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1970s Jean Zimmermann Ross, BBA ’79, retired from the catering
business she and her husband started 29 years ago. Opening Night was a full-service catering company in Pittsburgh.
Board of Regents in September. She was earlier appointed to a six-year term on the board in 2015 by Gov. Greg Abbott, BBA ’81. Prior to her appointment as regent, Tucker, a native of Laredo and resident of Dallas, served as the nation’s top higher education official as under secretary of the U.S. Department of Education under President George W. Bush. There, she oversaw all policies, programs, and activities related to postsecondary education, vocational and adult education, and federal student aid.
1980s
Steve Robertson, BBA ’79,
Kevin Eltife, BBA ’81, was
retired after 29 years as a special agent with the U.S. Department of Justice. As a supervisor with the Drug Enforcement Administration, Robertson was in charge of an office responsible for 13 Central Texas counties. He spent his last day on the job collecting approximately 4,000 pounds of expired prescription drugs as part of the DEA's National Take Back initiative. Robertson, a retired captain in the U.S. Naval Reserves, plans to transition to a new career in business after more than 35 years of public service.
appointed to a six-year term on the UT System Board of Regents, where he is leading a task force to reshape system spending policy. Eltife has served as state senator for Texas Senate District 1, mayor of Tyler, and member of the Tyler city council.
Bob Feiner, MBA ’79, published
his first children's book, The Tree That Ate Everything. The story is based on a real-life experience with his twin boys. Proceeds from the book benefit Down syndrome charities. Feiner is a senior vice president in Dell Technologies’ services business. Sara Martinez Tucker, MBA ’79, was unanimously elected
chairwoman of the UT System
Jody Lockshin, BBA ’83,
president and owner of Habitat Hunters Inc., was named both best Realtor and best apartment locator in the Austin Chronicle's “Best of 2017” awards. Lockshin worked as a real estate agent for Habitat Hunters during her undergraduate years. She later bought the company and has earned Realtor, certified residential specialist, and certified negotiation expert designations, among others. Steve Macnoll, BBA ’83, was
named managing director of Mohr Partners, a real estate firm. Previously, he founded Macnoll Realty Advisors where he served as president for more than 13 years. He was also the director of
land acquisition for KB Home, a homebuilding company. Chuck Harris, BBA ’86, was
named executive director of the Texas Exes. He previously served as president of Netspend Corp., an Austin-based financial services company, as general manager of software company Intuit, and as CEO of Electronic Clearing Housing, a financial services company. Mindy Hildebrand, BBA ’86,
will be honored by the UT Cockrell School of Engineering with a department named for her family: the Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering. The move comes after the Hildebrand Foundation made a $25 million gift to support the Cockrell School of Engineering. Her husband, Jeffery Hildebrand, BS Geology ’81, MS Engineering ’85, is a member of the UT System Board of Regents. Mindy serves on the McCombs Advisory Board, and two of their three children attend UT. Loreen Gilbert, BBA ’87, es-
tablished a mentorship program for women entrepreneurs and business owners. She partnered with tennis star Maria Sharapova in an initiative made possible through the National Association of Women Business Owners. Gilbert is a national board member of NAWBO and the president of WealthWise Financial Services. Robert Franklin (Frank) Muller Jr., BBA ’89, was named
an entrepreneur-in-residence at the McCombs Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship, Growth, and Renewal for the 2017-18 academic year. Muller is
S P R I N G 201 8 chief executive officer of Provasi Capital Partners, and has more than 30 years of experience with entrepreneurial investment companies. He has been a featured contributor in industry publications such as Bloomberg and Kiplinger.
1990s Michelle Frymire, MBA ’91, has
joined U.S. Risk LLC as chief financial officer. She brings to the company more than 25 years of experience in the finance industry. Frymire spent 14 years with both American Airlines and Continental before becoming vice president of finance at Delta Air Lines. Most recently, she served as CFO for Service King Collision Repair, a Blackstone portfolio company, where she oversaw significant growth in the finance, M&A, development, and procurement functions. Romil Bahl, MBA ’92, was
appointed CEO of KORE, a solutions provider for internet of things and machine to machine communications. Bahl previously served as CEO of Lochbridge and executive vice president of global industries at CSC, both information and technology companies. He was also CEO of PRGX Global, a financial services company. Erin Nealy Cox, BBA ’92, was
sworn in as the new U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas, which includes Dallas, Collin, Tarrant, and 97 other counties. Cox took the oath of office in November, making her the top federal prosecutor in North Texas. Carolyn Jenkins, MBA ’92,
was appointed CEO of Khorus
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