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Van (’79) and Renae (’80) Parham live in Colleyville.
Van has practiced general dentistry for 25 years in Irving.
Van and Renae have two sons, the oldest one having graduated
with a BS degree in zoology/biomedical science. He
plans to attend graduate school at SHSU studying Forensic
Science. Their youngest son is a freshman at University
of Oklahoma. Renae plans to attend the SHSU Zeta Tau
Alpha 50 th Reunion in April.
Cynthia Collins Williams (’80) shared with us that
she and husband Michael celebrated their 27th wedding
anniversary on March 20. Their oldest daughter, Cortnie,
graduated from SHSU’s College of Education and is a
special education teacher at Clark Intermediate School
in Spring. Their youngest daughter, Michelle, is a junior
honor roll student at Carl Wunsche Senior High School,
a career academy in Spring. She is following the Career
Pathway of Secondary Education. Michelle is a star volleyball
player for Westfield and wants to be a secondary
coach. Cynthia and Michael are proud parents.
Curtis L. Edwards (’81) is an IT support technician at
South Eastern Institute, Dallas campus. He is a member
of the Student Advisor Council at South Eastern and in
his free time runs a computer repair business.
Charles W. Jones III (’81) attended the 2009 Dallas
Military Ball in April where the Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff was the guest speaker. He also attended
the SHSU Alumni Service Awards Luncheon and Ceremony
on April 24 where he gave the invocation. Charles
is a member of the SHSU Alumni Association Board of
Directors and the COBA Advisory Council. He and
wife Lena have established two annual scholarships—the
Thelma Jean Barnes Townley Scholarship in Theatre
& Arts, in honor of his mother, and a Men’s Lacrosse
scholarship.
Kenneth Ross (’81) and wife Debra have five children-
Kenneth Ross II, Kendra, Kendal, Antoine and Anthony.
Kenneth has been an agent with State Farm for 23 years
and received many awards such as Lone Star Leader,
Millionaire Traveler, Century Club member in Life &
Health Insurance, and Select Agent for State Farm. He
was appointed by Governor Perry to be on the board of
directors for ABTPA in 2008. Kenneth currently serves
on the board of directors for the SHSU Alumni Association.
He writes that he had the pleasure of seeing old
classmates Leonard Williams, Andrew Simpson, and
Anna Bell Lopez recently at a wedding.
CONGRATULATIONS to Allen Shamblin (’82)
on being inducted into the Texas Heritage Songwriter’s
L to R: Guy Clark, Willie Nelson, Michael Martin
Murphy, and Allen Shamblin. Photo by Bearkat Rick
Henson
Association on March 1, 2009, along with Willie Nelson,
Guy Clark and Michael Martin Murphy. This honor was
well deserved after writing such hits as “He Walked on Water”
performed by Randy Travis, “Walk on Faith” by Mike
Reid, “Life’s a Dance” by John Michael Montgomery, and
“Where the Blacktop Ends” by Keith Urban, just to name a
few of the great songs he has written. Allen graduated
with a marketing degree but always had a love for songwriting
and we are very glad he pursued his love since he
has given us a long list of wonderful songs to enjoy. Allen
currently resides in Tennessee with his wife, Lori, and
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their three children on a small farm with three horses,
two burros, one Texas Longhorn steer, five goats, one
rooster, and many dogs and cats. Allen’s website is: www.
allenshamblin.com
Karen E. Smith (’83) continues to teach in the Career
& Technology department at Splendora High School and
has been with Splendora ISD for 24 years. She teaches
Business Computer Information Systems 1 & 2, Business
Management, and is the FBLA Advisor and the Microsoft
Office Specialist Test Administrator.
Mark Beedlow (’84) has led the Dallas Regional Business
Center of Wachovia to two consecutive nominations
for the Chairman’s Cup which is the highest honor of
2009. Mark, along with his office staff, was runner up for
L to R: Mark Beedlow; Kim Gersho, Mid-States
Division Manager; and Bil Katafias, EVP, National
Production Manager
the 2008 President’s Cup and he was given one of two
Wachovia Dealer Services Leadership Awards which is the
highest award an individual can receive in the company.
Mark lettered in football under Coach Ron Randleman.
He and his wife Jennifer have a son, Matt, and a daughter,
Samantha.
David Zuniga (’86) is married to Huntsville native,
Rebecca Garcia, and has been retired from IRS/CID
since 2007. David spent 20 years as a special agent posted
in Beaumont, Laredo, New Orleans and Brunswick, GA.
While at the Brunswick duty station, David worked at the
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center and traveled
to Europe, Asia, Africa, Central and South America
teaching financial investigative techniques. David currently
owns the Stardust Room Restaurant and Bar in
Huntsville. He is the board treasurer for the Huntsville
Downtown Business Alliance. Wife Rebecca is employed
with UT Medical Branch-Texas Department of Criminal
Justice and they have three daughters, ages 29, 22, and 19
years of age.
Juan A. Enriquez (’86) writes that after living in
Seattle, he has now relocated to Bloomington, IL with
State Farm Insurance. Juan has been with State Farm for
21 years and has traveled extensively in the US. He has a 15
year old son and frequently comes to Houston to visit his
mother. Juan hopes to retire in 15 years even though he has
enjoyed many career opportunities and accomplishments.
He stays in touch with fellow Bearkat Eric Mestayer,
who worked with Juan at STRUTZ as a bartender during
their college years.
Barbara Frazier (’87) is still teaching web design and
computer applications to students at Magnolia High
School. This is Barbara’s 15th year and she is still enjoying
teenagers tremendously.
Steve Tierney (’87) recently became the new men’s and
women’s golf coach at West Virginia Wesleyan College.
In addition, Steve has been the head women’s basketball
coach at WVWC for the past six seasons.
Janelle Sumner (’88) writes that she completed her
MBA at University of Dallas in 2004. She currently
works at Blue Cross/Blue Shield as an Employee Relations
Consultant and has held this position for the last
four years. She loves traveling and last year went to Spain,
France, Italy, and then to Hawaii for Christmas. Janelle
has three grown children. Her daughter graduated from
SHSU with a degree in Criminal Justice and her youngest
son recently left the Marines after six years and a tour in
Afghanistan.
Rick (BBA ’94, MBA ’96) and Ramona (BA ’91,
MBA ’96) Michael write from Kingwood that Rick
has recently switched jobs from Wachovia to Skill Soft
and is excited about his new opportunity. Ramona is
PTA president and still a full-time stay-at-home mom.
She is considering running for the school board. Rick
and Ramona express their sadness due to the loss of their
beloved uncle, Ted E. Michael, who faithfully served
SHSU as Director of Human Resources for many years.
“He was a wonderful, loving person and we miss him every
day.” Rick and Ramona would love to hear from fellow
Bearkat, Reuben Tamez (MBA ’94).
Monty Clark (’90) formed and created a new civil
engineering firm in Temple in 2008. The name of the firm
is Clark & Fuller Civil Consultants. They offer a broad
range of civil engineering services and their website is:
www.clark-fuller.com
Tonia N. Cox (’91) informed us that after being laid off
by Hope for the Heart last May, she has been blessed with
two jobs. In December, she was hired as a tax professional
by H&R Block. In February, she began employment as an
accounting supervisor for USA Compression Partners,
LLC. She is excited and feels very blessed to hold these
positions.
Susan Trobaugh Mueller (’91) worked for Waste
Management for 13 years in hazardous waste as “national
account representative”. She is presently working in the
same field for Ely Environmental, LLC . Susan, a divorced
mom, enjoys being able to work from home since she has
three active children, ages 17, 11, and 9. Her children are
active in soccer, cheerleading and gymnastics. “Children
are costly and I thank my parents for my business degree
from SHSU.” Susan is engaged to Ed Savisky, father of
one son.
Ed Bounds (’92) states that he feels very blessed to have
been a successful entrepreneur for the past 18 years with
three separate businesses. Currently he and his wife Tonya
own an internet business-The Superior Home Business
Consultants/Executive Income Online. They have three
children, ages 21, 19, and 13. You can learn more about Ed’s
business on his website: www.EdBounds.com
Calvin D. Bonner (’95) resides in Plano where he
works for Oncor Electric Delivery in financial planning
and analysis. CONGRATULATIONS TO CALVIN
on his wedding on April 18.
Jay Tchamanzar (’96) emailed Dr. Valerie Muehsam
to say hello and how much he enjoyed her business
analysis class. He is a managing director with Axes Capital
LLC in Houston.
Teresa Hill (’97) graduated in December from the
University of Houston-Clearlake with a Masters of
Instructional Technology. CONGRATULATIONS
TERESA!
David Stodghill (’97) and his wife Rosmarily have been
married for eight years and have a four year old daughter
named Sofia. They live in Stafford. David currently works
for Worley Parsons, an engineering company where he
has worked for 2 ½ years in Project Controls. He has been
in the industry for 11 years. David and his family enjoy
going to the YMCA, the park, the zoo, shopping and
watching movies. Sofia will start school next year. David
says he would love to hear from fellow classmates at:
d.stodghill@att.net
Chris Sower (MBA’99) and Linh Nguyen (MBA’08)
co-authored a paper with Dr. Vic Sower that was presented
at the 94th Annual International Supply Management
Conference in Charlotte, NC on May 4th. The paper
was entitled “Getting Industry-Specific Cost Models to
Work for You.”