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48 RANGE RIDER | FALL-WINTER 2017 Mr. David Julian ’08BBS , recently joined the global financial services company, UBS. He is a Wealth Planning Analyst in the Wealth Management Americas group. Additionally he and his wife Jessica (Delaney) ’11BBS , just purchased their first home in The Woodlands; dwjulian11@gmail.com. Ms. Amanda “Mandi” McVay ’06BBS , was voted teacher of the year for Wylie ISD, Abilene; mandimcvay@yahoo.com. Mrs. Alexia (Herren) Riggs ’07M , Dean of Libraries and Associate Professor of Library Science at Howard Payne University, was recently selected for the highly competitive Texas Accelerated Library Leaders Institute. More popularly known as the TALL Texans Leadership Institute, the program has been recognized as the best of the rising Texas library leaders for more than 20 years; alexiah100@yahoo.com . Ms. Jennifer “Jenni” Riley ’08BBS , was voted teacher of the year. Jenni teaches at Wylie ISD, Abilene; tbundick@yahoo.com . Dr. Courtney Clark ’09BBS/’12DPT , daughter of Keith Clark ’75BS , recently competed in the 2017 Tour de Gap bicycle race. She finished second over-all in the 11 mile category. This was her first competition and her speed averaged 15.5 mph. Courtney finished 50 seconds behind the first place finisher. Courtney practices her profession in the Austin area; nitrosoftballrx@aol.com . Ms. Kara Donaldson ’09BBA , now lives in Nairobi, Kenya as a missionary with International Treasure House Ministries, Inc. (ITHM). ITHM rescues and equips orphans and destitute children by breaking the cycle of poverty through education, family, and adoption. They are opening a children’s rescue center called the Treasure House, for children ages 2-5 years old with the purpose of finding them a forever family; karamdonaldson@gmail.com. Dr. Kassie (Jackson) Waggoner ’09BA/’11MA , recently accepted a position as Assistant Professor of English at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas; kassia_waggoner@friends.edu. 2010’s CPT. Stephen Cumby ’10BBS , was promoted to Captain (Cavalry, Active US Army) during 2016-2017 deployment and recently moved to Ft. Benning, GA to attend the Maneuver Captain’s Career Course; sircumby@gmail.com. Mrs. Katrina (Jensen) Hales ’10BBS , married Ryan Hales, June 25, 2017, in Parker. Congratulations!! Plano; Doworkkatrina7@aol.com. Mr. Shawn Hailey ’11ME , is the president/ co-owner of Line Quest, LLC, a damage prevention company specializing in line locating and hydro excavation. It became the first Texas based line locating company of any kind to obtain National NULCA accreditation. In 2016, Hailey was named the “Future Industry Leader” at the Oil and Gas Awards in Houston; shawn@linequestllc.com . Mrs. Shannon (Wake) Milliorn ’11BBS , graduated from Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio with her Master’s Degree in Social Work on June 30, 2017. She is now working for the Veteran’s Administration in Abilene as a HUD-VASH Social Worker, working with veterans who have housing difficulties or who are homeless. Mrs. Bethany (Hutton) Stevens ’11BBS , recently moved to RAF Lakenheath in the U.K. Bethany’s husband is in the USAF. They have two sweet kids Jack age 3 and Janie age 1; bjoysteve88@gmail.com . Dr. Larry Tarver ’12 DMin , resigned as pastor of Clearfork Baptist Church Hawley, and assumed the role of Director of Missions for the Abilene-Callahan Baptist Association Abilene; ldtarver@gmail.com. Ms. Laurie Harris ’13BS , received teacher of the year award at Abilene High School where she teaches math; laurie.e.harris@me.com . 9 Mr. Christopher “Chris” Matthews ’13BBA , received an award created in his own name. In August 2017, the Sonoma Stompers of the Pacific Association of Professional Baseball presented the inaugural Chris Matthews Award to its namesake as well as a current player for the Stompers. Christ was a member of the 2016 Pacific Association Championship Team, serving as the bench coach as well as a catcher. The award honors those in the clubhouse who exemplify the qualities of generosity, dedication to the team and leadership; cmatthews91@gmail.com . ALUMNI Submit your news online at connect.hsutx.edu/alumniupdate , via email RangeRider@hsutx.edu , or use this form . Please note, HSU administration reserves the right to review and include, or reject, any submission made for publication in the Range Rider. Also, because of printing limitations and deadlines, inclusion of news and use of submitted photos cannot be assured for any date or particular issue. Future Alumni: Please indicate whether the addition to your family is a boy or girl & the full birthdate. 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