2011 Nikhil Aphale
(MS, Biomedical Engineering) is a research associate at Becton, Dickinson and Co., a medical technology company in Boston. Noted: July 30, 2012
1996 Vasu Rangadass
(’96 PhD, Computer Science Engineering) is a principal with net.orange in Dallas, which received a $1.9 million grant from Texas’ Emerging Technology Fund to support the development of its Clinical Pathways Management Solution software. The program enables health care providers to more easily analyze, monitor, and act on information for better patient care and treatment. Noted: July 30, 2012
1996 Huseyin Ozgur
(’96 MPA, ’98 PhD, Public and Urban Administration) is professor and chair of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at Pamukkale University in Denizli, Turkey. Noted: July 30, 2012
1996 Lee Koch
(MA, Urban Affairs) is president of Arts Council Northeast in Bedford. Noted: July 30, 2012
1996 Don Harrelson
(BS, Civil Engineering) was named Engineer of the Year by the DFW Mid-Cities Chapter of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers. He is an associate civil engineer at Baird, Hampton & Brown Inc., a Fort Worth-based engineering and surveying firm. Noted: July 30, 2012
1996 Lisa Gray
(BS, Microbiology) has been certified as a registered microbiologist in pharmaceutical and medical device microbiology by the National Registry of Certified Microbiologists. She is a microbiologist at Reckitt Benckiser in Fort Worth. Noted: July 30, 2012
1995 Keith Melton
(BS, Information Systems) is public works and transportation director for the city of Arlington. He was interim director for six months. In 2011 he received the Public Works Leader of the Year award from the Texas Public Works Association. Noted: July 30, 2012
1995 John Derrick
(BBA, Finance) is research director for U.S. Global Investors in San Antonio. He manages the day-to-day operations of the investment team. Noted: July 30, 2012
1993 Jim Wilkinson
(BBA, Finance) is executive vice president for communications at PepsiCo. He joined PepsiCo from Brunswick Group LLC, where he had been managing partner since 2009. Prior to Brunswick Group, he was chief of staff for Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, serving as senior strategist and counselor and working on financial policy and crisis management. Wilkinson also served as senior adviser to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, director of strategic communications for Gen. Tommy R. Franks ’71 at U.S. Central Command, and White House deputy director of communications. Noted: July 30, 2012
1993 Daniel Schweickart
(PhD, Electrical Engineering) has been named a fellow by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. A research engineer in the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, he was recognized for contributions to insulation systems and the development of design guidelines for aerospace applications. Noted: July 30, 2012
1990 Aveewan Yun
(BS, Biology) has joined the network of physicians at BodyLogicMD of Dallas as a bioidentical hormones expert. Noted: July 30, 2012
1990 Justin Regan
(BA, Journalism) is vice president of the Houston market for Service King Collision Repair Centers. He was a member of the baseball team at UT Arlington. Noted: July 30, 2012
1989 Linda Donnelly
(BA, English) teaches freshman and junior English in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Noted: July 30, 2012
1989 Daniel Akin
(PhD, Humanities) is in his ninth year as president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, N.C. Noted: July 30, 2012
1988 Kenneth Zuercher
(’88 BA, German; ’04 MA, Linguistics; ’09 PhD, Linguistics) is assistant professor of advising and academic development at Zayed University in the United Arab Emirates. Noted: July 30, 2012
1988 Todd Redfearn
(BA, Communication) is a chiropractor at the Carlson Chiropractic Center in McKinney. He ran his own clinic in Plano for seven years and worked in Ireland for three years. Noted: July 30, 2012
1988 Andrew Novobilski
(’88 MS, ’00 PhD, Computer Science Engineering) is provost and vice president for academic affairs at Gannon University in Erie, Pa. He had been dean of the College of Sciences and Mathematics and a computer science professor at Arkansas State University since 2009. Previously, he was assistant provost for research and engagement, chief research officer, and professor and chair of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Noted: July 30, 2012
1984 Anne Thomas
(’84 BSN, ’87 MSN) was selected for induction into the Fellows of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. She was recognized for her work in establishing health clinics and her contributions to education. She is dean of the School of Nursing at the University of Indianapolis. Noted: July 30, 2012
1984 Steve Korioth
(BA, Radio-TV) is content director for WBTW-TV in Myrtle Beach, S.C. He oversees all aspects of news broadcasts and content for the station’s website. Previously, he was news director for WBRL-TV in Columbus, Ga., and KTEN-TV in Denison, Texas. In a 28-year career he has held news director and producer positions at TV stations in Tucson, Dallas, and Chicago. Noted: July 30, 2012
1983 Sandy Trexler
(BA, Journalism) has announced two entrepreneurial ventures, including a weight loss system for women. She is special projects coordinator for the Cooper Institute in Dallas. Noted: July 30, 2012
2010 Wendy Okolo
(BS, Aerospace Engineering) received a National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship, funded by the Department of Defense. The fellowship covers tuition and required fees for three years, plus a $30,500 stipend for the first year, $31,000 the second year, and $31,500 the third year. She is a student in the B.S. to Ph.D. program in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at UT Arlington. Noted: July 30, 2012
2010 Ashley Hodo
(MSN) was honored in May as one of the Dallas/Fort Worth Great 100 Nurses. She is a nurse at Texas Health Harris Methodist in Fort Worth. Noted: July 30, 2012
2010 Jeff Hobbie
(MA, Linguistics) teaches English as a second language in the Intensive English Program at Southern Methodist University. Noted: July 30, 2012
2010 Todd Hill
(BA, Political Science) is government affairs manager for the Housing Policy Council of the Financial Services Roundtable in Washington, D.C. The council comprises 32 companies that are among the nation’s mortgage finance leaders. Noted: July 30, 2012
2010 Zoheb Hassanali
(BA, Broadcast Communication) is a multimedia journalist at WACH-TV in Columbia, S.C. Previously, he was a news/sports reporter at KTVO in Kirksville, Mo. Noted: July 30, 2012
2010 Stephen George
(MA, Linguistics) is working toward a Ph.D. at the University of North Texas. Noted: July 30, 2012
2010 Nadia Ayala
(MEd) is an assistant principal at Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas. Noted: July 30, 2012
2009 Julie Zhu
(MA, Communication) is an assistant professor of communication at the University of Massachusetts in Boston. She received her Ph.D. in May from the University of Maryland. Noted: July 30, 2012
2009 Joshua Wood
(BA, English) received his master’s degree in English from the University of North Texas in May. Noted: July 30, 2012
