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Here's a sampling of the accomplishments and whereabouts of some of the former Presidential Honors Scholars (identified by the year they entered the program).  Graduates of the program are identified by an asterisk preceding their names.  If you have up-dates, corrections, or additions to these entries, or information about other former students, please contact us at mailto:cliffor@tarleton.edu

 

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*Laurie (Harveson) Barker (1985) taught Junior high and high school math and coached from 1990 to 1997.  She received a masters of Divinity and has been the co-pastor, with her husband, of First Presbyterian Church in Junction, Texas since 2001.  In 2001, Laurie was inducted into TSU athletic hall of fame and in 1996, she was inducted into Bridgeport high school athletic hall of fame.  Her email is revlaurie@verizon.net(4-10-05)

Michele (DeLoach) Cathey (1985) is the chief financial officer for The Riley-Gardner Memorial Service Company in Hamilton, Texas.  She is a Certified Public Accountant.

*Rachel (Howell) Coffman (1985) has been employed by United Airlines for the past ten years. She is currently Supervisor in the Reservations organization. Rachel is also the Global Marketing manager for www.strictlytexas.com, an on-line retail outlet specializing in Texas products.

*William Crews (1985) is an accounting supervisor for Anadarko Petroleum.

*Lori (Steppick) Hicks (1985) is a stay-at-home mom of three girls and does some bookkeeping for her mother's store.

*Jennifer (Stuart) Tiller (1985) worked in medical administration from 1989 to 1997.  She was the outstanding graduate with a degree in pediatric nursing at the University of Texas in Austin in May 2001.  Jennifer is currently enrolled in graduate studies at University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.

*Scott Walker (1985) recently sold his company, Alliance Medical in Granbury, and is looking to start new career.  He also teaches private piano lessons to about a dozen students.  His email is walkermed@aol.com(4-10-05)

*Monica (Wilson) Henderson (1986) is the membership development director at the Tejas Girl Scout Council.

*James Robert Parkey (1986) completed his medical degree at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in May of 1994.

*Toni (Randall) Rhodes (1986) is a programmer analyst in the Department of Information Resources at Tarleton. 

*Natalie (Adcock) Boyd (1987) completed a master’s in English at University of Alaska Anchorage in 1997.  Currently, she is staying at home with her daughter, and doing voiceover and research consulting occasionally.

*Brad Kinney (1987) is the head Cross Country coach and assistant boys basketball coach at Lake Travis High School in Austin. He teaches Biology and Pre-AP Biology.
*David Bixler (1988) received his Ph.D. in physics from Rice University in 1998 and is now a physics professor at Angelo State University. 

*Amy (Landry) Kaarlela (1988) took graduate courses at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth.  Currently, she works for Freese & Nichols Engineering in Fort Worth.

*Lisa (Lopez) Camarrillo (1988) received her medical degree from Texas A&M.  Currently, she is a surgical pathologist and assistant residency program director in anatomic pathology at Scott and White in Temple.
*Kim (Kraatz) Wilson (1988) completed her law degree at the University of Texas School of Law in 1996 and is currently practicing law in Stephenville.  She is a shareholder of Fraser & Wilson, P.C.  She is also the second Vice President of the Girl Scouts Heart of Texas Council Board, a member of the Zonta Club, and the President-elect of the Erath County Bar Association.  Kim has one son.  Her email is wilson@fraserandwilson.com(4-10-05)
*Monty Ray (1989) received an M.B.A. from Northeastern University in Boston.  He is currently working at GE as the site Finance Manger for the Bergon op Zoom site in the Netherlands.  Monty is married with two children.

Elizabeth Riggs (1989) is an instructor in the Department of Math and Physics at Tarleton.

*Brent Rosenquist (1989) works as a computer scientist for Adobe Systems Inc.  He worked on the WebCapture features of Acrobat 6.0.

*Renee Seals (1989) earned a Master's Degree in Physical Therapy in 1996 from Texas Woman's University.  She is currently teaching science at the Melrose School in Brewster, New York.
*Noble Acuff (1990) lives in Los Angeles where he runs a consulting company "that provides leading-edge technology consulting to clients all over the United States."  He is also planning to start an M.B.A. program soon.  You can visit his personal website at http://www.nobleacuff.com.

*Amy (Neeb) Norman (1990) teaches speech and debate at Midlothian High School.
*Kevin Hunt (1990) will finish a Ph.D. in organic chemistry at Indiana University in the spring of 2000.
*Rhett Guthrie (1990) received an M.S. in mathematics from North Carolina State University. He is the founder and president of  byteCrafters, a full-service software technology consultancy.  Visit the website at http://www.bytecrafters.com.  He is co-author of the Java 2 Performance and Idiom Guide, one of the first books to be published on the topic of Java performance.

*Michael Waid (1990) is working in the DFW area as a Senior Consultant for Delta Corporate Services.

*Mark Washington (1990) received his M.B.A. from Amber University in Garland, Texas and his M.A. in Ministry at Southwestern Theological Seminary in 2003.  Currently, he is the Human Resource Manager of Compensation and Benefits for the City of Fort Worth, and the pastor of the Armstrong AME Church in Arlington, Texas.  He is also attending Southwestern Theological Seminary in Fort Worth where he is working toward is doctorate in Educational Ministry.  (4-10-05)

*Amy (Hofsommer) Engelberg  (1991) is the Vice President for BankAtlantic in south Florida, where she is a commercial real estate lender.  She is also an aspiring novelist.
*Wayne Keith (1991) received his M.S. in space physics from Rice in 1999. He completed his Ph.D. there in May of 2001. Currently he is working at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center as a Research Associate of the National Research Council.  (4-10-05)

*Dawn Sand (1991) is human resources director with First Data Resources, the largest division of First Data Corporation, in Omaha, Nebraska.  (05/22/02)

Dovie Reynolds (1991) is working on a Ph.D. in chemistry at Baylor.

*Crystell (Anz) Billman (1993) received her doctorate in 2001 at the University of Texas in San Antonio.  She is practicing dentistry at Brazos Family Dentistry in Waco, Texas.  Her email is mcbillman@hot.rr.com(4-10-05)

*Deirdra Dufault (1993) is the Science Department Head at OakRun School in New Braunfels, Texas.  She is also working on her M.S. in Biology at South West Texas.
*Pauline Truesdale (1993) is at Texas A&M studying veterinary medicine.

*Heather Wright (1993) received her doctorate of Chiropractic from Palmer and is a certified Chiropractic Extremity Specialist.  She is currently the President and a Doctor at Wright Chiropractic Health Center.  Her email is hwright@ev1.net(4-10-05)
*Keith Ballentine (1994) graduated from University of Texas at Austin with a master's in theoretical chemistry.  Currently he is working at a charter high school teaching math and Tae Kwon Do, and he tutors at Sylvan Learning Center.

*Lonnie Mark Hammonds (1994) graduated from University of Texas Houston Medical School in 2005.  He is currently in his second year of residency at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville Florida in Dermatology.  Lonnie is also the proud father of a baby girl. (9-27-06)
*Adam Smith (1994) is a manager with KPMG (Peat Marwick) Accounting Firm in Dallas.
Amanda (Gode) Ballentine (1995) is in her third year of pharmacy school at University of Texas at Austin.  She will begin her internship in May 2002.

*Angela Roberson (1995) teaches 7-12 grade science at Gustine ISD.

*Trina Geye (1996) was the outstanding graduate of the Psychology Department and the student speaker for her graduation in August 1999.  She received her M.S. in Counseling Psychology in August of 2002.  She is currently working on her Ph.D. in educational psychology at A&M at Commerce.  Trina is now a licensed professional counselor and the executive director of CASA for the Cross Timers Area, Inc.  In 2005, Trina was named the Distinguished Alumni of Tarleton.  She serves on the Senior Citizens Advisory Council and Leadership Stephenville.  Trina's email is trinageye@hotmail.com(6-16-06)

*Charles Manning (1996) and *Dana (Harris) Manning (1997) were married.  They are both attending Texas Tech.  Charles in finishing is Ph.D. in Chemistry while Dana is starting her last year of Physical Therapy School.

*Joelle (Naccache) Ogletree  (1996) was the outstanding graduate of the Department of English and Languages and the student speaker for the morning commencement in December 1999.  She is currently working on a master's in English at Tarleton.  Joelle has taught English and French, but is currently staying at home with her two children.  (4-10-05)

*Shannon Pittman (1996) is teaching AP Computer Science at Vista Ridge High School in Cedar Park, Texas.  (12-4-06)

*Julie Seifert (1996) is working on her master's in Mathematics at Texas A&M University.  She is also teaching high school math at Creekview High School in Carrollton-Farmers Branch.  Her email is seifertj@cfbisd.edu(4-10-05)

*Jylyce Staples (1996) is the Choir Director and Music Teacher at Grandview High School and Junior High School.

*Kristi (Slaughter) Boyd (1997) is starting her third year at Flower Mound High School where she is Geometry Lead Teacher.

*Rob Brown (1997) is a programmer for Guidestone Financial Services.  He also has two children.  His email is brownrobm@netzero.net(4-10-05)

*Amber Dawson (1997) (2000) will graduate from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in June of 2005.  She will begin her residency in internal medicine at UT Southwestern in July.  Amber has been elected to memebership in Alpha Omega Alpha (a national medical honors society).  Her email is ambermdawson@hotmail.com  (4-10-05)

*Nathan Lesley (1997) will graduate from Texas Tech Medical School in May of 2005.  He will begin his residency in Othopaedic Surgery in Fort Worth in July of 2005.  Nathan was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha ( a national honors society).  His email is st_nlesley@hotmail.com(4-10-05)

*Esther (Allen) White (1997) received her Master's Degree at Texas Woman's University and works for herself in nutrition and fitness.

*John Hughes (1998) is working on a divinity degree at SMU..

*Jason Mogonye (1998) is studying medicine Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine.

* Elizabeth (Bolden) Howe (1999) is married and teaching Pre-K in Hereford, TX.

*Johnathan Jones (1999) and *Desiree (Beauchamp) Jones (2000) were married.  Johnathan graduated in May from Penn State with a Master's in music theory and history.  He and Desiree are now living in Greenville, SC.  Johnathan is teaching music and humanities at Isothermal Community College where he is also the choir director.  He is also in the DMA program in Piano Pedagogy at the University of South Carolina.  Desiree is a K-9 handler with the North Carolina Search and Rescue Dog Association.  She also has her own dog behavioral consultation business.

*Nikki Groth (1999) is teaching first grade ESL in Kaufman, Texas.  She has one child.  Nikki's email is teacher2911@yahoo.com(4-10-05)

*Mason Kuettel (1999) is teaching math at the new ninth grade center in Weatherford and coaching girls volleyball and soccer.

*Emmeken Otte (1999) is attending Medical School at Texas A&M.

*Liana Stone (1999) is teaching private lessons, musicianship, and group piano at Coppell Conservatory.

*Cheryl Beeler (2000) is in the doctoral program in Industrial-Organizational Psychology at Oklahoma University.  She is also working as a graduate assistant in the Psychology Department at OU.  Her email is cheryl@beeler.com.  (4-10-05)

*Patricia Henley (2000) is attending graduate school at Tarleton.  She is working as a waitress in Arlington and training to be a boxer.

*Sabina (Landeros) Arredondo (2000) is teaching Spanish at Wedgewood Middle School in Fort Worth.  Her email is saby101@hotmail.com(4-10-05)

*Jana Farrill (2000) is working in Group Insurance Sales for United Health Care.  (4-10-05)

*Krissy Guess (2000) is a Senior Account Manager with Litex Industries.  She is planning to start the Professional Cohort MBA program at UTA in the fall of 2008.

* Melissa Owens (2000) is working for Vision Source of Kerrville doing optometric testing and marketing.  She is also the owner of Mattress World of Kerrville.  (4-10-05)

*Amanda Baulch (2001) is working toward her doctorate at the University of North Texas.  Her email is abaulch@yahoo.com(4-10-05)

*Heather (Harris) Smith (2005) is a choir director in Odessa at Bowie Jr. High School. (10/26/06)

*Joseph Gilbert (2006) is working on his masters in Electrical Engineering at Stanford.  (7-7-06)

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