Alumni

1996-1997 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients

1997 Distinguished Alumni Award Honorees

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Richard Castro ('70)

Founder of the Hispanic American Commitment to Educational Resources Scholarship Program in 1985; introduced the breakfast burrito to the McDonald’s system; owner/ operator of 23 McDonald’s; former city manager of the city of Del Rio

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Teresa Ross Leclercq ('68 & '70)

National legal language expert and author; award- winning professor; prison reform advocate

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Eugene Lee ('74)

Stage, film, and television actor; producer; playwright; plays produced at theaters throughout the United States and in London

105.97 Mary Agnes Taylor 40

Mary-Agnes Taylor ('40)*

One of the most respected authorities on children’s literature in the U.S.; board member of the Children’s Literature Association; author

106.97 Erv Woolsey 69

Erv Woolsey ('69)

Helped shape the early careers of artists including George Strait, Barbara Mandrell, Lee Greenwood, and the Oak Ridge Boys

1996 Distinguished Alumni Award Honorees

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Charles Austin ('91)

Olympic gold medalist; set an Olympic record in the high jump; won several world championships; U.S. championship; NCAA championship

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Bill Krueger ('57 & '61)

Compiled a record of 1,096-250 in 31 years as basketball coach at Clear Lake High School; named to state and national high school halls of fame

97.96 Richard Phillips, Jr 65

Richard Phillips, Jr. ('65)

Inventor and helped develop improved biostable materials for cardiac surgical devices; vice president Technology; Founder and Partner in BioStable Science and Engineering, Inc.

98.96 John Sharp 76

John Sharp ('76)

State of Texas comptroller; the model he developed for performance review accounting in government is used nationwide

101.96 Fred Wagner 62

Fred Wagner ('62)

Holder of numerous national and international biomedical patents; president and founder of BioNebraska, Inc.

99.96 Barbara Guinn Tidwell 62

Barbara Guinn Tidwell ('62)*

Founder, choreographer, and director of the Strutters, who have performed across the nation and overseas

100.96 J. Randal Tomblin 65

J. Randal Tombliln ('65)

President of Cedar Chemical Corporation, which introduced a family of environmentally safe herbicides

*Deceased