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VOLUME XI NUMBER 1 SPRING 2011
The Magazine of Sam Houston State University
INSIDE A NEW CAMPUS IN THE WOODLANDS p8
PICTUrE-PErfECT COMMENCEMENT p10
NursingDegree NursingDegree The Bachelor of Science in
NursingDegree atSHSUOpening doors for additional
health-related programs p2
ANEWHORIZON
Morethan100yearsagoJean-BaptisteAlphonseKarr,theFrenchcritic,novelistandauthor,wroteastatementthathasevolvedinto,“Themorethingschange,themoretheystaythesame.”Thatphrasehasbecomealmostlikeaproverbandaccuratelydescribeshowthefaceofourcampushaschangedwhileouruniversityremainstruetoitstraditionsandvalues.
Newconstructionandrenovationhavebeenaconstantsince2002asourfacilitieshavegrownsignificantlytomeettheprogramandacademicneedsofagrowingandtalentedstudentbody.Weopenedthewonderfulstate-of-the-artJamesandNancyGaertnerPerformingArtsCenteraboutsixmonthsago.Bynextfall,wewillhaveaddedanewresidencehallandaneagerlyanticipateddiningfacilitytowelcomeyetanotherrecordenrollment.
GroundhasbeenbrokenforournewclassroomfacilityinTheWoodlands,whichwillprovidecourseofferingsattheupperandgraduatelevels.Thisprojectisessentialtoprovidingeducationalopportunitiesforareastudentsandforouruniversity’slong-termfuture.ThislongawaitedbuildingistheresultofaneffectiverelationshipwithLoneStarCollege.
AlsolocatedinTheWoodlands,weareexcitedabouttheopeningoftheSamHoustonStateUniversityRegionalCrimeLab,whichbeganacceptingevidencefromstateandlocalagenciesjustbeforeThanksgiving.The5,000-square-footfacilityisexpectedtohandleupto5,000casesannually.
Thisspring,wewelcomedourfirstclassof26studentsintoournewnursingprogram.ThisaddressesapressingneedformoreprofessionalnursesandisbeingconductedinpartnershipwithHuntsvilleMemorialHospital.
Theuniversity,faculty,andstaffcontinuetoreceivesignificantrecognition.WearehonoredthatSamHoustonStatewasselectedbyTheCarnegieFoundationfortheAdvancementofTeachingtoreceivethe2010CommunityEngagementClassification.Weareamong115collegesanduniversitiesinthenationtoreceivethisimportantdesignationandonly311institutionsofhighereducationhavebeenawardedtheclassificationsinceitwasestablished.
Whileouruniversityplansforcontinuedprogressandgrowth,Texasisexperiencingadifficultfinancialcrisisthathasalreadyaffectedhighereducationadverselythroughasignificantlossofbudgetsupportforstateuniversities.Additionalreductionsarecertainandouruniversitywillshoulderitsshareresponsibly.Itisimportanttonotethatwepossessarecordofgoodstewardshipofthestate’sresources,operatingefficientlyandeffectively.Whilewearesecondtothebottominperstudentfunding,receivingabout2.7%oftheformula,weperformwelloncoordinatingboardaccountabilitymeasures,receivingabout5%oftheincentivefunding.Weareleanonouroperations,withonly10.7employeesper100students,whilethestateaverageis25employeesperstudent.
Wehaveapressingneedfortwoneweducationalfacilitiesthroughstatetuitionrevenuebond(TRB)funding.WearerequestingconsiderationtoreceiveTRBfundsfora$39.6millionbuildingforbiology,nursingandalliedhealthand$19.5millionforaforensicsciencefacility.Again,weranknearthebottominTRBfundsperstudent.
Toaddressneedsforourregionandstate,weareseekingTexasHigherEducationCoordinatingBoardapprovalforanEngineeringTechnologyprogram,whichwouldbethefirstofitskindinthestateandmodeledafterprogramsatPurdueandUtah.Ifweareabletomoveforward,theuniversityhastheveryrealpossibilityofgainingmillionsofdollarsinprivatesupport.
Yourcontinuedinterestandinvolvementareappreciated.YouradvocacyofSamHoustonStatewithprospectivestudents,withinyourcommunityandwithyourstatelegislatorswouldbeincrediblyhelpfulinmaintainingourmomentum.
Weareoptimisticaboutcontinuedenrollmentgrowth,thedevelopmentofoutstandingacademicprograms,andtheexpansionandimprovementoffacilitiestomeettheneedsofourstudentsandthestate.WewillcontinuetoencourageandembracechangewhileretainingthevaluesandbeliefsthathavemadeSamHoustonagreatnameineducation.Themorethingschange,themoretheystaythesame.
Sincerely,
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thegoalofHeritageistokeepyouinformedaboutSamhoustonStateUniversity.HeritageispublishedtwiceayearbytheofficeofUniversityAdvancementforalumni,donorsandfriendsofShSU.tocontacttheofficeofUniversityAdvancementpleasecall936.294.3625orvisitusatwww.shsu.edu/giving.
SamhoustonStateUniversityisaMemberofthetexasStateUniversitySystem
ONTHECOVER
10University Focus picture-perfectCommencement,AnEngagedCampus,provostAnnouncesRetirement,EnrollmentMilestone,CJprogramAnniversary,pACgrandopening
20Building The Vision SteelesgiveBackWithScholarships
22Scene At Sam pictureshighlightingActivitiesAtShSU
Eye On The Kats 24NewBowlingteamgetsNoticed,BattleofthepineyWoods,Student-AthletesprovideModelForinvolvement,hallofhonor
30Alumni Look KoyFamily’sAthletictradition,FaulkSharesSuccessWithothers,“WhereAretheyNow,”DistinguishedAlumni,ClassNotes,UpcomingEvents
thehighlyanticipatedBachelorofSciencein
thEtEXASStAtEUNiVERSitYSYStEMBoARDoFREgENtSNursingdegreeisnowareality.
Charlie Amato Jaime Garza,MD,DDS David Montagne Michael Truncale Chairman, SanAntonio Beaumont BeaumontSanAntonio
Kevin J. Lilly Trisha Pollard Christopher Covo Donna N. Williams houston Bellaire StudentRegent,SanMarcosViceChairman,
Ron Mitchell Rossanna Salazar Brian McCall ArlingtonhorseshoeBay Austin Chancellor,Austin
Spotlight
Nursing Program Opens Doors 2Anewdegreeiscausinga“buzzallovercampus.”
Prehistoric Passion 6FromAfricancavestoatexasprairie,anShSUresearcherconnectsthepasttothefuture.
SHSU To Open New Campus 8In The Woodlands thefacilitywillprovidemoreopportunitiesfornon-traditionalstudents.
DEpARtMENtS
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For Future Health-Related Degrees For Future Health-Related Degrees For Future Health-Related Degrees
OpensDoorsOpensDoorsOpensDoorsNURSING PROGRAM
ByJuliaMay
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SHSU’s newest degree program is helping to combat the critical shortage of nurses in Texas.
hehighlyanticipatedBachelor
tofScienceinnursingdegreeprogramatSamhoustonStateUniversityisnowarealityandhastakenitsfirst
cohortof26students.thestudentsbegantheprogramthis
semester,andthosewhosuccessfullycompletetherequiredcoursesandclinicalswillgraduateinDecember2012.
“thisprogramwillopenthewayforadramaticexpansionofSamhoustonStateUniversityofferingsintoavarietyofalliedhealthprofessionalprogramswhichwillbedevelopedoverthenextfewyears,”saidDavidpayne,ShSUprovostandvicepresidentforacademicaffairs.
Notonlydoestheprogramlaythefoundationfortheadditionofnewhealthprograms,itgivessomeofthe240-pluscurrentlyenrolledpre-nursingstudentstheopportunitytocompletetheirundergraduateworkatShSU.Beforenow,allpre-nursingstudentsatSamhoustonhadtotransfertootheruniversitiestoreceivetheirdegrees.
MichelleEstis,ofhuntsville,enrolledinShSUin2008asapre-nursingmajor.Asinglemotheroftwo,Estisspentmostofherprofessionallifeteachingpre-school.ShewaslookingforacareerchangewhensheheardthatShSUhadplanstoestablishanursingprogram.
“Nursingisa‘giving’occupation,andiwantacareerwhereicangiveandhelpothers,”shesaid.“it’salsochallenginganditwillhelpmestrivetobebetter.
“ihaveacaregiverpersonality,andiderivehappinessfromdoingforothers,”shesaid.“i’mnotnaïve,though.iknowthatwithacareerinnursing,therewillbechallenges,strugglesandsadness.Buttherewillalsobejoyandhappinessandgoodoutcomes.”
Estissaidsheworkedhardanddedicatedherselftoherstudiesinthepre-nursingprogram,andsheearnedgoodgrades.
“Welookforwardtotheexpansionofthenursingprogramintoarticulationwithothernursingprogramsandgraduateprogramsinadditiontothebasicbaccalaureateinnursing.”
SHSU Provost David Payne
inreturn,shewasselectedasamemberofthefirstcohortofShSU’snursingstudentsandwasnamedthefirstrecipientofthe$5,000peryearMaryEllenRagsdaleNursingScholarship.
“thescholarshipmeanstheworldtomeandmyfamily,”shesaid.“itallowsmetodedicatemyselftomystudieswithoutworryingabouttheexpenseofmyeducation.”
Estissaidsheisproudtobeapartofsomethingthathasbeensowellreceived.
“thereisabuzzallovercampusabouttheprogram,”shesaid.“peopleaskmequestionsaboutwhatwewillbedoing,andsomeoneinthelocalvocationalnursingprogramatthehospitalsaiditwasabouttimeweofferedanursingdegreeatShSU.”
thenursingprogramiswithintheCollegeofArtsandSciences,headedbyDeanJaimiehebert.hebertwasinstrumentalinlayingthegroundworkfortheestablishmentoftheprogram,accordingtopayne.
louiseplaisancewashiredin2009asassociatedeanofnursingtodevelopthecurriculumforthenewprogramandserveasitsdirector.Shehas28yearsofnursingeducationandadministrativeexperienceandholdsundergraduateandgraduatedegreesinnursingaswellasadoctorateinnursingscience.
Sincethen,fouradditionalfacultymembershavebeenhired,includingKerriCravey,loriNeubauer,MaryAnneVincentandSusanMathew.
theprimarygoaloftheprogram,accordingtoplaisance,is“toprepareandproducegraduateswhoareeligibletotakethenationallicensureexaminationtobecomeregisterednursesandcontributetoalleviatingthecriticalshortageofnursesintexas.”
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Notonlydoestheprogramlaythefoundationfortheadditionofnewhealthprograms,itgivessomeofthe240-pluscurrentlyenrolledpre-nursingstudentstheopportunitytocompletetheirundergraduateworkatSHSU.
therearenoprofessionalnursingeducationalprogramswithina40-mileradiusofhuntsvilleandonlyonevocationalnursingprograminthelocalarea.
inadditiontocivicleadersfromhuntsvilleandsurroundingcommunitieswhohaveendorsedthenewnursingprogram,physiciansintheareaacrossseveralspecialtiesalsosupporttheprogram,accordingtoplaisance.
localhealthcarefacilitieshaveindicatedtoSamhoustonStatethatspaceisavailableandstudentsarewelcometodotheirclinicalworkatthoselocations.
“theuniversityhasagreementswithhuntsvilleMemorialhospital,EasttexasMedicalCenterinCrockett,andtwolong-termcarefacilitiesinhuntsville,”saidplaisance.
“WearealsoworkingwiththreelargehospitalsintomballandtheWoodlands.otherswillbeadded,”shesaid.“Wewantthebestpossibleclinicalexperienceforourstudents.”
theDepartmentofNursingiscurrentlylocatedinAcademicBuildingiiion
thenursingfacultyinclude(from left): louiseplaisance,loriNeubauer,SusanMathew,MaryAnneVincentandKerriCravey.
campus,whichhasbeenrenovatedtoincludespaceforclassrooms,offices,aconferenceroom,andaskillslaboratory.
“theprogramisdesignedforstudentstogainnursingskillsthroughlaboratorysimulationexperiencesbeforetheydohands-onpatientcarelearningactivities,”saidplaisance.
AlthoughthenursingprogramisnewtoSamhoustonState,universityofficialsarealreadyexploringthepossibilityofaddinganRN-to-BSNprogram.inthisprogramstudentswhohavecompletedatwo-yearassociate’sdegreeprogramwouldbeabletotakecoursestotallyonlineforthecompletionofabachelor’sdegreeinnursingscience.
“Welookforwardtotheexpansionofthenursingprogramintoarticulationwithothernursingprogramsandgraduateprogramsinadditiontothebasicbaccalaureateinnursing,”saidpayne.
FormoreinformationabouttheDepartmentofNursingatSamhoustonStateUniversitylogontowww.shsu. edu/~nursing orcall936.294.2371.O
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Spotlight
theofficeofMedicalandAlliedhealthprogramshasopenedtoassistShSUstudentswithgainingadmissiontoadvanceddegreeprogramsin
thespecializedareasofmedicine,dentistry,veterinarymedicine,pharmacy,physicaltherapyandnursingprofessionsaswellasrelatedareasofalliedhealth.
Atonetimetheuniversityhadapre-professionaladvisementprogram,butitwasdiscontinuedwhentheuniversity’sgeneraladvisementstructurechanged.Sincethattime,studentsdesiringtogointoadvancedmedicalstudieswereeitheradvisedthroughthebiologydepartmentorthroughtheStudentAdvisementandMentoringCenter.
“Economicschangedthepicture,”saidJackturner,thedirectoroftheoffice.“Withthedownturninbusinessopportunities,peoplebeganlookingforcareerswithstabilityandthosethatwouldprovidefinancialsecurity.theybeganlookingtowardjobswithinthehealthprofessions.”
Withmorethan25yearsofserviceatShSU,13ofwhichwereservedaschairoftheformerpre-professionalprogram,turnerwasapproachedin2008byDeanJaimiehebertoftheCollegeofArtsandSciencestodirectthenewMedicalandAlliedhealthprogramsoffice.
Atthebeginningofthatyear,theofficeadvised121studentswhowereinterestedinfurtheringtheirstudiesinhealthprofessions.in2010,thenumberofstudentshadincreasedtoalmost900.
“Althoughnotallofthosestudentswillendupashealthprofessionals,theyallhavetheopportunitytotry,”turnersaid.
“throughourprogram,weopendoorsforourstudents—wedon’tpushanyonethroughthem.Weadviseandguidethemsotheyareabletomakeinformeddecisionsabouttheirfuture,”hesaid.
turnersaidhisofficedoesn’tpromoteorencouragestudentstomajorinoneparticulararea.
“Eachprogramisdifferentandhasitsowndemands,”hesaid.“therearedifferenttimeandenergyrequirementsanddifferentassessmentsoftestscoresandgradepointaverages.
“Allstudentswillgetachance.Butafterayearoftakingclasses,iftheyarenotwheretheyshouldbe,weencouragethemtore-thinktheiroptions,”hesaid.
“Atthatpoint,theyhavenotinvestedsomuchthattheycan’tre-direct.Wesavemanystudentsalotof‘wearandtear’.”
inadditiontoprovidingcurrent,individualizedmedicalcareer-specificadvisement,thenewofficeoffersadviceastotheappropriatecourseworkrequiredbythemultiplestateprofessionalschools.
theofficealsoprovidesassistanceinpreparingin-stateandout-of-stateprofessionalschoolapplications,aswellasindividualizedreviewanduniversityendorsementforstudentsapplyingtoprofessionalschools.
Whenfullyimplemented,theofficewillprovidecomputer-basedtutorialsandreviewassistanceforsuchadmissiontestsastheMedicalCollegeAdmissiontest,DentalAdmissiontestandpharmacyCollegeAdmissiontest.
“WebelievethatSamhoustonStateUniversityisamongtheleadersinprovidingthebestguidanceanddirectionforstudentsplanningtogointomedicalandalliedhealthprofessions,”saidturner.Manyofourstudentsaresuccessfulintheircareers,andit’sbecauseoftheirhardwork,determinationandwillingnesstolayholdoftheopportunity,thetoolsandthesupportofferedhereatShSU.Wehavealotofgoodstudentswhobeginhere.”O
NEW OFFICE PREPARES STUDENTS FOR DEGREES IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS
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SHSU NAMES TEACHER EDUCATION CENTER
PREHISTORIC PASSION
PatrickLewisandhisteamofstudentstravelaroundtheworldtoresearchthepastforabetterunderstandingofthefuture.
AsachildgrowingupinEvansville,ind.,SamhoustonStateUniversitybiologyassociateprofessorpatricklewiswasalways
fascinatedwithfossils.“iwouldsitinmygraveldrivewayand
findhundredsoffossilseverysummer,”saidlewis.“iwasageekykidwhobuiltdinosaurmodelsanddrewpicturesofthem.”
Soitwouldseemonlynaturalforlewistowanttopursueadegreeinarcheologyoranthropology.Eventhoughheendeduptakingthatpathineducation,itwasn’thisfirstgameplanoutofhighschool.
lewishadplanstogotomedicalschoolaftergettinghisundergraduatedegree.
ButduringhisthirdyearatindianaUniversity,hedroppedoutofcollegeandjoinedtheUnitedStatesAirForce.heservedeightyearsbeforefinallyrealizingthecareerpathhewantedtotake.lewismovedtotexasandattendedtexastechUniversity,wherehereceivedabachelor’sdegreeinanthropology,followedbyamaster’sdegreeinevolutionarybiology.
helatergothisdoctorateinbiologicalanthropologyandanatomyatDukeUniversity.
in2006,lewisandhiswifedecidedtomovebacktotexaswhereshehasfamily.that’swhenhecametoShSUtoteach,doresearchandrevisithischildhoodpassionofsearchingforfossils.
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“iwasalwaysinterestedinthepast,soiknewiwouldenjoydoingthat,”saidlewis.
lewisiscurrentlyinvolvedinseveralresearchprojectsthatcoveravarietyoflocationsandperiods,butmostcenterontheeffectsofenvironmentalchangeontheskeletalanddentalmorphologyoffossilanimals.
onesuchprojecthastakenlewisandhisteamofresearchers,whichincludesseveralShSUstudents,totheKoanakahillsregionoftheRepublicofBotswana,acountryinsouthernAfrica.
“there’sacavetherethatdatesbacktothepleistocene(twomillionyears),”saidlewis.“ithasdeeplayersoffossilsthatprettymuchspanthepasttwomillionyears,andmostareofsmallmammals.
“Smallmammalsarereallygoodatrebuildingpastenvironments.Sowe’reinterestedinhowtheenvironmenthasbeen
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“SeveralsitesinEasttexasdatetotheendofthelasticeAge,butthere’snotanythatdatetothisagewhenthingsareattheircoldest.We’retalkingaboutatimewhenthelasticeAgeisreallygettinggoing.We’reinterestedinseeingwhatanimalswerelikethen,sowecancomparethemtotheendoftheiceAge.”
lewisandhisteam,alongwithresearchersfromtexastechUniversity,theUniversityoftexasandtexasA&M,plantoreturntotheKatysiteinMaytocontinuediggingfornewevidenceofprehistoriclife.
Whatmakesthissiteevenmoreexciting,accordingtolewis,isthatitallowsmanyShSUbiologystudentstogetinvolvedintheresearch.
“ittakesalotoftimeandmoneytoworkinBotswana;it’sdangerousandyoucan’tincludeeverybody,”saidlewis.“Butwiththissite,whenwewentdownlastyear,wetookthewholelab.Wehad10Samstudentswithus.”
Whiletheactofdiggingupfossilswasenoughtokeeplewis’sattentionasachild,hesaidhehasanentirelydifferentreasonfordoingittoday.
“Somuchisbeingdrivenbyclimatechange.Weneedtolearnhowclimatechangesinthepastaffectedanimalsandplantsatthattimesowecanbetterunderstandwhat’sgoingtohappeninthefuture.thenwecanlearnwhatwecandotohelppreventarealcrashinthemammalpopulation.”O
changingoverthepasttwomillionyearsintermsofglobalwarmingandiceages,andhowmammalpopulationsrespondtolarge-scaleclimatechanges.”
Since2007,lewisandhisteamhavemadethreetripstoBotswana.Althoughthey’vegoneeachtimeequippedwithtools,food,waterandadetailedplanofwhattheyneedtoaccomplish,theobstaclestheyfacearecountless.
First,theyhavetoflyintoSouthAfricaanddriveforthreedays,partlyoff-road,togettothecavesite.
“thenwehavetogetdownintothecave,”saidlewis.“itisanastycave;wehavetowriggledown150feetbeforeitopensup.it’sfullofsnakesandbats,andthereareevenleopardslivingdownthere.plus,it’sveryhot.”
Aftertheirfirstvisitin2007,lewisdecidedtobringprofessionalcaverswiththemtomakesuretheymadeitinandoutofthecavesafely.
hecontactedStevethompsonfromtheShSUoutdoorRecreationprogram,who,alongwithstudents,wenttoBotswanaandtaughtlewisandhisteamhowtoclimbandrappelandhelpedthemgetinandoutofthecave.
theBotswanamilitaryalsojoinedthem,focusingonkeepinglewisandhisteamoutofharm’sway,oftenwarningthemofnearbyelephantsandlions.theyalsosuppliedresearcherswith10,000litersofwater.
“ourfirstplanwastogetfossilsandcomparethemtothemodernenvironment,butwerealizedwedidn’tknowaboutthemodernenvironmentbecausenobodyhadeverbeenouttheretotrapanything,”saidlewis.
lewisinvitedShSUbiologyprofessorMontethies,whoisamodernmammalogist,togoaswell.thiesspenthistimeinBotswanatrappingandkillinghundredsofreptiles,amphibiansandsmallmammalstocreateabaselineforthestudy.
thegroupmadeanagreementwiththeBatswanatosharethecollectionofmodernanimalsforresearch.Botswananowhasacollectionofporcupines,honeybadgers,bats,snakes,frogs,lizards,scorpionsandapproximately25differentspeciesofsmallmammals.
lewisandhisfellowresearcherswillcontinuetoevaluatethemoderncollectionsotheywilllaterbeabletocomparetheclimatesoftodayandthoseofthepleistocene.
thenexttripwilltakethemtoAfricaduringitssummersotrapperscanfinddifferentanimalsandplantstostudy.thatwillalsomeanlewisandhisstudentswillbeupagainstmoresnakesanddangeroustemperatures.
“i’malittleworriedaboutit.itisamalarialareaanditwillbe10timesashardtogetouttherebecauseeverythingwillbealiveandgrowing,”lewissaid.
Untilthen,lewishasotherprojectstokeephimbusy—oneiskeepinghimclosetohome.
thissitewasdiscoveredwhenanamateurcollectorfoundseveralmammothtusksinatrenchnearCypressCreekintheKatyprairieConservancyinKaty.
hecontactedaprofessorattexasA&MUniversity,whocontactedlewis.togetherteamsfromthetwouniversitiesmadeadiscoverythatcouldchangethewayscientistsviewtheeffectsofthelasticeAgeonNorthAmerica.
“Wefoundamolarfromatoxodon,”saidlewis.“probablynotmanypeoplehaveheardofit,butitisabigrhinocerostypeofanimalthatwasonlyknowntohavelivedinSouthAmerica.SothisisthefirsteverknowninNorthAmerica.”
thegroupsalsorecoveredfossilsfromtwodifferentspeciesofhorses,camels,sloths,mammoths,andproboscideans,whicharerelatedtomammoths.
“thissiteinKatypreservestheheightofthelasticeAge.it’sabout50,000to60,000yearsold,wethink,”saidlewis.
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lewisinacaveinBotswana
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WithSamhoustonStateUniversityprofessorscurrentlyteachingover90percentofstudentsattheUniversityCenter
intheWoodlands,theuniversityislookingforwardtohavingitsownfacilityatthecenterin2012.
thenewShSUcampuswillhouseafour-story,144,164square-footstructurethatwillincludeclassrooms,labs,enrollmentcounselingandadvising,andadministrativeservices,aswellasaparkinglotandafive-storyparkinggarage.
thebuildingwillprovidemorespacefortheprogramsShSUhasbeenofferingattheUniversityCenter.theloneStarCollegeSystemdeededShSUsevenacresoflandadjacenttothecurrentcenterwherethenewfacilitywillbebuilt.inreturn,loneStarwillhavetheuseof50percentoftheclassroomsandfreeparkingfrom7a.m.to2p.m.forthenext10years.Afterthattime,loneStarwillhaveuseof25percentofclassroomsandparkingforanadditional10years.
thenewShSUbuildingwilladdressseveralissuesthattheuniversityhas
facedoverthepastfewyears,withsteadygrowthofbothstudentsandcitizensintheMontgomeryCounty/NorthharrisCountyarea.itwillalsoprovideaserviceforthoseindividualswhowouldliketofurthertheireducationbutareunabletoenrollonthehuntsvillecampus.
“ourexperiencewiththeUniversityCenterhasshownusthatthereareanumberofstudentsinthehoustonareaforwhichdrivingtohuntsvilleisnotpractical,”saidRichardEglsaer,ShSU’sassociateprovost.
“thesestudentsincludefull-timeprofessionals,aswellasstay-at-home
Whencompletedin2012,SHSU’snewcampusinTheWoodlandswillserveagrowingpopulationofmaster’sandnon-traditionalstudents.
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parents,”Eglsaersaid.“Competitionforstudentenrollmentishigh,andwedon’twanttoloseanyofourstudentswhoworkinthisarea,especiallysincemanyofthestudentsintheareahavetypicallyoptedtogettheirdegreesfromShSU.”
Samhoustonofficialsalsohopetoseeafinancialbenefit.
intheoriginalcontractwiththeUniversityCenter,eachuniversityofferingclassesinthebuilding(ShSU,University
ofhouston,texasA&MUniversity,theloneStarCollegeSystem,andtheprivatesector)paidrentbasedontheirpercentageofenrollment.BecauseShSUhasalwaysmaintainedatleast70percentoftheenrollments,theuniversitypaysmorethan$1millionannually.
“We’vebeenteachingthemajorityofclassesinthebuildingsincethecenterwasestablished,”Eglsaersaid.“Byhavingourownbuilding,ourmoneywillgotowarddebtreductionratherthanonaleaseagreement.”
themajorityofclassesforbaccalaureateanddoctoraldegreeswillcontinuetobeofferedonthemainShSUcampus.however,manyclassesforthemaster’sprogramswillbeattheWoodlands.
“Mostofourdoctoralprogramsareresidenceprogramswithmuchoftheclassworkandactivityassociatedwith
fellowshipstakingplaceinhuntsville,”Eglsaersaid.
“theexceptionisthedoctorateincounseloreducation,inwhichmostofourstudentsarefromschooldistrictsinthehoustonarea,”hesaid.“Forthatreason,wewillhavethemajorityoftheclassesintheWoodlands.”
professionalstaffemployedbytheuniversitywillincludeabuildingliaisonandcomputerandlibrarysupportstaff.
AdvisersandtestingpersonnelwillvisittheWoodlandscampusasneeded.
ShSUhasplayedaleadershiproleattheUniversityCentersinceitopenedin1998.thecenterwasthefirstofitskindintexasandreflectedwhatwasthenanewtrendtowardmakinghighereducationopportunitiesaccessibletonon-traditionalstudents.
AlthoughShSUwillofferavarietyofprogramsatthenewcampus,therewillbenoduplicationofprogramsofferedbyloneStarCollege-Montgomery,texasA&MortexasSouthernUniversity,accordingtoEglsaer.
“itwillbeacontinuationofwhatwearealreadyproviding,withmoreopportunitiesfornon-traditionalundergraduatestudentsandgraduatestudentsworkinginthehoustonarea,”hesaid.“itwillprovideconvenientaccesstohighereducationformanytexansworkingandresidinginthenorthhoustonarea.”O
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BACHELOR’S DEGREES B.B.A Accounting B.A.A.S. Applied Arts and Sciences B.B.A Banking and Financial Institutions B.A. or B.S. Criminal Justice B.A. English B.A. or B.S. Family and Consumer Science B.B.A Finance B.B.A General Business B.A. History B.S. Interdisciplinary Academic Studies
in Elementary Certification B.B.A Management B.B.A Marketing B.A. or B.S. Political Science B.S. Psychology B.A. Sociology B.A. Spanish
MASTER’S DEGREES M.S. Applied Geographic
Information Systems M.B.A. Business Administration M.A. Communication Studies M.S. Criminal Justice M.Ed. Curriculum and Instruction M.Ed. Curriculum and Instruction
with EC – 12 Physical Education Certification
M.Ed. Educational Leadership: Educational Administration and Certification
M.Ed. Educational Leadership: Instructional Leadership
M.A. English M.A. History M.A. Kinesiology—Sports Management M.A. Political Science M.A. Psychology M.A. Sociology M.Ed. Special Education: Educational
Diagnostician Certification
SPECIAL PROGRAMS Ed.D. Doctor of Education
in Educational Leadership Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy
in Counselor Education Post-Bac. Post-Baccalaureate
Teacher Certification
DEGREES OFFERED AT THE UNIVERSITY CENTER
ThenewSHSUbuildingwilladdressseveralissuesthattheuniversityhasfacedoverthepastfewyears,withsteadygrowthofbothstudentsandcitizensintheMontgomeryCounty/NorthHarrisCountyarea.ItwillalsoprovideaserviceforthoseindividualswhowouldliketofurthertheireducationbutareunabletoenrollontheHuntsvillecampus.
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CommenCement HOWmaNyLITTLEDETaILSDOESITTakE
TOmakEaPICTURE-PERfECTDay?
“Graduation is a huge task, and it takes help from several different areas as you can see. It is definitely a collaborative effort to pull
commencement off each semester.” Teresa Ringo, University Registrar
88900
FoCUSUNIVERSITY
MONTHS EARLIER: On behalf of the students, faculty, and administration, SHSU President Dana Gibson invites special guests to speak at commencement ceremonies.
The Registrar’s Office has a checklist on the Destination Graduation website (www.shsu.edu/~reg_www/destination/) to be used as a guide for completing the graduation process and participating in commencement ceremonies. The checklist covers such details from applying for a degree to checking that the student’s name is actually in the program.
ONE MONTH PRIOR: Degree candidates are reminded to confirm the date and time of their commencement ceremony. SHSU has three ceremonies at the end of the spring and fall semesters and two in August.
The Registrar’s Office has been working for months with students to make sure that all their academic requirements have been met. As graduation day approaches, the staff in Johnson Coliseum goes into ‘high gear’ and begins transforming the building from a sports arena to a place for pomp and circumstance. Among the items on the “To-Do List” are:
While students dream about that one magic moment when their name is called and they walk across the stage at graduation, the rest of Sam Houston State University has been working for days, weeks, even months in advance to make the day a reality.
Arrange for Coliseum windows to be cleaned
Schedule golf cart drivers Request wheelchair ramps and other graduation equipment
Clean every seat and chair back in the Coliseum
Sweep all arena seating areas Lay and tape the entire cover for the master sub-flooring
Push in floor bleachers Build stage Mop stands Tape sub-flooring Set up chairs Set up stage Place skirt around the stage Build handicap ramp
Clean all floor chairs and replace damaged chairs with newer ones
Clean and stock concession stands Clean and polish showcases Sweep and dust entire concourse Retouch handrails with paint Clean and polish water fountains Set up sound system Clean every nook and corner Place platform party chairs on the stage
Tape down microphone lines Arrange interpreter stand, gonfalon, and gold cord table
Adjust heating/air conditioning Obtain pop-up tents for golf shuttle Place commencement programs
Let the CeLebration begin!
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Increasedretentionandgraduationrates,newacademicprograms,andrecognitionsandawardsarejustafewofthethingsthathavetakenplaceundertheleadershipofProvostDavidPayne.
‘AccompliSHed’ AdminiSTrATor
TO RETIRE THIS SUMMER
After14yearsofservicetoSamhoustonStateUniversityasitssenioracademicofficer,provostandVicepresidentfor
AcademicAffairsDavidpayneisretiringonJuly31,2011.
“provostpaynehasestablishedastrong,objectiveacademicculturethatcontinuestoraisethebaronthequalityoftheacademicprogramsandservicesatSamhoustonStateUniversity,”saidShSUpresidentDanagibson.
“hisrigorousexpectationforqualitybenefitsourcurrentstudents,andsince
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itpermeatestheacademicunits,theseexpectationswillcontinuetoenhancestudentandfacultyexperiencesforyearstocome,”shesaid.
DuringhistenureatShSU,paynehasledtheDivisionofAcademicAffairswith600facultylocatedinsixcollegesoffering78undergraduateand49graduatedegrees,includingfivedoctoraldegreeprograms.
payneearnedaBachelorofSciencedegreeinsociologyfromBrighamYoungUniversity.hecontinuedhisacademicstudiesinsociology,earningbothaMasterofArtsdegreeandadoctoratefromtheUniversityofNorthCarolina.
hebeganhiscareerattheUniversityofiowa.AfterpositionsattheUniversityofiowa,UniversityofNorthDakota,UniversityofNeworleans,SoutheastMissouriStateUniversity,SangamonStateUniversity,andEmporiaStateUniversity,hecametoShSU.
“iwasinterviewingfortwopositionsatthesametimeinthespringof1997,”paynesaid.“onewasattheStateUniversityofNewYork—BuffaloandtheotherwasatSamhoustonState.Atonelocation,thesnowbankswerehigh,andattheotherlocation,theazaleaswereinfullbloom.itwasnotadifficultdecisionforus.”
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payne,andhiswife,grettle,hadneverlivedintexas.however,itwasnotlongbeforetheyfeltathome.
“isupposeyoucouldsaywewerecapturedbytexasandallthingswonderfulaboutthestate,”hesaid.“Wehavetrulyenjoyedbeingtexans.”
hedoesn’tmindexpressinghisaffectionfortheSamhoustonStateUniversitycommunityaswell.
“thequalityofpeopleihaveworkedwithisoutstanding,”hesaid.“Everypersonisreallyafinehumanbeing.theadministratorsareskilledandthathasmademylifeasprovostpleasant.
“iamthrilledthattheuniversityhasbeenrecognizedasoneof97collegesnamedasoneofthe‘BestColleges’inthecountrytoworkforandoneofthetop100businessesinthehoustonareatoworkfor,”hesaid.
paynesaidhewashesitanttoisolateanyoneaccomplishmentthathadoccurredattheuniversityunderhisdirection.
“thecreditforanythinggoodthathastakenplaceshouldbespreadacrosstheentireuniversity,”hesaid.“itwasn’tbecauseoftheworkofjustoneperson.”
however,severalfacultyleadersfeelthatpayne’sinvolvementwasthedrivingforceinmakingthingshappen.
“throughhisleadershipandstewardship,andworkingwithotheradministrators,thequalityofacademicsandnumberofstudentshereatSamhoustonhaveskyrocketed,”saidtexasStateUniversitySystemRegents’professorandDistinguishedprofessorofCriminalJusticeRolandodelCarmen.
“hehasbeenahighlyapproachableadministratorandalwayshadtimeforanyonewhowantedtomeetwithhim,”delCarmensaid.“itisamazingtomehow,throughoutalltheseyears,hewasalwaysavailableformeetingsone-on-onewiththefacultyandhowhelistenedtogenuineconcernsaboutacademicsand
othermattersintheirowncolleges.hewasalwaystheretolistenandbesympathetic.hisheartandmindwereintherightplaceandhetrulycared.”
“inmyopinion,Dr.paynehasdonemoretoelevatetheacademicstandardsofstudentsandfacultythananyotheradministratorinthepast40years(mytimeatShSU),”saidtSUSRegents’andDistinguishedprofessorofhistoryJamesolson.
“intermsoftenurestandardsandresearchexpectationsforfaculty,hehasbroughtShSUintothemodernworld,andhehasmanagedtodosowithgentilityandgrace,”hesaid.
“today,thequalityofourfacultyinmanydepartmentsrivalsthefacultyatsuchpremierinstitutionsastheUniversityoftexasandtexasA&M.ManyadministratorshavepushedShSUinthatdirection,butinmyopinionDavidpayneistheindividualmostresponsibleforthattransformation,”olsonsaid.
“Dr.payne’sstyleofleadershiphasgrownourdemocraticcampusenvironment.heencouragesratherthandemands;heinvitesinsteadoftells,”saidJoyceMcCauley,professorandgraduatereading/languageartsprogramadviserfor
theCollegeofEducationandchairoftheAmericanDemocracyprojectatShSU.
“heisaleaderwithvisionandcourageandhelpstofindwaystomakethingshappen,”shesaid. “heissincerelyinterestedinconnectingthestrengthsoftheuniversitycommunitywiththestrengthsofthelocalcommunityforthemutualbenefitofboth. Now,morethanever,facultyandstudentsareunderstandingthepoweronepersoncanhavetomakeadifferencebybeinginformedandengagedincommunity.”
“Dr.paynehasbeenawonderfulmentortomeandmanyoftheadministratorsoncampus,”saidRichardEglsaer,associateprovost.“Asaleader,herefusestomicromanage.Ratherhequietlyshareshisexperiencestohelpusputourdecisionsintoperspective.
“ihavebenefittedtremendouslyfromhiswisecounseloverthelast11years.heconsistentlymaintainsfocusonthebigpictureashemakesdecisions,”Eglsaersaid.
“ihavebeenmostimpressedbyhishumility.Asaleaderhehasdeflectedcreditawayfromhimself.Effectivechangehasbeentheonlyrewardhehassoughtoraccepted,”hesaid.
provostpayneserveslunchattheAdministrationandorganizationFair,sponsoredbyStudentActivities.
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“I have been most impressed by his humility. As a leader he has deflected credit away from himself. Effective change has been the only reward he has sought or accepted.”
—RichardEglsaer,associateprovost
amONGPayNE’SaCCOmPLISHmENTS,aNDUNDERHISDIRECTION,SHSU:
inreflectingonhisworkatShSU,paynesaidhealsoseesabrightfuturefortheuniversity.
“thereiswonderfulleadershipinacademicaffairsatalllevels,andibelievetheuniversitywillcontinuetomoveforwardafterihaveretired,”paynesaid.
“Enrollmentwillcontinuetogrow,thegraduateprogramwillbestrong,andthedistancelearningcomponentwillenhancetheattractionoftheuniversity,”hesaid.
“thenewnursingprogramwillopenthedoorfortheexpansionofalliedhealthprograms,anditwillgiveawholenewdimensiontotheuniversity,”hesaid.
“AndtheperformingArtsCenterwillallowtheuniversitytobetterfocusonthoseacademicprograms,”hesaid,notingthatShSU’sstrengthintheperformingartswasoneofthethingsthatattractedhimtotakethejob.
EventhoughhisjobasauniversityadministratorwillendinJuly,paynehasseveralprojectsthatwilloccupyhistime.
“i’vealwaysbeeninterestedingenealogy,andiplantopursueitmoreaggressively,”hesaid.“i’veserved23yearsasachiefacademicofficer,andthroughtheyearsi’vebeenaskedtodopresentationsandprovideadviceonhowtobeasuccessfulprovost.Soi’mplanningtowriteabookaboutthat.
“And,ofcourse,iwillbeplayingwithmy10grandchildren,”hesaid.O
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• increased freshman-to-sophomore retention by 26 percent • increase six-year graduation rates
by 42 percent • introduced a freshman reader program • increased enrollment by 27 percent •moved the university from a
carnegie classification of masters University to the classification of research doctoral University •established internal connections with
18 universities in eight countries •established the professional and
Academic center for excellence to enhance teaching •opened a multi-institution teaching
center in north Houston •led a faculty development initiative
more than quadrupling the number of semester or year-long faculty development leaves •conducted a major revision of the
university’s core curriculum • increased 40-fold the student
scholarship funds •doubled the size of all
graduate assistantships •established academic enrichment
centers to assist students with special needs in language and mathematics •established an innovative advising
center, which was recognized in 2005 as one of the six best in the nation
•established and staffed an office of international programs •Brought to approval two doctoral
programs and many master’s and baccalaureate programs, including the new baccalaureate program in nursing •led the institution through successful
discipline-specific accreditations and two institutional accreditations •restructured Academic Affairs,
adding two colleges • implemented a new automated
degree-monitoring program •established benchmark
community college articulation and transfer programs •led institution involvement with the
American democracy project and the political engagement project • increased externally funded research
by 450 percent •established a distance learning
office which has more than 5,000 online enrollments per semester in 12 full degree programs •established the office of Student
Success initiatives, which sponsors such programs as the First Year experience, the common reader program, the learning communities, and an introduction to University life course
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ENGaGEmENTCOmmUNITySHSURECEIVES
NaTIONaLRECOGNITIONfOR
theCarnegieFoundationfortheAdvancementofteachinghasselectedSamhoustonStateUniversitytoreceivethe2010Community
EngagementClassification.ShSUisamong115collegesand
universitiesrecognizedandistheonlyinstitutionwithinthetexasStateUniversitySystemwiththedesignation.only311U.S.institutionsofhighereducationhavebeenawardedtheclassificationsinceitwasestablished.
Collegesanduniversitieswithaninstitutionalfocusoncommunityengagementwereinvitedtoapplyfortheclassification.theapplicationaskedforevidencethatcommunityengagementisincorporatedintotheuniversity’smission,campusculture,institutionalassessment,resourceallocation,academicresearch,teaching,student-learningoutcomes,facultyevaluationsandactivitiesofstudentorganizations.
thecommunityengagementinitiativeatShSUwasdevelopedbyprovostDavidpayne,whoassembledagroupoffacultymembersinterestedinhelpingstudentsbecomemorecivicallyengaged.
“hewantedourstudentstousetheskills,knowledgeanddispositionslearnedatShSUtomakeadifference,toimprovelifeinourcommunitybyunderstandingtheirrolesascitizensoftheUnitedStatesandtogiveback,”saidJoyceMcCauley,chairoftheEngagedScholarsCommittee,whichpreparedtheapplication.
inadditiontoMcCauley,whorepresentstheCollegeofEducation,committeemembersincludeSanjayMehta(BusinessAdministration),leeMiller(humanitiesandSocialSciences),SergioRuiz(ArtsandSciences),andRaymondteske(CriminalJustice).
therecognitionisparticularlyrewardingforpayne.
“Wearedelightedtobeclassifiedascivicallyengageduniversitybythe
“With this recognition we join an elite group of universities that in practice care for the total development of their students.”
—Davidpayne,provost
CarnegieFoundationfortheAdvancementofteaching,”hesaid.
“itisavalidationoftheworkofmanyofourfacultywhoforseveralyearshavepreparedourstudentsforalifetimeofcivicengagementaspartoftheireducationatSamhoustonStateUniversity.Withthisrecognitionwejoinanelitegroupofuniversitiesthatinpracticecareforthetotaldevelopmentoftheirstudents,”hesaid.
toseethemanywaysShSUisanengagedcampus,gotohttp://www. shsu.edu/~pin_www/T%40S/2011/ CarnegieCommunityEngagement.html. O
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EnrollmentReachesMilestone
SamHoustonStateUniversity’senrollmentreachedanotherrecordhighinthefallsemester,exceedingeventheprojectedgrowth.
official20thclassdayfiguresindicatedthat17,214studentswereenrolledinShSUthisfall,constitutinga2.8
percentincreaseoverFall2009’senrollmentof16,772.
thisbreaksdownto14,659undergraduatestudents;2,256post-baccalaureateandmaster’sstudents;and299doctoralstudents.
Enrollmentgrowthisbasedonthreeareas:newfreshmen,witha4.1percentincreaseoverFall2009;newtransferstudents,withan8.1percentincrease;andthegraduatestudentpopulation,whichincreasedby18.1percentover2009,accordingtoheatherthielemann,vicepresidentforenrollmentmanagement.
thetotalnewundergraduateincreaseforfall2010is256studentsforanincreaseof5.7percent.
“ithinknewstudentgrowthisessentialtotheuniversity,andthesethreeareasimpactnotonlyShSU,butalsohelpusreachthestatewidegoalsinthesetargetmarkets,”thielemannsaid.“thefreshmengrowthisimportantbecausebasedonstatisticsfortexashighschoolgraduatesfromMayof2009,75percentofthemattendedacommunitycollege,soforustocontinuetoincreaseinourfreshmanclassisasuccess.”
thielemannattributesthegrowthtofocusedrecruitmenteffortsandscholarshipmoneyavailablefortransferstudents.
“Studentswhotransferin30ormorehourstoShSUarethemostsuccessfulatcompletingadegree,buttheycanalsoreceivetheir
associate’sdegreewithourreversetransferprogram,”shesaid.“Asforthegraduateprogram,wehavetargeteddifferentgroupsofstudentswithmarketingandrecruitment.theyhaveafull-timegraduateadmissionscounselor
The2010Fallenrollmentbreaksdownto14,659undergraduatestudents;2,256post-baccalaureateandmaster’sstudents;and299doctoralstudents.
forgeneralrecruitment,andeachcollegerecruitsforspecificprograms.
“ialsothinkthenewwebsitehascontributedtoimprovementincommunicationsandcurrentinformation,”shesaid.O
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CriminalJustice’sDoctoralprogramCelebrates40Years
thebrainchildoftwovisionarymen—georgeJ.Beto,formerdirectorofthetexasDepartmentofCorrections,andArleighB.templeton,
formerpresidentofSamhoustonStateCollege—wastoestablishaprogramofexcellenceincriminaljusticeeducation.
Fortyyearslater,ShSU’sCollegeofCriminalJusticehasproduced259doctoralgraduates,includingprominentleadersinacademiaandinpracticeacrosstheUnitedStatesandworld.
“overtheyears,theCollegeofCriminalJusticeatSamhoustonStateUniversityhasproducedqualitydoctoratesthathaveworkedacrosstheStateoftexas,thenation,andinternationally,”saidMichaelVaughn,assistantdeanforgraduatestudies
fortheCollegeofCriminalJusticeanddirectorofthedoctoralprogram.
“Samhoustongraduatesserveontheboardsandareofficeholdersofkeyacademicprofessionalorganizationsinthediscipline,includingtheAcademyofCriminalJustice
SciencesandtheAmericanSocietyofCriminology.Moreover,theteaching,researchandscholarshipconductedbySamhoustonstudents,alumniandfacultyhavemadetheworldabetterplace.
“the40thanniversaryofourph.D.programisatimetohonorthecollegeaswellascelebrateourgraduateswhohavecontributedsomuchtotheacademicdisciplineofcriminaljusticeandcriminology.”
theCollegeofCriminalJusticecelebratedits40thyearofdoctoraleducationwithareceptioninMarchattheAcademyofCriminalJusticeSciencesconferenceintoronto,Canada.O
“The40thanniversaryofourPh.D.programisatimetohonorthecollegeaswellascelebrateourgraduateswhohavecontributedsomuchtotheacademicdisciplineofcriminaljusticeandcriminology.”
—MichaelVaughn
professorJerryDowling(left)andthen-DeangeorgeKillingerin1977.professorJerryDowling(left)and
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The James and Nancy Gaertner Performing Arts Center formallyopenedits
doorsonSept.30,2010,witharibboncuttingceremonyandanexcitingeveningofmusic,theatreanddance.
the arts grand opening the arts the arts grand opening PACgrand opening grand o
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PERFORMING ARTS CENTER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
The James and Nancy Gaertner
opening grand opening grand opening
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SteelesShareBlessingsthroughgiftsofScholarships
lindaCowles(left), directorofKeeppearlandBeautiful,receivesacheckfromErinandRobertSteele.theSteelessupportanumberofphilanthropiesaswellasShSUscholarships.
ThroughtheirSteeleCharitableFoundation,RobertandErinSteelearetakingtheirgivingonestepfurther.
WhenRobertandErinSteelelookbackto1980,theyhavemanyfondmemoriestocherish.itwastheyear
theybecamehusbandandwifeandSamhoustonStateUniversitygraduates.
theSteelesmetin1977whileRobertwastakingpartintheuniversity’s3/2program,allowinghimtoearnadegreein
physicsfromSamhoustonwhilesimultaneouslyearninganengineeringdegreefromtexasA&M;Erinwasworkingonadegreeinspeechpathologywithaminorinspecialeducation.
thecoupledidverywellduringtheirtimeatSamhouston.RobertwasawardedtheoutstandingJuniorphysicsStudentAwardin1978andgraduatedwithhonors;andEringraduatedSummaCumlaude,servedas
anorangeKeyandwasinductedintotheKappaDeltapiEducationhonorSociety.
Whilethistimeintheirlivesbroughtaccomplishment,Erinsaidshecan’tlookbackwithoutrememberingthestrugglesshefacedaswell.
“iwasaverygoodstudentinhighschool,butididn’tgetanyscholarships,”shesaid.“icamefromafamilywithfivekidsandastay-at-homemom.iwasthefirsttogotocollege,anditwasveryhard.
“ihadtoworktopayforatleast,ifnotmore,thanhalfofmyexpenses.ididlaundryforgreenAcresNursinghome,watchedtheafter-schoolkidsatadaycareinhuntsville,andevenworkedoffandonatJCpenney.”
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ViSioNBUILDING THE
ByAmyBarnett
AlthoughRobert’sfatherpaidforhiseducation,hesawfirsthandthestressErinhadtoface.theyknewearlyon,iftheywereeverinapositionwheretheycould
“giveback,”theywould.“ialwaysthoughtwewouldgivebackto
students,becauseirememberhowistruggledandthestressiwasunder,”saidErin.
theSteelesbeganpavingthewaytothatopportunityassoonastheygraduated.
ErintaughtatgarfieldElementaryinpasadenawhileRobertbeganworkingattexashoning,inc.,thecompanyhisfatherstartedjustfouryearsearlierwithtwobusinesspartners.
thecompanybecamefamilyownedin1982,andtwoyearslater,whenhisfatherretired,Robertandhisbrother,Will,boughthisinterest.in1995,RobertboughtWill’ssharesandbecamesoleownerofthecompany.
thiprovidesarangeofprecisionservicesincludingboring,straighteninganddrilling,andin1998,itbeganofferingsomethingalittledifferent—scholarships.
theSteelesstartedtheSteeleCharitableFoundation,offeringscholarshipstothechildrenoftexashoning,inc.,employees.
onerecipient,AmandaStephens,whograduatedfromShSUinMay2010withdegreesinmasscommunicationandphotography,saidthescholarshipwasablessing.
“Youdon’tseemanybusinesseshelpingthechildrenoftheiremployeeslikethis.Collegecanbesoexpensive,especiallywhenyouhaveadoublemajor,sothescholarshipreallyhelpedalot,”shesaid.
theSteeleCharitableFoundationhasprovided$100,000sofartofamiliesoftexashoningemployees,andeventhoughtheSteele’ssold90percentoftheirinterestinthecompanyin2008,theycontinuetoprovidefinancialaidtofamiliesoftheemployees.
Nowtheyaretakingtheirgenerosityastepfurther,providingscholarshipstootherstudentsaswell,bysettinguptwonew
endowments,pledging$1milliontoSamhoustonStateUniversity.
theRobertandErinSteeleScienceEndowedScholarshipisdesignedtoaidfull-timeShSUundergraduatestudentsmajoringinascienceorengineering.
theErinandRobertSteeleEducationEndowedScholarshipisforfull-timeundergraduateswhohavebeenadmittedintoShSU’seducatorpreparationprogram.
theSteelescalltheirdecisiontogivethemoneytoSamhoustonan“easyone.”
“thereissuchabigdifferencewithSamhoustonStateUniversitythanwithotheruniversities,”saidRobert.“theprofessorsmakesuchabigdifferenceby
makingthemselvesmoreavailableandreallyspendingtimeone-on-onewiththestudents.”
“thathasnotchangedovertheyears,”saidErin.“Wealsosawitwithourdaughter,laura(whograduatedinDecember).Shewasabletotalktoherprofessorsanytime.Asaparent,i’mverypleasedthatSamhoustonhasnotchangedthatpolicy.”
theSteeleshavetwosons,travisandglen,whoarealsocollegegraduates.Asparents,RobertandErinfirstsetouttoteachtheirchildrentheimportanceofaneducation.Nowtheystrivetoteachthemthevalueofphilanthropy.Andtheydoitbyexample.
RobertisontheboardofdirectorsforthehoustonlivestockShowand
RodeoandservesonthecommitteefortheJuniorpoultryAuction.thecouplealsocontributesannuallytoscholarshipsprovidedbythehlSR.
ErinisapastpresidentandactivememberofKeeppearlandBeautiful,aswellasWomeninleadershipSociety,whichoffersscholarshipstosinglemomsattendingcollege,amongotherthings.in2010,shewasnamedarecipientofShSU’sAlumniServiceAward.
“ithinkeveryoneshouldhavetheopportunitytogotocollegeiftheychoose,but,unfortunately,somanydon’thavethefinancialmeanstogetthere.Sowhenwegivemoney,wewantittogotoeducation,”saidRobert.
“Ialwaysthoughtwewouldgivebacktostudents,becauseIrememberhowIstruggledandthestressIwasunder.”
—ErinSteele
WhentheyarenotspendingtimewithacharitygroupormanaginghoustonNationalgolfCourse,whichtheypurchasedinJuly,theyarelikelyspendingtimewiththeirchildrenorfellowmembersofFirstUnitedMethodistChurchinpearland.
Butnomatterwheretheyare,theyarefocusedonsettingagoodexamplebygivingback.
“Weusuallytellourscholarshiprecipients,whenyouareinthepositiontohelpsomeoneelse,whetheritiswithascholarship,orbyhelpingsomeonewhoneedstheircarrepaired,youneedtogiveback,”saidErin.“Wegivebackbecausewe’vebeenblessedsomuch.”O
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SAM SCENE
at ThepicturesonthenextpagearefromeventsthattookplaceatSHSUduringtheFallsemester.
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TreeofLightCeremony Sammypalooza FallFestival
GoldenCircleReunion
TreeofLightCeremonyTonyDorsett,President’sSpeakerSeriesDedicationoftheEricaStarrTheatre
FallFestival Firefest
Firefest
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National Title InaUGURaLbowLInGTEam
SETSSIGHTSon
innearlyacenturyofintercollegiateathleticsatSamhouston,theBearkatshavewoneightnationalchampionships.thelasttitlecamein1982insoftball.
NowaBearkatteamappearstohavethepotentialtoincreasetheuniversity’snationalchampionshiptrophycollectiontonine.
theopportunitycomesintheuniversity’snewestsport—women’sbowling.
headcoachBradhagen’ssquadofsevenbowlersburstontotheNCAADivisionibowlingscenethisfallinspectacularfashion.
playinginmajorintercollegiatetournamentsinMissouri,DelawareandNewJersey,theBearkatsfinishedasrunner-upinoneeventandthirdintwoothers.
thebowlingteam’sfallrecordof29victoriesandonly12lossesincludes18winsoverteamslistedintheNationaltenpinsCoachesAssociation2010preseasontop20.
Samhoustonhasdefeatednineofthetop10teamsincludingvictoriesoverdefendingNCAAchampionandNo.1rankedFairleigh-Dickinson,2008nationaltitlistandNo.2
Maryland-EasternShore,and2007NCAAchampionandNo.4Vanderbilt.
“Wecertainlyhavegottentheattentionofeveryoneinthecollegebowlingworld,”hagensaid.“oursevengirlshavedoneatremendousjobthisfall.ourlevelofpreparation,competitivenatureandNCAArecordprovethatwearenotjustanotherfirst-yearprogram.WewanttoremainoncoursetowardsourgoaloftheNCAAchampionshipinDetroitinApril.We’veturnedheads,butwestillhavetogooutandprovewe’reacontender.”
hagen,aU.S.BowlingCongressSilvercertifiedcoachwithmorethan15yearsofcompetitiveexperienceattheregionaland
SHSU’snewestintercollegiatesportisstrikingbiginitsfirstseason.
Neishka Cardona Dayna Galganski
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KAtSEYE ON THE
nationallevels,joinedtheBearkatstaffin2009.thenativeofupstateNewYorkhitthegroundrunning,recruitingalloverthecountrytobuildateam.
“Wewentlookingforqualityoverquantity,”hagensaid.“Wewantedwomenwhounderstandtheimportanceofacademicsandtheabilitytolearn,adaptandretaininformationonandoffthelanes.”
haganalsohassucceededinbuildingcorporaterelationshipsforthenewteamthatwillbenefittheprogram.theBearkatsaresponsoredbytrackBowling,abrandofEboniteinternational,inc.,andturbogrips,abowlingaccessoriescompany.
“Welookfortrackandturbogripstobekeyinfluencesinourpresentandfuturesuccess,”hagensaid.“it’sexcitingtohaveinfluentialcompaniesbeapartofourvisionandgrowthfromthebeginning,andibelievethesynergyisaperfectfit.”
theSamhoustonbowlingteamopeneditsfirstseasonwithavictoryoverrivalStephenF.AustinattheinternationalBowlingtrainingandResearchCenterinArlington.
“Startingtheprogram’shistorywithawinoverourarchrivalwasatremendousmotivationalfactor,”hagansaid.“AsoneofthefirsteventsinthenewArlingtonfacility,italsobroughtSamhoustonmajorexposureinthebowlingworld.i’msoproudofhowourteamhasperformedonthenationalstage.”
theinauguralSamhoustonbowlingsquadconsistsoftexanslisaCummins,KimiDavidsonandlisaMacAllister;
Florida’sDaynagalganski;NewYorkerShainaWoolbaugh;NeishkaCardona,ofpuertoRico;andAidaSanchez,oftheDominicanRepublic.
thebowlingsquadhasearnedareputationnotonlyforsuccessonthelanesbutalsoasstrongsupportersfortheother16sportsteamsatSamhoustonState.
“Everyhomegame,unlessthey’reatatournament,thebowlingteamisinthestandsgivingtheirsupport,”associateathleticdirectorforstudentservicesChristhompsonsaid.“theseyoungladieshaveembracedthecollegeexperienceandarehavingagreattime.”
galganski,ajuniorfromWestpalmBeach,Fla.,whowasagoldmedalistatthe2009tournamentoftheAmericas,lovesthecollegegame.
“thebiggestdifferencebetweenintercollegiatebowlingandplayingasanindividualishavingsixteammatesrighttherewithyou,rootingforyouandgivingencouragement,”galganskisaid.“thewholeteamspiritthingisgreat.oneofthebestthingsaboutSamhoustonStateisalltheactivities.it’sgreatgoingwithmyteammatestoeventslikeFirefestandhomecomingandsupportingourothersportsteams.it’sexcitingandfun.”
CompetitionintournamentsacrossthecountrymakesuptheBearkats’schedule.Duringthespringsemester,SamhoustonwilltraveltoArkansas,Nebraska,AlabamaandtennesseeseekingtoearnaberthintheNCAAchampionshipsApril14–16inDetroit.
therearetwotypesofteammatchesatthetournaments.ononedayteamsplaytraditionalmatcheswitheachindividual’sscorescombinedforateamtotaltodecidetheresult.SquadsalsomeetinBaker-formatmatchesthatarelikeatennisdualmatchormatchplayingolf.thebowlerssquareoffinone-on-onematch-upswiththefirstteamtowinfourofthepairingsdeclaredthewinner.
Resultsfromthefirsttwodaysofcompetitionareusedtodetermineseedingforthefinalday,withthetopfourteamsbattlingforthechampionship.thisfall,Samhoustonqualifiedforthetopgroupingineachofthefinalscompetitions.
“inbowling,strikesarefunbutspareswin,”galganskisaid.“We’vesetgettingtotheNCAAnationalsasateamgoalandsofarwe’reontracktogetthere.”O
Lisa MacAllister Shaina Woolbaugh Coach Brad Hagen and Aida Sanchez Kimi Davidson
on march 30, it was announced
on the ncAA national Selection
Show that the SHSU bowling
team would compete in the ncAA
division i national championship
in detroit April 14 16.
CHamPIonSHIPboUnD
on march 30, it was announced
on the ncAA national Selection
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BATTLE OF THEPINEY WOODS
The 85th “Battle of the Piney Woods” at Reliant Stadium on Oct. 23, was a smashing success. The crowd of 24,685 was the largest in SHSU-SFA series history and the ninth biggest audience ever for a Bearkat football game. The event provided a stage for Sam Houston to gain exposure in the city in which more than 65,000 SHSU alumni call home. The No. 4-ranked Lumberjacks escaped Reliant with a narrow 31-28 victory. With all but one starter back from the 2010 Kat team, fans already are looking forward to the 86th renewal of the series, again at Reliant. For complete information about tickets to the 2011 “Battle of the Piney Woods,” go to www.gobearkats.com.
BATTLE OF THE
SAVE THE DATE—OCT. 8, 2011
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Student-AthleteServicegoesUnrivaled
BryanRandolphwasoneoftheathleteswhoworkedwithchildrenatahuntsvilleelementaryschool.
SamHoustonstudent-athleteshavetakenaleadershiproleintheSouthlandConferencewithcommunityinvolvementprograms.
theShSUStudent-AthleteAdvisoryCommittee’sactivitieshavebeensosuccessfulthatotheruniversitiesacrosstheleaguehaveusedthegroupas
amodelfortheirowncampus.twoprojectsduringthe2010school
yearillustratethegroup’scommitment.inMarch,SAAC’sannual“poptab”drivetoraisefundsfortheRonaldMcDonaldhouseM.D.AndersonCancerCenterresultedinarecordcollection.Bearkatstudent-athletescollected118.6poundsofpoptabsfromsoftdrinkcans.
AspartoftheSouthlandConference’s“twelveDaysofChristmas”programin
December,eachoftheuniversity’s17sportsteamsworkedtoseethatmorethan60underprivilegedchildrenatSamhoustonElementarySchoolwillhaveschoolsuppliesforthecomingyear.
otherannualcommunity-relatedactivitiesforBearkatstudent-athletesincludementoringprogramswiththehuntsvilleindependentSchoolDistrict;acannedfooddrivebenefitingthegoodShepherdMission;andStudentlifeAwarenessprogramsconcerningalcohol,nutrition,timeandstressmanagementanddiversity.
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TheleadershiproleplayedoncampusbySamHoustonstudent-athleteshasbeenrecognizednationallybytheNCAA.
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letterAssociationshonorEightFormerAthletes
From left: BobbyJones(brotherofthelateJanJones),VictorMcKnight,Christhompson,SylviaAnderson,JodyConradt,MikeStavinoha,andBrendagray
The2010HallsofHonorinducteesincludeprogram‘pioneers’and‘outstanding’men.
Fourwomenandfourmenwererecognizedasthe2010inducteesintotheSamhoustonWomen’sletterAssociationandtheShSU
lettermen’sAssociationhallsofhonorattheannualdinnerinDecemberatthelowmanStudentCenter.
Women’sinducteeswereSylviaAnderson(basketball),JodyConradt(basketball),BrendaWeddegray(volleyball)andChrisCribari-thompson(tennis).
Men’shonoreeswerethelateJanJones(football),VictorMcKnight(football),tracypearson(basketball)andMikeStavinoha(baseball).
“Eachyear,thehallofhonorpresentationisspecial,”directorofathleticsBobby
Williamssaid.“Butthe2010eventwasparticularlymemorable.Justover40yearsaftertheinceptionofwomen’sathleticsatSamhoustonState,wehavetheopportunitytohonorseveralofthepioneerswhobuiltthefoundationforourwomen’sprograms.”
JodyConradtwasheadcoachforboththeSamhoustonwomen’sbasketballandvolleyballprogramsfrom1970to1973andwentontorollupanincrediblerecordasheadwomen’sbasketballcoachattheUniversityoftexas.Shealsoservedaswomen’sathleticdirectoratUtfrom1992to2001.inher38-yearcareer(thatincludesfouryearsatSamhouston),shewon900basketballgames,thesecondhighesttotalforanNCAADivisionibasketballcoach.
SylviaAnderson,astarterontheBearkats’1973women’sbasketballteamcoachedbyJodyConradt,wasthefirstblackwomantoparticipateinintercollegiateathleticsforSamhouston.Shehelpedleadthe1973women’steamtoa20-7record,themostvictoriesinaseasonduringthefirst12yearsintheprogram’shistory.
ChristhompsonandBrendagrayhaveplayedmajorrolesinwomen’sathleticsatSamhoustonbothasstudent-athletes,coachesandathleticadministrators.
thompsonwas“MostValuableplayer”forthe1980women’stennisteamandserved16seasonsastheprogram’sheadcoach.ShenowisSamhouston’sassociateathleticdirectorforstudentservices,overseeinganacademicandstudent-athlete
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welfareprogramthatisthemodelfortheSouthlandConference.
grayplayedvolleyballforthelateRebeccaBilsing(ahallofhonorinducteein2008)onthe1979and1980teamsthatrolledupatwo-yearrecordof80-30andfinishedasrunners-upinthetexasAssociationofintercollegiateAthleticsforWomen.graysucceededBilsingasBearkatheadcoachin1984.inher26seasonsatthehelmoftheprogramshestandsasoneofonly27activeNCAADivisioniwomen’svolleyballheadcoacheswithmorethan500coachingvictories.
“SamhoustonStateisequallythrilledtowelcomefouroutstandingformerathletesonthemen’sside,”Williamssaid.“ihadtheopportunitytoseethreeofthesegentlemencompeteduringmytenurehereattheuniversityandknowwhatgreathonorstheybroughttoourprogramaswell.”
JoneswasquarterbackandpunterforSamhoustonontheuniversity’sfootballteamsin1941,1942and1946.heearnedAll-loneStarConferencefirstteamhonorsandhelpedleadthe1942and1946BearkatstoloneStarConferencerunner-upfinishes.JonesstillholdstheschoolandloneStarConferencerecordformostpuntsinonegamewithanincredibletotalof31setina0-0tiewithEasttexasStateonamuddyfieldin1946.
McKnightwasafour-yearstarterasacenterfortheBearkats,earningAll-SouthlandConferencehonorsin1997,1998and1999.hissenioryear,hewaspartoftheoffensivelinethatblockedforWalterpaytonAwardfinalistChrisChaloupkaastheKatssetschoolpassingandtotaloffenserecordsandstartedatraditionofnationally-rankedBearkataerialattacks.
pearsonstandsNo.5inall-timereboundsandNo.8incareerscoringintheSamhoustonmen’sbasketballrecordbooks.hescored1,406pointsandpulled
down733reboundsasacenterfortheKats.pearsonearnedfirstteamall-leaguehonorsbothinthegulfStarConferencein1987andtheSouthlandConferencein1988and1989.
AsapitcherfortheBearkatbaseballteam,Stavinohaalsoearnedall-conferencehonorsintwoleagues.hewasanAll-gulfStarConferenceselectionin1986andall-leagueintheSouthlandConferencein1988.StavinoharanksNo.5incareerpitchingvictoriesat
Samhoustonwithafour-yearrecordof26-8.his.765winningpercentageonthemoundisthe10thbestinBearkathistory.
theSamhoustonlettermen’sAssociationinitiateditshallofhonorin1971,andthisyear’sgroupbringsthetotalofinducteesto164.
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Ahistoryofhelping
SamHoustonStateUniversityhasbeenafamilytraditionfortheKoys,threegenerationsstrong.
oftexasNationalChampionshipfootballteam.in1964,heledthelonghornstoanunexpectedvictoryovertheNo.1AlabamaCrimsontideinthefirstnightorangeBowlgame.therewasnoquestionthenextstepforthecollegeathletewasto“gopro.”
“theAFlandtheNFlweretwoseparateleaguesbackthen.iwasdraftedfirstorsecondwiththehoustonoilers,andlaterthatsamemonth,iwasdraftedbytheNewYorkgiants,”hesaid.“icouldn’tsignyetbecauseihadonemoregametoplayinMiami.”
Sam Houston State University has been an important part of the Koy family “since way back,” according to Ernie Koy, who earned his Master of Business Administration degree in 1973.
thepro-footballrunningbackturnedbankerandhiswifeof40years,Barbara,reflectonwhatgotthemtoSamhoustonandhowtheuniversityopeneddoorstoanewchapterintheirlives.
Ernie,agraduateofBellvillehighSchool,madeanameforhimselfonthefootballfieldplayingonthe1963University
helaughed,“JoeNamathsignedrightunderthegoalthatnightafterthegame.”
ErniedecidedtogotoNewYorkCity,sohesignedwiththegiants.heenjoyedasix-yearcareerwiththeteamandwasselectedasanAll-pro.
Duringtheoff-seasonin1970,ErniewasoneoffourprofessionalfootballplayershiredbytheDeltaQueenSteamshiptotalkwithpassengersaboutfootballastheoldriverboatmadeitswaydowntheMississippiRivertoNeworleansfortheSuperBowl.Barbarawasalsoontheboat,representing
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overseasNational,theairlinethathadrecentlypurchasedtheDeltaQueen.
“Wemetontheboatandkeptintouch,”saidBarbara.“ourseconddatewasinNewYorkonValentine’sDay.WedatedwhenwewouldbothbeinNewYork.thatwentonforaboutsixmonths,andbyDecemberofthesameyear,wegotmarried.itwasafunnywaytodate,butwemanaged.”
thenextyear,Erniedecidedduetonagginginjuriesandthegiants’desiretofindyoungerandfasterrunningbacks,itwastimeto“laytheballdown.”Assoonashedid,hegotaphonecallfromhisformerhighschoolfootballcoach,AllenBoren,whowasthenheadofathleticsatShSU.
“hesaid‘whydon’tyoucomeandhelpcoachthefootballteamhereandhelpoutinthedormitoryandyoucangotoschoolandgetyourmaster’sdegree?’”saidErnie.
thiswasnotaforeignideatohim.hisfather,ErnieAnyzKoy,becameagraduateassistantatSamhoustonin1938,afterplayingminorleaguebaseballforseveralyears.Aftercompletinghisdegree,hereturnedtotheMajorleague,playingfortheSt.louisCardinals,CincinnatiReds,BrooklynDodgersandthephiladelphiaphillies.
theKoysdecidedtotakeSamhoustonupontheofferandmovedtohuntsville.WhileErniewasworkingonhisMBAandhelpingwiththefootballprogram,Barbarawasearningabachelor’sdegreeandateachingcertification.
“heraddresswentfrom‘58thStreet,NewYorkCity’to‘Men’sgym,Samhouston,’”laughedErnie.“igotacallfromhermom…‘whereisshe?’shesaid.”
ButBarbaranevercomplainedaboutlivinginthegym.
“ilovedourtimeatSamhouston,”shesaid.“ipreviouslywenttoQueensCollegeinNewYork,whichhad40,000studentsanditwasacommuterschool.itwasagreatschool,buttherewerenodormsandnocampusfeel.
Above: (Fromleft)BobbyWilliams,JessKoy,ErnieKoyandWillieFritz.Right: ErnieandBarbaraKoyattheirhomenearBellville.
“Eventhoughweweremarriedandolder,thatwasmyfirstcampusexperienceandlivinginthemen’sgymwasreallyexciting,”shelaughed.
thatexcitingtimeatSamhoustonledtheKoystoanewchapterintheirlives.Aftergraduation,Erniebegana35-yearcareerinbanking;heretiredtwoyearsagotoenjoylifeonthecouple’sranchinBellville.
Barbarabeganateachingcareerandthoughnotretiredistakingtimeoffassherecoversfromhersecondboutwithcancer.Shecontinuestogetstrongeranddebateshowsoonshe’llbeabletoreturntothecareersheloves.(Unlessherhusbandconvinceshertostayhomeandenjoyretiredlife.)
theKoyshavefourgrownchildren:Robert,Andy,lucyandJess.RobertandJessarealsoSamhoustonalumni;Robertevenfollowedinhisfather’s
andgrandfather’sfootsteps,becomingagraduateassistantforShSU’sfootballprogram.hiswife,alsonamedBarbara,attendedShSUduringthattimeandcompletedhermaster’sdegreeaswell.
Becauseofthatstrongfamilytradition,theKoysdecidedtheywantedtodosomethingtogivebacktoSamhouston.they’vecreatedascholarshipfundtohelpotherswhoaregraduateassistantsintheathleticsdepartmentatShSU.
“thegraduateprogramhasbeenabigpartofourfamily.iknowthoseguysdoalot;i’vebeenthere,”saidErnie.“theyworkforthecoachesandthenputthepencildownandruntoclass.Wereallywantedtodosomethingtorecognizethemmen.”
“Wearesoexcitedabouttheamazingthingsthathavehappenedoncampus,”addedBarbara.“Fromthetimeweweretheretowhatitisnow,we’rejustsoproudofthedirectionit’sgoing.”O
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“(HLSR)Volunteers‘payitforward’tomanystudentswhowouldnothavehadanopportunitytogetaneducation,andwegivethemthefeelingthat20,000volunteersbelieveinthem.”
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alumnaCarolynFaulk’sbusinessaccomplishmentsallowhertofocusonanotherpassion—giving.
ifyoumeasureaperson’saccomplishmentsbythenumberofzerosintheircompany’sannualrevenuereportorbytheaccoladesbearingtheirname,CarolynFaulk
isthepictureofsuccess.in2008and2010,ForbesMagazinecalled
heroneofthestrongestbusinesswomeninhouston,andin1995Ernst&Youngnamedher“EntrepreneuroftheYear.”
Buttheownerofhouston-basedA&Cplasticswouldnotcallherselfsuccessfulbythesemeasuresalone.
the1970ShSUgraduatebelievesaperson’sachievementsareonlyasimportantaswhattheyallowthepersontodoforothers.
“Youreapwhatyousow.ilovetohelppeopleandilovetogive,”shesaid.“godblessedmetobeablessingtoothers.
“Mydaddyalwaystoldmeto‘sharethewealth.’Anythingicandotomakeadifferencewhilei’mhereonthisearth,i’mgoingtodoit.”
But“givingback”wasnotalwayseasyforher.Aftergraduatingfromcollege,shebeganteachingatJesseh.JoneshighSchoolinhoustonmaking$720amonth.Duringthattimeshewasalsomoonlightingasabookkeeperforseveralplasticscompaniesinhouston.
in1973,asshecontinuedtoteach,Carolynandherhusbandatthetime,MyrlFaulk,sawabusinessopportunityinhoustonwhentheplasticsmanufacturerheworkedforcloseddown.theytookaleapoffaithandstartedA&Cplasticswithnocredit,noinventoryandonly$5,000totheirname.
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theychosethenameA&Cplasticsfortworeasons:“A”tobefirstinthephonebookand“C”forCarolyn.
Althoughtheylackedalotofresources,thedeterminationtheyhad,shesaid,paidbigdividends.
“iwouldsetgoalsformyself,andwhenireachedthem,isetnewones.”
Withher“neverquit”attitudeandtheknowledgeshegainedasateenagerfromwatchingherfatheroperatehisownfabricatingbusinessoutoftheirbackyard,sheslowlybegangrowingthebusiness.
in1987,whensheandherhusbandpartedways,sheboughtouthisshareofthecompany,prayedalotandstayedfocused.
herdeterminationledtoabusinessplanshecreditsformakingA&CplasticsthelargestsingleplasticsdistributorintheU.S.,withannualsalesexceeding$21million.
“Whatwesellisservice,”shesaid.“Wethrowintheplasticforfree.”
thecompany,with45employees,isnowshippingawiderangeofplasticproductsfromlocationsinhouston,ColoradoSpringsandChicago.
havingasuccessfulbusinessmeansworkinglatenights,travelingacrossthecountrytothecompany’sotherbranchesandstayinghands-on,keepingabreastofwhereplasticscanbeusedindifferentindustries.Butshemakessuretofindtimeforherself,doingthethingssheenjoys.
“ifimaketimetobegoodtomyself,mygreatattitudeisfeltbyeveryoneicomeincontactwith,”shesaid.
thatissomethingfolkswiththehoustonlivestockShowandRodeohaveseenfirsthand.Forthepast33years,Carolyn,whoisanhlSRlifetimeVicepresident,canbefoundvolunteeringinvariousfacetsoftherodeo—nojobistoobigortoosmall.
Andfor25years,shehasalsobeenhittingthetrails,ridingontheMagnificent7WagonwiththeSaltgrasstrailRide.
“Wecallthisour‘Februaryfamily,’anditisafamilytradition,”shesaid.“Mychildrenhavebeenridingfor25years,too,andnowigettoseemygrandchildrengrowuponthetraileachyear.”
herloveforhorsesbroughtouthercompetitivesidefor10years,asshetookpartincuttinghorsecompetitionsacrossthecountry;sheevenmadethehlSRcuttinghorsefinalsoneyear.
Butdon’tthinkhertimespentwiththehoustonRodeodoesn’thaveahiddenagenda.
ShegivesannuallytothehoustonlivestockShowandRodeoYouthandEducationFoundation.
“i’vebeenavolunteerwithhlSRsince1978.togethervolunteers‘payitforward’tomanystudentswhowouldnothavehadanopportunitytogetaneducation,andwegivethemthefeelingthat20,000volunteersbelieveinthem,”shesaid.
WhileCarolynhascontributedtonumerouscharitableorganizationsthroughouttheyears,in2008shefoundtheneedtostartherown.
“ilookedatthecharitiesiwassendingmoneytoandiwasn’tsurewhatpercentageofthatmoneywasgoingtothecause.iwantedtostartafoundationthatwasstrictlybuiltonvolunteerswithnofundraiser.iwantedtohelpfamilieshaveabetterlife,”shesaid.
ShestartedtheFaulkFoundationtohelpfamiliesdealingwithamajorillness.
“iwantedtoshowthemfirsthandthattherearealotofpeoplewhocareandarewillingtohelp.”
Whenshe’snothardatworkwithA&Cplasticsorthemultiplecharitiessheholds
“Youreapwhatyousow.IlovetohelppeopleandIlovetogive.Godblessedmetobeablessingtoothers.”
—CarolynFaulk
deartoherheart,Carolynenjoyscooking,boating,fishingandevenhostinganannualslumberpartytoreunitewithfellowBearkatsandchildhoodfriends.
Asforthefuture,shehopestohavecontinuedsuccess,inallthewaysthattrulymattertoher.
“iseemegettingclosertomylordandSavior,becomingdebtfree,givingmoreofmyresources,spendingtimewithmychildrenandgrandchildrenandwatchingthembecomesuccessfulhumansintheirownrightwithhonestyandintegrity,”shesaid.
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CLaSSoF1961—JerryHawkins“MyeducationatSamhouston
openedthedoorformycareeratDowChemicalinFreeportwhereiworkedinbasicresearch,epoxyresinresearch,safety,andqualitycontrolcoordinationgloballybeforefinishingmycareerinanalyticalanalysisforhydroxyacrylateproductionandretiringin1997,”saidJerryhawkins,whograduatedin1961withaBachelorofSciencedegreeandin1963withaMasterofSciencedegree,bothinchemistry.
Afterretiring,hawkinstaughtfreshmanchemistrythroughBrazosportCommunityCollegetolaboratoryoperatorsatalocalindustryanddidsomesubstituteteaching.heandhiswife,Ann,movedtolivingstonin2000.
hawkinswasborninAustinandmovedtogalvestonasachild,wherehegrewup.AftergoingtoworkforDowChemicalinJune1963,hemethiswife.theyhavetwochildren,greg(classof1994)andheather
Williams,alongwithson-in-law,Frank,andtwograndchildren.
hawkinsisavolunteerwiththehomeboundMinistrygroupattheFirstUnitedMethodistChurchinlivingston,buildshomeswithhabitatforhumanity,andhasgoneonmissiontripstoCorazol,Belize,andseveralotherout-of-stateplaces.heworkedwiththeBoyScoutsforapproximately20years.
hestartedarunninghobbyin1990and,attheageof71,isstillarunner.heranthehoustonMarathonin2007andthreehalfmarathonsbeforethat.hisotheroutdooractivitieshaveincludedhikingandbackpackinginthegrandCanyon,glacierNationalpark,canoeinginCanada,andtakingwithmanycampingtripswiththeBoyScouts.
hawkinsisasustainingmemberoftheAlumniAssociationandhasbeengivingbacktohisalmamatersince1981.
hisgrandmother,Janiehoge,attendedSamhoustonNormalinstitutein1903.
CLaSSoF1956—JohnPhelps“WhetheryouhaveknownJohnphelps
asaschoolteacher,insuranceagent,citycouncilman,churchmember,fatherorneighbor,youknowyouhaveagoodfriend,”houstonCommissionerSylviaR.garciahassaid.
theharrisCountyprecincttwoCommissionersrecentlynamedthenewpasadenacourthouseannextheJohnphelpsCourthousetorecognizethelongtimebusinessmanandvolunteer.
phelpsgraduatedfromSamhoustonin1956withaBachelorofSciencedegreeinvocationalagriculture.heisalifeMemberoftheAlumniAssociation.hisbrother,lyndon,alsoattendedSamhouston.
phelpsservedintheU.S.NavyandtaughtfortheChannelviewandpasadenaindependentSchoolDistricts.
hehasbeenaninsuranceagentfor47yearswithphelpsStateFarminsuranceinpasadena,thelargestStateFarmagencyinthecompanyformanyyears.
phelpssupportslocalcharitiesandhasservedonthelocalYMCAboard,intheoptimistandRotaryClubs,aspresidentofthepasadenaChamberofCommerce,chairmanoftheSoutheastEconomic
Jerry Hawkins (BS ’61) John Phelps (BS ’56)
HawkinsisasustainingmemberoftheAlumniAssociationandhasbeengivingbacktohisalmamatersince1981.
alumniaredoinginterestingthingssinceleavingSHSU.Looktofutureissuesforpeopleyoumayhavesatnexttoinbiology,businessorEnglish.wemayevenfeatureyou!
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DevelopmentAssociation,EconomicAlliancehoustonportRegion,SanJacintoCollegeFoundation,andtheEastharrisCountySeniorCitizenadvisoryboard.
hewasrecognizedastheoptimistCitizenoftheYear,aRotarypaulharrisFellow,RotarianoftheYear,pasadenaiSDDistinguishedCitizenoftheYear,andthepasadenaChamberofCommerceCitizenoftheYear.hereceivedtheJimFontenoSeniorCitizenAward,EconomicAlliance—houstonportRegionVisionaryAward,andtheSEEDSmallBusinessoftheYearAward.
phelpshasbeensupportiveofSamhouston,givingtotheStateFarmFriendsofSamhoustonStateUniversityScholarshipEndowment.
Johnandhiswife,Wynell,liveinpasadena.
CLaSSoF1972—Rexm.SandersRexSandersbeganhiscoachingcareer
forthetexasDepartmentofCorrections,coachinginmatesona“farm”teamwhenhewasastudentatSamhoustonStateUniversity.
Aftergraduatingin1972,hetaughtandcoachedatNewCaneyhighSchool(1972–73),huntsvillehighSchool
(1973–77),andterrellhighSchool(1977–79).in1979,hebecametheheadbaseballcoachatA&MConsolidatedhighSchoolinCollegeStation,whereheremaineduntilhisretirementfromcoachingin2003.
hiscareerrecordstandsat462-231.Fourteenformerplayershavebeendraftedintoprofessionalbaseball,andmorethan70haveplayedcollegebaseball.Severalformerplayershavebecomecoaches.
highlightsofhiscoachingcareerincludecoachinghisson,Kyle,inthestatebaseballtournamentin1990;coachingthetexashighSchoolBaseballCoachesAssociationAll-Starteamin1990;hostingformerpresidentgeorgeBushandformerSovietpresidentMikhailgorbachevatabaseballgameatA&MConsolidated’stigerStadiumin2001;coachingthehoustonAreaAll-Starteamin2003;beingselectedtocoachtheWestteaminthefirstNationalAll-AmericangameheldatYogiBerraStadiuminJune2003;receivingtheRayKnoblauchAwardforexcellenceincoachingbythehoustonAreaSportsFoundationin2004;servingasFCAhuddleCoachandontheCoachesoutreachCoachingBoard;andworkingwithoutstandingassistantcoachesandqualityyoungmen.
Sanderswashonoredbybeingselectedtothe2005classofthethSBCAhallofFame.in2009hewasinductedintotheNationalhighSchoolBaseballCoacheshallofFameintucson,Ariz.,asthefirstcoachfromtexastobeselectedtoitshallofFame.
SandershasservedthethSBCAaspolldirector,secretary,treasurer,andnowthathehasretiredfromteaching,heistheexecutivedirectorofthe3,000-plusmemberassociationwithanofficeinCollegeStation.
Sandersmet“theloveofhislife,”Judy,inMissCondray’sEnglishclasshisfirstsemesteratSamhoustonStateUniversity.hesaidhemadea“C”intheclass,butshemadean“A”andheknewthathe
“neededher.”theydatedandmarriedwhileattendingSam,andhisgradesimprovedsignificantly.heknowsthatthequalityinstructionthathereceivedatSamhouston,especiallyinitseducationdepartment,preparedhimtoentertheclassroomandcoachingarenawiththetoolsheneededtobeastrongteacherandsuccessfulcoach.
heandJudyhavethreechildrenandsevengrandchildren.
Rex M. Sanders (BS ’72)
Sanderswashonoredbybeingselectedtothe2005classoftheTexasHighSchoolBaseballCoachesAssociationHallofFame.
“WhetheryouhaveknownJohnPhelpsasaschoolteacher,insuranceagent,citycouncilman,churchmember,fatherorneighbor,youknowyouhaveagoodfriend.”
houstonCommissionerSylviaR.garcia
WhereAretheyNow(cont…)
CLaSSoF1978—SammyCitranoSammyCitranograduatedwithaBachelor
ofBusinessAdministrationdegreein1978.WhileastudentatShSU,hemet
Charlespetronella,DamianMandolaandNashD’Amicoandwenttoworkwiththemattheirrestaurantinhuntsville,calledDamian’s.
“theirfamilieswerefromSicily,asweremine,”saidCitrano.“ihadthebesttimeworkingthere.iespeciallyrememberwhenthehoustonoilerswereholdingtrainingcamp,andBumphilipsandEarlCampbellcamein.theyreallyenjoyedtherestaurantandthecoldbeer.”
CitranowenttoworkatSteak‘NSpiritsRestaurantin1977inhuntsvilleasawaiter,busser,bartenderandcook.hewentintomanagementwiththecompanyafterhegraduated.
“Wegrewtofivelocations,”hesaid.“Davidtinsleywastheownerbutselectedmeaspresidentofthedinnerhousegroupin1982,anopportunitythatnotmany25-year-oldsget.”
“Sammyisthebesthospitalitymanandnetworkerinthecommunitythati’veeverseen,”tinsleysaid.“heknowshowtorunabusinessandisasuperbrestaurateur.”
CitranomarriedDelondaNewhousein1982.theyhaveason,Kyle,atexasChristianUniversitygraduate.
theymovedtoWacoinJanuary1986whereCitranowasthemanagingpartneroftheEliteCaféandhealthCampRestaurant.
in1994hepurchasedanoldlandmarkrestaurantandbarcalledgeorge’s,whichhadbeenaroundsincethe1930s.
“ikeptthename,updateditanditcontinuestogrowandisWaco’slocalfavorite,famousforchickenfriedsteakandBigobeer,”hesaid.“Asongbymyfriendpatgreen,called‘george’sBar,’helpedmakeitfamous.
“Wehavecateredtomany,includingpresidentgeorgeW.BushandtheWhitehousestaffandpresscorpsfortheeightyearshewaspresidentandvacationedinCrawford.MywifeandienjoyedtwogreattripstotheWhitehouse,hostedbytheBushfamily,thankingusforourservice.itissomethingiwillneverforget.”
CitranoenjoysworkingwiththelocalChamberofCommerce,texasSportshallofFame,andFirstNationalBankofCentraltexas.
hishobbiesincludeworkingwithyoungpeopleintheirbusinessandenjoyinghis
family’scondoinDestin,Fla.,“torechargemybatteries.”
CLaSSoF1987—SharonLindstromSharonlindstromgraduatedfromSam
houstonStateUniversity,withSummaCumlaudehonors,in1987,earningaBachelorofBusinessAdministrationdegreeinaccounting.WhileattendingSamhouston,shewaspartofAlphalambdaDelta,goldenKeyNationalhonorSocietyandtheAccountinghonorSociety.
ShestartedatArthurAndersenjustaftergraduationandquicklybecamemanagerinthehoustonoffice.Shetransferredin1993totheChicagoArthurAndersenofficewhereshehadtheopportunitytobepartofthestartupoftheirinternalauditandriskconsultingpractice,becomingapartnerin1999.
in2002,sheand64otherpartnersstartedtheirowncompany,protiviti,withapproximately650employeesintheUnitedStates.lindstromisamanagingdirectorintheChicagooffice,alsoresponsiblefortheglobalmanufacturingindustry.
protivitiisariskconsultingandinternalauditfirmspecializinginsolutionstoclientsintheareasoffinance,operations,
Sammy Citrano (BS ’78) Sharon Lindstrom (BS ’87)
“MywifeandIenjoyedtwogreattripstotheWhiteHouse,hostedbytheBushfamily,thankingusforourservice.ItissomethingIwillneverforget.”
—SammyCitrano
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technology,litigation,andgovernance,riskandcompliance.ineightyears,protivitihasgrownto2,500-plusemployeesinmorethan60officesinNorthandSouthAmerica,EuropeandAsia-pacific.
lindstrombelievesitisveryimportanttoleavealegacy,“somethingyouarerememberedfor,”beyondwork.
SheservesontheboardofUmojaStudentDevelopment,anot-for-profitformedin1997tolinktheeducationaleffortsofChicagopublicSchoolstudentstothebroadercommunityandtoserveasanadvocateforyoungpeople.Asaresultofthisinvolvementwithunderservedhighschoolstudents,lindstromalsostartedascholarshipprogramatprotivititosupportcollege-boundinnercitystudentswithscholarshipsthroughtheircollegegraduation.
lindstromhastwosisterswhoalsoattendedShSU.teri(lindstrom)tracey,’85BachelorofSciencedegreeinsocialworkfromtheCollegeofCriminalJustice,currentlyresidesnearDallas,andJeanne(lindstrom)Stewart,’87BachelorofArtsdegreeinelementaryeducation,currentlyresidesinNewJersey.
lindstromremembershertimefondlyatShSU,especiallythefacultyand
heraccountingclassesintheCollegeofBusinessAdministration.
Sheresidesinlincolnpark,aneighborhoodneardowntownChicago.
CLaSSoF1983—TeresaHearnGeorgeAftergraduatingfromShSUwitha
bachelor’sdegreeinjournalism,teresahearngeorgewasemployedattheorangeleadernewspaperasacityandcrimereporter.Fromthere,shewenttoVirginiaaftertakingajobintelevisionproductionandthenmovedtoNashvillein1988.
ShelandedajobworkingattheCountryMusicAssociationwritingforitsmagazineCloSEUpanddoingpublicrelations.thateventuallyledtojobsheadinguptheirmarketing,membership,communications,andcreativeservicesandservingascreativeconsultantfortheCMAAwardstelecast.
Shealsotraveledinternationallyforthem,astheyhavealondonofficeandoutpostsinAustraliaandAmsterdam.
in2000,shestartedherownentertainmentmarketingcompany,CornerstoneCommunications.herfirstclientwasthegrandoleopryontheir
75thanniversaryspecialonCBS,hostedbyVincegillandDollyparton.
Duringthattime,shesecuredcorporateandpromotionalpartnersfortheAcademyofCountryMusic’stelevisionpropertiesandstrategicinitiatives,includingDr.pepper,thehomeDepot,Covergirl,theRAMtruckBrand,lasVegasConvention&VisitorsAuthority,Miller/Coors,Neutrogena,SouthwestAirlines,Westwoodone,Justin,Wranglerandmore.
SheworkedbrieflyonthemarketingforapBSchildren’sshow,andforthepastsixyears,shehasworkedwiththeAcademyofCountryMusiconitsawardsshow,handlingnewbusiness,televisionandbranddevelopmentinlasVegaseachMay.
ShenowworksfortheAcademyofCountryMusicinNashvilleasseniorvicepresident,brandintegrationandstrategicpartnerships.
georgeliveswithherhusband,Johnpaddison,andtheirtwochildren,graceandJake,inNashville.O
Teresa Hearn George (BS ’83)
Lindstrombelievesitisveryimportanttoleavealegacy,“somethingyouarerememberedfor,”beyondwork.
Georgestartedherown
entertainmentmarketingcompany,
CornerstoneCommunications.
HerfirstclientwastheGrandOle
Opryontheir75thanniversary
specialonCBS,hostedbyVince
GillandDollyParton.
AlumniAssociation‘lifeMembers’honoredAtSpecialDinner
theSamhoustonStateUniversityAlumniAssociationhosteditsfirstlifeMemberCelebrationonFeb.24,attheWoodlandsWaterway
Marriotthotelwithapproximately200guestsattending.
AlumniAssociationpresidentAlantinsley,’71,servedasmasterofceremonies,withtheinvocationbyRolandhendricks’80.
CharlieVienne,executivedirectoroftheAlumniAssociation,thankedguestsfortheirgenerosityinsupportingtheassociationthroughlifeMemberships.
“lifeMembershipismorethanjustastateofmind,”hesaid.“itisapowerful
NewlifeMemberswhoreceivedtheirplaquesatthecelebrationare(from left): MeghanBurton,JustinKinslow,CameronClay,presidentDanagibson,Rebeccatemplet,Ditubbsandgeorgegriffin.
toolforactionandavehicleforconnectingalumniwithoneanother.
“lifeMembershipisthefoundationfortheAlumniAssociation’scontinuedwell-beinganddevelopment,”hesaid.
Viennetoldgueststhattheassociationhadmadetremendousprogressinthepastdecade,goingfromnearly300lifeMemberstoacurrent1,461membersandtotalalumniendowmentshadincreasedfrom$585,116tomorethan$2.7million.
healsotalkedaboutalumnischolarships.“overthepastfiveyearswehaveaveraged
40scholarshipsto40differentstudentseachyearandhaveawardedapproximately$40,000inawardmoneyannually,”hesaid.
ShSU’slargestandmostrecognizedscholarshipisthe“tuitionDrawing,”whichproducesmorethan$20,000inawardmoneydistributedto17ormorestudentsannually.
theevening’sspecialguestwasShSUpresidentDanagibson,whosaidshehadlearnedgoodthingsaboutBearkatalumnisincebecomingpresident.
“i’velearnedthatBearkatslookaftertheirown,”shesaid.“i’vealsolearnedthatonceaBearkat,alwaysaBearkat.”
Sheexplainedthatwhilewaitingtoappearbeforethelegislatureonbehalfoftheuniversityduringthecurrentsession,shehadsupportandencouragement
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AmongtheguestsattendingthefirstlifeMemberCelebrationwere(upperleft)georgeandMaggieparker,(upperright)MichaelandValeriaBrannon,(lowerleft)MaryandJoshualeamons,JasonandKellyhammons,and(lowerright)geraldineDickerson,RaeNashandSandrahanscom.
fromalumniwhowerealsoinAustinforlegislativematters.
“ilookedintheroomandnoticedthatotheruniversitypresidentswhowereabouttotestifydidn’thaveanyoftheiralumnicomingtothemandvoicingsupport,”shesaid.
“KnowingthatihadSamhoustonalumnibackingmegavemealotofconfidencegoingbeforethelegislature,”shesaid.
gibsonalsotalkedaboutuniversityaccomplishmentsandtalkedaboutplansforthefuture.ShealsogaveexamplesofhowShSUisbeingagoodstewardofstateresources,pointingoutthateventhoughtheuniversity’sper-studentstatefundingislowcomparedtootheruniversities,
statisticsshowthatShSUstudentsarereceivingahighqualityeducation.
AhighlightoftheeveningwasthepresentationoflifeMembershipplaquestothoseinattendancewhohadjoinedsinceSept.1,2010.theyincludedMeghanBurton,CameronClay,Danagibson,georgeD.griffiniii,Rickhanna,Joshleamons,JustinKinslow,RebeccatempletandDimitritubbs.
John,’78,andDonna,’82&’90,gilbert;Roland,’80,andJean,’82,hendricks;Ron,’60,andChrissyMafrige;lawofficeofBennieD.Rush,p.C.;andgary,’72,andpam,’72,Whitlock.
Also(gold)RolandBlack,’61;R.h.,’60,andKelleyBond;Bill,’88,andKerriByler;RonnyCarroll,’65,-RonnyCarrollhomes;glyngilliam,’56;leonardKeeling,’63;Ron,’61,andDonnaKoska;tommyMetcalf,’71;Edgar,’56,andCarolynReeves;DavidRex,’82,M.D.-huntsvilleRadiologyConsultantsp.A.;Buddyandlarue,’62,Smith;andDan,’65&’67andMarianSpence.
FormoreinformationaboutlifeMembershipandothermembershiplevelsintheShSUAlumniAssociationcontacttheofficeofAlumniRelationsat936.294.1840or800.283.7478.O
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Left to right: Johngarrett,Calvertharrison,Brendalove-Jones,presidentDanagibson,georgeMiles,andMarcusluttrellattheDistinguishedAlumnigala
CalvertHarrisontheownerofBestCareDentalin
Atlanta,ga.,formorethan10years,Calvertharrisonusesbothhissociologydegree(1989)aswellashisdoctorateindentistry,whichhereceivedfromtheUniversityoftexasMedicalSchoolin1994,tohelpthosearoundhim.
throughouthiscareer,harrisonhasbuiltfourdentalpracticesintheAtlantametroareafromstartuptomultimillion-dollarcorporations.heiscertifiedinstraight-wireorthodontics,invisalignandlumineers.
outsideofhispractice,henotonlyprovidesdentalcareforunderprivilegedfamiliesattheBenMassellDentalClinic,butalsoprovidescounselingservicesattheEllaMaethomashouseforrecoveringsubstanceabusers,coachingthemonhealthydecision-makingskills.
brendaLove-Jonesownerofoneofthetopfiveadvertising
agenciesinhouston,Brendalove-JonesopenedherloveAdvertisingin1979“with$500ofstart-upcapital”andhassincebuiltaclientelethatincludesanumberofFortune250clientsandannualbillingsinexcessof$30million.
love-Jonesearnedherbachelor’sdegreeinjournalismin1973atShSUandhermaster’sdegreeinadvertising,publicrelationsandtelecommunicationsfromSanDiegoStateUniversity.
loveAdvertisinghaswonnumerousawardsforitsservice,includingthehoustonBusinessJournal’s“tophoustonAdvertisingAgencies”and“top50WomenownedBusinessesinhouston,”andWorkingWomanMagazine’s“America’stop500WomenownedBusinesses.”
love-JonesalsohasprovidedprobonoworkfororganizationsandcampaignssuchasSusang.Komenofhouston,theChuckNorrisKiCKStARtKiDSFoundation,lighthousefortheBlind,CatholicMinistries,theorangeShow,interfaithMinistriesandpeaceofMindFoundation.
marcusLuttrell“AtrueAmericanheroandpatriot,”
MarcusluttrelliswidelyknownforhisactionsasaNavySEAlontheAfghanistanandpakistanborder.
hisharrowingstoryasthelonesurvivorofwhatbecamethesinglelargestlossoflifeinadayinthehistoryoftheNavySEAlswaschronicledinhisNewYorktimesbest-sellingbook“loneSurvivor,”currentlybeingmadeintoamovie.
SincereturningfromhismissionwithoperationRedwingin2005,forwhichhewasawardedtheNavyCrossbypresidentgeorgeW.Bush,luttrellhasdedicatedhimselftoveterans’causes,donatingallprofitsfromhisbooktohelpthefamiliesofhisfallencomradesandmilitarycharities.hisloneSurvivorFoundationprovidesfundstovariouscharitiesacrossthecountry,includingtheWoundedWarriorFoundation.
inadditiontotheNavyCross,theDeltatauDeltaalumnushasbeenrecognizedwiththeBronzeStar,purpleheartandtwolife-SavingMedals.
GeorgemilesAleaderwithinhiscommunityand
theuniversity,georgeMileshasbeen“agreatadvocateofSamhouston”who“hasserveddiligentlytodohisparttoenhancehuntsvilleandtheuniversity.”
the1961ShSUgraduate,whoalsoattendedtheSouthwesterngraduateBankingSchoolatSouthernMethodistUniversity,spenthiscareerinthebankingindustry.
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Miles’sworkwithintheShSUandhuntsvillecommunitiesisvast,servinginleadershippositionsoncommitteesandhelpingorganizefundraisersforboth,leadingtohisbeingselectedashuntsville’s“CitizenoftheYear”in2007andasarecipientoftheShSUAlumniAssociationServiceAwardin2008.
AspresidentoftheShSUAlumniAssociationin2006,hewasdirectlyinvolvedinthecreationoftheAlumnigarden,thecompletionoftheBelltowerandtherestorationoftheoldMainpipeorgananditsinstallationinthepeabodylibrary.
JohnGarrett,DistinguishedYoungalumnus
theowner,founderandpublisherofCommunityimpactNewspaper,Johngarrettbuiltacompanyfromthreeemployeestoonewith65employeesinlessthanfiveyears,generating$6.9millionin2009,justfouryearsafteritwasestablished.
A1997graduate,garrett’sCommunityimpactNewspaper,withcorporateheadquartersinpflugerville,hasbecomethemostwidelydistributednewspaperinCentraltexas,producingsevenseparate,freepublicationsthatserveRoundRock,pflugerville,Cedarpark,leander,NorthwestAustin,CentralAustin,laketravis,Westlake,georgetown,hutto,taylorandSouthwestAustin.
in2009,garrettbegananewpublicationintheCypress-Fairbanksareaofhouston,addinganadditionalcirculationof105,000tohis450,000Austin-areacirculation.
thecompanyhasbeenrecognizedinmultiplefocusgroupsasthe“firstandonlynewssource”wherelocalresidentsgettheirnewsandisalsotheonly2009NationalNewspaperAssociationaward-winningnewspaperinCentraltexas,accordingtohisnominationform.O
Raymond “Cotton” Lewis ’50 performedattheNationalCowboySymposiumfor20years,tellingstories.heiscurrentlyretiredandlivesinolton.
Charles Carlson ’68 waselectedtotheRegion20EducationServiceCenterBoardinSanAntonioinJune.heworkedfor38yearsineducationinDelRioandhondoandretiredinDecember2005.Aphotographer,someofCarlson’simageswereintheNovember2010issueoftexashighways,includingthecoverphotooftheFrioRiveratgarnerStatepark.
Judge W. Jeanne Meurer ’75 wasawardedthe2009ladyBirdJohnsonhumanitarianAward.ShecurrentlyservesasthechairofthetravisCountyJuvenileBoard.inthecourseofher28yearsofpublicservice,shehasservedasatremendousadvocateforchildrenandyouth.
Myron Frans ’77 wasselectedaspresidentofleedsprecisioninstruments,inc.,andleedsForensicSystems,inc.,headquarteredinMinneapolis,Minn.hehasbeennamedtotheBestlawyerslisteveryyearsince1995.AspresidentoftheleedsCompanies,hedirectstheproductionandworldwidedistributionofleeds’forensiccomparisonmicroscopesusedincrimelabsandforensictrainingprograms.healsooverseesthedistributionandserviceofolympusmicroscopesin14states.
Carol Houston ’77 & ’91 hasbeennamedthefirstfemaleprincipaloftomballschooldistrictatthehighschoollevel.Shehasworkedattomballsince1998,movingfromassistantprincipaltoassociateprincipal.ShewillleadthenewtomballMemorialhighSchoolwhenitopensinfall2011.
Dena Byrd ’90 retiredfromthetexasDepartmentofCriminalJusticeasacertifiedtexaspurchasingmanagerinFebruary2008.inApril2009,Byrdreturnedtoworkasanacquisition
specialistfortheUniversityoftexasMedicalBranch.
Dedre Ray ’90 graduatedwithMagnaCumladehonorsfromprairieViewA&MUniversityonAug.14withhermaster’sdegreeineducationadministration.RayiscurrentlyemployedwiththeAliefschooldistrictasanAViDElectiveandExploringCareersteacherandresidesinSugarland.Shehasoneson,Blake,whoisajunioratAlieftaylorhighSchool.
Cheryl Conley ’94 wasnamed2011FloridaDepartmentofEducation/Macy’steacheroftheYearlastyearbyEducationCommissionerEricSmithandMacy’sseniorvicepresidentKarinDarmanin.Shewasrecognizedforhercreativityandabilitytohelpherstudentsreachtheirfullestpotential.ConleywillserveforoneyearastheChristaMcAuliffeAmbassadorforeducation,visitingschoolsthroughoutFloridatoshareinformationoneducationalopportunitiesandchallenges.
Stephanie Hollis ’02 returnedtoheralmamaterlastyeartoserveastheeventscoordinatorfortheShSUofficeofAlumniRelations.
Kara Ellis Times ’03 wasrecentlynamedthehoustonFashiongroupinternational’s2010“WomanofExcellence”for“hertirelessandhumblededication”totheorganization.timesisthesecretaryoftheboardofdirectorsforFgihoustonandthetreasureroftheboardofdirectorsfortheFashiongroupFoundationofhouston.
Kevin Lunsford ’10 waspromotedlastspringtochiefofthehuntsvillepoliceDepartment.AWalkerCountynative,lunsfordhasspenthisentirecareerinthehpD,servingatalllevels.healsohasbeennamed“SupervisoroftheYear”onfiveoccasionsand“officeroftheYear”bythehuntsvilleRotaryClub.
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willberememberedbythemanyliveshetouchedinsideandoutsideoftheclassroom.
Dr. William r. “Billy” Harrell
AdistinguishededucatoratSamhoustonStateUniversity,professorWilliamR.“Billy”harrelldiedoct.22inindiana.
Withadoctorateineducation(agriculturaleducation/agriculturalmechanization),harrellcametoSamhoustonStateUniversityin1969andservedasprofessorofagriculturalmechanizationuntilhisretirementin2006. hewaschairoftheagriculturedepartmentfromSeptember1985throughAugust1995.
harrellwasactivelyinvolvedwithmanyorganizationsandconductedagriculturalmechanicscertificationworkshopsfor
thetexasEducationAgencytoqualifyagriculturalscienceteacherstoteachpre-employmentlaboratorycoursesatthesecondarylevel.
healsoconductednon-creditagriculturalmechanicsshortcoursesforsecondaryagriculturalscienceteachersanddevelopedandconductedFFAtractortechniciancontestsforthe10texasagriculturalsciencesareas.
hedevelopedandconductedtheAreaiXFFAAgriculturalMechanicsCareerDevelopmenteventandhostedtheStateFFAleadershipDevelopmenteventsinagriculturalskills.
hewasamemberoftheWalkerCountyCooperativeExtensionprogramCouncil,thehoustonCommunityCollegeAgriculturalSciencesAdvisoryCommittee,andhuntsvilleiSDVocationalAdvisoryCommitteeandservedaschairofthehuntsvilleFFAAdvisoryCommittee.
harrell’sawardsandrecognitionswerenumerousforhisoutstandingleadershipanddedicationinagriculturalmechanization.Amongtheprofessionalservicerecognitionsandawardshereceivedwere:thetexasFFABlueandgoldAward,internationalWho’sWhoofprofessionals,NorthAmericaCollegesandteachersofAgricultureteachingFellow,theSamhoustonStateUniversityFacultyExcellenceinServiceAward,houstonlivestockShowandRodeohallofhonor,texasA&MUniversityEducatorAward,professionalAgWorkersoftexas,andJohnDeereAgriculturalMechanizationAward.
heproducednumerouspapers,publicationsandeducationalvideoseries,includingmorethan25DVDtitleswithCEVMultimedia,whichhavebeenusedtoinstructmorethanonemillionstudentsinmorethan10,000classroomsacrossall50statesandin19countries.O
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Maggiel.English’351940s
AlbertS.Kelly’40lolaireneClevengerWiese’41,’60hazelinezlewterMurphy’42,’46SamuelMcKinneyJr.’43DarwinB.link’44CecilAlyecWhatleyWhitley’44E.AliceSeddonBrown’48BillieM.holbertBurke’48JohnleeCookSr.’49JamesElbertBarnett’49,’58WilliamleonardMcDonald’49
1950sleroyhenryBoenker’50JamesDonMagee’50JohnyRayisgitt’51JotholiverhodgesJr.’54hughl.Barnett’54DonaldFranklinVickersSr.’56FrancistroyDagle’57,’62harrygene“hap”Roberts’57JohnClintonlowe’58FredMalcombpoole’58Dellal.Frazier’59,’74EdgarJerrellgroce’59DanE.Williams’59
1960sMarilynMoorehogue’60pennyhoward’60SallyRoseBlack-Moore’61,’71lindalouglassWoodman’62RubyhelenhallRoss’62BuraJoeBarker’63CarolJ.Alford’63MariellaA.SmithMadden’65CharlesMeredithMaiorana’65DaleM.Dow’67Weldonh.Newtor’68orinNelsonCovell’68RonaldhudginsCaldwell’69CarolSueDowneyWilliford’69
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1970sDorothypaulineMorganlewis’70MilburnDeanArmstrong’70RuthReedVegas’70WalterAronFoster’71RichardStevenRobinson’71KennethN.hackett’71KennethMarkhaynes’71ElenatamezDepena’71JerryFrankBullard’72NancyJoloweryWebster’72KarenDianneBlezingergalle’72thomasBlackard’72RichardAlanWinegarden’72,’73ElaineM.BethscheiderBergman’73irlR.Walkeriii’73garyStephenthomas’74hermanB.DavisJr.’74Joeh.Rogers’74lindaS.Cheshire’76herbertRossAtwoodJr.’78Alicialukaszewski’79
1980sterril.o’Meara’80SallyeKershWindham’83MarthaJaneBuispenrod’83Maryg.Calderon’85Simonethereselejeune’87lazarohernandez’88AnnDavisRoche’89BarbaraBevishouston’89
1990sKennethRayBlaylock’90MaxAllanthreadgillJr.’91lindaJuneNorthcuttSmith’91
2000sDavidRoy’00trentRuchtihepler’02JasonthomasMcKinney’06heathAlanSchielack’10
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officersofthe2011AlumniBoardofDirectorsarelefttoright(front row):JackCompton,treasurer;Alantinsley,president;BarbaragradyBright,secretary;(back row) SusanSmithlenamon,vicepresident;Edowens,pastpresident;andMaryEllenWalkerthornton,presidentelect.thecompletelistingofboardmemberscanbefoundatwww.shsu.edu/~alu_kat/about/board.html. O
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hatever country or exotic locale world travelers and dynamic couple, John and Nancy Hoyt, are visiting—Sam Houston remains a favored destination.
John graduated from SHSU in 1975 with a bachelor’s degree in
government and was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. Nancy graduated a few years later with a Bachelor of Arts degree in home economics. College sweethearts, the Hoyts went on to marry, start a family, and build a successful self storage business in Waco and Hewitt.
Both John and Nancy have been avid supporters of their alma mater in many ways. In addition to serving on a number of SHSU boards and organizations, John was on the Alumni Board of Directors from 2006 through 2010, including serving as President of the Association in 2009. The couple also established the Greg Lundgren Memorial
Athletic Endowed Scholarship in memory of Nancy’s brother, a football coach at Columbus High School.
During the university’s successful Share the Vision capital campaign, the Hoyts also provided critical leadership and support with John serving as a member on the Executive Leadership Council as well as a regional chair.
Of their three children—Matthew, Eric and Emily, it was Emily who continued the Bearkat legacy, graduating from Sam in 2002 with a BA in English and as a member of her mother’s sorority—Alpha Chi Omega. Emily also participated in her parents’ love of adventure. She and Nancy were contestants on the Amazing Race show in 2001 where they traveled 35,000 miles across four continents, all in 31 days.
So wherever the Hoyts may visit next, we can be certain they’ll leave a trail of orange behind them!
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