The Pride Online -Summer 2004

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KEEPING UP WITH YOU, OUR ALUMNI, FACULTY AND STAFF

A&M-C a romantic place? These Lions think so!

Jennifer Dagley (BS ’01) of Palestine and Adam Huddleston (‘97-’01) of Sulphur Springs were married on June 5. Jennifer’s father, David Dagley (BS ’75), and Adam’s mother, Frances Douglas-Huddleston (BS ’70, MS ’72), are also Alumni. Here, in a letter to The Pride, Jennifer remembers how their relationship began at A&M-Commerce.

Adam and Jennifer

“It began as a Lion Pride romance. We met in an English class in January of 1999. Dr. Wynne, our professor at the time, missed class on the second day, and it was then that we began to talk. Four months later Adam told me he loved me at Gee Lake. We were both very active on campus. He was taking prepharmacy classes and living at Hubbell. I was majoring in elementary education and living at Smith. I was Residence Hall Association President and a Golden Leo, among other things. We were both part of the first group of the Krazi Lion spirit organization. I graduated in May of 2001 with a degree in interdisciplinary studies and currently teach kindergarten in Palestine. Adam currently attends the Texas Tech School of Pharmacy in Amarillo. On April 5, 2003, Adam came back to the area for spring break. He wanted to take a trip to A&M Commerce. We drove to Gee Lake. It was a quiet Saturday with not many people around. We were standing at the Performing Arts Center overlooking Gee Lake when he dropped down on one knee and proposed. What an awesome thing–the place where he said “I love you” and the place where dreams began–A&M-Commerce. So we truly love our University for many reasons and we met friends that will last a lifetime.

Brigitte Gerrald Holloway (BBA ’96) and husband, John, welcomed a daughter, Lauren Elizabeth, on Oct. 28. They are also the parents of 3 year-old Matthew.

Debra D. Tate (BS ’97, MEd ’00) is an assistant principal at Del Valle Junior High School. She also serves her community as a provisional member of the Junior League of Austin, and is president of the Hill Country Kappa Delta Alumni Association.

Todd Ryan Limerick (BSCJ ’99) and Jennifer Ivie Limerick (BS ’99) welcomed son Jacob Ryan on April 7. Grandma Patricia Kittell Limerick (MEd ’91) welcomed her first grandchild while completing work on her doctoral degree at A&M Commerce.

Steve Barker (BFA ’00) recently had artwork on display in two Texas shows and four shows in New York. He is

Jacob Ryan

currently living in the Bronx, NY, where he expects to receive his MFA. Steve’s MFA exhibition will be in Johnson, Vt. and, over the next few months, he will participate in more than 20 group exhibitions in New York; Arlington, Texas; Seattle; and Los Angeles.

Robyn O’Neil (BFA ’00) gave a lecture to art students at A&M-Commerce in April. Earlier this year, Robyn’s work was featured at the 2004 Whitney Biennial at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. The exhibit is considered a benchmark for contemporary art in America. In 2003, O’Neil was awarded a $20,000 grant from Artadia, a national fund supporting art and dialogue. She is known for her pencil drawings of dinosaurs, ape-people, sweatsuited men, and weather balloons set in stormy, snow-covered landscapes.

Patsy Yosten (BS ’01) will travel to Tokyo this summer as a participant in the Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program. Patsy was selected from a national pool of more than 2,000 applicants to receive this honor. The Fulbright Program allows distinguished primary and secondary school educators in the United States to travel to Japan for three weeks in an effort to promote greater intercultural understanding between the two nations.

Former Students

Roger Huffman (’72-’86) has worked for two years at Baylor Health Care Systems in Dallas as a police communications specialist. After living in Dallas for five years, he now resides in Euless where in his free time he enjoys traveling and relaxing. Roger tries to keep Pi Kappa Alpha alumni updated through his Web site for the Theta Xi chapter, www.pikas.com/thetaxi.

In Memory

Clara Lucille James Gossett (BS ’35)–4-12-04. She taught music and sixth grade in many districts before retiring from Florence Black Elementary School in Mesquite, TX, in 1969.

Weldon Fate Corbell (BS ’47, MEd ’51)– 5-04-04. He was a school administrator for Frisco, Trinidad, and Little Elm ISDs.

Grant Sheppard Walker (BS ’56)–3-29-04. He served as a Marine paratrooper during World War II and later worked for the Federal Atomic Energy Commission as a security specialist. A Desoto, TX, resident, his favorite hobbies were golf and woodworking.

Robert B. Blalock (MEd ’59)–3-16-04. A resident of Duncanville, TX, he served in the Air Force and was a teacher, coach and counselor at the Duncanville ISD. He was named Outstanding Educator of Duncanville Schools in 1972.

Sherman Hickey (BBA ’69)–1-25-04. A resident of Dallas, he retired in 1999 from ESystems where he was a senior liaison in manufacturing and labor negotiation.

Donna J. Gugler (BA ‘70)– 3-19-04. Services were held in Waukesha, Wis.

Marvin D. Page (BS ’71, MS ’75)–4-4-04. He was a schoolteacher from Ladonia, TX.

Larry Douglas Carver Williams (BMEd ’72)–4-30-04. He was a master saxophone player. Feb. 26, 1998 was declared Larry D.C. Williams Day in Austin, TX.

Myrtle Thomas Helton (BS ’83)–January 2004. She received her bachelor’s degree in elementary education with an emphasis on reading.

Correction

Dr. Janie Humphries’ (EdD ’86) father was Otis W. Hott, and her advisor was Dr. A.D. Castle. Janie directed the University kindergarten that was part of the Model Learning Center from 1973-1987.

Carved in STONE Additions

Since our last issue, we have learned of even more Alumni who have had buildings named for them. Here are a few additions: Larry Johnson (BS ’71, MEd ’81) recently had a field house named for him. Johnson is superintendent of Quinlan Independent School District. Geoffrey Sweeney’s (BS ’89) name is on the Environmental Education Center, also in Quinlan. Sweeney worked for the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation. He died in 1999.

Make your nominations now for these three annual Alumni awards!

For induction into the ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME, an honor that is given to student athletes, coaches, and athletic administrators whose A&MCommerce accomplishments brought outstanding credit to the University.

For those deserving of the OUTSTANDING COACH AWARD. These Alumni coaches have done a suberb job with the total development of the athlete below the college level.

Those who have provided outstanding service to the University and Association can be nominated for the GOLD BLAZER AWARD.

To request nomination forms, please call Alumni Relations at 903-886-5765, email to Alumni_Office@tamucommerce.edu, or fax to 903-886-5768.

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