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1970s Randolph Aldridge MS’75 recently joined the board of directors of Unitech Energy Resources Inc., a Canada-based junior oil and gas exploration company. Randolph has more than 35 years of engineering, marketing and management experience in the energy industry. He held leadership positions at several companies, including Koch Industries Inc., Terasen Inc., Abraxas Petroleum Corp. and Husky Energy. Mike Gendron MS’77 is director of Proclaiming the Gospel Ministries, an international organization that he founded in 1991. He is also author of the book Two Ways to Eternity. Texas State Rep. Jerry Madden MS’78 was named Public Official of the Year by Governing magazine. The national publication recognized eight government leaders, including Jerry and Sen. John Whitmire of Houston, who were chosen for their team effort to make rehabilitation treatment available to prison inmates and help prevent prison population growth. Three years ago, the University honored Jerry with the Distinguished Alumni Award. Rebecca O. Fruchtman MA’84 joined the Chicago law practice of Janet S. Baer, forming Baer Higgins Fruchtman LLC. Beth Ullom BS’84 is a technical specialist in the environmental division of Enercon Services, Inc., a Tulsa-based engineering and environmental services company located in Ashland, Ky. DeAnna Dodson BS’85 authored the book Letters in the Attic, which was published in 2010. The book is the fourth in the Annie’s Attic mystery series. Dr. Dipak Jain MS’86, PhD’86, a UT Dallas Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, has been named dean of Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires. Dipak is currently dean emeritus of Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and the Sandy and Morton Goldman Professor in Entrepreneurial Studies. Anna Manning MS’92, MBA’92 published her memoir, The Leroy Tree, this spring. Anthony Reed MS’92 authored his fifth book, Running to Leadership: What Finishing 100+ Marathons on All Seven Continents Teaches Us About Success. His Dallas CPA practice is a Project Management Institute registered education provider. Anthony also serves on the board of directors for the Dallas White Rock Marathon. He has been featured on television and radio programs and in publications including Ebony, Southern Living, Runner’s World, The Dallas Morning News and Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Derek Davis PhD’93, a professor in the College of Humanities at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (UMHB), received the Abner V. McCall Religious Liberty Award from the Baylor Alumni Association. The award honors alumni or friends whose lives exemplify a commitment to religious liberty. Bret Hotchkiss MBA’93 was promoted to vice president by BB&T Corporation. Bret joined the bank in 2010 and is BB&T’s sales finance center manager. Betty McClanahan Clark Wine BS’93 was elected Teller County Assessor in Colorado, and took office in 2011. She also serves on the Woodland Park City Council and is working toward bringing a Challenger Learning Center to Teller County. Manson Fee BA’94 is on a new career path as a substitute teacher and working toward standard certification from the Texas Education Agency. Mark Robinson BA’94 was recognized in Texas Monthly for the second consecutive year as a Five Star Wealth Manager. He is an investment advisor with the Watchman Group in Plano. Thomas Sanchez BA’94 currently works for Microsoft as development tools sales and marketing manager for Latin America. Uming Ko PhD’95, a senior fellow of Texas Instruments Inc. in Dallas, was also named an IEEE Fellow. Uming was recognized for his leadership in ultra-low power technologies. He has received 12 national-level or industrial awards, including the 2006 Asian-American Engineer of the Year Award. 1990s Christian Belady MA’90 has transitioned from Microsoft Research to Global Foundation Services, the unit of Microsoft that builds the company’s data centers. Christian will be the general manager of Datacenter Research. He is a 2010 recipient of the University’s Distinguished Alumni Award. Su-Hwi Hung-Cunliffe MS’91, PhD’94 is now a registrant of the National Registry of Certified Microbiologists. Su-Hwi is a senior biosafety officer at Temple University’s Office of Environmental Health and Radiation Safety in Philadelphia. Dwayne Danner BA’92 is one of three new members made partner by national law firm McGlinchey Stafford PLLC in 2011. He is a member in the firm’s Dallas office. For more than 15 years, Dwayne’s practice has focused on consumer financial services and commercial litigation, various types of insurance defense and real estate litigation. Mohammad Obaid Karim MS’92 is a senior SAP specialist at Bombardier Aerospace in Canada. He currently works with the IT-supply chain management group implementing new SAP functionality. Mohammad is married and has two children. 1980s The Rev. Dr. Brent Hampton MA’80 serves as senior pastor at Brenham Presbyterian Church in Brenham, Texas. He completed the final requirements for his Doctor of Ministry degree through a nonresident Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary program in 2011. Robin Caffrey BS’81 was awarded Volunteer of the Year 2010 by A New Leaf, a nonprofit organization in Arizona. She was recognized for her work creating a GED program for residents of a transitional men’s center. Christine Karol Roberts BGS’82 recently authored her second children’s book, Hannah the Hummingbird. Along with her first book, The Jewel Collar, Christine’s newest book is part of the Garden Friends Club series. 38 utdallas.edu http://www.utdallas.edu

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of UT Dallas Magazine - Winter 2012

UT Dallas Magazine - Winter 2012
Contents
On Campus
From the Lab
Arts and Culture
Courtside Success
Athletics
Research Is Teaching
Town and Gown
In Your Footsteps: An Alumni Perspective
Alumni Notes
In Memoriam
Hindsight

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