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May 6, 2008
Becky Gregory '72 Confirmed as U.S. Attorney

Becky Gregory '72 was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas.

May 6, 2008
Steve Haag '06 (GSM) Recognized as CIO Magazine's "Ones to Watch"

Steve Haag '06 (GSM) has been recognized as one of CIO magazine's "Ones to Watch."

May 1, 2008
David Dozier '60 completes 20th Boston Marathon

David Dozier, class of 1960, completed his 20th Boston Marathon on April 21. In all, he has completed 139 marathons including eight ultramarathons of 50 miles. He lives in Dallas with his wife, Dianne, ’61. He and his four children operate The Dozier Company, a public relations and advertising firm.

April 29, 2008
Jay Howard '05 (GSM) Elected to Hedge Fund Association Board

Jay Howard '05, Portfolio Manager, and Chief Investment Officer of hedge fund Leonard Asset Management has been elected to serve on the 2008 Board of Directors for the Hedge Fund Association. HFA is an international not-for-profit association of hedge fund managers, investors, and service providers formed to unite the hedge fund industry and to increase awareness of the advantages and opportunities in hedge funds. Jay is an honors graduate of the Graduate School of Management.

April 29, 2008
Warren Henry '84 (GSM) Is Vice President of Investor Relations

Warren Henry '84 now is serving as vice president of investor relations for Continental Resources, a crude-oil concentrated, independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company with operations in the Rocky Mountain, Mid-Continent, and Gulf Coast regions of the US. "Continental has grown dramatically in the past several years. As a newly public company, we must focus on consistently communicating our growth strategy and results to the invsting public, and we're glad to have Warren on board to help lead that effort," comments Harold Hamm, chairman and chief executive officer.

April 29, 2008
Joel Chusid '90 (GSM) Named North American GM of Hainan Airlines

Joel Chusid '90 has been appointed North American general manager of Hainan Airlines. Chusid and Seattle Branch Manager Xinyu (Frank) Fang are responsible for establishing the airline's presence in Seattle, launching its new nonstop service between Seattle and Beijing and introducing the Hainan Airlines brand to North American travelers. Chusid is chairman of the Association of Travel Marketing Executives. Hainan Airlines will launch its first service to North America with new nonstop flights from Seattle to Beijing beginning on June 9, 2008, the only airline offering nonstop service between Seattle and mainland China.

April 29, 2008
Mona Choucair '91 (Braniff) Named Collins Outstanding Professor at Baylor

Dr. Mona Choucair '91, a lecturer in English at Baylor University, has been selected by this year's senior class as the 2008 Collins Outstanding Professor,an annual award provided by the Carr P. Collins Foundation that recognizes and honors extraordinary teachers at Baylor. Dr. Choucair will deliver a special lecture later this semester on a subject of her choice which will be published and made available to the university community. Her teaching interests are in American literature with an emphasis on contemporary women writers, and she currently is working on a guidebook for educators on teaching Toni Morrison's novels at the secondary school level.

April 22, 2008
Deacon Steven Anthony Gomez '02 to be Ordained

Deacon Steven Anthony Gomez '02 will be ordained on May 17 at San Fernando Cathedral in San Antonio.

April 21, 2008
Rev. Oscar Cantu '89 Named Auxiliary Bishop

We are proud to announce that yet another of our alumni has been named a bishop by Pope Benedict XVI. Rev. Oscar Cantu '89 will be the new auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio. He will be the youngest bishop in the United States.

April 11, 2008
Eric Amado, MBA ’00, offers money advice to newspaper readers in Lewisville

Eric Amado, MBA ’00, is writing a new monthly finance column in the Flower Mound Leader newspaper in Lewisville to help readers of all ages tackle their money and assets. Amado is the owner of Amado Consulting LLC, a tax, accounting and business consulting company in Lewisville.

April 11, 2008
Charlie Lesko, MBA ’89, Joins MaxLinear as Vice President of Worldwide Sales

Charlie Lesko was appointed as Vice President of Worldwide Sales by MaxLinear, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company at the forefront of developing digital CMOS broadband radio frequency (RF) ICs for consumer markets. MaxLinear is based in Carlsbad, CA, with sales offices in Japan, China, and South Korea. In 1989, Lesko earned his MBA in corporate finance.

"With Lesko’s proven leadership abilities in managing sales & marketing at large semiconductor companies such as Broadcom and AMIS, he will help us realize the anticipated rapid growth in our sales in these end markets," says Dr. Kishore Seendripu, MaxLinear's CEO. "We are thrilled to have such a seasoned executive join the MaxLinear team."

March 31, 2008
Trinity Valley Community College Names McSpadden Vice President, Administrative Services

Jean McSpadden, MBA ’91, has been named Vice President of Administrative Services by Trinity Valley Community College (TVCC) in Athens, Texas.

McSpadden is the dean of fiscal services, a newly-created position within TVCC. She is responsible for the oversight of the business aspects of the college and oversees the informational technology department and the bookstore. She has worked at TVCC since 2005. McSpadden is a certified personal accountant.

March 31, 2008
Kimberly Haley-Coleman, MBA ’95, Featured in Dallas Morning News

Kimberly Haley-Coleman, founder of Globe Aware, was featured in a story published by the Dallas Morning News. Globe Aware is a non nonprofit vacation business that offers volunteer vacations in Brazil, Cambodia, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ghana, Jamaica, Laos, Mexico, Nepal, Peru, Romania, Thailand and Vietnam.

Globe Aware offers a one-week adventure in service with a focus on cultural awareness and sustainability. The trips are often compared to a "mini Peace Corps." Haley-Coleman earned her MBA in International Business. For more information, visit www.globeaware.org.

March 12, 2008
Continental Resources Names Warren Henry as Vice President, Investor Relations

Warren Henry, MBA ’84, has been appointed Vice President of Investor Relations
by Continental Resources, Inc., an Oklahoma-based oil and gas exploration and production company. Continental completed its initial public offering of shares on May 14, 2007, and now trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "CLR."

"As a newly public company, we must focus on consistently communicating our growth strategy and results to the investing public, and we're glad to have Warren on board to help lead that effort," said Harold Hamm, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

Previous to joining Continental, Henry served for almost eight years as Vice President of Investor Relations for Dobson Communications Incorporated, which was purchased by AT&T in November 2007.

Henry is a past president of the Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute, the primary trade organization for the investor relations industry. He earned a B.A. in Political Science from Duke University and an MBA in Information Systems from UD.

December 19, 2007
Southern Star Energy Appoints Hilda Kouvelis ’95 as CFO

Southern Star Energy Inc. (OTCBB: SSEY) announced the appointment of Hilda Kouvelis as Chief Financial Officer. Kouvelis has 23 years of experience as a financial controller with various companies and has been a certified public accountant since 1983. Southern Star Energy is an oil and gas exploration company with attractive lease acreage properties in Louisiana. For more information, visit Energy’s Web site at www.ssenergyinc.com.

December 18, 2007
Jorge Perez named President and CEO of Illinois YMCA

Native Texan and former migrant worker Jorge Perez ’01 has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of the YMCA of Southwest Illinois. Previously, he held the position as President at the YMCA of Greater Cincinnati. Perez began with the YMCA as a board member in the East Dallas chapter in 1994. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Calvary Bible college in Kansas City, a master’s degree from Dallas Theological Seminary and an MBA from UD.

December 17, 2007
Perna Appointed as President and CEO of WiQuest Communications, Inc.

Steve Perna MBA ’86, MS ’88 has been named President and CEO of WiQuest Communications, Inc., the leading wireless consumer solutions company designing and developing complete WiMedia-based ultra high speed, ultrawideban (UWB) platforms. According to WiQuest’s founding chief executive officer Dr. Matthew B. Shoemake, “Steve is exactly the right leader for WiQuest at this point in our corporate evolution. His strong management experience will help shape WiQuest as we continue our growth, new product solution introductions and global expansion.” Perna received both his MBA in Marketing and MS in Corporate Finance from the University of Dallas.

October 15, 2007
GSM Alumna Sue Murray Receives Business Development Grant

Sue Murray ‘86, President of EduCorp Training & Consulting, Inc. and National Alumni Board member, received a $5,000 grant as part of the Lillie Knox Investing for Growth awards presented by the Women’s Business Council Southwest. The award is given to help business owners fund development of their companies.

September 18, 2007
Texas Instruments Elects Ellen Barker as Vice President

Ellen Barker MBA '94 has been promoted to Vice President and Controller of High Performance Analog by Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN). Barker is responsible for managing the finance and operations for the High Performance Analog business unit, including operations management, profit and loss, capital, overhead accountability, and senior level management and customer interface. TI is headquartered in Dallas and has manufacturing, design or sales operations in more than 25 countries.

August 20, 2007
Karen H. Folino ’85 named Assistant Vice President by Railinc

Railinc has announced the appointment of Karen H. Folino as Assistant Vice President, Industry Support Services. Folino earned an MBA from the Graduate School of Management in 1985. Her role with Railinc (www.Railinc.com) – the largest, single source of real-time, accurate interline rail data – will be to continue strengthening relationships between Class I railroads, short lines railroads, equipment owners, rail suppliers, and Railinc.

Folino was the Vice President of Client Services Market Decisions for The Nielsen Company (AC Nielsen). Since 2005, she managed a national sales force that produced $20 million in revenue. Based in North Carolina, Railinc dominates the North American transportation industry.

August 8, 2007
Suncoast Roofers Hires Barker to Lead Company

Curt Barker ‘95 was named President of Suncoast Roofers Supply, Inc., one of the largest roofing supply companies in the southeast. An industry veteran, Barker will lead the company's day-to-day operations at its headquarters in Clearwater, Florida. He most recently was a vice president of GAF-Elk, one of the largest manufacturers of roofing products.

Barker earned an MBA in business management from the University of Dallas. To learn more about Suncoast Roofers, please visit the company Web site at www.sricorp.com.

August 6, 2007
Administaff Hires Howard ‘97 as District Manager of Second Denver-Area Sales Office

Administaff, Inc. (NYSE: ASF), a leading provider of human resources services for small and medium-sized businesses, announced Jonathan Howard as the district manager for the company’s second Denver-area sales office, located in Westminster, CO.

In this position, Howard is responsible for helping to direct the sales efforts for continued growth in Colorado. Prior to joining Administaff, he served as President and CEO of AmeriTech Environmental, Inc., a Houston-based environmental waste management company. Howard earned a master’s degree in business management from UD in 1997. For more information, visit www.administaff.com.

August 1, 2007
Aufricht ‘88 Secures Executive Spot at Semantra

Semantra, a Dallas-based software company that specializes in enterprise search and information access, expanded its executive staff to include GSM alumnus Cody Aufricht ‘88.

Aufricht brings more than 20 years of corporate and agency marketing experience to Semantra as marketing vice president. His responsibilities include guiding the company’s market direction and developing go-to-market strategies.

Aufricht joins Semantra after working as senior vice president of marketing for ePartners, Microsoft’s largest partner in the middle market business application space. During his time with ePartners, Aufricht received Microsoft’s Marketing Excellence Award for driving the company from a $5 million start-up to a $90 million market leader from 2000 to 2006.

May 16, 2007
Rich Goldman MBA ’85, MS ‘90 is Named to the SVTI Board

Silicon Valley Technical Institute (SVTI) in San Jose, California, announced that Rich Goldman has joined the Institute’s Board of Directors. Goldman, Vice President of Strategic Alliances for Synopsys and Chairman of the Board of the Synopsys Outreach Foundation, earned his MBA and Master of Science in Engineering Management from GSM.

The Silicon Valley Technical Institute (www.svtii.com), founded in 1998, is a worldwide provider of educational programs in electronic design, design automation, semiconductor manufacturing, computing, communications, and Internet technologies.

"Rich brings a tremendous wealth of knowledge and wisdom to SVTI from working with many leading universities and educational organizations around the world," said Dr. Ali Iranmanesh, SVTI's Founder and Chairman.

May 7, 2007
Gabe Stoeppler '79 Delivers Commencement Address at Limestone University

Limestone Assistant Professor of Business Administration Gabe Stoeppler ’79 delivered the commencement address to approximately 350 graduates who joined the ranks of Limestone alumni.

Stoeppler, chair of the Department of Business, Economics, and International Studies, holds a Bachelor of Arts from the City University of New York, an MBA from the University of Dallas and a Master of Professional Accountancy from Clemson University. He is a Certified Public Accountant and has been a faculty member at Limestone since 1992.

April 11, 2007
Carrier Access Names Kevin Wager '98 as Top Executive

Kevin Wagner ‘98 has been named Vice President of Business and Partner Development by Carrier Access Corporation (NASDAQ: CACS), a leading provider of wireless and converged access solutions.

Wagner's area of expertise centers on ecosystem strategy and development of strategic partnerships for growth. He brings a wealth of industry leadership experience, having served on numerous industry boards. He will be responsible for maintaining and strengthening the company's OEM relationships, as well as identifying and building relationships with new OEM and strategic partners to grow profitable revenue.

Prior to joining Carrier Access, Wagner held leadership positions with Openwave, Motorola and Cadence Design Systems. He holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Kansas and received his MBA from University of Dallas, Graduate School of Management. Visit the Carrier Access Web site at www.carrieraccess.com for more information.
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