1970 Leonard Davis
Davis (’70 BA, Mathematics) became chief judge of the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, in January. He has served as a U.S. district judge in Tyler since 2002. Noted: March 29, 2012
1974 Walter Dansby
Dansby (’74 BA, Physical Education) was named superintendent of the Fort Worth Independent School District in February. Dansby, who began working at the FWISD as a teacher-coach in 1974, is the first African-American to hold the district’s top post. Noted: March 29, 2012
1996 Andres Trevino
(MSSW) is a social work supervisor at Su Clinica Familiar in Harlingen, Texas. Previously, he was lead clinician for the Baptist Child and Family Service program. Noted: March 29, 2012
1996 Kathryn Allen
(MPA) is vice president of development for the Methodist Health System Foundation in Dallas. She has more than 20 years of development experience in Dallas and most recently served as senior vice president for development and community relations for a private nonprofit preventive health care organization in North Texas. Noted: March 29, 2012
1994 Peggy Pritchard Kulesz
(’94 MA, ’00 PhD, English) received the Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award from the UT System. She is a senior lecturer and director of the first-year English program at UT Arlington. Noted: March 29, 2012
1993 Robbie Porter
(BA, Mathematics) is South Jetty High School principal at the Oregon Youth Authority facility in Warrenton, Ore. She taught high school and middle school in Texas for 18 years before moving to Oregon in 2007. Noted: March 29, 2012
1993 Bonny Flemister
(MSN) is a certified adult gerontological nurse practitioner and wound ostomy continence nurse. She presents skin care and wound management seminars for health professionals. Now living in Tyler, Texas, she received her nursing degree at age 55. Noted: March 29, 2012
1993 Paul Cathey
(BFA, Theatre Arts) is production director at the AT&T Performing Arts Center in Dallas. Noted: March 29, 2012
1992 Tracy Southers
(BA, Journalism) has opened an office in Grapevine for WordPlay, a full-service communications agency serving business-to-business and business-to-consumer clients. She joined WordPlay in 2006. Noted: March 29, 2012
1992 Jeanne A. Smith
(BBA, Accounting) has been appointed to a two-year term as a national regional director of the American Society of Women Accountants. She is tax and strategic business services partner at Weaver, an accounting firm with offices in Austin, Fort Worth, Dallas, Houston, Midland, Odessa, and San Antonio. Noted: March 29, 2012
1992 Tiffany Ryan
(BA, Exercise and Sport Studies/Exercise Science) is national director of therapeutic services for Advanced Arm Dynamics in Redondo Beach, Calif. She served as the rehabilitation coordinator at AAD’s Southwest Center of Excellence in Dallas from September 2010 until being named to the new position in December 2011. She has 15 years of clinical occupational therapy experience. Noted: March 29, 2012
1992 Emma Mendiola
(MSSW) is San Antonio College dean of student affairs. She began working at SAC in 1993 as a counselor. She also served as Strategies for Success program coordinator and was twice interim dean. Noted: March 29, 2012
1991 Greg Gardner
(BA, Interdisciplinary Studies) is managing partner/owner of Grease Monkey Burger Shop and Social Club in downtown Arlington. The restaurant and bar, which opened in September, features outdoor dining and live music. Noted: March 29, 2012
1990 Mark Sliter-Hays
(’90 BSW, ’96 MSSW) is executive director of Catholic Charities West Virginia. Noted: March 29, 2012
1990 Dan Powers
(MS, Social Work) has been appointed by Gov. Rick Perry to the governing board of the Office of Violent Sex Offender Management. Powers is senior vice president of clinical services at the Children’s Advocacy Center of Collin County. Noted: March 29, 2012
1990 Curtis Mooney
(PhD, Social Work) has served as CEO of DePelchin Children’s Center in Houston for 14 years. The center provides mental health, prevention and early intervention, and foster care and adoption services. Noted: March 29, 2012
1990 Joe Madden
(MA, Professional Accounting) is vice president of business services for Angelina College in Lufkin, Texas. Previously, he was associate vice president/controller at Collin County Community College in Plano. Noted: March 29, 2012
1989 Michael Hoskins
(MSSW) is a special assistant in the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense in Washington, D.C. He directs the Military and Family Life Consultant program and the counseling component of Military OneSource, programs that provide worldwide support to active duty and reserve military personnel and their families. Noted: March 29, 2012
1989 Jim Doyle
(BS, Mechanical Engineering) won a Lindy Award at the Experimental Aircraft Association convention in Oshkosh, Wis. An airframe stress engineer for Lockheed Martin, he received the honor for building a biplane. Noted: March 29, 2012
1987 Pam Hadley
(BGS, General Studies) is a pediatric nurse in the emergency room/variable staffing at Children’s Medical Center in Dallas. She is also a pediatric clinical instructor in the UT Arlington College of Nursing. Noted: March 29, 2012
2010 Eric Sinha
(BFA, Art) worked with Plano Independent School District students during the summer at iD Tech Camp, teaching them how to design video games and edit film projects. Noted: March 29, 2012
2010 David Baron Sims
(BBA, Management) is a nursing home administrator for Mesa Springs Retirement Center in Abilene, Texas. He was a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity at UT Arlington. Noted: March 29, 2012
2010 William Nutt
(BA, Anthropology) helped excavate an Etruscan ceramic vessel depicting a woman giving birth as part of the Mugello Valley Archaeological Project, which oversees the Poggio Colla excavation site near Florence, Italy. Nutt, who is legally blind, is a graduate student at UT Arlington. Noted: March 29, 2012
2009 Lacy Smith
(BS, Exercise and Sport Studies/Exercise Science) is a legal clerk at the Bryan Cave law firm in Dallas. Noted: March 29, 2012
2009 Josh E. Smith
(MS, Real Estate) is vice president at Balfour Beatty Campus Solutions in Newton Square, Pa. The company helps colleges and universities execute capital plans so that on-campus real estate contributes to long-term institutional viability. Smith is responsible for expanding the reach of the company nationwide. Previously, he was vice president of development for Collegiate Companies, a turnkey real estate services company specializing in student housing. Noted: March 29, 2012
2009 Brian C. Simmons
(BA, Philosophy) writes a religion blog for examiner.com. Noted: March 29, 2012
2009 Holland Sanders
(BA, Public Relations) is marketing manager for the Fort Worth Opera. Noted: March 29, 2012
2009 Elizabeth McWithey
(BA, Theatre Arts) teaches theater at Union Grove Middle School in the Killeen Independent School District. Noted: March 29, 2012
2009 Presley McFadden
(MA, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) is an English instructor at Hanoi University in Vietnam. Previously, he taught English for Academic Purposes at TMC Academy in Singapore. Noted: March 29, 2012
