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A L U M N I I N T H E N E W S C O N T D .of shipping massive quantities of explosives toLibya, his sentence was vacated 16 years laterwhen his attorney, Adler, located a crucial pieceof evidence that shook “…the foundation ofthe DOJ’s case against Wilson and ultimatelyhelp lead U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughesof Houston in October (2003) to overturnWilson’s Texas conviction.”Huntsville, Texas, November 11, 2003Huntsville ItemA Soldier’s StoryTSU alum William “Bill” Butler was the focusof an opinion piece about the Vietnam Warwhere, in his book “My Hurt is Over,” hedescribed the miserable experience of a combatinfantryman.New, York, N.Y., November 2003Black EnterpriseAmerica’s Top Black LawyersFrom corporate law to criminal litigation,A. Martin Wickliff Jr. is among the top lawyersin the country to call to get you the bestdeal, or keep your company out of trouble. Ashareholder with Epstein Becker & Green inHouston, Wickliff received his J.D. from TSU.His power play: He defended Amoco Oil Co.against a racial discrimination claim by a minoritycontractor. The jury returned a defense verdicton all major issues, and the one jury verdictfor the plaintiff was later overturned on appeal.Houston, November 9, 2003Houston DefenderOn To Bigger and BetterHPD Officer Leslie Henderson went to LosAngeles to rub elbows with the entertainmentindustry’s rich and powerful and to pitch hisscript Blindsighted, a supernatural thriller thatplaced third in the Hollywood Film FestivalScreenwriter Awards. Henderson earned abachelor of arts degree in communicationsfrom TSU. The story is loosely based on SanAntonio artist Lisa Fittipaldi, who took uppainting after she started losing her vision.Houston, November 5, 2003,Houston ChroniclePrincipal strives to be ‘role model’A feature piece was written about the accomplishmentsand tenacity of principal Marc Smithof Klein Intermediate School. Smith, who grewup in the Acres Home community in northwestHouston, earned a bachelor’s degree in educationfrom TSU in 1993. He began his teachingcareer at Klein Intermediate after graduatingfrom TSU, and, in 1997, became assistant principal.He was appointed principal five yearslater. Smith is also a former athlete, havingplayed Tiger football and spent two years in theArena Football League.GENERATIONS OF PRIDE • Summer 2004 19