BBAs

R. Scott Hood, BBA ’70, is a partner and founder of Hood & Selander CPAs, a CPA firm in Charleston, SC. Hood and his wife Nancy have two daughters and a grandson.

Bernard Joe Hughes, BBA ’76, has enjoyed his past 15 years as an executive recruiter. His wide range of experience includes serving as a public accountant, director of an HEB store, a consultant for the auto industry and teaching high school. He has a son, Matthew, and enjoys tennis, golf, music and attending UT sports events.

Charles Holley, BBA ’79, was promoted to executive vice president finance and treasurer of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. in January 2007. In this capacity, Holley will oversee finance, tax, investor relations and treasury. Holley previously held the title of senior vice president of finance with responsibility for the company’s accounting and tax areas, its financial reporting as well as investor relations.

Dan Malone, BBA ’81, accepted the position of executive vice president and chief financial officer for Alamo Group, Inc., a leader in the design, manufacture, distribution and service of high-quality equipment for maintenance and agriculture.

Mark Schiavone, BBA ’81, is devising a way to give small businesses discounted access to the perks enjoyed by larger businesses through his Web-based enterprise, TheBuyingGroup. com. Schiavone’s business negotiates special rates for goods and services, such as office supplies and shipping, and passes the savings along to his clients.

David Walls, BBA ’81, accepted the position of vice president and general counsel at Crown Energy Co. in Oklahoma City. Walls spent 18 years in private legal practice before joining Crown Energy.

Jeffrey Herbert, BBA ’82, joined Aflac in its newly created position of senior vice president, chief marketing officer. Herbert, a 20-year marketing and branding veteran, previously served in executive positions at the Coca-Cola Co., Campbell Soup Co. and Kraft General Foods.

Edward Burbach, BBA ’83, joined Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP where he will lead the firm’s Austin Litigation Group. Prior to joining Gardere, Burbach was appointed in 2003 to the post of Texas deputy attorney general for litigation by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott. Mitchell Sikora, BBA ’84, announces the launch of JT Partners, a firm dedicated to raising capital for private equity firms, with a focus on real estate. Sikora, who brings more than 20 years of experience in the investment banking and real estate professions, will serve as managing director for the firm.

Mark Dern, BBA ’85, and president of Dern Capital Management Corp., has been appointed to TD Ameritrade’s national advisor panel.

Gary Greenberg, BBA ’85, continues his nine-year stint at Weingarten Realty Investors after being promoted to senior vice president of capital markets. In his new position, Greenberg will manage the company’s institutional investor joint ventures.

Michael Burns, BBA ’86, is a founding principal and managing director of Guggenheim Venture Partners, LLC, a new venture capital business led by three seasoned industry executives with regional and technological expertise. The firm plans to capitalize on a growing number of opportunities in the mid-Atlantic, Southwest and Pacific Northwest regions within the networking/communications and component arenas.

Steve Vartanian, BBA ’85, and his wife, Kristen, welcomed Ethan Andrew Vartanian into the world on March 14, 2007. He weighed in at a lean 6 pounds, 5 ounces at 20 inches long. On the way home from the hospital, Ethan listened to his first songs: Elvis singing “The Yellow Rose of Texas,” “The Eyes of Texas,” and Tanya Tucker singing “Texas When I Die.” Steve is a Texas Ex life member and was a very active member with Alpha Phi Omega, a national service fraternity. He proudly ran the flag at the last two Rose Bowl victories. Both parents are so excited and thankful for Ethan.

Jeff Kazaka, BBA ’88, and his wife Elizabeth welcomed their daughter, Giselle Margaret, in October 2006. Kazaka and his family live near Washington, D.C. where Kazaka is vice president of marketing for Bethesda, Md.–based Chevy Chase Bank.

Pia Denise Flanagan, BBA ’92, was elected to partner in the New York office of Baker & McKenzie.

David Loev, BBA ’92, has been named a Texas Super Lawyer by Texas Super Lawyer magazine for the second consecutive year. Loev has a private practice providing corporate and securities law assistance in Bellaire, Texas.

Susan Rosenberg, BBA ’92, and her husband, Michael, joyfully announce the birth of their daughter, Hannah Isabelle. Hannah joins her future Longhorn siblings, Benjamin, 5, and Nicole, 6.

Will Franklin, BBA ’94, will join SignalEnergy, Inc.’s board of directors. He previously served on the board of directors for Slate River Resources, Hercules Offshore and IDM Equipment.

Seth Wexler, BBA ’94, joined the partnership of Fulbright & Jaworski’s Houston office where he previously served as a senior associate.

Brett Hurt, BBA ’94, the founder of Coremetrics and CEO of Bazaarvoice, joined Click Forensics’ board of advisors. In this role, he will use his expertise in e-commerce measurement solutions to assist the company in developing guidelines to help advertisers stop click fraud.

Adriana Hook, BBA ’96, recently completed her certification as a career practitioner and has joined the Ginac Group, Inc., where she will manage the development of the newly established Certified Career Practitioner Institute.

Heather Wilson, BBA ’96, is employed with GE Commercial Finance in the company’s commercial equipment finance division where she has recently taken on the role of quality leader.

Bill Cruise, BBA ’97, accepted a job as senior associate with Canaccord Adams at their recently opened Houston office.

Jack Callahan, BBA ’01, worked for three years at Honeywell International before earning an MBA from Harvard Business School. After graduation, Callahan moved to Chicago to work for Bank of America in its commercial bank division. He and his wife Amanda have been married since June 2003.

Rommel Legaspi, BBA ’03, has accepted an analyst position with the decision and support team in the system finance department at Christus Spohn Health System in Corpus Christi, Texas. “When I have free time from the office, I like to continue the great hobby I started in Austin (at Ruta Maya Coffee House to be exact) and play open mic nights at the Executive Surf Club,” he said.

MBAs & MPAs

James Thokey, BBA ’41, MBA ’47, survived Hurricane Katrina, sold his gutted residence “as is,” and now lives in an apartment overlooking Bayou St. John and City Park.

James Stone, BBA ’58, MBA ’59, was named managing director for USBX. Stone has 19 years of experience in the finance market, including closing transactions ranging in size from $5 million to $4 billion. Stone previously founded Converge Capital and was a senior executive with several other investment banks.

Roger Davidson, BBA ’70, MBA ’71, will serve as senior vice president of merchandising and marketing for Wild Oats Markets, Inc. Before joining the executive team at Wild Oats, Davidson spent most of his career at the H.E.B. Grocery Co., where he held a variety of positions, including director of the company’s $1 billion private label business. Andre Dubbeling, MBA ’74, will bring his international perspective and global experience to Tannenbaum & Aalok brokerage firm as a business broker at the company’s New Jersey headquarters.

Michael Rescoe, MBA ’78, resigned from his position as chief financial officer and executive vice president at Tennessee Valley Authority to become the chief financial officer at Travelport Limited.

Jeffrey Hinson, BBA ’77, MBA ’79, was elected to the TiVo Board of Directors where he will serve on the audit committee. An independent consultant, Hinson previously served as executive vice president and chief financial officer for Univision Communications and Univision Radio.

David Siekmann, MBA ’82, is a program manager for the Honeywell Navigation Package being developed for the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The 787 will be the world’s first all-composite airliner.

Gregory Brown, MBA ’85, was recently named vice president of Choice Privileges, the global guest loyalty program for Choice Hotels.

Jonathan Gray, MBA ’87, joined Comerica Bank in Boston as its senior vice president in the venture funds services group, where he manages the bank’s relationships with private equity firms located east of the Mississippi.

Keith Jezek, MBA ’88, was named president and CEO of vAuto, an inventory management solutions provider for the retail automotive industry. Jezek has 15 years of experience with high-tech firms, including leadership positions with Digital Motorworks, LP, TraveLogiX and Tallard BV.

Doug Quinn, MBA ’89, was named president of Soccer United Marketing (SUM). Since joining SUM in 2004, Quinn has spearheaded Major League Soccer’s agreement with Adidas, secured long-term agreements with major television networks and increased the league’s sponsorship revenue.

Rob Williams, MBA ’91, formed an independent motion picture production company called Guest House Films. His first film as writer and director, “Long-Term Relationship,” played at more than 20 film festivals. “Back Soon,” his second film, was released this year.

James Lee, BBA ’88, MBA ’92, has been appointed to serve in President Bush’s administration as a member of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s National Advisory Council. The council, which is comprised of business leaders from 10 regions across the U.S., provides expert advice to the Small Business Administration on how to maintain and strengthen the nation’s economy by protecting the interests of small businesses and private enterprise nationally.

Bernardo Acebal, MBA ’93, was appointed executive director of Morgan Stanley’s Private Wealth Management team, which will serve the Latin American market.

Barry Randall, MBA ’93, is the portfolio manager of the MTB Small Cap Growth Fund, which was recently named the Wall Street Journal’s “Category King” for its 2006 one-year return.

Michael Breen, MBA ’94, is a founder and CFO of Xtreme Power, a Kyle, Texas–based power systems company with sophisticated technology to deliver efficient solutions. Xtreme Power recently received a $2 million grant from the Texas Emerging Technology Fund to help accelerate commercialization of its large-scale load leveling products.

David Peck, BBA ’95, MPA ’95, was elected to join the partnership in Vinson & Elkins’ United States office, where he is a member of its tax law section. Prior to joining V&E, Peck worked as lead tax counsel for Exco Resources, Inc.

Mark DeFanti, MBA ’96, was recently appointed assistant professor of marketing at Providence College. Before joining the faculty at Providence, DeFanti spent seven years in marketing and business development.

Since graduation, Jennifer P. Lake, MPA ’96 and Fritz Lake, MBA ’95, have lived in Dallas, London (for a short time), Houston and, for the past three-plus years, Dallas again. They are now contemplating a move to the Hartford, Conn. area because Fritz has recently accepted an executive position with United Technologies Corp. They have three very brilliant and busy children, which keep them way too busy at all times!

Joe Martinez, MBA ’96, and his wife, Carrie, live and work in Dallas. After 10 years of marriage, they welcomed their first child, Morgan, in November. Martinez has been with Société Générale Corporate and Investment Banking for nine years. He focuses on the real estate industry, specifically, debt transactions involving large project finance sponsors and REITs.

Nikki Baird, MBA ’98, will join Retail Systems Alert Group as executive director of research. Before joining the company, Baird was a principal analyst at Forrester Research.

Stephen Taylor, MBA ’99, was appointed president and CEO of Natural Gas Service Group, Inc. in January 2005 and was elected chairman of the board in January 2006.

Karissa Peden Marsh, MBA ’01, and husband Todd Marsh, MBA ’01, welcomed their first daughter, Whitney Rebecca Marsh, in January 2006. The Marsh family lives in Hermosa Beach, Calif. where Karissa works at cooking.com.

Suzanne King Vocal, MBA ’05, and her husband moved to Des Moines, Iowa, where she serves as a manager of business intelligence with Principal Financial Group.

Obituaries

Edward W. Cundiff, professor emeritus, passed away Nov. 7, 2006 in Austin at the age of 87. Cundiff served The University of Texas at Austin and the business school with great distinction for many years and was inducted into the McCombs School of Business Hall of Fame in 1993–1994. He served two terms as chair of the Department of Marketing (1958–1964 and 1967–1971) and was chair of the Department of Advertising in the College of Communications from 1987 to 1991. From 1973 to 1975, Cundiff was associate dean of the Graduate School of Business, responsible for the Ph.D. program.

Francis B. May, professor emeritus, passed away Jan. 12 at the age of 91. May received his BBA, MBA and Ph.D. degrees from The University of Texas at Austin, and joined the business school as an assistant professor of statistics in 1958. He served as chair of the Department of General Business (now IROM) from 1964 to 1968. Though he officially retired in 1986, May continued teaching statistics part time until 1993.

Robert C. Solomon, professor of philosophy in the College of Liberal Arts and adjunct professor of management, passed away Jan. 2 while traveling in Europe. Since 1986, Solomon served the business school as a teaching resource for business ethics courses. He was the Quincy Lee Centennial Professor in Business and Philosophy and a Distinguished Teaching Professor.

Alaimo, Brian P., BBA ’74
Anderson, Bryan W., BBA ’77
Anderson, Carl W., BBA ’50
Anderson, Henry M., BBA ’56
Ball, Joe D., BBA ’65
Barron, Sr., Eugene E., BBA ’57
Barton, William D., MBA ’70
Baugher, Harry L., BBA ’70
Bavousett, Leslie G., BBA ’84
Berry, Gregory K., MBA ’82
Bland, Ralph L., BBA ’30
Bledsoe, Billy J., BBA ’58
Block, Ephraim L., BBA ’54
Blount, William T., BBA ’58
Boswell, Ben A., BBA ’49
Bosworth, Lanis L., BBA ’43
Bowdoin, Howard L., BBA ’43
Brahaney, Edwin L., BBA ’49
Brown, Jr., George W., BBA ’68
Burch, Richard J., BBA ’56
Clayton, Bill W., MBA ’92
Cohen, Ira L., BBA ’42
Coleman, Jr., Bert, E., BBA ’50
Cook, Dorothy B., BBA ’39
Curry, Gene W., BBA ’55
Curtis, Harold, BBA ’53
Dalrymple, John B., BBA ’52
Davis, Addie A., BBA ’41
Dearman, Gregory T., BBA ’82
Doggett, III, John R., BBA ’60, Ph.D. ’74
Dwyer, David A., BBA ’75
Ebner, Edward L., BBA ’56
Ede, Woodrow N., BBA ’48
Edwards, Jr., John C., BBA ’61
Edwards, Tom R., BBA ’57, MBA ’66
Ellison, Walter L., BBA ’61
Ezeh, Sunday I., BBA ’84
Fisher, Jr., Charles W., BBA ’50
Forbes, L. Florine, MBA ’58
Foyt, Charles B., BBA ’63
Franklin, Charles J., BBA ’69
Gardner, James T., BBA ’57
Gee, Yenny P., BBA ’79
Gerlach, Frederich L., BBA ’55
Giles, Rogan B., BBA ’51
Gist, James E., BBA ’54
Godfrey, Crawford, BBA ’35
Godleski, Joseph P., BBA ’50
Gonzales, Richard R., BBA ’57
Goodroe, Ferrol A., BBA ’49
Green, Samuel, BBA ’47
Gunn, Harold T., BBA ’35
Hall, Hugh R., BBA ’35
Hardin, James H., BBA ’50
Hawes, Mariam, BBA ’40
Heffley, Curt L., BBA ’78
Herber, Ernest P., BBA ’21
Howard, Wylene P., BBA ’46
Huthmacher, Ralph E., BBA ’67
Innerarity, Lloyd E., BBA ’48
Jay, John R., BBA ’74
Johnson, John Dee, BBA ’63
Kalteyer, Charles R., BBA ’75, MPA ’77
Karr, Kenneth F., BBA ’78
Keys, Reginald, D., BBA ’54
King, Charles E., BBA ’50
Kinsala, Richard R., BBA ’69
Kiser, Clyde D., BBA ’50
Leisering, Jr., Julius F., BBA ’38
Levin, Sol, BBA ’43
Levinson, Lewis S., BBA ’41
Levy, Nathan D., BBA ’85
Longoria, Martha Earlene, BBA ’49
Love, Martin T., BBA ’48
Lyle, Rose N., BBA ’42
Magee, Thad R., BBA ’64
Malcolm, Douglas C., BBA ’74
Martensen, Woodward W., BBA ’72
Martin, Paul R., MBA ’94
May, Francis B., BBA ’41, MBA ’43, Ph.D. ’57
Mayfield, Carrell D., BBA ’67
McDougal, Mona, BBA ’36
Micocci, Paul A., BBA ’80
Miller, Sampson O., BBA ’52
Mitchell, Marion M., BBA ’49
Moncure, Norma S., BBA ’54
Moore, Jr., George W., BBA ’47
Moreno, Luis A., BBA ’71
Moroney, James M., BBA ’43
Morse, Carl S., BBA ’49
Mount, Trenton D., BBA ’55
Murray, Marsha J., BBA ’74, MPA ’76
Norman, Frances B., BBA ’55
Oberholtzer, Nelson C., BBA ’51
Ojerholm, James M., BBA ’36
Oliver, Hardy P., BBA ’30
Parker, Ralph E., BBA ’47
Parker, William L., BBA ’32
Peterson, Benjamin H., BBA ’49
Phillips, Bernice G., BBA ’45
Pierce, Jr., Lenis W., BBA ’51
Pratt, Peter E., BBA ’60
Puett, Jr., Nelson, BBA ’49
Purjet, Lawrence L., BBA ’33
Purtle, Glynn R., BBA ’57
Purvis, Jr., Tom E., BBA ’51
Raschke, William H., BBA ’43, MBA ’45
Rauscher, Jr., John H., BBA ’50
Riordan, Billie S., BBA ’46
Roberson, Wynne M., BBA ’48
Robinson, Richard M., BBA ’36
Rode, Carl F., BBA ’41
Rogers, W. H., BBA ’48
Russell, Sadie, C., BBA ’43
Ryan, Mark M., BBA ’91
Sanger, Sr., Eugene K., BBA ‘33
Santamaria, Michael A., BBA ’06
Sayles, Stanley B., BBA ’58
Schwaller, Shirley F., BBA ’68
Schwarzbach, Bernard L., BBA ’49
Scott, Stanley J., BBA ’40, MBA ’41
Scudday, Letitia K., BBA ’43
Seager, Scott E., BBA ’78
Simon, Carolyn A., BBA ’51
Simpson, Richard F., BBA ’80
Skaggs, Kenneth W., BBA ’79
Snyder, Chester M., BBA ’42
Stafford, Helen W., BBA ’30
Stahl, David L., BBA ’89
Studer, Stanley S., BBA ’55
Taylor, Frank C., BBA ’27
Taylor, John R., BBA ’81
Thomas, George H., BBA ’57
Thomas, Jr., John J, BBA ’56
Thomas, Louis N., BBA ’40
Tobola, Barry G., BBA ’75
Toombs, David S., MPA ’86
Tyng, Minelma C., BBA ’30, MBA ’31
Underhill, James A., BBA ’73
Van Zile, Barbara S., BBA ’83
Vascocu, Marcus F., BBA ’42
Vasquez, John, BBA ’55
Vaughan, S. Malcolm, BBA ’40
Walcowich, Bobby L., BBA ’51, MBA ’52
Walker, Sibyl P., BBA ’55
Wallerstein, Joel H., BBA ‘80
Walters, Margaret H., BBA ’48
Watson, Mark L., BBA ’79
Weaver, T. D., BBA ’52
Wentz, Charmaine R., BBA ’83
Whitescarver, Edward L., BBA ’70
Williams, Cecil W., MBA ’55
Wilson, John J., BBA ’44
Wilson, Jr., Leonard I., BBA ’38
York, Thomas O., BBA ’54
Zion, Harvey E., BBA ’57

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