Spring/Summer 2015

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Spring/Summer 2015

FALCON
The
the newsletter of the university of texas of the permian basin
SPRING / SUMMER
2015
COMMENCEMENT 2015
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS OF
the Permian Basin held Spring
Commencement on May 9th in three
standing-room-only ceremonies at the
Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center.
Four hundred and forty five graduates
received their diplomas to roaring
applause, cheers and whistles of proud
parents, friends and faculty.
This year’s commencement also marked
a historic first for UTPB. Sixteen
students walked across the stage to receive
their BSN degrees and become the first
nursing graduates in University history.
Texas Railroad Commissioner Christi
Craddick delivered the commencement
address, acknowledging all the graduates’
accomplishments and offering advice for
the future saying, “You will leave here
ready to change the world and the world
needs to change and it needs you. But
perhaps more importantly be open to the
world changing you.” SEE PAGE 10
FOR THE ENTIRE CLASS OF 2015.
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CAMPUSSnapshots
CLASS OF 1980
JO DEE PRESTON
BA Literature
J
O DEE PRESTON HAILS FROM SUNNY CALIFORNIA, BORN
and raised in Orange County. Jo Dee may be a California girl at
heart, but she’s far from being a beach bum. A teacher for 35 years
(and counting), it’s clear Jo Dee loves school - whether teaching or
learning. She’s attended six universities and colleges in her higher
education journey, from community college to The University of
Southern California and UTPB. Preston never planned on leaving
California for West Texas, but when life moved her to Odessa, UTPB
made it possible for her to continue her education. Today, Preston
and her husband David live the California dream in Huntington
Beach, but Jo Dee has never forgotten her time spent at UTPB.
The Preston Family clockwise from left: son Matthew, Jo Dee, husband David,
daughter-in-law Brittney holding grandson Lox, and son Neel.
HOW DID YOU COME TO ATTEND UTPB AND WHERE
HAS LIFE TAKEN YOU SINCE GRADUATION?
WAS THERE A PARTICULAR ASPECT OR PART OF
UTPB THAT MADE A MEMORABLE IMPACT ON YOU?
I was born and raised in California, graduating from high school in
Anaheim. After graduation, I went to two community colleges until
I transferred to USC. Meanwhile I met the man who is now my
husband. Work transferred him to Texas while I was at USC, so I
decided to follow him, and we were married in the backyard of our
first house in Odessa. Thankfully UTPB was right next door, so I
finished up my degree! Due to another job transfer, we came back to
California. I went back to school to finish up my teaching credential.
Credentialing in California demanded post graduate work so I attended
UC Irvine. I later went to Cal State Long Beach when I thought I
might become a librarian. Having been to so many campuses, I
think I’m qualified to say the education I received at UTPB was
every bit as comparable to that of any other university - including USC.
I remember one of my math professors gave me great advice
regarding taking extra math courses. He said having enough math
credits could land me a teaching job that maybe a Literature/
English degree alone would not. I am grateful for that advice. Both
jobs I landed were due to my having both English and math in my
background - an unusual combination I’ve frequently been told.
HOW HAVE YOU CONTINUED TO STAY CONNECTED
WITH UTPB OVER THE YEARS?
WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE THOSE ENTERING
UTPB TODAY?
I actually visited once when my children (now 33 and 36) were five
and eight. I know things have really changed since then, and I hope
I will visit again. It’s certainly on the Things-I-Will-Do-When–Retired
list! I enjoy being able to give back, and with that giving I’ve had the
pleasure of receiving newsletter communications keeping me up-to-date.
Know for certain that the education you get at UTPB is as great as
any you could get anywhere. The instructor at the front of the class
is only half of the equation in education. You, the student in the
class, are the other half. You will get out of your education what you
put into it.
WHY HAVE YOU MADE GIVING TO UTPB A PRIORITY?
I received a scholarship while at the University. I carried no debt.
As I became more aware of how much debt some of my colleagues
had and have incurred, I became even more cognizant of what a gift
I had been given. I feel like giving the small amount that I have is
the least I could do and should do.
WANT TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT? MAKE A
DONATION, UPDATE YOUR CONTACT INFO OR FIND
OUT THE WAYS YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE AT:
WWW.UTPB.E D U /ALU M N I
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Clockwise from left: Wendy Davis speaks at the Wagner Noël as a part of the Shepperd Institute’s Distinguished Lecture Series. | Dr. Watts and
UTPB faculty and staff break ground on the new 312-bed dormitory set to open Fall 2016 that will include a two-story dining hall. | Students
prepare to get splattered with glow-in-the-dark neon paint at an on-campus “Glow Rage Party.” | More than 400 students grades three through 12
flood the Falcon Gym for the Permian Basin Regional Science Fair. Winners compete in the Texas State Science and Engineering Fair in Austin.
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MEET THE
UC OT AP CB H FI NO GO TS BT AA LF LF
CHRIS MINEO
C O-D E F E N S I V E C O O R D I N ATO R / D E F E N S I V E E N D S
Chris Mineo returns home to the Permian Basin, having graduated from Permian High School in 2000 as a
first-team all-District offensive tackle and second team all-District defensive end. Chris played for both Randy
Mayes and TJ Mills who were head coaches during his Mojo days. He spent the last seven seasons as a
defensive assistant coach at Tarleton State, focusing on the defensive line while also spending the last two
seasons as recruiting coordinator.
Mineo graduated from Texas-El Paso after a four-year career as a defensive lineman with the Miners. He was
named first team all-WAC in 2004 as a junior, making 50 tackles and eight sacks on the season. Mineo finished
his collegiate career ranked #2 on the all-time sacks record at UTEP. He signed as an undrafted free agent with
the Washington Redskins and returned to UTEP as a student assistant in 2006 before going to Tarleton State in 2008.
COACH CARRIGAN ON MINEO: Chris is a local guy. I’ve worked with Chris for the past five years at Tarleton State
and have gotten to know how he is on and off the field as a professional. As a coach he brings a whole lot of value
to the program being a guy that had great success as a player, great success as a coach and has had guys go to the NFL. What Chris does off the field
that gives me value as a head coach is he’s very compliant with rules and knows what can and can’t be done. He understands the operational side of a program.
JACOB MARTIN
C O-D E F E N S I V E C O O R D I N ATO R / L I N E B A C KE R S
Jacob Martin was a two-time state champion at Celina High School in Celina, Texas, after a pair of back-to-back
16-0 seasons. He comes to UTPB after five seasons at Tarleton State, coaching different positions on the
defensive side along with holding camp director and video coordinator duties.
Martin began his collegiate playing career at Trinity Valley Community College where he was a two-time allconference selection and preseason JUCO All-American. He played his final two seasons at Midwestern State
where he was a two-time honorable mention all-LSC selection at inside linebacker in 2007 and 2008. He
ranked second on defense in tackles both seasons, ending his career at MSU with 127 total tackles.
COACH CARRIGAN ON MARTIN: I had the chance to coach him when I was the strength and conditioning coach
and he was a linebacker at Tarleton State. I got to see Jacob work in the weight room, on the field and in
conditioning and in summer workouts and saw the tenacity he played with and how he carried that over into his
role as a coach at Tarleton State. Much like Chris, Jacob and I worked together the last five years at Tarleton. I
saw him transition from a player to a coach and there really wasn’t much of a change from how he operated on a day-to-day basis. He puts it all on the
line and works his butt off, keeping his nose to the grind stone. He’s a tremendous asset to us in the way he works every day and the intensity he brings.
SCOTT PRESTON
O F F E N S I V E C O O R D I N ATO R / Q U A RTE R B A C KS
Scott Preston was Offensive Coordinator at Arkansas Tech University from 2007-2010. There, Preston was
named the 2009 Football Scoop DII National Coordinator of the Year as the team finished the season with a
9-3 record and an NCAA Playoff berth. That year Tech broke 33 school records, five GSC records and tied
one and the team had two wide receivers ranked in the top 10 nationally.
From 2000-2003, Preston was Offensive Coordinator at Illinois State University. In 2000, the Redbird offense
was ranked 7th nationally and finished with the third best scoring mark in school history. In 2003, the Redbirds
led the Gateway Football Conference in total offense and finished 15th nationally in total offense. Preston
was Passing Coordinator/Offensive Coordinator at Murray State University in 1998-99. During that time he
coached QB (and current Memphis Head Coach) Justin Fuente to the 1999 OVC Offensive Player of the Year.
In 1995, Preston was Head Coach of the Helsinki (Finland) Roosters. He was named Maple League Coach of the
Year while winning the Finnish National Championship. In 2011, he returned to Finland as Head Coach of the
Oulu Northern Lights, the farthest north pro football team in the world, located 100 miles south of the Arctic Circle.
COACH CARRIGAN ON PRESTON: Scott is the outsider in that we didn’t have any direct ties of working together. There are three different people in the
profession that I trust that all came to me and said “you need to hire this guy.” I met Scott in January two days after I took the job and we visited for a
bit. A month later I got a chance to know him more and we shared a lot of the same beliefs and philosophies. When you look at his resume, he’s done
a lot of things far better than I have as an offensive coordinator. When I see a guy that runs a lot of the same things, shares the same beliefs and has
done great things, it’s easy for me to hand control of the offense over and continue to build a program as a first-time head coach.
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UTPB JOINS THE LONE STAR CONFERENCE
FALC ON B EAT
T
he University of Texas of the Permian
Basin will join the Lone Star
Conference as a full member in the fall of
2016. The move was approved in February
by the UT System Board of Regents.
“The success of UTPB student athletes
both as athletes and students is the
primary reason for joining the Lone Star
Conference,” said David Watts, UTPB president. “Students will not have to spend as much
time traveling and they will be competing against more familiar teams. I am grateful to the
Lone Star Conference for the invitation and to the Regents for their support.”
The Falcons will play their final season as members of the Heartland Conference in
2015-16. UTPB has won six different conference titles since joining the Heartland in
2006; Volleyball (2008 Conference & Tournament Champions), Baseball (2009 Conference
Champions), Men’s Basketball (2011 Conference co-Champions) and Women’s Basketball
(2011 Conference Tournament and 2013 Conference Champions).
The 11 NCAA Division II athletic programs that currently participate in the Heartland
Conference (volleyball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s
and women’s basketball, softball, baseball, men’s and women’s tennis) along with football
and men’s and women’s golf will all participate in the Lone Star Conference beginning in
September 2016. Men’s and women’s swimming will continue to participate in the Pacific
Collegiate Swim and Dive Conference.
The Lone Star Conference was founded in the spring of 1931 and currently includes Angelo
State, Midwestern State, Tarleton State, Texas A&M - Commerce, Texas A&M - Kingsville,
Texas Woman’s, West Texas A&M, Cameron University and Eastern New Mexico.
“The Lone Star Conference will be a great fit for us as several member schools are in
close proximity to us,” said Steve Aicinena, UTPB athletics director. “There is also a higher
name recognition for Lone Star schools in this region of the state. We look forward to great
competition in our new conference.”
ALICK MUSUKUMA NAMED UTPB CROSS COUNTRY COACH
A
lick Musukuma has been named Men's and Women's Cross
Country coach. Musukuma comes to UTPB with almost
20 years of experience in cross country and track & field.
A native of Zambia, Musukuma served as the head cross
country coach at Oral Roberts University from 1998-2009. His
impressive resume at Oral Roberts included 28 NCAA qualifiers
in cross country and track and 13 All-Americans. In addition, he
coached three Olympians, four World Championships qualifiers,
17 Summit League Athletes of the Year and 50 conference
champions. He most recently spent three years as head cross
country coach at Missouri State.
"First and foremost, I would like to thank Dr. Aicinena for
the opportunity to be the head cross country coach," Musukuma said. "I am very positive that Texas-Permian Basin is a good
place for growth. I look forward to recruiting runners who appreciate being here, possess
good character, and most importantly, good work ethics. I am very proud to be part of the
athletic program here at UTPB.
Musukuma was a four-time All-American at Blinn College and a five-time All-American at Oklahoma Baptist in the 800 meters and 4 x 400-meter relay. He competed at the
1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea for his native Zambia. He was the national
record-holder in the 800 meters for two years and was named Zambian Sportsman of the
Year from 1988-91.
FOOTBALL HOLDS FIRST TRYOUTS
UTPB football hosted its first ever tryout in
April for current UTPB students on its future
playing surface at Ratliff Stadium. Open
tryouts for non-students were held a month
later in May. So far, Falcon football has
signed over 70 student athletes from all over
the state of Texas. Although the team’s first
game won’t be played until Fall 2016, intersquad scrimmages will begin this Fall.
6 ATHLETES SELECTED FIRST-TEAM
Six UTPB athletes were selected for the
Heartland Conference First Team this
Spring. Baseball players David Lee, Brad
Paramapoonya, Nolan Schattel and Daniel
Andrade all earned a spot, including special
awards to Lee for 2015 Player of the Year
and Andrade for Freshman of the Year.
Irene Valdez was named to First Team allconference in softball, and Caio Aguiar also
earned First Team in men’s tennis.
REINKE COACH OF THE YEAR
Baseball coach Brian
Reinke was named
the 2015 Heartland
Conference Coach
of the Year. Reinke
takes
home
his
second Coach of
the Year award,
receiving the same
honor in 2009. The
Falcons celebrated
Reinke winning his
300th career game
earlier this season in
a win over Oklahoma
Panhandle
State.
Although the past two years have included
cancer fights for both Reinke and his wife,
Reinke guided this year’s team to a thirdplace Heartland Conference finish. Today, he
and his wife Leticia are both cancer survivors.
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E A R LY
COLLEGE
HIGH
SCHOOL
WHAT IN THE WORLD IS EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL,
AND WHAT DOES IT HAVE TO DO WITH UTPB?
IN THE FALL OF 2012, UTPB BEGAN A TEACHING INITIATIVE UNLIKE
anything in the state and possibly, the country. Together with Presidio Independent
School District, UTPB launched Texas’ first rural remote virtual Early College High
School (ECHS) with the support of a grant from the Meadows Foundation. Almost three
years later that partnership has grown to include seven West Texas rural remote school
districts and one traditional early college high school partnership. In a region with the
highest dropout rate in the state and nearly three-fifths of students qualify as economically
disadvantaged, we can’t let higher education fall by the wayside.
The concept of the early college high school is not a new one. The first group of early
college high schools in Texas opened their doors in 2006, aimed to target at-risk students
who had failed past grade levels or state assessments. ECHS gives students least likely to
attend college the opportunity to earn a high school diploma and either an associate degree
or at least 60 college credit hours toward a bachelor’s degree upon high school graduation.
To be eligible for ECHS partnerships, school districts must meet strict requirements set
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49% OF REGION 18 PUBLIC
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
WERE COLLEGE-READY IN 2012.
SLATON ISD
TRADITIONAL ECHS PARTNERSHIPS
WINK/LOVING ISD
RURAL REMOTE VIRTUAL ECHS
PARTNERSHIPS
ECTOR COUNTY ISD
PECOS ISD
N
O
GI
3 OUT OF 4 ECHS STUDENTS
ENROLL IN COLLEGE THE
YEAR FOLLOWING HIGH
SCHOOL GRADUATION.
RE
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RANKIN ISD
MARFA ISD
BALMORHEA ISD
PRESIDIO ISD
REGION 18 HAS THE HIGHEST
DROPOUT RATE IN THE STATE.
1 IN 10 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
DROP OUT BEFORE GRADUATION.
by the Texas Education Agency (TEA),
only granting permission to high schools
and universities “proximate” to one
another.
Proximate might seem like a reasonable
term to Texans huddled around major
metro areas east of I-35, but in West
Texas, access to higher education
institutions is not as easy. The TEA
has nine different size classifications of
school districts, classifying districts with
the smallest populations and number of
students as “rural.” The state of Texas
currently has 445 rural districts, or
one-fifth of all school-aged children in
Texas. Because of the TEA’s proximate
distance requirement, 445 rural districts
in the state were shut out of ECHS
opportunities.
This is where UTPB began an ECHS
initiative unlike any other. The state
is divided into 20 geographic regions.
West Texas is known as Region 18 and
covers the largest area of any region.
Nearly half of the school districts in
Region 18 are rural districts with an
THAT NUMBER
DROPS TO 22% FOR
AT-RISK STUDENTS.
even higher percentage of economically
disadvantaged students. Based on TEA
eligibility requirements, most districts
in Region 18 would never be eligible
for ECHS. After being turned down
twice by the TEA for a proposal to
take ECHS virtual, UTPB was finally
granted permission to be the first rural
remote virtual ECHS in Texas.
Both virtual and traditional ECHS
programs begin with high school
freshmen, introducing and familiarizing
them to higher education, with a grade
added every year. For virtual ECHS,
this occurs online and face-to-face with
distance learning, district visits from
UTPB faculty and campus visits from
districts topped off by a Summer Bridge
Program at the University. Traditional
ECHS students like those from Ector
County ISD will visit campus daily to
take classes.
“The excitement of finally having the
ECHS on campus makes all the hard
work worth it,” said Dr. Lillian Porter,
UTPB’s senior program coordinator of
43.6% OF REGION 18
STUDENTS TOOK
COLLEGE ADMISSIONS
TESTS (SAT OR ACT) - THE
LOWEST IN TEXAS.
early college high school. “ECHS has
the opportunity to work with students
most at risk of not finishing high school
and continuing on to college. We’re
reaching them before it’s too late. With
[high school] students on campus, they
won’t feel so intimidated to go to college
since they’ve already done college-level
work.”
ECHS students score above their
district comparisons on reading and
math. Over 90 percent graduate from
high school with at least some college
credits. Approximately 25 percent earn
two years of college credit by the time
they earn their high school diploma.
Because of the University’s initiative,
UTPB is a hub reaching out to remote
and local districts across West Texas.
Currently, 140 students are enrolled in
UTPB’s ECHS program. By this fall,
that number will nearly double with the
addition of Ector and Pecos ISDs, and will
continue to grow with additional grades
added every year. To learn more about
ECHS, visit www.txechs.com.
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CAMPUS NEWS
POTS AND PRINTS TAKES ART MOBILE
NEWS BRIEFS
A
rt professors Chris Stanley and Mario
Kiran are taking art mobile, and it has
nothing to do with cell phones. Pots and
Prints is an art initiative for UTPB’s first
mobile art lab.
Like many school districts around Texas
and the country, funding for art programs
and travel for field trips have diminished due
to budget cuts. Stanley and Kiran dreamed
of a mobile art lab completely outfitted with
everything needed to operate a portable,
outdoor studio that could be driven to schools
across West Texas. Committed to making
their vision a reality, Kiran sought funding
for Pots and Prints through a National
Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grant, using
the funds to purchase a trailer, kiln and printmaking press.
By Fall 2013, the first school visits began. Nearly every Friday,
Pots and Prints hit the road visiting area schools in Odessa and
Midland and as far away as Presidio and Seminole. A typical
day starts around 9 am, setting up kilns and printing presses
in a school parking lot and spending the day with hands-on
visits from nearly every student in the school. Coordinating
with teachers in advance, students often have pottery ready to
be fired in the Pots and Prints raku kiln. Days usually wrap up
around 4 or 5 pm when they load everything up and head home.
Stanley and Kiran also connect Pots and Prints with the
community, volunteering at events such as the Ellen Noël Art
Museum’s Art a la Carte, Community Art Days, Wellness
Festivals and regional Visual Arts Scholastic Events (VASE).
Stanley and Kiran are building on the Pots and Prints
experience, now working with art suppliers to help develop
low-cost kits for schools with little to no art budgets for pre-
Chris Stanley helps a Trinity School student at the kiln.
visit activities. They say Pots and Prints brings fun art activities
to many children who would otherwise have no contact with
the exciting world of art.
“It is our intention to bring our love of art to as many students
as possible,” says Stanley. “To reach that goal we always need to
be re-evaluating how we are utilizing the lab.”
Their first wish is to expand student access by providing
more equipment for the trailer. They are also reaching out to
fellow UTPB professors like education professor Lorraine
Spickermann, to go over TEKES (Texas Essential Skills) and
effective lesson plan writing so they can help teachers better
prepare for their visits.
With the recent announcement of receiving a second NEA
grant, the sky’s the limit
for future Pots and Prints
visits across West Texas.
After a nationwide search, the University
has announced Dr. Michael S. Zavada
as the next Dean of the College of
Arts and Sciences. Dr. Zavada comes
to UTPB as the Dean of the College
of Arts and Sciences at Seton Hall
University in South Orange, New
Jersey. A biologist, Dr. Zavada has held
previous academic appointments at East
Tennessee State University, Providence
College, the University of Louisiana
at Lafayette and the University of
Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South
Africa. Dr. Zavada received his bachelor’s
and master’s degrees in Botany from
Arizona State University and a PhD in
Ecology-Evolutionary Biology from the
University of Connecticut. A researcher
in Palynology, Paleoecology and
Paleobotany, Dr. Zavada has authored
90 publications.
The College of Education announced
the establishment of a Center for
Early Child Development. The multidisciplinary Center for Early Childhood
Development will serve the Permian
Basin region as the focal point for
professional development, academic
research, evidence-based service
delivery, and systems development and
improvement with a focus on young
children (birth to age 5).
The UT System Board of Regents has
approved naming retired UTPB professor
J. Michael Robinson the title of
Professor Emeritus. This honorific title
reflects the years of dedicated service,
hard work and esteem among colleagues.
From left: Presidio Elementary students line up to turn the wheel on the printmaking press. | A Reagan Elementary
student at the pottery wheel.
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The intramural field on UTPB’s main
campus has begun its transformation.
No longer serving as the intramural
field, the space will be converted into a
practice and scrimmage field for football
and other athletic teams. Football games
will be played at ECISD’s Ratliff Stadium
starting Fall 2016, but workouts, training
and practices will take place on campus
on the renovated field.
UTPB HIRES FIRST-EVER DIRECTOR OF BANDS
T
he addition of football is bringing many
exciting changes to UTPB - new dorms,
new sports teams (golf and track & field) and
new coaching staff. But what’s a college football
team without a marching band? As the football
program gets ready for their 2016 season debut,
so does the Falcon Marching Band.
Clayton Harris has been selected as the
University’s first-ever Director of Bands. Harris
comes to UTPB from Texarkana, Texas, where
he is a drill writer and program coordinator for
Championship Show Concepts, and also served
as Director of Bands for the award winning
Redwater Dragon Band.
With Championship Show Concepts, Harris
Band director Clayton Harris.
has designed drills for over 80 marching shows,
and presently works with over a dozen public school band programs across the
South as a marching and concert rehearsal clinician.
Under Harris’ leadership, the Redwater Dragon Band earned six UIL
Sweepstakes Awards, was an OPS State Finalist in 2013 and 2014, 2nd Place UIL
Texas State Marching Finalist in 2011 and 6th Place UIL Texas State Marching
Finalist in 2013.
Prior to directing, Harris served as Visiting Music Instructor at Ouachita Baptist
University as trumpet instructor, jazz band director and assistant marching band
director; the University of North Texas and the University of Missouri-Kansas
City Conservatory of Music as a graduate teaching fellow; and adjunct music
instructor at Kansas City, Kansas Community College.
He holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Henderson State
University, a Master of Music Degree in Trumpet Performance from the University
of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and a Doctorate of Musical Arts
degree in Trumpet Performance from the University of North Texas.
The Harris family
are self-proclaimed
Disney snobs
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GET TO KNOW
Likes to run in
his spare time
An active trumpet
performer
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GRADUATE DEGREES
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES
Celina Ann Abalos
Rojelio Elias Alvarado
Claribel Zi Ambam
Justin Matthew Anderson
Natividad Antoinette Andrade
Mercedes G. Andrade
Eric Nathaniel Armstrong
Susana Armstrong
Brittany Kiehm Austin
Jenny Oluwafunmilayo Ayorinde
Isabel Bahena
Victoria Bliss Baker
Isaac Michael Bancroft
Robert Dalton Barlow
Brittani Rickae Beardslee
Ethan Ross Becker
Dana Christine Bell
Beatriz Sarahi Benavides
Zackary Ryan Reagan Beseril
Mabel Y. Boafo
Eduardo Borrego
Luizama Anahi Botello
Spenser Edward Bowhay
Lilah K. Boyd
Benjamin Joel Bradbery
Craig Michael Branum
Zachary Taylor Bridges
Carrie Lynn Bronaugh
Shannon Leslie Bryant
Arianna Elizabeth Buckalew
Hayden Fletcher Burnett
Jade Ashton Bush
Hugo Camunez
Ryley Margaret Carman
James Robert Carmody
Sheryl Marie Carnes
Shaquawanna Latreash Carter
Benjamin Isaac Caswell
Amy Michelle Champion
Michael Robert Chavez
Jeanette Chavez
Trey Allen Cochran
Tiffany Ann Coker
Karen Michelle Coker
Cametra LaGail Collier
Carlota Cordero
Catrina Corral
Cecilia Corral
Sarah Helen Coutu
Natalie Nicole Covos
Sheila Crenshaw
Gwen Elizabeth Darnell
Jarie Averian Daugherty
Joshua Reagan Davis
Joshua Campbell Dean
Alexandria DeLaGarza
Stephen William DiTullio
Mark Robert Dix
Keith Thomas Dobson, Jr.
Lisa Marie Donham
Kimberlea JoAnn Dormady
Shamayne LaShawn Dunlap
Savannah Elizabeth Edwards
Samantha Renee Edwards
Sarah Hilary Elam
Ariel Renée English
Joseph R. Enriquez
Nicholas M. Escalante
Branden Teague Esparza
Bridget M. Esquivel
Lance Thomas Fairchild
Angelo Keith Farrow
Stephanie Renee Fehr
Jodi Lynn Fernandez
Jhabryll Fernandez
Teresa Denise Fields
Omar Gomez Fierro
Shelley Beth Fisher
Kellsy Danielle Flatt
Melissa Ann Flores
Christopher Adam Fox
Paola Franco
Martha L. Garcia
Nicholas Scott Garcia
Billy Jonathan Garcia, Jr.
Amanda Renee Garibay
Gloria Annette Garza
Angela Lynn Gaule
Damian Betancourt Gaytan
Michelle King Gibson
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