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1970s Lawrence Manning Jr., ’79 BBA, is a foreman at Excel Construction Services. 1980s John Belt, ’80 MS, is president of QuilLab Consulting LLC and a professor at California Southern University. Penny Bowman, ’82 BA, is a business process analyst for University of West Florida, Pensacola, Fla. Dan Glazier, ’84 MBA, is a partner at The Glazier Group in Denton. Chester Little, ’85 MS, retired from BP America and now teaches at Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tenn. Shannon McClendon, ’89 BS, was appointed to a second term on the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board. Bufford Moore, ’81 BS, has a practice in Baytown in cosmetic, plastic, reconstructive and hand surgery. Daniel O’Neill, ’89 BBA, manages planning, scheduling and routing the Boeing fleet aircraft for United Airlines, Flight Operations Division. Steve Sloat, ’81 MBA, published his first fiction thriller, “A Day to Die.” 1990s Michael Bedford, ’90 BS, was elected to a fouryear term as prosecutor for Van Buren County, Mich. Donna Lord Black, ’92 MA, ’88 BS, was reappointed by Gov. Rick Perry to the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists. Toni Castillo, ’94 BA, is director of Stetson University Celebration Center, DeLand, Fla. Jan Johnson, ’95 MA, ’86 BS, published “Walking Historic Galveston: A Guide to its Neighborhoods.” Mike Merkel, ’94 MA, ’90 BA, ’95 Distinguished Alumnus, was elected to Brazoria County Precinct 3-1 as Justice of the Peace. 18 egret Spring/Summer 2013 | www.uhcl.edu/egret
Patricia Porter, ’95 BS, hosts an online radio program, The Texas Conflict Coach. She has produced 145 episodes during the past four years. Robert Porter, ’96 BS, graduated with a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Texas at San Antonio last year. Carolyn “Kaye” Post, ’90 BS, retired as principal from A.B. Freeman Elementary, Pasadena Independent School District, Pasadena. Donna Poth, ’91 BS, is the principal at Langford Elementary, Austin ISD, Austin. 2000s Julius Adeniyi, ’06 MS, is a senior auditor with Transocean. Premeela Chacko, ’04 PB BS, was awarded “Special Recognition” at the Women of Color Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Conference. She is an information technology professional with Boeing Test & Evaluation. Sravanthi Chigurupati, ’09 MS, accepted a position at the University of Chicago as a senior research technologist. Jared Cibley, ’07 MHA, works for the Department of Veterans Affairs as a health system specialist. He is currently working at Overton Brooks VA Medical Center, Shreveport, La. Jacque Darragh, ’00 BA, is a faculty secretary and a student at UHCL. Varun Desai, ’10 MS, works for L&T Infotech Ltd. in Edison, NJ as an information technology consultant. Mike Emery, ’07 MA, earned Public Relations Society of America – Excalibur Award, Blog – Gold award, and at the Houston Press Club Lone Star Awards: Press Release (Hard News) - First Place and Press Release (Soft News) - First, Second and Third Place. Nancy Garza, ’09 BS, is an accounting manager at Pasadena Tank Corp., Pasadena. Sharon Griffin, ’08 MA, ’06 BS, has selfpublished a children’s book titled “When I Grow Up: A Little Girl’s Big Boy Dreams.”
Laurie Hake, ’06 BA, works in digital marketing for Halliburton. Rayomand Kumana, ’04 MS, is a project engineer for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Carmen Laffey, ’04 MA, works as a criminal investigator, Harris County Public Defender’s Office. Erin Landry-Jones, ’04 MA, designs jewelry and owns Jewelry Inspirations by Erin, Santa Fe. Linda Matheson, ’06 BA, is the 2011-13 president of the Brazosport Art League, Clute. Shawn McCann, ’02 MA, published “Asleep At Work,” a novel on surviving in the ever-changing workplace. Paul McRee, ’00 BA, published “Hell has Torments of Cold, Rebels on Johnson’s Island,” a book about a Civil War prison for Confederate officers. Linette Moore, ’03 MS, is a certified specialist microbiologist in biological safety microbiology. She is the safety program manager at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston. Claudia Ovalle, ’07 MS, teaches at Carroll Elementary in Sheldon ISD. Sameer Pande, ’02 MS, and his wife, Shivalika Pant, had a baby girl Jan. 6, 2013. Santosh Patel, ’09 MHA/MBA, is a market practice manager for HCA Physician Services. Mitali Paul, ’05 MHA/ MBA, is chief executive officer of Select Specialty HospitalHouston West. Shalonvia Ramirez, ’09 MA, is a clinical therapist at Youth & Family Counseling Services. Adelina Rucker, ’02 BS, was named the 2011-12 Pearland ISD Elementary Teacher of the Year. She is an educational technology specialist for grades K – 4. Mandy Scott, ’03 MS, is the principal of Santa Fe High School, Santa Fe ISD. Melonie Sczesny, ’07 BS, is a senior accountant for Tarpon Operating and Development LLC, Houston. Ryan Shuler, ’06 BA, has been certified by the American Health Information