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“You’ve gone out, you’re changing the world
and making it a better place to live.”
President McFarland to the Ambassadors
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at Illinois State University in Normal and a resident of Normal.

Physics — Stephen John Hood, diffusion equipment engineer at Motorola Corporation in Austin and a resident of Pflugerville.

Political science — George Purefoy, city manager for the City of Frisco and a Frisco resident.

Sociology and criminal justice — Dr. Ray Von Robertson, assistant professor in the department of sociology, social work and criminal justice at Lamar University in Beaumont.

Ambassadors from the College of Business and Technology are:

Accounting — Bobby James Brown, senior partner in the accounting firm of Brown & Davis, LLP and a Denison resident.

Mike Conaway, a Midland resident, certified public accountant, and Republican nominee for Congress in Texas’ new 11th Congressional District.

Business administration and management information systems — Donny Richards, store manager at Tractor Supply Company in Bastrop.

Economics and finance — Mingfeng Jin, president and editor-in-chief of USA Chinese News in Houston.

Industrial engineering and technology - Alan J. Shannon, business and technology executive who provides information technology consulting services to organizations in the Dallas- Fort Worth metroplex. Shannon is a Plano resident.

Ambassadors from the College of Education and Human Services include:

Counseling — Dr. Roberto Moreno, adjunct counseling faculty member at A&M-Commerce and supervisor and therapist for the Counseling Institute of Texas in Garland. Moreno is a Garland resident.

Harriet Atchley Williams of Commerce, an elementary school teacher for 23 years and an elementary school counselor for six years.

Educational administration — Dr. Bradley Chilton, executive director of the Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Institutional Research at Tarleton State University and a Stephenville resident.

Mike Morrow of Huntsville, former executive director of the Association of Texas Professional Educators and recently retired as superintendent of the Windham School District in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Dr. Maxine Thornton-Reese, retired Dallas ISD classroom teacher, counselor, and district administrator, and a former community college instructor. Thornton- Reese is the District 4 representative on the Dallas City Council.

Dr. Mary Ann Reynolds of Houston, retired associate superintendent of the Fort Bend ISD and vice president for Business Development at Stuart Title Company in Houston.

Elementary education — Dr. Alan B. Sowards, assistant professor in the department of elementary education at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches.

Health, kinesiology and sports studies — Dr. Steve Simpson, professor and director of Athletic Training Education Programs at Tarleton State University in Stephenville.

Psychology and special education — Dr. Richard E. Hughes, director of Psychological Services for Dallas County Schools.

Secondary and higher education — Coleen Edens Butterfield, director of instructional technology and curriculum resources at DeSoto ISD.

Dr. Linda Watkins, president of San Jacinto College South in Houston.

Mike Reece, assistant superintendent for Human Resources and Operations for Rockwall ISD.

Social work — Thomas D. Starkey Jr., program director for Heritage Health Services in Greenville.

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