Class Notes

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UHCL Alumni Class Notes are broken down by graduation date and then alphabetically within each year.

2012

Crystal Rico, ’12 BFA, (pictured left) became a full-time employee of The Grand 1894 Opera House in Galveston, Texas as a Marketing Associate.

Don Snider, '12 BS, is now the Senior Investigating Officer of Marine Casualty Investigations and Credentialed Mariner Investigations for the United States Coast Guard in Milwaukee, WI.

2011

Chevelle Gillespie, '11 MS, was named as Campus Teacher of the Year at Berry Miller Junior High, Pearland ISD.

Ashley Lewis-Cook, '11 MS, published the second story in a line of exciting early childhood reads, "Color Friends Journey to Preschool" (book cover pictured left).

Amanda Trueblood, '11 BS, was named as a finalist for the First-Year Teacher Award at Silverlake Elementary, Pearland ISD.

2010

Amber Gell, '10 MS, is the 2013 Women in Space Science Award Honoree.

Bridget Walton, '10 MA, hired on in Fall 2012 as an Assistant Professor of English at College of the Mainland.

2006

Marco Lozano, '06 BA, received his EC-6 Generalist teacher's certification and now works as a Senior Research Analyst for San Jacinto College, as well as teaching on a part-time basis.

Linda Matheson, '06 BA, is the 2011-13 president of the Brazosport Art League in Clute, Texas.

Ryan Shuler, '06 BA, received his Registered Health Information Technician certification in October 2012 and currently works for Harris Health System in Houston as an HIM clerk.

2005

Mitali Paul, '05 MHA, relocated to Houston when she accepted the CEO position at Select Specialty Hospital.

2004

Premeela Chacko, '04 PB BS, was awarded "Special Recognition" at the Women of Color Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Conference in Dallas for her support of an orphanage in India and her volunteerism at a rehabilitation center in India that supports girls with HIV-AIDS. Chacko is an information technology professional with Boeing Test & Evaluation.

Carmen Laffey, '04 MA, is working as a criminal investigator for the Harris County Public Defender's Office.

2003

Lori Holloway, '03 BS, was named Campus Teacher of the Year at Hyde Elementary, CCISD.

Linette Moore, '03 MS, has been certified as a Registrant of the National Registry of Certified Microbiologists.

Mandy Scott, '03 MS, is now the Principal of Santa Fe High School.

2002

Shawn McCann, '02 MA, published "Asleep At Work," (book cover pictured left) a novel on surviving in the ever-changing workplace.

Sameer Pande, '02 MS, and his spouse Shivalika Pant gave birth to a baby girl on January 6, 2013.

Thomas Reyes, '02 BBA, started a new job as Project Controls Coordinator with MEITEC, Inc. in La Porte, Texas.

Adelina Rucker, '02 BS, was named as the 2011-2012 Pearland ISD Elementary Teacher of the Year.

2001

Marla Chandler, '01 BA, won the Deer Park ISD Secondary Teacher of the Year Award, as well as the AVID Beacon of Light Award.

Susan McCormack, '01 BA, started a business in Pearland called Pearland Barkway, a doggie daycare and grooming facility.

2000

Paul McRee, '00 BA, published "Hell has Torments of Cold, Rebels on Johnson's Island," a book about a Civil War prison for Confederate officers.

1999

Kevin Foyle, '99 MBA, (pictured left) has been named vice president for development at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).

David Moody, '99 BS, was named as Principal of the Year at Dawson High School, Pearland ISD.

1998

Steve Christopherson, '81 BS, '98 MS, was reappointed by Governor Perry for a six-year term to the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors.

1996

Robert L. Porter, '96 BS, graduated with his Master's in Computer Science from the University of Texas-San Antonio in September 2012.

1995

Jan Johnson, '95 MA, '86 BS, published "Walking Historic Galveston: A Guide to its Neighborhoods." This is her second guidebook about the island.

Patricia M. Porter, '95 BS, owns an online radio program called The Texas Conflict Coach and has produced 145 episodes over the last four years.

1994

Kevin Kwan, '94 BA, published his first fiction book called "Crazy Rich Asians."

1992

Donna Lord Black, '88 BS, '92 MA, has been reappointed by Gov. Rick Perry to the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists.

1991

Nance Biddy, '91 BBA, relocated to Friendswood in January 2013 from Atlanta.

Sherri Draper, '91 BS, was named Campus Teacher of the Year at Goforth Elementary, CCISD.

Dounna Poth, '91 BS, is now the Principal of Langford Elementary in Austin, Texas.

1990

Cynthia Ramsey, '90 MS, was named Campus Teacher of the Year at Whitcomb Elementary, CCISD.

Suzanne Schaefer, '90 BS, was named Campus Teacher of the Year at Wedgewood Elementary, CCISD.

1989

Shannon K. McClendon, '89 BS, was appointed to a second term on the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board. This is her fourth appointment by Texas Gov. Rick Perry. Previously, she served as gubernatorial appointee to the Texas Board of Professional Engineers.

Daniel O'Neill, '89 BBA, (pictured left) schedules and routes the Boeing fleet aircraft for United Airlines within the Fleet Operations Division at the newly merged World Headquarters in Chicago, Illinois.

1988

Donna Lord Black, '88 BS, '92 MA, has been reappointed by Gov. Rick Perry to the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists.

Gerrie Nelson, '88 BA, published "Lab Notes: a novel," an adventure thriller set mostly on the Texas coast.

1987

Debra Moreno, '87 BS, was named Campus Teacher of the Year at Armand Bayou Elementary, CCISD.

1986

Jan Johnson, '95 MA, '86 BS, published "Walking Historic Galveston: A Guide to its Neighborhoods." This is her second guidebook about the island.

1981

Steve Christopherson, '81 BS, '98 MS, was reappointed by Governor Perry for a six-year term to the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors.

1979

Charles "Ed" Bailey, '79 BS, is publishing "Mind Code: How the Language We Use Influences the Way We Think."

Updated 6/17/2013