THE KINKAID SCHOOL
We are pleased to announce the
2015 Distinguished Alumni
Distinguished Honorary Alumnus Eugene Werlin
Distinguished Alumnus Ann Lents ‘67
Distinguished Young Alumnus David Hornsby ’94
Eugene Werlin Jr., is a native Houstonian. He is President of WPW Management Corporation, a local commercial real estate company. Gene currently serves on the Kinkaid Board of Trustees and has been Chairman of the Building Committee since 1997. Under his leadership, the Committee has overseen over $45 million in major building projects, including the Friedkin Lower School Building, the Katz Performing Arts Center, the Center for Student Life and Fine Arts, and significant enhancements to the athletic facilities. He was instrumental in Kinkaid’s acquisition of the Milby property and with the School’s negotiations with the Stillforest Homeowners Association regarding the development of the property. Gene is also President of the Kinkaid Investments Foundation.
Ann Lents, a native Houstonian, retired in 2008 as President and CEO of the Center for Houston’s Future, a not-for-profit policy planning organization. She continues to work as a volunteer in the civic and policy arenas and serves as President of the Board of Texas Children’s Hospital. She is also a member of the Houston Parks Board, the University of Texas Law School Foundation and the State Parks Advisory Committee of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Commission. She was a founder of the Quality of Life Coalition, serving as its Co-Chair for 11 years, and is a Founding and Executive Committee Member of the Center for Women in Law at the University of Texas Law School.
David Hornsby is an actor, writer and producer. He is currently an executive producer of the long-running FX show, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, where he recurs as “Rickety Cricket.” David wrote and starred in the CBS comedy, How To Be a Gentleman, and he co-created, voiced and drew the characters on the FX animated series, Unsupervised.
In addition, Gene has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Houston Museum of Natural Science since 1991, where he previously served as Chairman of the Building Committee and is currently is on the Executive Committee and is Co-Chairman of the Exhibits Committee. He also served on the Board of the Children’s Assessment Center for six years, where he was Chairman of the Building Committee. Gene is a graduate of the University of Texas with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Architectural Studies. He and his wife, Kay Lee, are parents of three Kinkaid graduates: Amy ’92, David ’96 and Maudie ’04.
Ann’s past civic activities have centered on children and environmental issues, and include service on the boards of Kinkaid, Houston Wilderness, DePelchin Children’s Center and Trees for Houston. She is the recipient of numerous awards related to her many years of service with local civic organizations. Ann entered Kinkaid in the fourth grade and graduated in 1967. While at Kinkaid, she was involved in many different clubs, student council and played basketball. She earned a B.A. with honors from Wellesley College and a J.D. with high honors from the University of Texas School of Law. She practiced law with Vinson & Elkins from 1974 to 1990, where she was a partner focusing principally on commercial litigation and antitrust. Ann and her husband David Heaney have two children, David Lents Heaney and Mary Elizabeth Heaney Ziccardi ’03.
As an actor, his credits include a season on Six Feet Under, Spike TV’s faux reality series, The Joe Schmo Show and numerous television guest-starring roles. David has been in several films including the Sundance Film Fesitval’s Pretty Bird and Clint Eastwood’s Flags of Our Fathers. He’s also voiced several animated characters for Nickelodeon series, including the lead character in Fanboy and Chum Chum. David was born in Virginia and grew up in Houston. He entered Kinkaid in the sixth grade and graduated in the Class of 1994. He was the senior class president, participated in competitive drama and played volleyball. He majored in Acting at Carnegie Mellon University. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife Emily Deschanel and son Henry, age 3.
PLEASE SAVE THE DATE DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARDS PROGRAM FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2015
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