Class Notes

1960s

Randall Ireland ’67 of Cypress wrote the book “Inviting Muslims to Christ.”

1980s

 Timothy Bell ’85 & ’87 of Waco retired from the U.S. Probation Office after almost 28 years of service.

Kevin Brice ’86 of Covington, Georgia, was hired as CEO of Xvoucher, a division of Genuine Genius Technologies.

 Greg Thornton ’87 of Colorado Springs, Colorado; Cindy Frenza Kerley ’89 and Doug Kerley ’89 (not pictured) of Houston; and Cathy Henley Yarger ’89 of Petaluma, California; recently met up in Colorado Springs.

Steven Avary ’89 of New York City was named president of the board of directors of the Chamber Orchestra of New York.

1990s

 Dr. Deana Sheppard ’92 of Houston was named Tyler Junior College’s provost and vice president for academic and student affairs.

Robin Ballard ’93 of Tyler won the Peach Tree Men’s Club Golf Championship title for the seventh time.

 Dr. Tyrone Sylvester ’94 of Houston is the human resources director for Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District. He also serves on the Texas Association of School Personnel Administrators executive board as District II representative.

 Kenneth Williams ’94, city manager of Buda, was elected president of the Texas City Managers Association.

 Ventana by Buckner, a high-rise luxury senior living community in Dallas, hired Chuck Childress ’96 as executive director.

Dr. Callie Beauchamp ’97 of Albuquerque, New Mexico, purchased the audiology practice, Worth Hearing Center.

 Trae Gerard ’97 and Casey Ives Gerard ’99 came back to campus Aug. 23 to help their daughter, Amzee, who plays softball for the Ladyjacks, move in to her residence hall. Amzee plans to graduate in 2023.

 Justin Jeffus ’97 & ’98 of Rockwall was named a partner with Mycon General Contractors.

 Michael Moody ’97 was named Spring Hill High School’s band director.

2000s

Derek Bowman ’00 was promoted to director of personnel and administrative services within the Navasota Independent School District.

 Milan Simic ’01 of Houston was hired as strategic solutions advisor for Adams, Brown, Beran and Ball, a certified public accounting firm.

Heritage Land Bank named Gene Roddy ’02 of Bullard as vice president and branch manager of its Tyler location.

Dr. Lisa McLane ’05 of Lufkin returned home to open McLane Family Practice.

Jeff Brewer ’08 was hired as Chickasha High School’s baseball coach.

 Andy ’08 & ’11 and Jennifer McCrady ’08 welcomed Joanna Jane McCrady Jan. 25.

2010s

 Laurel Kuepker ’10 of La Porte, Indiana, and Harmon McClanahan ’12 of Portland, married July 21 in Lewisville.

 Brandon Ogden ’10 of Tyler was named the Texas girls coaches sports writer of the year by the Texas Girls Coaches Association.

Gabe Cassell ’11 of Center was hired as a private wealth advisor for Americana Partners.

Kelly Jackson ’11 is a nurse practitioner for the U.S. Dermatology Partners’ Nacogdoches branch.

 Kelly Vullo Raulston ’11 was named the 2018 Greater Tyler Association of Realtors rookie of the year. She also was the only Realtor nominated for the Better Business Bureau award of excellence for small business owners.

 Lauren Williams ’13 & ’15 and Stephen Adix ’14 of Pflugerville married in October.

 Patty Collins ’14 of Bridge City was named executive director of college affairs at Lamar State College in Orange.

 Hollis Gregory ’14 of Athens is the new game warden for Floyd and Hale counties.

Stephanie Applewhite ’15 was hired as an education professor at Wayne State College.

 Rhonda Daniel ’16 is the new Longview High School band director.

Joe Price ’16 was hired by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to serve as the director of high school relations on the football recruiting staff.

 Hunter Sowards ’16, formerly the evening anchor for KTRE-9 in Lufkin, has moved to San Diego to anchor for KUSI-TV.

Carly McClain ’17 of New York City recently released her second single, “Enough,” to iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify and other music streaming platforms. She released her first single, “You Don’t See Me,” earlier this year with a corresponding music video.

Juwan Lee ’18 was hired as a sports editor for the Palestine Herald-Press.

 Meghan Reily ’19 is an account executive with the KAGS television station and Tegna Marketing Solutions in Bryan.