2012 Katie Palmquist
(MEd, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies) is an assistant principal at Keene Elementary School in Keene, Texas. Noted: December 12, 2012
2012 Jason Holt
(BA, Linguistics) is president of Global Metaphase LLC, a language service provider in Arlington. Noted: December 12, 2012
2009 Kim Danek
(BBA, Accounting) was promoted to tax accountant at Sanford, Baumeister & Frazier LLP in Fort Worth after receiving her certified public accountant certification. Noted: December 12, 2012
2008 Tiffani Owensby
(MA, Teaching in Mathematics) received the 2012 Faculty Excellence Award at Northwood University in Cedar Hill. She is chair of the Mathematics Department. Noted: December 12, 2012
2008 Brian Chen
(PhD, English) is an assistant professor and first-year writing coordinator at OCAD University, a school of art and design in Toronto. Noted: December 12, 2012
2008 Inelda Acosta
(MEd, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies) is principal at Crow Elementary School in Arlington. Previously, she was an assistant principal at Carter Junior High School in Arlington. Noted: December 12, 2012
2007 Jennifer Stephen
(MSN, Nursing Administration) was honored as one of the Dallas/Fort Worth Great 100 Nurses for 2012. She is health care education coordinator at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth. Noted: December 12, 2012
2007 Matt Geske
(BA, Political Science) is director of governmental affairs for the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce. A member of the UT Arlington Alumni Association National Board of Directors, he previously was manager of government relations for the Arlington Chamber of Commerce. Noted: December 12, 2012
2007 Holly Behl
(BA, Spanish) operates Preciso Language Services, a translation consultancy based in Grand Prairie. She is a master-level licensed Spanish court interpreter in Texas. Noted: December 12, 2012
2007 Diana Beaty
(MSN) is a pediatric nurse practitioner in orthopedics at Children’s Medical Center Dallas. Noted: December 12, 2012
2006 Steven Thomas
(BA, History) is head basketball coach at South Hills High School in Fort Worth. He played basketball at UT Arlington from 2002-2006 and ranks third in career scoring and fourth in rebounding. Noted: December 12, 2012
2006 Rosa Orosco Newberry
(’06 BA, Advertising; ’12 MEd, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies) is an assistant principal at Carter Junior High School in Arlington. Noted: December 12, 2012
2006 Kristen Eriksen
(MEd, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies) is principal at Keller-Harvel Elementary School in Keller. Previously, she was an assistant principal at South Keller Intermediate School. Noted: December 12, 2012
2006 Ben Bholan
(MEd, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies) is principal at Ferguson Junior High School in Arlington. Previously, he was an assistant principal at Bowie High School and Boles Junior High in Arlington. Noted: December 12, 2012
2006 Stephanie Baird
(’06 BS, Interdisciplinary Studies; ’09 MEd, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies) received the pre-K-through-first grade award from the Arlington Independent School District AWARE Foundation Award of Excellence. She teaches at Starrett Elementary School in Arlington. Noted: December 12, 2012
2005 Alan Tolleson
(BFA, Art) is vice principal at Uplift Education’s Summit International Preparatory School in Arlington. Previously, he was dean of students and taught art at SIPS, which is ranked No. 3 in Newsweek’s list of the nation’s Top 25 Transformative High Schools. Noted: December 12, 2012
2000s Tammara Webber
Webber (’05 BA, English) published her fourth novel, Easy, which reached No. 19 on The New York Times e-book fiction bestseller list in July. Noted: December 12, 2012
1970s Joni McCoy
McCoy (’76 BA, Physical Education/English) was inducted into the Texas Girls Coaches Association Hall of Fame in July. She was head volleyball coach at Arlington Martin High School for 23 years, posting 677 wins and earning one state title. She retired in 2004. Noted: December 12, 2012
1980s Daniel P. Hughes
Hughes (’83 BA, Political Science) was promoted to brigadier general in the Army. He serves as the Army’s director of systems integration, overseeing efforts to modernize tactical communications used by the infantry, armor, and aviation. He served in the Persian Gulf War in 1991. Noted: December 12, 2012
2000s Rodney White
White (’07 MEd, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies) is principal at the Young Men’s Leadership Academy, which opened this fall in Fort Worth. YMLA is the first single-gender school for boys in the Fort Worth Independent School District. It has sixth- and seventh-graders and plans to add a grade level each year. Noted: December 12, 2012
2012 M. Kate Helmes
(BFA, Art) had her work featured in the Cohn Drennan Contemporary art gallery’s 2012 Summer Group Exhibition in Dallas. She creates fabric sculptures. Noted: December 12, 2012
2012 Lori Dunham
(BBA, Real Estate) is a permit coordinator in the design/engineering department for Time Warner Cable in Coppell. She works with cities, contractors, and utilities on expansion of the company’s network. Noted: December 12, 2012
2012 Derrick Crowder
(MEd, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies) was named Teacher of the Year at Cypress Creek High School and Secondary Teacher of the Year for the Cypress Creek Independent School District. His “Generation Green” project received national and local media coverage. Noted: December 12, 2012
2011 Francesca Washington
(BA, Broadcast Communication) is a reporter for the East Texas news team at KTRE-TV in Lufkin. Noted: December 12, 2012
2011 Riqui Wartes
(BSN) was honored as one of the Dallas/Fort Worth Great 100 Nurses for 2012. She works at Baylor All Saints Medical Center in Fort Worth. Noted: December 12, 2012
2011 Kimberly Stelwagen
(MEd, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies) is an assistant principal at Hill Elementary School in Arlington. Noted: December 12, 2012
1983 Ramona Curtis
(BA, Communication) was named Citizen of the Month for January by the Cen-Tex African American Chamber of Commerce in Waco. She is director for leader development and civic engagement at Baylor University. Noted: July 30, 2012
1982 Ram Srinivasan
(’82 MS, ’84 PhD, Electrical Engineering) is senior vice president of engineering for Mevio, an Internet entertainment network. Noted: July 30, 2012
1982 Monte Murphy
(BM) is the senior logistician for Applied Research Associates in Crystal City, Va. He retired as a colonel in the Air Force in 2010. Noted: July 30, 2012
