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DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD The Distinguished Alumni Award is the most prestigious honor bestowed by Texas State University and the Texas State Alumni Association. The award recognizes graduates who have achieved prominence and distinction in their chosen business, profession or life work on a national or international level. The leadership shown by these alumni inspires all members of the Texas State community. The first Distinguished Alumni Award was presented in 1959 to Lyndon B. Johnson. A U.S. senator at the time, Johnson later served as the 36th president of the United States of America.
Scott Emerson (’75) After making his entry into the business world, Scott Emerson hit on an idea to create an industry around making other businesses better, more efficient and focused on their goals. He brought that vision to life as founder and CEO of the Emerson Group. He started the company more than 20 years ago, after honing his skills and insight at Johnson & Johnson, Unilever and Novartis Consumer Health. What began as a sales management company has grown to include Emerson Marketing, Emerson Healthcare and Emerson Consulting. Today, The Emerson Group is a truly global company, with partners in Europe, Asia, and North and South America, connecting suppliers and retailers of health and beauty products from around the world, and managing more than $3.2 billion in retail brand volume annually. As a student, Emerson was the embodiment of school spirit, showing his Bobcat pride as head cheerleader for two years. He also competed for four years on the varsity track team as a pole vaulter. He was the President of the TKE fraternity and was voted by an all-campus popular vote to Gallardian before graduating in 1975. Throughout his exceptional career, he has supported a multitude of nonprofit, charitable and educational organizations, from the America Cancer Society to The Children’s Miracle Network and Texas State University.
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Ron Lynn Mitchell (’72)
Ernie W. Sadau (’85)
Austin native and vice chairman/president/CEO of the Horseshoe Bay Resort, Ron Lynn Mitchell has been a leader in the company since taking the reins as director of sales and membership in 1974. Overseeing its growth and development in a variety of roles with the company for more than 40 years, he has helped Horseshoe Bay become an internationally recognized destination.
As president and CEO of CHRISTUS Health, Ernie W. Sadau oversees one of the 10 largest Catholic healthcare systems in the nation, with a growing, international network serving communities from Texas and Louisiana to Mexico, Chile, and Colombia.
The first in his family to attend and graduate college, Mitchell has made hard work and giving back to his community priorities ever since his days in student government at Texas State University. Throughout his career he has spent untold hours volunteering with a long list of local nonprofits in the communities of Horseshoe Bay and Marble Falls, including co-founding CASA of Burnet County (now CASA of the Highland Lakes Area), an advocacy group serving abused and neglected children. Mitchell has stayed active with the university, including serving a six-year term on The Texas State University System Board of Regents, including two terms as vice chair. He has also served for 10 years on the Texas State Foundation Board and is a past president of the Alumni Association.
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Since earning his master’s degree in hospital administration from Texas State University, Sadau has been an industry leader, from building hospitals from the ground up to expanding healthcare systems in Florida and Chicago before returning home to Texas. Under his leadership, CHRISTUS Health’s assets have grown by over $2 billion in less than two years. CHRISTUS is now the second-largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas, including more than 50 hospitals, long-term acute care facilities, retirement centers and more across three states. They are now the third-largest private healthcare system in Mexico, the second largest healthcare system in Chile and the second largest healthcare system in Colombia. In 2016, CHRISTUS provided $250,000,000 plus in community benefits to the markets they serve. Finding new ways for CHRISTUS to expand healthcare services to more people in need, including the adoption of “telehealth” technology, has been a priority of Ernie Sadau’s leadership. His initiative helped earn CHRISTUS recognition as a “Most Wired” healthcare system by the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Health Forum and the Diversity and Equity of Care Award by AHA this year.
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Diana McGinty Schick (’71)
Jim West (’77)
Diana McGinty Schick has traveled the globe in her lifelong work as an internationally renowned Christian author, speaker and advocate for Christian outreach and ministry. But no matter how far she travels, she is never far from her roots at Texas State University.
As president of Jet Maintenance, Inc., Capital Star Oil and Gas, AW Trucking, and Modelo Energy, Jim West has spent more than three decades as a valued partner of many energy sector leaders, including Exxon, Cabot Oil and Gas, and BHP Billiton Petroleum. Modelo Energy, in partnership with Callex Production of London, England, has discovered a productive oil and gas field in Lavaca County, Texas.
A second-generation Bobcat and a four-year Strutter, McGinty’s commitment to Christian outreach began with a New Testament Religion course during her junior year. Soon after graduation, she joined Campus Crusade for Christ (now CRU International). What began as one-on-one meetings with students and school leaders and faith outreach in juvenile detention facilities grew to serving as director of training for CRU’s national high school ministry. In 1978, she joined CRU’s Christian Embassy, where she’s worked with cabinet and congressional officials, as well as foreign diplomats, including one year as a consultant to Charles Malik, Lebanon’s ambassador to the U.S., a founding delegate to the United Nations and co-author of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In 1985, McGinty left CRU to found Creative Living International, a nonprofit organization through which she’s authored, published and distributed 25 “user-friendly” Bible study books, with translations into nine languages. Her books have been used by thousands of Bible study groups nationally and internationally, and in prison ministries.
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Fans of NCAA golf already know his name from the Jim West Challenge, one of the nation’s premiere collegiate golf invitational tournaments, an event he founded with Texas State University Athletics, which regularly hosts some of the best young golf talent from the ACC, Big 12, SEC and Sun Belt conferences, as well as players from around the world. The Jim and Carol West Golf Practice Facility at Texas State provides Bobcat athletes a premiere atmosphere to hone their golf skills. Jet Maintenance, Inc., is still headquartered in Victoria, Texas, where Jim and Carol West are as enthusiastic and engaged in community service as they are dedicated to upholding the legacy of Texas State University. From supporting Victoria’s Bluebonnet Youth Ranch to serving abused and neglected children and organizing volunteers and donations to help Hurricane Katrina refugees who sought shelter in Victoria, Jim West has led by example ever since his days as a student in San Marcos.
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1959 (‘30 & ‘62)
1963 (‘19)
Dr. Lyndon B. Johnson* 36th president of the United States; as president, Johnson returned to the Southwest Texas campus to sign the Higher Education Act of 1965
1966 (‘13)
1966 (‘10)
Roy J. Beard, Jr.* Owner of Star Engraving Company; established the Roy J. Beard Educational Art Foundation, which provided scholarships for art students
1967 (‘16)
Marvin Whiteley (’97) Since his time as a graduate student at Texas State University, Marvin Whiteley has been driven to expand the boundaries of microbiology research. His peers now recognize him as a creative, dynamic force in the world of microbiology. Whiteley earned his master’s degree in biology from Texas State in 1997, his doctorate in microbiology from the University of Iowa in 2001, and performed post-doctoral work at Stanford University until 2002. After joining The University of Texas at Austin in 2006, Whiteley rapidly rose from assistant professor to full professor and director of the John R. LaMontagne Center for Infectious Disease. His contributions to microbiology and biomedical research have been recognized with national and international awards, including being selected as a Burroughs Wellcome Investigator in Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease and receiving the Merck Irving S. Sigal Memorial Award in 2008, one of only two awards given by the American Society for Microbiology for excellence in basic research in medical microbiology and infectious disease. Throughout his career, he has inspired new generations of researchers and scientists. In 2009, he received the Dean’s teaching excellence award at UT Austin, and he contributes to the education of Texas State students by serving on several graduate student committees.
Farley Peebles* The American most decorated by the government of South Vietnam; awarded the Anglo-American Award three times by the U.S. Ambassador to England
1973 (‘12)
1972 (‘35 & ‘40)
Fred W. Adams* President and chairman of the Adams Extract Company, founded by his father; established the campus newspaper, The Normal Star (now The University Star) in 1911
Milton Jowers* Member of National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame; basketball and football coach at Southwest Texas from 1946-1972
1973 (‘13)
1973 (‘43)
Harper H. Bass* Served on General Agents’ National Executive Committee for Massachusetts Mutual Insurance; president of the Texas Association of Life Underwriters
J.R. “Bob” Thornton* Member of the San Antonio branch of the Federal Reserve; held various offices in state professional organizations
1970 (‘46)
Walter Richter* Regional director of the Office of Economic Opportunity; state senator; social policy expert; trustee of State Colleges and Universities Board
1973 (‘35)
1973 (‘34)
Willard Deason* Appointed by LBJ to the Federal Interstate Commerce Commission; helped organize the Texas Association of Broadcasters; teacher
1969 (‘38 & ‘39)
Robert Montgomery* Chief of economic objectives of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “Brain Trust” during World War II; professor and lecturer for 50 years
Raymond Cavness* District governor of Rotary International; Who’s Who in America; helped change Angelo State University from a two-year school to a four-year school
Jesse C. Kellam* Succeeded boyhood friend LBJ as National Youth Administration director; one of three founders of the Texas High School Coaches Association
1967 (‘30)
Carr P. Collins* Founder and chairman of Fidelity Union Life Insurance; director of the United Negro College Fund; president of the Baptist Foundation of Texas
1972 (‘25)
1965 (‘23)
Mamie Brown* First person to graduate from Southwest Texas Normal College; she received three permanent teaching certificates from the Normal
John G. Flowers* One of the founders and president of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education; third president of Southwest Texas State College
Jack Edwards* President of the Oral Rehabilitation Seminar of the Southwest; recipient of the 1954 Cooley Award; president of the Texas Academy of General Dentistry
1974 (‘31 & ‘40)
C.E. “Curley” Doyle* U.S. Air Force colonel and chief of Publicity Division at the Pentagon during the Korean conflict; member of National Youth Administration
1974 (‘30)
Bertha Leifeste* Pioneer in the field of early childhood education; developed various programs for the National College of Education
Whiteley has also been a tireless volunteer in the scientific community, serving as a permanent member of a National Institutes of Health Review Panel and a member of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Research and Training Committee. 6
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1974 (‘29)
1974 (‘25)
Joseph T. Roberts* Senior medical consultant to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, D.C.; heart specialist
1975 (‘41)
1975 (‘24)
Debs Hensley* Regional director of personnel for the U.S. Postal Service, responsible for a territory that included five states
1977 (‘23)
Joe Frazier Brown* Judge, Texas Supreme Court; Texas Criminal Justice Council; National Advisory Council; prominent in establishing National Corrections Academy
1978 (‘49)
James A. Littleton* Presented seminars to National Association of Basketball Coaches; twotime Texas High School Coach of the Year
1979 (‘24)
Yancy P. Yarbrough* Held state and national offices in Secondary Principals Association; educator; school administrator; San Marcos High School principal
1980 (‘39 & ‘40)
William L. Deck* One of the first to develop a course of study to reflect electricity/electronics technology in industrial arts
Dr. George Strait Internationally known singer, actor and country music entertainer; named the Artist of the Decade by the Academy of Country Music
Burnard S. Biggs* Vice president in charge of the Livermore branch of the Sandia Corporation; helped produce a general-purpose synthetic rubber
1986 (‘49)
William “Henry” Norris* Nationally known biologist and educator; chairman of the American Society of Plant Physiologists; president, Conference of Academic Deans
1986 (‘79 & ‘06)
L. Joe Berry* Internationally known medical microbiologist; authority on interactions of infective microorganisms and their hosts; widely published
1984 (‘27)
John Mack Prescott Widely noted for his research in the chemistry and metabolism of amino acids and proteins; dean of the College of Science at Texas A&M University
1985 (‘40)
R.H. Bing* Award of Distinguished Service in 1974 by the Mathematical Association of America; president of the American Mathematical Society
1983 (‘30)
Russell G. Vliet * Award-winning playwright, poet and novelist; Rockefeller Fellow in fiction and poetry; Dobie-Paisano resident in fiction
1983 (‘41)
Sadie Ray Powell* Who’s Who Among American Educators; president of Council of International Relations working with military bases and universities
1979 (‘35)
Leon Kelly Frels President of National Organization on Legal Problems of Education; chairman of the National School Board Association, Council of School Attorneys
Wallace D. Dockall President and CEO of the Texas Education Foundation; developed a computerized national development center for educators; two time AllAmerican football player at Texas State
1982 (‘52 & ‘53)
Dr. Roy F. Mitte* Founder of Financial Industries Corporation, a group of national insurance companies; donated millions to Texas State University
1983 (‘43)
Leslie C. McDonald* Held offices in national and state Retired Teachers Association; World War I veteran; educator; school administrator
1978 (‘66)
Emory D. Bellard* Received Academy of American Football award as the inventor of the wishbone offense; named Coach of the Year by The Sporting News
1979 (‘49)
1977 (‘21)
Claud H. Kellam* Helped organize the Texas High School Coaches Association; member, Hall of Honor, Texas High School Coaches Association
J.H.U. Brown* Developed the concept of biomedical engineering, the application of engineering principles to the medical field; developed drugs still used in cancer treatment
1982 (‘48 & ‘49)
Don Rains Served as Texas State representative for District 45; served in leadership roles in numerous civic organizations
1982 (‘53, ‘58 & ‘08)
Henry Pochmann* Founder and chairman of the American Literature Group of the Modern Language Association; authority on American and GermanAmerican literature
1981 (‘39)
Tomás Rivera* Internationally known author; set the standard for contemporary MexicanAmerican literature; chancellor at the University of California; professor
1981 (‘66)
Ella SoRelle Porter* President of Kappa Delta Pi; first woman administrator in Houston ISD; math teacher; helped organize the Houston Council of Teachers of Mathematics
1976 (‘23)
Jerry L. Moore, Sr.* Numerous national awards and national Top Club President, Southwestern Life Insurance; lifetime member, Million Dollar Round Table; noted educator; founder, Central Texas Higher Education Authority
Sidney C. Hughes* Responsible for maintaining and staffing LBJ’s Texas White House; served on the General Service Commission
1980 (‘58 & ‘64)
John “Abe” Houston* Numerous national awards from Lions International; WWII veteran; city of Waco’s first personnel director
1981 (‘30)
Lewis Gilcrease* Became the first Southwest Texas graduate to be drafted into the National Basketball Association, in 1953 to the Boston Celtics
1976 (‘48 & ‘51)
1976 (‘39)
1980 (‘34 & ‘42)
John Dailey* Developed behavioral profile for airline hijackers for the Federal Aviation Administration; received the FAA Flight Safety Award in 1972
1976 (‘53 & ‘55)
Henry “Pete” Shands* Lifetime member of Texas State Teachers Association; named to the Helms Hall of Fame for outstanding basketball achievement
1977 (‘38)
1975 (‘36)
Bryan Wildenthal* General assistant to the director of operations of the American Red Cross during WWI; president of Angelo State College and Sul Ross State College
1986 (‘25)
Richard B. Henderson* Author of award-winning biography Maury Maverick, recognized as an established model for political biographies; professor
1987 (‘70)
Gerald Hill State of Texas representative, District 49; named one of Texas Monthly’s 10 Best Legislators; national director of Jaycees
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Vann M. Kennedy* Served on National Association of Broadcasters committees; CBS Television Affiliates Advisory Board; founded Corpus Christi Broadcasting Company
1987 (‘38)
W. C. Perry* Leadership role at all levels of the Student Personnel Association; vice president for Student Affairs at Baylor University
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1987 (‘38, ‘42 & ‘87)
1988 (‘70)
Roy Willbern* Attorney; established San Jacinto Savings Association; widely published in Christian education; noted speaker
1989 (‘69)
1989 (‘53)
Barry Andrews Owner of Andrews Distributing Company; served in numerous capacities through various industry organizations and is politically active in support of the industry within the state of Texas and nationally
1990 (‘58)
1992 (‘74)
Esther Broome* Led the research that developed flammability standards for mattresses and clothing and developed care labeling for textiles
1992 (‘34 & ‘40)
Ponce “Heloise” Cruse Nationally known author and syndicated columnist on household hints, whose column runs in more than 500 newspapers
1993 (‘56)
Jimmy Pappas Vice admiral and director of Logistics on the Joint Staff during Operation Desert Storm; coordinated and managed one of the largest Department of Defense logistic operations since WWII
1993 (‘64)
Chelcie Ross Actor with more than 85 movie/TV credits; three top 10 sports films; Rudy, Hoosiers, Major League; stage career 45 years on three continents; Screen Actors Guild Award
Richard Phillips, Jr. Inventor and helped develop improved biostable materials for cardiac surgical devices; vice president Technology; Founder and Partner in BioStable Science and Engineering, Inc.
John Roberts Chairman of the board, president of AnheuserBusch Entertainment Corporation; board member of International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions
1996 (‘91)
Tino Villanueva Award-winning poet and author; founder of Imagine Publishers; American Book Award; contributor to International Chicano Poetry Journal
1996 (‘65)
C. Ivan Wilson* Retired CEO of First City, Texas Bank, one of the largest banking entities in the country; financial systems specialist
1995 (‘67)
Charles Barsotti* Cartoonist and author; his cartoons have appeared in magazines including The New Yorker, The Saturday Evening Post, The Atlantic and Playboy
1995 (‘69)
Larry Wright Vice president and director of operations for Dow Chemical, USA; member of the U.S. Area Operating Board and Corporate Management Committee
1994 (‘52)
Clyde E. Willbern* Leading expert on federal regulation of the oil and gas industry; manager of administration for Getty Oil
1995 (‘55)
Rosalyn Baker Hawaii State House of Representatives and State Senate in varied leadership roles for 22 years; recognized for advocacy in health policy and laws to assist in fight against cancer, consumer protection, equal rights; current chair of Hawaii Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection
1992 (‘56 & ‘90)
Marvin O. Teague* Judge for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals; consultant to Matthew-Bender Law Book Company; practiced before the U.S. Supreme Court
Dr. Dionicio “Don” Flores One of the nation’s most respected Hispanic journalists; president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists
1994 (‘40)
Allen V. Kneese* Pioneer in developing the theory of environmental economics; Senior Fellow in the Quality of the Environment Division for Resources for the Future
1995 (‘68)
Charles Farmer Professor applied mathematics, ACE Fellow, Academic VP University of Tulsa; head of technology base for design Stealth Aircraft General Dynamics/ Lockheed Martin
1992 (‘54 & ‘57)
George J. Garza, Sr.* Chief educator advisor for the U.S. Department of State; president, League of United Latin American Citizens
1993 (‘74)
1992 (‘63)
Thomas Carter Three-time Emmy-winning director, actor and producer; received Directors’ Guild Award and George Foster Peabody Award
Lawrence E. Tilton President of Lederle Laboratories, leading pharmaceutical company; president of three separate divisions of parent company, American Cyanamic; served on executive committee and chaired several industry associations
1994 (‘73 & ‘15)
Benjamin P. Dailey Pioneer in microwave spectroscopy field; his work helped lead to the invention of the laser and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging
1994 (‘51)
J. Edwin Smith* Handled the court case outlawing primaries that excluded African-Americans; argued before the U.S. Supreme Court
1993 (‘58)
Roy L. Swift* Chief of the Office of Public Information for Social Security Administration; author of two books on naval history
1994 (‘38)
Marcellus W. Alexander, Jr. EVP, Television for the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and president, NAB Education Foundation; involved in numerous civic and charitable organizations
1990 (‘33)
Jack L. Martin Serves as chairman and CEO of Hill+Knowlton Strategies, a global communications firm with 87 offices in 49 countries; served as chairman of the Board of Regents of the Texas State University System; also served as executive assistant to Senator Lloyd Bentsen
1993 (‘32)
Robert Skip Rutherford* Air Force general; vice commander in chief of Pacific Air Forces; only general not to graduate from a military college
1994 (‘73)
Emmett Shelton Sr.* Land planner for city of West Lake Hills and the Emmett Shelton Bridge, which connected the city with Austin; oral history scholar; attorney; poet
1990 (‘73)
Clovis Barker A leader in Texas banking organizations as well as in a variety of local civic and professional organizations
1993 (‘61)
York Willbern* President of the American Society for Public Administration; Phi Beta Kappa; American Political Science Association
1989 (‘25)
William C. Newberry* Nationally known motivational and humorous speaker and writer; recognized by the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals
1992 (‘43)
1988 (‘34)
Powers Boothe Emmy Award winning actor in film, television and theater; 1981 NATO New Star of the Year; Texas Film Hall of Fame; Walk of Western Stars; Golden Boot Award
1996 (‘57 & ‘61)
Charles Austin Olympic gold medalist; set an Olympic record in the high jump; won several world championships; U.S. championship; NCAA championship
1996 (‘76)
John Sharp State of Texas comptroller; the model he developed for performance review accounting in government is used nationwide
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Bill Krueger Compiled a record of 1,096250 in 31 years as basketball coach at Clear Lake High School; named to state and national high school halls of fame
1996 (‘62)
Barbara Guinn Tidwell Founder, choreographer and director of the Strutters, who have performed across the nation and overseas
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1996 (‘65)
1996 (‘62)
J. Randal Tomblin President of Cedar Chemical Corporation, which introduced a family of environmentally safe herbicides
1997 (‘68 & ‘70)
1997 (‘74)
Teresa Ross LeClercq National legal language expert and author; awardwinning professor; prison reform advocate
1997 (‘69)
1998 (‘69 & ‘71)
Dr. Joann Cole Mitte* Established with her husband the Roy F. and Joann Cole Mitte Foundation; educator and lifelong education advocate
1999 (‘73 & ‘76)
Wilson Nolle Named a fellow in the American Physical Society and Acoustical Society of America for work in the physics of musical instruments
1999 (‘71 & ‘72)
F. Randall Starbuck U.S. Air Force general; oversees the preparation and launching of U.S. satellites from Cape Canaveral
1999 (‘37)
David F. Votaw, Jr.* Consultant on missile testing, linear programming and statistical estimation for the U.S. Air Force
Dan Bates President and CEO of Southwest Research Institute, one of the largest not-for-profit applied research institutes in the country
Shelton Padgett* One of the top trial lawyers in the nation, arguing before the Supreme Court; top 1 percent of legal professionals as a Best Lawyer in America
2002 (‘72 & ‘76)
Rick J. Short Served the World Health Organization through the revision of International Classification of Impairment, Disabilities and Handicaps
2003 (‘66)
Kay Adams Henderson Founded Gourmet Curriculum Press, which produces nationally recognized educational materials for all levels
2002 (‘70)
Beth Green Moore President and Founder of Living Proof Ministries; Bible study teacher and author of a broad collection of biblical publications
2002 (‘77)
Christopher James Luna First Hispanic Air National Guard officer to serve a four-year tour at the National Guard Bureau
2001 (‘67)
Rudy Davalos General Robert Nevland Athletic Director Award, American Football Foundation; San Antonio Catholic Youth Organization’s Man in Youth Award
2001 (‘82)
Dan Locker Designed and implemented first Flying Ambulance Surgical Trauma team; lead agent for DOD Health Services Region IV
1999 (‘65)
H. Harris Goodman, Jr.* Immy Award for Lifetime Achievement for pioneering the development of plastics in the automotive industry
Matthew Cawthon Texas Ranger (retired), named National Police Officer of the Year by the U.S. Department of Justice and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Youths in 1999; chief deputy at the McLennan County Sherriff’s Office in Waco until October 2014
2001 (‘60)
John Coil* Project manager overseeing development and construction of the country’s first light rail transit system; Construction Man of the Year by the Engineering News Record
2001 (‘67)
Chris Nance Adler Founded “Check it Out,” a national breast cancer screening program; elected to CCISD Board of Education, Del Mar College Board and City Council in Chorpus Christi, Texas.
1999 (‘38 & ‘40)
Margaret E. Dunn Developed national educational programs; consultant for federal agencies; served on national and state boards
1999 (‘38)
1999 (‘61)
Roger J. Spiller Only civilian advisor to Operation Desert Storm; first George C. Marshall Distinguished Professor of History at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
Daniel P. Chesire Nationally recognized expert in the fields of semiconductor device development and reliability physics
2001 (‘80)
Inez Wenzel Ramsay* Recognized by the National Association for Bilingual Education as a pioneer in bilingual education in Texas during the 1930s
2001 (‘39 & ‘40)
Jesse C. Luxton President and chief executive officer of National Picture and Frame Company, a major designer of a wide variety of home decor items
2000 (‘74 & ‘75)
T. Paul Bulmahn President and founder of ATP Oil & Gas Corporation, an international offshore development company; industry leader in utilization of subsea technology
2000 (‘37 & ‘59)
James E. Polk Austin Music Hall of Fame; known for his collaboration with Ray Charles for 10 years as an orchestra director and arranger
1998 (‘66)
Judy Bishop Received the 1996 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching; education consultant for Creative Publications
2000 (‘78)
Richard Owen Baish Former president of El Paso Natural Gas Company; Industry Standard Board; American and Texas Bar Associations
2000 (‘91)
Mary-Agnes Taylor* One of the most respected authorities on children’s literature in the U.S.; board member of the Children’s Literature Association; author
1998 (‘63 & ‘93)
Erv Woolsey Helped shape the early careers of artists including George Strait, Barbara Mandrell, Lee Greenwood and the Oak Ridge Boys
2000 (‘69)
Richard Castro Founder of the Hispanic American Commitment to Educational Resources Scholarship Program in 1985; introduced the breakfast burrito to the McDonald’s system; owner/operator of 23 McDonald’s; former city manager of the city of Del Rio
1997 (‘40)
Eugene Lee Stage, film and television actor; producer; playwright; plays produced at theaters throughout the United States and in London
1998 (‘53 & ‘05)
1997 (‘70)
Fred Wagner Holder of numerous national and international biomedical patents; president and founder of BioNebraska, Inc.
2002 (‘80 & ‘82)
Bill Squires With an international team, helped develop the first formal NASA exercise space flight protocol; Group Award for Advanced Space Suit Design
2003 (‘61)
Jim T. Brown Honored as Worthy Grand Master, the highest national office of Kappa Sigma fraternity; management and philanthropic efforts recognized nationwide
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Marsha Wills-Karp Major contributions to the understanding of immunological factors of asthma; named one of the top 1,000 scientists in the world
2003 (‘88)
Tony Dieste Chairman and co-founder of Dieste, Inc. (NYSE: OMC); recognized as pioneer and leader in U.S. multicultural marketing and advertising; named one of 100 most influential Latinos in the U.S. and AdSTAR by American Advertising Federation
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2003 (‘85)
2003 (‘65)
James Rogers* 2002 inductee into the U.S. Army Ranger Hall of Fame; received the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm
2004 (‘65)
2004 (‘62 &‘63)
Dottie St. Clair Hill Named an Outstanding Educator of America; twice recognized as Outstanding Citizen of Texas; Top 25 Brokers in America
2005 (‘51 & ‘66)
Charles Matthews Alfred M. Zuck Public Courage Award, National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration; Energy Award for Outstanding Government Service; chancellor emeritus Texas State University System
2005 (‘94)
Dale Bulkley Internationally recognized counter-espionage/ antiterrorism operations expert and consultant; trained and consulted with U.S. and foreign professionals
2006 (‘88)
Herman Chinery-Hesse Leading African Tech Entrepreneur, chairman of the SOFTtribe and Black Star Line; dubbed “Bill Gates of Africa”; founder of ShopAfrican53.com, the African web mall
2006 (‘69 & ‘12)
Dr. Jerry Fields Founder, chairman and CEO of J.D. Fields & Company, an international supplier of steel products for use in oil, gas and water exploration
Wayne Oquin Internationally recognized musician, composer and professor at Juilliard; has premiered original compositions in London, Moscow, Toronto, Tokyo, Vienna and Warsaw
Darren B. Casey National real estate developer; Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year; selected by Texas Business magazine as Texas’ Top Land Developer
2009 (‘85)
William Ross King Founder and president of Crown Worldwide, Inc., the dominant poultry company in Central Asia; founding teacher at Kazakhstan Institute of Management
2009 (‘99)
Debs Cofer Management consultant for sales, marketing and manufacturing in Hong Kong and Japan; retired Dow Chemical international executive
2009 (‘81)
Carolynn Seay Vietor Recognized leader in the rodeo industry; re-elected to a three-year term in 2013 as president of the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association; WPRA’s Woman of the Year Award
2009 (‘58)
James S. Bogard Past president, American Academy of Health Physics; Health Physics Society Fellow; co-author of textbooks on health physics and statistics governing radiological processes and measurements
2008 (‘59 & ‘60)
Paul “Chip” Carlisle President of Wells Fargo’s Texas Region as well as Border Banking; board member of U.S. Consumers Bankers Association
2008 (‘68)
Douglas L. Foshee Founder and owner of Sallyport Investments, LLC; former chairman and CEO of El Paso Corporation, owner of North America’s largest natural gas pipeline system and one of North America’s largest natural gas producers
2006 (‘70)
E.W. Bill Wright Special assistant to former President Lyndon Johnson and U.S. Senator Lloyd Bentsen; USA Today: Rising Stars of the U.S.; President’s National Volunteer Service Award; first vice presidentInvestment Officer, Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Wyatt G. Payne Plastic surgeon specializing in wound healing; surgical education and reconstruction surgery; America’s Top Surgeons and Top Plastic Surgeons by Consumers’ Research Council of America
2008 (‘71)
Michael R. Young Owns 10 restaurants and seven Krispy Kremes with 1,500 employees; “Master Entrepreneur of the Year” by Inc. magazine
2008 (‘82)
Tricia Tingle-Scull President of the Native American Bar Association; leadership positions with the American Bar Association; Brown v. Board of Education Award
2005 (‘70)
Nina Vaca-Humrichouse National Hispanic Businesswoman of the Year; Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year; German Marshall Memorial Fellow, World Affairs Council
2006 (‘81)
2005 (‘78)
Nelwyn Moore Honored by Kinsey Institute for Sexuality Research; National Osborne Award for Excellence in Teaching Family Studies; State MooreBowman Award for Service to Texas Families
Heriberto Guerra Chairman and CEO of Avanzar Interior Technologies; retired vice president for SBC Southwest; Hispanic Alliance on Free Trade
2007 (‘80 & ‘82)
Marilyn Nolen Conference USA Volleyball Coach of the Year; third on the active NCAA Division I victory list when she retired with a career record of 809-363-12
2007 (‘71)
Richard Garcia Retired after 25 years with the FBI as assistant director and was ranked 11th in the organization
2007 (‘84)
Charlotte Tate President, American College of Sports Medicine; Citation Award ACSM; Fellow, American Alliance of Kinesiology and Physical Education
2007 (‘66)
Steve Kemble Solutions magazine Event Planner of the Year; International Special Event Society International Volunteer of the Year; Event Planners Hall of Fame
2005 (‘75)
Karen Thompson Chief Technologist of the NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center; leads all the Center’s Research and Technology
Ralph Rushing Pioneer in the development of student loan financing for higher education; instrumental in creation of Higher Education Authorities
2006 (‘72)
Jody Hodges Recipient of Disney’s American Teacher Award; author; Excellence in Science Teaching Award, American Association of Physics Teachers
2007 (‘82)
Gregg Roberts Founder, chairman, faculty of two Environmental Risk Institutes; developed The Environmental Risk Management professional curriculum, a nationally recognized program for environmental professionals; served on various government panels, recognized by U.S. Senate
2004 (‘85)
2004 (‘69 & ‘71)
2006 (‘82)
John Beck President of Teacher Education Council of State Colleges and Universities; executive board, National Council of Professors of Educational Administration
2004 (‘74)
Bobby Patton Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Texas State University; National Athletic Trainers’ Association Hall of Fame; president and Hall of Fame of the Southwest Athletic Trainers’ Association
2005 (‘99)
2004 (‘61)
Gary Woods President/CEO Red McCombs Enterprises; presided over NBA franchise San Antonio Spurs and Denver Nuggets
2009 (‘84)
Shawn McCormick Chairman, CEO and cofounder of Zoey LP, which helps children dealing with asthma; created a pediatric asthma education program adopted in five states
2010 (‘56)
Major General John Howard Burris Attained highest rank possible during 38 years in the Air Force Reserve, while he maintained his law practice and his ranching business
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John Moreau Competed in 10 U.S. Olympic trials in fencing and modern pentathlon; served as an official at the 2008 Olympics; coached U.S. modern pentathlon team
2010 (‘78)
Rt. Rev. Gary Lillibridge Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas, overseeing 90 congregations, 27 schools, 25,000 members and 200 clergy, as well as world mission partnerships with other countries
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2010 (‘52 & ‘54)
2010 (‘61)
Vernon McDonald Basketball star as a student and became a legendary basketball coach for the Bobcats
2011 (‘78)
2011 (‘72 & ‘78)
Micheal E. Bowman President of Hunt and Hunt Ltd., a leading producer of tools for the oil and gas industry worldwide
2011 (‘60 & ‘62)
Daymon Muehl* Enjoyed a 34-year career with Humble Oil and Refining Company, ultimately serving as national advertising coordinator for ExxonMobil, one of the world’s largest corporations
2011 (‘78)
2012 (‘66 & ‘12)
2012 (‘69 & ‘70)
2012 (‘82, 83)
2012 (‘77)
2012 (‘89)
Dr. Linda Gregg Fields Philanthropist for numerous nonprofits and Texas State; essential supporter for the establishment of significant projects for Texas State, including Bobcat Stadium West Side Complex and the Strutters’ Gallery; funded an endowed chair and two Excellence in Professorship Awards
Thomas R. Kowalski President and CEO of Austinbased Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute – leading advocate of the bioscience industry in the state
Dr. Darcy Walsh Hardy Leads a team of nationally recognized experts in higher education, K-12, e-learning and distance education, information technology, open source technologies, outcomes and assessment, and analytics
Dr. Paul Phillips III Colonel in the Army Reserves; served in Germany, Iraq and Afghanistan in support of U.S. service members and humanitarian missions
Dr. Jill D. Pruetz Specializes in behavior and ecology of primates; one of only nine “Emerging Explorers” named by the National Geographic Society in 2008
Beth Guastella After one year as president and COO of upscale baby product retailer, giggle, Inc., rose to chief executive officer, building on 30 years as a leader for international brands like Stuart Weitzman, Kate Spade New York and Hermes
Dr. Melba J. T. Vasquez Thirteenth woman and first Latina to be elected president of the American Psychological Association, the world’s oldest and largest organization of psychologists; author of more than 70 journal articles and book chapters
2015 (‘79)
Susan Angell-Gonzalez Choreographer, director and entrepreneur and first member of the Strutters Hall of Fame; recipient of the Texas Dance Educators Association Hall of Fame Award, and the Texas Dance Educators Association Lifetime Achievement Award
2015 (‘84)
Robert Grogan Advocated for legislation designed to protect and preserve the environment during his career in the Alaska state government; launched a second career as an artist and photographer, with work exhibited throughout the U.S. and in South Africa
2014 (‘72)
Brigadier General John E. Michel Logged more than 3,300 hours as a command pilot and served in support of numerous operations in the Middle East during his military career; author of inspirational books
2015 (‘80)
Dr. Kathleen Fite Leader in education and lifelong children’s advocate; past board member for the Association for Childhood Education International; named a Gesell International Ambassador; author of two books about the Texas State Strutters
2014 (‘70)
Veronica Muzquiz Edwards Founder and CEO of InGenesis; named one of the 50 most influential Hispanic business leaders in the country by HispanicBusiness magazine and one of the Top 100 middle market CEOs in the nation by Chief Executive magazine
2014 (‘87)
John H. McCall Co-founder of Farouk Systems, Inc., a company that provides the professional beauty industry with products that meet the underlying principles of education, environment and ethics
Jeff D. Foster Former National Basketball Association player for the Indiana Pacers for 13 years
2014 (‘86)
Dr. Patrick L. Cox Distinguished historian specializing in 20th-century American and Texas political history; former associate director of the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at UT Austin
2014 (‘70)
2011 (‘09)
Karen A. Chisum Ranked sixth among active NCAA Division I volleyball coaches; coach of the Texas State Bobcat Volleyball team for 33 years
2014 (‘88)
Connie R. Arnold One of the most respected marine biologists in the nation, and founder of the Fisheries and Mariculture Laboratory at the UT Marine Science Institute in Port Aransas
2015 (‘95)
Mary Rose Brown Executive vice president and chief administrative officer for NuStar Energy L.P.; recipient of the Silver Anvil Award; inducted into the San Antonio Women’s Hall of Fame
2015 (‘81)
Rod C. Keller, Jr. President of Segway, Inc., highly regarded in the technology industry for his innovative leadership; received the prestigious Technology Marketer of the Year Award in 2003 from Technology Marketing magazine
Ambassador Oliver del Cid Appointed Belize’s ambassador to Mexico in 2011 and non-resident high commissioner to Jamaica in 2014; continues to promote bilateral relations and tourism, trade and investment across the Americas
2015 (‘87)
The Honorable Nelva Gonzales Ramos Appointed by President Barack Obama to serve as a judge in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, where she presides over civil and criminal cases in the Corpus Christi division; former state district court judge in Nueces County
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2013 (‘85)
Mr. S. Blake Ratcliff Manager for external integration within the International Space Station (ISS) program, responsible for negotiating and managing multibillion-dollar agreements for goods and services supporting the ISS
2013 (‘91)
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2013 (‘66)
The Honorable Geoffrey S. Connor Served as Texas Secretary of State; led foreign trade missions on behalf of Texas; founded Warm Heart International charity performing relief work in Malawi
Cleofas Rodriguez, Jr. Executive Director of National Migrant Seasonal Head Start Assoc.; former executive director of Texas State Head Start Assoc.; developed Rodriguez & Associates consulting firm addressing early childhood education, public policy, advocacy and nonprofit management
R. Tom Roddy President of Bensco, Inc., and chairman of the board of Lone Star Capital bank; director of the NFL New Orleans Saints and NBA New Orleans Pelicans
Once a Bobcat, always a Bobcat. 2013 (‘72)
Virginia Ann Stevens Founding president of BioMed SA; plays a key role in recruiting biomedical companies to San Antonio; raises the visibility of San Antonio’s biomedical sector within the region and on foreign economic missions
2013 (‘66)
Dr. Ken Wilson Taught and conducted research at the University of Zurich, Switzerland; established the Kenneth J. and Verena Wilson Asian Faculty/Student Exchange Program; teaches at the Royal University of Phnom Penh
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