ALUMNI NEWS
Falcon Fiesta Alumni Awards Dinner Photos by Lisa Koger Falcon Fiesta Alumni Awards Dinner Almost 100 alumni, faculty and friends attended the eighth annual Falcon Fiesta Alumni Awards this year at The Stockman’s Club in the Stockyards on March 3. This year’s honored alumni included 2011 Honorary Alumnus Bill Voss; Service to Humanity Award recipients Ric ’85 and Jon Bonnell ’89; Falcon Star recipients Eric Jacobson ’89 and J.D. Roberto ’88; Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient Patrick Jeffers ’91; and Jean Webb Service to Alma Mater Award recipients Steve ’79 and Adrienne Lipscomb Relyea ’81. Alumni Council President Liz Stapp Fleischer ’84 emceed the event with special introductions from Joe Breedlove ’78, Sharon Foster H’05, Sharon Hamilton, Stephen Maberry ’84 and Jean Webb H’01. Breedlove introduced and awarded Jeffers This year’s Alumni Awards honorees were (l-r) Patrick Jeffers ’91, Bill Voss, Ric Bonnell ’85, Jon Bonnell ’89, Adrienne Lipscomb ’81 and Steve Relyea ’79. and shared stories of the Jeffers family while Webb spoke of the time the Relyeas spent on the FWCD campus as students and as parents. Foster, Hamilton and Maberry shared the honor of introducing and awarding Voss while telling stories from over two decades of Big Bend adventures and his time spent with FWCD students. In response to the presenter’s high praise of each honoree, recipients spoke about their appreciation of former teachers and how beneficial and important their time at FWCD has been to their careers, families and overall successes. “The students were so interested in the things that we learned on the Big Bend trips,” Voss said. “My time at FWCD was truly rewarding.” The Bonnells reflected on their time with teachers and how the teaching of the FWCD Core Values helped them to succeed and give to others.
Rush Olson ’86, Missi Olson Kovachev ’89, Leila and Bob Adams
“Since we were taught the core values, we’ve applied them to our daily lives,” Ric Bonnell said. “It’s only right that we give to others what was given to us through our FWCD experience.” Although Roberto and Jacobson could not attend the night’s festivities, their acceptance speeches were delivered through videos showcasing their extreme talent and featuring star muppet Miss Piggy. Each year FWCD alumni showcase what an FWCD education means to them and how far it has taken them in life. Whether it’s saving lives in Haiti or planning Falcon Frenzy, we appreciate them for all they do and say, “Job well done.”
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Carl Sanders, Dan Foust and former faculty and Club Viginti member Tad Sanders
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