2007 Brandon Spurgin
(BA, English) teaches English at Taylor High School in Taylor, Texas. Noted: June 29, 2011
2007 Susham Modi
(BA, Criminal Justice and Criminology; BA, Political Science) was selected as an Immigration and Refugee Advocacy Fellow at Harvard Law School’s Immigration and Refugee Clinic. He pursues changes to the U.S. immigration system and helps immigrants learn about their rights. Noted: June 29, 2011
1983 Stephen Yetts
(BS, Civil Engineering) is senior vice president at Crescent Resources, LLC, a real estate development and land management company in Charlotte, N.C. Noted: June 29, 2011
2010 Madhavi Wagh
(MFA, Visual Communication) is lead graphic designer at Direct Capital Corp., a business loan consulting firm in Portsmouth, N.H. Noted: June 29, 2011
2010 Rebecca Strong
(BA, Public Relations) works at Open Channels Group, LLC, one of the largest minority-owned public relations firms in Texas. She conducts surveys for the Fort Worth Transportation Authority as part of a public affairs campaign for a southeast Fort Worth passenger rail feasibility study. Noted: June 29, 2011
2010 Ann Holland
(MEd) is an assistant principal at Rayburn Elementary School in Grand Prairie. Noted: June 29, 2011
2010 Zoheb Hassanali
(BA, Broadcast Communication) is a news reporter at KTVO-TV in Kirksville, Mo. Noted: June 29, 2011
2010 Darren Groth
(MCIRP, City and Regional Planning) is gas well manager for the city of Denton. He previously was gas well coordinator for the city of Arlington. Noted: June 29, 2011
2010 Lynn Dehart
(PhD, Public Administration and Policy) is superintendent for the Mount Pleasant Independent School District. Previously, he was superintendent at Maypearl. Noted: June 29, 2011
2010 Katharine Brandon
(BSN) is a registered nurse for Texas Health Resources at Harris Methodist Southwest in Fort Worth. Noted: June 29, 2011
2010 Bradley D. Anderson
(BS, Economics) is a material requirements planning controller with Lockheed Martin. Noted: June 29, 2011
2009 Breanna Standifer
(BA, Public Relations) works at Open Channels Group, LLC, one of the largest minority-owned public relations firms in Texas. She conducts surveys for the Fort Worth Transportation Authority as part of a public affairs campaign for a southeast Fort Worth passenger rail feasibility study. Noted: June 29, 2011
2008 Christopher R. Watkins
(BA, Interdisciplinary Studies) is intramural sports coordinator at Rice University. Noted: June 29, 2011
2008 Harold Magee
(BSN), nurse manager at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth, earned the Student Excellence in Clinical Nursing Award from the UT Arlington College of Nursing for the fourth straight year. Noted: June 29, 2011
1983 Bruce Vasbinder
(BBA, Marketing) is marketing and outreach coordinator at Central Texas College in Killeen. Noted: June 29, 2011
1974 Cooper Renner
(BA, English) published Dr Jesus & Mr Dead, a suspense novel about the bubonic plague, as an ebook available from Barnes & Noble and Amazon. Noted: June 29, 2011
1973 Monte Akers
(BA, History) published The Accidental Historian: Tales of Trash and Treasure, a book that chronicles the author’s fascination with little-known incidents in history. He practices law in Austin. Noted: June 29, 2011
1970 Cindy Baw
(BA, English) is a 2011 community columnist panel member for the Star-Telegram. She teaches English at Tarrant County College Northeast Campus. Noted: June 29, 2011
1978 Fran White Shurtleff
(BFA, Art) displayed her artwork in the exhibit Of Influence at the Warehouse Gallery in Corsicana, Texas. Noted: June 29, 2011
1977 Jane Pavelko
(’77 BA, English; ’84 MA, Interdisciplinary Studies) is a 2011 community columnist panel member for the Star-Telegram. She has taught eighth-grade history for the past 33 years, including 30 at Shackelford Junior High. Noted: June 29, 2011
2007 Frank Mosley
(BA, English) directed the film Hold, which won awards at festivals in Texas and Colorado. He also co-starred in The Other Side of Paradise. Noted: June 29, 2011
2006 Betsy Williamson
(BFA, Photography) presented a solo exhibit, Reconsidering Art History, in April and May at Gallery 76102 at the UT Arlington Fort Worth Center. Her work uses preexisting images to create specific juxtapositions, giving the viewer new ways to contemplate art objects. She received an M.F.A. in photography and an M.A. in art history from the University of North Texas in May 2011. Noted: June 29, 2011
2006 Heather A. White
(BA, English) is communications director for the Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce, responsible for public relations, marketing, and community outreach. She wrote for The Shorthorn at UT Arlington and is a former reporter for the Corpus Christi Caller-Times and Star-Telegram. Noted: June 29, 2011
2004 Justin Hilliard
(BFA, Art) had his feature film, The Other Side of Paradise, released on DVD. Noted: June 29, 2011
2000 Ken Hada
(PhD, English) won the 2011 Western Heritage Award for Poetry from the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City for his book Spare Parts. Noted: June 29, 2011
2000 Casey Donahew
(BBA, Finance) is the driving force behind the Casey Donahew Band, whose latest release, Movin’ On, debuted at No. 28 on the Billboard top country albums chart. Noted: June 29, 2011
1999 Sharon and Curtis Norwood
Sharon (’99 MS, Social Work) and Curtis Norwood (’08 MS, Engineering Management) relocated to Shanghai, China, and were featured on an HGTV episode of House Hunters International. Noted: June 29, 2011
1997 Vanetta Chapman
(’97 BA, ’99 MA, English) authored A Simple Amish Christmas, published by Abingdon Press. Noted: June 29, 2011
1993 Marjorie Asturias
(BA, Political Science) is a freelance writer based in Dallas. Her columns on politics, feminism, and dining appear in USA Today, Running Times, and DiningOut Dallas, among others. Noted: June 29, 2011
