Class Notes 1950
Shirley Crawford ’58 & ’70 of Henderson is executive CRAWFORD director for the United Way of Rusk County.
1960
Glenn McCathern ’67 of Amarillo retired as associate pastor of education and administration position at Coulter Road Baptist Church. Peter (Pete) Peltier ’69 of Houston retired from Peltier Brothers Construction Company. Scott Rhame ’69 of Arp received the 2010 Texas RHAME Outstanding Director and Program Award from the American School Band Directors Association.
1970
Kenneth Beamesderfer ’72 & ’78 of Hemphill is a retired educator. Earl Beets ’73 of Eustace is postmaster in Eustace. Debra Hill ’73 of Friendswood is the coordinator for secondary science at Cy-Fair ISD. Wayne Mason ’73, ’76 & ’99 of Woden is an administrator at Excelsior ISD. Horace D. Stearman ’73 & ’87 of Grand Prairie is associate provost for institutional effectiveness at the University of North Texas at Dallas. Robert Carr ’74 of Lufkin is a world history teacher and athletic coach at Ganado ISD.
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Terri Silver Morgan ’75 of Eagle Lake is
Dr. Nancy Dickey ’72 of College Station was selected for the 2010 Texas Women’s Hall of Fame by the Governor’s Commission for Women. She is president of the Texas A&M Health Science Center and vice chancellor for health affairs for the Texas A&M System. Dickey served as the first female president of the American Medical Association and holds five honorary doctoral degrees. She is a member of the Institute of Medicine and the Society for Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine.
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Charles Runnels ’48 of Pacific Palisades, Calif., is chancellor emeritus of Pepperdine University. He was honored Sept. 13 in a ceremony as the Waves’ athletics complex was dedicated as the “Charles B. Runnels Sports and Recreation Village.” Runnels was the 1987 recipient of the SFA Distinguished Alumnus Award. He joined Pepperdine University in 1967. After serving as vice chancellor from 1971 to 1984, he was named chancellor Jan. 1, 1985. In 2006, he assumed the role of chancellor emeritus.
senior associate attorney of Rapp & Krock, PC in Houston, specializing in civil litigation and employment law. Stacy Mills ’77 of Rowlett is principal of Elliott Elementary. Jana Lowman ’79 of Grand Prairie is the new principal at Monaco Elementary School.
1980
Mike Parham ’80 of Fort Worth is co-owner PARHAM and president of Pepco Sales & Marketing. Parham was named the Supply House Times 2010 Rep of the Year. Dr. Paul Frank Lanier ’82 of Carrollton received the posthumous Distinguished Alumnus award for 2010 from Henderson ISD. Laraine Waughtal ’84 of Granbury is a United
Methodist pastor. She participated in a mission trip to Haiti and will be leading a team back to Haiti in 2011. Edwin ’85 and Kelly Lusk Pickle ’87 of Paris PICKLE recently celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with a week-long trip to New York City. The couple has two sons attending college, Connor, 21, and Cooper, 20. Gene Harrison ’87 works for the Wells Fargo HARRISON Private Bank in Reno, Nev., as a senior investment manager. Cynthia Lemke ’87 of Porter teaches journalism and serves as sponsor of the yearbook and newspaper at Porter High School.
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