TIM BRADY, Ph.D., FHFMA, FACHE recently became a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, the nation’s leading professional society for healthcare leaders. He is the regional inspector general for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in San Francisco.
Back to top WAYNE SCHROEDER was promoted to head football coach at Sul Ross State University in Alpine after spending two seasons as the team’s defensive line coach. Wayne was a high school coach for 20 years before joining the Sul Ross staff.
Back to top PAUL MAYER is president of the Garland Chamber of Commerce. Paul has worked for a number of economic development entities, including the chambers of commerce of San Antonio, Houston and Denver. He is on the board of the Boy Scouts, YMCA and the First United Methodist Church Day School in Garland.
Back to top BARBARA GIESECKE retired from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with more than 30 years as a fishery biologist. She lives in Ruidoso, N.M.
DR. CAROLYN ROITSCH has been working with bioMérieux, a major player in human in vitro diagnostics, near Lyon, France since October 2001. She holds a Ph.D. from New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, N.M.
Back to top ERNEST LOEFFLER was honored as the “2008 Outstanding Public Servant” during the 87th Annual Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet. He is the executive director of the Fredericksburg Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Back to top JANET MORSE serves as a chaplain for Presbyterian Hospice in Albuquerque, N.M. Her son, Jeremy, graduated from TLU in May.
Back to top Tammy and JERROLL HIGGINS have three children – Brittany, 18; Connor 16; and Candice, 12 – and live in Paradise, Texas.
Back to top DR. ALTON CHAN received a Grammy nomination in the classical category of “Best Chamber Musical Performance ” for his “30 Songs of the Russian People.” He lives near Dallas.
Back to top PAUL DIRKSMEYER, an ELCA pastor and currently a U.S. Military Chaplain stationed at Fort Hood, ministers to the families of those deployed from Fort Hood to Iraq and Afghanistan. He was on the TLU campus in March, speaking to students and sharing meaningful aspects of his ministry.
LEE ANN SCHILLING HARTMAN received a 2008 Award for Outstanding Teachers from the University of Texas alumni association, the Texas Exes. Lee Ann teaches German at LaGrange High School.
ANDY JACOBS has been teaching world history in Columbus for 15 years. He is also coaching cross country and track. Andy and his wife, Susie, have four daughters who are 22, 20 and twins who are 16.
DR. DANIEL “DANNY” SALINAS lives in Roswell, Ga. with his wife, Cindy, and their sons Mark and Steven. Danny is a board certified pediatrician and is senior vice president and chief medical officer at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
MICHAEL WINN, vice chairman of the Austin Area Heritage Council, received an award for his work in the community and for hosting the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.
Back to top On April 13, 2007, DARYL CHESTER completed the Ford Ironman Arizona. An Ironman is a race consisting of a 2.4 mile swim, a 112 mile bike ride and a 26.2 mile run. Daryl finished the Ironman competition 722 out of 2040.
Back to top RALPH DUNN has received an honorable discharge from the Texas State Guard.
Back to top KATHIE MURPHY MARSHALL recently transferred to the Temple office of McLane as a senior quality assurance analyst. She and her family moved to the Waco area to be near her husband’s new job at the VA Administration.
Back to top DR. HEATH DILLARD married Amanda Neil on March 19. They have four children: Hayden, Reagan, Savannah and Madelyn. Heath specializes in internal medicine with St. John’s Medical Group and emergency department in Carthage, Mo.
DR. CAROL KLAGES has been granted tenure and promoted to assistant professor at the University of Houston-Victoria. She is also the chair of the Undergraduate Education Department for UH-Victoria.
Back to top DR. KAIYA C. ANSORGE and her husband, DR. ERIC M. JEPSEN ’94 announce the birth of their son, Sver Hans Ansorge-Jepsen on Feb. 15. Both Kaiya and Eric teach at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion.
Back to top JEFFREY T. DAVID and his wife, Becky, announce the birth of their second child, Owen Austin David, in July. Owen joins brother, Carter. Jeff is currently working toward a degree in graphic design.
DANA SCHULTZE KUTZ and her family moved to Goliad. She is teaching third grade at Stockdale Elementary School.
Bobby and YVONNE FORTUNE LANDES announce the birth of their second child, Kylee Nicole, born on Feb. 4, 2006.
THERESA ST. PIERRE-TURNER and Bruce Turner announce the birth of their fourth child, born Sept. 14, 2007. John Dylan was welcomed by his triplet siblings, Charles “Skip” Atticus, Chloe Christine and Ryan Luke.
Back to top NANCY KOENIG ALLEN completed work for her principal’s certificate in May 2007. She is employed as an assistant principal at Angleton Intermediate School. She and her husband, WADE ALLEN, live in Angleton with their children, Grace, Will and Emma.
DAWN WEBER BECKER and husband, Dallas, moved to Berlin, Germany in July to take international teaching jobs. Their children, Jacob, Kater and Jack attend the bilingual German/American John F. Kennedy International School (JFK). Dallas teaches and is technology director for JFK. Dawn teaches second grade at the Berlin International School.
GLENN SHUCK co-authored the book Escape into the Future: Cultural Pessimism and its Religious Dimensions in Contemporary American Popular Culture. He is an assistant professor of religion at Williams College in Williamstown, Mass.
Back to top CARL DOLEZAL recently completed his master’s degree in management information systems. He currently works for the University of Texas Medical Branch, where he serves as director for information services, business operations. He and his wife, Sarah, live in Dickinson.
JENNIFER REISINGER GERREY and her husband, Ben, announce the birth of their daughter, Ashlyn, on Oct. 2, 2007.
Back to top KRISTIN SEIDENSCHWARZ KNEUPPER her husband, Phillip, and their son, Kayson, welcomed Kouper Shane on Nov. 22, 2007.
JENNIFER ROSS SULLIVAN and KEVIN SULLIVAN announce the birth of their third child, Ross William, born Nov. 30, 2007. He has two sisters, Raegan and Riley.
Back to top CHAD LIDDLE is raising money for the Ukranian Little League to honor the memory of TLU alumnus KIRBY STANLEY, who passed away in May 2005. For more information or to donate, e-mail chad_liddle@hotmail.com.
WENDY CURRY DE LA GARZA and MIGUEL DE LA GARZA announce the birth of their son, Exiquio David de la Garza. He was born Sept. 10, 2007, in Tampa, Fla.
BECKY SCHNEIDER MERRILL and her husband, Michael, announce the birth of their first child, Kaylee Marie, born Nov. 1, 2007, in Columbia, Md.
Back to top MARK DUNHAM and his wife, Tonya, announce their marriage. The wedding took place on June 23, 2007, in White Bear Lake, Minn., near St. Paul where the couple lives. CHAD HEISE ’98 and CHRIS KOEHLEFFEL ’99 also participated in the wedding.
Back to top DAVID M. SMITH is working at Parkland Hospital in Dallas after graduating from the University of Texas Health Science Center with a Bachelor of Science degree in clinical laboratory science.
Back to top ROBIN WILSON and her husband, GARY GOODSON, are currently serving in the Peace Corps in Turkmenistan. Robin is working in a hospital teaching pregnant women about nutrition. She finds it a challenge to teach in Turkmen but the Peace Corps has provided many bilingual resources which aid in lesson planning. When it gets warmer she will do home visits with doctors, teach health in schools and kindergartens, and start English clubs for her co-workers and children in the community. Gary is working at the language center doing private tutoring and clubs. He is looking forward to helping improve teachers’ and students’ English ability. They will return in the winter of 2009.
Back to top KERRI BUSH married Adam Dunsworth on March 29 in Dallas. EMILY KING BORGFELD, DEDRICK FIELDS and LORI ROSE KUTSCHER participated in the wedding.
AMANDA OVERSTREET married David McWilliams on March 24, 2007.
Back to top KARI CORDER PASTRANO earned her master’s degree in business administration in December 2007 from the University of Phoenix, San Antonio campus.
KIMBERLEE STRONG married Jigar Dayal on Nov. 3, 2007, in Las Vegas.
Back to top AMY McKEE and CHAD ZIMMERMAN were married on June 16, 2007, in Seguin. TLU alumni in the wedding were MOLLY SEDLACEK OEHLKE, SARAH JOHNSON WINKELMAN, ALECIA McKEE ’08 and BRANDON OEHLKE.
ROBERT AARON GRIGSBY is stationed in Portland, Ore. with the Coast Guard. He is a marine science technician third class. His job is to board foreign shipping vessels off the coast from a helicopter to check for safety and security concerns.
MOLLY SEDLACEK OEHLKE and BRANDON OEHLKE announce the birth of their daughter, Kate, on Jan. 15. Molly graduated with a master’s degree from Texas State University, and Brandon recently earned his CPA and CFE certifications.
ROBERTO J. RIVERA is in his second year of law school at the Florida Coastal School of Law in Jacksonville. During the summer of 2007, he completed a cross-border international business development and trade exchange program with the University of Guanajuato. He is working as an intern for Jacksonville Area Legal Aid.
Back to top FATON “TONY” BISLIMI, who completed his master’s degree in public administration and international development at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, is serving as a lecturer in the economics department at Victory University College in Pristina, Kosovo.
ASHLEY SCHOLER was selected as one of four “Today’s Katy” service award recipients at the ELCA Grand Canyon Synod Women’s Convention in Mesa, Ariz. on Nov. 3, 2007. This award is given for service to community and church and is named in honor of Katharina Luther.
Back to top DENISE CANO ’07 and CHAD KOCH were married March 1. They live in Austin.
MATTHEW R. DUPUIS works as a research assistant in the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C.
KATIE HAASE married ANDREW KING ’07 in September 2007.
Back to top ASHLEY BATHE is the new director of annual giving at TLU where she is responsible for raising money for TLU’s annual fund and annual scholarship fund through direct mailings, Phon-a-thon, e-appeals, faculty/staff giving programs, and the President’s Associates.
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SOPHIA BETEIT BIBBY ’34 died July 10, 2007 in Georgetown.
REV. DELMER DOLTON ’39 passed away Dec. 25, 2007.
BETTY CHRISCO ENLOW ’35, age 91, died Oct. 11, 2007 in Ravenna, Ohio.
MILTON EMMITT FUCHS ’38 of Eastland died Dec. 27, 2007.
POLLY LANE MILLER ’34 of Port Arthur passed away July 25, 2007.
MAXINE GLADYS McELROY MUDD ’39 died March 25, 2008 in Hallettsville.
BONNIE FAYE SORLEY ’38 died Dec. 29, 2006 in San Antonio.
1940s
REV. WILLIAM AUGUST ANDERSON ’49 died Jan. 18, 2008 in Waco.
CLINTON BERGMAN ’40 passed away Jan. 6, 2008.
ADOLPH BRZOZOSWKI JR. ’40 died April 2, 2007.
FAYE CHESSHER ’41 died Jan. 13, 2008.
MABEL BACKHAUS CONNALLY ’40 of San Antonio died Nov. 24, 2007.
EDGAR LEE DAVIS ’47 died March 23, 2008, in Odessa.
DR. JACKIE HANSEN HUNT ’43 died Dec. 2, 2006.
HELEN CARPENTER HUXLEY ’40 died Feb. 5, 2008 in Durango, Colo.
1950s
REV. W.C. AHLRICH ’57 of Robstown passed away July 14, 2007.
ESTER MARIE PAPE COTTINGHAM ’57 died in Dickinson on Nov. 29, 2007.
MERWYN H. KNAKE ’56 passed away on Aug. 4, 2007.
SUE PETERSEN MUENNINK ’51 died Nov. 13, 2007 at the age of 77. JIM PIETSCH ’52 died June 20, 2007.
ALBERT J. TIMMERMAN JR. ’51 died Oct. 27, 2007 in Rockdale.
CONNIE MARY WINDECKER ’52 passed away in Boerne on Dec. 1, 2007.
1960s
KARON ANNETTE AASEN EKENSTAM ’65 passed away Jan. 27, 2008.
DELOIS LOUISE MADDOX GARRETT ’65 died in Seguin on Feb. 27, 2008.
BARBARA JO STRIEBER LINDGREN ’60 died on April 22, 2008 in Austin.
RONNIE PFEIL ’68 died Dec. 22, 2007 at the age of 61.
1970s
BRANDT LINDENBERG ’78 of Seguin passed away on April 24, 2008 at the age of 51.
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