university of houston alumni quarterly - summer 2011

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ThrowbackTo A Different Era

Reminisce about a bygoneera of Cougar Football

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ContentsVolume 4 | Issue No. 3 | Summer Issue 2011

14 One Cougar Overcoming The OddsOpera sensation, Barbara Padilla credits UH for supporting her during a difficult stretch.

13 Meet SAC President Cameron BaileyGet to know a senior who exemplifies the UH spirit.

8 Throwback To A Different EraGood times. These are the good times.

16 Robert Flores - ESPN SportsCenter“Failing upwards” led this UH alumnus to the national stage.

UHAQ Essentials

On the cover: Sophomore defensive back, Kent Brooks, shows off the throwback uniforms to be worn by the Houston football team during Homecoming when the team takes on Marshall. The game-worn jerseys will be available to fans through an online auction.

3 From the Desk of Mike Pede

4 Campus News

7 By The Numbers

18 Alumni Association Update

25 Leaving Their Print

22 Newest Members

26 Class Notes

30 Calendar

32 Paws & Remember

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Executive PublisherMike Pede (’89)

Chief EditorJeff Sutton

Art DirectorBrice D. Wiley

ContributorsTonja Jones (’00)Caroline H. Brown

Heather StaibleGene DuffeyJosh Siegel

Alumni AssociationBoard of Directors

ChairRicky Raven (’83, JD ’86)

Immediate Past ChairReece Rondon (’92, JD ’95)

TreasurerStarlet Agrella (’86, MBA ’89)

SecretaryJoe Pogge (’79)

Chair ElectJohn Clarke (’82)

President’s Council Rep.Vonda Mays (’98)

Earl Cummings (’91)Fermeen Fazal (’96,’97, JD ’00)

Cathy Coers Frank (’80)Carl Glaw (’77)Janet Hoover

Russell Hruska (’93)Durg Kumar (’82, MBA ’83)

F. Carl LewisJudie Lilie (’95)

Shannon McClendon (JD ’92)Gerald McElvy (’79)

Trey Wilkinson (’92, MBA ’02)Martha Wong (MED’76, EdD ’83)

Ex-OfficioPresident Renu Khator

Ex-OfficioMike Pede (’89)

Take Pride In Your University

“Pride.”

We throw that word around a lot at the University of Houston and we use just about every one of the definitions of the word pride that you can use. First and foremost, the word has a meaning that is important to all of us. Pride means to have a feeling of dignity and self-respect. We Cougars have always felt very prideful of our university and when given the chance, we will beat our chests about our great institu-tion to anyone that will listen.

Pride also means the happy, satisfied feeling somebody experiences when hav-ing or achieving something special that other people admire. This is the defini-tion that I want to remind all of our Cougar alumni of. UH is a special place, with a legacy unlike any other. We come from a different historical place than our other Tier One level universities in the state of Texas. For about 85 years, UH has been a place of opportunity for the working men and women of Houston, and the state, to get their education; a place where we achieve our goals and understand what it takes to get there, and people admire that. They admire how hard our students work to get their college education and how they have raised families and held down jobs while also taking a full load of classes. It’s a very satisfying feeling of achievement and one that you should be very proud of. So as we head into another academic year with enthusiasm, and darn near 40,000 students on campus, take a moment to remember, with pride, your special achievement. Take a moment to remember the legacy of success you have left behind. Take a moment to understand your role in helping UH reach the heights of the recent designations of Tier One in research and being listed as one of The Princeton Review’s “376 Best Colleges.” It didn’t just happen in the last five or ten years; it happened over the last 80, with the hard work and foundation set by our more than 220,000 alumni. Pride yourself on your achievements, your successes and your university. After all, administrations and governments don’t make universities, people and alumni do, especially prideful alumni that participate, contribute, activate and have a sense of their value to the community.

As you can see from our cover, we are going to celebrate, with pride, our legacy at UH when we host Throwback Uniform Day at Homecoming on October 22, 2011 when the Cougars play Marshall. Stop by our new pavilion in the tailgate area on the west side of Robertson Stadium and let’s stand together with pride as we reminisce about where we’ve been and continue to be excited about where we are headed! Be proud, after all, you’re a UH Cougar!

With Cougar Spirit,

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• Online and Mobile Banking✼ provide secure access to your money wherever you are. Manage your account, check balances, transfer funds and set up email and Text Alerts.†

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� Standard check order fees apply. ✼ Web access is needed to use Mobile Banking. Check with your wireless carrier for fees that may apply. Mobile Banking is available to Online Banking enrollees only. All terms applicable

to Online Banking apply to Mobile Banking. Must have Transfers and Bill Pay set up previously in Online Banking to use these functions in Mobile Banking. Not available with accounts in Washington and Idaho.

† Alerts received as text messages on your mobile access device may incur a charge from your mobile access services provider. Alerts are not available for accounts located in Washington or Idaho.

� For information about the rates, fees and other costs and bene� ts associated with the use of this Rewards card, or to apply, go to the website listed above, visit a Bank of America banking center or write to P.O. Box 15020, Wilmington, DE 19850. This credit card program is issued and administered by FIA Card Services, N.A. Visa is a registered trademark of Visa International Service Association, and is used by the issuer pursuant to license from Visa U.S.A., Inc. Bank of America and the Bank of America logo are registered trademarks of Bank of America Corporation.

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By opening and/or using these products from Bank of America, you’ll be providing valuable � nancial support to the University of Houston Alumni Association. A specialty account setup fee may apply to Houston deposit accounts opened in banking centers and over the phone in some states. Other accounts and services, and the fees that

apply to them, vary from state to state. Please review the information for your state in the Personal Schedule of Fees (at www.bankofamerica.com/feesataglance or at your local banking center) and in the Online Banking Service Agreement at www.bankofamerica.com/serviceagreement.

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Campus NewsWhat’s New?

Building a Better TomorrowWork nears completion on the Fleming Science Teaching Laboratory building located on Cullen Boulevard

University Growth Visible Across CampusExpansive new projects change the university landscape

Visitors to the University of Houston campus in the last year have no doubt noticed the construction going on all over the place. The university website (http://www.uh.edu/plantops/departments/fpc/) currently lists eight projects of varying sizes currently under construction on the UH campus.

The Fleming Science Teaching Laboratory (pic-tured above) will host the undergraduate Biology and Chemistry Teaching Labs on the first three floors. The fourth floor will be space utilized for research.

Other large projects include the Health & Biomed-ical Sciences Center, scheduled for completion in the Fall of 2012, and the Stadium Parking Garage

located right next to Robertson Stadium.

The Health & Biomedical Sciences Center is an approximately 167,000 gross square feet facility and is being designed using green/sustainable principles.

The new parking garage will be a 2,400 car facility with five levels of parking. It will also include retail space on the ground level at the southeast corner of the garage.

Additionally, the university has five projects in the design phase (including an expansion of the University Center) and five more in planning with proposed start dates in 2012 and 2013.


Dr. Robert (Bob) McPherson has been appointed the sixth Dean of the College of Education at the University of Houston.

Dr. McPherson received his B.S. in Edu-cation with an emphasis in guidance

studies from Texas Tech University. His first professional positions were as a classroom teacher and then guidance counselor at a Title 1 high school in Odessa, Texas. At that time, he also completed his MA degree in counseling at the University of Texas – Permian Basin. In 1987, he was among the first graduates of the University of Houston’s Ph.D. program in counseling psychology. As a graduate student, he was instrumental in the program’s curriculum design, change of degree title, and accreditation by the American Psychological Association.

He also held appointment as Assistant to the UH Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs. Following completion of his internship at the Student Counseling Center at Texas A&M, he assumed responsibilities as Director of the UH Learning Support Services and as a staff psychologist with the UH Counseling & Testing Services (now CAPS).

College of Education - New Dean New Student Affairs VP NamedUniversity of Houston System Chancellor and UH President Renu Khator has named J. Richard Walker, a visionary leader whose career has focused on enhancing the overall student experience – in part by being accessible to students, and visible

and actively present at student events – as the new Vice Chancellor/Vice President for student affairs at UH.

Walker has been Associate/Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs at the University of Miami since 2003. His appointment is contingent upon approval by the UH System Board of Regents at its meeting on Aug. 17. He replaces Michael Lawrence, who has served in an interim capacity since March.

Walker has more than 29 years of experi-ence in higher education, at both public and private institutions. He has been at the University of Miami since 1987, where he has worked in a variety of progressively responsible positions giving him experience in strategic planning, financial management, development/advancement initiatives and assessment.

Fulbright Scholarships The Fulbright Program was created to en-courage mutual understanding between the United States and other countries. On June 9,

a University of Houston graduate student and an alumna illustrate that mission, earning prestigious Fulbright Scholarships to further their studies.

Glenn Trujillo, who hails from the small west Texas town of Dumas, was awarded a Fulbright English Teaching As-sistant grant. He will teach English in Germany. Donna Huanca, a graduate of the School of Art, was awarded a Fulbright grant to research the Mexican Muralist move-ment and indigenous textiles to create a contemporary artwork in Mexico City.

The Fulbright program began in 1946. The program al-lows Americans to study or conduct research in more than 155 countries. Eight thousand grants are awarded each year; 1,600 go to students.

FACTMore than 3,500

alumni head their own

company or are presidents or

CEOs of businesses or corporations

{ Campus News }

Student Appointed To Board of RegentsUniversity of Houston System students have a new advocate serving on the UHS Board of Regents.

During the June 3 special called board meeting, UH law and business student Tamecia Glover Harris was sworn in as the board’s newest student regent. Appointed by Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Harris begins a one-year term. She replaces Andrew Cobos, whose term expired on June 1.

Harris holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from UH and is pursuing a juris doctor and master of business administration through a dual program at the university. She is president of the Black Law Students Association, a UH Law Center Student Ambassador, peer mentor and a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. Pre-viously, Harris served as president of the UH Law Center Student Bar Association.

{ Campus News }

University of Houston Director of Athletics Mack Rhoades named Augie Busch, nationally recognized former University of Arizona assistant coach, as the program’s head swimming coach on May 18. Busch becomes the school’s fourth head coach and replaces the late Mark Taylor who passed away in March.

Busch recently completed his eighth year at the University of Arizona where he helped lead the Wildcat men’s and women’s teams to 15 Top-5 NCAA finishes in seven years, including the sweep of the 2008 national championships. He also aided the women’s squad to three consecutive Pac-10 Championships from 2006-08.

During his time at UA, he worked primarily with the back-stroke and individual medley swimmers while also serving as the program’s recruiting coordinator. On the pool deck, Busch earned a reputation for his sophisticated knowledge of swimmers’ techniques. In his eight seasons at Arizona, Busch’s training group produced three NCAA champions, 21 individual All-Americans and swimmers on 10 national champion relay teams.

Busch Named Swim Coach


The University of Houston

will be included in The

Princeton Review’s

“Guide to 311 Green

Colleges” for the second

consecutive year.

By The NumbersAll the numbers that make up one great univers i ty

311 586,766

From June 20-22, 22 Houston-area middle school students attended the Cougar Junior Scholars Camp hosted by the

UH Honors College. The program allows local, academically talented students a chance to experience college life.

337

1,000,000 22

1,500,000

University of Houston outfielder Caleb Ramsey was drafted by the Washington Nationals with pick No. 337 in the 2011 Major League Baseball draft. Ramsey was selected in the 11th round.

In May, ExxonMobil donated $586,766 to the University of Houston through its educational matching gift program to support math and science initiatives.

UH students work 1,000,000 hours in Houston’s surrounding communities each year.

UH’s Paul Cirino and Tammy Tolar, along with Vanderbilt’s Lynn Fuchs, have received a $1,500,000 grant from the Institute for Education Sciences to conduct a four-year study devoted to understanding factors connected with how students learn algebra.


ThrowbackTo a different era

Good times, these are the good times, Leave your cares behind, these are the good times. - Chic, 1979

Fourth down. Houston’s last chance. Cougar quar-terback Terry Elston looked and looked, with Nebraska defenders all around, and finally spotted

teammate Eric Herring in the end zone. Elston rifled a six-yard pass to Herring for the winning touchdown with just 12 seconds to play to beat the Cornhuskers 17-14 in the Cotton Bowl.

The 66-yard, 13-play drive capped the 1970s, a marvelous decade that propelled Houston football into the national spotlight. UH concluded the ‘70s with an 80-33-2 record, including six bowl games. Coach Bill Yeoman, who led the Cougars for 25 years, called the ’79 group his best team.But the most significant event of the 1970s occurred when Houston joined the Southwest Conference. The Cougars were originally part of the Lone Star Conference when they began playing football in 1946. They later belonged to the Gulf Coast Conference for a year and the Missouri Valley Conference from 1953-59.

They had played as an independent since 1960. That wasn’t so bad when UH scheduled SEC powers such as Mississippi, Georgia and Auburn, as well as Miami, Florida State, Penn State and Florida.

“We made a mistake of beating Auburn in the Bluebon-net Bowl,” Yeoman said of a 36-7 rout of the Tigers in 1969. “A course of rejections followed thereafter. (Mississippi coach Johnny) Vaught called here and said, ‘Don’t come over here on whatever day we were supposed to play. We’re going to be playing somebody else that day.’ Then Mississippi State canceled. Two or three people we were talking to (lost interest).”

“They (Auburn) were favored to beat us and we played great,” recalled Ronny Peacock, a Cougar cornerback. “I don’t know if it was just defensively we played real well. Everything went right for us and nothing went right for them.”


By 1971 lower echelon teams such as Cincinnati, San Jose State and Villanova began appearing on the UH schedule. The Cougars drew only 18,441 for a home game against Colorado State in 1973. Interest in the program had begun to wane. When UH played in its fourth Bluebonnet Bowl in six years in 1974, the reaction was more ho-hum than ecstasy, just another home game in the Astrodome.“I was sitting in (athletic director) Harry Fouke’s office one afternoon, 4:30-5 o’clock, and the phone rings and Margaret Sanders, Harry’s secretary, says ‘Darrell Royal wants to talk to you,’ ” Yeoman said of the legendary Texas coach. “Then the color in Harry’s face starts changing. Darrell wanted to know how we would entertain an invita-tion into the Southwest Conference.”

Good times, these are the good times.

Partly because of scheduling problems, UH did not play in the SWC for football until 1976, although it competed in other sports such as baseball, golf and tennis before that.

The athletes welcomed the move.

“It gave you an identity,” said Tommy Kaiser, a defensive back in football who also played third base on the base-ball team. “Back then getting in the NCAA Tournament as an independent (in baseball) was really hard. We played A&M anyways, but it was fun to play them in a conference setting. You played guys you had played high school ball with, or against.”

Yeoman was convinced joining the SWC saved the Hous-ton program, even if his football team had to wait five years to compete for the conference title.

“It was a Godsend,” he said. “Everybody who was a draw was canceling. They said we couldn’t play for the confer-ence title for five years. They told us they wanted to play in Rice Stadium. I said, ‘I don’t care if we play in a parking lot.’ We’re going. That’s it.”

In 1975, one year before UH began play in the SWC, the program struck bottom. After beating Lamar in the

opener, the Cougars lost eight in a row before ending the season with a win over Tulsa and a 2-8 record. North Texas State whipped UH 28-0. Em-barrassing.

But Yeoman was convinced the ’75 team was not as bad as its record. He pointed to five of the losses being by seven points or fewer. And he knew the best was yet to come.

“The guys just couldn’t finish,”

he said. “They weren’t interested. It didn’t matter how much talking you had to do, they could care less about that year. It was the next year (and the SWC) they were getting ready for.”

Outside the team, there wasn’t much optimism for taking on Texas, Texas A&M and Texas Tech in the conference.

“Anybody would be lying to you if they said they thought we’d win it the first year,” said Murray Stinson, a 1968 UH grad who has been a season ticket holder for over 35 years. “I’m sure most of the (SWC schools) thought we’d be just fodder.”

The turnaround happened at a spring scrimmage at Tully Stadium. The starters were out of the game, standing on the sideline, taking off their shoulder pads. Yeoman didn’t like that.

“I told them, I would tell them when practice was over,” he said. “They didn’t need to tell me. I didn’t want them taking their pads off.”

Yeoman decided he would give the starters the privi-lege of putting their pads back on and going back out to scrimmage.

“We went 45 minutes, ones and against ones,” said Chuck Brown, the starting center. “There were fights. It kind of brought everybody together. Hey, we might have a pretty good team.”

UH opened that 1976 season by winning at Baylor in its first official conference game, then lost badly at Florida. Texas A&M didn’t want to play the Cougars at the As-trodome and the game was moved to Rice Stadium and drew 70,001.

“Some teams didn’t want to play us in the Astrodome because they thought we had too big a home field advan-tage,” said Dale Cox, a 1976 UH grad. “Our guys seemed to play well there.

“(Texas A&M) was ranked real high. Before the game the Aggies were yelling, ‘You’re going to wish you never

Val Belcher, coach Bill Yeoman and the rest of the Cougars celebrate a Bayou Bucket victory at Rice Stadium.

Defensive back Robert Giblin with head coach Bill Yeoman


scheduled this game.’ We shut them up early when we ran back a punt for a touchdown.”

UH veered by A&M 21-10, proving it belonged.But beating A&M paled compared with facing Texas Nov. 6, 1976 in Austin. The Longhorns were one year from go-ing undefeated in the regular season in 1977 with Earl Campbell winning the Heisman Trophy and Brad Shearer the Outland Trophy.

Yeoman knew how to motivate his Cougars.

“He had guys from the ‘60s talk in the locker room before the game,” said Cox. “Those guys all wanted to play in the Southwest Conference. Dick George (a defensive tackle in 1965) was real inspirational and got them revved up.

“What shocked me was not that we won (the SWC) our first year, but beating Texas 30-0 in their stadium. Camp-bell didn’t play, but all the rest (of the Longhorns) did.”Texas was nearly unbeatable in Memorial Stadium in those days. The Horns had won 42 in a row at home.

“There was such a mystique at Texas in Memorial Sta-dium,” said Brown, now in his 10th year with the UH radio network.

This was Royal’s final year at Texas. The Longhorns were beginning to decline, but were still ranked No. 20 going into the game, one spot behind Houston in the polls. “We went to UT and we weren’t expected to win, and we won 30-0,” remembered Cathy Coers Frank, a freshman in 1976. “The UT people couldn’t believe it.”

“We had two or three kids that Texas had turned down on our defensive unit,” said Yeoman. “They were frothing at the mouth. You talk about committed.”

It was a tough day in the eyes of Texas.

Nothing can stir up Yeoman’s competitiveness faster than the University of Texas.

“The University of Houston has set a precedent in so

many things that (Texas) was way behind,” he said. “They had to copy the Triple Option (with the Wishbone). They had to integrate. Their basket-ball program had to get better. We set the pace in this state whether they liked it or not. They were following the University of Houston. This is what kills the University of Texas.”

Probably the biggest, and most overlooked, game of the 1976 season took place Nov. 20 in Lubbock. Texas Tech was undefeated in the conference and would go on to a 10-2 record and a No. 13 national ranking.

Houston won 27-19, leaving the Cougars and Tech in a tie for the SWC title with 7-1 records. But UH received the Cotton Bowl bid based on its head-to-head win over the Red Raiders.

“People didn’t understand,” said Yeoman. “We were in the habit of playing Alabama, Auburn, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Florida, Penn State, Tennessee. Playing real good football teams was not something new.

UH defeated Maryland 21-16 in Dallas and ended up fourth in the country.

Good times, these are the good times.

The Astrodome played an important role in UH’s suc-cess in the ‘70s. The nation’s first indoor football stadium opened in 1965 and the Cougars couldn’t wait to move in. While the NFL Houston Oilers didn’t start playing there until 1968, the Cougars were at home in the Dome.Houston had played its home games at Rice since 1950. Now Yeoman and his staff had something special to sell when they went recruiting. “We finally had something nobody else had,” said Yeoman.

“The atmosphere was pretty special,” said Kaiser, who coached Tomball High School to a Class 5A area champi-onship last fall. “Especially the first time in it, you tend to look around a little bit.”

The UH fans enjoyed the cushioned seats and air condi-tioning.

“I loved the Astrodome,” said Coers, a 1980 grad. “It was a very big deal. The weather was always nice. It was a great place to play.”

Everyone liked running around on the Astroturf when it was new.

Running back Don Bass forces the ball across the goal line for a touchdown against Texas

John Newhouse (#28) runs around the end during a 1979 game against UTEP in the Astrodome


“Neither Ronny (Peacock) nor I were very fast and the turf made us feel faster,” said Kaiser, who returned to UH as an as-sistant coach under Jack Pardee and John Jenkins from 1987-92. “Whether it was hot or cold or rain-ing outside, you knew you were going to play in perfect conditions. That was fun.”

Peacock, an assistant coach at UH from 1974-

83, will never forget his recruiting visit. He was taken to a basketball game, a little matchup between undefeated UCLA and undefeated Houston before 52,693 at the As-trodome. Elvin Hayes scored 39 points and UH won 71-69. It became known, rightfully so, as The Game of the Cen-tury. It is still the most significant regular season game in college basketball history.

“There were 125 (football) recruits there that weekend,” said Peacock. “It was an amazing game, an amazing set-ting. They couldn’t have picked a better deal for UH. Riley Odoms was there, Robert Newhouse was there.”

UH slipped to 6-5 in 1977, but by 1978 the Cougars were right back on top of the conference with a 7-1 SWC record. They took a 9-2 record to face Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl.

A wicked ice storm struck Dallas the night before the game. Talk about your frozen tundra. The conditions were unbearable at best. Tommy Ebner, a defensive back in the late 1970s, called it “the coldest I’ve ever been. It was minus-6 degrees on the field. Hitting the ground was not good. It was like playing in a parking lot.”

But UH played well. The Cougars led 34-12 with 7 ½ min-utes to play and had the ball! The only problem was Notre Dame had a quarterback named Joe Montana who would go on to win four Super Bowls for the San Francisco 49ers. Notre Dame scored on a blocked punt and then on a 61-yard drive with Montana running it in from the 2-yard line to bring the Irish within six, thanks to a pair of two-point conversions, with 4:15 to play. Since UH’s last punt attempt resulted in a Notre Dame touchdown, Yeoman decided to go for it on fourth-and-one from his own 29. Emmett King didn’t make it.

“You can’t second guess

(going for it on fourth down),” said Ebner. “It would have gone to the house if not for a missed assignment.”

Notre Dame needed four plays to cover those 29 yards, Montana connecting with a sliding Kris Haines for the tying touchdown with no time left. Joe Unis’ extra point made the final score: Notre Dame 35, Houston 34.

Many Cougars still believe that Haines was out of bounds when he caught the ball. Because of people on the side-lines blocking the view, the TV replays were inconclusive.“Kenny Hatfield, the corner on that side, said he was defi-nitely out of bounds,” recalled Kaiser.

“I remember like it was yesterday,” said Chuck Brown. “They show it on TV sometimes and I turn it off.”

The play still irritates Yeoman. He served as an assistant coach in the East-West Shrine game that season. A re-ceiver named Kris Haines happened to be on the team.“In his first inter-view (Haines) said, ‘Yeah, I was out of bounds,’ ” recalled Yeoman. “Word got back to me, the head official said the guy was out of bounds. If you look at the film the (of-ficial) deep in the secondary threw up his arms (sig-naling touchdown) almost before the ball got to the guy. He was out of bounds.”

It was a brutal blow for UH fans who had endured the freezing temperatures. “The weather was unbelievably bad,” said Stinson. “I don’t think I’ve ever been as cold in my life. You forget the weather. Not the loss.”

Stinson compared the Ice Bowl to losing to North Carolina State at the buzzer in the National Championship game in basketball in 1983. “Those were the two toughest losses for us old-timers,” he said.

Coers, who was a member of the Cougar Dolls, which was part of the band, stayed through the whole game.“Some of the people in the band got on the bus at half-time,” she said. “I was crying after the game, I was so cold, sad we lost.”

UH was back in contention in the SWC the following year. The Cougars tied with Arkansas for the conference title. Since they had beaten the Razorbacks during the season, they returned to the Cotton Bowl. Coers recalled wearing a button that read: “3 out of 4 ain’t bad.”

John Newhouse (#28) runs around the end during a 1979 game against UTEP in the Astrodome

Vincent Greenwood (#54) stands up an opponent from Rice.

Mack Mitchell (#83) sizes up his teammate, Tony Jefferson, during team picture day


This time it was the Cougars who rallied late to overtake Nebraska in the bowl game, winding up 11-1 and No. 5 in the nation.

Twenty-five years have come and gone since Yeoman retired.

He is 83 now and looks as if he could still coach, work-ing part time as a fund raiser for the athletic depart-ment.

Yeoman beat Baylor and Texas A&M in his first two games at UH in ’62. He led his first Houston team to a 7-4 record and a victory over Miami of Ohio in the Tanger-ine Bowl. He never envisioned that would be the start of a 25-year reign. He just never left.

“Why would I want to go somewhere else?” he said. “I had so much fun here. Army came after me three times. An A&M guy called me at one time. I wasn’t interested in going professional at all.”

When this year’s Houston team dresses in throwback jerseys from the 1970s for its Oct. 22 homecoming game against Marshall, Yeoman will remember the glory years of UH football.

Good times, these are the good times. Leave your cares behind, these are the good times.


Cameron Jade Remington Bailey fell in love with the University of Houston on a trip with his high school engineering club and that love has only grown in the following years.

Bailey, majoring in marketing with a minor in management information systems, has worked on campus in the Bauer College of Business computer lab since his freshman year and also worked at Academy while paying his way through school.

When talking with him, it was clear Bailey had an interest in business, with multiple ideas for businesses he wants to bring to life. Currently, along with friend Sebastian Blankston, he is working to start a market-ing consulting company. For close to a year, he has worked with small businesses, giving marketing advice, handling advertising and designing websites.

“I’ve always dreamed of one day owning my own business and having ‘BaileyCorp’ or ‘Bailey Enterprises,’” he said.

Bailey has researched and planned multiple business projects, including a green business.

“When I was working on it, it was called EcoTorch.” He continued, “The purpose was to educate people on how to be green-friendly through a green magazine online or going around Houston and collecting grass clippings and selling it to ethanol plants.”

In addition to his green business, he hopes to take his keen interest in robotics and start a technology busi-ness. Ahead of the game, he’s already trying to get a robot lawnmower patent.

“There are already robot lawnmowers out there, but this one has a laser design to it. So it will actually re-member each pattern and be customizable to how you want it to cut your grass,” Bailey added.

Bailey made it a point to get involved on campus and was encouraged to join the Student Alumni Connec-tion as a freshman. He quickly joined the board and is serving as SAC President for the 2011-12 academic year. His affiliation with SAC has allowed him to learn about the university, the traditions at UH and also led to him getting involved with Frontier Fiesta and gave him the chance to meet President Renu Khator.

When asked what it was about UH that he envisioned remembering most from his time here, it was clear that UH was a special place to him.

“It has a different atmosphere than most universities. We have the stereotype of being a commuter school, but I think that’s what makes it so friendly and so diverse.” He added, “Being from Houston, it wasn’t awk-ward coming to college at all because it’s the same environment. I was surrounded by people of different races just like I was in high school.”

Bailey is set to graduate in 2012, so shortly after, be on the lookout for “Bailey Enterprises.”

Student Stories


Barbara Padilla (MM ’04) had wait-ed for over 20 minutes for her

nurse. When she did return, she told Padilla something that would change her life, “You have an audition with the Moores School of Music.”

Padilla, an opera singer and section leader of her state choir, had come to Houston from Guadalajara, Mexico in 1998 for treatment for Hodgkin’s disease. Padilla performed for then music director Peter Jacoby, and he offered her a full scholarship after the audition.

“UH basically saved my life. It gave me a reason to fight,” Padilla said. “It offered me a life beyond what I could have imagined.”

After being diagnosed with Hodg-kin’s in 1996, Padilla relapsed several times and at one point it was doubt-ful whether or not she would ever be able to sing again. In 1998, Padilla was unfit for a bone marrow trans-plant due to the amount of chemo-therapy her body had received, so they decided to apply chemotherapy directly on the spot of the problem.

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The treatment left her neck look-ing charred and burnt. Her voice however was unaffected.“If you had seen the skin around my neck, they said the same thing happened on the inside,” Padilla said. “It was a miracle because that was not supposed to happen.”

Padilla started at UH in the spring of 2000, and battled another relapse later that year that returned her to the hospital in Guadalajara for 21 days in December.“I can’t even explain how I felt. I gave up,” Padilla said.

“I was so ready to die and go home. When they told me ‘you’re fine, you’re ready to go,’ I looked out the window and I looked at the street and I thought ‘I don’t want to do this anymore.’ I thought I was going to go to heaven.”

As discouraging as another relapse was, Padilla was inspired to continue to fight by her family, faith and the hospital staff taking care of her.

“I can’t give up if these people who barely knew me were willing to do so many things for me,” Padilla said.

Padilla continued her education at UH and earned her master’s degree in vocal performance in 2004.After graduating, Padilla settled in Houston with her husband, Kyle Howard, and daughter, Elizabeth. After three years as a stay-at-home mom, Padilla felt a desire to share her story and began looking for auditions.

“My life is full of great blessings,” Padilla said. “It doesn’t feel right not sharing them. So I thought, ‘how can I share them? I need to be on stage again. I have been through some-thing miraculous.’”

Her friends suggested that she try out for the fourth season of America’s Got Talent. Padilla joined 3,500 other people auditioning and waited 12 hours the first day and wasn’t seen until after waiting another six the sec-ond day.

Padilla wowed the judges in the audi-tion and continued to impress during each round of the show, eventually finishing as the runner-up.

“The beauty of what happened was that people were writing me emails from all over, telling me they didn’t like opera until they heard me sing,” Padilla said. “I brought opera to a lot of people.”

UH’s support for Padilla when she was on America’s Got Talent encour-aged her to recently become a Life Member of the UH Alumni Associa-tion.

“It didn’t feel right to not be a mem-ber,” Padilla said. “I owe UH so much. It’s extremely important knowing and feeling that UH didn’t just leave me alone or on my own, they continued supporting me. UH has given me so much.”

Padilla is currently recording her de-but album, “Viviendo,” with Grammy winning producers Gregg Field and Jorge Calandrelli.

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Affable, smart and just a tad self-deprecating, the Houston native and University of Houston graduate is a local boy done good, and Flores never forgets where he came from or what it took to get where he is.

Like most sports guys, Flores knows his stuff, but he’s quick to tell you about his unabashed love for wrestling. Steeped in family tradition, Flores first fell for the theatrical sport as a kid, watching Ch. 39 and Paul Boesch.

“My grandpa and I would go around the corner and get Shipley Donuts and watch Gino Hernandez and all the other Houston wrestlers,” Flores says. “It’s my guilty pleasure. It might be an illness, but it’s like a soap opera.” Flores favors the WWE and still revels in his childhood tradition, passing it along to his sons.

His sports knowledge isn’t limited to just the dramatic flair in the ring of course. Flores co-hosts SportsCenter, covering everything from the National Basketball Association to boxing and his ESPN resume includes hosting ESPN Friday Night Fights and NBA Fastbreak. Flores says ESPN affords staffers many opportunities to try new things, so during college football, he will be on CBS covering games.

Flores half-jokingly says he got to this point in his career by “failing upward” but in reality, he got to where he is the old-fashioned way - internships, hard work and focus. Although accepted to the Uni-versity of Texas, Flores chose UH after graduating from Dobie High School. Awarded an academic

scholarship, Flores briefly entertained pursuing business, but quickly real-ized that wasn’t for him.

“I was in there for 10 minutes and ran to my coun-selor,” he says. After growing up transfixed by local sportscaster Bob Allen, Flores quickly became immersed in the School of Communication where he graduated with a Radio and Television degree in 1992. Before long, Flores was working in television as an intern at Channel 11.

“I was like a kid working in a candy shop. I worked with Giff Nielsen and Matt Musil. Those were the stars in my eyes,” Flores says. “I got valuable real life experience and I wouldn’t trade it for anything because I wouldn’t be where I am now.” The time spent paying his dues left little time for play, but Flores did watch a lot of Cougar sports.

“My freshmen year the Cougars (football) were still enjoying success with Andre Ware and David Klingler. Now Andre is an analyst and we work together at ESPN. It’s neat to see that come full circle,” he says. When he wasn’t watching wrestling as a kid, Flores and his family were in the stands at Hofheinz Pavilion during the golden Phi Slama Jama days.

His road to ESPN was paved the way most television jobs are. Start at a small market and work your way up. Flores landed at KNOE-TV in Monroe, La., as the weekend news anchor after graduating and moved on to KWTX-TV in Waco and then to KEYE-TV in Austin, where he was sports director.

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Google search reveals an unfortunate on-air slip that cost him his job, but it also gave him new direction.“I was fired in August of 2004 and didn’t have a job for six months, and then my agent called. ESPN wanted to hire me,” Flores says. “How it all worked out, I can’t even believe it. To go from that situation to a place where I always wanted to work, it’s the absolute best.”

For most sports fans, Flores’ work days are a dream. He starts his days at a meeting to discuss the day’s news, he watches games and writes scripts. When the red light goes on, Flores may be on air for 30 minutes to three hours, depending on the day.

“We have fun. That’s the great thing about sports. I can poke fun and have a good time,” Flores says. “Our fans are extremely smart and if you are faking it, they will call you on it, so you have to know your stuff.”

Impartial on the desk, Flores is open about his affection for his hometown teams, and is true blue regardless of the win/loss column. The Houston Texans are his favorite professional football team and he closely follows the Astros and the Rockets.

He’s also got a soft spot for the Cougars and raves about head football coach Kevin Sumlin, calling him “one of the brightest young coaches” out there. As an alumnus, Flores is excited about the direction UH is headed and praises the boosters, administra-tors and fans for taking the critical steps to improv-ing the school’s facilities.

“I’m sorry Robertson wasn’t used when I was a student. All the games were in the Astrodome and when I watch games now, it looks like Robertson has potential. It’s pretty special. UH is committed to excellence and has so much potential.”

One of the refreshing things about Flores is his accessibility. He holds online live chats with fans, invites people to friend him on his ESPN Facebook page and Tweets regularly at @RoFloESPN, where he responds to those who follow him. “I like social media,” Flores says. “I’m intrigued at how we can take advantage of it.”

Flores admits he was never meant for an office job, so it’s a good thing his career is anything but boring. Looks like “failing upward” is a pretty good direction after all.


Association UpdateWhat We’ve Been Up To

The 57th Annual University of Houston Alumni Association Awards Gala was held April 30, 2011 at the Omni Hotel. Always one of

the biggest events of the year for alumni of the University of Houston, guests were treated to a delightful program hosted by local radio personality Matt Thomas (‘98) that included words from President Kha-tor and the Honorable Welcome Wilson, Sr. (‘49) and a special perfor-mance by Barbara Padilla (MM ‘04).

Distinguished Alumni Award honorees included Beth Madison (‘72), Cheryl Creuzot (‘81, MD ‘92, LLM ‘99), David Bertman (‘98) and the Honorable Leroy Hermes (‘66). Ken and Judy Baxter (‘68) and Mike Holley (‘90) were recognized with the Distinguished Service Award while Joe Green (‘80) received the Outstanding Volunteer Award. Car-los de Aldecoa Bueno (‘97) received the Rising Star Award and John Hofmeister was honored with the Chair’s Award.

The 58th Annual UHAA Awards Gala will be April 14, 2012 at the brand new Westin Memorial City.

57th Annual Alumni Awards GalaSave the Date

2012 HonoreesDistinguished Alumni Awards

Lt. General Robert Milstead (’74)Dorothy Nicholson (’77)

Dennis QuaidRobert Wuhl

Brett Cullen (’79)

Distinguished Service AwardsRon Page (’80)

Audray McMillian (’84)

Chair’s AwardLilie Therese Robertson

Outstanding Volunteer AwardJudy Chong (’69, ’76)

Rising Star Award for ServiceJames Hong (’05)

April 14, 2012Westin - Memorial City


What We’ve Been Up To { Alumni Association Update }

home Game EventsHouston vs. UCLASeptember 3 at 2:30 p.m. | FSNUHAA Tailgate Zone: NoonRecognizing: Life Members

Houston vs. Georgia StateSeptember 24 at 7 p.m. | CSSUHAA Tailgate Zone: 4:30 p.m.Recognizing: Faculty/Staff

Houston vs. East CarolinaOctober 8 at 6 p.m. | CBS SNUHAA Tailgate Zone: 3:30 p.m.Recognizing: Family Weekend

Houston vs. MarshallOctober 22 at 3:30 p.m. | CSSUHAA Tailgate Zone: 1 p.m.Recognizing: Classes of 1986 and 2001

Houston vs. RiceOctober 27 at 7 p.m. | FSNUHAA Tailgate Zone: 4:30 p.m.Recognizing: UHAA Board of Direc-tors & Constituent group boards

Houston vs. SMUNovember 19 at TBA | FSNUHAA Tailgate Zone: TBARecognizing: Student Alumni Connection Members

Football Season Is Here!

away Game EventsHouston at North TexasSeptember 10 at 6 p.m. | ESPN3UHAA Pre-Game Party: 3-5 p.m.Rudy’s Country Store & BBQHotel: Renaissance Dallas

Houston at Louisiana TechSeptember 17 at 7 p.m. | ESPN3UHAA Pre-Game Party: 3-5 p.m.Sundown TavernHotel: Hilton Shreveport

Houston at UTEPSeptember 29 at 7 p.m. | CBS SNHotel: Wyndham El Paso Airport

Houston at UABNovember 5 at 6 p.m. | CBS SNHotel: Hilton Birmingham Perimeter Park

Houston at TulaneNovember 10 at 7 p.m. | CBS SNUHAA Pre-Game Party: 3-6 p.m.Walk On’s New OrleansHotel: Astor Crowne Plaza

Houston at TulsaNovember 25 at 11 a.m. | FSNHotel: Hyatt Regency Tulsa

This season, all alumni will be invited to stop by the UHAA Pavilion outside Robertson Stadium before games to socialize with your fellow

Cougars!

The UHAA tailgate will be the perfect place to be when

the Spirit of Houston Cougar Marching Band and the

Cougar football team make their way through Tailgate Village two hours prior to

game time!

UHAA Constituent Group Tailgates

Centerpoint Energy AlumniFort Bend ClubUH Band AlumniUH Cougars Athletic AllianceBauer AlumniHilton AlumniEngineering AlumniTechnology AlumniTKE AlumniNSM AlumniLaw Alumni*Black Alumni*GCSW Alumni*

*Homecoming tailgate only

For more information and to RSVP visit HoustonAlumni.com/athletics


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For the first time ever, the University of Houston Alumni Association and University Career Services hosted an

Alumni Career Mixer (sponsored by Prudential) this past May. The goal of this event was to assist alumni seeking a career change, or looking for a job. Over 100 alumni and recent grads attended the Mixer and were able to meet and visit with 30 employers. Industries represented included financial groups, insurance agencies, real estate man-agement, an energy company and many more local and nationally-based companies. Because of the high demand and the success of this event, the alumni association and University Career Services plan to host another Mixer in May 2012.

Homecoming 2011

October 22, 2011Houston vs. Marshall

Kickoff: 3:30 p.m.

Featuring:• Throwback Uniforms worn by the football team• 10 & 25 year Class Reunions• Tailgate Spirit Challenge• Spirit Bell Challenge• Tailgating & more!

For more information and to RSVP for events please visit HoustonAlumni.com/homecoming


{ Alumni Association Update }

Reunions

Alumni Travel Program

Did you graduate in 1986 or 2001? If so, you are cordially invited to the UHAA Homecoming Tailgate honoring you and bringing your

classes together for your 10 and 25-year reunions on Saturday, October 22, 2011. The tailgate will begin at 1:00 pm in the UHAA/President’s Pavilion.

Join your fellow classmates, current students, faculty/staff and the University of Houston Alumni Association for this great opportunity to renew friendships, reminisce about your days on campus, and to cheer on the Cougars as they take on Marshall!

If you are in need of football tickets, visit www.houstonalumni.com/ reunion10 or www.houstonalumni.com/reunion25. For more information please contact Karen Bradley Molina at [email protected].

Start making plans for your 2012 travel abroad. The Alumni Association has a

great slate of trips scheduled for you to join fellow alumni for fun and enjoyment. Save these dates!

France - Normandy and ParisNine Day Trip | May 19-28, 2012

IrelandTen Day Trip | June 12-22 , 2012

Italy - Magnificent Lake DistrictEight Day Trip | September 4-12, 2012

For more information and to secure your spot please visit: HoustonAlumni.com/travel

{ Newest Members }

The University of Houston Alumni Association expresses great appreciation to our newest members who have joined as Century Club or Life Members!

Century Club MembersGloria Acker (’71)Carolina Jessica Acosta (’06)Raji L. Aiyer (MBA ‘11)Sean Patrick Allen (‘ 94)Patrick Wayne Andrews (’92)Anahita M. Aslinia (’01)Dr. Shahab D. Aslinia (’04, MA ’07)Caroline N. Avegno (’97)The Honorable Nancy J. Bailey (JD ’85)Quentin Lee Ballard (’85)Ellen E. Ballard (’84)Kenneth H. Barrett (’67)Pamela I. BarrettJeff Bayless (MBA ’89)Belinda Bennett, IIDA (’83)Suzanne B. Biggs-Diecks (’79)Curtis L. Blackshear (’97)Deborah R. BlackshearKelly A. Bluhm (MBA ’06)Cynthia L. Bowden (’77)Robert L. Bowden (’77)Michael L. Bowie (‘81, MBA ’90)Brenda S. Boyko (’79)Nicholas L. Boyko (’72, MS ’75)Dr. G. Sidney Buchanan (Emeritus Professor)Robert L. BurrVivian Camacho (JD ’99)Michael Gordon Carter (’85, MBA ’88)Joseph Charles Casto (’10)Kimberly B. Casto (’07)Adam A. Cazarez (’04)Marion Lamar Cessna (MBA ’88)Incho Chang (’70)Damon Joseph Chargois (’91, JD ’94)Paul A. Christy (’94)Dr. Stephen A. Claiborn (’71, PHD ’75)Dr. Harold R. Codianne (’63)Steven E. Collier (’76)Helen CordesRoy L. Cordes, Jr. (JD ’76)Frank P. Covey (’83)Julie Crosswell (MSW ’10)Robert J. de Lachica, Sr. (’64)Gregory Paul Deason (’91)Shelly J. Dittmar (’98)Dorene J. Drake (MED ’66)Charles R. East (’54)Christopher Paul Egan (’94)David A. Ellis (MARCH ’90)Juan Raul Falcon (’81)G. Jeff Fleming (MBA ’96)Jose R. Flores (’89)Devon Harold Floyd, Jr. (’68)Joe Howard Frey (’92)John Wesley Gallup (’71)Carl A. Gamble (’68)Dr. Samir Ghalayini (’81, MS ’85, PHD ’89)Paula Ruth Gochnour (MBA ’88)Leah Gronner (’95)Dr. Chita Rodriguez Gudino (PHD ’95)Cristina Guerrero (’08)Peter Guidry (’10)Edward Austin Guthrie, III (’93)

Julio C. Quiralte (’03, MED ’06)Celeste S. Quiralte (JD ’05)Christopher C. Ray (’10)Matthew Ray (’99)Hilario L. RazoJulia Razo (’90)John Reinert (MBA ’10)Nell A. Richardson (’65, JD ’87)Kathleen Dell Rickli (MED ’85)Michael R. Roberts (’94)Steven M. Rock, M.D. (’89)Bernard R. Roesler (’52)Diego A. Rojas (’10)Mark Roseland (’81)Vincent R. Ryan, Jr. (’69, JD ’74)Margret SalinasMartita M. Schmuck (MS ’81)Mark Gregory Schneider II (’09)Dr. Lisa M. Scholz (PHARMD ’99)Robert L. Scholz (’77, MS ’88)David S. Seiver, P.E. (’95, MS ’97)Helena M. Seiver (MBA ’00)Rodney Sepulvado (’88)May B. Shek (’02)Charles Victor Smith (MA ’98)Brenda M. Spiess (’73)Michael Eugene Spiess (’71)Sarah A. St. JohnWilliam S. St. John (’75)Michael Franklin Stauffacher (JD ’92)Michael R. Stein (MBA ’84)Dr. Raymond W. Stepp (OD ’73)Donna B. Sterns (’75, MED ’81)Angelic Stevenson-Davis (’95)Denese Stokes (’77)Dwayne Stokes (’77)John Kenneth Streeter, III (’69)Kristina P. Tarman (’03)Sean Lloyd Tarman (’06)Robert M. Tatum, Jr. (’64)Dorothea M. Terry (’76)David F. Tharp (’57)Lillian A. Tharp (’59)Dr. Jeffrey James Thiel (MED ’84, EDD ’96)Antonio Tong (’66, MS ’67, ’84)Hiep Thai Truong (’09)Carsten R. Udengaard (’98, MS ’03)Vivian May Wen (’88)Arlie D. Whisenhunt (’02)Jennifer E. White (MBA ’04)Larry C. Wiggins, Sr. (’69)Arthur O. Williams (’79)Mark S. Williams (’80)Michael R. Williams (’92)Richard J. Wilson (’89, MBA ’92)George William Wolf, Jr. (’79)Andrew Phillip Wood (’90, MBA ’00)Laurie WoodDayna M. Worchel (’87)Harris Maurice Worchel (’80)Douglas Jay Wright (’70, MBA ’73)Robert Keith Zappa (’97, MBA ’06)

Gladys HaakRaymond L. Haak (’69)Michael J. Hajovsky (’72)Michael Hammond (’87)Michael J. Hanna (’90, MBA ’97)Yolande B. Harden (’79, MS ’85)Robert S. Harker (’53)Charles Norfleet Hill (’55)James R. Hill (’63)Dr. David N. Hudson (’88)Judith L. Hunt (’76)Robert Gage Hunt, Jr. (’74)Angela D. John (’93)H. Lenay Johnson (‘06)Alan D. Julson (’98)Sam P. KamasBilly M. Kavanaugh, Jr. (’66)Roy Keezel (’64, JD ’70)Carolynne Bond Kent (’52, MED ’53)Christy D. Kern (MBA ’96)Randall A. Koctar (’08)Harry S. Leach, Jr. (’77, MBA ’81)Renee E. Leach (’96, ’01)Carol Liu (’06, MS ’07)Gordon K. Lopez (’78)Mary P. LopezAnne Lundy (MM ’79)Robert A. Mahlstedt, III (MBA ’77)Patrick S. Mahoney (’07)Kennith Leland Main III (’09)Joanne Blaikie May (MS ’81)Harvey L. McClendon, Jr. (’75)Mark C. McCombLucy M. McLaughlin (MED ’92)Helena R. McNamee (’00, ’02)Brian James McTaggart (’95)Dr. Michelle R. Melchor (OD ’98)Paul D. Menzel (MS ’98)Connie MoberleyJames B. Moore, III (’64, ’67)James C. Moore, Jr. (’74)Leo J. Mrok, Jr. (’82)Afshin Nejabat (’07, MS ’10)Quan Nguyen (’07)Tooanh T. Nguyen (’05)Shawntae Nix (’02)Terrance Lynn Norman (’80)Richard D. Norton (’07)Gene Matthew Nowak (MBA ’91)Carl Mikael Odfalk (MS ’88)Lizette D. Odfalk (’88)Linda Orrick (’06)Michael P. Osborne (’10)Jerry T. Paul, C.P.A. (’64)Michael Lynn Paxton (’86)Tye Ann Payne (’81)Fernando PereiraJames L. Persky (MS ’83)Pascal Paul Piazza (JD ’82)Alex B. PoczyniakFrank H. Priddy (’76)Patricia F. Priddy (’77)William Edward Prihoda (’82)Gary G. Pruitt (’81)


Life Members

(April - June 2011)

On September 1, Ricky Raven (’83, JD ’86) began his term as Chair of the Univer-sity of Houston Alumni Association Board of Directors. The UHAA Board of Directors is a 19-member governing body that en-sures UHAA is serving and supporting the University of Houston and its alumni. “When you are the chair of any organization, your primary obligation is to

connect the members of the board, specifically, and to connect them to the mission of the alumni association,” Raven said. “Externally, it is your obligation to be an ambassador for the organization and the university to spread the mission to not only the university community, but the Houston community and na-tionwide to promote the message of the University of Houston. I consider it to be a great honor and privilege to serve the univer-sity and the alumni association.” Raven, a partner with Thompson & Knight and a Texas Super Lawyer, is in his second stint as a member of the UHAA Board of Directors, serving previously in the late 1980’s. He also was one of the charter members of the UH Black Alumni Association. He and his wife, Felicia (’84), served as Co-Chairs of the 57th Annual UHAA Awards Gala Underwriting Committee. Raven attributes his passion for the university to his experi-ences with professors such as Dr. Ross Lence, who he says had the greatest impact on his life outside of his parents. He credits Lence with teaching him to read and write critically and shaping his thoughts on critical analysis. He added, “All of my educational experiences and enrichment have been provided by the University of Houston. I feel obligated to give back as much and as often as I possibly can.” When asked about a message he had for his fellow alumni, he replied, “In the alumni association’s history, I do not think there has been a more important time to get involved than right now. We need every single former student that has ever stepped foot on this campus, whether you are a graduate or not, we need your support, we need your resources, we need your volunteer time.”

{ Meet The New Chair }

Mathews V. Abraham (’89, MBA 94)Molly V. Abraham (MCHE ’96)Alireza Ashtari(MS ’07)Amy Bezecny (’88)Stephen Bezecny (’92)Charles M. Bonario (’86, ’89)Christopher L. Bridgwater (’11)Cynthia A. Burleigh (’99)Laurie Burridge-Kowalik (’82)Terry S. Chung (’05)Ross Jeffrey Coddou (’07)Dr. Kelly M. Coleman (’98)Beryl L. Davis (’96)Steven T. Dennis, II, M.D. (’00)Tracy D. Dennis (’05)Diane Donovan (’91, MBA ’07)Troy David Donovan (’96)Sharon J. Drake (’06)Katy M. Dunham (’06)Craig Randall Eckberg (MS ’95)Harish Gandhi (’75)Linda Giordano (’81, MA ’88)Mr. Brent N. Greuter (’89, MBA ’11)Richard H. Huckaby (’59)Ashlee Hutson (’07)Charles E. Jones (’90)Truong Le (’89, MS ’94)Leslie A. Liles (’68)Malinda Liles (’68)Ruby Lim (’92)Amanda H. Little (’02)David H. LutherKatharine L. Luther (’92)Marcia Watson Mathes (’79, MED ’81)Jerry Medeles (’90, ’91)Shakhar Misir (’88, MBA ’95)Ravi K. Murti (’84)Sara D. Nasab (’10)Didi Ndando (’90)Kara J. Nordstrom (MBA ’95)Jefferson Eugene Parker (’10)Ken E. Rochow (’71)Robert H. Roy, Jr. (’82)John Sanchez (’89)Roger Alan Sebesta (’92, MBA ’00)Curt Shelley (MED ’09)Joanie South-Shelley (’97, MA ’01)Debbie SmithJeff Smith (’82)Mary M. Steely (’04)Angela Michelle Stephenson (’05, MS ’06)Shelly A. Stubbs (’91)Terry Stubbs (’90, MBA ’91)Debra Bolenbarker Sutton (current student)James H Sutton, III (’11)David Tart (MED ’09)Dr. Kathryn M. Tart (’99)June A. Trammell (’85, MS ’99)John P. Trevino (’93, MBA ’00)Robert Paul Underwood (’92)Jason D. Ward (’99)


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Dean Kirkpatrick (‘70)

The Alamo Story and Battleground Tour

The Alamo Story and Battleground Tour by Dean Kirkpatrick, is a book about historic sites and

events often overlooked by visitors to the Alamo Shrine, Texas’ number one tourist destination. Exten-sively researched, The Alamo Story describes conver-gent events and characters at 15 important sites during the 13-day siege and battle in early 1836. Celebrating the heroic nature of man and the human side of heroic events, the words and pictures in “The Alamo Story” give every reader a virtual experience, and visitors to San Antonio, an actual guided tour. The 118 pages of “The Alamo Story” provide over 150 photographs, drawings, maps, and other illustrations that portray these sites as they were then and as they are now.

Lee Holsenbeck (‘97)

Fish Bridges and Ladders

For people who have started to question which type of energy is best for their tax dollars to pay for, which type of fiscal policies bene-fit people and businesses the best, and are wanting to know the solu-

tions that are best for them and the country without breaking the backs of either, this book will answer those questions.

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Class NotesUH Alumni Making News Across The Globe

1959Clinton O. Gowan (‘59) was recently recognized in the trade magazine SNIPS. This is the second time he has been recognized for his outstanding work in his field. In 2003, he was recognized in the magazine after SMACNA named him Contractor of the Year.

1970Monte Bobele (’70, MA ’73, PHD ’75), professor of Psychology at Our Lady of the Lake University, has been selected for a Fulbright Specialists project in México City at Alliant International University during July 2011.

Monte Bobele (’70, MA ’73, PHD ’75) PhD, edited the first book that describes the history, theory, utility and practice (clinical and administrative) of walk-in single session therapy along with a fellow professor at Our Lady of the Lake University.

1963Mike Weingart (’63), has been named Texas regional business development manager by IsramWorld, a company which provides tours to 56 countries on six continents. 1973

Lourdes M. Cuellar (’73, MS ’79), R.Ph., administrative director of pharmacy and clinical support services at Memorial Hermann TIRR, was named the 2011 Phar-macist of the Year by the Associ-ation of Black Health-system Pharmacists.

1973Mike Deaton (‘73), with his first three Great grandsons, the Kinchen Kousins - Kooper

(10/25/10), Jett (12/8/10) & Kallen (10/2/08), all headed to UH.

1971LaVerne Williams (’71), AIA, LEED AP, founder and CEO of Envi-ronment Associates, Architects & Consultants, has been desig-nated “Houston’s Greenpreneur (Green Entrepreneur) for 2011.”

1973Mario Pena, Jr. (’73), M.D., was one of 11 stu-dents to receive a master of public

health degree from The Medical College of Wisconsin in Mil-waukee at its 98th annual com-mencement exercises, May 20th,

1960Judith Carrier (‘60), founding president of Tarrant County College Southeast

Campus, has been given the Discover Award from the Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains. Carrier was recognized at the 2011 Women of Distinction luncheon on May 12, at Fort Worth’s Ridglea Country Club.

1970The historical novel, “The General and Monaville, Texas” by Joe G. Bax (’70, JD ’72) has been awarded the 2011 Will Rogers Medallion Award for Western Fiction.

1975Ben L. Dodson (’75) has been elected a Lifetime Director of the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Board of Directors. Ben has been a rodeo volunteer for over 34 years, currently serving on the Board of Directors and three different committees.

1976Charles Sterling (‘76) and his wife recently opened a restaurant in Santa Fe, TX. Gourmet Comfort Foods, “Foods we grew up with, just tastier.” She cooks while Charles takes orders and washes dishes.

1977Russell Bird (’77), Owner of

Courtland Building Company;

courtlandcustomhomes.com, a

Fifth Generation Texas Building

Company and winner of Five

PRISM Awards from the Greater

Houston Builders Assoc., for

Custom Home of the Year, has

earned Two Certifications from

the National Association Of

Builders as a Certified Green

Professional, CGP, and as a

Certified Graduate Builder, CGB.

Courtland was also voted one

of seven Top Builders In Texas by

Texas Building Trends Magazine

and builds luxury custom Homes

in and around the Greater

Houston Area.

1978Charles W. Beasley (’78), Ph.D.,

of Bellaire was appointed by

Governor Rick Perry to the Texas

Board of Licensure for Profes-

sional Medical Physicists. Dr.

Beasley is an Assistant Professor

of Radiology at The University of

Texas Health Science Center at

Houston (UTHealth) where he

received the 2007 Medical

School Dean’s Teaching Excel-

lence Award. Dr. Beasley

received a bachelor’s degree

from the University of Houston

(class of 1978), a master’s

degree from Texas A&M

University, a doctorate degree

in Environmental and Occupa-

tional Health from The University

of Texas School of Public Health,

a part of UTHealth. His term on

the board that licenses and

regulates medical physicists in

the state of Texas will expire Feb.

1, 2017.

1972Ann Ryan Robertson (’72, JD ’77, LLM ’05) has joined Locke Lord Bissell &

Liddell’s International Arbi-tration team as Counsel in the Houston Office.

Ann Ryan Robertson (’72, JD ’77, LLM ’05) was recently re-elected to chair the North American Branch of the Char-tered Institute of Arbitrators.

1976Bruce C. Tough (’76, JD ’80), a principal of Tough Law Firm, PLLC, has been re-

elected as Chairman of The Woodlands Township Board of Directors for 2011 – 2012 serving the 96,000 residents of The Wood-lands, Texas. Mr. Tough has been an elected Director on the Board since its inception in 2008 after the Woodlands residents voted to expand the Town Center Im-provement District and unite the Woodlands Community Associ-ation, The Woodlands Association and The Woodlands Commercial Owners Association into one entity serving all residents of The Woodlands.


UH Alumni Making News Across The Globe1983

Tax and Patent Attorney Curt Harrington (JD ‘83) was appointed to the California Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California as an at-large member for a 3 year term. Curt continues his practice of taxation, patent and trademark law as possibly one of the only attorneys in Cali-fornia holding a specialization in Taxation Law and additionally a registered patent attorney with master’s degrees in both electrical and chemical engineering and in business.

1980Bunny Paine-Clemes (PHD ’80) has her new book, Love and Death in Vienna, available now on Amazon.com.

1984Richard J. Noriega (’84), President and CEO of AVANCE, Inc., just completed the 2011 U.S. Army War College Fel-lowship program with the University of Texas. Noriega concentrated on the policy issue of border security.

1979Niels A. Aalund (‘79), Senior Vice President of Maritime Affairs for the West Gulf

Maritime Association, (WGMA) will serve as Chairman to ad-vocate on behalf of the WGMA members with local, state and federal agencies.

1981Steven A. Hall (‘81), formerly Associate Vice President for Alumni Relations and Annual Giving at Boston University, has been promoted to Vice President.

1985William D. Eatwell (‘85) has retired from 40 plus years as a Senior Engineer developing products for Bio-Medical, Medical, and Oil Field Services. He recently opened his new company, Star Drive Propulsion Systems, LLC, to pursue his personal interest in advanced propulsion concepts.

1981Roger Walter (’81) is the new HR Director for Wyle.

1985Leonard Lynskey (’85), R.Ph., owner of Complete Pharmacy Care in Rowlett, TX, received the Texas Pharmacy Associa-tion’s 2011 Bowl of Hygeia Award, which recognizes pharmacists who have excelled beyond their standard job duties to pay back their com-munities through exceptional public service.

1989Jeb Ballentine (’89), R.Ph., has joined the faculty of Cedarville University College of Pharmacy in Ohio, where he will serve as Vice-Chair of Experiential Edu-cation. Jeb and his wife, April (Baker) Ballentine (‘90), recently celebrated their 20th anniversary.

1989Kenneth C. Jackson II (’89), Pharm.D., R.Ph., has been promoted to Associate Dean at the Pacific University Oregon School of Pharmacy.

1979Russell Carl Vanbiber (’79), M.D., has joined Total Family Care in Houston.

1980Bob D. Boozer (’80, MS ‘96), P. E., has joined LANDEV Engineers, Inc. as President, pro-

viding engineering for land and site development projects, and district services. In addition, Bob gives back through volunteering with Living Water International, traveling on several occasions to Central America. He shares his expertise to help bring clean water and safe infrastructure to global communities in an effort to end poverty. Bob will leave for Guatemala in September – follow his travels at www.facebook.com/binkleyandbarfield.

1985Clare Sullivan-Jackson (’85) has been appointed chair of the Board of Directors for

Lemonade Day Houston.

1989Patty Godfrey (’89) competed in and com-pleted her first Ironman Triathlon

at the inaugural Ironman Texas held on May 21 in The Wood-lands. Along with 2200 other athletes, Patty completed the 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike and 26.2 mile run. She even managed to have energy to show her UH Spirit.

1990Leticia London (’90), a Houston-based professional photog-rapher, has announced that one of her photographs of Li Cunxin has been accepted to the Museum of Fine Art Hous-ton’s permanent collection by Curator, Anne Tucker. The photograph was generously donated to MFAH by Thomas Damsgaard.

1991Bradley Dean Wilkinson (’91), Saudi Aramco Public Relations Department, took part in a 240 kilometer camel expedition through the Rub Al-Khali (Empty Quarter) encompassing most of the southern third of the Arabian Peninsula.

1993CreateSpace has published all seven books by Gregory Howard Gebhart (MEd ’93) on www.amazon.com: (1) Sustainability: What to do Before Oil Runs Out, (2) Chemistry Games: Volume 1, (3) Chemistry Games: Volume 2, (4) Heavy Hitters: How American Workers Helped Win World War II, (5) Texas Refinery Primer, (6) Twentieth Century Purchasing Guidelines, and (7) High School Chemistry Helper.

1993Norasha Williams (‘93) has joined Cozen O’ Connor as of counsel in the labor and employment practice. She focuses her practice on coun-seling, trials, and appeals of companies in the retail, health care, pharmaceutical, energy, chemical, insurance, transpor-tation, and manufacturing industries in all areas of labor and employment law, before federal and state courts and administrative agencies.

1994David L. Barron (’94, JD ‘96) has joined Cozen O’Connor as a member in the labor and employment practice. Barron is board certified in labor and employment law and provides companies and organizations with employment-related counseling and litigation.

1994Siblings Dee Downing-Hollis (’94), R.Ph., and Jenny Downing-Yoakum (‘97), Pharm.D., R.Ph., pharmacists at Med Shop Total Care Pharmacy in Longview, TX, were co-recipients of the Texas Pharmacy Association’s 2011 Excellence in Innovation Award, which recognizes pharmacists for innovative practices, methods or service that directly or indirectly result in improving patient care and/or ad-vancement of the profession of pharmacy.

1996Crystal Brown-Tatum (’96), CEO and Founder of Crystal Clear Communications,

has been named a 2011 Community Gem. The award, first presented in 2009 by Clarkes Jewelers and the Foundation, honors remarkable women in the Shreveport-Bossier com-munity who have made exceptional contributions.

1996Chris Lopez (‘96) of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP has been named among the Texas

Super Lawyers - Texas Rising Stars by Texas Monthly magazine and Law & Politics, a division of Key Professional Media, Inc. This is the second time he has won this award.

1997R. Gregory Turner (MBA ’97) has been chosen to serve as the 2011-2012 president of

the MIT Alumni Association, where he received his BS and Master of Architecture degrees. In this role he will lead the global community of 125,000+ living alumni of the Institute. The position is the senior volunteer role in the Association, and he is the first Houstonian in over thirty years to serve in this capacity.

1998Lisa Chmiola Burns (‘98) was named to the board of directors for the Association of Fund-raising Professionals, Greater Houston Chapter. She also recently graduated from Leadership Houston, Class XXIX.

1999Jennifer B. LeMaster (’99, JD ’03) has been promoted to a member of Cozen O’Connor. She is a member of the energy in-dustry team and has experience in handling matters involving oil and gas litigation, first and third party insurance coverage, con-struction litigation, personal injury litigation, home warranty liti-gation, asbestos litigation, and other types of general and com-mercial litigation.

2001At the cere-monial signing of House Bill 1559, Governor Rick Perry and State

Representative Sarah Davis (JD ’01) ushered in legislation that will provide countless written relics of Texas history, stored in court houses across the state, temporary protection from destruction until rules can be adopted for their retention by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

2002Desirae Thomas (‘02) has joined Stewart & Ste-venson as their Digital Marketing

Manager.

2003Kevin Roberts (’03), head athletic trainer at B.F. Terry High School, was the

unanimous selection as the Greater Houston Federation of Coach’s Association’s Bobby Gunn Athletic Trainer of the Year for 2010-11.

2003Kim Stoilis (’03), Executive Director of the Bayou City Arts Festival, was recognized by the Texas Festivals and Events Association with the 2011 Carson Watt Professional of the Year Award, based in part on her enthusiasm, initiative and leadership exuded during her time with the Art Colony Association.

2005Brice Labruzzo Mohundro (’05), Pharm.D., R.Ph., assistant professor at the University

of Louisiana at Monroe, and her husband, Michael Mohundro, Pharm.D., welcomed Abigail Mohundro into the world on Nov. 29, 2010, in Louisiana.

2005Cpt. Michael Whitten (‘05) was awarded the Bronze Star by the 101st Sustainment

Brigade for his contributions to the Task Force Lifeliner mission in Afghanistan.

2006Evarist Akujobi (‘06) was named as Houston Baptist University’s Director of Strength and Conditioning in June 2011.

2007-08UH sweethearts Kyle Robinson (‘08, MS ‘09) and Kelley McConnell (‘07) married on

April 30, 2011. The couple met while working student jobs at the UH Campus Recreation & Wellness Center.

2009Navy Seaman Melissa M. Delarosa (‘09) recently com-pleted U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.

2009Navy Seaman Cody G. McDougal (’09) recently com-pleted U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.

2009Navy Fireman Cheri D. Pounds (’09) recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.

Former Student

Dr. Greg Oelfke (former student) was recently elected by his peers to serve as

director of the Board of Directors of the 8,000-member Texas Dental Association. This is Dr. Oelfke’s first of a three-year term, and he represents the TDA’s Southeast Division, one of the four divisions in Texas.

UHAA Life Members are listed in RED

University of Houston Alumni Quarterly welcomes news

of your recent accomplish-ments, awards, recognitions

and transitions.

2007Mike (‘07, ‘09) and Lanna Barajas welcomed their daughter and newest Cougar

fan, Sophia Isabella Barajas, on July 12, 2011 at 11:51 pm.

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{ In Memoriam }Alumni1930s Dorothy E. Justman (’36, MED ’52)

1940s Charles O’Hara Chandler (MED ’47) Jack B. Alles (’48) William R. Sudlow (’49) Billie Jack Tucker (’49)

1950s Charles A. Gremillion, Jr. (’50) John F. Vaglienti (‘50) James V. Womack (’50) John R. Mosley (‘51) Raymond A. Nastoupil (’51) Betty Fay Blakely (’52) Talmadge Buller (MED ’52) Walter W. Short Jr. (’52, ’55) Paul Helfer (’53) Jack S. Helfman (‘54) W. Peyton Schuller (’54) Charles C. Brown, Sr. (’55) George B. Carlisle (MED ’55) Kenneth E. Ware (PHD ‘55) Homer O. Griffith (’56) James F. Madewell (’56) Ernest P. Southern (MED ‘56) Adelheid S. Kloss (’57) Ronald R. Stephenson (’57) Warren J. Dunphy (‘58) William L. Myers (’58) Ernest E. Palmay, Jr. (’58) Frank Prentice Hapgood (‘59) Stuart Haynsworth (JD ’59)

1960s Newton C. Canady, Jr. (’60) Mara K. Smathers (’60) Edward G. Watson (’60) Cassandra Taylor Wigley (‘60) Alleen W. Compton (MED ‘61) Jack E. LeCroy, Sr. (’61) Gabon McGuire (’61) Arthur W. Albers, Jr. (‘62) Edward N. Chadwick (MED ’62) Thomas G. Ratcliffe Jr. (‘62) Max A. Mertz (MED ’63) Luther Cook, Jr. (’64, JD ’70) Mary Ruth Dean (’65) David R. Starnes (’65, OD ’66) William Richard Walters (EDD ’65) Robert Russell Duncan (JD ‘66) William F. Hamlett (’66) Edward Michael Hill (’66) Ted A. Langlie (’66) Jimmy R. Davis (MED ’67) Barbara Behrend Keller (’67) Bristol V. Mills (’67, MA ’69) Carl M. Triola (‘67) James Wallace (MA ’67, PHD ’69) Samye M. Durrett (’68, MA ’70, PHD ’80) Peggy F. Kerr (’69)

1970s Frederick Scott Carr, Jr. (’70) Lois Armes Lawrence (’70, MA ’76, PHD ’85) Michael J. Maher (JD ’70) Bettie Hopkins Queen (’70) Ann E. H. Toftt (’70) Joe Alvarez, Jr. (’71) Nancy J. Dreifuerst (’71) Victor Montalbano (’72) Gloria L. Nunn (MED ’73, MED ‘87) Ralph D. Stekin (’73, JD ’73) Rogelio Felix (’75)

Ted A. Reuss III (‘75) Peggy A. Wilcher (’77) Patricia Strickland Clonts (’78) Henry G. Eriks (’78, OD ’80) Ronald R. Gentry (JD ’78) William A. Todd, Jr. (JD ’78) David Lamar Bradsher (’79) Susan J. Saibara (MBA ’79)

1980s Wilma J. Cothran (MS ’80) Vera J. Higgins (MARCH ’80) Edward G. Stewart (’80) Vasili S. Hatzoglou (’81) Sandra J. Strauss (’81) Eleanor Nance Booker (’82) Charles Randall Hardee (’82) Barbara D. Kern Haney (MBA ’83) Judith F. Franklin (MBA ’84) Ruth Ann Walters (MBA ’84) Donald Haden Martin Jr. (JD ’85) Steve Dudley Wolford (MBA ’85) Lance W. Rocke (’86, OD ’89) Fred B. Downs (’87) Glenda Joy Thacker (MED ’87) Daryl Mace Adams (’88)

1990s James Edward Stafford (’90) Herbert J. Jansen (JD ’92) Terry Jay Carnish, Jr. (’96) Dr. Judith E. Kaough (MED ’96) Phyllis Wahren (’96) Nathan Allan Dunnam (’98) Patrick Neil Wells (’98)

2000s M. Christina Hague (MA ’02) Diane E. Aleman (MED ’05)

Friends

UHAA Life Members are listed in RED


CalendarStart Making Plans

SEPTEMBER10

Football at North Texas Denton, Texas, 6 p.m.

Uhaa Pre-game Party Rudy’s Country Store & BBQ, 3-5 p.m.

12centerPoint Energy Golf classic

Tour 18 Golf Club

13Uh Night at Minute Maid Park

Astros vs. Phillies , 7:05 p.m. OCTOBER14

cougar Power hour, Brian O’Neil’s – Rice Village, 6-9 p.m.

15Fort bend alumni Thirsty Thursday

Pappasitos Sugar Land, 5:30 pm

16Football at Louisiana Tech

Ruston, Louisiana, 6 p.m.Uhaa Pre-game Party

Sundown Tavern, 3-5 p.m.

23 Soccer vs, Memphis, Alumni Night

Robertson Stadium, 7 p.m.

23Volleyball vs. Southern Miss

Athletics/Alumni Center, 7 p.m.Red Rage- FREE Shirt for the first 100

24Football vs. Georgia State Robertson Stadium, 7 p.m. Recognizing Faculty & Staff

20 - Oct. 6“hot L baltimore”

School of Theatre and Dance

12cougar Power hour, Brian O’Neil’s –

Rice Village, 6-9 p.m.

14-22“our Lady of 121st Street”




21Volleyball vs. Uab

Athetics/Alumni Center, 7 p.m. Dig Pink! & Alumni Weekend

12-25alumni Travel - Treasures of East

africa featuring Tanzania & kenya

22homecoming:

Football vs. Marshall, Robertson Stadium, 3:30 p.m.

10 Year Reunion (2001)25 Year Reunion (1986)

Featuring “Throwback Uniforms” worn by the team and

available via auction at UHCougars.com/auctions

3celebrity Golf classicQuail Valley Golf CourseMissouri City, TX, Noon

29Football at UTEP

El Paso, Texas, 7 p.m.

Features: Raffle, SIlent Auction and Live Auction

Contests: Long Drive, Closest to the Hole, Putting Contest

Register or Sponsor: Call 713.743.0828

Proceeds benefit UHAA programs and scholarships

Visit HoustonAlumni.com/golf

27Football vs. rice

Robertson Stadium, 7 p.m. Recognizing UHAA Board Members

14Uh civil and Environmental

Engineering reunion UH Campus Recreation, 7 p.m.

8Football vs East carolina Robertson Stadium, 6 p.m.

Family Weekend


Start Making Plans

NOVEMBER

{ Calendar }

5Football at UAB

Birmingham, Alabama, 6 p.m.

9cEo Leadership Luncheon

Athletics/Alumni Center, 11:30 a.m.

DECEMBER

28 - Nov. 6“Zombie Prom”


28Soccer vs. rice

Robertson Stadium, 7 p.m. Senior Night & Girl Scout Night

19Life Member circle of Excellence reception

Wortham House

126 University CenterHouston, TX 77004

713.748.0923713.748.8719

[email protected]

%15Alumni Discount

with your UHAA card!

2-Tone Card Holder $23.98 4x6 Frame $24.98 Ballpoint Pen & Pencil Set $29.98 Crystal Football Paperweight $59.98 2-Tone Desk Clock $32.98 Mini Football Helmet $19.98 License Plate Frame $19.98 Clear Colonial Mug $9.98 Red Bistro Mug $12.98 Straw Hat $32.98 Nike Logo Hat $20.00 Red Polo $49.98 Silk Tie $47.98

Event dates, times and locations are subject to change.

Visit HoustonAlumni.com for the latest information.

10Football at Tulane,

New Orleans, Louisiana, 7 p.m. Uhaa Pre-game Party

Walk On’s New Orleans, 3-6 p.m.

14-22alumni Travel - rome:

an Insider’s Perspective





19Football vs. SMU

Robertson Stadium, TBA Recognizing Student Alumni

Connection Members

23Volleyball vs. rice

Athetics/Alumni Center, 7 p.m. Faculty/Staff Night

29Football at Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma, 11 a.m.





JANUARY11

cougar Power hour Brian O’Neil’s – Rice Village, 6-9 p.m.



FEBRUARY8

cougar Power hour Brian O’Neil’s – Rice Village, 6-9 p.m.




{ Paws & Remember - 1949 }

Paws and Remember highlights photographs—some funny, some nostalgic—from a single year in Cougar history, to relive the dreams of students eager to make their mark on the world. Please enjoy these selections from 1949.

1. The members of Company B of the university ROTC proogram stand at attention.

2. A student works on an automobile radio as part the Technical School vocational training.

3. The modern kitchen unit made Home Economics courses fun and enjoyable for all students.

4. The 1949 Frontier Fiesta sheriff, Rick Hale and the Frontier Fiesta belle, Marion Magill.

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What In The World Is SAVnSHARE?

SAVnSHARE is a new deal-of-the-day website that saves you money while donating

a percentage of the proceeds to the University of Houston Alumni Association

Scholarship Fund and other great Houston charities. In other words, your coupon

purchase could help pay for someone’s education! Signing up is quick and easy –

just visit www.savnshare.com and enter in a valid email address.

It really is that simple! Your purchase will directly benefi t future U of H students.

The sooner you sign up the sooner you can do your part to support the school you love.

S C H O L A R S H I P F U N D

P.O. Box 230345 | Houston, TX 77223–0345713.743.9550 | toll-free: 1.877.Cougar1HoustonAlumni.com

Own the jersey off their backsThis Homecoming, when the Cougars take on Marshall on October 22, the team will be

wearing special uniforms as a throwback to the late 1960s and early 1970s era.

You can take home a piece of the history as the players uniforms will be available for auction!

Online Auction DetailsStarting Bids: $25

Auction Start Date: October 17 at 8 am | Auction Close Date: October 31 at 5 pmBid Online at: UHCougars.com/auctions

All proceeds benefit scholarships and programs for the

University of Houston Alumni Association and Cougar Pride

FeATUring TwO #11 jerseYs - One AUTOgrAPHed bY THe enTire OFFense, One bY THe enTire deFense!

university of houston alumni quarterly - summer 2011

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