Texas State University
2013
Distinguished Alumni Award The Distinguished Alumni Award is the most prestigious honor given 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 Alumnus Award was presented in 1959 to Lyndon B. Johnson, then a U.S. senator and later the 36th president of the United States of America.
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The Honorable Geoffrey S. Connor (’85) Geoffrey S. Connor’s degree in international studies from Texas State propelled him to a career on the world stage. Appointed Texas Secretary of State by Gov. Rick Perry, Connor led trade missions on behalf of the state of Texas to numerous countries including Mexico, China, Brazil, Vietnam and Ethiopia. He also hosted foreign heads of state, diplomats and royalty on their visits to Texas. A founder of Warm Heart International, an Episcopal charity performing relief work in Malawi, Connor has also been a member of U.S. political assessment missions in Africa and Central America, and an international elections observer in Georgia, Ukraine and Liberia. Connor is currently director of strategy at the Clements Center for History, Strategy and Statecraft at the University of Texas at Austin, where he helps develop the Center’s role in training future national security officials and scholars. He is also a doctoral student in United States history and an attorney and consultant in private practice. Connor serves as a JAG officer in the Texas State Guard and is active in numerous civic, professional and charitable organizations.
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Mr. R. Tom Roddy (’66) Tom Roddy has been part of the San Antonio banking industry for 47 years. After receiving his bachelor of business administration degree at Texas State, he joined National Bank of Commerce’s executive training program, which launched him on a career path he still follows. He has served on the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas-San Antonio and the Texas Public Finance Authority. A 2013 gift from Roddy and his wife to the McCoy College of Business Administration created the Tom and Jo Roddy Excellence Professorship in Finance. He is a frequent guest speaker to the college’s Studies in Entrepreneurship class. Roddy has provided leadership to numerous charitable and civic organizations, among them the San Antonio Food Bank, United Way, Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, Children’s Shelter of San Antonio, and the Mayor’s Blue Ribbon Committee for Arts. Currently president of Bensco, Inc. and chairman of the board of Lone Star Capital Bank, N.A., Roddy is also director of the N.F.L. New Orleans Saints and N.B.A. New Orleans Pelicans.
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Mr. Cleofas “Cleo” Rodriguez, Jr. (’91) As a Texas State University student, Cleofas Rodriguez, Jr. worked with the College Assistance Migrant Program. That experience laid the groundwork for his current position as executive director of the National Migrant Seasonal Head Start Association in Washington, D.C. Rodriguez has devoted his career to children and families in Texas and across the nation. Five years after graduating from Texas State, he became executive director of the Texas Head Start Association. He also served on the board of directors and as executive director of Raising Austin, a nonprofit organization that works on behalf of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged infants in the Austin area. He developed Rodriguez and Associates, an Austin-based consulting firm that addresses early childhood education, local campaigns, public policy and advocacy, and nonprofit management. Rodriguez has returned numerous times to the Texas State campus, where he has been the featured lecturer in undergraduate classes on research methods. Most recently he was one of three nationally known experts on a keynote panel in honor of Lady Bird Johnson and her seminal work in Head Start.
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Ms. Virginia Ann Stevens (’72) Ann Stevens is an experienced biomedical communications executive and founding president of BioMed SA, a community-based nonprofit corporation. She plays a key role in recruiting biomedical companies to San Antonio, fostering growth of homegrown startup companies, and enhancing the city’s overall environment of innovation and research. Stevens began her career as a reporter for two Harte-Hanks daily newspapers in West Texas. She spent 17 years on the corporate staff of Harte-Hanks, where she served as director of corporate communications. In 1997, she joined ILEX Oncology, Inc. as director of investor relations. This San Antonio-based biopharmaceutical company focused on development and commercialization of anti-cancer drugs. She later became director of corporate communications. At BioMed SA, Stevens raises the visibility of San Antonio’s biomedical sector within the region, at national meetings and conferences, and on foreign economic missions. She convenes stakeholders from multiple industry segments to develop collaborative strategies and fosters workforce development through collaborations with local educators and engagement in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) initiatives. 6
Dr. Ken Wilson (’64, ’66) After receiving his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Texas State and his Ph.D. from Texas A&M, Dr. Kenneth Wilson completed two years post-doctoral work at the Weizmann Institute in Israel. He taught and conducted research at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, for 10 years before relocating to California and joining the nascent field of biotechnology. In 2005, Wilson and his wife, Verena, traveled to Southeast Asia, where they discovered the region’s urgent need for modern services in areas ranging from education and healthcare to urban planning and clean water. They established the Kenneth J. and Verena Wilson Asian Faculty/Student Exchange Program in Texas State’s Center for International Studies. Under the program, Texas State faculty and students help institutions in Cambodia through the exchange of information and expertise. Since 2008, Wilson has taught at the Royal University of Phnom Penh. Numerous areas of interest involving more than 800 Cambodian students include molecular biology, biochemistry, toxic metals, fish genetics and inquiry-based learning. Texas State faculty, staff and students have been key participants in every topic.
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1959 Lyndon B. Johnson ’30* 36th President of the United States; as president, Johnson returned to the Southwest Texas campus to sign the Higher Education Act of 1965
1966 Roy J. Beard Jr. ’13* Owner of Star Engraving Company; established the Roy J. Beard Educational Art Foundation, which provided scholarships for art students
1966 Carr P. Collins ’10* Founder and chairman of Fidelity Union Life Insurance; director of the United Negro College Fund; president of the Baptist Foundation of Texas
1967 Robert Montgomery ’16* Chief of economic objectives of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “Brain Trust” during World War II; professor and lecturer for 50 years
1972 Raymond Cavness ’25* 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
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1967 Willard Deason ’30* Appointed by LBJ to the Federal Interstate Commerce Commission; helped organize the Texas Association of Broadcasters; teacher
1969 Walter Richter ’38 & ’39* Regional director of the Office of Economic Opportunity; state senator; social policy expert; trustee of State Colleges and Universities Board
1972 Milton Jowers ’35 &‘40* Member of National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame; basketball and football coach at Southwest Texas from 1946-1972
1973 Harper H. Bass ’35* Served on General Agents’ National Executive Committee for Massachusetts Mutual Insurance; president of the Texas Association of Life Underwriters
1973 J.R. “Bob” Thornton ’34* Member of the San Antonio branch of the Federal Reserve; held various offices in state professional organizations
1965 Jesse C. Kellam ’23* Succeeded boyhood friend LBJ as National Youth Administration director; one of three founders of the Texas High School Coaches Association
1963 Mamie Brown ’19* First person to graduate from Southwest Texas Normal College; she received three permanent teaching certificates from the Normal
1970 Farley Peebles ’46* The American most decorated by the government of South Vietnam; awarded the AngloAmerican Award three times by the U.S. Ambassador to England
1973 Fred W. Adams ’12* 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
1973 Jack Edwards ’43* President of the Oral Rehabilitation Seminar of the Southwest; recipient of the 1954 Cooley Award; president of the Texas Academy of General Dentistry
1974 C.E. “Curley” Doyle ’31 & ’40* U.S. Air Force colonel and chief of Publicity Division at the Pentagon during the Korean conflict; member of National Youth Administration
1973 John G. Flowers ’13* One of the founders and president of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education; third president of Southwest Texas State College
1974 Bertha Leifeste ’30* Pioneer in the field of early childhood education; developed various programs for the National College of Education
*deceased
1974 Joseph T. Roberts ’29* Senior medical consultant to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, D.C.; heart specialist
1975 Debs Hensley ’41* Regional director of personnel for the U. S. Postal Service, responsible for a territory that included five states
1974 Bryan Wildenthal ’25* General assistant to the director of operations of the American Red Cross during WWI; president of Angelo State College and Sul Ross State College
1975 Henry “Pete” Shands ’24* Lifetime member of Texas State Teachers Association; named to the Helms Hall of Fame for outstanding basketball achievement
1976 Sidney C. Hughes ’39* Responsible for maintaining and staffing LBJ’s Texas White House; served on the General Service Commission
1977 Joe Frazier Brown ’38* Judge, Texas Supreme Court; Texas Criminal Justice Council; National Advisory Council; prominent in establishing National Corrections Academy
1976 Lewis Gilcrease ’53 & ’55* Became the first Southwest Texas graduate to be drafted into the National Basketball Association, in 1953 to the Boston Celtics
1976 Jerry L. Moore Sr. ’48 & ’51* Numerous national awards with South Western Life Insurance; lifetime member of the Million Dollar Round Table; educator
1977 Claud H. Kellam ’23* Helped organize the Texas High School Coaches Association; member, Hall of Honor, Texas High School Coaches Association
1976 Henry Pochmann ’23* Founder and chairman of the American Literature Group of the Modern Language Association; authority on American and German-American literature
1977 Leslie C. McDonald ’21* Held offices in national and state Retired Teachers Association; World War I veteran; educator; school administrator
1978 Leon Kelly Frels ’66 President of National Organization on Legal Problems of Education; chairman of the National School Board Association, Council of School Attorneys
1978 Emory D. Bellard ’49* Received Academy of American Football award as the inventor of the wishbone offense; named Coach of the Year by The Sporting News
1979 James A. Littleton ’49* Presented seminars to National Association of Basketball Coaches; twotime Texas High School Coach of the Year
1975 John Dailey ’36* Developed behavioral profile for airline hijackers for the Federal Aviation Administration; received the FAA Flight Safety Award in 1972
1979 Yancy P. Yarbrough ’24* Held state and national offices in Secondary Principals Association; educator; school administrator; San Marcos High School principal
1979 R.H. Bing ’35* Award of Distinguished Service in 1974 by the Mathematical Association of America; president of the American Mathematical Society
1980 William L. Deck ’39 & ’40* One of the first to develop a course of study to reflect electricity/ electronics technology in industrial arts
*deceased
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1980 John “Abe” Houston ’34 & ’42* Numerous national awards from Lions International; WWII veteran; City of Waco’s first personnel director
1981 Ella SoRelle Porter ’30* President of Kappa Delta Pi; first woman administrator in Houston ISD; math teacher; helped organize the Houston Council of Teachers of Mathematics
1981 Don Rains ’66 Served as Texas State Representative for District 45; served in leadership roles in numerous civic organizations
1982 Roy F. Mitte ’53 & ’58* Founder of Financial Industries, Corp., a group of national insurance companies; donated millions to Texas State University
1983 Sadie Ray Powell ’43* Who’s Who Among American Educators; president of Council of International Relations working with military bases and universities
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1982 Wallace D. Dockall ’48 & ’49 Executive director of the Texas Education Foundation; developed a computerized national development center for educators
1982 Russell G. Vliet ’52 & 53* Award-winning playwright, poet and novelist; Rockefeller Fellow in fiction and poetry; DobiePaisano resident in fiction
1983 John Mack Prescott ’41 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 William “Henry” Norris ’40* Nationally known biologist and educator; chairman of the American Society of Plant Physiologists; president, Conference of Academic Deans
1986 George Strait ’79 Internationally known singer, actor and country music entertainer; named the Artist of the Decade by the Academy of Country Music
1981 J.H.U. Brown ’39* Developed the concept of biomedical engineering, the application of engineering principles to the medical field; developed drugs still used in cancer treatment
1980 Tomás Rivera ’58 & ’64* Internationally known author; set the standard for contemporary MexicanAmerican literature; chancellor at the University of California; professor
1983 L. Joe Berry ’30* Internationally known medical microbiologist; authority on interactions of infective microorganisms and their hosts; widely published
1984 Burnard S. Biggs ’27* Vice president in charge of the Livermore branch of the Sandia Corp.; helped produce a general-purpose synthetic rubber
1986 Richard B. Henderson ’49* Author of award-winning biography Maury Maverick, recognized as an established model for political biographies; professor
1987 Gerald Hill ’70 State of Texas Representative, District 49; named one of Texas Monthly’s 10 Best Legislators; national director of Jaycees
1986 Vann M. Kennedy ’25* Served on National Association of Broadcasters committees; CBS Television Affiliates Advisory Board; founded Corpus Christi Broadcasting Company
1987 W. C. Perry ’38* Leadership role at all levels of the Student Personnel Association; Vice President for Student Affairs at Baylor University
*deceased
1988 Powers Boothe ’70 Emmy-winning actor in film, television and theater; 1981 NATO New Star of the Year; A.C.E. Best Actor; Texas Film Hall of Fame
1987 Roy Willbern ’38, ’42, & ’87* Attorney; established San Jacinto Savings Association; widely published in Christian education; noted speaker
1989 Barry Andrews ’69 President of Andrews Distribution Company; vice president of Miller Brewing Co.; leadership positions in a broad spectrum of civic organizations
1989 William C. Newberry ’53 Nationally known motivational and humorous speaker and writer; recognized by the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals
1990 Clovis Barker ’58 A leader in Texas banking organizations as well as in a variety of local civic and professional organizations
1992 Esther Broome ’43* Led the research that developed flammability standards for mattresses and clothing and developed care labeling for textiles
1989 Emmett Shelton Sr. ’25* 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 Jack L. Martin ’73 Founder of Public Strategies Inc., a public affairs and political consulting firm in Austin and Washington, D.C.
1992 Thomas Carter ’74 Five-time Emmy-winning director, actor and producer; received Directors’ Guild Award and George Foster Peabody Award
1992 George J. Garza Sr. ’34 & ’40* Chief educator advisor for the U.S. Department of State; president, League of United Latin American Citizens
1993 Ponce “Heloise” Cruse ’74 Nationally known author and syndicated columnist on household hints, whose column runs in more than 500 newspapers
1988 York Willbern ’34* President of the American Society for Public Administration; Phi Beta Kappa; American Political Science Association
1990 J. Edwin Smith ’33* Handled the court case outlawing primaries that excluded African-Americans; argued before the U.S. Supreme Court
1992 Charles Farmer ’63 Long and distinguished career at General Dynamics, where he was head of the technology base for the design of Stealth Aircraft; professor
1992 Marvin O. Teague ’54 & ’57* Judge for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals; consultant to MatthewBender Law Book Co.; practiced before the U.S. Supreme Court
1993 Jimmy Pappas ’56 Vice admiral of United States Navy; president of the Navy-Marine Relief Society, a private, nonprofit charitable organization
1992 Larry Wright ’56 & ’90 Vice president and director of operations for Dow Chemical, USA; member of the U.S. Area Operating Board and Corporate Management Committee
1993 Chelcie Ross ’64 Character actor in many movies and well-known made-for-TV movies such as “Rudy,” “Amos and Andrew” and “Basic Instinct”
*deceased
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1993 Robert Skip Rutherford ’61* Air Force general; vice commander in chief of Pacific Air Forces; only general not to graduate from a military college
1994 Marcellus W. Alexander Jr. ‘73 Vice president and general manager of CBS television affiliate WJZTV, Baltimore; numerous awards for civic activities
1993 Roy L. Swift ’32* Chief of the Office of Public Information for Social Security Administration; author of two books on naval history
1995 Rosalyn Baker ’68 Hawaiian state senator; lobbyist and assistant director of government relations for the National Education Association
1994 Clyde E. Willbern ’40* Leading expert on federal regulation of the oil and gas industry; manager of administration for Getty Oil
1995 Charles Barsotti ’55 Cartoonist and author; his cartoons have appeared in magazines including The New Yorker, The Saturday Evening Post, The Atlantic and Playboy
1995 Tino Villanueva ’69 Award-winning poet and author; founder of Imagine Publishers; American Book Award; contributor to International Chicano Poetry Journal
1996 Richard Phillips Jr. ’65 Helped in the development of the first artificial heart valve; vice president of research and development for Carbomedics Inc.
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1994 Dionicio “Don” Flores ’73 One of the nation’s most respected Hispanic journalists; president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists
1994 Benjamin P. Dailey ’38 Pioneer in microwave spectroscopy field; his work helped lead to the invention of the laser and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging
1994 Allen V. Kneese ’51* Pioneer in developing the theory of environmental economics; Senior Fellow in the Quality of the Environment Division for Resources for the Future
1993 Lawrence E. Tilton ’58 President of the Consumer Health Products Division at American Cyanamid’s Lederle Division
1994 C. Ivan Wilson ’52 Retired CEO of First City, Texas Bank, one of the largest banking entities in the country; financial systems specialist
1995 John Roberts ’67 Chairman of the board, president of AnheuserBusch Entertainment Corp.; board member of International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions
1996 Charles Austin ’91 Olympic gold medalist; set an Olympic record in the high jump; won several world championships; U.S. championship; NCAA championship
1996 John Sharp ’76 State of Texas comptroller; the model he developed for performance review accounting in government is used nationwide
1996 Bill Krueger ’57 & ’61 Compiled a record of 1,096-250 in 31 years as basketball coach at Clear Lake High School; named to state and national high school halls of fame
1996 Barbara Guinn Tidwell ’62 Founder, choreographer and director of the Strutters, who have performed across the nation and overseas
*deceased
1996 J. Randal Tomblin ’65 President of Cedar Chemical Corporation, which introduced a family of environmentally safe herbicides
1997 Teresa Ross LeClercq ’68 & ’70 National legal language court witness and plagiarism expert; author whose articles frequently are referenced in court
1996 Fred Wagner ’62 Holder of numerous national and international biomedical patents; president and founder of BioNebraska Inc.
1997 Eugene Lee ’74 Stage, film and television actor; producer; playwright; plays produced at theaters throughout the United States and in London
1997 Erv Woolsey ’69 Helped shape the early careers of artists including George Strait, Barbara Mandrell, Lee Greenwood, and the Oak Ridge Boys
1998 Joann Cole Mitte ’53* Established with her husband the Roy F. and Joann Cole Mitte Foundation; educator and lifelong education advocate
1997 Mary-Agnes Taylor ’40 One of the most respected authorities on children’s literature in the U.S.; board member of the Children’s Literature Association; author
1998 Judy Bishop ’63 & ’93 Received the 1996 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching; education consultant for Creative Publications
1998 Roger J. Spiller ’69 & ’71 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
1999 Margaret E. Dunn ’73 & ’76 Developed national educational programs; consultant for federal agencies; served on national and state boards
1999 Wilson Nolle ’38 Named a fellow in the American Physical Society and Acoustical Society of America for work in the physics of musical instruments
1997 Richard Castro ’70 Inventor of the McDonald’s breakfast burrito; owner and operator of seven McDonald’s; former city manager of Del Rio
1998 Jesse C. Luxton ’66 President and chief executive officer of National Picture and Frame Company, a major designer of a wide variety of home decor items
1999 Chris Nance Adler ’61 Founded “Check it Out,” a national breast cancer screening program; member of the national Board of Hadassah; Hadassah Woman of the Year in 1983
1999 H. Harris Goodman Jr. ’38 & ’40* Immy Award for Lifetime Achievement for pioneering the development of plastics in the automotive industry
1999 F. Randall Starbuck ’71 & ’72 U.S. Air Force general; oversees the preparation and launching of U.S. satellites from Cape Canaveral
1999 Christopher James Luna ’65 First Hispanic Air National Guard officer to serve a four-year tour at the National Guard Bureau
1999 David F. Votaw Jr. ’37* Consultant on missile testing, linear programming and statistical estimation for the U.S. Air Force
*deceased
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2000 Richard Owen Baish ’69 Former President of El Paso Natural Gas Co.; Industry Standard Board; American and Texas Bar Associations
2000 James E. Polk ’91 Austin Music Hall of Fame; known for his collaboration with Ray Charles for 10 years as an orchestra director and arranger
2000 T. Paul Bulmahn ’78 President and founder of ATP Oil & Gas Corp., an international offshore development company; industry leader in utilization of subsea technology
2001 Rudy Davalos ’60 General Robert Nevland Athletic Director Award, American Football Foundation; San Antonio Catholic Youth Organization’s Man in Youth Award
2001 John Coil ’39 & ‘40* 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 Beth Green Moore ’82 Has written or contributed to 30 books, Bible studies, journals, videos and CDs that have sold more than 1.5 million copies
2002 Rick J. Short ’77 Served the World Health Organization through the revision of International Classification of Impairment, Disabilities and Handicaps
2003 Dan Bates ’66 President and CEO of Southwest Research Institute, one of the largest not-for-profit applied research institutes in the country
2001 Kay Adams Henderson ’67 Founded Gourmet Curriculum Press, which produces nationally recognized educational materials for all levels
2002 Shelton Padgett ’70* 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 Bill Squires ’72 & ’76 With an international team, helped develop the first formal NASA exercise space flight protocol; Group Award for Advanced Space Suit Design
2003 Jim T. Brown ’61 Honored as Worthy Grand Master, the highest national office of Kappa Sigma fraternity; management and philanthropic efforts recognized nationwide
2003 James Rogers ’85* 2002 inductee into the U.S. Army Ranger Hall of Fame; received the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm
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2001 Matthew Cawthon ’80 Texas Ranger; named National Officer of the Year by the U.S. Department of Justice and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Youths in 1999
2000 Inez Wenzel Ramsay ’37 & ’59* Recognized by the National Association for Bilingual Education as a pioneer in bilingual education in Texas during the 1930s
2001 Dan Locker ’67 Designed and implemented first Flying Ambulance Surgical Trauma team; lead agent for DOD Health Services Region IV
2000 Daniel P. Chesire ’74 & ’75 Nationally recognized expert in the fields of semiconductor device development and reliability physics
2002 Marsha Wills-Karp ’80 & ’82 Major contributions to the understanding of immunological factors of asthma; named one of the top 1,000 scientists in the world
2003 Tony Dieste ’88 President/founder of Dieste Harmel & Partners, a multi-million dollar advertising agency; Ad Star of the Year by the American Advertising Federation
2003 Gary Woods ’65 President/CEO Red McCombs Enterprises; presided over NBA franchise San Antonio Spurs and Denver Nuggets
2004 John Beck ’61 President of Teacher Education Council of State Colleges and Universities; executive board, National Council of Professors of Educational Administration
*deceased
2004 Dottie St. Clair Hill ’65 Named an Outstanding Educator of America; twice recognized as Outstanding Citizen of Texas; Top 25 Brokers in America
2004 Bobby Patton ‘62 & ’63 National Athletic Trainers Association Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award; president of the Southwest Athletic Trainers Association
2004 Karen Thompson ’85 Technology and science manager for the Exploration Office at NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center; numerous NASA awards
2004 Ralph Rushing ’69 & ’71 Pioneer in the development of student loan financing for higher education; instrumental in creation of Higher Education Authorities
2005 Charles Matthews ’99 Alfred M. Zuck Public Courage Award, National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration; Energy Award for Outstanding Government Service
2005 Richard Garcia ’75 Included in 100 Influential Hispanics in America by Hispanic Business magazine; received the FBI Director’s Award for Service to Law Enforcement
2006 Dale Bulkley ’81 Internationally recognized counter-espionage/ antiterrorism operations expert and consultant; trained and consulted with U.S. and foreign professionals
2006 James S. Bogard ’70 President, American Academy of Health Physics; Oak Ridge National Laboratory Director’s Award
2006 Herman ChineryHesse ’88 Founder, chairman and president of SOFTtribe Limited; Dubbed “Bill Gates of Africa” in a BBC feature article
2006 Charlotte Tate ’72 President, American College of Sports Medicine; Citation Award ACSM; Fellow, American Alliance of Kinesiology and Physical Education
2006 Jody Hodges ’82 Recipient of Disney’s American Teacher Award; author; Excellence in Science Teaching Award, American Association of Physics Teachers
2007 Steve Kemble ’82 Solutions magazine Event Planner of the Year; International Special Event Society International Volunteer of the Year; Event Planners Hall of Fame
2005 Tricia Tingle-Scull ’78 President of the Native American Bar Association; leadership positions with the American Bar Association; Brown v. Board of Education Award
2005 Nelwyn Moore ’51 & ’66 Honored by the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction; Ernest G. Osborne Award for Excellence in Teaching Family Studies
2005 E.W. Bill Wright ’70 Founding board member Texas Lyceum; USA Today Rising Stars of the U.S.; Dr. Alfred and Anna Brohn Outstanding Achievement Award
2005 Nina Vaca-Humrichouse ’94 National Hispanic Businesswoman of the Year; Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year; German Marshall Memorial Fellow, World Affairs Council
2004 Gregg Roberts ’74 Founded International Institute for Environmental Risk Management; designed national examination for Environmental Risk Management designation
2006 Jerry Fields ’69 Founder, chairman and CEO of J.D. Fields & Company, an international supplier of steel products for use in oil, gas and water exploration
2007 Heriberto Guerra ’84 Chairman and CEO of Avanzar Interior Technologies; retired vice president for SBC Southwest; Hispanic Alliance on Free Trade
2007 Marilyn Nolen ’66 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 Wyatt G. Payne ’80 & ’82 Plastic surgeon specializing in wound healing; America’s Top Surgeons and Top Plastic Surgeons by Consumers’ Research Council of America
*deceased
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2008 Paul “Chip” Carlisle ’71 President of Wells Fargo’s Texas Region as well as Border Banking; Board member of U.S. Consumers Bankers Association
2007 Michael R. Young ’71 Owns 10 restaurants and seven Krispy Kremes with 1,500 employees; “Master Entrepreneur of the Year” by Inc. magazine
2008 Douglas L. Foshee ’82 President, CEO and director of El Paso Corp.; recipient of the national Ellis Island Medal of Honor for outstanding contributions to community, nation and the world
2008 Carolynn Seay Vietor ’68 Recognized leader in the rodeo industry; three terms as president of the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association; WPRA’s Woman of the Year Award
2009 William Ross King ’58 Founder and president of Crown Worldwide, Inc., the dominant poultry company in Central Asia; founding teacher at Kazakhstan Institute of Management
2009 Wayne Oquin ’99 Internationally recognized musician, composer and professor at Juilliard; has premiered original compositions in London, Moscow, Toronto, Tokyo, Vienna and Warsaw
2009 Shawn McCormick ’85 Chairman, CEO and cofounder of Zoey LP, which helps children dealing with asthma; created a pediatric asthma education program adopted in five states
2010 Vernon McDonald ’52 & ‘54 Basketball star as a student and became a legendary basketball coach for the Bobcats.
2009 John Moreau ’84 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 Rt. Rev. Gary Lillibridge ’78 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.
2010 Daymon Muehl ’61* Enjoyed a 34-year career with Humble Oil and Refining Company, ultimately serving as national advertising coordinator for Exxon Mobil, one of the world’s largest corporations.
2011 Karen A. Chisum ’72 & ‘78 Ranked 6th among active NCAA Division I volleyball coaches. Coach of the Texas State Bobcat Volleyball team for 33 years.
2011 Thomas R. Kowalski ‘78 President and CEO of Austin-based Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute – leading advocate of the bioscience industry in the state.
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2009 Darren B. Casey ’81 National real estate developer; Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year; selected by Texas Business magazine as Texas’ Top Land Developer
2010 Maj. Gen. John Howard Burris ’56 Attained highest rank possible during 38 years in the Air Force Reserve, while he maintained his law practice and his ranching business.
2011 Micheal E. Bowman ’78 President of Hunt and Hunt Ltd., a leading producer of tools for the oil and gas industry worldwide.
2008 Debs Cofer ‘59 & ’60 Management consultant for sales, marketing and manufacturing in Hong Kong and Japan; retired Dow Chemical international executive
2011 Connie R. Arnold ’60 & ‘62 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.
2011 Jeff D. Foster ‘09 Former National Basketball Association player for the Indiana Pacers for 13 years.
2012 Dr. Linda Gregg Fields ’66 & ’12
Noted philanthropist for numerous non-profit organizations 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.
2012 Dr. Kathleen Fite ’69 & ’70 Leader in education and lifelong children’s advocate. Board of Director for the Association for Childhood Education International; named a Gesell International Ambassador; Author of two books about the Texas State Strutters. *deceased
2012 Dr. Darcy Walsh Hardy ’82, ’83 Advocate for quality distance and online learning. Appointed to the U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Education and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
2012 Dr. Paul Phillips III ‘77 Colonel in the Army Reserves. Served in Germany, Iraq and Afghanistan in support of U.S. service members and humanitarian missions.
2012 Dr. Jill D. Pruetz ’89 Specializes in behavior and ecology of primates; one of only nine “Emerging Explorers” named by the National Geographic Society in 2008.
2012 Mr. S. Blake Ratcliff ’84 As manager for external integration within the International Space Station (ISS) program, Mr. Ratcliff is responsible for negotiating and managing multi-billion dollar agreements for goods and services supporting the ISS.
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