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W. Magness
W. Bonham Magness Class of 1952
Dr. W. Bonham Magness, clinical professor at the University of Texas School of Dentistry (UTSD) in Houston, has been honored by the Orthodontic Foundation, which donated $100,000 to UTSD to create the W. Bonham Magness Endowed Professorship in Orthdontics.
After earning his D.D.S. from UTSD in 1956, Magness spent two years in the U.S. Air Force before returning to the UTSD graduate orthodontic program. He graduated again in 1960 and immediately joined the UTSD faculty.
Magness completed his pre-dental education at San Angelo College in 1952.
Posted Fall 2014
Grant Teaff
Grant Teaff Class of 1952
Grant Teaff was named the recipient of the 2016 National Football Foundation Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football Award in May 2016. He will be honored at the 59th NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 6 at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
Posted 2016
Kent Flanagan
Kent Flanagan Class of 1968
Kent Flanagan, a long-time journalist for the Associated Press and Shelbyville (Tenn.) Times-Gazette, was elected in August of 2015 to the Tennessee Journalism Hall of Fame.
Jim Slaughter
Jim Slaughter Class of 1968
Jim Slaughter retired in July of 2015 after a long career in Texas high school athletics. He spent the last four years as athletic director for the San Angelo Independent School District.
Larry Blair
Larry Blair Class of 1968 & 1976
Larry Blair was named interim superintendent of the Mineral Wells Independent School District in March 2016.
Edward Walraven
Edward Walraven Class of 1970
Edward Walraven retired following the spring 2017 semester after 43 years at Texas A&M University, first as a public relations writer and then a member of the journalism faculty.
William Hood
William Hood Class of 1970
William Hood (1970) was reappointed to another term on the Upper Colorado River Water Authority Board of Directors by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in August 2018.
Charlie Ramirez
Charlie Ramirez Class of 1972
Charlie Ramirez retired in 2015 after 40 years with the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Morris Overstreet
Morris Overstreet Class of 1972
Morris Overstreet (1972), former judge on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and the first African-American elected to a state-wide office in Texas, was the keynote speaker for the Amarillo Branch NAACP's Dr. R.W. Jones Freedom Fund Banquet in Amarillo in November 2017.
Eva Horton
Eva Horton Class of 1972
Eva Horton (1972) was reappointed to another term on the Upper Colorado River Water Authority Board of Directors and named the new chairperson by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in August 2018.
Delta Emerson
Delta Emerson Class of 1973
Delta Emerson was promoted to president of global shared services at Ryan, an award-winning global tax services firm based in Dallas, in December of 2014.
Arnold Garcia Jr.
Arnold Garcia Jr. Class of 1973
Arnold Garcia Jr. joined Crosswind Media and Public Relations as a senior advisor in June of 2015.
Dr. Clayton Alred
Dr. Clayton Alred Class of 1973
Dr. Clayton Alred (1973) announced his retirement in September 2017 after eight years as president of Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso.
Ronny Alexander
Ronny Alexander Class of 1974
Ronny Alexander (1974) was reappointed to another term on the Upper Colorado River Water Authority Board of Directors by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in August 2018.
Benny Cox
Benny Cox Class of 1975
Benny Cox, sheep and goat sales manager at Producers Livestock Auction in San Angelo, won a 2017 Fred T. Earwood Memorial Award from the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association in August 2017. The Earwood Award is the TSGRA's most prestigious award and honors those whose loyalty and dedication to the sheep and goat industry exemplify land and livestock values.
Virgie Gerald
Virgie Gerald Class of 1975
Virgie Gerald (1975) was appointed to the Brownwood/Brown County Child Welfare Board in August 2018.
Mike McKay
Mike McKay Class of 1975
Mike McKay was named co-chair of the Legislative and Advocacy Committee for the Coalition for Aging, LGBT – North Texas in April 2016. He is also southwest regional manager for the Peace Corps.
Isaac Castro
Isaac Castro Class of 1977
Isaac Castro was appointed to the Texas Judicial Compensation Commission by Gov. Greg Abbott in April 2017. The JCC is a body that recommends the salaries for justices and judges of the state Supreme Court, Court of Criminal Appeals, Courts of Appeals and state district courts.
Dr. David Umphress
Dr. David Umphress Class of 1977
Dr. David Umphress (1977), COLSA Corporation Cyber Security and Information Assurance Professor in Auburn University's Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, was named director of the Auburn Cyber Research Center in November 2017.
Retired Air Force Lt. Gen Ronnie Hawkins
Retired Air Force Lt. Gen Ronnie Hawkins Class of 1977
Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Ronnie Hawkins (1977) received the Distinguished Citizen Award from the Texas Southwest Council of the Boy Scouts of America in March 2018.
Dr. Les Plagens
Dr. Les Plagens Class of 1977 & 1979
Dr. Les Plagens in July of 2015 took over the role of director of instructional support services at Texas State Technical College in Brownwood.
Drew Montgomery
Drew Montgomery Class of 1978
Drew Montgomery, who played on the Rams' 1978 NAIA National Championship football team, was named president of the Madisonville High School Alumni Association in 2015.
Joe Muñoz
Joe Muñoz Class of 1978
Joe Muñoz (1978), ASU's general council and senior executive assistant to the president, was featured as a Pro Bono Champion in the April 2018 edition of the Texas Bar Journal.
Michele Stevens
Michele Stevens Class of 1978
Michele Stevens (1978) was promoted to executive vice president of marketing and advertising at First Financial Bankshares Inc. in Abilene in March 2018.
Dr. Brian Shannon
Dr. Brian Shannon Class of 1979
Dr. Brian Shannon, the Charles "Tex" Thornton Professor of Law at Texas Tech University, was named a Horn Professor by the TTUS Board of Regents in March of 2015. The professorship recognizes scholarly achievement and outstanding service to Texas Tech.
Victor Pyle
Victor Pyle Class of 1979
Victor Pyle was named head cross country coach at Millsap High School in September 2016.
Vance Jones
Vance Jones Class of 1979
Vance Jones (1979) was elected executive vice president and manager of First Financial Bank's River Oaks branch in February 2018.
Kenneth Gully
Kenneth Gully Class of 1979
Kenneth Gully was named Conservation Farmer of the Year by the Tom Green County Soil and Water Conservation District and runner-up Conservation Farmer of the Year for Natural Resources Conservation Service Administrative Zone 2 – in March 2016.
Dr. Mark McFarland
Dr. Mark McFarland Class of 1980
Dr. Mark McFarland retired on Aug. 31, 2015, after 35 years with the Texas A&M University System. His final posts were Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service soil fertility specialist in College Station, Extension Service water quality coordinator, and associate head of the Soil and Crop Sciences Department at Texas A&M.
Mike Millegan
Mike Millegan Class of 1980
Mike Millegan was named to the Board of Directors of Wireless Telecom Group in November 2016. Then in August 2017, he was named to the Board of Directors for Vettd, a leader in data science and machine intelligence innovations for human resources.
Cindy Musick
Cindy Musick Class of 1980
Cindy Musick (1980) was elected vice president and controller for Citizens National Bank in Brownwood during the annual shareholders meeting in March 2018.
Saundra Paschal
Saundra Paschal Class of 1980
Saundra Paschal (1980), in November 2017, received the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award as a leader in the field of education from Marquis Who's Who, a biographical resource for researchers, journalists, librarians and executive search firms. Paschal is a mathematics teacher at San Angelo Lake View High School.
Dr. Brian May
Dr. Brian J. May Class of 1980 & 1982
Dr. Brian J. May, president of ASU, was appointed to the NCAA Division II Presidents Council in August 2017.
Deb Hollingsworth
Deb Hollingsworth Class of 1981
Deb Hollingsworth was named principal of Jackson Elementary School in the Abilene Independent School District in May 2016.
Edwin Miranda
Edwin Miranda Class of 1981
Edwin Miranda (1981) was named vice president of quality for Cytovance Biologics Inc. in January 2018. Cytovance Biologics is a leading biopharmaceutical contract manufacturer of mammalian and microbial biologics.
Doug Kuhlmann
Doug Kuhlmann Class of 1981
Doug Kuhlmann resigned as head football coach and athletic director at San Angelo Lake View High School to take an assistant coach position at Class 6A Austin Westlake High School in July 2017.
David Finn
David Finn Class of 1981
David Finn (1981) was appointed as the first-ever vice president of strategic innovation for CynergisTek, a leading health care cybersecurity and information management company, in October 2017.
Gary Banks
Gary L. Banks Class of 1981
Gary L. Banks was appointed first associate judge of Child Protection Court for the Concho Valley in September 2015.
Judy Parker
Judy Parker Class of 1982
Judy Parker, a county court-at-law judge in Lubbock County, was appointed to the 7th Court of Appeals by Gov. Greg Abbott in August 2017.
Creta Carter II
Creta L. "Spanky" Carter II Class of 1982
Creta L. "Spanky" Carter II (1982), county judge in Fannin County, Texas, won the Better Leader Award for Fannin County from the Texoma Council of Governments in September 2017.
Ricky Williams Class of 1982
Ricky Williams (1982) was named Administrator of the Year by the New Mexico Superintendents Association in August 2018. He currently serves as superintendent of Hagerman Municipal Schools in Hageman, N.M.
Dr. J. Moring
Dr. J. Bruce Moring Class of 1982 & 1986
Dr. J. Bruce Moring, an assistant professor of biology at East Central University in Oklahoma, was one of five ECU faculty members chosen for inaugural Summer Research Opportunity Awards for the Oka' Institute. He participated in an eight-week sessions as a research professor at the institute.
Petra (Pat) Trevino
Petra (Pat) Trevino Class of 1983
Petra (Pat) Trevino was named the customer service manager for the City of San Angelo Water Utilities Department in April 2017.
Colleen Gilchrist
Colleen Gilchrist Class of 1983
Colleen Gilchrist (1983) received a Mirabeau B. Lamar Award in April 2018 from the Salado Masonic Lodge as the 2018 Teacher of the Year for the Salado Intermediate School in Salado, where she is a sixth-grade math teacher.
Linda Stephens
Linda Stephens Class of 1983, 1991 & 2001
Linda Stephens was named chief nursing officer at Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital in Katy in January of 2015.
Adm. Eric Young
Adm. Eric Coy Young Class of 1984
U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Eric Coy Young received his second star and assumed command of the Navy Reserve Forces Command in Norfolk, Va., in November of 2014. He had served as deputy chief of the Navy Reserves since 2012.
David Mullins
David Mullins Class of 1984
David Mullins was named general manager of the WFSU public TV and radio station at Florida State University in October 2015.
Darrell Hagemann
Darrell Hagemann Class of 1984
Darrell Hagemann recorded his 500th win as head boys basketball coach at Round Rock McNeil High School in the fall of 2015.
Wallace Nichols
Wallace R. Nichols Class of 1984
Wallace R. Nichols, president of W.R. Nichols Law in Scottsdale, Ariz., was recognized as a Distinguished Professional by Expert Network, an invitation-only professional network service, in December 2015.
Landel Hobbs
Landel C. Hobbs Class of 1984
Landel C. Hobbs has been appointed to the Board of Directors of ValueVision Media Inc., a multichannel electronic retailer. He will serve on the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
Currently chief executive officer of the LCH Enterprises consulting firm, Hobbs previously served as chief operating officer of Time Warner Cable and also held executive positions at AOL Tim Warner, Turner Broadcasting System and CSPAN.
Hobbs earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from ASU in 1984.
Judge E. Frost
Judge E. Scott Frost Class of 1984
Judge E. Scott Frost was nominated by President Obama to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in March 2016. He has served as a magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas since 2011.
Norma Jennings
Norma Jennings Class of 1984
Norma Jennings published her second romantic mystery novel, "Passenger from Greece," in October 2015 and was named a winner in the 50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading Book Awards in December 2015.
Stephen Schwartz Class of 1984
Stephen Schwartz (1984) was named the Kerrville Daily Times 2017 Bill Dozier Citizen of the Year at the 95th annual Kerrville Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet in the fall of 2017.
Alvin New
Alvin New Class of 1984
Alvin New (1984) was appointed to the Texas Transportation Commission by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in February 2018. The five-member Texas Transportation Commission oversees the Texas Department of Transportation to ensure the department best serves Texas taxpayers. New is a former San Angelo mayor and former CEO of Town & Country Food Stores.
Alan "A.J." Moore
Alan "A.J." Moore Class of 1985
Alan "A.J." Moore was named CEO of the San Angelo YMCA in March 2017. Moore has been at the YMCA since 2004 and also served as an assistant track and field coach at ASU from 2000-04.
David Etheredge
David Etheredge Class of 1985
David Etheredge, professor of biology at South Plains College, received SPC's 2014 Faculty Excellence Award for his efforts in teaching, supporting and inspiring students.
An SPC faculty member since 1988, Etheredge earned his bachelor's degree in biology from ASU in 1985 and his master's in biology from ASU in 1987. He also holds an associate degree from Western Texas College.
Rev. Darren Skinner
Rev. Darren L. Skinner Class of 1985
Rev. Darren L. Skinner was appointed as the new pastor at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Las Cruces, N.M., in July 2016.
Laura Keith
Laura Lynn Keith Class of 1986
Laura Lynn Keith was inducted into the International Nurses Association concurrent with her publication in the Worldwide Leaders in Nursing magazine in July 2016. She is an RN at Home Health Services of MKM in Mason.
Betsy Choate
Betsy Choate Class of 1986
Betsy Choate (1986), a sixth-grade teacher at Gilbert Intermediate School in Stephenville, was inducted into Tarleton State University's Crystal Apple Society during a ceremony in May 2018. The Crystal Apple Society was formed by the TSU College of Education in 2012 to honor educators who have made a positive impact on the lives of students.
Brad Burnett
Brad Burnett Class of 1986
Brad Burnett was named chief financial officer (CFO) for the City of Weatherford in November 2015.
Barry Kniffen
Barry Kniffen Class of 1986
Barry Kniffen was inducted into the Texas Tennis Coaches Association Hall of Fame in December 2015.
Martha Langston
Martha Anne Langston Class of 1986
Martha Anne Langston was honored in August of 2015 by Capital Who's Who Branding for her distinguished accomplishments and contributions in the field of religious service. Langston is the secretary and ministry assistant at Belmore Baptist Church in San Angelo.
Kerry Therwhanger
Kerry Therwhanger Class of 1986
Kerry Therwhanger was hired as head football coach and athletic director for the Timpson Independent School District in January 2016.
Jessica Robledo
Jessica Robledo Class of 1986
Jessica Robledo was sworn in as the new police chief of Pflugerville in February 2017. She previously served as the only female assistant chief in the Austin Police Department.
Mitchell Perry
Mitchell G. Perry Class of 1986
Mitchell G. Perry was elected in July of 2015 as the 2015-16 secretary of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Erin Armstrong Class of 1986
Eric Armstrong joined the newly rebranded National United Bank in Copperas Cove as president and loan officer in July 2017.
Candis Hicks
Candis R. Hicks Class of 1986
Candis R. Hicks was named a Distinguished Aluma of Howard Payne University in August 2017. She was honored during HPU Homecoming activities in October.
Jeffrey McCormick
Jeffrey McCormick Class of 1986
Jeffrey McCormick (1986) was named to the Board of Trustees for the San Angelo Health Foundation in May 2018. He is a managing partner at the Oliver, Rainey and Wojtek LLP accounting firm in San Angelo.
Kyle Longley
Kyle Longley Class of 1987
Kyle Longley (1987) was named director of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library in Austin in July 2018. He is just the fifth director of the LBJ Library since it opened in 1968.
Mike Hayworth
Mike Hayworth Class of 1987
Mike Haworth was promoted to police chief of the Pinellas Park Police Department in Florida in April of 2015.
Lonnie Hise
Lonnie Hise Class of 1987
Lonnie Hise was hired as the new superintendent for the Windthorst Independent School District near Wichita Falls in April 2017.
Pam Cunningham
Pam Cunningham Class of 1987
Pam Cunninghamwas named executive vice president of Southside Bank in Tyler in September of 2014.
Ricky Peacock
Ricky Peacock Class of 1987
Ricky Peacock was named head football coach and athletic director at McCamey High School in May of 2015.
Robert P. Hunter Class of 1987
Dr. Robert P. Hunter has been appointed as chief scientific officer of Parnell Inc., a pharmaceutical company that develops and manufactures innovative animal health solutions. He will direct global sales and marketing teams in 14 countries.
Prior to joining Parnell, Hunter spent 10 years as a senior research and development director for Elanco, a division of Eli Lilly and Co. He has also taught veterinary pharmacology at Kansas State University and Louisiana State University, and previously worked in the animal health division of Pfizer Inc.
Hunter earned his ASU bachelor's degree in animal science in 1987. He also holds a master's degree from Texas A&M University and a doctorate from Louisiana State.
Brandon Barker Class of 1987
Brandon Barker was named co-manager of First Financial Brokerage Services at First Financial Bank in Abilene in January 2017, along with fellow ASU alum Rick Howard.
Debbie Bynum
Debbie Bynum Class of 1987
Debbie Bynum was named the new professional development director for the Ector County Independent School District in Odessa in July 2017.
Paul Michalewicz
Paul Michalewicz Class of 1987 & 2006
Paul Michalewicz was hired in June of 2015 as the new superintendent for the Florence Independent School District.
Leroy Morales
Leroy Morales Class of 1988
Leroy Morales (1988) was hired as the new executive director of human resources for the Huntsville Independent School District in April 2018. He previously held the same position in the Bryan ISD.
Tim Seymore
Tim Seymore Class of 1988
Tim Seymore (1988), the superintendent of the Breckenridge Independent School District, was nominated for Texas Association of School Board's Superintendent of the Year Award in July 2017.
Dr. Judi Whitis
Dr. Judi Whitis Class of 1988
Dr. Judi Whitis was named superintendent of the Decatur Independent School District in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex in June 2017. She previously served as superintendent of the Valley Mills ISD near Waco.
Lane Brinson
Lane Brinson Class of 1989
Lane Brinson (1989) was promoted to director of purchasing for the University of Texas at San Antonio in June 2018. He started his UTSA career as purchasing manager in 2007 and has also served as assistant and associate director of purchasing prior to his promotion.
Michael Rickey
Michael E. Rickey Class of 1989
Michael E. Rickey (1989) was named senior manager of Honda Marine in April 2018. In that capacity, he oversees total sales, operations and application engineering activities for the U.S. region.
Steven Hall
Steven Jason Hall Class of 1989
Steven Jason Hall was elected chief financial officer of Behringer Harvard Opportunity REIT II Inc. by the company's board of directors in October of 2014.
Randy Penson
Randy Penson Class of 1989
Randy Pensonwas named the assistant director for global safety and risk management in the Global Education Office at Virginia Tech University in July of 2015.
Tony Lombardi
Tony Lombardi Class of 1989
Tony Lombardi, a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel, was hired as the new director of the Gillespie County Airport in Fredericksburg, Texas, in March 2017.
Lane Porter
Lane Porter Class of 1989
Lane Porterwas named president of Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association at the organization's 100th anniversary celebration in July of 2015 in Kerrville.
Heather Tessmer
Heather Tessmer Class of 1989
Heather Tessmer was named a 2014 Outstanding Lawyer by the San Antonio Business Journal and was honored at a ceremony in November of 2014.
Richy Womack
Richy Womack Class of 1989
Richy Womack was elected to the Board of Directors of City National Bank in Colorado City in January of 2015.
Cheryl Fuller
Cheryl A. Fuller Class of 1989
Cheryl A. Fuller has been appointed by Texas Gov. Rick Perry to the Rehabilitation Council of Texas, where she will advocate in the vocational rehabilitation process for people with disabilities.
An Austin resident, Fuller is assistant commissioner of the Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) Division for Rehabilitative Services and a past director of the Texas Workforce Investment Council.
Fuller received her ASU bachelor's degree in 1989.
Jaime Limas
Jaime Limas Class of 1989
Jaime Limas was named district executive for the Buffalo Mountain District of the Texas Trails Boy Scout Council in November 2016.
Carolyn Mullican
Carolyn Mullican Class of 1989
Carolyn Mullican, a teacher at East Ridge Elementary School in Sweetwater, was named the Region 14 Elementary Teacher of the Year in August 2017.
Dan Vera
Dan Vera Class of 1989
Dan Vera was hired as director of human resources for the Manor Independent School District just north of Austin in March 2017.
Tommy Hudson
Tommy T. Hudson Class of 1989
Tommy T. Hudson retired as deputy city manager of the City of Midland in February 2017 after having served in Midland city government since 1994.
Kim Spicer
Kim Spicer Class of 1989 & 1995
Kim Spicerwas named the new assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction for the Wylie Independent School District in August of 2015.
Dr. Ryder Warren
Dr. Ryder Warren Class of 1990
Dr. Ryder Warren was named the new superintendent of the Northwest Independent School District in the Fort Worth area in June 2016. He had served the last six years as superintendent of the Midland ISD.
Michael Schooler
Michael Schooler Class of 1990
Michael Schooler was named a 2015 National Distinguished Principal by the National Association of Elementary School Principals in September 2015. He is currently the principal of the U.S. State Department-assisted International Community School of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia.
Jenny McSherry
Jenny McSherry Class of 1990
Jerry McSherry (1990) was named the new head girls basketball coach at Ballinger High School in April 2018.
Aaron Hargett
Aaron Hargett Class of 1990
Aaron Hargett (1990) was named executive director of the Baptist Retirement Community senior living center in San Angelo in September 2017.
Julie Raymond
Julie Raymond Class of 1990
Julie Raymond (1990), former San Angelo teacher and now co-owner of Art in Uncommon Places, was named a 2018 Woman of Distinction by the Girl Scouts of Central Texas in March 2018.
Kyle Freeman
Kyle Freeman Class of 1990
Kyle Freeman was named head football coach and athletic director at Ozona High School in April 2016.
Casey Bills
Casey Bills Class of 1991
Casey Bills (1991) was hired as the business manager for the Sweetwater (Texas) Independent School District in July 2018. She previously served as the business manager for the Merkel ISD.
Col. Michael Schultz
Col. Michael Schultz Class of 1991
Col. Michael Schultz (1991) took command of the 926th Wing, a U.S. Air Force Reserve associate unit to the Air Force Warfare Center at Nellis AFB in Nevada, during a change of command ceremony in October 2017.
Derek Smith Class of 1991
Derek Smith was hired as an assistant professor of chemistry at Howard Payne University in September 2015.
Carmen Antu-Montemayor
Carmen Antu-Montemayor Class of 1991
Carmen Antu-Montemayor was named 2016-17 Secondary Teacher of the Year for the San Angelo Independent School District in April 2017.
Jack Nowlin
Jack Nowlin Class of 1991
Dr. Jack Nowlin was named the new dean of the Texas Tech University School of Law in June 2017. He previously served as the senior associate dean, professor of law and Jessie D. Puckett Jr. Lecturer at the University of Mississippi School of Law.
Mike Carter
Mike Carter Class of 1991
Mike Carter was named superintendent of the May Independent School District in September 2016.
James Reid Class of 1991 & 1993
James Reid was named Angelo State University director of athletics in June 2016.
Jill Ratcliffe
Jill Ratcliffe Class of 1992
Jill Ratcliffe (1992) was promoted to manager of the San Angelo West Branch of the Tom Green County Library in August 2018.
Col (Ret.) Carl Jones
Col (Ret.) Carl Jones Class of 1992
Col. (Ret.) Carl Jones (1992) joined the Department of Defense and Intelligence Programs team at Lentech Inc. as senior director and strategic advisor to Air Force Multi-Domain Command and Control in February 2018. Jones recently retired from the U.S. Air Force after a 25-year career. His final assignment was as the Nuclear Operations analyst in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation. He was also named ASU's 2017 Distinguished ROTC Alumnus
Dr. Shivraj Sohur
Dr. Shivraj Sohur Class of 1992
Dr. Shivraj Sohur (1992) launched the nonprofit Global Foundation for Community Health, based in his native Mauritius, in January 2018. The GFCH is dedicated to raising funds to help curb chronic non-communicable diseases – related preventable conditions of type II diabetes, stroke and cardiovascular diseases. In July 2018, Sohur was selected to receive the 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award from the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society.
Donna King
Donna King Class of 1992
Donna King was appointed judge of the 26th Judicial District of Texas in Williamson County by Gov. Rick Perry in October of 2014.
Lucy Snyder
Lucy Snyder Class of 1992
Lucy Snyder received two Bram Stoker Awards from the Horror Writers Association in May of 2015 at the World Horror Convention in Atlanta. The Stoker Award is the highest honor given by the HWA, and Snyder has now won four Stoker Awards for her writing.
Amy McDaniel Class of 1992
Amy McDaniel, a former sports editor for the ASU Rambouillet yearbook and Ram Page campus newspaper, was named the Texas Girls Coaches Association Division I Sports Writer of the Year in April 2017. Amy is a sports writer for the San Angelo Standard-Times.
Del Van Cox
Del Van Cox Class of 1992
Del Van Cox was promoted to head football coach and athletic director at Abilene High School in March of 2015.
Juan Villarreal
Juan Villarreal Class of 1992
Juan Villarrealwas named the principal of Gunn Junior High School in Arlington in December of 2014.
Dr. Merl Brandon
Dr. Merl Brandon Class of 1992
Dr. Merl Brandon was named the new superintendent of the Stanton Independent School District in December 2016.
Shane Adkins
Shane Adkins Class of 1993
Shane Adkins was named Secondary Teacher of the Year at the Iowa Park Chamber of Commerce Banquet in January 2016. He teaches at Iowa Park High School.
Monty Gibson
Monty Gibson Class of 1993
Monty Gibson was named a Master Strength and Conditioning Coach by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association in May 2016. He is a strength and conditioning coach at Texas A&M University.
Dawn Smith
Dawn Smith Class of 1993
Dawn Smith was selected as a 2016 New York State Senate "Woman of Distinction" by Sen. Tom O'Mara on May 2016. Smith is the transition and care management program manager at the Bath VA Medical Center.
Dr. Mike Barrera
Dr. Mike Barrera Class of 1993
Dr. Mike Barrera (1993) was named the new superintendent of the Ben Bolt – Palito Blanco Independent School District in Ben Bolt, Texas, in August 2018.
John Mayo Class of 1993
John Mayo (1993) was hired as the new director of bands at Odessa, Texas, High School in July 2018.
Rachel Long
Rachel Long Class of 1993
Rachel Long (1993) was named the new principal at Coronado Middle School in Plainview, Texas, on June 2018.
Steven Parker Class of 1993
Steven Parker (1993), principal at Grandfalls-Royalty Schools in Grandfalls, Texas, was named a Region 18 Principal of the Year in by the Texas Association of School Principals.
Cody Hill
Cody Hill Class of 1993
Cody Hill (1993) was named the new Texas AgriLife extension agent for Taylor County (West Texas) in June 2018.
Mario Heredia
Mario Heredia Class of 1993
Mario Heredia (1993) was named the new football defensive coordinator at Sweetwater High School in May 2018. He will also assist with the SHS powerlifting program.
Robert Pritz
Robert Pritz Class of 1993
Robert Pritz (1993) was named the new agriculture and natural resources regional program leader for the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service's West Region in December 2017. He will be based at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in San Angelo.
Stephen Lee
Stephen Lee Class of 1993
Stephen Lee was named offensive coordinator for the football team at the University of Mary Hardin Baylor in January 2016.
Ross Lassiter
Ross Lassiter Class of 1993
Ross Lassiter was named head football coach and athletic director at Olton High School in January 2016.
Eric Cole
Eric Cole Class of 1993
Eric Cole won national titles in the shot put, 35-pound weight throw and 56-pound weight throw at the 2017 USATF Indoor National Championships in February 2017 – and then won national titles in the discus, hammer throw, shot put and 35-pound weight throw at the 2017 USATF Outdoor National Championships in July 2017. He was also named the USATF 2016 Male Athlete of the Year in the 40-49 year age group.
Rikke Black
Rikke Black Class of 1993
Rikke Blackwas named the new principal at Lee Middle School in San Angelo in June of 2015.
Tracy Meador
Tracy Meador Class of 1993
Tracy Meadorwas named principal of McNeil Elementary School in McKinney in December of 2014.
Jason Bannowsky
Jason Bannowsky Class of 1993
Jason Bannowsky (1993) was named first vice president of the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association at the TSGRA annual convention in July 2018.
Mohammad Zaki
Mohammad J. Zaki Class of 1993
Mohammad J. Zaki, a professor of computer science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, was named a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) in January 2017.
Kevin Harrington
Kevin Harrington Class of 1993
Kevin Harrington was profiled as one of the "52 Faces of Our Community" by the Midland Reporter-Telegram in May 2017. He is the president of the St. Vincent de Paul Society that provides financial assistant to Midland residents struggling to pay rent and utility bills.
Nelda Montemayor
Nelda Montemayor Class of 1994
Nelda Montemayor (1994), director of graduate admissions and enrollment for the Indiana University School of Public Health, received the Indiana University Latino Faculty and Staff Council's 2018 Staff Award in April 2018.
Mike Jinks
Mike Jinks Class of 1994
Mike Jinks was named head football coach at Bowling Green State University in December 2015.
Cody Acree
Cody Acree Class of 1994
Cody Acree, a senior equity research analyst for Drexel Hamilton, was named by TIPRANKS in March 2017 as one of the 25 top analysts in the technology sector who generated the highest returns to investors in 2016.
Joseph Gillespie
Joseph Gillespie Class of 1994
Joseph Gillespie was hired as linebackers coach at the University of Tulsa in January of 2015.
Dan Harris
Dan M. Harris Class of 1994
Chief Patrol Agent Dan M. Harris has taken over as commander of the Blaine Sector of the U.S. Border Patrol in Washington.
A Border Patrol agent since 1995, Harris previously served as deputy chief patrol agent of the Grand Forks Sector covering Minnesota and North Dakota. He is a sixth-generation law enforcement officer who began his career with the San Angelo Police Department.
Harris earned his ASU bachelor's degree in psychology in 1994. He also holds a master's degree in joint campaign planning and strategy from the National Defense University's Joint Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Va.
Jennifer Peirson
Jennifer Peirson Class of 1994
Dr. Jennifer Peirson has been named principal of McKinney Boyd High School, where she had served as associate principal since 2008.
After earning her ASU bachelor's degree in special education, Peirson stayed to earn her Master of Education in 1994. She began her teaching career at San Angelo Central High School and has also held teaching and administrative positions at South Garland High School, Webb Middle School in Garland and Lakeview Centennial High School.
Peirson also holds a doctorate from Texas A&M University-Commerce.
Marta Diffen
Marta Diffen Class of 1994
Marta Diffen was hired as the new director of development for Schreiner University in Kerrville in August 2017.
Dale Dunlap
Dale Dunlap Class of 1994
Dale Dunlap was named the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Services District 3 administrator for the Rolling Plains region in January 2017.
Rick Howard
Rick Howard Class of 1994
Rick Howard was named co-manager of First Financial Brokerage Services at First Financial Bank in Abilene in January 2017, along with fellow ASU alum Brandon Barker.
Butch Hulse
Butch Hulse Class of 1995
Butch Hulse (1995) was hired as a member of the Corporate Litigation Group in the San Antonio offices of Dykema, a leading national law firm, in April 2018.
Leslie Cope
Leslie Cope Class of 1995
Leslie Cope was elected to the Board of Directors of the Commercial Bank in Mason in March of 2015.
Stephanie Howard Class of 1995
Stephanie Howard was named the superintendent of the Plains Independent School District in April of 2015.
Austin Clarkson
Austin Clarkson Class of 1995
Austin Clarkson was named the 2016-17 Secondary School Teacher of the Year for the Kerrville Independent School District in June 2017.
Michelle Sipley
Michelle Sipley Class of 1995
Michelle Sipley was named the new director of financial aid at Syracuse University in September 2016.
Deborah Campbell
Deborah Campbell Class of 1996
Deborah Campbell was named the 2017 Texas Secondary Teacher of the Year by the Texas Association of School Administrators.
Jill Law
Jill Law Class of 1996
Jill Law (1996) joined Coldwell Banker Harper Realtors in Seguin in May of 2018.
Lisa Taiclet
Lisa Taiclet Class of 1996
Lisa Taiclet was named the 2016-17 Elementary Teacher of the Year for the San Angelo Independent School District in April 2017.
Marty Gibbs
Marty Gibbs Class of 1996
Marty Gibbs was named the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service district extension administrator for District 7 in September of 2014.
Richard Minzenmayer
Richard "Rick" Minzenmayer Class of 1996
Richard "Rick" Minzenmayer retired in April of 2015 after 30 years with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.
Tara Salisbury
Tara Salisbury Class of 1996
Tara Salisbury has been named the Education Service Center Region 15 Elementary Teacher of the Year for the 2013-14 school year and is now in the running to be named Texas Elementary Teacher of the Year.
A third-grade language arts teacher at Grape Creek Elementary School, Salisbury was also named the 2013-14 Grape Creek Intermediate Teacher of the Year. She earned her bachelor's degree in early childhood education at ASU in 1996 and her master's in school administration in 2012.
Salisbury is married to Dr. Micheal Salisbury, chair of the ASU Department of Agriculture.
Sam Robinson
Sam Robinson Class of 1996
Sam Robinson was named the head football coach at Cedar Ridge High School in Round Rock in February 2017.
Jeff D. Hamilton Class of 1996 & 1998
Jeff D. Hamilton was hired as the new head football coach and athletic director at Bandera High School in May of 2015.
Rosa Avendaño
Rosa Avendaño Class of 1996 & 2004
Rosa Avendaño was named the new principal at Keyes Elementary School in the Irving Independent School District in June of 2015.
Charlotte Stovall
Charlotte Stovall Class of 1996 and 2007
Charlotte Stovall (1996 & 2007), former principal at Coahoma High School and current director of curriculum and instruction for the Coahoma ISD, was named the ESC Region 18 Outstanding Principal of the Year for 2016-17 by the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals in October 2017.
Dr. H.T. Sanchez
Dr. H.T. Sanchez Class of 1997
Dr. H.T. Sanchez (1997) was named the new superintendent for the Plainview Independent School District in May 2018.
Katharine Kelleman
Katharine Eagan Kelleman Class of 1997
Katharine Eagan Kelleman (1997) was named the new CEO of the Port Authority of Allegheny County in Pittsburgh, Penn., in November 2017.
Dr. Whitney Whitworth
Dr. Whitney Whitworth Class of 1997
Dr. Whitney Whitworth (1997) was hired as the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service family and community health agent for Llano County in August 2018.
Amy Stephens
Amy Stephens Class of 1997
Amy Stephens (1997) was named the executive principal for the Monterey High School feeder pattern in the Lubbock Independent School District in May 2018.
Katharine Eagan
Katharine Eagan Class of 1997
Katharine Eagan was named chief executive officer of the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART) in Tampa, Fla., by the company's board of directors in November of 2014. In August of 2015, she was nominated for the U.S. White House "Champion of Change" program as an innovator in transportation for the future.
Jason Hewitt
Jason Hewitt Class of 1997
Dr. Jason Hewitt was named the chief academic officer for secondary schools in the Bastrop Independent School District in May 2016. He finished out the 2015-16 school year as Bastrop HS principal.
Brian Lowe
Brian Christopher Lowe Class of 1997
Brian Christopher Lowe was named the new principal at North Hopkins High School in the North Hopkins Independent School District near Sulphur Springs in Northeast Texas in March 2017.
Dr. Shawn Wahl
Dr. Shawn Wahl Class of 1997
Dr. Shawn Wahl was named interim dean of the College of Arts and Letters at Missouri State University in April 2017. He previously served as chair of the ASU Communication and Mass Media Department.
Dr. Jeffrey Durgin
Dr. Jeffrey Durgin Class of 1997
Dr. Jeffrey Durgin was appointed the new owner of Medical Spa of Midland, a leading provider of medical facial aesthetics, in August 2017. Durgin is a cosmetic surgeon with over 10 years of experience as a surgeon and educator. He graduated summa cum laude from ASU and then went to medical school at the University of Texas Health Science Center.
Jonathan Luce
Jonathan Luce Class of 1998
Jonathan Luce was promoted to vice president of worldwide sales for RF Code in October 2015.
Tanya Solsbery
Tanya Solsbery Class of 1998
Tanya Solsbery was named director of Baptist Retirement Community's (BRC) $22 million expansion, named The Crest, in March 2016. BRC is a continuing care retirement community in San Angelo.
Trish Meads
Trish Meads Class of 1998
Trish Meads (1998) won the SAISD Teacher of the Year Award for Santa Rita Elementary School in May 2018.
Angela Pidgeon
Angela Pidgeon Class of 1998
Angela Pidgeon (1998), an English and Spanish teacher, won the SAISD Teacher of the Year Award for Central High School in May 2018.
Gregory Conaway
Gregory Conaway Class of 1998
Gregory Conaway was named vice president and chief accounting officer at Carizzo Oil & Gas Inc. in Houston in September of 2014.
Amanda Magallan
Amanda Magallan Class of 1998
Amanda Magallan was selected in February 2016 as the next superintendent of the Terrell County School District.
Mike Peters Class of 1998
Mike Peters was named head football coach and athletic director at Fort Stockton High School in February 2016.
Kathryn Perez
Kathryn E. Perez Class of 1998
Dr. Kathryn E. Perez, an assistant professor of biology at the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley, was credited in May 2017 with the discovery of a new species of the South Texas scrub snail genus Praticolella, which is found only on Padre Island and in coastal Cameron County.
Rebecca Cline
Rebecca Cline Class of 1998 & 2006
Rebecca Cline was named the new principal at Lincoln Middle School in the San Angelo Independent School District in July of 2015.
Dr. Shawn Williams
Dr. Shawn Williams Class of 1999
Dr. Shawn Williams was presented the Non-Tenured Faculty Award at Campbellsville University (Kentucky) in October 2015.
Jeff Mann
Jeff Mann Class of 1999
Jeff Mann (1999) was promoted to director of instruction and leadership development for the College Station (Texas) Independent School District in July 2018. Mann has spent his entire career in the College Station ISD, including the last three years as principal at A&M Consolidated Middle School.
Christina Whetsel
Christina Whetsel Class of 1999
Christina Whetsel (1999) was hired as the new assistant athletic director for compliance at Augusta University in Augusta, Ga., in May 2018.
Farrah Gomez
Farrah Gomez Class of 1999
Farrah Gomez was promoted in June of 2015 as an executive director of schools for the San Angelo Independent School District.
Lori Barton
Lori Barton Class of 1999 and 2005
Lori Barton (1999 & 2005), principal of Fort Concho Elementary School in San Angelo, was named the Rhosine Fleming Campus Administrator of the Year by the Texas School Counselor Association in January 2018. She was also named a 2018 Woman of Distinction by the Girl Scouts of Central Texas in March 2018.
Crystal Parker
Crystal Parker Class of 2000
Crystal Parker, an attorney at Jackson Walker LLP in Dallas, was selected to the "Texas Super Lawyers – Rising Stars" list by Thomson Reuters. The list was published in the April 2016 issue of Texas Monthly magazine.
Dana Cooper
Dana Cooper Class of 2000
Dana Cooper, an associate professor of history at Stephen F. Austin State University, was featured in the documentary "Million Dollar Princesses" on the Smithsonian Channel that aired in January of 2015. She was also named to Nerdwallet.com's list of "40 Under 40: Professors Who Inspire" for 2015 in March.
Ben Adams Class of 2000
Ben Adams was promoted to interactive editor at the Odessa American newspaper in October 2015.
Mark Woods
Mark Woods Class of 2000
Mark Woods joined People Bank in Lubbock as vice president in January 2016.
Bobby Vaughn
Bobby Vaughn Class of 2000
Bobby Vaughn was named the new director of accounting for the Rockwall Independent School District near Dallas in June 2017.
Dr. Mark Boyle
Dr. Mark Boyle Class of 2000
Dr. Mark Boylewas named medical director of First Choice Emergency Room's Houston-Jones Road facility in Houston in October of 2014.
Dr. Quentin Wright
Dr. Quentin Wright Class of 2000 & 2002
Dr. Quentin Wright was named the new vice president of instruction at Lone Star College-Tomball in June of 2015.
Jamie Robinson
Jamie Robinson Class of 2001
Jamie Robinson (2001) was named principal of the new Van Raub Elementary School in the Boerne (Texas) Independent School District in October of 2017.
Rachel Conover
Rachel Conover Class of 2001
Rachel Conover (2001), a faculty member at Eastern New Mexico University, received a 2018 Teaching Excellence Award from the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development in April 2018.
Chad Ellis
Chad Ellis Class of 2001
Chad Ellis was selected as the Society for Range Management's 2015 Young Range Professional Award at the society's annual meeting in February of 2015.
Chris Evans Class of 2001
Chris Evans was named the new head football coach at Wheeler High School, the Class 2A high school for Wheeler in the Texas panhandle, in June 2017. He left San Angelo Lake View High School after being on the Chiefs coaching staff since 2009.
Mason Vaughan
Mason Vaughan Class of 2001
Mason Vaughan was named president of the First National Bank of Eldorado in February 2017. He first joined the FNB staff as a vice president in 2003.
Brice Foster
Brice Foster Class of 2002
Brice Foster was named vice president of First United Bank in Lubbock in January 2016.
Amanda Fawver
Amanda J. Fawver Class of 2002
Amanda "A.J." Fawver (2002) was named the new director of planning for the City of Lubbock in May 2018. She previously served as the director of planning for the City of Amarillo.
Wendy Boatright
Wendy Boatright Class of 2002
Wendy Boatright (2002) took a job as a fifth-grade teacher at Mt. Eccles Elementary School in Cordova, Alaska, in July 2018.
Kristen Krager
Kristen Krager Class of 2002
Kristen Krager (2002) was named senior director of broadcast media for the Calise Partners integrated marketing agency in Dallas in May 2018.
Sterlin Gilbert
Sterlin Gilbert Class of 2002
Sterlin Gilbert was named offensive coordinator at University of South Florida in January 2017.
Johnnie Fair
Johnnie Fair Class of 2002
Johnnie Fair was named head football coach at Killeen Shoemaker High School in April 2016.
Henry Gonzales
Henry Gonzales Class of 2002
Henry Gonzales was named head boys soccer coach at San Angelo Lake View High School in June 2016.
Justin Carrigan
Justin Carrigan Class of 2002
Justin Carrigan was named the first-ever head football coach at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin in Odessa in January of 2015.
Delia Cullins
Delia Cullins Class of 2002
Delia Cullins was promoted in February of 2015 to assistant vice president of operations at TexasBank in Brownwood.
Matthew Gutierrez
Matthew Gutierrez Class of 2002
Dr. Matthew Gutierrez was hired as the new superintendent of the Seguin Independent School District near San Antonio in July 2017.
Dr. Jason Skelton
Dr. Jason Skelton Class of 2002
Dr. Jason Skeltonwas named the new principal at San Angelo's Holiman Elementary School in July of 2015.
Lara Nelson
Lara Nelson Class of 2002
Lara Nelson was named the new assistant principal at Upland Heights Elementary School in the Frenship Independent School District near Abilene in June 2017.
Stacy Pierson
Stacy Pierson Class of 2002
Stacy Pierson (2002) was promoted to executive director of school operations and student success for the Cold Spring-Oakhurst Consolidated Independent School District in January 2018.
Rob Cook
Rob Cook Class of 2002 & 2004
Rob Cook (2002 & 2004), pasture and range consultant for the Noble Research Institute, was named the Texas Section Society for Range Management's 2017 Outstanding Young Range Professional at the organization's annual meeting in October 2017.
Jennifer Yarbrough
Jennifer Yarbrough Class of 2003
Jennifer Yarbrough (2003) was named the Texas Association of Secondary School Principal's Region 15 Outstanding Assistant Principal of the Year in September 2017. She is also an adjunct instructor in the ASU Teacher Education Department.
Clint Askins
Clint Askins Class of 2003
Clint Askins (2003) was named the new superintendent for the Miles (Texas) Independent School District in May 2018. His appointment was effective in June.
Angela Taylor Class of 2003
Angela Taylor (2003) joined the CBS North Carolina (WNCN-Raleigh) team as an evening news anchor in March 2018.
David N. Williams Class of 2003
David N. Williams was appointed as an equity research associate on the Drexel Hamilton LLC brokerage firm's Semiconductor Research Team in October 2015.
Sarah Teaff
Sarah Teaff Class of 2003
Sarah Teaff was named the new chief operating officer of St. Luke Community Healthcare in Ronan, Mont., in December 2016.
Tony Vu
Tony Vu Class of 2003
Tony Vu reached the 100-win mark as head boys' soccer coach at San Angelo Central High School in January 2017. He is the first Central soccer coach to reach that mark.
Whitney Bownds
Whitney Bownds Class of 2003
Whitney Bowndswas promoted to loan officer at the Commercial Bank in Mason in January of 2015.
Courtney Levens
Courtney Levens Class of 2003
Courtney Levens was named the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service's new family and consumer sciences agent for Brown County in October 2016.
Mary Guerra
Mary Guerra Class of 2003
Mary Guerra, medical director for Banfield Pet Hospital's Dallas-Fort Worth Central District, was profiled in Healthy Hispanic Living magazine in January 2017.
Gabriel Lopez
Gabriel Lopez Class of 2003
Gabriel Lopez was named principal of West Briar Middle School in the Houston Independent School District in July 2017.
Robin Graves Class of 2004
Robin Graves, Miles Junior High and High School principal, was named the 2015-16 Region XV Principal of the Year by the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals in February 2016.
Martha Saucedo
Martha Saucedo Class of 2004
Martha Saucedo was named the Texas Association of School Administrators' 2016 Texas Secondary Teacher of the Year in October 2015. She teaches family consumer science in the Brady ISD. She also won a Leadership Award for secondary teachers at the 2016 H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards Ceremony in San Antonio in May 2016.
Valerie Beesley
Valerie Beesley Class of 2004
Valerie Beesley (2004) was hired as a public relations account supervisor at Bloom Communications in Austin in October 2017.
Doray Hill
Doray Hill Class of 2004
Doray Hill (2004) was hired as the new city administrator for Three Rivers in South Texas in August 2018. He previously served as an associate professor of government at Howard College in San Angelo.
Lindsey Threadgill
Lindsey Threadgill Class of 2004
Lindsey Threadgill (2004) was named 2017-18 Teacher of the Year for Coble Middle School in the Mansfield Independent School District in March 2018. She is chair of the Special Education Department and the Content Mastery teacher at CMS.
Kayla Davidson
Kayla Davidson Class of 2004
Kayla Davidsonpublished a children's book titled "The Ride" through Virtuous Books for Kids in February of 2015. She is also the author of "Daddy's Little Squirrel."
Robert Moore Class of 2004
Robert Moore was honored for completing the year-long Leadership Texarkana community leadership program in April 2016. He is a senior vice president with Wells Fargo Business Banking in Texarkana.
Kirk Byrd
Kirk Byrd Class of 2004
Kirk Byrd was named the new head coach and athletic director at Crane High School in April of 2015.
Scott Larrabee
Scott Larrabee Class of 2004
Scott Larrabee was hired as the new head coach of the girls' basketball team at Sehome High School in Bellingham, Wash., in May 2017.
Kayla Hons
Kayla Hons Class of 2005
Kayla Hons was named vice president and loan officer of Community National Bank in Mineral Wells in March 2017.
Morgan Chegwidden
Morgan Chegwidden Class of 2005
Morgan Chegwidden was promoted to director of animal services for the City of San Angelo in June 2017. She had previously served as the city's budget manager. She was also named a "20 Under 40" honoree by the San Angelo Standard-Times for 2016.
Zach Ramirez
Zach Ramirez Class of 2005 & 2011
Zach Ramirezin July of 2015 was named the new principal at Goliad Elementary School in the San Angelo Independent School District.
Colt Bradford
Colt Bradford Class of 2006
Colt Bradford (2006) was hired as the new football defensive coordinator and girls' powerlifting coach at Bullard (Texas) High School in July 2018.
Kyle Youngblood
Kyle Youngblood Class of 2006
Kyle Youngblood was hired as the Texas AgriLife Extension Service agriculture and natural resources agent for Throckmorton County in December of 2014.
Jenette Spurbeck
Jenette Spurbeck Class of 2006
Jenette Spurbeck was promoted to assistant principal at Clarksville High School in Clarksville, Tenn., in July 2016.
Dr. Elaine Dispo
Dr. Elaine Dispo Class of 2006
Dr. Elaine Dispo graduated with her Ph.D. in leadership from Our Lady of the Lake University in the fall of 2015.
Forrest Holt
Forrest Holt Class of 2006
Forrest Holt was part of the production team that produced the "Pokémon Super Bowl" commercial that ran during the NFL Super Bowl in February 2016.
Grant Freeman
Grant Freeman Class of 2006
Grant Freeman was named the head football coach at Wichita Falls High School in April 2017.
Aaryn Valenzuela
Aaryn Valenzuela Class of 2006
Aaryn Valenzuela joined the news team at WALB-TV in Albany, Ga., as a weekend anchor and reporter in August of 2015.
Lori Boies
Lori Loomis Boies Class of 2006
Lori Loomis Boies, an instructor of biological sciences at St. Mary's University in San Antonio, was installed as the president of the Bexar County Medical Society Alliance in January 2017. She also serves as the vice president of communications for the Texas Medical Association Alliance.
James B. Campbell Class of 2006
James B. Campbell, director of Robert Massie Funeral Home in San Angelo, was named the 2016-17 Funeral Director of the Year by the West Texas Funeral Directors Association in June 2017.
Gena Fleming
Gena Fleming Class of 2006
Gena Fleming was named the new principal at Camacho Elementary School in the Leander Independent School District just north of Austin in June 2017.
Ben Lyons Class of 2006
Ben Lyons was promoted to defensive coordinator of the Chiefs football team at San Angelo Lake View High School in August 2017. He has coached at Lake View since 2006.
Ashley Gould
Ashley Gould Class of 2007
Ashley Gould was named head volleyball coach at San Angelo Lake View High School in June 2016.
Jayson Wilhelm
Jayson Wilhelm Class of 2007
Jayson Wilhelm was named head football coach and athletic director at Menard High School in May 2016.
Kevin Pope
Kevin Pope Class of 2007
Kevin Pope (2007) was named the head boys basketball coach at Weatherford (Texas) High School in May 2018.
Chelsea Smith Class of 2007
Chelsea Smith (2007) won the SAISD Teacher of the Year Award for Austin Elementary School in May 2018.
Cory Robinson
Cory Robinson Class of 2007
Cory Robinson was promoted to curator of history at San Angelo's Fort Concho National Historic Landmark in August of 2015. He has been at Fort Concho for 13 years.
Dr. Betty Murray
Dr. Betty Murray Class of 2007
Dr. Betty Murray (2007) joined Mercy Clinic in Joplin, Mo., as an internal medicine physician in September 2017.
Jenna Turnage
Jenna Turnage Class of 2007
Jenna Turnage (2007) was named the new director of corporate partnerships for the Charleston (S.C.) Metro Chamber of Commerce in May 2018.
Molly McDonough
Molly McDonough Class of 2007
Molly McDonough began her second postdoctoral fellowship at the Smithsonian Institution in February 2016. While an undergraduate at ASU, she discovered a new species of bat now called Eumops Wilsoni.
Alex Yarbrough
Alex Yarbrough Class of 2007
Alex Yarbrough was one of two nominees for president-elect of the Texas Young Lawyers Association in January 2016.
Carolyn Zapata
Carolyn Zapata Class of 2007
Carolyn Zapata was hired as the new dean of nursing at Ranger College in September 2015. She previously taught nursing for eight years at Tarleton State University.
Cody Allen
Cody Allen Class of 2007
Cody Allen, a special agent with the Texas Department of Public Safety, received the DPS' William P. Clements Excellence Award for outstanding service in February 2017.
Laura Brandenburg
Laura Brandenburg Class of 2007
Laura Brandenburg was named dean of the School of Languages and Literature at Wayland Baptist University in October 2016.
Megan Hastings
Megan Hastings Class of 2007
Megan Hastings was recognized with a 2016 Impact Award: Four for the Future by the Auto Care Association in September 2016. The award honors four aftermarket professionals age 40 or younger who have made remarkable contributions within the auto care industry. Hastings is the digital marketing and training manager for Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance Inc.
Jessica Ray
Jessica Ray Class of 2008
Jessica Ray was named Canyon High School Teacher of the Year in February 2016.
Fred Dietz
Fred Dietz Class of 2008
Fred Dietz was hired as the new head football coach and athletic director at Coahoma High School in July of 2015.
Jason Brock
Jason Brock Class of 2008
Jason Brock (2008) was hired as the defensive secondary coach and assistant basketball and track coach at Sweetwater (Texas) High School in August 2018.
Holly Hartsfield
Holly Hartsfield Class of 2008
Holly Hartsfield (2008), a third-grade math teacher, won the SAISD Teacher of the Year Award for Bowie Elementary School in May 2018.
Melissa McCullough
Melissa A. McCullough Class of 2008
Melissa A. McCullough was hired as director of operations planning for High Steel Structures in Lancaster, Penn., in May 2017.
Amy Dennis
Amy Dennis Class of 2008 & 2010
Amy Dennis was named director of the new West Texas Teacher Training Residency Program at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin in March 2016.
Kristyn Ward
Kristyn Ward Class of 2009
Kristyn Ward joined the City of San Angelo staff in February 2016 as healthy communities coordinator.
Dr. Joshua McGinty
Dr. Joshua McGinty Class of 2009
Dr. Joshua McGinty was named the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agronomist for South Texas in September of 2014.
Grant Walker
Grant Walker Class of 2009
Grant Walker (2009), a business consultant with FASTSIGNS International Inc., was one of only 36 young professionals worldwide chosen in March 2018 to join the International Sign Association's Elite Program, recognizing the next generation of sign, graphics and visual communications industry leaders.
Jourmain Matta
Jourmain Matta Class of 2009
Jourmain Matta (2009) was named the new head football coach at Bronte High School in West Texas in May 2018.
Blake Bien
Blake Bien Class of 2009
Blake Bien (2009), an eighth-grade math teacher, won the SAISD Teacher of the Year Award for Glenn Middle School in May 2018.
Thomas Tipton
Thomas Tipton Class of 2009
Thomas Tipton (2009) was named head football coach and athletic director at Richland Spring High School in March 2018.
Lindsay Carr Class of 2009 & 2011
Lindsay Carr was named the new principal at Belaire Elementary School in the San Angelo Independent School District in July 2016.
Eric Daniels
Eric Daniels Class of 2010
Eric Daniels (2010) was named the defensive coordinator at Briar Cliff University in Sioux City, Iowa, in December 2017.
Nate Bayless
Nate Bayless Class of 2010
Nate Bayless (2010) was named vice president of lending services at First State Bank in Decatur in March 2018.
Bethany Schmickle
Bethany Schmickle Class of 2010
Bethany Schmickle (2010), a kindergarten teacher, won the SAISD Teacher of the Year Award for Bonham Elementary School in May 2018.
Adrian Alonso Class of 2010
Adrian Alonso (2010) was named the new director of bands for the Palestine (Texas) Independent School District in May 2018.
Amy Salazar
Amy Salazar Class of 2010
Amy Salazar (2010) was hired as the new principal at Houston Elementary School in Mineral Wells, Texas, in July 2018. She spent the last eight years as principal of Perrin Elementary School in Perrin, Texas.
John Phair
John B. Phair Class of 2010
John B. Phair (2010) was hired as an associate in the Corporate and Securities Practice Group in the Dallas office of the Thompson & Knight LLP law firm in April 2018.
Laura Lewis Class of 2010
Laura Lewis was promoted to vice president of member relations for the San Angelo Chamber of Commerce in January 2017.
Antuan Washington
Antuan Washington Class of 2010
Antuan Washington, interim head track and field coach and director of recreational sports at Sul Ross State University, was presented the first Lobo Leadership Award at Sul Ross' annual faculty-staff awards program.
Washington joined the Sul Ross coaching staff in 2013 after seven years at ASU working in University Recreation. He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration at ASU in 2010 and his Master of Education in 2012.
Alix Allison
Alix Allison Class of 2011
Alix D. Allison was hired by the Thompson & Knight LLP law firm in the firm's Fort Worth office as an associate in the Trial Practice Group in July 2017.
Kaycee Taylor
Kaycee Taylor Class of 2011
Kaycee Taylor (2011), a former All-American softball player at ASU, was hired as assistant softball coach at Pittsburg State University in October 2017.
Michael Wilkinson
Michael Wilkinson Class of 2011
Michael Wilkinson was promoted to director of student life and services at the University of Houston-Victoria in August of 2015.
Britt Lusk
Britt Lusk Class of 2011
Britt Lusk (2011) was named the city manager of Tucumcari, N.M., in May 2018. He previously served as director of administrative services for the City of Hobbs, N.M.
Cassi Sultemeier
Cassi Sultemeier Class of 2011
Cassi Sultemeier (2011) was named the Secondary Teacher of the Year for the Marble Falls (Texas) Independent School District in May 2018. She is a sixth-grade Language-arts teacher at Marble Falls Middle School.
Sharon Lane
Sharon Lane Class of 2011
Sharon Lane was named the new principal at Lamar Elementary School in the San Angelo Independent School District in July 2016.
Justin McGriff
Justin McGriff Class of 2011
Justin McGriffwas hired in March of 2015 as the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service's new agriculture and natural resources agent for Fisher County.
Ben Ely Class of 2012
Ben Ely (2012) was hired as the new director of communications and publications for the international Delta Chi Fraternity based in Iowa City, Iowa, in August 2018.
Brenna Riddle
Brenna Riddle Class of 2012
Brenna Riddle (2012) was promoted to operations officer and branch manager of First Financial Bank in San Angelo in September 2017.
Jessica Buren
Jessica Buren Class of 2012
Jessica Buren was recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Pinnacle Professional in the field of Rehabilitation and Safety Training in August 2016. She is the office manager/accounts receivable at Reeves Rehab Inc. in San Angelo.
Cathy Tanguma
Cathy Tanguma Class of 2012
Cathy Tanguma (2012) won the SAISD Teacher of the Year Award for Crockett Elementary School in May 2018.
Alexa Nichols
Alexa Nichols Class of 2012
Alexa Nichols was sworn into the Texas State Bar Association as an attorney by U.S. Congressman Mike Conaway in a special ceremony at San Angelo's O.C. Fisher Federal Building in November 2016.
Reagan Noland
Reagan Noland Class of 2012
Reagan Noland was hired as an agronomist for the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension in August 2017. He specializes in corn, soybeans and small grains.
Cody Bridges
Cody Bridges Class of 2012
Cody Bridges is the new Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agriculture and natural resources agent for Mason County. He previously served as the AgriLife Extension agent in Schleicher County.
Bridges earned his bachelor's degree in animal science/range and wildlife management at ASU in 2012. He also holds an associate degree in golf course and landscape technology from Western Texas College.
Carlea Ulrich
Carlea Ulrich Class of 2012 & 2014
Carlea Ulrich (2012 & 2014) was hired as the academic coordinator and enhancement academic program director at Northwestern State University in Louisiana in December 2017.
Shawn Bearden
Shawn Bearden Class of 2013
Shawn Bearden won second place in San Angelo's 2016 Business Plan Competition and took home $10,000 in April 2016. His plan was for his new business, Concho Valley Tactical Supply.
Daniel Chavez
Daniel Chavez Class of 2013
Daniel Chavezjoined the San Antonio Economic Development Foundation in June of 2015 as vice president of business recruitment.
Jeff Corean
Jeff Corean Class of 2013
Jeff Corean was named head football coach at Paint Rock High School in the summer of 2016.
Beth Pulliam
Beth Pulliam Class of 2013
Beth Pulliam (2013) joined the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce as vice president of investor relations in May 2018. She took her new position after serving three years as associate director of employer relations at Texas Christian University's Neeley School of Business Graduate Career Service Center.
Kendall Samuelson
Kendall Samuelson Class of 2013
Kendall Samuelson, a postdoctoral research fellow with the Texas AgriLife Extension Service in Amarillo, received a 2017 Young Scholar Award from the Western Section, American Society of Animal Science in June 2017.
Derrick Drury
Derrick Drury Class of 2013
Derrick Drury has been named the new Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agriculture and natural resources agent for Medina County. He previously served as an agricultural science teacher at Marion High School and Medina High School and as a farm manager at Fleming Livestock in San Angelo.
Drury earned his bachelor's degree in agricultural science and leadership at ASU in 2013.
Jason Mangold
Jason Mangold Class of 2013
Jason Mangold is the new Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agent for 4-H and youth development in Bastrop County. Prior to joining AgriLife Extension, he was an agricultural science teacher at Comanche High School.
Mangold was also a student worker at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in San Angelo while earning his bachelor's degree in agricultural science and leadership at ASU in 2013.
Deok Choi
Deok Hwan Choi Class of 2014
Deok Hwan Choi, an ASU international alum from Ulsan, South Korea, landed a job as a user experience designer at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Wash., in April 2016.
Sherri Chasteen
Sherri "Jaye" Chasteen Class of 2014
Sherri "Jaye" Chasteen was named the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service's new 4-H youth development agent for Tom Green County in February 2016.
Darius Flowers
Darius Flowers Class of 2014
Darius Flowers was named assistant principal at Glenn Middle School in San Angelo in July of 2015.
Drew Brown Class of 2014
Drew Brown (2014) was hired as a multimedia journalist at WGEM-TV in Quincy, Ill., in January 2018.
Staci Winders
Staci Winders Class of 2014
Staci Winders (2014) was hired as the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service family and community health agent for Nolan County in August 2018.
Brandi Barber
Brandi Barber Class of 2014
Brandi Barber has been named the first-ever head volleyball coach at Klondike High School. She graduated from ASU in May with a Bachelor of Science in teacher education.
A Sterling City native, Barber was a regular on the ASU Dean's List and was a member of the Kappa Delta Pi international honor society for education.
Alex Bryant
Alex Bryant Class of 2014
Alex Bryant (2014) was hired as a freelance production coordinator at the Bravo Network in Universal City, Calif., in May 2018.
Krystal Gabriel
Krystal Gabriel Class of 2014
Krystal Gabriel was named principal of Cedar Creek Intermediate School in the Bastrop Independent School District near Austin in June 2017.
Nathan Ray
Nathan Ray Class of 2014
Nathan Ray was hired as the large swine sales account manager at TechMix Global in September 2016.
Garrett Silva
Garrett Silva Class of 2014
Garrett Silva received his certification as a game warden with the New Mexico Department of Fish and Game after graduating from a 16-week training course at the San Juan County Criminal Justice Training Authority Law Enforcement Academy in Farmington, N.M., in November 2016.
Timothy Cooper
Timothy Tait Cooper Class of 2015
Timothy Tait Cooper was named the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agriculture and natural resources agent for Schleicher County in September 2015.
Ty Crooks
Ty Crooks Class of 2015
Ty Crooks was hired as Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service state sheep and goat assistant in October 2015. He is headquartered in San Angelo.
Donavon Roberts
Donavon Roberts Class of 2015
Donavon Roberts was hired onto the sales force of Principle Transport Group in Willow Park in March 2015 as the first participant in the company's innovative Training and Mentorship Program.
Emily Yanez
Emily Yanez Class of 2015
Emily Yanezwas hired by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in June of 2015 as the county family and consumer sciences agent for Glasscock County.
Adrienna Bagley
Adrienna Bagley Class of 2015
Adrienne Bagley (2015) was welcomed into the International Nurses Association for her publication in the Worldwide Leaders in Healthcare in November 2017.
Caitlin Williams
Caitlin Williams Class of 2015
Caitlin Williams joined KSWO-TV in Lawton, Okla., as a news anchor in December 2016.
Monica Ebert
Monica Ebert Class of 2015
Monica Ebert (2015) was hired as the national brand developer for BKB and Core Merino wool marketing and clothing companies in South Africa in March 2018.
Seohyun Sanchez
Seohyun Sanchez Class of 2015
Seohyun Sanchez was hired as an intern at KPM CPAs & Advisors in Springfield, Mo., in March 2017.
Katelyn MacLeay
Katelyn MacLeay Class of 2016
Katelyn MacLeay was named a Distinguished Fremont Scholar and received the top scholarship award from the James M. and Erma T. Freemont Foundation in May 2016. She is now in medical school at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.
Ryan Odom
Ryan Odom Class of 2016
Ryan Odom, in partnership with his wife, Tabitha, won first place in San Angelo's 2016 Business Plan Competition in April 2016. Their plan was for an offshoot of their existing business, OdomRD, a dietician consulting firm
Walter Paden Reed Class of 2016
Walter Paden Reed, a graduate student at the University of Houston, was part of a five-member UH team that won the 2017 Imperial Barrel Award Program for the Gulf Coast Section of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.
Dora Colvin
Dora Colvin Class of 2016
Dora Colvin (2016), director of student recruitment for Texas State Technical College's South Texas Region, received a 2018 Chancellor's Excellence Award from TSTC in March 2018. It's the second such award for Colvin who also won in 2010.
Arquimides Reyes
Arquimides Reyes Class of 2016
Arquimides Reyes (2016), a Ph.D. student in animal science at Colorado State University, received a 2018-19 W.D. Farr Scholarship from the National Cattlemen's Foundation in February 2018. The $15,000 scholarship recognizes superior achievement in academics and leadership, and is designed to allow students to further their study in fields that will benefit the cattle and beef industry.
Kelli Pritchard
Kelli Pritchard Class of 2016
Kelli Pritchard joined the Stamford Healthcare System as a family nurse practitioner in October 2016 to provide primary care to patients at Stamford Health Clinic and Stamford Walk-In Clinic.
Michael Adeyemo
Michael Adeyemo Class of 2017
Michael Adeyemo was hired as coordinator of informal recreation at Sam Houston State University in the summer of 2017.
Devon Wilde
Devon Wilde Class of 2017
Devon Wilde was hired as aquatics/facilities manager at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi in July 2017.
Tucker Durham
Tucker Durham Class of 2017
Tucker Durham (2017) was named the assistant superintendent for finance and operation for the Alpine (Texas) Independent School District in June 2018.
Mariah Fernandez
Mariah Fernandez Class of 2017
Mariah Fernandez (2017) was hired as a weekend anchor/reporter at San Angelo's NBC affiliate, KSAN-TV, in November 2017.
Deakin Stokes
Deakin Stokes Class of 2017
Deakin Stokes (2017) was hired as a sales representative by Americot Inc., a leading supplier of premium cottonseed, in April 2018. He will serve growers and customers in the Southwest Region based in Lubbock.
Justin Klinksiek
Justin Klinksiek Class of 2017
Justin Klinksiek was named the Texas AgriLife Extension Service's new agent for agriculture and natural resources in McCulloch County in August 2017.
Tristan Fielder
Tristan Fielder Class of 2018
Tristan Fielder (2018) was one of only eight students in his class of 220 at the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano-Long School of Medicine in San Antonio to be named a 2018 Long Scholar. As a Long Scholar, he will have all his tuition and fees paid in full for the entirety of his four-year medical degree.
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