DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARDS

T E X A S S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y

2017

The Distinguished Alumni Award is the most prestigious honor bestowed by Texas State University and the Texas State Alumni Association.

The award recognizes graduates who have achieved prominence and distinction in their chosen business, profession or life work on a national or international level. The leadership shown by these alumni inspires all members of the Texas State community.

The first Distinguished Alumni Award was presented in 1959 to Lyndon B. Johnson. A U.S. senator at the time, Johnson later served as the 36th president of the United States of America.

Distinguished Alumni Award

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As vice president of Finance and Administration and chief financial officer for Texas Southern University, Ken Huewitt oversees strategic operations and accounting for a $1.8 billion annual budget.

Huewitt has more than 25 years of experience in the audit and finance industries, beginning his career as an auditor with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Inspector General. His career path has included serving as senior audit specialist for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, senior associate for Coopers & Lybrand, and regional director of Finance for The ServiceMaster Corporation. At the Houston Independent School District — the largest school district in Texas, supporting 215,000 students on 283 campuses — Huewitt rose from controller to deputy superintendent

and CFO and served as interim superintendent for six months. For his excellent stewardship and student-focused initiatives, such as the one-to-one laptop initiative, dual-language and global education programs, the Council of the Great City Schools named him Chief Financial Officer of the Year in 2015.

Huewitt is the former chairman of the board for the Texas State Development Foundation, member of the T-Association Board, past president of the Texas State Alumni Association and a member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity.

On his way to earning his B.B.A. in accounting from Texas State, he was also a member of the back-to-back national championship Bobcat football teams in 1981 and 1982. For his football prowess, Huewitt was also inducted into the T-Association’s Hall of Honor in 2007.

KENNETH R. HUEWITTC L A S S O F 1 9 8 5

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DEBORAH J. KISSIREC L A S S O F 1 9 7 9

A dynamic leader in her field, Deborah Kissire serves on the boards of directors of three public companies. She chairs the Audit Committee at Cable One, Inc., and serves on the Audit Committee of Omnicom Group, Inc. With Axalta Coating Systems, she chairs the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and serves on the Compensation Committee.

In 2015, she retired as vice chair of global professional services firm Ernst & Young. She also served as a member of their Americas Executive Board and Global Practice Group.

Since earning her B.B.A. in accounting from Texas State, Kissire rose to become an international business leader. In 2014, Kissire was inducted into the Washington Business Hall of Fame. Her previous honors include being named

one of Washingtonian’s 150 Most Powerful People in Washington, D.C., being listed among the 100 Most Powerful Women in Washington, D.C., and being included on the Washington Business Journal’s list of Women Who Mean Business.

Kissire previously served on the boards of Goodwill Industries of Greater Washington, Junior Achievement USA, The Economic Club of Washington and the Greater Washington Board of Trade. In 2007, she began EY Connect Day in her region, a high-impact day of community service for EY personnel throughout the region with sponsored events in each local community, a model now implemented by EY throughout the Americas.

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MICHAEL P. MCGAUGHC L A S S O F 1 9 9 5

Texas State chemistry graduate Michael McGaugh is executive vice president and chief operating officer of BMC Stock Holdings, a $3.2 billion publicly traded company based in Atlanta, Georgia. He has full profit and loss responsibility for all BMC field operations and leads the company’s safety, supply chain, operations support and purchasing departments.

Prior to joining the company, McGaugh spent over 20 years at The Dow Chemical Company, serving in a number of management and operational roles. Most recently, he served as global director and leader of the Integration Management Office for Dow’s proposed merger with industry giant E.I. du Pont de Nemours, one of the largest corporate mergers in industry history.

From 2012 to 2013, McGaugh served as Global General Manager of Dow Building Solutions, after successful terms as vice president and general manager of Dow Building Solutions for Europe, the Middle East and Africa region. From 2008 to 2011, McGaugh served as vice president and general manager of Dow Building Solutions, North America region. Previously, he served as director and special advisor to the chairman and CEO of Dow. The Committee of Ways and Means presented McGaugh with the “Rising Star Award” in 2010, which highlights professionals under the age of 50 who are active leaders within the local community. After Texas State, McGaugh went on to earn his master’s of business administration from Harvard University in 2002.

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MICHAEL RAIFORDC L A S S O F 1 9 9 0

Michael Raiford is the corporate vice president of the FAB Factory Engineering Division at Samsung Austin Semiconductor (SAS), Samsung’s only semiconductor production facility outside of South Korea.

The state-of-the-art SAS facility employs more than 3,000 people at a $17 billion computer System Large Scale Integration (S.LSI) fabrication plant in northeast Austin. One of the most advanced FAB facilities in the world, it boasts a clean room in excess of 500,000 square feet.

Raiford leads overall factory operations, including the equipment management of productivity and yield improvements. He is currently leading a company-wide transformation from being an IDM manufacturer to a pure play foundry model. Raiford also serves on the Cost Champion Team and the Great Workplace Committee. As an instructor

for leadership classes and host of open employee development forums, Raiford enjoys sharing his experiences and insights on engaged, effective leadership with new generations of professionals.

A computer information systems graduate of Texas State, Raiford joined SAS in 1996 and led a team that designed and implemented the IT infrastructure in both the original FAB built in 1997 and the new 300mm FAB built in 2007. During his career with SAS, he has held a variety of roles including System Engineering, Manufacturing, and Innovation.

His charitable work includes serving on the Texas State University CIS Advisory Board, chair of the Austin Heart Walk 2017, Austin Rodeo Ambassador committee and the Legacy of Giving Steering Committee — a public charity that offers philanthropy education and youth philanthropy programs.

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BRIG. GEN. DANA SIMMONSC L A S S O F 1 9 7 7

A decorated U.S. Air Force veteran, Dana Simmons now serves as the executive vice president and chief of staff to USAA’s CEO. Simmons leads the prioritization and coordination of key activities associated with the USAA Board of Directors, CEO, Executive Council and enterprise partners. He also leads the Enterprise Security Group and Corporate Services teams.

Simmons joined USAA in April 2010 and has held the positions of EVP of Enterprise Operations Support, EVP and Chief Administrative Officer, EVP of Human Resources, SVP of USAA Corporate Services, and SVP of Staff Operations for USAA Property and Casualty Insurance Group.

After earning his B.S. in criminal justice at Texas State, Simmons gave our country 33 years of honorable service in the Air Force, retiring as a brigadier general and commander of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI).

His distinguished career in uniform included serving as the AFOSI vice commander at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, the home base for Air Force One.

He served two tours in command of AFOSI detachments and earned the MAJCOM-level award for “Outstanding Large Detachment of the Year.”

He earned numerous awards and medals, including the National Intelligence Superior Service Medal, Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with six oak leaf clusters, Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster, Air Force Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster, the Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award, and 2009 Outstanding Advocate for Women in Federal Law Enforcement Award.

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1959 (‘30 & ‘62)Dr. Lyndon B. Johnson* 36th president of the United States; as president, Johnson returned to the Southwest Texas campus to sign the Higher Education Act of 1965

1963 (‘19)Mamie Brown* First person to graduate from Southwest Texas Normal College; she received three permanent teaching certificates from the Normal

1965 (‘23)Jesse C. Kellam* Succeeded boyhood friend LBJ as National Youth Administration director; one of three founders of the Texas High School Coaches Association

1966 (‘13)Roy J. Beard, Jr.* Owner of Star Engraving Company; established the Roy J. Beard Educational Art Foundation, which provided scholarships for art students

1966 (‘10)Carr P. Collins* Founder and chairman of Fidelity Union Life Insurance; director of the United Negro College Fund; president of the Baptist Foundation of Texas

1967 (‘30)Willard Deason* Appointed by LBJ to the Federal Interstate Commerce Commission; helped organize the Texas Association of Broadcasters; teacher

1967 (‘16)Robert Montgomery* Chief of economic objectives of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “Brain Trust” during World War II; professor and lecturer for 50 years

1969 (‘38 & ‘39)Walter Richter* Regional director of the Office of Economic Opportunity; state senator; social policy expert; trustee of State Colleges and Universities Board

1970 (‘46)Farley Peebles* The American most decorated by the government of South Vietnam; awarded the Anglo-American Award three times by the U.S. Ambassador to England

1972 (‘25)Raymond Cavness* District governor of Rotary International; Who’s Who in America; helped change Angelo State University from a two-year school to a four-year school

1972 (‘35 & ‘40)Milton Jowers* Member of National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame; basketball and football coach at Southwest Texas from 1946-1972

1973 (‘12)Fred W. Adams* President and chairman of the Adams Extract Company, founded by his father; established the campus newspaper, The Normal Star (now The University Star) in 1911

1973 (‘35)Harper H. Bass* Served on General Agents’ National Executive Committee for Massachusetts Mutual Insurance; president of the Texas Association of Life Underwriters

1973 (‘43)Jack Edwards* President of the Oral Rehabilitation Seminar of the Southwest; recipient of the 1954 Cooley Award; president of the Texas Academy of General Dentistry

1973 (‘13)John G. Flowers* One of the founders and president of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education; third president of Southwest Texas State College

1973 (‘34)J.R. “Bob” Thornton* Member of the San Antonio branch of the Federal Reserve; held various offices in state professional organizations

1974 (‘31 & ‘40)C.E. “Curley” Doyle* U.S. Air Force colonel and chief of Publicity Division at the Pentagon during the Korean conflict; member of National Youth Administration

1974 (‘30)Bertha Leifeste*Pioneer in the field of early childhood education; developed various programs for the National College of Education

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1974 (‘29)Joseph T. Roberts*Senior medical consultant to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, D.C.; heart specialist

1974 (‘25)Bryan Wildenthal*General assistant to the director of operations of the American Red Cross during WWI; president of Angelo State College and Sul Ross State College

1975 (‘36)John Dailey* Developed behavioral profile for airline hijackers for the Federal Aviation Administration; received the FAA Flight Safety Award in 1972

1975 (‘41)Debs Hensley*Regional director of personnel for the U.S. Postal Service, responsible for a territory that included five states

1975 (‘24)Henry “Pete” Shands* Lifetime member of Texas State Teachers Association; named to the Helms Hall of Fame for outstanding basketball achievement

1976 (‘53 & ‘55)Lewis Gilcrease* Became the first Southwest Texas graduate to be drafted into the National Basketball Association, in 1953 to the Boston Celtics

1978 (‘49)Emory D. Bellard*Received Academy of American Football award as the inventor of the wishbone offense; named Coach of the Year by The Sporting News

1978 (‘66)Leon Kelly FrelsPresident of National Organization on Legal Problems of Education; chairman of the National School Board Association, Council of School Attorneys

1979 (‘35)R.H. Bing*Award of Distinguished Service in 1974 by the Mathematical Association of America; president of the American Mathematical Society

1979 (‘49)James A. Littleton*Presented seminars to National Association of Basketball Coaches; two-time Texas High School Coach of the Year

1979 (‘24)Yancy P. Yarbrough*Held state and national offices in Secondary Principals Association; educator; school administrator; San Marcos High School principal

1980 (‘39 & ‘40)William L. Deck* One of the first to develop a course of study to reflect electricity/electronics technology in industrial arts

1976 (‘39)Sidney C. Hughes* Responsible for maintaining and staffing LBJ’s Texas White House; served on the General Service Commission

1976 (‘48 & ‘51)Jerry L. Moore, Sr.* Numerous national awards and national Top Club President, Southwestern Life Insurance; lifetime member, Million Dollar Round Table; noted educator; founder, Central Texas Higher Education Authority

1976 (‘23)Henry Pochmann*Founder and chairman of the American Literature Group of the Modern Language Association; authority on American and German-American literature

1977 (‘38)Joe Frazier Brown* Judge, Texas Supreme Court; Texas Criminal Justice Council; National Advisory Council; prominent in establishing National Corrections Academy

1977 (‘23)Claud H. Kellam*Helped organize the Texas High School Coaches Association; member, Hall of Honor, Texas High School Coaches Association

1977 (‘21)Leslie C. McDonald*Held offices in national and state Retired Teachers Association; World War I veteran; educator; school administrator

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1982 (‘53, ‘58 & ‘08)Dr. Roy F. Mitte* Founder of Financial Industries Corporation, a group of national insurance companies; donated millions to Texas State University

1982 (‘52 & ‘53)Russell G. Vliet *Award-winning playwright, poet and novelist; Rockefeller Fellow in fiction and poetry; Dobie-Paisano resident in fiction

1983 (‘30)L. Joe Berry* Internationally known medical microbiologist; authority on interactions of infective microorganisms and their hosts; widely published

1985 (‘40)William “Henry” Norris* Nationally known biologist and educator; chairman of the American Society of Plant Physiologists; president, Conference of Academic Deans

1986 (‘49)Richard B. Henderson* Author of award-winning biography Maury Maverick, recognized as an established model for political biographies; professor

1986 (‘25)Vann M. Kennedy*Served on National Association of Broadcasters committees; CBS Television Affiliates Advisory Board; founded Corpus Christi Broadcasting Company

1986 (‘79 & ‘06)Dr. George StraitInternationally known singer, actor and country music entertainer; named the Artist of the Decade by the Academy of Country Music

1987 (‘70)Gerald HillState of Texas representative, District 49; named one of Texas Monthly’s 10 Best Legislators; national director of Jaycees

1987 (‘38)W. C. Perry*Leadership role at all levels of the Student Personnel Association; vice president for Student Affairs at Baylor University

1980 (‘34 & ‘42)John “Abe” Houston*Numerous national awards from Lions International; WWII veteran; city of Waco’s first personnel director

1980 (‘58 & ‘64)Tomás Rivera* Internationally known author; set the standard for contemporary Mexican-American literature; chancellor at the University of California; professor

1981 (‘39)J.H.U. Brown* Developed the concept of biomedical engineering, the application of engineering principles to the medical field; developed drugs still used in cancer treatment

1981 (‘30)Ella SoRelle Porter*President of Kappa Delta Pi; first woman administrator in Houston ISD; math teacher; helped organize the Houston Council of Teachers of Mathematics

1981 (‘66)Don RainsServed as Texas State representative for District 45; served in leadership roles in numerous civic organizations

1982 (‘48 & ‘49)Wallace D. DockallPresident and CEO of the Texas Education Foundation; developed a computerized national development center for educators; two-time All-American football player at Texas State

1983 (‘43)Sadie Ray Powell* Who’s Who Among American Educators; president of Council of International Relations working with military bases and universities

1983 (‘41)John Mack Prescott Widely noted for his research in the chemistry and metabolism of amino acids and proteins; dean of the College of Science at Texas A&M University

1984 (‘27)Burnard S. Biggs* Vice president in charge of the Livermore branch of the Sandia Corporation; helped produce a general-purpose synthetic rubber

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1988 (‘70)Powers Boothe* Emmy Award winning actor in film, television and theater; 1981 NATO New Star of the Year; Texas Film Hall of Fame; Walk of Western Stars; Golden Boot Award

1988 (‘34)York Willbern* President of the American Society for Public Administration; Phi Beta Kappa; American Political Science Association

1989 (‘69)Barry Andrews Owner of Andrews Distributing Company; served in numerous capacities through various industry organizations and is politically active in support of the industry within the state of Texas and nationally

1989 (‘53)William C. Newberry* Nationally known motivational and humorous speaker and writer; recognized by the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals

1989 (‘25)Emmett Shelton, Sr.*Land planner for city of West Lake Hills and the Emmett Shelton Bridge, which connected the city with Austin; oral history scholar; attorney; poet

1987 (‘38, ‘42 & ‘87)Roy Willbern* Attorney; established San Jacinto Savings Association; widely published in Christian education; noted speaker

1990 (‘58)Clovis Barker A leader in Texas banking organizations as well as in a variety of local civic and professional organizations

1990 (‘73)Jack L. Martin Serves as chairman and CEO of Hill+Knowlton Strategies, a global communications firm with 87 offices in 49 countries; served as chairman of the Board of Regents of the Texas State University System; also served as executive assistant to Senator Lloyd Bentsen

1990 (‘33)J. Edwin Smith*Handled the court case outlawing primaries that excluded African-Americans; argued before the U.S. Supreme Court

1992 (‘43)Esther Broome* Led the research that developed flammability standards for mattresses and clothing and developed care labeling for textiles

1992 (‘74)Thomas Carter Three-time Emmy-winning director, actor and producer; received Directors’ Guild Award and George Foster Peabody Award

1992 (‘63)Charles Farmer* Professor applied mathematics, ACE Fellow, Academic VP University of Tulsa; head of technology base for design Stealth Aircraft General Dynamics/Lockheed Martin

1992 (‘34 & ‘40)George J. Garza, Sr.* Chief educator advisor for the U.S. Department of State; president, League of United Latin American Citizens

1992 (‘54 & ‘57)Marvin O. Teague* Judge for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals; consultant to Matthew-Bender Law Book Company; practiced before the U.S. Supreme Court

1992 (‘56 & ‘90)Larry Wright Vice president and director of operations for Dow Chemical, USA; member of the U.S. Area Operating Board and Corporate Management Committee

1993 (‘74)Ponce “Heloise” Cruse Nationally known author and syndicated columnist on household hints, whose column runs in more than 500 newspapers

1993 (‘56)Jimmy PappasVice admiral and director of Logistics on the Joint Staff during Operation Desert Storm; coordinated and managed one of the largest Department of Defense logistic operations since WWII

1993 (‘64)Chelcie RossActor with more than 85 movie/TV credits; three top 10 sports films; Rudy, Hoosiers, Major League; stage career 45 years on three continents; Screen Actors Guild Award

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1995 (‘69)Tino VillanuevaAward-winning poet and author; founder of Imagine Publishers; American Book Award; contributor to International Chicano Poetry Journal

1996 (‘91)Charles AustinOlympic gold medalist; set an Olympic record in the high jump; won several world championships; U.S. championship; NCAA championship

1996 (‘57 & ‘61)Bill KruegerCompiled a record of 1,096-250 in 31 years as basketball coach at Clear Lake High School; named to state and national high school halls of fame

1996 (‘65)Richard Phillips, Jr.Inventor and helped develop improved biostable materials for cardiac surgical devices; vice president Technology; Founder and Partner in BioStable Science and Engineering, Inc.

1996 (‘76)John SharpState of Texas comptroller; the model he developed for performance review accounting in government is used nationwide

1996 (‘62)Barbara Guinn Tidwell Founder, choreographer and director of the Strutters, who have performed across the nation and overseas

1993 (‘61)Robert Skip Rutherford*Air Force general; vice commander in chief of Pacific Air Forces; only general not to graduate from a military college

1993 (‘32)Roy L. Swift*Chief of the Office of Public Information for Social Security Administration; author of two books on naval history

1993 (‘58)Lawrence E. TiltonPresident of Lederle Laboratories, leading pharmaceutical company; president of three separate divisions of parent company, American Cyanamic; served on executive committee and chaired several industry associations

1994 (‘38)Benjamin P. DaileyPioneer in microwave spectroscopy field; his work helped lead to the invention of the laser and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging

1994 (‘73 & ‘15)Dr. Dionicio “Don” Flores One of the nation’s most respected Hispanic journalists; president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists

1994 (‘73)Marcellus W. Alexander, Jr. EVP, Television for the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and president, NAB Education Foundation; involved in numerous civic and charitable organizations

1994 (‘51)Allen V. Kneese*Pioneer in developing the theory of environmental economics; Senior Fellow in the Quality of the Environment Division for Resources for the Future

1994 (‘40)Clyde E. Willbern*Leading expert on federal regulation of the oil and gas industry; manager of administration for Getty Oil

1994 (‘52)C. Ivan Wilson*Retired CEO of First City, Texas Bank, one of the largest banking entities in the country; financial systems specialist

1995 (‘68)Rosalyn BakerHawaii State House of Representatives and State Senate in varied leadership roles for 22 years; recognized for advocacy in health policy and laws to assist in fight against cancer, consumer protection, equal rights; current chair of Hawaii Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection

1995 (‘55)Charles Barsotti*Cartoonist and author; his cartoons have appeared in magazines including The New Yorker, The Saturday Evening Post, The Atlantic and Playboy

1995 (‘67)John RobertsChairman of the board, president of Anheuser-Busch Entertainment Corporation; board member of International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions

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1996 (‘65)J. Randal TomblinPresident of Cedar Chemical Corporation, which introduced a family of environmentally safe herbicides

1996 (‘62)Fred WagnerHolder of numerous national and international biomedical patents; president and founder of BioNebraska, Inc.

1997 (‘70)Richard CastroFounder of the Hispanic American Commitment to Educational Resources Scholarship Program in 1985; introduced the breakfast burrito to the McDonald’s system; owner/operator of 23 McDonald’s; former city manager of the city of Del Rio

1997 (‘68 & ‘70)Teresa Ross LeClercq National legal language expert and author; award-winning professor; prison reform advocate

1997 (‘74)Eugene LeeStage, film and television actor; producer; playwright; plays produced at theaters throughout the United States and in London

1997 (‘40)Mary-Agnes Taylor*One of the most respected authorities on children’s literature in the U.S.; board member of the Children’s Literature Association; author

1998 (‘63 & ‘93)Judy BishopReceived the 1996 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching; education consultant for Creative Publications

1998 (‘66)Jesse C. LuxtonPresident and chief executive officer of National Picture and Frame Company, a major designer of a wide variety of home decor items

1998 (‘53 & ‘05)Dr. Joann Cole Mitte* Established with her husband the Roy F. and Joann Cole Mitte Foundation; educator and lifelong education advocate

1998 (‘69 & ‘71)Roger J. Spiller Only civilian advisor to Operation Desert Storm; first George C. Marshall Distinguished Professor of History at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College

1999 (‘61)Chris Nance AdlerFounded “Check it Out,” a national breast cancer screening program; elected to CCISD Board of Education, Del Mar College Board and City Council in Chorpus Christi, Texas

1997 (‘69)Erv WoolseyHelped shape the early careers of artists including George Strait, Barbara Mandrell, Lee Greenwood and the Oak Ridge Boys

1999 (‘38 & ‘40)H. Harris Goodman, Jr.* Immy Award for Lifetime Achievement for pioneering the development of plastics in the automotive industry

1999 (‘65)Christopher James LunaFirst Hispanic Air National Guard officer to serve a four-year tour at the National Guard Bureau

1999 (‘73 & ‘76)Margaret E. Dunn Developed national educational programs; consultant for federal agencies; served on national and state boards

1999 (‘38)Wilson NolleNamed a fellow in the American Physical Society and Acoustical Society of America for work in the physics of musical instruments

1999 (‘71 & ‘72)F. Randall StarbuckU.S. Air Force general; oversees the preparation and launching of U.S. satellites from Cape Canaveral

1999 (‘37)David F. Votaw, Jr.*Consultant on missile testing, linear programming and statistical estimation for the U.S. Air Force

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2000 (‘69)Richard Owen Baish Former president of El Paso Natural Gas Company; Industry Standard Board; American and Texas Bar Associations

2000 (‘78)T. Paul Bulmahn President and founder of ATP Oil & Gas Corporation, an international offshore development company; industry leader in utilization of subsea technology

2000 (‘74 & ‘75)Daniel P. Chesire Nationally recognized expert in the fields of semiconductor device development and reliability physics

2000 (‘91)James E. PolkAustin Music Hall of Fame; known for his collaboration with Ray Charles for 10 years as an orchestra director and arranger

2000 (‘37 & ‘59)Inez Wenzel Ramsay*Recognized by the National Association for Bilingual Education as a pioneer in bilingual education in Texas during the 1930s

2001 (‘80)Matthew CawthonTexas Ranger (retired), named National Police Officer of the Year by the U.S. Department of Justice and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Youths in 1999; chief deputy at the McLennan County Sherriff’s Office in Waco until October 2014

2001 (‘39 & ‘40)John Coil*Project manager overseeing development and construction of the country’s first light rail transit system; Construction Man of the Year by the Engineering News Record

2001 (‘60)Rudy DavalosGeneral Robert Nevland Athletic Director Award, American Football Foundation; San Antonio Catholic Youth Organization’s Man in Youth Award

2001 (‘67)Kay Adams Henderson Founded Gourmet Curriculum Press, which produces nationally recognized educational materials for all levels

2001 (‘67)Dan LockerDesigned and implemented first Flying Ambulance Surgical Trauma team; lead agent for DOD Health Services Region IV

2001 (‘82)Beth Green MoorePresident and Founder of Living Proof Ministries; Bible study teacher and author of a broad collection of biblical publications

2002 (‘70)Shelton Padgett* One of the top trial lawyers in the nation, arguing before the Supreme Court; top 1 percent of legal professionals as a Best Lawyer in America

2002 (‘77)Rick J. Short Served the World Health Organization through the revision of International Classification of Impairment, Disabilities and Handicaps

2002 (‘72 & ‘76)Bill Squires With an international team, helped develop the first formal NASA exercise space flight protocol; Group Award for Advanced Space Suit Design

2002 (‘80 & ‘82)Marsha Wills-KarpMajor contributions to the understanding of immunological factors of asthma; named one of the top 1,000 scientists in the world

2003 (‘61)Jim T. BrownHonored as Worthy Grand Master, the highest national office of Kappa Sigma fraternity; management and philanthropic efforts recognized nationwide

2003 (‘88)Tony DiesteChairman and co-founder of  Dieste, Inc. (NYSE: OMC); recognized as pioneer and leader in U.S. multicultural marketing and advertising; named one of 100 most influential Latinos in the U.S. and AdSTAR by American Advertising Federation

2003 (‘66)Dan BatesPresident and CEO of Southwest Research Institute, one of the largest not-for-profit applied research institutes in the country

2003 (‘85)James Rogers*2002 inductee into the U.S. Army Ranger Hall of Fame; received the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm

2003 (‘65)Gary WoodsPresident/CEO Red McCombs Enterprises; presided over NBA franchise San Antonio Spurs and Denver Nuggets

2004 (‘61)John BeckPresident of Teacher Education Council of State Colleges and Universities; executive board, National Council of Professors of Educational Administration

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2005 (‘70)E.W. Bill WrightSpecial assistant to former President Lyndon Johnson and U.S. Senator Lloyd Bentsen; USA Today: Rising Stars of the U.S.; President’s National Volunteer Service Award; first vice president-Investment Officer, Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC

2006 (‘70)James S. BogardPast president, American Academy of Health Physics; Health Physics Society Fellow; co-author of textbooks on health physics and statistics governing radiological processes and measurements

2006 (‘81)Dale BulkleyInternationally recognized counter-espionage/ antiterrorism operations expert and consultant; trained and consulted with U.S. and foreign professionals

2006 (‘88)Herman Chinery-HesseLeading African Tech Entrepreneur, chairman of the SOFTtribe and Black Star Line; dubbed “Bill Gates of Africa”; founder of  ShopAfrican53.com, the African web mall

2006 (‘69 & ‘12)Dr. Jerry Fields Founder, chairman and CEO of J.D. Fields & Company, an international supplier of steel products for use in oil, gas and water exploration

2004 (‘85)Karen ThompsonChief Technologist of the NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center; leads all the Center’s Research and Technology

2005 (‘75)Richard GarciaRetired after 25 years with the FBI as assistant director and was ranked 11th in the organization

2005 (‘99)Charles Matthews Alfred M. Zuck Public Courage Award, National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration; Energy Award for Outstanding Government Service; chancellor emeritus Texas State University System

2005 (‘51 & ‘66)Nelwyn MooreHonored by Kinsey Institute for Sexuality Research; National Osborne Award for Excellence in Teaching Family Studies; State Moore-Bowman Award for Service to Texas Families

2005 (‘78)Tricia Tingle-ScullPresident of the Native American Bar Association; leadership positions with the American Bar Association; Brown v. Board of Education Award

2005 (‘94)Nina Vaca-HumrichouseNational Hispanic Business-woman of the Year; Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year; German Marshall Memorial Fellow, World Affairs Council

2004 (‘65)Dottie St. Clair HillNamed an Outstanding Educator of America; twice recognized as Outstanding Citizen of Texas; Top 25 Brokers in America

2004 (‘62 &‘63)Bobby PattonDistinguished Professor Emeritus at Texas State University; National Athletic Trainers’ Association Hall of Fame; president and Hall of Fame of the Southwest Athletic Trainers’ Association

2004 (‘74)Gregg RobertsFounder, chairman, faculty of two Environmental Risk Institutes; developed The Environmental Risk Management professional curriculum, a nationally recognized program for environmental professionals; served on various government panels, recognized by U.S. Senate

2004 (‘69 & ‘71)Ralph RushingPioneer in the development of student loan financing for higher education; instrumental in creation of Higher Education Authorities

2008 (‘71)Paul “Chip” CarlislePresident of Wells Fargo’s Texas Region as well as Border Banking; board member of U.S. Consumers Bankers Association

2008 (‘59 & ‘60)Debs CoferManagement consultant for sales, marketing and manufacturing in Hong Kong and Japan; retired Dow Chemical international executive

2008 (‘82)Douglas L. FosheeFounder and owner of Sallyport Investments, LLC; former chairman and CEO of El Paso Corporation, owner of North America’s largest natural gas pipeline system and one of North America’s largest natural gas producers

2008 (‘68)Carolynn Seay Vietor Recognized leader in the rodeo industry; re-elected to a three-year term in 2013 as president of the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association; WPRA’s Woman of the Year Award

2007 (‘71)Michael R. YoungOwns 10 restaurants and seven Krispy Kremes with 1,500 employees; “Master Entrepreneur of the Year” by Inc. magazine

2009 (‘81)Darren B. CaseyNational real estate developer; Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year; selected by Texas Business magazine as Texas’ Top Land Developer

2009 (‘58)William Ross KingFounder and president of Crown Worldwide, Inc., the dominant poultry company in Central Asia; founding teacher at Kazakhstan Institute of Management

2009 (‘85)Shawn McCormickChairman, CEO and co-founder of Zoey LP, which helps children dealing with asthma; created a pediatric asthma education program adopted in five states

2009 (‘84)John MoreauCompeted in 10 U.S. Olympic trials in fencing and modern pentathlon; served as an official at the 2008 Olympics; coached U.S. modern pentathlon team

2009 (‘99)Wayne OquinInternationally recognized musician, composer and professor at Juilliard; has premiered original compositions in London, Moscow, Toronto, Tokyo, Vienna and Warsaw

2010 (‘56)Major General John Howard BurrisAttained highest rank possible during 38 years in the Air Force Reserve, while he maintained his law practice and his ranching business

2010 (‘78)Rt. Rev. Gary Lillibridge Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas, overseeing 90 congregations, 27 schools, 25,000 members and 200 clergy, as well as world mission partnerships with other countries

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2007 (‘82)Steve KembleSolutions magazine Event Planner of the Year; International Special Event Society International Volunteer of the Year; Event Planners Hall of Fame

2007 (‘66)Marilyn NolenConference USA Volleyball Coach of the Year;third on the active NCAA Division I victory list when she retired with a career record of 809-363-12

2007 (‘80 & ‘82)Wyatt G. PaynePlastic surgeon specializing in wound healing; surgical education and reconstruction surgery; America’s Top Surgeons and Top Plastic Surgeons by Consumers’ Research Council of America

2006 (‘72)Charlotte TatePresident, American College of Sports Medicine; Citation Award ACSM; Fellow, American Alliance of Kinesiology and Physical Education

2007 (‘84)Heriberto GuerraChairman and CEO of Avanzar Interior Technologies; retired vice president for SBC Southwest; Hispanic Alliance on Free Trade

2006 (‘82)Jody HodgesRecipient of Disney’s American Teacher Award; author; Excellence in Science Teaching Award, American Association of Physics Teachers

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2010 (‘52 & ‘54)Vernon McDonald Basketball star as a student and became a legendary basketball coach for the Bobcats

2011 (‘78)Thomas R. KowalskiPresident and CEO of Austin-based Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute – leading advocate of the bioscience industry in the state

2010 (‘61)Daymon Muehl*Enjoyed a 34-year career with Humble Oil and Refining Company, ultimately serving as national advertising coordinator for ExxonMobil, one of the world’s largest corporations

2011 (‘60 & ‘62)Connie R. ArnoldOne of the most respected marine biologists in the nation, and founder of the Fisheries and Mariculture Laboratory at the UT Marine Science Institute in Port Aransas

2011 (‘78)Micheal E. BowmanPresident of Hunt and Hunt Ltd., a leading producer of tools for the oil and gas industry worldwide

2011 (‘72 & ‘78)Karen A. ChisumRanked sixth among active NCAA Division I volleyball coaches; coach of the Texas State Bobcat Volleyball team for 33 years

2011 (‘09)Jeff D. FosterFormer National Basketball Association player for the Indiana Pacers for 13 years

2012 (‘66 & ‘12)Dr. Linda Gregg FieldsPhilanthropist for numerous nonprofits and Texas State; essential supporter for the establishment of significant projects for Texas State, including Bobcat Stadium West Side Complex and the Strutters’ Gallery; funded an endowed chair and two Excellence in Professorship Awards

2012 (‘69 & ‘70)Dr. Kathleen FiteLeader in education and lifelong children’s advocate; past board member for the Association for Childhood Education International; named a Gesell International Ambassador; author of two books about the Texas State Strutters

2012 (‘82, 83)Dr. Darcy Walsh Hardy Leads a team of nationally recognized experts in higher education, K-12, e-learning and distance education, information technology, open source technologies, outcomes and assessment, and analytics

2013 (‘91)Cleofas Rodriguez, Jr. President and CEO of the United Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce; former executive director of Texas State Head Start Assoc.; developed Rodriguez & Associates consulting firm addressing early childhood education, public policy, advocacy and nonprofit management

2012 (‘77)Dr. Paul Phillips III Colonel in the Army Reserves; served in Germany, Iraq and Afghanistan in support of U.S. service members and humanitarian missions

2013 (‘72)Virginia Ann Stevens Founding president of BioMed SA; plays a key role in recruiting biomedical companies to San Antonio; raises the visibility of San Antonio’s biomedical sector within the region and on foreign economic missions

2012 (‘89)Dr. Jill D. Pruetz Specializes in behavior and ecology of primates; one of only nine “Emerging Explorers” named by the National Geographic Society in 2008

2013 (‘66)Dr. Ken WilsonTaught and conducted research at the University of Zurich, Switzerland; established the Kenneth J. and Verena Wilson Asian Faculty/Student Exchange Program; teaches at the Royal University of Phnom Penh

2012 (‘84)Mr. S. Blake Ratcliff Manager for external integration within the International Space Station (ISS) program, responsible for negotiating and managing multibillion-dollar agreements for goods and services supporting the ISS

2013 (‘85)The Honorable Geoffrey S. Connor Served as Texas Secretary of State; led foreign trade missions on behalf of Texas; founded Warm Heart International charity performing relief work in Malawi

2013 (‘66)R. Tom Roddy President of Bensco, Inc., and chairman of the board of Lone Star Capital bank; director of the NFL New Orleans Saints and NBA New Orleans Pelicans

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2014 (‘70)John H. McCall Co-founder of Farouk Systems, Inc., a company that provides the professional beauty industry with products that meet the underlying principles of education, environment and ethics

2015 (‘84)Beth GuastellaAfter one year as president and COO of upscale baby product retailer, giggle, Inc., rose to chief executive officer, building on 30 years as a leader for international brands like Stuart Weitzman, Kate Spade New York and Hermes

2016 (‘71)Diana McGinty SchickInternationally renowned Christian author, speaker and outreach advocate; founder of Creative Living International, a nonprofit organization through which she’s authored, published and distributed 25 “user-friendly” Bible study books, with translations into nine languages

2014 (‘87)Brigadier General John E. Michel Logged more than 3,300 hours as a command pilot and served in support of numerous operations in the Middle East during his military career; author of inspirational books

2015 (‘81)Rod C. Keller, Jr. President of Segway, Inc., highly regarded in the technology industry for his innovative leadership; received the prestigious Technology Marketer of the Year Award in 2003 from Technology Marketing magazine

2016 (‘77)Jim West President of Jet Maintenance, Inc., Capital Star Oil and Gas, AW Trucking, and Modelo Energy, a prolific community volunteer in his hometown of Victoria, Texas, and founder of the Jim West Challenge collegiate golf tournament at Texas State

2014 (‘72)Dr. Melba J. T. VasquezThirteenth woman and first Latina to be elected president of the American Psychological Association, the world’s oldest and largest organization of psychologists; author of more than 70 journal articles and book chapters

2015 (‘87)The Honorable Nelva Gonzales RamosAppointed by President Barack Obama to serve as a judge in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, where she presides over civil and criminal cases in the Corpus Christi division; former state district court judge in Nueces County

2016 (‘97)Marvin WhiteleyDirector of the John R. LaMontagne Center for Infectious Disease at the University of Texas; research has been recognized with multiple awards, including being selected as a Burroughs Wellcome Investigator in Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease

2014 (‘88)Dr. Patrick L. Cox Distinguished historian specializing in 20th-century American and Texas political history; former associate director of the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at UT Austin

2015 (‘80)Susan Angell-Gonzalez Choreographer, director and entrepreneur and first member of the Strutters Hall of Fame; recipient of the Texas Dance Educators Association Hall of Fame Award, and the Texas Dance Educators Association Lifetime Achievement Award

2016 (‘75)Scott EmersonFounder and CEO of the Emerson Group, a sales management company with partners in Europe, Asia, and North and South America and an active supporter of a multitude of nonprofit, charitable and educational organizations including Children’s Miracle Network

2014 (‘86)Veronica Muzquiz Edwards Founder and CEO of InGenesis; named one of the 50 most influential Hispanic business leaders in the country by HispanicBusiness magazine and one of the Top 100 middle market CEOs in the nation by Chief Executive magazine

2015 (‘79)Mary Rose Brown Executive vice president and chief administrative officer for NuStar Energy L.P.; recipient of the Silver Anvil Award; inducted into the San Antonio Women’s Hall of Fame

2016 (‘72)Ron Lynn MitchellVice chairman/president and CEO of the Horseshoe Bay Resort, an internationally recognized destination; volunteer endeavors includes co-founding CASA of Burnet County (now CASA of the Highland Lakes Area), which serves abused and neglected children

2014 (‘70)Robert Grogan Advocated for legislation designed to protect and preserve the environment during his career in the Alaska state government; launched a second career as an artist and photographer, with work exhibited throughout the U.S. and in South Africa

2015 (‘95)Ambassador Oliver del Cid Appointed Belize’s ambassador to Mexico in 2011 and non-resident high commissioner to Jamaica in 2014; continues to promote bilateral relations and tourism, trade and investment across the Americas

2016 (‘85)Ernie W. Sadau President and CEO of CHRISTUS Health, overseeing the second-largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas, including more than 50 hospitals and other care facilities across three states, providing more than $250,000,000 in community benefits to the markets they serve

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