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managing director in the Public Sector Service Group and a national practice leader for the firm’s Government Practice. In the same month, Jim was also elected to the Board of Directors of Acro Energy.
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John Dragovits ’77 was
featured in the March 26, 2010 CFO Insights segment of the Dallas Business Journal. John is CFO and Executive VP of Parkland Health and Hospital System.
Michael Tankersley ’78
moved back to Dallas after resigning his position as the first Inspector General of the ExportImport Bank of the United States last October (where the Chairman sits at Jesse Jones’s desk). He is now the EVP and General Counsel of CSG Investments, Inc., the capital markets affiliate of Beal Bank Nevada, owned by Andy Beal.
1980s
Peter Schwab ’80 is manag-
ing director and head of restructuring at Piper Jaffray & Co. He is also on the JGSB Council of Overseers.
Robert Royall ’84 was
recently a panelist on Thought Center, a pod/webcast featuring business insights from Ernst & Young where Robert recently reached 25 years of service.
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Stephen Barrett ’84 rode
in the BP MS150 from Houston to Austin as a part of the FMC Cyclers team in April 2010.
Michael Kane ’84 became a member of the National Writing Project Board of Directors.
Mary Bourne-Marth ’87 has recently joined JGSB
as an Adjunct Professor. Mary is also Vice President of Key Account Marketing at Showtime Networks.
Michael Chevalier-White ’89 joined Morgan Keegan In-
vestment Banking as a managing director. He also now serves on the JGSAA Board.
1990s
Bernie Fields ’93 is entering
into his tenth year as President and Principal of Bernard M. Fields Management Corporation. Bernie is also outgoing President of the Jones Partners Board and is a member of Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship.
Jim Havelka ’93 joined
Alvarez & Marsal in June as a
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Rebecca Bridges ’94 is Director of Residential Acquisition Channels at Champion Energy Services.
Lisa Derenthal ’95 was a
keynote speaker at the Enterprise Search Summit 2010. Lisa is a Director at Gimmal Group Inc.
Steven Crower ’97 manages
the energy practice for Starlight Investments, LLC in Denver, CO.
Steven Engler ’99 is District
Manager of International Sales at TMK IPSCO.
2000s
Daniel Cotlar ’00 is Chief Marketing Officer at Blinds.com where the company recently received the AMA Houston Marketer of the Year award. John Baumgartner ’00
and his wife Kim had their second child on Feb. 1, 2010. Luke Thomas Baumgartner is growing like a weed and spends his day absorbing everything his big brother Jack does.
Rodney Eads ’00 was
recently appointed to Hemiwedge Industries Advisory Board of Directors.
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Nate Ellis ’02 has accepted
a position as Business Development Manager at Bocci Engineering, LLC, a multi-disciplinary consulting firm supplying engineering resources for all energy and emissions-related opportunities in industry, utility infrastructure, and buildings.
1 Kathryn Bragan ’03
and husband Billy welcomed the birth of second child, James Lee Bragan, on February 15, 2010. James is doing great and loves to watch his 3-year-old big brother, Stockard.
Irving Kau ’03 is CFO of Origin Seed, the Monsanto of China, and a U.S. public company (Nasdaq: SEED). Nat Kreamer ’04 and his
wife Marissa are thrilled to announce the birth of their daughter, Carolina Margalit Kreamer, on Feb. 15, 2010 in Los Angeles. Carolina was 7 lbs 13oz and 22”.
William Robertson ’05 is
on the Board of Directors for Quintana Energy Partners, L.P. He has been Managing Director of Quintana since 2005 and is a principal in that organization.
2 Alasdair Pullan ‘05
and his wife Lee welcomed a gorgeous daughter on Feb. 25, 2010. Bethan Kerry Pullan who weighed 8lb 2oz and was 21.75” long.
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Jonathan Tilghman ’06
and Noemi Tilghman (’04) welcomed the birth of baby girl Ainsley Denise Tilghman.
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Ranjeeta Bhatia ’08 gave
birth to son Ayush in April.
Sidhya Jayakumar ‘08
and her husband recently moved to Austin where her husband joined Capitol Anesthesiology Association. Sidhya transferred to the Austin office of Reliant Energy, still working in the Strategy and Business Development group.
Mark Streeter ’06 and wife
Anne welcomed the birth of baby girl Ella on Apr. 9, 2010 at 4:46 am, weighing 7 lbs 2 oz.
4 Amy Pita Good ’06
and husband Sebastian recently welcomed daughter Elsika Suriya Good on June 19, 2010.
James Perry ’06 is Vice
Trent Crow ’08 and wife Lynn welcomed the birth of daughter Penelope Crow who weighed in at 2.2 lbs.
Vijay Raghaven ’06 and
Thomas Soulas ’09 is Business Development Manager of Environmental Solutions at Dresser-Rand.
President of Energy & Power Investment Banking at Wells Fargo Securities, LLC.
his wife Nisha welcomed their second son on July 30, 2010. Dylan has a very happy big brother named Keiran.
Tracy Hooker ’09 is a Banker Associate with JPMorgan Private Wealth Management.
Robert Hager- 7 Sean Surcouf ’10 5 Clayton man ’07 and Miss Holly René Rice were joyfully united in marriage on Friday, July 23, 2010 at the historic Kay Chapel in Newport, Rhode Island. Clayton received his commission as an officer in the United States Navy Reserves in November 2007 and is currently serving on active duty orders at the Special Operations Command in Tampa, Florida.
and wife Connie welcomed son Samuel Rupert Surcouf on Mar. 30, 2010. He was 7 lbs 13 oz and 21.5”.
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Hui Li ’10 welcomed daughter
Cara on June 29, 2010. She was 6 lbs 7 oz. and 19.5”.
HONORS, PRIZES, AND AWARDS Jones Citizenship Awards Taneshia Barton Eugene Brieck Joel Dickerson Jeffrey Frey Jan Goetgeluk Roy Johnston Matthew Lim Ann Livaudais Sharad Malhautra Brian Maul Melissa Mohr Jeffrey Nyanteh Sarah Ofner Jesus Patino Wild William Pike Benjamin Treadgold Morad Zekhnini Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business Alumni Award for Excellence in Teaching James P. Weston Rice MBA for Executives Award for Teaching Excellence H. Albert Napier Rice MBA for Professionals Award for Teaching Excellence Utpal M. Dholakia
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Shannon (Shay) McGarr ’07 became partner of Parker
Rice Full-Time MBA Award for Teaching Excellence Prashant Kale
Dalton McGarr, LLC.
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M.A. “Mike” Wright Awards Taneshia Barton Roy Johnston Miguel Alejandro De la Torre
Lorane T. Philips Award for Excellence in Writing Roy Johnston Robert E. Philips Award for Excellence in Presentation Heather Mattingly Jones Scholar Awards Sachin Agrawal Narmeen Ali Anik Amin Diana Brevard-Matzer John Christopher Champion Joel Dickerson Jan Goetgeluk Keith Guralski Derek Husser Moises Jaimes Roy Johnston Matthew Kerin Adam Kogut Olga Kostenko Jialin Li Mary-Margaret Miller Holli Nichols Hillary Patuwo Cary Ratterree Dustin Derrick Roach Cristiane Rogacheski Jaydeep Shah Katherine Hawes Sosa Smiljan Spasojevic Jared Speicher Benjamin Treadgold Otis Bennett Walton IV Oliver Warnke Tony Yiu Morad Zekhnini
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