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El Paso, Texas 79931

 

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Outstanding Ex-Student Candidates

2008-2009

 

We are now accepting nominations for our 2008-09 Oustanding Ex-Student. Send your nomination letter, a resume, and picture (if available) to Austin HS Alumni Association, P.O. Box 31495, El Paso, Texas 79931. The Board of Directors will review all nominations and make a selection in the fall.

The annual award is presented to an alumnus who has accomplished notable success in their profession, service to Austin High School or to their community.

The following persons have been nominated for selection as Austin's Outstanding Ex-Student. Please inform us if you no longer wish to be considered for this honor. We would also appreciate your contacting us to provide updated contact information.

Renee Abdouch

Class of 1972
  • Former Student Activities Manager, EPISD Jefferson High School
Dr. Dan Acosta, Jr.
Class of 1963
  • Dean, College of Pharmacy, University of Cincinnati
  • Distinguished scientist in toxicological research
  • Noted pharmacy educator
Sylvia Aguilar
Class of 1979
  • First Female Deputy Chief of El Paso Police Department, retired
Richard "Ricky" Ayoub
Class of 1977
  • Lifelong television career
  • Currently Supervising Producer of Extra, Nationally Syndicated TV Entertainment Magazine
  • Executive Producer/Founder of"CyberGuy," a syndicated news segment about computers, the Internet, and technology
  • President and Founder of the Friends of Lockwood serving underprivileged children
Bob Burns
Class of 1979
  • Folk singer and recorded musician; "Hoot" of "Hoot & Annie"; "Banjo Bob"
Fred Canales
Class of 1952
  • Ex Marine and Ex Army
  • Former San Elizario ISD teacher
  • Passion for "at-risk" students
Dr. Fernando Caracena
Class of 1954
  • Physicist for National Oceanic and Atomospheric Administration in Boulder, CO.
  • Received agency's highest award for researching wind shear and other conditions hazardous to aircraft
Cecilia Carpio
Class of 1968
  • Current EPISD Program Assistant, Safe and Drug-Free Schools
  • Former At-Risk Coordinator at Morehead MS
John Clendenin
Class of 1951
  • Director of Equifax
  • Retired Chairman of the Board, Bell South Corporation
John T. Coulehan
Class of 1963
  • Senior Chief Musician of the US Navy Band
MG Eugene L. Daniel
Class of 1959
  • Director of Operations, Allied Forces Central Europe
Joan Bodine Davis
Class of 1976
  • Austin High School teacher 27 years
  • Founding member of the alumni association
Patricia Marie Hills Davis, M.D.
Class of 1971
  • Physician 24 years
Hector Delgado
Class of 1971
  • Licensed attorney specializing in tax law
  • Texas Certified Public Accountant
  • Founding partner of Delgado, Acosta & Braden LLP
Ron Geyer
Class of
  • Advocate for Disabled
Roger V. Gonzalez, PhD, PE
Class of 1981
  • Professor of Biomedical & Mechanical Engineering
  • Devoted to helping the crippled around the world by developing low cost prosthetic devices
Madlyne Carlson Guthrie
Class of 1939
  • Former EPISD teacher for 26 years
Dr. Lee Holcombe
Class of 1982
  • Faculty member at LBJ School of Education at the University of Texas at Austin
  • Bachelors in Electrical Engineering
  • Doctorate Degree in Education from Harvard University
  • Past member of Peace Corps assigned to North Africa
Rex Holt
Class of 1959
  • GuyRex, international pageant and event spectaculars
Charles Hooten
Class of 1955
  • El Paso County Commissioner for five terms (20 years)
Fred Kriss
Class of 1953
  • Doctor of medicine
Carlos Martinez
Class of 1966
  • Director of EPISD VIPS and Partners in Education, active in civic affairs
  • Founded the annual Carly Martinez Race for Awareness in 1999
Cerjio F. Martinez Jr.
Class of 1979
  • El Paso Police Department Deputy Police Chief
Enrique Moreno
Class of
  • Attorney, Employment Law and Civil Rights Litigation
  • Active in El Paso community: United Way, El Paso Cancer Treatment Center, Project Change-El Paso, Hispanic Leadership Institute
Donna Thompson Mullens
Class of 1964
  • EPISD Teacher 28 years
Bonnie O'Leary
Class of 1970
  • Principal at EPISD Lee Elementary
Clem Mejia
Class of 1965
  • Retired Regional Superintendent Kane County Regional Office of Education
Ruth Rodriguez
Class of 1979
  • Founder of Gonzalez Rolon Valdespino & Rodriguez international trade law firm' practice includes import and export law, including NAFTA and other trade agreements
Larry Stelly
Class of 1965
  • Tradeshow (maquiladoras)
  • All-Austin Boy
Eduardo C. Turrentine
Class of 1959
  • Interior designer
Frances J. McNabb Wever
Class of 1960
  • President, El Paso Federation of Teachers and Support Personnel
  • EPISD 25 years
Albert Travis White
Class of 1963
  • Semi-retired and serving on corporate boards.
  • Past President and CEO of Centillium Communications, Inc., Sony Semiconductor Co. of America, LSI Logic Corporation of Canada and Korea, Headland Technology.
  • UTEP 1967, B.S., Biological Sciences and Chemistry
 



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