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For the Record Marriages Steve Pralle ’80 to Jeff Surrena July 2, 2013 T David Allan Kerr ’86 to Jay Samuel Stowsky August 14, 2013 T Maribeth Bruno ’90 to Maj. Jamie Davis September 14, 2013 T Renee Rodrigues ’98 to Rohan D’souza October 12, 2013 T Amanda Barth ’07 to Greg Mangelsdorf ’07 November 2, 2013 T Jason Lee McPherson ’07 to Christina Louise Conner August 30, 2013 T Stacey Button ’10 to Alexander Bacon ’10 June 22, 2013
Births Violet to Caitlin and Ian MacDonald ’93 August 29, 2013 T Danica Rachel to Marty Canner and Tracy Gostyla ’95 April 27, 2013 T Elena Goldie to Heather and Dale Shover ’96 June 17, 2013 T Henry Day to Susan E. McDonald Cooper ’96 and Jason Cooper ’96 July 7, 2013 T Zoe to John and Erasmia Moustakis Gardner ’96 May 31, 2012 T Lorenzo Anderson James to Nadiya Williams-Boldware ’99 and Lorenzo Andre Boldware ’98 March 4, 2013 T Aidan Gray to Jimmy and
Last June, President Dennis Ahlburg visited with Bill Chiang ’88 and other alumni, together with students and faculty who were attending a summer program at Jiao Tong University in Shanghai.
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Mark Horak has served 31 years in public and private education and is receiving his second national award from his peer athletic directors. Rick Nixon was named a Player of the Week by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for heading a committee at Indianapolis that planned and conducted a national women’s basketball summit.
Stephen Curry graduated with honors from Perkins School of Theology and Southern Methodist University and was appointed to serve as the pastor of La Vernia United Methodist Church in La Vernia, Texas. William Fox was named CEO of Dauterive Hospital in New Iberia, La., in July. Ronald Glazener Jr. was hired as the director of special education for the La Vernia Independent School District in Texas after 29 years as an educator/coach. Lois (Straub) Glazener has taught Spanish for 29 years and is a teacher at La Vernia High School. Lyn Smith was interviewed by Shaun Tabatt for the 45th episode of the Author Talks. She co-authored Think 4:8 40 Days To a Joy-Filled Life for Teens. Geoffrey F. Ward joined Saybrus Partners, Inc., as the managing director of business development. He identifies new distribution channel opportunities for middle market product offerings.
Shannon Turner Abikhaled lives in Austin and is an OB-GYN. She has three children, the youngest, age 10, adopted from China. Mary Arneson earned her doctorate in education last year and is a national education consultant for the Danielson Group. Kimberly A. Morris Yates assumed the duties of chief, Air Force voluntary education in February 2013. The position provides policy and guidance to Air Force Commands and base education centers.
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Annette Dailey McLaughlin ’99 May 2, 2013 T William Charles to Tim and Laura Samuelson Hotard ’02 April 9, 2013 T Amelia Marie to Paul and Sara Hatton Bauman ’02 July 5, 2013 T Lacey Noelle to Darin and Patricia Foh Womble ’02 August 13, 2013 T Wesley Jameson to Alanna Cassidy Onken ’03 and Price Onken ’04 February 14, 2013 T Emily Margaret to Jamie Ehlinger Thompson ’05 and Simon Thompson ’05 July 20, 2013
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Frank Garza was selected by the Rockwell City Council as the city’s primary attorney. He currently serves as city attorney for the cities of Balcones Heights, Bulverde, Poteet, Sabinal, Terrell Hills, and Karnes City. Patrick Huffstickler continues to practice law. Thomas Jodry was appointed senior vice president of development management with Trammell Crow Company’s Northern California business unit. Trammell Crow Co. is one of the nation’s leading developers and investors in commercial real estate. Jeff Wilt was promoted to executive principal of Alpha Testing, Inc. The firm has offices in San Antonio, Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston.
1985 Troy Bond published The Curse of Akbar in April 2013, and the suspense novel has since received a 4-5 star review by Indie Reader, allowing it to carry the Indie Reader Approved label.
1989 Dennis Litos joined Consumers Mutual Insurance as CEO after finishing his contract with Doctors Medical Center. Michael McBride received the inaugural