1986 Richie Whitt
(BA, Journalism) is a sports blogger for the Dallas Observer. He also co-hosts a sports talk show on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas. Noted: June 29, 2011
1985 Renee Hopkins
(BA, Journalism) is assistant director of communications at the UT Austin McCombs School of Business and editor of Texas Enterprise, an online publication geared to business and academic audiences. Noted: June 29, 2011
1984 Charles Reasons
(BA, Political Science) is a 2011 community columnist panel member for the Star-Telegram. He is retired and lives in Burleson. Noted: June 29, 2011
1984 Barbara White Bryson
(BS, Architecture) co-wrote The Owner’s Dilemma: Driving Success and Innovation in the Design and Construction Industry. She is the associate vice president for facilities, engineering, and planning at Rice University. Noted: June 29, 2011
2010 Julie Gould
(BFA, Art) co-directed the short film 8, which was screened at the South by Southwest festival in Austin in March. The film’s name comes from the jersey number of her late husband, Clay Gould, who played and coached baseball at UT Arlington. Noted: June 29, 2011
2010 Alyse Corbett
(BA, English) served as an intern for Fort Worth, Texas magazine and has had several articles published. Noted: June 29, 2011
2008 Lara Moffat
(MLA) is director of marketing and recruitment for Lambert Landscape Co. in Dallas. She is publishing a guidebook developed from her master’s thesis, Art and the Built Landscape in the Central Business District of Dallas: Influences from an Identifiable Era in the Late Twentieth Century. Noted: June 29, 2011
2008 Shaun Hamill
(BA, English) received second place for “Unpracticed Altitudes” in the Raymond Carver Short Story contest in the winter 2010 issue of Carve Magazine (carvezine.com), an online literary quarterly featuring short stories. Noted: June 29, 2011
2007 Sarwenaj Ashraf
Ashraf (’07 BS, ’08 MS, Civil Engineering) has been recognized as one of the top new faces in engineering for 2011 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. She is a civil engineer in the geotechnical engineering section of the Fort Worth District Army Corps of Engineers. Noted: June 28, 2011
2003 Scott Scarborough
Scarborough (’03 PhD, Business Administration) has been named executive director of the University of Toledo Medical Center after serving as interim director since May 2010. He also is senior vice president for finance and administration. Noted: June 27, 2011
1983 Jim Pape
Pape (’83 BS, Mechanical Engineering), president of SunPower Corp., is opening an operations center in Austin. His San Jose, Calif.-based solar panel technology company plans to employ 450 people at the center over the next four years in marketing, finance, sales, and other areas. Noted: June 26, 2011
2000 Paula Woods
(MEd) is principal at Forest Oak Middle School in Fort Worth. Noted: March 4, 2011
2000 Ginger Gee
(MArch) is an associate at Corgan Associates, a Dallas-based architectural and interior design firm. Since joining the firm in 2008, she has worked on projects at several major airport terminals. Noted: March 4, 2011
1990 Blake Moorman
(BA, Interdisciplinary Studies) is national sales manager for the Fort Worth Convention Center. Noted: March 3, 2011
1991 Paul Hightower
(BS, Physics) has published his fourth book, The Father of Geometry: Euclid and His 3-D World. Noted: March 3, 2011
1991 Jill Cumnock
(MSSW) is chief executive officer for the Ronald McDonald House in Dallas. She previously was executive director of the Frisco Family Services Center. Noted: March 3, 2011
1984 Richard Block
(BBA, Finance) is vice president, senior portfolio manager for Harris Private Bank in Rockford, Ill. Noted: March 3, 2011
1971 Kristy Libotte Keener
(BFA, Art) won a MarCom Award for graphic design for a Rodgers and Hammerstein postcard/poster design. She is graphic design coordinator at the North Central Texas Council of Governments. Noted: March 3, 2011
1970 John Dycus
(BBA, Accounting) received the Howard S. Dubin Outstanding Professional Member Award from the Society of Professional Journalists in October. The annual award recognizes SPJ members who have made significant contributions to their chapters and regions. Dycus served as Shorthorn adviser for 28 years and is still active in SPJ. Noted: March 3, 2011
1968 Robert Hale
(BA, History) retired after 42 years of coaching basketball. He coached boys high school teams in Pampa, Everman, Azle, and Crowley, recording 753 career wins and a state championship at Pampa in 1996. Noted: March 3, 2011
1956 Robert Paige
(AA, Electrical Engineering) has retired from the Federal Aviation Administration after 38 years of service. He is now a volunteer and tour guide at the Old Red Museum of Dallas County History and Culture, plus he volunteers for the Dallas Historical Society at the Hall of State in Fair Park. Noted: March 3, 2011
1974 Charles Jenkins
(BS, Mechanical Engineering) is senior vice president and chief operating officer at Oncor Electric Delivery Co. in Dallas. Noted: March 3, 2011
1969 Tom Wood
(’69 BS, Aerospace Engineering; ’72 MS, Mechanical Engineering) was named the first senior technical fellow for flight technology and advanced design at Bell Helicopter. Noted: March 3, 2011
1973 David Branton
(BS, Electrical Engineering) is co-owner of Turbine Generator Maintenance in Cape Coral, Fla. TGM provides inspection, maintenance, and repair of steam and gas turbines. Noted: March 3, 2011
1969 C. Donald Babers
(BA, History) is the southwest regional administrator for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. He serves a five-state region, which includes Texas. Noted: March 3, 2011
1984 Kevin Greene
(BA, Physical Education) is athletic director for the Fort Worth Independent School District. Jim Greer (BS, Electrical Engineering) is senior vice president for asset management and engineering at Oncor Electric Delivery Co. in Fort Worth. Noted: March 3, 2011
1984 Todd Baldwin
(BM) is a trombonist with the U.S. Army Band, “Pershing’s Own,” in Washington, D.C. Noted: March 3, 2011
1983 G. Don Taylor
(’83 BS, ’85 MS, Industrial Engineering) has been selected as a fellow of the World Academy of Productivity Science. Dr. Taylor is head of the Department of Industrial Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech University. Noted: March 3, 2011
1982 Mike Guyton
(BS, Electrical Engineering) is vice president for customer operations at Oncor Electrical Delivery Co. in Fort Worth. Noted: March 3, 2011
