ultrasoundin the Department of Radiology atthe University of Texas-HoustonHealth Science Center. She toldstudents that their undergraduateresearch opportunities will helpthem advance to graduate anddoctoral degrees.

Brains over Brawn: Super Bowl Event at UHDNFL trivia and physical skills.

UHD students mixed with studentsfrom other universities and highschool seniors on teams that did

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everything from answer science questions to tossing foot-balls. NFL players, communityleaders and volunteers served ascoaches.

In the end, the ‘Colts’ won theSuper Quiz Super Challenge.UHD 2004 Red Rose Scholar TimDavies-Balogun played on thewinning team. Included in the

prizes were $250 book scholar-ships and NFL paraphernalia.

The Houston Hispanic Forum, aUHD community partner, servedas the main sponsor for the event.The forum is a non-profit organi-zation that promotes awareness,understanding and communicationabout issues affecting theHispanic community.

Meng Tian, UHD engineering technology student, demonstrates a biomedical instrument for reading heartbeats and rhythms onfellow student Amenual Berhe, at the 2003 UHD Student Research Conference. The conference provides UHD undergraduate students the opportunity to showcase work done for classes and at off-campus internships and research programs.

University students and high school seniorsfrom around the Houston area competed in Super Quiz, Super

Challenge at UHD. The academic and athletic competition was part of the NationalFootball League’s Super Bowl XXXVIII community activities. Members of the “Cowboys”team celebrate upon winning an academic challenge.

The Bayou Connection: Community ConnectedC.K. Lee, chairman, Southwestern National Bank (on left) and Wea Lee, chairman and CEO, Southern News Group(on right), present a check to UHD President Max Castillo at a fundraiser for UHD’s Bayou Connection – a programlinking students and faculty in UHD’s criminal justice program with their counterparts at National Chung-ChengUniversity in Taiwan. Thanks to the generosity of the assembled guests, the program has received a cumulative total of $7,700 from the community.

Alumni Society News

Shaunté Angelo (‘03) recentlyreceived her B.S. in ProfessionalWriting and is now the editor and

co-publisher of h.e.r.s. magazine. The new Houston lifestylemagazine for women is now on news racks all over Houston.

Donald DeBlanc (‘91) a 20-year veteran with the HoustonPolice Department and an instructor at UHD’s LawEnforcement Training Center, is running for the openConstable seat in Precinct Seven. Upon graduating fromUHD, he received his Master of Public Administration and aDoctor of Jurisprudence from Texas Southern University.

Tell us what you’ve been doing! E-mail your Alumni Notes toalumni@uhd.edu.

What’s New? Send a Note!Update your former UHD classmates on your life by submitting an item for the“Alumni Notes” in New Horizons. We’ll also post your item in the alumni sectionof UHD’s website.

You can e-mail directly from the website at www.uhd.edu/alumni/notes.htm.Or, send an e-mail to Karen Alfaro-Chamberlin at alfarok@uhd.edu. Or, mail your item to Karen at UH-Downtown, One Main Street, Suite 990-S, Houston, Texas 77002.

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Keep your eye on your mailbox. You should get a letter sooninviting you to participate in the Alumni Annual Fund.

The university is hoping for a particularly warm response in orderto support major new initiatives that are vital to UHD.

• the new Master of Science in Professional Writing andTechnical Communications;

• the Distinguished Faculty Endowment that will enable facultymembers to engage in research, writing, field observation,internships, and other academic activities to enhance their pro-fessional effectiveness, especially teaching;

• an accounting lab so that faculty members have the latest avail-able teaching tools in a fast-changing academic discipline;

• and scholarships for promising students interested in sciencetechnology, engineering and math fields.

A very special feature: all gifts earmarked for the DistinguishedFaculty Endowment will be matched by the Houston Endowment –that’s a 100 percent premium on the dollar amount you decide tocontribute! Your gift will help UHD reach the $250,000 markand result in a total endowment of $500,000 for faculty develop-ment activities.

What’s more, all expenses associated with the fund drive havealready been covered, so every penny contributed to the AlumniAnnual Fund will go to the targeted programs. And your donationis tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Additional information about the Alumni Annual Fund is availablefrom Karen Alfaro-Chamberlin from the University AdvancementOffice, UH-Downtown, One Main Street, Suite 990-S, Houston,TX 77002, 713-221-8402.

Alumni Annual Fund:

Help Your Alma Mater Grow

After serving almost 20years as an Army para-trooper, UHD alum Steven

Madison had a new leap tomake – graduating from a univer-sity, armed with a bachelor’sdegree.

After a seventeen-year career“jumping out of planes and blow-ing things up,” Madison finallystarted his college experience fouryears ago at UH-Downtown. Thispast December 44-year-oldSteven Madison walked acrossthe stage with a Bachelor ofScience in Criminal Justice, com-pleting the dream he held formany years.

Meet UHD AlumSteven Madison

But before he could even registerfor his first class, Madison over-came a significant barrier.Because of his overnight workschedule, some questioned hisendurance while working andgoing to school full-time and get-ting by with four hours of sleep anight. He answered their skepti-cism by keeping up a 3.5 gradepoint average and graduatingwith a 3.7.

“Never let anybody tell you whatyou can and can’t do,” Madisonadvises. “If your heart says youcan do something, your will anddesire can win over anything.”

It wasn’t easy. Madison had his

ALUMNINOTES

ups and downs and questionedhimself at the very low points.“‘Why am I doing this?’ I wouldask myself,” he says. “I foundthat each time I asked myself thatquestion, my answer wouldalways be, ‘Because I have cometoo far to quit now.’”

Still an avid skydiver, Madisonovercomes previous knee injuriesto pursue the passion he adoptedwhile serving with the 82ndAirborne. He also loves to ridehis Harley Davidson motorcycleon the weekends with his wife,

Linda Joyce. “She’s my biggestsupporter,” he says. “She’s myback and always motivated mewhen I was tired or down.”Linda is also a good role model.An ardent home gardener, sheworks as a nurse, graduated lastyear from Texas Women’sUniversity and hopes to pursue amaster’s degree in her field.

On top of his busy schedule, theUHD graduate volunteers at theHouston Area Women’s Center.He was introduced to servicelearning through the community

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For a university that’s only 29years old (and counting), UH-Downtown has great alumni!

Each year, one outstanding alumna or alumnus is recognizedfor service, leadership, and com-mitment to the community, toUHD, and to family or work. TheAlumnus of the Year award spot-lights UHD grads who serve asrole models for current studentsand reinforce the university’s repu-tation for academic excellence.

The 2003 Alumna of the Year isPhebe Chen, M.D., associateprofessor and chief of ultrasoundin the Department of Radiology atthe UT-Houston Health ScienceCenter. Previous awardeesinclude State Senator MarioGallegos and Rick Hartley, execu-

tive director of The 100 Club ofHouston and a member of theUHD President’s AdvisoryCouncil.

Do you know a fellow UHD gradwhose hard work, devotion, andenthusiasm deserve recognition?If so, please take a moment tocomplete the Alumnus of the Yearnomination form available atwww.uhd.edu/alumni and sendit in by March 31.

The Alumnus of the Year will beannounced at an evening recep-tion on May 19. All alumni areinvited. December 2003 andMay 2004 graduates will bewelcomed into the UHD AlumniSociety.

For details, call Karen Alfaro-Chamberlin at 713-221-8402.

UHD Alumnus of the Year:

Loyal and True

CalendarO’Kane Gallery: A Fluid History: Water Under theBig Sky, through April 12, photographs by MarcyJames; UHD Student Exhibition, stunning studentworks, April 15-May 6; 713-221-8043

Women’s Month Activities: For a list of events, visit www.uhd.edu/news/calendars/womensmonth/index.html

Science and Engineering Fair of Houston:Sponsored by UHD and the Houston Museum ofNatural Science, March 25-27, George R. BrownConvention Center; visit www.uhd.edu/academ-ic/colleges/sciences/naturalscience/SEFH/

O’Kane Theatre: A Midsummer Night’s Dream,April 2-10; 713-221-8104

Red Rose Ball: April 17, Hilton Americas-HoustonHotel; 713-221-8563

Commencement: May 22, Minute Maid Park

Phebe Chen, M.D., (left), 2003 Alumna of the Year, shared advice and encouragement with students attending UHD’sStudent Research Conference. Dr. Chen talked with Imene Bokhetache, a member of UHD’s Scholars Academy, whopresented findings from a summer internship at the UT-Houston Medical School.

Among the dignitaries wereU.S. Senator Kay BaileyHutchison, U.S. Congress-members Sheila Jackson Leeand Nick Lampson, StateRepresentative GarnetColeman and Harris CountyCommissioner Sylvia Garcia.

Even with foggy weather,UHD was in top form asUHD president Max Castillowelcomed everyone toHouston’s DowntownUniversity. He shared newsof UHD’s growing list of aca-demic programs and the

MetroRail Grand Opening at UH-DowntownContinued from page 1

upcoming opening of theCommerce Street Building.

Dr. Castillo referred toMetroRail as a metaphor forUH-Downtown’s connectionswith revitalized downtownvenues, the arts community inthe museum district, expandedinternships for students andresearch opportunities in themedical center. UHD artist-in-residence Floyd Newsum created abstract sculptures forthe Main Street Square Station,as well as artwork for twoMidtown stations.

service project required for hisdegree. He found his nichealmost immediately, helping sexu-al assault victims, utilizing his pre-vious training as a veterans bene-fits counselor. He hopes to usethese skills as he transitions into a career in law enforcement.

Growing up in a military family,Madison graduated from a highschool in Virginia. He has livedin a number of states and over-seas. He saw military action inPanama and Grenada.

“I love UHD because it has the

same cultural diversity as the mili-tary,” Madison observes. “Youmeet people from all over theworld in the classroom, in thehallways, wherever you turn. Ithink it will help me in my career,as I get out into the community.I’m glad I chose UH-Downtown.”

Madison is passing on his appre-ciation of quality education to hiseleven-year-old daughter, Briana,who lives in California, and agrown daughter, Malana, gradu-ating this year from law school atPepperdine University.

Student cultural and servicegroups participated inMetroRail grand openingday activities.

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Contributions to UH-Downtown arevital to fulfilling our mission: pro-viding quality educational opportu-

nities to all students and opening doors tomany who might not otherwise be able topursue a college degree. We greatly appre-ciate the generosity shown to UHD by the fol-lowing corporations, foundations and individ-uals between July 24 and December 31,2003.

Please note that numbers following a namesignify the year of graduation from UHD.

GENERAL GIFTS

Above $90,000 The 100 Club, Inc.

$60,000 – $89,000El Paso Corporate Foundation

$10,000 – $59,000Tu Musica/Arzalta, Inc.Consumer Guide, Inc.Estate of Melvin M. EngelFiesta MartMeadows Foundation

$5,000 - $9,999American Society for Industrial

Security CenterPoint EnergyHMA Consulting, Inc.The Lanier Law Firm, P.C.Sigma Energy Corporation

$1,000 – $4,999Geary BroadnaxBrown Fintube Company Evan S. CohenPatti and Emilio ChemaliThomas N. Duening Link Staffing Service

CorporationMcCoy, Inc. Physical Therapy

International, Inc.Ellen and Jim Seigler Myra and Harold SidesUnited General Supply

Company, Inc.The Woman’s Club

of Houston

$500 - $999100% Taquito Co.Williams & Lindahl, LLP

$100 - $499Frederic J. Attermeier.Chester B. Benge, Jr.April Gilbert, ‘01Karen Y. Grays, ‘01Freddy Guidry, ‘96Lynn Holleran and

Chuck BowmanGeorge S. Wong

$99 & belowWilmer J. Champ, ‘90Houston Livestock Show

and Rodeo

23rd ANNUAL RED ROSE BALLRed Rose Ball funds providescholarships for the Red RoseScholars, students who transferto UH-Downtown and studentsin specific academic disci-plines. Gifts as of December31, 2003:

A list of underwriters who havecontributed at the time of thispublication is in the story onthis page at left (“Red RoseBall,” continued from page 1).

All table buyers, donors andother contributors will be notedin the next issue of NewHorizons.

ALUMNI ANNUAL FUNDUHD’s Alumni Annual Fund2003 provides scholarship sup-port and funds for student intern-ships and service learning pro-grams, as well as for facultyand staff development.

$ 200 and aboveDavid B. Hoffman, ‘86 Karen K. James ’86 Clyde D. Miller, ‘96Jaime Uribe, ‘83

$150 - $199Sandra L. Adekiya, ‘01Virginia Lozano (’91) and

Warren R. McMicken (’89)Gilbert C. Trevino, ‘82

$100 - $149Veronika Alker-Smith, ‘98Valerie C. Bossert, ‘93Cynthia J. Buchanan, ‘88Vicente S. Ferrer, ‘84Thomas G. Gibbs, ‘02Robert A. Gonzales, ‘94Richard B. Gray, ‘87Dagoberto Hernandez, ‘96Jim Luberger, ‘88Dianne E. Mitchell, ‘94Richard Perales, ‘82Cher Rudolphi, ‘94Jonathan Thomas, ‘99

$30 - $75Neville W. Anderson, ‘86Maria A. Bennack, ‘91Brenda H. Berry, ‘84Adrienne Booker Wilson, ‘86Minerva Bravo, ‘00Rosemary L. Caesar, ‘91Phillip Celaya, ‘95Jesus De La Cerda, ‘99Ruth De La Rosa, ‘03Lori Clarke, ‘99Sandra M. Farrar, ‘93Karen M. Farrell, ‘96Stephanie F. Garb, ‘96John (’89) and

Mary GentempoJames Gomez, ‘88Linda F. Gutierrez, ‘89Ghassan F. Haddad, ‘79Shannon L. Horsley, ‘95Denise S. Joseph, ‘90Raymond Lee, ‘89Larry B. Mapps, ‘00Irma Morales, ‘98Tyjvanna T. Payne, ‘01

Black HistoryMonth at UHDTinita Samuels (left), psychologymajor, and Dianna Glass-Onyekwelu,business major, are past recipients ofthe Dr. J. Don Boney Book Scholarship– established to honor UHD’s first president. Scholarship funds are raisedthrough a luncheon held annually during Black History Month.

Ball co-chairs are Joe Hafner,president and CEO of RivianaFoods, Inc. – a previous ballhonoree, and George Martinez,chairman of Sterling Bank.

The 23rd annual ball will raisefunds for a variety of scholar-ships, including $3,000 RedRose Scholarships for 25 UHDstudents with strong academicrecords and demonstratedinvolvement in campus and com-munity activities, as well asDean’s Scholarships for highlyqualified transfer students andScholars Academy Scholarshipsfor students in math and science.

Volunteers: Backbone of the Ball

The secret to the success of theRed Rose Ball is tireless supportby corporate and communityleaders who serve on the ballcommittee. With co-chairsHafner and Martinez, the com-mittee provides a combination ofknow-how and where-with-all.

Committee members include:Joe Adams, Union PacificRailroad Company; GearyBroadnax, Dovarri, Inc.; AnnEarnest, Community Volunteer;Lupe Fraga, Tejas OfficeProducts, Inc.; Tom Harper, III,Resources Connection, Inc.;Elizabeth Hwong, ExxonMobilU.S. HR Services; Larry Jones,Deloitte & Touche, L.L.P.; AngesLeung, UHD Testing Servicesand UHD alumna; Dominic andNellie Quijano, McDonald’s;Don J. Wang, MetroBank,N.A.; and George Wilson,Foley’s.

Endowments: The Gifts thatKeep on Giving

Visionary donors are creatingnamed endowments to ensure

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Red Rose Ball 2004 Generous Friends

of the success of the Red RoseScholarship program for years to come. A $60,000 endow-ment provides one scholarshipannually for a deserving student.

The first Red Rose Ball 2004endowment to date comes fromTouch Salon and Spa.Endowments established in prioryears include Carol and TomHarper; Crown Mark, Inc., SueHsiao; Hong Kong City Mall,Hai Du Duong; Marian &Speros Martel Foundation;MetroBank, Ming and DonWang; and Ralph S. O’Connor.

Red Rose Underwriters

At this printing, generous RedRose Ball underwriters include:

Gold underwriters at the$10,000 level are Deloitte & Touche, L.L.P., Sterling Bank,Tu Musica en la Plaza/ArzaltaInc., and Union PacificRailroad.

Silver underwriters for $5,000are Stanford and JoanAlexander, Andrews Kurth LLP,Mr. and Mrs. Jack Blanton, Sr.,Foley’s, Carol and Tom Harper,JPMorgan Chase, Locke Liddell& Sapp LLP, Maconda B.O’Connor, Ph.D., RivianaFoods, Inc., and BethRobertson.

At the $3,500 bronze level are Barnes & Noble, BJServices Company,Budweiser/Silver EagleDistributors, L.P., Ann and AlanEarnest, Goldman Sachs &Company, Hines, The HoustonChronicle, and SyscoCorporation.

All table buyers, donors andother contributors will be noted in the next issue of NewHorizons.

Bridgett H. Presley, ‘89Laura L. Randolph-Almore, ‘02Lynn B. Reid, ‘97William G. Richardson, ‘92Kathy Roth, ‘00Cynthia Sanders, ‘99Catherine L. Schnur, ‘97Philip Stackable, ‘01David N. Weldon, ‘84Cassandra Y. Viney, ‘01

$25 and BelowHenry P. Amadio, ‘01Michilla Cade, ‘98Neslyn P. Carty, ‘02Jacqueline L. Claybon, ‘84Stacey E. Cleveland, ‘87Linda Duran Cruz, ‘97Henry L. Duplantier, ‘96Iliana Flores, ‘97Prafulla S. Gandbhir, ‘83Paulette Golden, ‘90David J. Hernandez, ‘89Gary L. Hilliard, ‘88Roshanda M. Johnson, ‘95Stacia R. Jones, ‘90Lorna R. Loyd, ‘97Mark E. Miller, ‘88Yvonne A. Molina, ‘96Thomas E. Morrison, ‘96Lisa S. Mumphord, ‘87Tammy E. Parker, ‘96Tammie L. Quinn, ‘84Richard A. Rekieta, ‘77Michael A. Rivera, ‘90Russel W. Strawn, ‘97Sheila L. Thomas, ‘00Linda S. Trimm, ‘00Camelia M. Vaughn, ‘01Steven C. Vertucci, ‘00Lloyd A. Walker, ‘82Rachel Watkins, ‘83

MEMORIAL AND HONORARY GIFTS

In Memory of Jay Anderson Jo Jean and Chaney Anderson

In Memory of Donald BonhamJames and Ruby Evans

In Memory of Nancy Holder RichLinda F. Gutierrez, ‘89

MATCHING GIFTS Listed beneath the companynames are the donors whosecontributions made thesematching gifts possible.

AIG Matching Gifts ProgramRussell A. Palmer, ‘87

ChevronTexacoLarry T. Garza, ‘99Floyd Thompson, ‘99

ConocoPhillipsGerald Pinto

Fidelity InvestmentsDavid N. Weldon, ‘84

Hewlett PackardAnonymous

JPMorgan Chase FoundationSaul E. Ramirez, ‘94

Micron Technology FoundationRussel W. Strawn, ‘97

The Williams CompaniesFoundation

Orlando Alvarado, ‘93

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AFluid History: Water Underthe Big Sky, March 12 –April 12, photographs by

Marcy James

From Butte, Montana, MarcyJames’s photographs are very mys-terious and often devoid of actualhuman beings, but depict the rem-nants of human activity. The exhi-bition will focus on mining andthe Berkeley Pit in Montana,steadily being filled with water.

She plans to explore mining on ahuman scale, examining the relationship between the indus-

try and how therefinement of rawmaterials is con-nected to everydayhuman need. Theexhibit is part ofHouston’sFOTOFEST 2004.

The O’KaneGallery at UH-Downtown is fund-ed in part bygrants from theCity of Houston

through the Cultural Arts Council of Houston/Harris Countywith additional funding provided by the Texas Commissionon the Arts Decentralization Program.

O’KANE THEATRE:TAKING ON THE BARDThe O’Kane Theatre is at it again: Challenging UHD students, faculty,and staff with productions of classic and acclaimed plays from acrossthe globe. This spring, the O’Kane Theater is launching Shakespeare’s“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” on April 2 at 8 p.m. The production willrun for ten shows, ending April 10. Each performance will cost only$3, and tickets will go on sale at the university cashier’s office on March 29. More information and directions are available by calling(713) 221-8104.

Scenes from anotherworld – normallyreserved for sciencefiction – are reality, asscientists receive pho-tos of the Martian

landscape from the NASA roversSpirit and Opportunity.

UH-Downtown students and facul-ty are communicating the excite-ment of Mars exploration througha partnership with the HoustonMuseum of Natural Science – the Urban Outreach Program inSpace and Science. During arecent Mars Festival, UHD studentambassadors encouraged buddingscientists to unravel the mystery ofspace exploration. The studentambassadors helped hundreds ofyoungsters build sundial modelsand design “Egglanders,” meantto protect an egg dropped fourstories from breaking.

Link Staffing Services, a staffingmanagement firm, has given a$1,000 scholarship to

Karemma Parker, a studentinvolved in professor TomDuening’s UHD Entrepreneur andVenture Development Center.

Link Staffing Services assists thelight industrial, skilled craft, andtrades industries, providingemployees with job opportunitiesand companies with productive,qualified staff members for short-and long-term assignments.

The UHD Entrepreneur andVenture Development Center is in

Grant Takes UHDOut of This World

Special guests included Bill Nye,The Science Guy, who hosted anhour-long live interactive televisionprogram with NASA’s JetPropulsion Laboratory inPasadena, California. “MarsTzar,” Orlando Figueroa, NASA’sdirector of Solar SystemExploration and head of the MarsExploration Program, gave a spe-cial lecture to UHD students andother invited guests Friday beforethe festival.

Other UHD partners in the festivalwere the Raul Yzaguirre Schoolfor Success, The HoustonGeological Society, and TexasSouthern University. The partner-ship includes a summer sciencecamp, undergraduate researchinternships and other public sci-ence education programs. Theproject also is funded in part bythe National Science Foundation.

Link Staffing Services GivesScholarship to UHD Student

the first year of operation.Karemma was in the center’s veryfirst class, for which she wrote anexcellent business plan for asports-apparel store called SportsFan Attic. When the president ofLink Staffing Services, Karen Pitts,called to tell Professor Dueningthat her company would like togive a $1,000 scholarship tosomeone in the program,Karemma’s excellent business planstood out in his mind.

The scholarship was presented toKaremma at Link StaffingServices’ annual FranchiseConference luncheon.

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The 2004 Red RoseScholarships recognize twenty-five UHD students for

their outstanding academicachievement, leadership poten-tial, community service, and com-mitment to highereducation.

Many UHD stu-dents work to sup-port their familiesand to pay fortheir educations.For this reason,the Red RoseScholarships are

one of the most valuable honorsthe university provides: $3,000to cover costs for the next acade-mic year.

Each scholarship recipient will behonored at the Red Rose Ball on

April 17. Hereare just a handfulof this year’samazing RedRose Scholars:

JB Bobbit, age24, is a politicalscience major.JB’s ultimate goalis to teach at theuniversity level.In keeping with

his passion for politics, JB spent countless hours in

2002 volunteering for HarrisCounty in an effort to increasevoter turnout. At UHD, JB hasserved in the Student GovernmentAssociation as president and senator and has competed ascaptain of the Student GovernmentAssociation’s College Bowl team.

Charisse Cossey, age 42, is asingle mother who works full timeas a marketing system managerfor Foley’s Department Stores.

At UHD, she is studying socialsciences. A cancer survivorfor fourteen years, Charissehopes to establish and man-age an outreach center forcancer patients and survivors.Charisse is the president of theHouston chapter of the SistersNetwork, a breast-cancer supportorganization, and she volunteersfor the American Cancer Society’sReach to Recovery program.

Chau Hoang, age 44, is anapplied mathematics and biologystudent at UHD who plans toattain his Ph.D. in clinical andbasic science research. Losingfamily members and friends to

terminal and chronic ill-nesses has inspired Chauto join the ranks ofresearchers working toimprove the quality ofhuman life. In addition toserving as his disabledmother’s caretaker, Chau is a member of the UHDLeeuwenhoek Society andwas the first student inseven years to win theUHD 2003 Excellence in

Calculus-Based Physics Award.

Patricia Azucena Ramón, age20, is a biology major at UH-Downtown who ultimately hopesto serve the Houston communitythrough research and education

initiatives that enhance environ-mental awareness. Patriciaspent the summer of 2003 inUHD’s summer research pro-gram in environmental scienceand ecology, evaluating mycor-rhizal fungi in three different soiltypes. At a southwest regionalstudent research conference in2003, Patricia won secondplace in the poster category.

Li Wen Su, age 29, is an inter-disciplinary studies major atUHD who plans to become abilingual teacher in the Hispaniccommunity after graduation.Fluent in three languages –Taiwanese, Spanish, andEnglish – Li feels she has thepotential to educate and com-municate without making chil-dren feel a sense of cultureshock. At KTMD Channel 47,Telemundo Houston, Li works as an intern in the public rela-tions and community affairsdepartment.

Red Rose Scholars: UHD’s Best and Brightest

Li Wen Su

JB Bobbit

Charisse Cossey

Chau Hoang

Patricia Azucena Ramón