2010 David Muñoz
(MEd) is an assistant principal at Trimble Technical High School in Fort Worth. Noted: November 7, 2011
1987 Raja Bala
Bala (’87 BS, Electrical Engineering) received his 75th patent in July. He is a principal scientist conducting research and development in digital color imaging with Xerox Corp. in Webster, N.Y., working there since 1993. His research and inventions have been incorporated into several leading Xerox color products. Noted: November 7, 2011
1972 Betsy Price
Price (’72 BS, Biology) was elected mayor of Fort Worth in June after serving 10 years as Tarrant County tax assessor. Before being elected to office, she owned Price Cornelius Title Service. Noted: November 7, 2011
1980 O.J. Kemp
Kemp (’80 BA, Physical Education/English) is athletic director for the Arlington Independent School District. She is the first woman and first African-American in that post. Previously, she was an assistant athletic director, principal, assistant principal, and girls basketball coach in the Arlington ISD. Noted: November 7, 2011
1991 Tracey Cross
(BA, Speech) is principal at Short Elementary School in Arlington. Noted: November 7, 2011
1991 Sime Bertolet
(’91 BA, Communication; ’04 MA, History) is executive director of the Historical Society of Berks County in Reading, Pa. Noted: November 7, 2011
1990 John F. Dixon
(MSN) is vice president of medicine and cardiovascular services for Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas. He is an adjunct graduate faculty member at UT Arlington and plans to complete his doctorate in nursing here in December. Noted: November 7, 2011
1988 Kenneth Zuercher
(’88 BA, German; ’04 MA, ’09 PhD, Linguistics) is assistant professor of advising and academic development at Zayed University in the United Arab Emirates. Noted: November 7, 2011
1988 Anthony Odiorne
(BBA, Finance) was appointed to the Task Force on Indigent Defense by Gov. Rick Perry. Odiorne is an assistant public defender at West Texas Public Defender for Capital Cases in Lubbock County. Noted: November 7, 2011
1988 Charles Duke
(PhD, Business Administration) was named Educator of the Year by the Marketing Educators’ Association. He is a professor of marketing at Clemson University. Noted: November 7, 2011
1988 Jaime Ayala
(BA, Speech) is assistant chief for the field operation bureau at the Arlington Police Department. He is the first Hispanic assistant chief in the department’s history. Noted: November 7, 2011
1986 Steve Rooney
(BS, Architecture) has joined Bread Loaf Corp. in Middlebury, Vt., and is working on the design team for the Hypertherm expansion project in Lebanon, N.H. Noted: November 7, 2011
1986 Paresh Naran
(BS, Biology) owns and operates Naran Family Dentistry in Raleigh, N.C. Dr. Naran has been in practice there since 1994. Noted: November 7, 2011
2003 Jennifer Anderson
(Principal Certification) is an assistant principal at Pope Elementary School in Arlington. Noted: November 7, 2011
1986 Thaddeus Arroyo
(BS, Mathematics) is chief information officer for AT&T Services in Dallas. Noted: November 7, 2011
1985 Charles W. Schmitt
(BBA, Marketing) is head of SSAB’s Americas Business Area in Lisle, Ill. SSAB deals in value-added, high-strength steel. Noted: November 7, 2011
1985 Barbara Alderete
(MSSW) is manager of the Texas Health Springwood Center in Southlake. Noted: November 7, 2011
1984 Sandra Lowry Reeves
(BBA, Finance) is vice president of treasury services for Texas Health Resources. She is a certified treasury professional and fellow of the American Academy of Healthcare Executives. Noted: November 7, 2011
1984 Mark Henry
(BA, Physical Education/History) is superintendent of schools for the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District in Houston. Noted: November 7, 2011
1982 Patti Soch
(BBA, Accounting) oversees all accounting, contracting, facilities, and HR functions as vice president of finance and operations at Gazzang, a cloud infrastructure software company based in Austin. Noted: November 7, 2011
1981 J. Lee Whittington
(’81 MBA; ’97 PhD, Business Administration) was one of four University of Dallas faculty named Haggerty Fellows during May commencement ceremonies. Dr. Whittington is a professor of management at UD. Noted: November 7, 2011
1981 Rick Holden
(BA, Political Science) is Cleburne city manager. He previously served as acting city manager and has worked in city management in Haltom City and Stamford. Noted: November 7, 2011
1980 Mark O. Terry
(BA, History/Elementary Education) is president-elect of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Elementary School Principals. He is principal at Eubanks Intermediate School in Southlake and has served on the NAESP board since 2007. Noted: November 7, 2011
1980 James Khalil
(BS, Electrical Engineering) is president of International Consulting Engineering in Delray Beach, Fla. Noted: November 7, 2011
1980 George Chaggaris
(BBA, Economics) was elected to a three-year term on the board of the Texas Bankers Association. He is president and CEO of Fort Worth’s Riverbend Bank. Noted: November 7, 2011
1980 Donna Bertram
(BSN) received the Marguerite Rodgers Kinney Award for a Distinguished Career from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. She also received the Organizational Innovation Award at the American Organization of Nurse Executives’ annual conference. Bertram is an adjunct faculty member in the College of Nursing at UT Arlington. Noted: November 7, 2011
1978 Bill Gibson
(BBA, Finance) is vice president of sales and marketing at SCT Fleet Solutions, a provider of fuel efficiency and safety solutions for the fleet industry in Longwood, Fla. Noted: November 7, 2011
1977 E.J. Copeland
(BS, Architecture) is co-principal of CamargoCopeland Architects LLP in Dallas. A company project, The Bridge Homeless Assistance Center of Dallas, is the 2011 Gold Medal recipient of the Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence. Noted: November 7, 2011
1976 Bob Wittkower
(BS, Chemistry) is a certified safety professional and the HSE project lead for JP Kenny, a subsea engineering firm with offices in Houston. He has twice received the Wood Group Chairman’s Safety Award. Noted: November 7, 2011
