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ALUMNI RETURN TO SCHOOL FOR ANNUAL CAREER DAY
As the Class of 2011 moves closer to graduation next May, they also prepare for life after Jesuit. That includes college and a career. On the annual Career Day held Wednesday, October 13, they received some sound advice from a variety of successful professionals representing multiple careers with one thing in common. They are all Strake Jesuit alumni. A total of 14 alumni returned to campus to give this year’s seniors some advice and guidance as well as to answer some questions. The group was highlighted by the day’s keynote speaker, Frank Rynd ‘70. Mr. Rynd, a lawyer and former judge, recently was named the General Counsel for the Archdiocese of GalvestonHouston. Others present to offer their insight were: Brian Baltazar ‘93 - Senior Sales Representative - Abbott Pharmaceuticals; James Byrne ‘04 - Inside Account Manager - GHX Industrial LLC; Jeffrey Cardenas ‘76 - Director of Operations - DKI Consulting; Rick Frank Rynd ‘70 Couvillon ‘81 - Director Origination; Natural Gas Marketing - ConocoPhillips Co.; Brendan Doran ‘96 - Controller - AssetNation; Rody Grant ‘90 - Director of Recruiting, Training, & Dev. - Consolidated Graphics; Michael Hansen ‘85- Principal/Managing Director - Buffalo Jump Energy Corp.; Ron Luster ‘92 - VP Employee Benefits - Willis North America; Ryan McConnell ‘95 - Attorney - Haynes and Boone LLP; Erich Schenk ‘88 - Attorney - Coats Rose; Tom Stallings ‘86 - Professor in the Practice - Rice University; Miguel Suderman ‘70 - President & Chief Science Officer - Cell Systems 3-D; and Champ Warren ‘84 - Managing Director - Merrill Lynch Private Banking.
ANNUAL CLASS OF ‘67 LUNCH HOSTS O’SHEA As they do each fall, members of the Class of ‘67 gathered for their annual lunch on November 19 at the Four Seasons. The 16 members of the class in attendance hosted a special guest as Mr. Dan O’Shea and his wife joined the group. Mr. O’Shea was a faculty member at Jesuit from 1964 to 1967. In addition to teaching Latin and English, he was also the school’s first Theater Director and oversaw the school’s first production. Standing left to right: Peter Brogniez, Mike Guarino, NJ Santarcangelo, Rick Sindelar, Jim Stewart, Abner Burnette, Ray Adamcik, Gil Naert, Tom Standish, Jim Booth, George Gaenslen, Gray Miller, Mike Lallnger, Sam Polichino, Glen Boudreaux, and Gene Nettles. Seated Dan & Joan O’Shea.
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