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1960s

Class Agents

• 1967 Bill Curtis curtis@acm.org

• 1968 Needs Class Agent

• 1969 Steve Geis Geislaw@hotmail.com

1970s

Class Agents

• 1970 Needs Class Agent

• 1971 Terry Siegel htsiegel@bvc.com

• 1972 Richard Garvey richard@jagee.com

• 1973 Needs Class Agent

• 1974 Needs Class Agent

• 1975 Needs Class Agent

• 1976 Brad Nowlin brad@bradnowlin.com

• 1977 Needs Class Agent

• 1978 Needs Class Agent

• 1979 Needs Class Agent

Stephen Alton ’74 recently had a scholarship named in his honor. The Texas A&M Law Alumni Board established the Professor Emeritus Stephen Alton Endowed Scholarship. Stephen is one of the law school’s longest-serving professors. The scholarship will be awarded to qualified students who embody excellence and dedication to the law. An article published online by the Texas A&M University School of Law detailed Stephen’s career: “Alton’s career in legal education spanned over 30 years. In 1990, he joined Dallas-Fort Worth School of Law as a founding faculty member. Prior to his taking emeritus status in 2022, he taught Property, Constitutional Law, Real Estate Transactions, and Texas Land Titles, among other courses. He also held numerous leadership roles, including twice serving as associate dean of the law school, and service as Admissions Committee chair, faculty advisor to the Student Bar Association, and a member of the Texas A&M University Faculty Senate.”

1980s

Class Agents

• 1980 Needs Class Agent

• 1981 Martha Cox marthaccox@yahoo.com

• 1981 - Dan Tatum danltatum@live.com

• 1982 Needs Class Agent

• 1983 Needs Class Agentt

• 1984 Needs Class Agent

• 1985 Needs Class Agent

• 1986 Needs Class Agent

• 1987 Needs Class Agent

• 1988 Needs Class Agent

• 1989 Needs Class Agent

After 20 weeks of intense training, Missy McAdams Huffman ’87 took on the Snowbasin 29029 Everesting Climb in Utah. Missy successfully completed four summits to reach Kosciuszko, the first of the seven summits located in Australia at 7,310 vertical feet. She proved that Parkinson’s disease doesn’t define her limits. “It’s about conquering fears and showing that we can push beyond what we think is possible,” Missy said in an NBC Channel 5 interview. “I may not reach the top, but I’m going to try.” Missy had 36 hours to tackle this challenge, which started in the morning on August 9, 2024, and ended in the evening on August 10. Missy is the daughter of former faculty member Mona Goone McDaniel.

1990s

Class Agents

• 1990 Needs Class Agent

• 1991 Needs Class Agent

• 1992 Needs Class Agent

• 1993 Needs Class Agent

• 1994 Needs Class Agent

• 1995 Alison E. McManus amcmanus@post.harvard.edu

• 1996 Needs class agent

• 1997 Zareen Khan zareen12345@gmail.com

• 1998 Katy Rhodes Magruder katherinearhodes@gmail.com

• 1998 Carter Tatum cartertatum@gmail.com

• 1999 Needs Class Agent

Lisa Carrington Voight ’92, a Fort Worth-based artist, painted murals in 20 exam rooms at Cook Children’s Pediatrics (Southwest) to make the doctor’s office a more welcoming space and offer a distraction from what can be a stressful environment for children. The mural themes range from jungle to Texas and safari. In an article in the Dallas Morning News featuring her mural project, Lisa shared, “It feels like magic to me, being able to go in there [the doctor’s office] every day and getting to see kids go into the rooms I’ve finished and hear their reaction, and then have them come up to me and ask questions.” You can find Lisa on Instagram @customartbylisa.

Cornell Woolridge ’96 started a new position as Senior Assistant Director of Admissions at Austin College. He and

Colonel Kurt Anderson ’97 was promoted to Deputy Wing Commander at the 136th Airlift Wing located at NAS Fort Worth JRB.

2000s

Class Agents

• 2000 Needs Class Agent

• 2001 Needs Class Agentt

• 2002 Needs Class Agent

• 2003 Needs Class Agent

• 2004 Kate Strickland Jennings kjennings610@gmail.com

• 2004 Keri DeVos Hickman keridhickman@gmail.com

• 2005 Needs Class Agent

• 2006 Needs Class Agent

• 2007 Stephanie Stouffer Joyce stephaniestouffer@gmail.com

• 2008 Needs Class Agent

• 2009 Needs Class Agent

Wendy S. Buckingham ’00 started a new position as Associate General Counsel at the University of Delaware. She was also selected for promotion to Colonel (O-6) in the United States Air Force Reserves and plans to pin in April 2025.

Lauren Hunt Brogdon ’05 was recently admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar and is now licensed to practice law in both the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of Texas. Lauren is the Chair of the National Crisis Management Practice Group at Haynes Boone and specializes in immediate incident response and civil trials arising from personal injury/ wrongful death litigation.

Whitney G. Williamson ’07 was recently appointed to the Board of Directors for the Austin Chapter of NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, which is the leading organization for developers, owners and investors of office, industrial, retail and mixed-use real estate. She is Vice President, Market Officer for Austin and San Antonio at Prologis, the global leader in logistics real estate. Whitney also serves on the University of Texas Real Estate Center Advisory Council and the SMU Cox Folsom Institute Real Estate Advisory Board. In addition to her NAIOP appointment, she was recognized as a Bisnow 2024 Austin Women Leading Real Estate Honoree.

Noe Guevara ’07 was promoted to Business Development OfficerAcquisitions at UPS Capital. He also serves as a volunteer mentor with the JPMorgan Chase Inclusive Excellence Mentoring Program, an initiative focused on building meaningful connections and fostering the growth of the next generation of professionals. Noe is the only volunteer in the program who has served since its inception in 2021.

2010s

Class Agents

• 2010 Miles Bratton miles.e.bratton@gmail.com

• 2010 Ashley Uptegraft auptegraft10@gmail.com

• 2011 Nayelly Dominguez ndominguez@smu.edu

• 2012 Needs Class Agent

• 2013 Annabeth Reeb alreeb@me.com

• 2014 Needs Class Agent

• 2015 Needs Class Agent

• 2016 Jacob Rains jrains22@gmail.com

• 2017 Jack Carvalho joaquimacarvalho12@gmail.com

• 2018 Kathleen Clum kathleen.clum22@gmail.com

• 2019 Sarah Clark clarksarah160@gmail.com

Nayelly Dominguez ’11 was named one of the Hispanic National Bar Association’s Top Lawyers under 40. This year, only 20 HNBA members from around the country were selected for this recognition. Nayelly was also chosen as an inaugural member of the Callejo-Botello Foundation’s Latino Leadership Academy.

Jordan Scoville ’11 completed her master’s degree in geotechnical engineering at the University of Oklahoma.

Katherine Brookman ’13 was promoted to Managing Supervisor on the health care communications team at FleishmanHillard in Austin, Texas, where she’s worked since 2021.

Imran Shah ’14 started a new position as Engagement Manager at Standish Management, LLC in Dallas, where he will lead client engagement related to fund accounting, financial reporting, capital activity, and business development.

Heather Harvison ’14 was promoted to Principal Talent Acquisition Partner at Templafy in New York City. Templafy is a Microsoft Partner, and Heather has contributed to the substantial growth of their team in New York since the company opened its doors there in 2020.

Beatriz Manrique ’15 started a new position as Product Engineer at Apogee Semiconductor in Plano. Apogee Semiconductor’s products and tech are aimed at space and other applications in extreme environments. As a Product Engineer, Beatriz helps usher along products in development and sustain those that have already been released.

Olivia Lincoln ’17 and Zane Lincoln ’14 returned to the nest to visit their alma mater and say hello to faculty members before the Thanksgiving break. They connected with Upper School Student Media Teacher Lisa Wallace and took a tour of the new Lower School building.

Adele Elkind ’16 and Jacob Rains ’16 were married on November 16, 2024, at Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth, with a reception following at the City Club of Fort Worth. Falcons in the wedding included Matron of Honor Ryleigh Rains Smith ’17; Bridesmaids McKenna Breedlove Hill ’14, Reagan Mulqueen ’16, and Sarah Nolan ’16; and Groomsmen Sam Elkind ’19 and William Sheats ’16.

Sarai Dominguez ’15 married Alex Gray on September 21, 2024, in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.

Savannah Grammer Lacefield ’17 opened May Flowers, a mobile bookstore to serve the DFW area and beyond. “My favorite days always include a trip to a bookstore so having the opportunity to be a part of someone’s favorite day is a blessing,” Lacefield said. You can follow her on Instagram @mayflowersbookstore and find her at events around Parker County, including Weatherford's First Monday Trade Days and Weatherford’s Second Saturday Market.

Robert Todora ’17 graduated from New York University with an M.S. in Cybersecurity and started a new position as an Information Technology Specialist at the FHFA OIG, which is based in Washington, D.C.

Julia Atkinson ’19 graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Law with a master’s degree in legal studies in energy and natural resources law in December 2024. She was recently promoted to Senior Lease Analyst at Matador Resources Company in Dallas.

Adriana Barker ’19 was promoted to Marketing Manager at Fort Worth’s Casa Mañana Theatre, where she’s worked since 2023.

Kaitlyn Johnson ’19 recently moved to Oklahoma City to start a new job as Partnership Activation Account Manager for the Oklahoma City Thunder NBA team. She was previously living in Orlando and working for the Orlando Magic.

2020s

Class Agents

• 2020 Needs Class Agent

• 2021 Needs Class Agent

• 2022 Needs Class Agent

• 2023 Lillian Buchanan lillianbuchanan0722@gmail.com

• 2023 Chelsey Etta chelseyetta@icloud.com

• 2024 Needs Class Agent

Rachel Lynch ’20 graduated Magna Cum Laude from Texas Christian University with a B.B.A. in Finance and a B.S. in Political Science. She currently works for FTI Consulting in Dallas as a Forensic and Litigation Consultant, providing advisory support in IP litigation matters.

Hank Toomey ’20 completed his master’s degree in accounting at the University of Georgia and passed the CPA exam. He’s moving to New York later this year where he’s accepted an offer with EY as an Audit Associate.

Will Tuomey ’20 graduated from The University of Texas at Austin in May and currently works as an Account Coordinator with BerlinRosen in New York City. He spearheads media relations initiatives for clients, including Brookfield Place, SUMMIT One Vanderbilt, and the Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board.

In January, Erin Fishman Hufalar ’21 started her role as the Public Relations Manager for Blue Team at Roxo, TCU’s student-run advertising and public relations agency. Erin is a senior at TCU and will graduate in May 2025.

Mary McGann ’22 was hired as a summer People eXperience (Human Resources) intern at Trimble Inc. in Denver, CO. She is in her junior year at the University of Denver, majoring in psychology.

Viktor Harrington ’23 was assigned a basic project in his requisite Fundamentals of Accounting class at TCU and decided to take things to the next level by meeting with President Pullin for an interview to keep things interesting.