BORN To Dr. Bill and Karla (Clark) Shumate, a boy, Kolton Chase, July 23, 2008. He is their 11th child. 4204 Linhurst Court, Richardson, TX 75082. momof9b2g@att.net
Annika Johansson (’06), a native of Amarillo, has joined the national tour of The Phantom of the Opera. She is playing the role of Page/Don Juan Triumphant, the same role formerly held by her ACU roommate Juliette Miller (’06). Johansson also was named Best Leading Actor award at the Austin Critics’ Table 2008-09 Awards for her performance in the musical The Last Five Years. The Phantom tour will perform in Texas in February and March 2010.
ADOPTED By Tim and Michelle (Barnett) Shoulders, a boy, Makai Daniel, Sept. 4, 2009. He was born Feb. 3, 2006. He is their sixth child from Russia. 1822 Lake Winds Drivge, Missouri City, TX 77459. tim.shoulders@sugargrove.org
1991 BORN To Gabriel Flores and Melissa Payne, a girl, Liliana Mae “Lillie,” June 8, 2009. 1525 Grand Avenue Parkway, #8107, Pflugerville, TX 78660. mpayne11@grandecom.net
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MARRIED Brian Rutland and Sheri (Williams) Evans, June 20, 2009, in Corinth. 2109 Knob Hill Drive, Corinth, TX 76210. bmrutlan@hotmail.com
BORN To Andy and Rhonda (Tacker ’94) Wilson, a girl, Katherine Elizabeth, Nov. 3, 2008. 308 Hickory, Roscoe, TX 79545. wilsonbunch@att.net To Don and Tianay (Chambers) Carroll, a girl, Makena Ashtyn, May 6, 2009. 924 Hidden Hollow Court, Coppell, TX 75019. don@farmersfight.net
1993 Shawna Kail Williams’ debut novel, No Other, will be released by Desert Breeze Publishing in May 2010. Its sequel, In All Things, will be released in November 2010. 3279 Polk, #44, Mena, AR 71953. shawnawilliams@allegiance.tv Jim and Lara (Reeves) Bills have moved. Jim is the chief operating officer at Raleigh General Hospital. 204 Timber Ridge Drive, Beckley, WV 25801. lararbills@yahoo.com
BORN To Brett and Elizabeth (Soules) Allen, a boy, Parker Cole, July 4, 2009. 211 Glenbrook Lane, Canton, GA 30115. elizabethgallen@att.net To Dean (’92) and Elizabeth (Barnes) Brown, a boy, Levi Matthew, May 5, 2009. 6 Eagle Way, Avondale, PA 19311. deanlizbrown@verizon.net
1994 Chad (’92) and Karen (Russell) Campbell have a new address. P.O. Box 2587, Keller, TX 76244. karenannecampbell@gmail.com
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JoAnn (Berry) Dodson is a law student at Southern Methodist University and has earned membership on the SMU Law Review Journal. She also was selected for a judicial clerkship with the Texas 5th District Court of Appeals. 3312 Rockbrook Drive, Plano, TX 75074. jdodson@smu.edu David Dominguez was named principal of C.E. Ellison High School in May 2009. 5406 Hunters Ridge Trail, Killeen, TX 76542. david.dominguez@killeenisd.org Dusty and JoLynn (Mixon) Fisher are the new owners of Ebensberger-Fisher Funeral Home in Boerne. They have a new address. 111 Rosewood Avenue, Boerne, TX 78006. jolynnf@yahoo.com
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Brandon Scott Thomas is a producer for Gary Musick Productions in Nashville, Tenn. He produces entertainment for Norwegian Cruise Line and Celebrity Cruise Line, and other events for conventions and galas. 5405 Barton Vale Drive, Nashville, TN 37211. brandon@garymusick.com
Pete Ragus (’51), former ACU football player and track and field athlete, was inducted into the National Hispanic Heritage Hall of Honor in August. Ragus was honored for his commitment to inclusion and reaching across ethnic lines while coaching football in Corpus Christi in the 1950s and 1960s. Ragus now lives in Lubbock, where he retired as Lubbock ISD director of athletics. This is his fifth hall of fame award. Dr. Andrew J. Hairston, preaching minister of the Simpson Street Church of Christ in Atlanta, Ga., received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree at ACU’s August commencement. Hairston holds the J.D. and Master of Laws degrees from Emory University and a Master of Judicial Studies degree from the University of Nevada at Reno. He has worked extensively as a judge, lawyer and army chaplain, and has preached for the Simpson Street church since 1981. Nelson Coates (’84) was the production designer for the recent film The Proposal, starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds. It opened at the box office in the No. 1 position. Coates has worked on a long list of Hollywood films, including Antwone Fisher and Runaway Jury. He is the first ACU graduate to be a member of the
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moved. Waymon is the head football coach at Chillicothe High School, and Sherry teaches K-6 special ed. P.O. Box 17, Chillicothe, TX 79225. wsholland@sbcglobal.net
The Rocketboys premiered their new album at a Summit concert in The Bean.
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and was nominated for an Emmy for his art direction on the Stephen King TV miniseries The Stand. David Utley (’99) is the art director for Men of a Certain Age, a TV comedy-drama set to premiere on TNT in January. The series will star Ray Romano, Andre Braugher and Scott Bakula as three best friends in their 40s dealing with the challenges of middle age. Utley worked as the assistant art director on The Proposal. Attendees at this year’s ACU Summit received a sneak preview of 20,000 Ghosts, the first full-length album by The Rocketboys. The band, composed of ACU alums Brandon Kinder (’06), Daniel Wheeler (’06), Justin Wiseman (’07), Mitch Holt (’07), Josh Campbell (’07) and new drummer Alex Bhore, premiered the album at a concert in The Bean. The Austin-based group is currently touring in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas and Missouri. Katie (Banta ’99) Alford is the new president and chief executive officer of the Community Foundation of Abilene. She was named to the position in June, after serving as the foundation’s finance director since 2005. Associated Press golf writer Doug Ferguson (’83) won the Oliver S. Gramling Award in September. The award includes a $10,000 prize and was given to Ferguson for “persistently breaking stories and taking AP golf writing to an unprecedented level with his respected byline.” ACU alumni Dr. Everett (’53) and Nancy (Lewis ’55) Ferguson received the Christian Service Award from The Christian Chronicle during the 2009 Pepperdine Lectures in June. The award cited the couple’s 45 years of leadership in service and scholarship. Everett Ferguson is a distinguished scholar-in-residence at ACU.
To Jeremy and Shannon Terry, a girl, Arabella Jo, Nov. 27, 2008. The couple also has a boy, Ridgdon, and two other girls, Elle-Kaye and Mikel-Ann. 176 C.R. 206, Roby, TX 79543. jeremy.terry@att.net ACU TODAY
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