Research Wit H a Real Purpose

SPRING 2017

Game Changer For Athletics Mr. Customer Engagement Helping Dallas Families RESEARCH WIT H A REAL PURPOSE

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Homecoming 2016: Road Trip Home to SMU attracted thousands of alumni, students and others from the community to campus November 3-6. SMU honored distinguished alumni (see article on page 31), held reunions, staged its annual parade led by grand marshals and Olympic medalists Michael Carter '83 and his daughter, Michelle Carter, and threw a come-one, come-all party on the Boulevard before the football game against Memphis. Homecoming royalty was crowned at halftime: King Alec Bucshon, Kappa Alpha Order, and Queen Madison McKay, Chi Omega. Student Foundation, which produces Homecoming, provided the graphics.

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New Heights For Customer Engagement Hal Brierley has come a long way from starting a database-marketing firm in 1969 in the basement of Dillon Hall at Harvard Business School. Since then, he has become GAME-CHANGING widely known as a leader in the design and management of customer loyalty programs ATHLETICS FACILITIES SMU HAS ANNOUNCED PLANS TO CONSTRUCT for companies like American Airlines, Blockbuster and Pan Am. Now he’s sharing his A NEW INDOOR PERFORMANCE CENTER, insights with SMU students and investing in a cutting-edge institute to ensure the next AN OUTDOOR NATURAL GRASS FOOTBALL generation of customer engagement marketers are properly trained. PRACTICE FIELD AND A NEW SOCCER STADIUM. LEAD AND CORNERSTONE GIFT PLEDGES ARE BEING PURSUED TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT.

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2017 SPRING

NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE Game Changer For Athletics PAID Senior Patricia SOUTHERN METHODIST Mr. Customer Engagement UNIVERSITY Helping Dallas Families Nance, a chemistry and math major, has RESEARCH been developing a new polymer for WIT H A breast implants to Somber Reflections Helping Families reduce infections for women who A photographic book commemorates the In Dedman School of Law, students put get reconstructive

surgery after breast RE AL 20th anniversary of SMU’s human rights their law education to work by providing Acknowledging Heroes SMU’s December Commencement included an address by the much-lauded retired Dallas Police Chief David Brown, praised for his leadership in guiding his department and the city through the events of July 17, when five officers were killed and 12 were wounded during an ambush in downtown cancer. For Nance, Dallas. Brown, a third-generation Dallasite, told the more than 530 graduates that as a young man in 1983, “I wanted so much to join modern-day heroes of our society that I rushed to sign up for the Dallas Police Department. You all may be the next greatest generation of heroes in this country. trips to the Holocaust camps in Poland, legal services for low-income NorthYou all are global citizens much more than my generation.” Photo by Clayton Smith PURPOSE and access video of Brown’s speech, visit smu.edu/mag17brown. To read more this research is and the 10th anniversary of the Embrey Texas residents through the VanSickle personal and has a purpose: to benefit Human Rights program. Family Law Clinic. women like her grandmother. See story on page 14. Photo by Hillsman S. Jackson.

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Diane Hamilton Buford ’71. The program invested $10 million in Cox School of

READERS has enabled dozens of undergraduates Business to create the nation’s first in Dedman College of Humanities and institute devoted to the study of customer Sciences to work with faculty members engagement – the science and art of on significant research. attracting customers’ attention and ulti- One of the Hamilton Scholars, Patricia mately earning their loyalty. You can Nance ’17, is on the cover of this magazine read more about the journey that led to and you can read her inspiring story this gift on page 20. on page 14. Patricia exemplifies how SMU Every single one of these initiatives is students seize the opportunities our made possible by donors – not only the donors create for them – and create lead donors who create new centers and changes in the world that will make a programs on the Hilltop, but also the lasting difference in people’s lives. thousands of donors every year who give Similarly, the faculty and students to the SMU Fund and support all the involved in the VanSickle Family Law ongoing activities of the University. Clinic in Dedman School of Law are Together, our donors power the Univer- President R. Gerald Turner profoundly impacting the lives of their sity’s growing excellence. clients in North Texas. You can read As you turn the following pages and n this space nine months ago, I sug- about them on page 26. Thanks to an see the real difference SMU students, I gested to you that completing a wildly anonymous gift in 2014, the clinic gives faculty, alumni and friends make in their successful $1.15 billion campaign wasn’t students real-world experience in every professions and communities, I expect you an ending as much as it was a beginning. facet of family law and enables people will feel, as I do, incredible pride in your Our success provides a foundation on who could not afford representation to University. We also feel deep gratitude for which the University can do even greater give their families a fresh start. the donors who make it possible – things for our faculty, students, commu- In addition to benefitting from gifts including, I hope, you! nity and world. made during the campaign, the Univer- The investments that our generous sity is also expanding its strengths donors made during the campaign and thanks to new investments made in 2016. R. GERALD TURNER their continuing support make a clear In September, Hal and Diane Brierley President impact on campus every day. One example is the Hamilton Under- graduate Research Scholars program, In the weeks before this issue was printed, we learned about the deaths of professor created early in the campaign by the late emeritus and alumnus Marsh Terry ’53, ’54 and vice president for Jack and Jane Hamilton – and continued student affairs Pamela Anthony. You can read more on pages 45 and 9, respectively. by their children Dan Hamilton ’79 and SMU offers condolences and prayers to their families and loved ones.

VOL. 67, NO. 1 SPRING 2017 Designers The Matchbox Studio, Becky Wade Copyright © Southern Methodist University 2017 SMU MAGAZINE is published by the Office of Public Affairs, Photography Hillsman Jackson, Laura Graham, Development and External Affairs, in fall/winter and spring/ Vice President for Development and Guy Rogers III, Clayton Smith, Kevin Gaddis, summer for alumni and other friends of SMU. The Office of External Affairs Brad E. Cheves Kim Leeson Public Affairs retains the right to determine editorial and advertising content and manner of presentation. The Executive Director of Integrated Marketing Printer ColorDynamics opinions expressed in the magazine do not necessarily reflect Neil Robinson official University policy. Letters to the editor and contributions to the Class Notes section are welcomed. Send correspondence Editor Susan White, M.L.A. ’05 to: Editor, SMU Magazine, Office of Public Affairs, PO Box 750174, Dallas TX 75275-0174; email: [email protected]. Senior Editor Patricia Ward Southern Methodist University (SMU) will not discriminate in any employment practice, education program, education activity, or Contributors Margaret Allen, Kim Cobb, admissions on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status. SMU’s commitment Nancy George ’79, Sarah Hanan to equal opportunity includes nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity and expression. The Executive Director for Access and Equity/Title IX1 Coordinator is designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies, including [ PAGE ] the prohibition of sex discrimination under Title IX. The Executive Director/Title IX Coordinator may be reached at the Perkins Administration Building, Room 204, 6425 Boaz Lane, Dallas, TX 75205, 214-768-3601, [email protected]. Inquiries regarding the 2 application of Title IX may also be directed to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education. 1 Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681-1688.

0608-Readers_2_R1.indd 2 1/24/17 11:49 AM OPENING A NEW CHAPTER FONDREN LIBRARY DEBUTS NEW FACILITIES FOR COLLABORATION NEWS

When students returned to campus for the 2016-17 academic year, awaiting them was a transformed Fondren Library. The latest renovations include the Caren H. Prothro Learning Commons, Starbucks and Collaborative Commons (bottom left and right), and Office of Information Technology and help desk hub, all located on the first floor. The Learning Commons was named in honor of Caren H. Prothro, SMU trustee and SMU Libraries Executive Board vice chair, by a gift from The Hoblitzelle Foundation. On the fourth floor (top), café-height tables and seating create a study zone designed to take advantage of the nearly panoramic skyline view. At an open house celebrating the new spaces September 8, Dean and Director of Central University Libraries Gillian McCombs praised the contributions of the donors and everyone involved. Read more at smu.edu/mag17browsing. [ PAG E ] 3

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department. — RICK HART, SMU ATHLETICS DIRECTOR

SMU ATHLETICS REVEALS FUTURE FACILITIES

o beat the heat of Dallas experience requires continued investment summers and to make Mustang in student well-being and our people as football competitive and attrac- well as our infrastructure,” says Director tive to Texas high school recruits, of Athletics Rick Hart. “SMU and its SMU has announced plans to construct donors and fans have made huge invest- a new Indoor Performance Center, an ments in athletics in recent years, and outdoor natural grass football practice field these projects are yet another step forward and a new soccer stadium. These plans for our department.” come on the heels of the $1.15 billion success Lead and cornerstone gift pledges, of SMU’s Second Century Campaign, representing 80 percent of anticipated when SMU Athletics secured more than construction costs, are being pursued in $191 million in gift commitments. support of this project. The expected “This is a transformative plan for SMU completion time is 16 months after con- Athletics and another tangible example struction begins. of our commitment and desire to compete In February, SMU broke ground on at the highest level of intercollegiate the Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center/ athletics,” says President R. Gerald Turner. Barr-McMillion Natatorium, a new The result of 18 months of careful plan- 42,000-square-foot facility that will ing and design, the Indoor Performance feature an Olympic-sized, eight-lane Center (IPC) will feature a full-sized indoor pool with a platform diving area, football field and indoor 300-meter track, four springboards, a 10-meter tower, and will be located on the current track coaches offices, locker rooms and a and soccer field site. In addition to use by classroom and meeting area. In partner- the football and track programs, the IPC ship with AT&T and the city of Dallas, also will serve as a resource for other SMU is nearing completion on Trinity student and campus activities and events. Forest Golf Club, an 18-hole champion- A new outdoor natural grass football ship golf course designed by Coore & practice field will be adjacent to the IPC. Crenshaw, Inc., which features a world- The new soccer stadium, to be used by class practice facility, clubhouse and the men’s and women’s soccer teams, will practice academy for SMU’s golf teams. be located at the site of the current Additional projects included replacing The rendering above shows the location of the practice fields on Mockingbird Lane and the Ford Stadium turf, renovating the Brookshire Family Pavilion, the SMU proposed Indoor Performance Center and outdoor Bishop Boulevard. These projects consti- men’s basketball locker room and team Golf Complex at Trinity Forest and the football practice field on the site of the current track and soccer field. tute Phase 1 of SMU Athletics’ Facilities lounge, and resurfacing the track. Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center/ On top is the rendering for the proposed soccer Master Plan, a $150 million comprehen- In addition to opportunities to contrib- Barr-McMillion Natatorium. stadium, to be located at Mockingbird Lane and To support SMU Athletics, contact sive facilities investment that will serve ute to the Indoor Performance Center Bishop Boulevard. Kurt Pottkotter at 214-768-3639 or the needs of all 17 sports and 400-plus and Soccer Stadium projects, gift and The inset at right shows the interior of the student-athletes. naming opportunities remain for Moody [email protected]. Performance Center. [ PAGE ] “SMU’s commitment to competing for Coliseum, the SMU Tennis Complex For more information: 4 championships and enhancing the student featuring Turpin Stadium and the smu.edu/mag17performancecenter.

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SMU is launching the new Deason Family among numerous groups, including Criminal Justice Reform Center in its scholars, students, the judiciary, law Dedman School of Law, where scholars enforcement, prosecutors, and defense will undertake independent research counsel. By bringing together experts and develop educational opportunities on from across the country to participate in topics such as the causes of wrongful symposia and conferences, the center convictions and over-incarceration, and will engage in national conversations ensuring the fair and ethical treatment of surrounding criminal justice. individuals at all stages of the criminal “Our passion for criminal justice reform justice process. is based on our desire to create and The center will be supported by support programs that help lift the poor combined gifts totaling $7 million from from poverty, to help them become the Deason Foundation and the Charles self-dependent and, consequently, support Koch Foundation. The gifts will provide their families and live their lives with $3.5 million each over five years. dignity,” said Doug Deason, president of Doug Deason and Law Dean Jennifer Collins “The support from the Deason Founda- Deason Capital Services (DCS) and presi- tion and the Charles Koch Foundation dent of the Deason Foundation. “This for this center goes right to the heart of School of Law, said, “Policy makers new Criminal Justice Reform Center will what a great university like SMU is across the ideological spectrum are talk- offer the research required to find positioned to do in finding solutions to ing about the need for criminal justice innovative solutions, and we are very societal problems,” said President R. reform. From the adequacy of defense proud to support it.” Gerald Turner. “The United States has counsel, to police uses of force, to wrong- “Finding solutions to the problems with 5 percent of the world’s population, but ful convictions and the racial disparities our criminal justice system will require 25 percent of the world’s prison population, in the criminal justice system – these the sort of leading-edge scholarship that so there’s work to be done. Dedman Law are the huge issues of our time. This new the faculty at SMU produce. We’re proud is eager to engage in the important center will work well with our existing to partner with the Deason family and national debate surrounding issues of criminal clinic and innocence clinic, and SMU on this initiative,” said Charles Koch fairness, accuracy and compassion in the build on our existing faculty strength in Foundation President Brian Hooks. criminal justice system.” criminal law.” Go to smu.edu/mag17deason to Jennifer Collins, the Judge James Noel The new center will provide a platform read more. Dean and Professor of Law at Dedman for interdisciplinary collaboration

Delivering New Health Services

SMU’s new 33,000-square-foot Dr. Bob Smith Health Center, which provides comprehensive medical care to 11,000 students, opened with classes last fall. The two-story building, completed over the summer, is home to medical and counseling services, a full-service pharmacy and SMU’s health education program. The Dr. Bob Smith Health Center, named for a University alumnus and benefactor who was a prominent Dallas medical leader, is located on the site of the former Memorial Health Center. It features a sky-lit atrium, high ceilings, large windows and natural finishes. New technology enables students to check in to appointments with a swipe of their ID card and receive [ PAG E ] messages from the health center via e-mail and text. 6 To read more and take a video tour: smu.edu/mag17health.

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] NEWS Benefactor Endows Maguire Center Directorship

A $2 million gift from SMU Trustee will now carry the title of William F. May scholar in the field of medical ethics NEWS emeritus and longtime benefactor Cary M. Endowed Director, beginning with who has written extensively on the moral Maguire will endow the directorship of current director Rita Kirk, who has been and ethical obligations of health care the University ethics center that bears his the center’s director since January 2011. professionals to patients and on other mat- name in honor of the center’s founding A professor of communications, Kirk is a ters concerning ethical behavior and director, ethicist William F. May. member of the Altshuler Distinguished decisions. He joined SMU in 1985 to serve Each director of the Cary M. Maguire Faculty and a Meadow’s Distinguished a University-wide appointment as Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility Teaching Professor. SMU’s first Cary M. Maguire University “Cary Maguire’s gifts to SMU always Professor of Ethics, a position he held have been transformative,” said President until 2001. R. Gerald Turner. “His commitment to Maguire is chairman, president and the William F. May Endowed Directorship CEO of Maguire Oil Company and will position the Maguire Center for chairman of Components of America and future excellence while permanently link- Staco Systems Inc. He has served SMU ing Bill May’s name with both the center on the Board of Trustees, is a member of he founded and the field to which he the advisory boards of the Maguire devoted his illustrious career.” Center for Ethics and Public Responsi- The Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics bility and of the Maguire Energy and Public Responsibility is a University- Institute and of the Edwin L. Cox School wide center that supports ethics-related of Business executive board, among education and activities for students and others. Maguire also helped lead SMU’s faculty, as well as outreach to commu- Second Century Centennial Celebration nity, private and public institutions. and A Time to Lead capital campaign. Directorship namesake William F. May Go to smu.edu/mag17maguire to Cary M. Maguire (left) and William F. May is a distinguished and widely respected read more.

Dixon Hall Leads Campus Initiative On Cultural Intelligence

Maria Dixon Hall, associate professor of old frameworks of diversity training to Currall’s inventive organizational communication and intelligent, thoughtful ways of communi- structuring of this director of corporate communication and cating effectively across cultural appointment can public affairs, has been serving as senior boundaries.” only encourage advisor for campus cultural Intelligence Dixon Hall has been honored with others like myself, Initiatives since Aug. 1, 2016. numerous awards for her teaching, who love the She was appointed by SMU Provost research and service at SMU, including classroom, to Steve Currall to “ensure that we are the 2005-06 Willis M. Tate award; the occasionally step cultivating a campus culture involving 2009 Golden Mustang Award; the 2010 out of it and engage faculty, staff and students that ensures Rotunda Award for Outstanding Teach- in these types of our students are ready to effectively ing; and the 2011 “M” Award, SMU’s transformative Maria Dixon Hall engage the complex world into which highest award for service to the Univer- opportunities on they will graduate,” he said. sity. In 2016, she was named an Altshuler behalf of the University.” President R. Gerald Turner said that Distinguished Teaching Professor by Dixon Hall will return to research and last year “I promised the SMU commu- SMU’s Center for Teaching Excellence. teaching once the initiative is complete, nity that we would be bold in our efforts “The conversations I’ve had with at which time the University leadership to ensure that our campus was welcom- my colleagues during the past year have will unveil a long-term plan to sustain ing, inclusive and thoughtful about demonstrated the commitment our the cultural intelligence programs she matters of difference. Professor Dixon faculty has to ensuring that we are will develop. [ PAG E ] Hall has earned a reputation for moving shaping world changers in every sense of Go to smu.edu/mag17dixonhall to 8 organizations and institutions beyond the the term,” Dixon Hall said. “Provost read more.

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] NEWS Blocking A Killer’s Defense Mechanism

Once researchers have figured out a

NEWS SMU undergraduates and Dallas-area high school students gain key mechanism that cancers use to evade hands-on experience working on groundbreaking cancer research chemotherapy, how do they turn that discovery into new drugs that restore chemotherapy’s effectiveness? For SMU biological sciences professors Pia Vogel and John Wise, the answer is to deploy the University’s supercomputer – and a small army of SMU and high school students. Each semester, SMU undergraduates and Dallas-area high school students gain hands-on experience working on groundbreaking cancer research in Vogel’s and Wise’s labs. They are trying to find a treatment for cancer patients whose cancers either have returned after initial chemotherapy or were initially hard to treat using chemotherapeutics. Biological sciences professor Pia Vogel works with students in the lab to find new druglike “Often, recurring cancers have ‘learned’ compounds that inhibit cancers resistant to chemotherapy. how to evade chemotherapy by pumping the therapeutic out of the cancer cells so 10 million small, druglike compounds James McCormick. High school students that only subtherapeutic concentrations made available in digital form from the in the lab were Victoria Bennet, Hock- (less than the amount required to be pharmacology database Zinc at the aday School, and Shaffin Siddiqui and effective) remain in the cell, making the University of California, San Francisco. Robert Luo, Highland Park High School. drug useless,” says Vogel, who also serves Using SMU’s Maneframe high- Beginning students work with graduate as director of SMU’s Center for Drug performance computer, Wise ran the com- or advanced undergraduate students to Discovery, Design and Delivery. pounds through a computer-generated learn techniques used in the lab. Some Proteins, which Wise calls “biological model of the protein he designed and built. perform small research projects. Others sump pumps,” span the cell membranes The virtual model is the first computa- learn state-of-the-art techniques and and use the biological fuel ATP to tional microscope of its kind that simulates “how science works” in the context of actively pump chemotherapeutics and the actual behavior of P-glycoprotein in critical health problems. other toxins out of the cells. To find new the human body, including interactions “High school student Robert Luo was druglike compounds that inhibit the with the compounds. The promising interested in the computational side of action of the pumps, Wise and Vogel use compounds were then tested in the lab. our work, so he’s worked with senior SMU a combination of computational, bio- “We have been quite successful and Ph.D. candidate James McCormick on chemical and human cell-based tech- already have identified close to 20 novel trying to evaluate how strongly one of the niques. The research is funded in part by compounds that block the pumps in our therapy-sensitizing compounds we the National Institutes of Health. cell-based assays,” Wise says. found potentially interacts with the pump If successful, the novel drugs – or deriv- protein at different proposed binding World-class Research Experience atives of them – will be given to patients sites,” Wise says. “It is a significant project with therapy-resistant cancer along with SMU and high school students have and will help with our research.” the chemotherapeutic. “Because our been involved in different aspects of the The opportunities available for students novel compounds block the pumps, the research for several years. Working in to learn how science works using high chemotherapeutic will remain in the cell the lab recently were undergraduates performance computing, biochemistry and kill the cancer that had not been Alexis Sunshine, Clinton Osifo, Stefanie and cell biology can be valuable even treatable previously,” Vogel says. Lohse, Brianna Ramirez, Henry Thornton, for those who won’t necessarily become The researchers have discovered com- Shirely Liu, Justin Musser, Jake Oien practicing scientists, adds Wise. pounds that can be modified and developed and Michael Fowler; graduate student – Margaret Allen into medicines that target the protein, Collette Marchesseau ’16 and Ph.D.

[ PAG E ] called P-glycoprotein. They discovered students Amila Nanayakkara, Mike Chen, See a video of students discussing their work at 10 them after virtually screening more than Courtney Follit, Maisa Oliveira and smu.edu/mag17cancer.

0608-News_10-11.indd 10 1/20/17 12:57 PM Blocking A Killer’s Defense Mechanism Empowering Arts Organizations Gaining Clarity To Make Evidence-based Decisions On Concussions A hard hit to the head typically prompts NEWS SMU’s National Center for Arts Research and artistic expertise. Intangible factors physicians to look for signs of a concus- (NCAR) launched in July a free online cannot be easily observed and measured, sion like forgetfulness, wobbling and diagnostic tool that allows arts and cultural yet all organizations know how import- disorientation. But those symptoms are organizations to see how their financial ant they are. NCAR uses a statistical subjective. And young athletes who want and operational performances compare technique that estimates how much these to keep playing can hide the signs from with similar organizations nationally. The intangibles distinguish one organization adults, says Sushmita Purkayastha, assis- scores can help organizations assess from others. tant professor of physiology in SMU’s their health and sustainability and inform “For arts organizations to thrive, they Annette Caldwell Simmons School of strategic decisions. cannot operate in isolation. They are Education and Human Development. The KIPI Dashboard (Key Intangible impacted by changes in the field and in Purkayastha is a researcher on a new Performance Indicators) uses data from their communities,” says NCAR Director study funded by the National Institutes the past five years for nearly 8,000 arts Zannie Voss. “By factoring in external of Health that aims to find noninvasive, and cultural organizations nationwide. variables such as a community’s charac- objective indicators to diagnose whether Scores take into account tangible factors teristics, we have created as level a an athlete has suffered a concussion. that affect performance, such as an playing field as possible for examining Results would include more accurate organization’s sector (such as whether it is organizational health. diagnosis and better return-to-play a theatre company or an art museum), “Dashboard scores can be valuable decisions after a concussion, thus prevent- budget size, age and community charac- information to share with boards, staff, ing the risk of second-impact syndrome. teristics. They also consider intangible funders and other key stakeholders. Read more at smu.edu/mag17concussion. factors such as good decision-making, They are a tool that helps arts and cultural community relationships, brand strength leaders focus resources where they are most needed, celebrate areas of success and increase impact,” she says. Making The In its beta-testing phase, Invisible Visible leaders from arts organizations around the country have Researchers from SMU’s Bobby B. Lyle already reported on the useful- School of Engineering will lead a multi- ness of the KIPI Dashboard. university team funded by the Defense Tim Johnson ’91, managing Advanced Research Projects Agency director of Kitchen Dog Theater (DARPA) to build a theoretical frame- in Dallas, says, “The dashboard work for creating a computer-generated really helped highlight some image of an object hidden from sight of the faulty underlying assump- around a corner or behind a wall. “Your tions we work from as a com- eyes can’t do that, but it doesn’t mean pany. Happily, the big surprise we can’t do that,” says Marc Christensen, was that we are actually doing dean of the Lyle School and principal much better than the national investigator for the project. average in a number of areas that The core of the proposal is developing we have traditionally viewed as a computer algorithm that unscrambles areas of weakness.” the light that bounces off irregular surfaces to create a holographic image For more information, visit the NCAR website at smu.edu/artsresearch. of hidden objects, Christensen says. “This will allow us to build a 3-D representation – a hologram – of something that is out of view.” SMU is collaborating with engineers Arts organizations can now evaluate their operations from Rice, Northwestern and Harvard. [ PAGPAG E E ] through a new online diagnostic tool created by the National Center for Arts Research. Read more at smu.edu/mag17hidden. 11

0608-News_10-11.indd 11 1/20/17 12:57 PM Football Players Garner Postseason Honors

Four Mustangs were named first-team loss (15) and finished second in tackles (65). conference in interceptions with six,

NEWS All-American Athletic Conference: Senior defensive backs Millines and and returned two of them for touchdowns Justin Lawler, Darrion Millines, Horace Richardson patrolled SMU’s secondary, at East Carolina. Richardson and Courtland Sutton. That picking up 11 of the Mustangs’ 18 inter- Sophomore wide receiver Sutton marks the most first-team selections for ceptions on the season. Millines also was became the first SMU receiver to garner the Mustangs since 2011. selected to play in the 2017 National first-team all-conference honors since Lawler anchored the Mustang defense, Football Players Association Collegiate current Dallas Cowboys Cole Beasley ’12. as the junior led the team in tackles for Bowl on Jan. 21. Richardson led the Sutton led the squad in receptions (76), receiving yards (1,246) and receiving touchdowns (10). Quarterback Ben Hicks and wide receiver James Proche have been named Honorable Mention Freshman All- Americans by Campus Insiders. Hicks was thrust into a starting role after senior Matt Davis was lost for the season during the opener at North Texas. Hicks finished the season with 2,930 passing yards, which ranks eighth in program history, and accounted for 21 touchdowns, throw- ng for 19 and rushing for two. Redshirt freshman Proche was one of Hicks’ main targets and finished with 57 receptions A high point of the 2016 football season was the Oct. 22 game between No. 11 Houston and for 709 yards and six touchdowns. SMU at Ford Stadium. The Mustangs upset the Cougars 38-16. The team wore a uniform of gray and pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Basketball Teams Start Season Strong

Through the nonconference schedule and early conference play, the men’s and women’s basketball teams thrived under new coaches Tim Jankovich and Travis Mays. The men defeated Pittsburgh in Madison Square Garden and had domi- nating wins at Moody Coliseum against TCU and Stanford. The women’s team defeated Kansas in Lawrence and won at Moody against then-No. 19 Texas A&M. Helping to lead the teams are junior forward Alicia Froling (left), preparing to lay up in the game against North Texas on Nov. 30, and senior guard Sterling Brown (right), moving against a Stanford defender on Dec. 19. For the latest news as the teams compete during the regular season and postseason tournaments – and to

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] NEWS IT’S NOT JUST RESEARCH. IT’S ALSO PERSONAL.

By Patricia Ward

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] FEATURES Wisian-Neilson made an indelible impression on Nance on the first day of her General Chemistry I introductory “ Dr. Patty is famous for her ‘Welcome to College’ speech, class. “Dr. Patty is famous for her and I was really intimidated by it. She had office hours after ‘Welcome to College’ speech, and I was class, and I went in immediately and introduced myself by FEATURES really intimidated by it. She had office hours after class, and I went in immediately saying, ‘Hi, I’m Patricia, and I’m really terrified by your class.’ and introduced myself by saying, ‘Hi, I’m We’ve been close ever since.” Patricia, and I’m really terrified by your class.’ We’ve been close ever since.” - Patricia Nance '17 The professor’s classroom lecture made it clear the subject wasn’t easy, but in private she assured the first-year parallel in their stories, Wisian-Neilson bit differently: “I moved back into the lab student that if Nance knew enough to be didn’t discover how much she enjoyed to work with her. Note the ‘with,’ because worried, she probably didn’t need to be. chemistry until she began working in a I felt like we were a team of equals,” After more than 30 years as an educator lab as an undergraduate at Texas Lutheran Wisian-Neilson says. “Within a few and researcher at SMU, Wisian-Neilson College. Her involvement in polymer weeks, she was making suggestions for knows a serious scholar when she meets research now predates the birth of most the project and designing her own one. She instantly recognized Patricia’s of her students. direction for making biomedical coatings. “unusually strong work ethic and superb “I was part of what I call the ‘Sputnik We had discussions, not lectures.” determination and, of course, amazing Generation,’ so there was a recognition The work was intense but exhilarating, intelligence.” that science would be important to the Nance says. Since joining the University in 1984, future,” she says. “The precursor to the polymer is air the chemistry professor has earned sensitive, so it’s not something you necessarily numerous accolades, including the IN THE CHEMISTRY LAB, learn in your class labs,” she explains. “I President’s Associates Outstanding ‘A TEAM OF EQUALS’ was working with new materials, glassware Faculty Award in 2013 and the Altshuler While Nance started out doing research and techniques to make sure the product Distinguished Teaching Professor in a biology lab, by the spring of her first is never exposed to air. You learn about designation in 2005. year, she had fallen in love with chemistry safety really quickly because the product Like Nance, she grew up in a small town and switched her major. The summer after is reactive to air.” with limited resources and opportunities her sophomore year, she joined Wisian- Nance’s research involves for budding scientists, yet managed to Neilson’s research team, and the professor polyphosphazenes, a versatile class of flourish because of caring teachers who moved back into the lab to train her. hybrid inorganic polymers with a recognized her potential. In another Her professor characterizes the event a phosphorous-nitrogen backbone. Because of their structural diversity and biocompatibility, they may ultimately be LAB CATALYST deployed in a multitude of biomedical Professor Patty Wisian-Neilson (left) applications, from drug delivery systems credits Patricia Nance '17 (right) with to tissue engineering. putting the “oomph” back into her Her contribution to the field will be a research program by helping to attract a new graduate student and coating that attaches directly to synthetic four undergraduate researchers. implants. The coating should thwart bacterial colonization that causes serious infections in women who have undergone breast cancer treatment.

SCHOLARSHIPS CREATE A PLATFORM FOR SUCCESS While on her scientific quest, Nance receives crucial support from the Hamilton Undergraduate Research Scholars Program in Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences and SMU Engaged Learning. [ PAG E ] A gift from the late Jack and Jane 16 Hamilton established the scholars

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] FEATURES No Resting Place

In the new book No Resting Place: Holocaust Poland, readers journey along with Embrey Human Rights Program pilgrims as they follow in the footsteps of those who lost their lives in Nazi death camps during World War II.

“You’ll see the last places ever witnessed coordinator Sherry Aikman reproduced on value of witnessing — understanding how by the millions of detainees who didn’t these pages, and inspiring text by Halperin atrocities continue to affect our lives,” want to die there, or didn’t think their and co-author Denise Gee of SMU Public she notes in the book’s foreword. “I also nightmare would ever end,” program Affairs produce a “you-are-there” perspective, realized how vital such educational director Rick Halperin writes in his offering insight into why SMU alumna opportunities are to help us all confront introduction to the book, which Lauren Embrey ’80, ’06 and hundreds of and prevent human rights crimes.” commemorates the 20th anniversary of others have been so profoundly affected by Learn more about the Embrey Human the two-week study trips he leads each the experience. After taking the trip with Rights Program and the book at December to more than a dozen her two sons in 2005, Embrey and her family smu.edu/humanrights. Holocaust sites across Poland. made a gift to establish SMU’s pioneering (ABOVE) Sherry Aikman captured her Extraordinary photographs, including human rights program in 2006. reflection at Majdanek, where the shoes of those by Embrey Human Rights Program The trip opened Embrey’s eyes to “the nearly one million victims were confiscated.

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Mr. Customer Engagement Hal Brierley Helps Prepare the Next Generation of Business Leaders

By Susan White Photography by Kim Leeson

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(LEFT) Brierley’s collection of memorabilia includes an early American Airlines AAdvantage pass. (RIGHT) Cox faculty member Marci Armstrong will serve as the Harold M. Brierley Endowed Professor in the customer engagement institute.

looked for a data processing firm that helped maintain the records for United’s and he said, ‘We’ve got a secret program specialized in maintaining membership Red Carpet Club, Brierley recalls, “I we’re thinking about that would reward organizations.” Not finding one, he and became intrigued with the concept of passengers for flying on American.’ It a business school classmate offered to customer loyalty. As we served as the ended up with me as the one outside serve as consultants to automate SAE’s vendor maintaining the Club’s records, adviser on the design and launch of the membership records. we started wondering if we could use the AAdvantage program. They quickly realized that most other Red Carpet Club as the vehicle to “American wanted frequent travelers to fraternities were also not yet computer motivate flyers to concentrate their flying give the airline their names and addresses savvy, and after a year, they were with United, offering unanticipated so it could communicate directly with maintaining the membership records rewards and more personalized them and provide their member numbers for 16 of the 18 national fraternity offices. communications.” when they flew, thus allowing American “But,” Brierley adds, “we also found that Later, United introduced them to to accurately identify its best customers. our clients needed advice on how to use Pan Am and Epsilon started maintaining By offering a small incentive for the computer to communicate with Pan Am’s Clipper Club records. With the participation and working the database, members, especially for fundraising, advent of airline deregulation, airlines American thought it could gain a larger and we backed into becoming a direct were freed from pricing restrictions and share of the customer’s travel.” marketing agency.” Over the next 10 allowed to become more creative, he says. He adds, “It’s important to remember years, Epsilon grew to work with more “So, I proposed to Pan Am that Epsilon that the original AAdvantage program had than 400 nonprofit organizations. could develop and operate a turnkey a one-year term – you had to fly 50,000 program to reward passengers for flying miles in one year to earn a free ticket.” its new transcontinental routes from New Brierley proposed several key Gaining York to San Francisco and Los Angeles. innovations, including entry-level awards the advantage Our proposed ‘multi-trip discount starting at 12,000 miles, an unanticipated program’ would offer passengers who gift (a bag tag) after a member’s first flight, Living in Boston, with all of Epsilon’s flew three round trips on Pan Am’s a monthly mileage statement, and a Gold clients in the Midwest, Brierley became transcontinental flights a free coach trip program for members flying at least an early frequent flyer. One day, he to Europe. Pan Am said it would never 25,000 miles each year. While he is still stopped by United Airlines’ Chicago work, that no one would ever go out of proud of his contribution, he always likes offices to visit the executive running its their way to fly one airline rather than to point out that the work was done “by club for frequent fliers to talk about its another simply to earn a reward.” a very talented team of AA employees, membership record keeping. “While he Later, after he had left Epsilon, one of and Bob Crandall was the visionary who politely told me he didn’t need help, a Brierley’s business school classmates said they needed the program.” month later he called to tell me that the became senior vice president of Brierley laughs as he recalls that government was going to make United marketing for American Airlines. American thought it had a one-year head [ PAG E ] charge for access to the Red Carpet Club Brierley recalls, “When we met, I told start against its competitors when it and that he may need help.” 22 him what I had proposed to do at Pan Am launched AAdvantage, since the technology Over the next several years as Epsilon

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While most of us are hitting the snooze button on the alarm or sitting down to a warm cup of coffee, members of the SMU rowing team have already run a few miles to warm up and are deep into a half-hour of drills on indoor rowing machines at the team’s headquarters in the White Rock Lake boathouse. Around 6:30 a.m., it’s time to test the waters. With precisely choreographed movements, the rowers propel the slender crafts back and forth across the lake. When they wrap up around 9 a.m., their days have barely begun. These student-athletes still have a full day of classes ahead.

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FAMILY MATTERS SMU law clinic gives fresh start to families in distress

By Patricia Ward

hen third-year law “I didn’t realize I would become an mediator with Barnes Prox Law, PLLC. student May Crockett ’17 integral part of my clients’ lives. Whether “Having built my own practice, I was W entered the VanSickle it is finalizing an adoption or helping excited to take that experience and apply Family Law Clinic them through a difficult divorce, my it to the challenge of shaping a clinical program, she expected clients rely on me heavily,” Crockett says. program from scratch,” she says. “to gain practical lawyering experience.” “Without the clinic, these clients would Helping families heal lies at the heart What she never anticipated was the have no one to turn to.” of the clinic’s mission – and is a cause Prox life-altering impact her work would have – SMU’s community clinics open doors to has embraced throughout her career. She on her clients and her future. legal services for low-income North Texas holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in The high point of her two semesters residents unable to afford representation. social work and started out as a caseworker with the clinic in SMU’s Dedman School One of the newest among 10 clinical with Texas Child Protective Services (CPS). of Law was handling an adoption from programs offered by the Dedman School the beginning to a happy ending. The action of Law, the VanSickle Family Law Clinic Chante Prox (center), director of protected children from a perilous situation, launched in January 2016 under the (ABOVE) [ PAG E ] the VanSickle Family Law Clinic in SMU’s 26 driving home the magnitude of her role direction of Chante Prox. Prior to joining Dedman School of Law, with chiefs Ashley as a legal advocate and emotional anchor. SMU, Prox was managing attorney and Jones '17 (left) and May Crockett '17.

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] FEATURES What began as a class project has sparked a two-game winning streak for Tim Cassedy, assistant professor Gaming of English, and former students Chelsea Grogan ’15, Jenna Peck ’15 and Kate

FEATURES Petsche ’15. They invented Dick: A Card Game Based on the Novel by Herman The Bard Melville and Bards Dispense Profanity. Patterned on the popular Cards Against SMU entrepreneurs mash up classic literature Humanity games, their “fill-in-the-blank” challenges invite players to complete a and cheeky card game. phrase with language and imagery from Moby-Dick and Shakespeare’s plays for humorous, often ribald, results. The team launched Why So Ever – “ Nathaniel, “Kicky-wicky” their do-it-yourself enterprise – in online Joseph, All’s Well That Ends Well collaborative documents by drafting Nicholas, II.iii prompts like “I’m sorry, this table is Philip, reserved for ______” and mining the Walter, texts for such nuggets as “a robustious Sugarsop periwig-pated fellow” (Hamlet). They printed the cards themselves, cut them and the rest” Actions speak louder out on a hand-cranked device and The Taming of the Shrew than ______. stockpiled inventory in spare corners IV.i of their homes. After selling several thousand copies, they scaled up and invested in professional printing and rented a storage locker. The “A tale told by an idiot” games are available at the Barnes & Noble Macbeth SMU Bookstore, Amazon and their V.v company’s website, whysoever.com, where they also offer notecards, T-shirts and temporary tattoos. “It might be fairly common for a professor in engineering or the sciences “yM mother to take an idea to market, but it is weeping, absolutely not something I expected to my father wailing, happen from where I sit in the English Department,” Cassedy says. my sister crying, Watch video of Cassedy and company our maid howling, playing around with language: our cat wringing smu.edu/mag17bard. her hands” Two Gentlemen of Verona IV.i

“A very good bowler” Love’s Labour’s Lost V.ii GAME ON! Co-creators (from left) Jenna [ PAG E ] Peck '15, Tim Cassedy and Kate Petsche '15 28 teach graduate student Hunter Quinn the finer points of Bards Dispense Profanity.

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Putting together the right pieces to create the visually stunning Inua, a first-person 3D single-player video game, became an epic quest for its makers, the Betrayal Games team from Cohort 22 of SMU’s Guildhall. It took six months to work through a tangle of technical challenges and bring blockbuster graphics to life on a shoestring budget. The students’ passion and perseverance paid off with a first place win for “Best Visuals” at the 2016 Intel® University Games Showcase. Learn more about Inua and see the game in action at smu.edu/mag17inua.

0608-Guildhall_29_R1.indd 29 1/24/17 1:34 PM WHAT’S NEW ALUMNI WITH YOU? New job? New baby? Share news about your career, family and adventures with the SMU community in the Alumni section of SMU Magazine. Submit your news online at smu.edu/submitanote or email [email protected]. Deadline for the fall 2017 issue is June 2, 2017.

River Park. Thomas has received numer- 54 ous honors, including the Kessler Award 65 t t for improving the quality of life in Dallas William C. Roberts, M.D., executive and the Award of Excellence in Commu- Windle Turley, founder of the Turley Law director of the Baylor Heart and Vascular nity Service from the Dallas Historical Firm, was honored with the Award for Institute, was awarded the 2016 Lifetime Society. She also has been recognized Private Practice by Dedman School of Law Achievement Award by the American by SMU with the Distinguished Alumni at its 2016 Distinguished Alumni Awards College of Cardiology (ACC) for his contri- Award in 1988 and the 2014 J. Erik gala. As a young attorney he challenged butions to the cardiovascular profession. Jonsson Ethics Award in recognition of a Texas law that allowed unwed fathers to The award, which is the highest recognition her role as an innovative champion of avoid child support obligations, arguing bestowed by the ACC, honors Roberts’ urban transformation. the case before the U.S. Supreme Court, outstanding work in cardiac pathology and recognizes him as a role model through his service, research and teaching. He has served as editor-in-chief of The American Journal of Cardiology and Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings and on the editorial boards of nearly three dozen cardiology publications.

57 t Gary Jackson has been elected to the U.S. Army Officer Candidate School Alumni Association board of directors. He retired from the U.S. Army Reserve in 1987 and has practiced law in state and federal trial, Class of 1967 appellate and bankruptcy courts in Texas and several other states since 1974. 50-YEAR REUNION MAY 19–20, 2017 58 t Save the date for a once-in-a-lifetime reunion weekend experience!

Gail Griffin Thomas has retired as CEO This spring celebration coincides with SMU’s 102nd Commencement, and highlights your achievements since graduation. and president of The Trinity Trust after two decades of service to the Dallas Visit smu.edu/50years for more information, including details on joining your reunion committee. community. During her tenure, The Trinity

[ PAG E ] Trust raised $105 million for projects in Look for your invitation this spring. 30 the Trinity River corridor, including the Questions? Call 1-800-766-4371 or email [email protected]. recent $50 million donation for the Trinity

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] ALUMNI which held the Texas law unconstitutional. donated the sculpture “Surfing the Ware- the Arizona Investment Council and He helped pioneer video and demonstra- house” to the high school. serves on the Arizona Bioscience Road- tive evidence in the courtroom. As an map Steering Committee and the board of expert in tort litigation, he has a reputation the Arizona Highway Users Association. for challenging companies to make safer 71 He recently was named a life member t ALUMNI products. In addition, he has advocated for of the Luke Air Force Base Blue Blazers hundreds of child abuse victims. Gerry Hudnall Brewer and her husband, for his longtime support. David, attended the induction of fellow Mustang and football great Eric Dickerson 68 ’84 into the Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame in 73 t April 2016. Judith O’Neil McNair is t Jim Burnham, CEO at the Law Offices of “thrilled” to welcome grandson Kevin Janice Huie retired as bishop of the Houston- Jim Burnham, was selected for inclusion Thomas McNair ’20 to the Mustang family. based Texas Annual Conference of the in The Dallas 500, a D Magazine publication In the fall she joined the first-year student United Methodist Church. She was the first of Dallas-Fort Worth’s 500 most powerful at SMU football games. Thomas Miller woman to lead the jurisdiction of 671 business leaders. Winston (Wink) Clark retired last year as music director at Victor congregations and more than 300,000 was voted the 2015–16 Outstanding Male Valley College in Victorville, CA, where he members. Among her accomplishments Teacher of the Year by students at Bushland had been a professor since 1976. The is the creation of programs designed to High School, Bushland, TX, where he college presented two concerts in celebra- attract young people to the ministry, has taught world geography, AP human tion of his inspirational teaching, dedica- including a summer camp for high school geography, world history and U.S. history. tion to his students and passion for the arts students interested in the ministry and a Sharon Henkel Dodson and Richard during his four-decade academic career. leadership program for newly minted Ollman were married in Houston on clergy. Charmaine Locke and husband April 16, 2016. They were pinned while James Surls, a former SMU faculty attending SMU, but went their separate 72 member, exhibited their artwork at the t ways before reconnecting at their 45-year Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. class reunion. Dozens of SMU friends Jack W. Lunsford has been named She interweaves the feminine spirit with attended their garden wedding in Houston. president and CEO of the Arizona Small nature in her sculptures and works on D. Franklin (Frank) Moore, Jr. has retired Business Association. He currently chairs paper. His large-scale sculptures reside after 43 years as an attorney. He spent 26 years in the legal department of what is now known as InterContinental Hotels Group, one of the world’s largest hotel com- • panies. He and Ann, his wife of 44 years, Save the Date March 7 enjoy maintaining their property north of Atlanta as a wildlife habitat. Mustangs Give Back SMU’s one-day giving challenge 69 t

James O’Mara, a surgeon with Mississippi Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center, was named 2016 Mississippi Sports Medi- cine Person of the Year. Choose. 70 t Give. George Tobolowsky received a Distin- guished Service Award from the Hillcrest Share. High School Alumni Association in Dallas. He was honored for carving out a distinguished career in tax law and business while nurturing his artistic talents. His abstract metal sculptures have been featured in solo and group shows [ PAG E ] and won numerous awards. In 2015 he smu.edu/mustangsgiveback 32

0608-AlumNotes_32-47.indd 32 1/20/17 11:46 AM in the permanent collections of such Knight LLP in Dallas, was named to Best museums as the Whitney Museum of Lawyers in America 2017. Steve Stein (J.D. American Art, the Guggenheim and the ’78), partner, Thompson & Knight LLP, was PRECIOUS Smithsonian. James C. Morriss, an named to Intellectual Asset Management PONIES attorney with Thompson & Knight LLP magazine’s 2016 “Patent 1000 – The World’s in Austin, was recognized for his expertise Leading Patent Practitioners,” for ALUMNI in environmental law in the 2016 Who’s delivering top-quality patent services in Who Legal 100. Stephen Tobolowsky made the litigation and transaction categories. numerous television appearances in 2016, including recurring roles on the series “Silicon Valley” on HBO and “The Gold- 76 t bergs” on ABC. He is currently featured in the reboot of “One Day at a Time,” now Raylan Loggins graduated from Harvard streaming on Netflix. Phillip Virden was University with a master of liberal arts Quinn Esther Armstrong, born named a “Community Hero” in Lake City, degree in management. He resides in Dallas with his wife, Cathy. April 19, 2016, is the daughter CO, by the Go to Guide. His 40-year-old of Lee Batson Armstrong ’05 and cinema, the Mountaineer Movie Theatre, Micah Armstrong. was named 2016 Business of the Year by 77 the Lake City/Hinsdale County Chamber t of Commerce. He and his wife, Carolyn Mary Brooke Casad has revised Bluebon- Virden ’74, have made Lake City their net of the Texas Hill Country, the first title in family’s home since 1975. her nine-book Bluebonnet Armadillo adventure series for children. She resides in 74 Sulphur Springs, TX, and is a teaching t artist with Young Audiences of Northeast J. Paul Holcomb was reappointed Poet Texas. Paul Corley (J.D., M.B.A. ’77), an attorney with Thompson & Knight LLP in Laureate of Lewisville, TX. During his Landon William Bonilla, born June 18, first term, he wrote several original works, Dallas, was recognized for his expertise 2016, is the son of Kimberly Peabody including commemorations of Lewisville’s in banking law in the 2016 Who’s Who Bonilla ’10 and William Bonilla ’08 and the grandson of Martha Cravens Bonilla ’76 90th and 91st birthdays. He has published Legal 100. Richard O. Faulk, a nationally and William David Bonilla, Jr. ’76. 235 poems and has been a member of recognized environmental law litigator, is the Poetry Society of Texas since 1984, a partner with Alexander Dubose serving as president 1999–2002. Billie Jefferson & Townsend, LLP, and splits his Ida Williamson, who served as a senior time between Houston and Washington, assurance partner and the Americas’ D.C. Cleve Hardman has been named to inclusiveness officer of Ernst & Young LLP the board of directors for the National Asso- until her retirement in 2011, was honored ciation of State Outdoor Recreation with a 2016 Distinguished Alumni Award Liaison Officers (NASORLO). Tim Seibles, by SMU’s Cox School of Business. Patrick professor of English at Old Dominion Yack has been named executive director University and a nationally lauded poet, Bowen Robert Bridges and Bristol of the Florida Public Broadcasting Service, has been appointed Poet Laureate of Kay Bridges, born June 13, 2015, the association of public broadcasters Virginia. His book Fast Animal was nomi- are the children of Kelly Hair Bridges ’04 and Drew Bridges. in Florida. nated for a National Book Award in 2012.

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Mike Lynn of the boutique Texas litigation Larry Johnson serves as CEO of Dallas- firm Lynn Pinker Cox & Hurst, has been based Fogo de Chão, a high-end Brazilian named to “Best Lawyers in America” steakhouse chain, which recently opened in 2016. Previously, he was recognized as an 8,500-square-foot restaurant in Dallas’ a “Litigation Star” and one of the “2015 Uptown neighborhood, with plans for a new Plano location this year. Madison Grace Cangemi and Evelyn Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America” by Jean Cangemi, born May 31, 2015, Benchmark Litigation. James W. McKellar are the daughters of Lauren Cangemi ’04 (J.D. ’78), an attorney with Thompson & and Peter Cangemi. [ PAG E ] 33

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true in the NBA front office Bob Kilgore (J.D. ’82) has been honored by Texas Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers

ALUMNI in America in the area of Labor and What’s it like to be at the center of 1.3 million ecstatic fans? SMU alumnus Trent Employment Law (Management). Michael Redden ’06, assistant general manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers, was in the thick Merriman, CEO of Financial Holding of the record-breaking parade crowd celebrating the team’s National Basketball Corporation (FHC), a privately held finan- Association championship in June. The Cavaliers beat the Golden State Warriors, cial services holding company in Kansas 93-89, lifting the legendary “Cleveland City, MO, received a 2016 Distinguished sports curse,” a 52-year title drought for the Alumni Award from SMU’s Cox School of city’s professional teams. Business. John Anthony Santa Maria “There may be other championships, but Otazua (M.B.A. ’81) serves as CEO of Coca- this moment can never be replicated,” Redden Cola FEMSA, the largest public bottler says. “Some people might think sports don’t of Coca-Cola products in the world, matter, but when you see how happy the city encompassing franchise territories in 10 is, you know they matter. And I feel so lucky countries across Latin America and Asia, to be a small part of it.” with over 100,000 associates operating As assistant GM, Redden plays a key role 63 bottling plants and 327 distribution in shaping the No. 1 team. He’s involved in centers globally. He received a 2016 Distin- trades and hiring, including coaches and guished Alumni Award from SMU’s Cox players, and free agencies. However, his School of Business. primary focus is on professional and college scouting, so he’s on the road 20 days a month, checking out talent across the United States 80 and scouring Europe for prospects. t For six of his 10 years in the NBA, he has Sue Lowell Gallion is the author of the worked with superstar LeBron James, who children’s book Pig Meets Pug (Beach Lane famously returned to Cleveland from Miami Trent Redden ’06 in the locker room Books/Simon & Schuster, 2016). Now in its in 2014 with a future championship in mind. with the Larry O’Brien Trophy after the second printing, the book – illustrated by Cleveland Cavaliers won the NBA Redden’s path to professional sports started Joyce Wan – earned a starred review in championship on June 19. at SMU. He grew up in Portland, Oregon, Publisher’s Weekly and was selected for the where he excelled in the classroom. When it was time to select a university, the choice Society Of Illustrators 2016 Original Art was easy. Show, which showcases the year’s best “I had other opportunities, but SMU bet on me on a level that no one else did by giving children’s picture books. Another adven- me a President’s Scholarship,” he says. ture, Pug and Pig Trick or Treat, also While earning bachelor’s degrees in accounting and public policy, he had internships illustrated by Wan, will be released in July with two powerhouses: Haynes and Boone, an international corporate law firm 2017. Gallion’s writing career dates to her co-founded by SMU alumnus and board chair Michael M. Boone ’63, ’67, and KPMG, years at SMU, where she was news editor of a global accounting services company. The Daily Campus, chair of the Women’s “They were great experiences, and I learned a lot,” he says. “And they helped me Symposium, Alpha Delta Pi officer and focus on what I wanted to do after SMU.” recipient of SMU’s “M” Award. Marcy He set his sights on the NBA. Basketball was a game he loved and played. He was a Gregg has returned to her true passion, walk-on at SMU, joining the Mustangs for two seasons, 2003–2005. After graduating studio art, following a long recovery from magna cum laude, he applied for a paid basketball operations internship with the a coma, a near-fatal complication suffered Cavaliers. He interviewed three times before he was hired in 2006. during the delivery of her third child, and “If I had known what I was up against, I might not have pursued it,” he jokes. subsequent memory loss. She returned to “We never advertise the positions, and we get 300 to 400 résumés each year from very the studio full time in 2006, and her distinc- qualified people.” tive abstract paintings are represented By his own admission, he’s living the dream. “I’m so fortunate. I get to do something by several galleries. She and her family live that I enjoy every day.” in Charlotte, NC. Elisa Maloff Reiter Now he is helping the next generation of Mustangs realize their big-league aspirations (J.D. ’83) received the Spirit of Compassion through the Trent D. Redden Endowed President’s Scholarship. Award from Family Compass, a nonprofit “The University thought enough of me to make the commitment of a President’s offering mentoring and education programs Scholarship, and I will always be grateful and indebted,” he says. “It’s my way of thanking for at-risk families, in April 2016. She [ PAG E ] SMU for the scholarship and a great education.” helped raise more than $350,000 for the 34 agency during her tenure on its board of

0608-AlumNotes_32-47_R3.indd 34 1/26/17 12:53 AM directors. She is board certified in family running the family ranch and all the law by the Texas Board of Legal Special- challenges that entails. The book is sold at ization. She also recently completed her bookstores and online at Amazon, Apple PRECIOUS second three-year term on the board of iTunes Store, Barnes & Noble and Kobo. PONIES directors of the Texas Board of Legal Special- Regina Taylor, award-winning director ization. Her husband, Steve Reiter, is and playwright and an Emmy-winning ALUMNI executive director of advisory services for actress, received the Career Achievement Ernst & Young. Margaret Tyson was Award at the 52nd Chicago International named pastor of Ironton Quinn Chapel Television Awards in April. She is an AME Church in Ironton, Ohio. She also artistic associate with Goodman Theatre serves as pastor of Allen Chapel AME in in Chicago and a Residency Five play- Portsmouth, Ohio. wright with Signature Theatre in New York City. Clara Grace Corrigan, born October 14, 81 2015, is the daughter of Sarah Claire t 83 Corrigan ’07 and Leo Corrigan, IV ’06. She t is the granddaughter of Susan Bentsen Len Bourland has published a humorous Corrigan ’78 and the great-granddaughter of memoir, Normal’s Just a Cycle on a Michael Carter and daughter Michelle the late Leo Corrigan, Jr. ’48. Washing Machine, based on many of her Carter served as grand marshals of the award-winning newspaper columns. John 2016 SMU Homecoming Parade. Michael Culberson, an eight-term member of the won the silver medal in the shot put in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, and 32 Houston, serves on the House Appropria- years later, Michelle made history in the tions Committee and chairs the subcommit- 2016 Rio Olympics as the first U.S. woman tee on commerce, justice and science. to win the gold medal in the shot put. A Ed Housewright explores the impact of a Dallas native, Michael played football for longtime high school football coach on the the Mustangs in 1981 and 1982. He took lives of scores of young men he coached first place in shot put and helped SMU win Alexandra Marie Dilley, born and mentored in the book Beyond Just Win: the NCAA Men’s Indoor National Champ- March 8, 2016, is the daughter of Erica A Profile of G.A. Moore, Texas High School ionship in 1983. He went on to play in the Peterson Dilley ’05 and Chris Dilley. Football’s No. 1 Coach, which is available on National Football League, spending his Amazon. René Moreno will direct Native entire career with the San Francisco 49ers, Gardens at WaterTower Theatre in June. 1984-1992. He is the only athlete to have He directed Outside Mullingar during the won a silver Olympic medal and a Super 2015–16 season. The Dallas native has Bowl XIX ring within a 12-month period. acted on and off Broadway and has directed He won a total of three Super Bowl rings numerous regional theatre productions. with the 49ers and was a three-time Pro An artistic associate with Shakespeare Bowl selection. Antonio O. Garza, Jr. has Dallas, he directed The Tempest for the been named a National Association of 2016 Shakespeare in the Park season. He Corporate Directors Governance and Board Baker Sterling Faubel, born August 8, 2016, is the daughter of Sterling Hays is a member of the Stage Directors and Leadership Fellow. Ambassador Garza Faubel ’14 and Adrian Faubel and Choreographers Society and an affiliated serves as counsel in the Mexico City office the granddaughter of Maryanne Glawe artist with Oklahoma City Repertory of White and Case LLP, one of the world’s Faubel ’80 and Craig Faubel. Theater. Elizabeth Holzhall Richard (J.D. leading global law firms, and is a member ’84) was sworn in as U.S. ambassador to of the SMU Board of Trustees. Lebanon in June. She has been with the Foreign Service for more than three decades and served in some of the world’s 84 t hot spots, including Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yemen. Before serving in Lebanon, Eric Dickerson, who ran for 124 yards she was deputy assistant secretary and the in SMU’s win over Pittsburgh in the 1983 coordinator for foreign assistance to the Cotton Bowl, was inducted into the Near East in the State Department’s Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame in April 2016. Harper Elizabeth Hansen, born April 7, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. Bob Smith Charlinda Davis Gray, CPA, CPM, was 2016, is the daughter of Whitney Nichols Hansen ’08 and Stephen Hansen ’13. She is Sometimes Lonely, Never promoted to senior vice president-retail is the author of the granddaughter of Stuart Nichols ’74 management and accounting at Lincoln Alone, a coming-of-age story about a high and the niece of Andrew Nichols ’05. [ PAG E ] school student who loses his parents, forcing Property Company in Dallas. Her son, 35 him to take on the adult responsibility of Parker Davis Gray ’16, earned a bachelor’s

0608-AlumNotes_32-47.indd 35 1/20/17 11:46 AM degree in theatre from SMU’s Meadows involved in the DPS Group’s spin-off received the Donald H. Gordon Award School of the Arts. Randy Laser is vice from London-based Cadbury Schweppes for Excellence in Teaching at the 2016 president of airline strategy at AirFacts, PLC as a publicly traded company in Treasure of Detroit April 21. The annual Inc., and is based in Ft. Lauderdale, 2008. Eduardo Brittingham is CEO and event recognizes those who have made FL. Paula Rundell is executive director of founder of Tu Familia, a mobile solutions a lasting contribution to the practice of law. ALUMNI operations at The Cooper Institute in company focused on the Latino experi- Lester Keliher joined Texas Capital Bank Dallas, globally recognized for health and ence. Cornell Menking serves as associate and is responsible for its energy, syndi- fitness training for a wide range of clients. provost for International and Border cated finance and financial institutions Programs at New Mexico State University businesses. Clayton Oliphint (D.M. ’96) and 85 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He and wife his sister, Mary Brooke Casad ’77, are Mona have two children, Cornell Iraj (A.J.) co-authors of The Basics, a new Bible study t and Aryana Clare. series that focuses on Christian identity, Christine Roberts, an attorney whose practice and service. The Basics, available specialty is intellectual property, was now through Abingdon Press, comprises named to the “Los Angeles Women Leaders 87 three studies that can be covered sepa- in Law for 2016” by Martindale Hubbell t rately or sequentially as a 12-week course and American Law Media for the fourth Sean T. Higgins has been named senior on the basics of Christian living. consecutive year. vice president of government affairs and business development by Las Vegas-based Kurt Kroese 89 86 Golden Entertainment, Inc. , a cyclist and trial lawyer, played for the t t Taco Giro squad during the 2015–16 winter Michael Grauer, associate director for Jim Baldwin was honored by Dedman baseball season, batting .429 in the curatorial affairs/curator of art and School of Law with the Award for Corpo- Liga de Primera Fuerza in Tucson, AZ. western heritage at the Panhandle-Plains rate Service at the 2016 Distinguished Historical Museum in Canyon, TX, has Alumni Awards gala. As executive vice written Rounded Up in Glory: Frank Reaugh, president and general counsel for Dr 88 Texas Renaissance Man (UNT Press, Pepper Snapple Group, he has played a key t 2016), a biography of “the dean of Texas strategic role in the company’s major Susan Cancelosi, an associate professor at artists” who founded the Dallas Art acquisitions and restructuring and was Wayne State University Law School, Society and was a central figure in the influential Dallas and Oak Cliff art movements. Jeff Jones was promoted to vice president of W.M. Jones & Company A LIVING LEGACY Insurance. He recently completed a three-year term as vice president of the Your planned gift benefits those you love Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, and helps secure a bright future for SMU’s which supports education and facilitates second century of unbridled achievement. best agricultural practices. William Koch Naming SMU in your estate or gift plans serves as chairman of Hawthorne Global Aviation Services in Dallas. Thomas B. also qualifies you for membership in the Walsh, an attorney with Fish & Richardson Dallas Hall Society and inspires others to in Dallas, was named to the “2016 Best consider making such gifts. Lawyers in Dallas” list in D Magazine.

JOIN THE DALLAS HALL SOCIETY 90 We want to introduce you to the benefits of membership t in the Dallas Hall Society. If you already have named Joseph Conger was profiled in Playbill SMU in your estate or gift plans or are considering among “21 people who make Broadway doing so, please contact us. happen” in coverage leading up to the annual Tony Awards in June. He earned a 214-768-1911 smu.edu/plannedgiving degree in dance from SMU before performing with professional ballet and modern dance companies. While working with a ballet company, he was sidelined by a back injury. After undergoing physical therapy, [ PAG E ] 36 he “fell in love with that kind of work” and

0608-AlumNotes_32-47.indd 36 1/20/17 11:46 AM went on to earn a doctorate in physical in the Life,” and published her second therapy in 2012. Among his clients are book, Talking as Fast as I Can: From numerous Broadway dancers and per- Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, a collection PRECIOUS formers. Courtland Gray serves as chief of essays that includes behind-the-scenes PONIES operating officer of Peavey Electronics, a dispatches from the sets of the original music company with numerous industry “Gilmore Girls” series and the revival as ALUMNI firsts and over 200 patents to its credit. well as her reflections on life, love and Theodore (Ted) Kolman, CMI, serves as working as a woman in Hollywood. executive vice president and chief operating officer of Merit Advisors, LLC, in Gainesville, Texas. Kay Roska, an 93 t attorney in the Dallas office of Thompson & Knight LLP, has been named to Best J. Lee Grable, Jr. and Wei Wei Jeang, Lawyers in America 2017. Jeffrey E. Shokler, attorneys with Grable Martin Fulton PLLC Allison Brooke Romo, born June 23, in Dallas, leverage technology to provide 2016, is the daughter of Ashley Bonilla assistant director for advising technol- Romo ’06 and Jerad Romo ’06 and the grand- quality, cost-effective legal services to ogy and assessment at the University of daughter of Martha Cravens Bonilla ’76 Wisconsin-Madison, received a 2016 clients in their innovative practice. Greg and William David Bonilla, Jr. ’76. Administrative Improvement Award for Hill (M.L.A. ’97) has been awarded a 2016 the Advising Gateway Project. The award Distinguished Teacher Award, K-12, recognizes outstanding achievement in from the National Council for Geographic improving the quality and effectiveness of Education. The award recognizes excel- administrative services at the university. lence in teaching, mentoring, research, instructional design and service. He is a teacher at John Horn High School in 91 Mesquite, TX. t

Rena Bitter was named ambassador to Louise Virden Ross, born July 18, 2015, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic in 94 is the daughter of Christin Siems Ross ’08 t May 2016. She is a career member of and Nathan Ross and the granddaughter of Margi Facchini Siems ’87 and Thomas F. the Foreign Service, class of Minister- Daniel Brosey has been named vice pres- Siems ’85, ’91. Counselor, and previously served as ent of marketing at Green Brick Partners, consul general at the U.S. Consulate a Dallas-based residential land develop- General in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, ment and home building company. Jill Cox 2013–16. She also held posts at the U.S. has published her first novel, The Bridge, embassies in Amman, Jordan, and in about a college junior who studies in London, and served in Colombia and France. The setting for her story is inspired Mexico. Jim Contardi has been named by her experience as an SMU-in-Paris CEO of ARCOM, a leader in architectural, student in spring 1993. Her book is available from Amazon and her website, engineering and construction (AEC) Ford Michael Simmonds and Sloane software solutions that integrate building jillcoxbooks.com. Jack Ingram released Katherine Simmonds, born January 15, specification content. Kimberly Grigsby Midnight Motel, his first new release in 2015, are the children of Catalina Aguirre Simmonds ’07 and Zac Simmonds ’05. already has a string of hit productions to seven years and his debut with label her credit, and she’s Broadway-bound Rounder Records. One reviewer described again. She serves as music director and it as “not just an album; it is an experi- provides vocal arrangements for the ence.” Recorded live at Austin’s Arlyn musical Amélie, slated to make its Broad- Studios, it features his original songs and way debut this spring. Jeff Roberts is witty banter with band mates between the new director of client services for tracks. Tasha Franklin Johnson, an Augustine, a California-based integrated educational strategist, has opened an marketing agency that has expanded to educational consulting firm, Young Dallas to serve Texas-based clients. Minds Unlimited LLC, in the Baltimore- Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. Ashton Clark Tobin, born June 30, 2016, is the son of Jennifer Clark Tobin ’98, ’01 Joe Milazzo has published his second and Aaron Tobin ’00. 92 book, and debut volume of poetry, The t Habiliments (Apostrophe Books). More Submit your Precious Ponies to [email protected]. Lauren Graham reprised her role as information about the book is available on Please send image files at the largest size with the names and class years of alumni parents (and [ PAG E ] fast-talking Lorelai Gilmore on the Netflix his website, slowstudies.net/jmilazzo/. grandparents) and your child’s name and birthdate. hit miniseries, “The Gilmore Girls: A Year Photographs will be published as space allows. 37

0608-AlumNotes_32-47.indd 37 1/20/17 11:46 AM Jennifer Pallanich of Houston and her positions with the Lyric Opera of Chicago of the Texas Association of District brother Jason Pallanich ’99 (a.k.a. and was rehearsal director for the Santa Judges. She spoke at the “Looking Beyond Baltimore Russell) of New York City have Fe Opera. He has been passionate about the Horizon: Black Excellence in Higher co-authored Awakening, the first book in opera since his childhood in Charlotte, NC, Education” conference at SMU in April, their Children of the Solstice series. They where he sang in the children’s chorus which focused on mentoring, poverty and ALUMNI worked on the superhero story about a with what is now Opera Carolina. He is youth, and transforming the higher band of misfits united to thwart a deadly looking forward to building on the education experience for African-Ameri- prophecy for two years. The book is Kentucky Opera’s rich tradition of bringing can students. Sharon K. Snowton has been available on Amazon. opera to audiences throughout the region. nominated for two awards: the national David Parr completed a Ph.D. in geo- 2017 LifeChanger of the Year Award and graphicinformation science at Texas State Univer- the Outstanding Teaching of the Human- 95 sity in August 2015 and is an assistant ities Award by Humanities Texas. She is a t professor of geospatial sciences in the bilingual education teacher in the Cedar A. Shonn Brown (J.D. ’98), a partner Department of Earth and Atmospheric Hill, TX, school district, and recently with Lynn Pinker Cox & Hurst, garnered Sciences at Metropolitan State University celebrated her 25th year as an educator. accolades in 2016 as a distinguished in Denver. Deborah Trevino Seghers attorney, business leader and alumna. In received a Ph.D. in public health from The August, she was selected by the Dallas University of Texas Health Science 99 t Business Journal as a “Women in Business” Center at Houston on May 14, 2016. She honoree. She also was named to the previously earned a master’s degree in Amy Acker wrapped up her stint as Root 2016 lists of “Top 50 Women Texas Super public health from Johns Hopkins Univer- on the television series “Person of Inter- Lawyers” and “Top 100 DFW Super sity. She is married to Dr. Victor Seghers est” before appearing at Fan Expo Dallas Lawyers” by Super Lawyers rating service. and has three children. in June. Last year was a busy one for the In February, she received the Emerging actress, who starred in “A Nutcracker Leader Award from Dedman School Christmas” on the Hallmark Channel and of Law at its 2016 Distinguished Alumni 97 appeared in the series “Con Man” and Awards gala. She has served her alma t “McGyver.” Reggie Dupard offered mater on the SMU Alumni Board, as an Jennifer Hill showed ocean-inspired students from Garland schools a taste of SMU Dedman Law Alumni Community ceramic pieces at Brookhaven College’s University life with immersion tours of Fellow for the Inns of Court Program and Studio Gallery in fall 2016 and as part of the SMU campus. The tour included as a mentor with the Mustang Exchange Big Medium’s East Austin Studio Tour in presentations by world-renowned paleon- Flash Mentorship Program. In the commu- Austin in November. Chris Schwegmann tologist Louis Jacobs and Head Football nity she serves as a trustee of the Dallas of Lynn Pinker Cox & Hurst, a boutique Coach Chad Morris. Dupard, who played Museum of Art and The Lamplighter Texas litigation firm, has been named by five seasons in the NFL, was an All-Amer- School and as a director of the Dallas D Magazine as one of the “Best Lawyers ican running back while at SMU in the Women’s Foundation, the Dallas Bar in Dallas: Intellectual Property” for 2015 1980s and the only player in school history Association, Big Thought and Dallas Black and 2016. to rush for over 1,000 yards in three Dance Theatre. Amy Craig Wagliardo consecutive seasons. He is still the school’s (M.A., M.B.A. ’01) is executive director for second-leading rusher. After his profes- the Gorton Community Center in Lake 98 sional football career, he returned to SMU t Forest, IL. A native of Indianapolis, and a to complete his degree. Ashley Mason, longtime Texas resident, she lives in Lake Tim W. Jackson has published his second vice president, employee benefits, has been Bluff, IL, with husband Sam Wagliardo novel, Blacktip Island, a comedic tale of named an employee shareholder with III ’96, ’07 and sons Luke and Adam. quirky Caribbean characters inspired by Holmes Murphy insurance brokerage. his 15 years as a boat captain and scuba Artemis Pebdani stars in “Son of Zorn,” a instructor in the Cayman Islands. The live-action/animated comedy series on 96 book is available from Amazon and at book- Fox. She plays Linda, “the quietly t stores nationwide. Bob F. Johnson, bemused boss” of the title character. The Ian Derrer, known for his wide-ranging principal of CapGemini, was named board busy actress also appears as Vice Presi- background as a vocalist, stage director and chair of New Hope Enterprises, a job- dent Susan Ross on the ABC hit series administrator, was appointed general direc- skills readiness program in Atlanta. Tonya “Scandal.” Craig Wilson, executive tor of the Kentucky Opera in Louisville. He Parker, judge of the 116th Civil District managing director, Cushman & Wakefield previously served as artistic administrator Court in Dallas County since 2004, was Inc., was named to the Dallas Business for the Dallas Opera and rehearsal and elected by her judicial colleagues to serve Journal’s “40 Under 40” list of accom- music coordinator for the New York City as presiding judge of the Dallas County plished business and community leaders. Opera. In addition, he held numerous Civil District Courts and is past president [ PAG E ] 38

0608-AlumNotes_32-47.indd 38 1/20/17 11:46 AM writers with a Texas connection. Members promoted to captain. He was honored 00 include such distinguished authors as for his service by the Chicago City t Larry McMurtry and Cormac McCarthy. Council, which declared “Commander Nathan Allen, who co-founded The House Alex Stone has launched his own line of Lance Thompson Day” on May 27, 2016. Theatre of Chicago and serves as artistic luxury women’s wear after a decade in the

director, is the writer and director of apparel business. The line is available at ALUMNI “Death and Harry Houdini.” Featuring Sloan/Hall-Houston and from his website, 02 t magic and original music, the play alexstone.org previously ran to sold-out houses in Miami Jonathan Childers (J.D. ’05), partner, and Chicago. Due to popular demand, The Lynn Pinker Cox Hurst, LLP, has been House extended the play’s summer run. 01 named a “2016 Lawyer on the Rise” by t Pamela Arora, senior vice president and Texas Lawyer. He is active in a number of chief information officer for Children’s Stephen A. Fagin was promoted to curator professional and community organiza- Health, was named the 2016 John E. Gall of The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey tions. He served as chair of the SMU Jr. CIO of the Year. Under her leadership, Plaza in Dallas, where he began working Young Alumni Association, 2010-2011, Children’s Health has bolstered informa- in 2000 as an intern. He earned an M.A. in and on the board of directors, 2008-2012. tion sharing by hosting electronic medical museum studies from the University of Sean Greenberg earned a law degree from records for physician practices and other Oklahoma, which led to the publication of SMU and is a partner in Pluckers Wing providers. The health system also forged his book, Assassination and Commemoration: Bar, an Austin-based chain of eateries. strong partnerships with regional health JFK, Dallas, and The Sixth Floor Museum, in Beau McNeff is assistant vice president for information exchange programs. Last 2013. Bryan Sheffield founded Parsley the Cook Children’s Physician Network. year she was nominated for the inaugural Energy in 2008 and serves as chairman, He is a member of the U.S. Army Reserves D CEO CIO/CTO Award. Megan E. Arthur president and CEO of the company, which and served as executive officer for the is a shareholder with Evans Petree, employs more than 200 and operates 915th Forward Surgical Team during a PLC, where she focuses on family law and over 800 wells. He was honored with a nine-month deployment in Afghanistan. litigation. John Campione returned to 2016 Outstanding Young Alumni Award He and wife Cecilia have four children. Dallas to play the lead in the musical The by SMU’s Cox School of Business. Lance Michael Waters (M.DV. ’06, D.D. ’12) served Toxic Avenger. The role comes on the heels Thompson served as commander of the as a speaker at “Looking Beyond the of his tour with The Bridges of Madison USS Chicago nuclear submarine, based Horizon: Black Excellence in Higher County. The award-winning pianist, in Guam, for three years before being Education” conference at SMU in April, vocalist and actor lives in New York City. Scott Davis has been named chief accounting officer and corporate secretary of Synthesis Energy, a publicly traded gasification company. Thomas Dickinson, a 2007 graduate of the executive MBA program in the University of Arkansas at Little Rock College of Business, received the school’s Dean’s Award of Excellence in August. Tammy Nguyen Lee co-founded Against the Grain Productions, which presented its eighth fundraiser celebrating the work of Asian-American artists and designers on October 29, 2016. Proceeds support scholarships and other programs for children in need in Asia. Kathryn Jones Malone, instructor of communications studies at Tarleton State University, was inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters in April. The longtime journalist has been a reporter for several major newspapers, including The New York Times, a writer-at-large and contributing editor for Texas Monthly magazine and a contributor to numerous other publica-

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campus. Find out more at carterhopkins- is founder and CEO of Bloodbuy, whose Beyond the Horizon: Black Excellence in books.com. Craig Lucie won an Emmy technology connects hospitals and blood Higher Education” conference at SMU in Award as the best news anchor at the South- centers nationwide to ensure the efficient April. She was among the experts east Emmy Awards gala in Atlanta on flow of lifesaving blood products to speaking at the conference that focused June 11, 2016. He anchors Channel 2 patients in need. Bloodbuy won the first on mentoring, poverty and youth, and Action News at 4 p.m. on WSB-TV, an ABC- Harvard Business School-Harvard Medi- transforming the higher education exper- ALUMNI affiliated television station in Atlanta. cal School Health Acceleration Challenge. ience for African-American students. George Salazar, human computer techni- Melvin Williams is a 10-year veteran of Emily Eisenhauer, financial advisor, cal discipline lead with NASA/Johnson the Dallas Police Department and serves Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, was Space Center, received his Expert Systems as a senior corporal working with the named to the Dallas Business Journal’s “40 Engineering Professional (ESEP) certifica- department’s SWAT team. Under 40” list of accomplished business tion from the International Council on and community leaders. Benita Faizy, Systems Engineering, which recognizes attorney and entrepreneur, launched her significant professional experience, 06 Oh My Kabob food truck in her hometown t accomplishments and leadership. He and of Plano, TX, in April. Kelly Lambrinatos, wife Lydia have two children. Adam Desiree Brown (M.S. ’10), a business archi- executive director of VOCEL (Viewing Saxton is chief business officer with his tect IV for Fannie Mae (FNMA) in Dallas, Our Kids as Emerging Leaders), was family’s firm, The Saxton Group, which celebrated her 10-year anniversary with named a finalist for the Teach for America operates more than 70 McAlister’s Deli the company in July 2016. She serves as a 2016 Social Innovation Award. Jay restaurants, with a special emphasis on Hilltop Volunteer with SMU and has Mandyam was featured on the latest giving back to the communities in which distributed SMU “swag” during the Mayor’s season of “Silicon Valley,” an award-win- they operate. The company hosts com- Summer Reading Program Launch, ning comedy series on HBO. Brittany munity fundraisers each week, raising helped recruit prospective students and Merrill Underwood, founder of the Akola money for many small, local organizations. led campus tours for local elementary and Project, spoke at the D CEO Women’s Jason Signor is a partner and CEO of middle-school students during Pony Leadership Symposium about the found- Caddis Healthcare Real Estate, named the Preview Days. Carter Gill starred in The ing of her philanthropic jewelry brand in ninth largest healthcare developer in 39 Steps, a thrilling and comedic noir Uganda in 2007, the expansion of opera- the U.S. by Modern Healthcare in 2016. He adventure, which kicked off the 2016–17 tions in West and South Dallas in 2014, was honored with an Outstanding Young season at Actors Theatre of Louisville. and the fall launch of an elevated product Alumni Award by SMU’s Cox School of His acting credits include productions at line at Neiman Marcus. Business. Jonathan Tsay performed Lincoln Center Theatre, Yale Repertory “Exit Music (for a film)” and “You” by Radio- Theatre and numerous regional theaters head at a concert by regional pianists as well as film and television roles. He 08 t presented by Fort Worth’s The Cliburn in serves as physical comedy and acting pro- October. Tsay’s busy concert schedule took fessor at Pace University and Rider Matthew Babcock is the author of Apache him to Taiwan in December and includes University. Michelle Merrill (M.M. ’12) was Adaptation to Hispanic Rule, a new book upcoming performances in Dallas and promoted to associate conductor of the published by Cambridge University Press Boulder, CO. Detroit Symphony in September. She also in its Studies in North American Indian holds the title of Phillip and Lauren Fisher History series. He serves as assistant Community Ambassador. In April professor of history and program coordi- 05 she received a 2016 Solti Foundation U.S. nator in the Department of Social Sciences t Career Assistance Awards for up-and- at the University of North Texas at Dallas. Ryan Binkley is the founder and president coming young conductors and made her Amber Venz Box, founder of RewardStyle of Generational Equity, a leading small- classical subscription debut with the and LIKEtoKNOW.it digital platforms, and middle-market mergers and acquisi- symphony. Hour Detroit Magazine named was named to Forbes magazine’s 2017 “30 tions advisory firm in Dallas. His firm her among “3 Cultural Organization Under 30” in Retail and Commerce. The provides consulting services to bring higher Leaders to Watch.” list recognizes 30 young leaders in 20 valuations to a wide range of technology, categories. Jordan Carter, who serves on energy and industrial enterprises. He the Cox School of Business Alumni Board, and wife Ellie have five children. Alicia 07 earned his MBA from The Wharton t Booker (M.A. ’13), a Ph.D. candidate at School, the business school of the Univer- Nova Southeastern University (NSU) in Angie Barton launched The Janus House – sity of Pennsylvania, in 2016. He is founder Ft. Lauderdale, FL, was selected to receive thejanushouse.com – an online gallery and managing partner of Dallas-based the James O. Elmore Scholarship. Her showcasing original, affordable art. Everlast Partners investment fund. He can dissertation and research focus on the Candice Bledsoe is founder and executive be contacted at everlastpartners.com. director of the Youth Action Research study of conflict analysis in corporate and Kevin Lavelle, founder and CEO of [ PAG E ] academic settings. Christopher Godfrey Center, which co-sponsored “Looking Mizzen+Main, a luxury brand of men’s 41

0608-AlumNotes_32-47.indd 41 1/20/17 11:46 AM shirts made of performance fabric, for real money. Whitney Wolfe, founder received the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 11 and CEO of the Bumble and co-founder of t Award, Southwest region, in the Emerg- Tinder, popular dating apps, was named to ing Consumer Products category. Jena Brittany K. Barnett-Byrd, attorney and Forbes magazine’s 2017 “30 Under 30” in Pickett was named to the Mansfield (TX) criminal justice advocate, was lauded for Consumer Technology. The list recognizes ALUMNI ISD Athletic Hall of Fame. She was her pro bono work on behalf of a first-time, 30 young leaders in 20 categories. Last a four-year all-region soccer player for nonviolent offender sentenced to life in year she was named to “Top Texans Under Mansfield Summit High School, from prison, whose sentence was commuted by 30” by CultureMap Dallas. which she graduated in 2005. President Barack Obama. Barnett-Byrd is the founder and board member of Girls Embracing Mothers, a group that aims 12 09 to empower girls with mothers in prison. t t Kelvin Beachum (M.L.S. ’12), offensive Truett Adams was told as a student to “run Ashley Bruckbauer completed a presti- tackle for the Jackson Jaguars, was away and join the circus” because of her gious summer internship for emerging featured in a National Football League talent as a movement artist, and she did – professionals at the National Gallery of video for his work with youth organiza- after earning her bachelor’s degree in Art in Washington, D.C., over the summer. tions that emphasize inclusion and acting from SMU. She now tours the world The nine-week internship provides education in his hometown of Mexia, TX. as a professional clown in Ringling Bros. opportunities to work on projects directed He returned to the Hilltop in April for and Barnum & Bailey’s latest show, Circus by a Gallery department head or curator. “Conversation on Sports and Human Xtreme, which was presented in the She is pursuing a Ph.D. in art history at Rights,” serving on a panel of experts who Dallas area in August. Mark Haney serves the University of North Carolina at Chapel tackled issues such as race, gender, pay as chief technology officer for Alkami Hill. Vik Thapar, principal, Cypress Growth disparity and doping within sports. He Technology. He was nominated for the Capital, was named to the Dallas Business also participated in “Looking Beyond the inaugural D CEO CIO/CTO Award for his Journal’s “40 Under 40” list of accomplished Horizon: Black Excellence in Higher work with ExamSoft Worldwide. Janielle business and community leaders. Education” conference at SMU, which Kastner made her debut as a professional focused on mentoring, poverty and youth, playwright with Ophelia Underwater, 10 and transforming the higher education a one-woman piece set in the underwater experience for African-American mind of Hamlet’s tragic heroine. The play, t students. Tomasz Kwiatkowski (M.A. ’14) the first full production of The Tribe Matt Alexander, founder and CEO of joined PlainsCapital Bank in Dallas as theatre collective, was presented in May in fashion startup Edition Collective, launched business development officer on May 23, Dallas. Mackenzie M. Salenger focuses on a new mobile app and new website for its 2016. He was a member of the men’s litigation and dispute resolution as an high-end men’s online clothing shop, now basketball team from 2007 to 2011. associate in the Dallas office of Thompson called Imprint. He was named to “Top Jonathan Norton won the prestigious 2016 & Knight LLP. Jourdan Michelle Bishop Texans Under 30” by CultureMap Dallas. M. Elizabeth Osborn New Play Award Srouji and Derek Elias Srouji were Hope Hicks, White House Director of from the American Theatre Critics Associa- married on July 16 in Portland, Maine. Strategic Communications, was named to tion in recognition of Mississippi Goddamn, The wedding party included Kaitlyn Forbes magazine’s 2017 “30 Under 30” in which premiered in Dallas in 2015. Nelson ’12, Megan Welch ’12, Jackie Law and Policy. The list recognizes 30 Norton’s play focuses on the neighbors of Wilcher ’12, Drew Laviage ’12, Rich Green young leaders in 20 categories. Hicks rose civil rights leader Medgar Evers as the ’12, Rainey Williams ’13 and Will Blair ’12. to national prominence last year as press family makes tough decisions in a Guests included Sam Bidwill ’12, Laura secretary for Donald Trump’s successful tumultuous time. An inaugural member Lee ’11, Kristy Lee ’14, Catherine Gibson presidential campaign. Warren Seay, Jr. of the Dallas Playwrights Workshop, ’12, Colin Luba ’12, Caroline Seiber ’12, (J.D. ’13) was inducted into the DeSoto Norton has had plays developed or pro- Molly Oas Hobby ’12, Ryan Hobby ’11, High School Alumni Hall of Fame. He duced by PlayPenn, The Black and Latino Conor Law ’12, Stephen Wright ’12 and graduated from the high school in 2006 Playwrights Conference, TeCo Theatrical Kelly Heafy Mullen ’12. Abigail Charlotte and was elected to the DeSoto school board Productions, African-American Reper- Watts graduated magna cum laude from in 2009 while still an SMU student. He tory Theater and other theatre companies. The University of Texas Medical Branch was tapped to become its president two Jenna Reekie has joined the Dallas office in Galveston. Among her medical school years later and finished his term in May of Thompson & Knight LLP as an associ- honors: Gold-Headed Cane Award finalist, 2015. Seay is currently an associate ate in the real estate and banking practice Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical in the real estate practice of Arent Fox in group. William Webb is CEO and founder Society, AMWA’s Glasgow-Rubin Achieve- Washington, D.C. Astrud Villareal is of Jackpot Rising, a software solution ment Citation and the Merck Manual a family medicine resident at UT South- that developers can integrate into their Award. She is an internal medicine resident western Medical Center and serves as a [ PAG E ] games, enabling players to compete at Emory School of Medicine in Atlanta. Hilltop Volunteer for SMU. 42 against one another in jackpots and contests

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Crystal Jr. Northrup, L. Leonard 6/7/16 3/27/11 Rev. Shannon Clark 6/18/14 9/6/16 Jackson Sommer 3/24/07 Ake Mayo Yates 3/24/06

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’52, 3/21/16 Lewis, G. William

4/8/16 Gandy M. Dean 9/15/16 Melick Patricia 12/17/14 7/15/16 7/5/16 Karlsrud 7/21/16

Green C. Ginger

6/17/16 R. A. Charles C. William 1/19/16

10/4/16 J. M. Edward 6/1/16 3/27/16

6/16/16 L. Robert Everett

2/20/16 Sarah 3/9/16

Butler 7/24/16 Caraway H. William

Cotten

Grace C. Edward 8/25/16 M. William

’54,

W. George

W. Julian

D. John Clack

5/16/16 D. Bradley 6/24/16 Chesnick Betty 3/10/16 Rev.

9/2/16 9/23/16 George Munsell 10/17/16

’81

8/31/16 Retta ’57, ’53,

Joan 1/20/17 11:46 AM

Remembering ‘Mr. SMU’ ’53 Julie Pederson Baker 10/24/16 Loyd J. Gerard Puyau, Sr. 5/31/16 Dr. Ollie D. Bliss 6/11/16 Howard A. Bridge, Jr. Raulston, Jr. 5/17/16 Rev. Matty B. Marshall (Marsh) Northway Terry, Jr.,

7/4/16 Donald W. Burt 6/16/16 Thomas Renfro 8/10/16 Rev. Thomas O. Rust longtime SMU educator who earned IN MEMORIAM E. Carr, II 11/14/16 Donald F. Loy 5/30/16 Tracy F. Smith 10/30/16 James the nickname of “Mr. SMU” after an 7/24/16 Dr. Allen J. Moore 10/1/16 E. Willman 5/29/16 association of Richard L. Osborn 3/23/16 Patricia Lang ’57 Harold L. Bates 7/26/16 Barton O. more than 60 Ownby 4/29/16 Clyde H. Robinson Childre 9/3/15 John W. Cox 6/4/16 Jim years as a pro- 4/16/16 P. Elfers 3/3/16 Jo Alice Maryman fessor and an administrator, ’54 William J. Adams 7/20/16 Cynthia Guerin 4/24/16 Rev. Leo D. Nieto 5/13/16 died at home Hood Archibald 8/31/16 Roger K. Mary Rejebian Northern 4/12/16 Elbert on Christmas Clayton 3/14/16 William P. Crisler L. Norton, Jr. 3/22/16 Largent Parks, Eve of compli- 6/15/16 Raymond V. Eaton 10/2/16 Jr. 7/27/16 Joanna Matthews Pastore cations from Norman B. Gillis, Jr. 9/15/16 William 8/8/16 William D. Powell, Jr. 4/2/16 Parkinson’s R. Henry 8/27/16 Margaret P. Hudson Charles B. Rathmell, Sr. 8/27/16 Elton disease. Marsh Terry ’53, ’54 ’71, 4/2/16 Cave L. Johnson, Jr. 3/31/16 A. Rieves, III 6/20/16 William J. Ryan A memorial Steve E. Kaley 5/9/16 William B. 8/24/16 Charles R. Senter, Jr. 9/1/16 service celebrating his life was held Kendrick , III 7/28/16 Donald W. John R. Tedford, Jr. 11/1/16 Karl R. January 20 in Perkins Chapel. Lorenz 4/3/16 Dr. Rex L. Mauldin 7/1/16 Tipple ’60, 2/8/12 Terry first stepped onto the SMU Preston W. McEwan 9/28/16 John K. ’58 Virginia Klinke Akins 9/12/16 Charles campus as a student, graduating in Rankin 9/17/16 Arthur A. Ronat 10/1/16 B. Arnold 9/12/16 Robert L. Buford, Jr. 1953 with a bachelor’s degree in Joane Brown Rushing 4/6/16 Daniel W. 7/28/16 Leland W. Carter 5/28/16 English and in 1954 with a master’s degree. He stayed as a member of the Stansbury, Sr. ’59, 7/4/16 Charles R. Betty Messersmith Cole 7/12/16 faculty, rising rapidly through the Steed 8/17/16 Homer L. Stewart, Jr. Sundra Smith Hall 11/2/16 Bernice Hall academic ranks, from instructor to 11/20/16 Julia Kitchens Wilke 2/25/16 Marshall 7/11/96 Billy D. Moore ’69, assistant professor, then associate, ’55 Dr. Heino Ambros 6/24/15 Joseph A. 10/18/16 Betty Chiles Nixon 8/29/16 and ultimately a full professor hold- Bordages, Jr. 10/23/15 James B. Rev. Louis M. Pratt 9/24/16 Marvin D. ing the E.A. Lilly Endowed Chair. Braswell, Jr. 6/19/16 Creighton M. Presley 3/9/16 Roger M. Prior 8/12/16 He served two terms as chair of the Campbell 1/11/14 Dorothy Diers Cregor Dudley H. Woodbridge 6/29/16 Department of English and several 3/28/16 Ross W. Dixon, II 2/27/16 ’59 George F. Abel 4/21/16 Paul J. Ashby years as associate provost. He was Hubert L. Gentry, Jr. 4/29/16 Dr. Albert 5/16/16 Charles F. Brown 9/22/16 Jack the founder and director of the F. Lindley 11/20/16 James S. Manning, D. Cole 5/11/16 Jim L. Hooker 6/22/16 creative writing program and the Sr. 6/25/16 Dr. Eugene L. Miller Dr. Richard A. Hunt 3/20/16 Literary Festival. 3/30/16 Jane H. Patton 2/9/03 Daniel Dr. Thomas B. Larkin 3/6/16 Marilyn He drafted SMU’s important C. Paxton 5/16/16 Dr. William H. Hawkins Neely-Ranck 10/3/16 Billy J. Master Plan for the curriculum, which Rickles, Jr. 4/4/16 Mary Dale Turner Pendley 4/23/16 Jane Hodell Romine set the course for the SMU undergraduate experience for the future. Thomas 10/30/16 5/23/16 Arnold G. Tijerina, Sr. 6/17/16 In addition, he participated in many ’56 Suzanne Dranguet Apeland 8/2/16 Harold R. Williams 4/28/16 William T. extracurricular events, including Shari Levy Blum 8/29/16 Rev. Ralph E. Williams 9/17/16 advising the President’s Scholars and Burke ’63, 8/21/16 Jack W. Dalton ’60 Maryleeann Hall Bryan 12/1/16 Larry organizing and pitching for the 10/6/16 Musa Sigler Dunsworth 10/16/16 C. Colyar ’63 5/16/16 Miller M. Cragon, English Department softball team. August H. Ganze, Jr. 4/4/16 James A. Jr. 3/19/16 Susan Slater Edenborough Memorial gifts may be made in Garner 6/10/15 Sue Sprayberry Garner 6/20/16 James E. Garrett, Sr. 5/15/16 support of The Marsh Terry Creative 4/14/16 Shirley Baker Gentry 4/29/16 Joseph R. Hale 11/14/16 Bruce P. Writing Scholarship Endowment Jack F. Hagar 5/4/16 Dianne Newsom Kuemmel, Sr. 11/3/16 Rev. Nathaniel L. Fund by sending checks made out to House 9/23/16 Donald M. Jones 6/23/16 Lacy, Jr. 7/13/16 Jesse C. Laswell, Jr. Southern Methodist University to: Patrick J. Kain 11/15/16 Mary A. 9/26/13 Suzanne Kinard Linker 3/5/16 SMU, PO Box 750402, Dallas, TX McRae 2/25/16 Dr. John J. Mood 2/22/16 Thomas W. McIlheran ’63, 3/1/16 75275-0402. Gifts also may be made online at smu.edu/giving. [ PAG E ] 45

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] IN MEMORIAM ’61 ’64 ’63 ’62 ’66 ’65

Woodcock ’67, 4/24/16 Col. Hayes 9/1/96 4/29/16 Vanderford Hayes T.John Davis Burden H. Douglas Jr. Carr, G. Shelby Carpenter Barcus Bette Barry M. Kevin Montgomery 8/31/16 Goodwin Stone, Nystrom 6/25/16 Dr. Strothe D. Karney Joe T.John Gorman Rogers A. Charles Underwood M. Homer 10/24/16 Husbands G. Harmon Donald Sr. Smith, L. Marshall Schwisow Martin Donnette Knott E. Charles 9/19/16 Mjg. Kochtitzky Dr. 3/21/16 Jr.Kearley, Weinberg Campbell, Hatfield M.D. 11/21/16 7/16/16 8/4/16 Ormesher 11/13/16 Cate Scott Maddin L. Voorhees Dr. Fender Robert Atchley H. Jerome Lorance Gates Anne Payne H. Don McFolin E. Olin 5/19/16 8/29/16 Beach

Rebecca Jr. 10/17/16 10/17/16 T.Guy Marcus

7/10/16 Jr. W. Bramblett, George C.

Frances Fox Lewis Carol

r Esslinger Rhoades Edith VI N. Wilson, John Alan 10/26/16

3/5/16 McCracken C. Michael Romberg Ward A 9/4/16 Rev. Johnson 4/3/16 Watson Jr. 11/7/16 Nangle 7/19/16 Robert

Edward 5/5/16 Jr. W. McCallum, Charles mmons 11/21/16 10/30/16 7/31/15

W. Erickson Stanley 4/10/16 Andrew L. 4/11/16 6/5/16 3/22/16

Wallace Foster M. Robert

Forrester 4/28/16 Tischler R. Fred Brodsky Sullivan 4/22/16 ’63,

10/31/16 Hicks R. James

Slagle R. Paul 4/27/16 ’69, N. McCallum Arthur L. Daniel 8/23/16 4/21/15 3/15/16 5/20/10 7/15/16, USAF, Ret. 3/29/16 2/27/16 10/2/16 11/6/16

L. D. Beadles Dudley

9/2/16

D. Lewis George

Melcher 8/14/11

Dunlap C. George A. Thomas Kathryn ’67, 4/3/16 Drews R. John R.

Harrison I. Richard 11/11/16 3/11/16 6/21/16

G. Dr. I. Stanley 6/11/16 ’71, 5/20/16 Dr. McCulloch , F. Idoux

M.D. Knight B. Robert Kay

Rev.

A. Richard

Martha Bass R. John Gary Robert P.Hugh 6/17/16 R. James Shellene Madeley 5/12/16

4/10/16 E. Warren 6/19/16

Junius

Farner

Diana Kathryn , Ph.D., E. John 9/3/16

11/17/16 James E. John Patty 11/10/16 4/8/16 D.

3/1/10 ’66,

9/28/15 8/16/16 9/10/16 4/8/16

’71,

’69 ’71 ’70 ’68 ’67

Dr. Jr. Johnson, 9/1/16 Dahl Brown Dowd 8/4/15 Dr. 5/2/16 Wetzel 8/18/16 ’75, Crago H. David Brown L. Samuel III Sloan, R. Carneal Lanum Mary Beckelman K. Michael J. Bertram Patricia N. Jr.F. Craig, Jr. Swearingen, Garrison 8/23/16 6/13/98 Glover W. Jr. Dorsey, Gerald Tuley R. Robert Jr. Sweatt, E. Millard Gloria Glidewell E. William Reedy M. Daniel Jr. Moore, E. Maurice Sr. W. Ludwick, Harold Jerome D. Newsom Terry Knight Osborne Cheryl George Sandison Bush Betsy V. Jones Burton 10/3/16 4/2/16 6/9/16 ’76, 8/6/16 Haines Davis Tanner, McConnell Sockwell Howard 6/2/16 Eubanks Gibbons

6/11/16 Taylor Sherman Billye Isele C. David 6/17/16

4/5/16 9/11/16

W. Hinton Richard Fuller G. Robert Johnson Affleck Ethel McGriff Craft L. Herbert W. Murphy Patrick Georgia 11/13/16

12/29/09 4/30/11 ’71,

Tobolowsky E. Ira Jr. Morrison, E. James 3/16/16 K. Jr. Rivers, B. William Wanda Sr. 5/12/16 Sommers 9/2/16 Franklin 9/7/16 Phillips Hodgson A. Leslie

Charles Frey 7/8/16 7/21/16

4/30/16 Cpt.

Davis R. Brian 4/27/16 D. Doenges James 10/3/16 ’74, ’72, Dr. Ulrich

Robertson Stuart 9/29/16 Jr. Herring, L. Russell Rev.

1/2/13 Heilbron H. Charles

11/1/16 Stewart Lund Anne 10/12/16 8/25/16

7/4/16, USN, Ret., Halliburton S. Jerry Nathan 8/1/16

10/16/16 9/18/16 Hanson A. Cheryl Payne Phyllis

4/30/16 Dr. E. Tippit M. Dennis 7/1/09 9/25/16 3/5/16 ’78,

Luttrell A. Edgar

Harold 8/1/16 3/27/06 McGee-Cooper 10/11/16 Harvley 10/7/16 5/10/16 7/20/16 Zimpher

5/31/16 P.John Leslie

6/27/16 11/18/16 G. Donald

Dr. 4/29/16 L. Parish M. Ray 10/11/16 G. George

Edmonson M. David 10/21/16

5/12/16 ’71, Mary 3/8/16 R. William ’72,

Bird C. John 3/3/16

D. P. Felix R. Vernon

8/8/16 D. James Com. 5/3/16

5/13/16 6/30/16 Arthur Herbert

T. Alan 8/10/16

3/22/16 M. Arne Maack Peggy 4/8/16 F.John

Lewis 3/1/16 8/2/16

Sam

’76 ’72 ’75 ’73 ’74

Fike, Kavy Plotkin Johnson III Mueller, Murray 5/10/16 Harrell 11/23/12 7/16/97 Sr. J. Medina, D. Gordon Ronnie Amstutz Price Katie Bilse R. Marvin Fussell E. Lynn Averyt Mann June Swofford Curry Stock Patterson 4/6/16 Haas C. 5/7/16 Jackson Miller Saylo A. Mark 3/4/10 Charles Otstott E. Stephen Linda Hundahl C. Ernest Mary Dr. 9/24/12 4/2/16 10/7/16 Kemp Dr. Ramey E. Kipriotis Keiper Hundahl Haynes, Wood Henderson 3/14/10 9/5/16’80, 6/28/16 6/22/95 Watts 4/29/11 Musick Velez Hartung

Zumbro E. Paul Gwaltney A. James Jr. 10/25/16 Ramos Moran 11/3/16 5/4/16

Cadenhead

3/20/16 7/22/16

Herlihy Richard Ploehn C. Harry Jr. Renaud, G. Basilio

King Gray Roberta M.D. Crowe C. George

D. Hunt Stephen Mildred 6/26/16 7/15/16 Kirk S. James

5/15/16 Shelley G. III Hughes A. Brant 5/26/16 8/4/05

7/15/16 5/25/16 12/27/12 11/23/16 2/25/16 Marcus A. Stephen Henderson

1/6/08 7/6/16 9/19/16 4/12/09 5/12/16 Hall 7/16/15

’79, 9/16/16 Loudell Sarah W. Horne Frederick 5/26/16 1/30/11 r ’82, D.

Jr. Payton, L. Robert Mintz Ware Hebert H. Gordon Betty House Candyce

4/24/16

1/27/16 ’74, Sr. Stewart, L. Dennis Eugenia

Levinson A. Harold 5/10/16 Messig

II Holmes, G. William 10/11/16 Preston Yvonne Long

Reeder Adams Ann 6/13/16

Harvey C. Steven 4/15/08 Witt E. Dan

7/10/16 4/30/16 McQuirk M. Joseph

’72, 8/6/16 Story Mary

Wilson Nancy Belyeu Scott R. David Sutton 3/1/16 Dr. Gonzales Liston Hayden 1/4/15 11/12/12

Black Doris 4/27/16 7/13/16

9/4/13 11/5/16 Byrom A. Joe

2/19/16 E. Mark 10/8/16

Mahone

1/17/16 2/22/11 R. John A. Edward

A. Charles

E. Robert

Dr. 3/25/16 Marian Rosemary

Deborah Dr. Chud Ann A. James Killebrew

Stewart 3/13/16 C. Ronnie

3/4/16

10/18/16

3/30/16

Julie L. John Victor Olga 6/1/16

Steven Cary Linda

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Dr. Verges Jr. Tarbet, M. White C. Grimmett T. Bleakley Jeffrey McLeroy A. Shelley Gena Chwang L. Tek Benedict Wilkinson Gayle Holloway L. Patrick Heard E. Richard Annie-Laurie Beasley A. Garry Bothum B. Robert Barringer R. William Gaswirth M. Ronald Mark 6/22/06 11/12/16 Owens Rowe S. 8/25/16 Mayer 4/20/16 Peek, 4/20/16 Jr. Ham, L. Hueffner Kirkpatrick K. Stacy 9/17/16 Platt A. Dennis 3/14/14 Eller A. Kenneth P.Joseph Caruso Casey E. Dixon, 6/9/16 Cox Craig Sales ’80, Kilgore Welles Layton Roberts Vargas, Hausman Gobble

D. Claus Steven 9/10/16 4/16/16 G Jr. 4/22/04 2/10/15 R

J. Houghton James 9/29/16

Jr. 9/12/16 6/24/16 11/4/16 , M.D., 10/20/16 Dr. 8/24/15 Patrice

oodfriend

2/29/16 IV Nail, R. William Jr. Jr. Withrow, B. John Thomas C. Bret . Nutt K. Leslie D. Whitfield Phena 10/26/16 5/2/16 Abrahamson 1/20/07 4/1/16 4/7/16 6/29/05 4/17/16 8/13/16 2/19/16

10/10/16 O. Timberlake Carolyn Lindsay Topletz Jacqueline

5/24/16 Cynthia

4/21/16 C O. Dixon Robert

Sullivan Rudig L. Steven

6/16/16 Price Graves Beth Katherine Joseph Constance

ooper 4/12/16 Rapp R. Mark

9/27/16 ’89, 9/1/15 9/2/14

8/2/16 Isaminger S. Amy Deborah 5/8/16 III T. Hayes, Charles Kimberly 4/8/02

11/5/16 Walters Julie 11/5/16 Shea 4/8/16 10/21/16 7/26/16 Jonathan 3/16/16 11/8/16 11/19/16 3/10/08 Dr. 4/24/16 Rev. J.

M. Jimmie 5/29/16 5/29/16 J. Margaret

E. Laurence Hoy M. Steven Mandina W. Powell Goosen 8/2/16 Haynes

Mills Cadenhead C. Michael

5/19/02 C. Dana R. Keith 4/7/16 4/10/16

Anderson

C. Randy A. Roy

6/13/16

C. Alton D. Fred Randolph Carlos

Patrick Gregory 8/23/16 S. 1/21/16 6/28/01

Robert Mahan

’85,

Neil

’91 Davis Dale Elwood Peggy William Oragene Jeremy SMU ’16 ’15 ’13 ’10 ’08 ’06 ’04 ’03 ’02 ’01 ’00 ’98 ’97 ’96 ’95 ’94 ’93 ’92

education, Lawrence 6/6/16 8/22/16 Services, Enrollment of Division SMU Gatewood, Morgan J. Andrew Kaplan Bullard R. Marc Adcox C. Roland Cooper S. William T. Viele Stuart Philip Blackwood E. Thomas W. Rybert Katherine Stephen Viljoen A. Trevor P. Garcia Dolores II Hughes, H. James Block G. Roman Scoggins A. Sarah Jackson C. Scott F. Davis Melissa Belmonte Solis Sara V. Eaton Cynthia W.Paul Cunningham McClellan disciplinary SMU’s inter- of founder and history 5/2/16 8/16/07 Law, of 3/3/16School Dedman Library, Law Underwood 8/14/16 3/9/01 3/10/16 Sciences, and Humanities Jewett Kenyon Newton Guerrero, New Ranking Corey Laxmikant Midkiff Boykin Community duQuesnay Addis Anton 3/25/16 B 1/19/13

3/17/16 P. Corey Christopher 11/11/16 3/25/16 5/22/14 . D Garner registrar, associate , former Jr. 11/22/15 5/4/16 . III Dedman of director associate , retired, Booker Auberty 9/1/09 Medieval 9/21/16 6/5/16

Ryan 10/2/16 , professor ’10, 9/23/16

Adams Wendy A. Elizabeth 1/5/15 4/27/16 10/15/16

10/20/16 3/24/16 3/31/16 Mark 3/1/16 10/20/13 3/13/16 8/24/16 10/3/16 5/16/16 8/20/16 C.

College student, , SMU Shannon 8/30/16

8/1/10 D. Herring Gary

8/27/12 Studies L. William Shafer 3/2/10

A. 10/9/16 W.Jason Burke Weber

of , professor Randall G. Humberto

emeritus Manish

C. James Parks G. Thomas

R. Nathan Carrie

A. Kurt of

Linda 3/20/16 Anderson 9/13/16 Program,

Smith 3/15/16 J.

Miller of

Dr. McAlester Lee A. Victoria Herbert Frame Robert Rose Joy Crystal Parker (Bob) L. Robert John McCarthy L. John Wright Ellen Mary Jaein

Karen 1/11/16 Sciences, and Humanities biological Earth of Department sciences, geological of De 8/30/16 Center, Health Memorial SMU Center, Testing and Counseling the of director former and psychologist 10/25/16 anthropology, 11/7/16 Arts, the of School Meadows 8/16/16 Business, of School Cox member, 9/8/16 Business, of School Cox education, executive of dean associate trustee, 10/4/16 Sciences, and Humanities of Paul “Jaime” professor and College dman Haas Lockwood Chamblee McElroy Sciences, 7/9/16 member, staff SMU , retired sciences, Shim and professor , former 3/16/16 student, , SMU dean former ’54, Dedman , professor staff SMU , retired , professor of professor , associate 12/27/16 11/29/16 student, , SMU Settle SMU , former Dedman alicensed ’84, College emeritus emeritus College emeritus of

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] IN MEMORIAM Life Changes, Or Playing The Ball Where It Lies

ETC. Q. Did you have any hesitation about sharing your story at the SMU Commencement? Mary: President Bush [2015 SMU Com- mencement speaker] is a tough act to follow! Honestly, I was hesitant about speaking, but not about sharing our story. I do not mind talking about the accident or its impact on our lives both physically and emotionally, because dealing with unwanted change is a life lesson we all face at one time or another. It’s how we deal with the change that makes the difference.

Q. What do you hope the new graduates took away from your remarks? Mary: I hope they remember two things: First, no matter what happens in your life, make the most of it because we only “Dealing with unwanted change is a life lesson we all face at one get one shot. And second, do your very time or another. It’s how we deal with the change that makes the best to make someone or something a difference.” – Mary Templeton little better than they were before they knew you, even if it’s only through a kind word or a good deed. It helps them and you! Dallas technology and civic leaders first Sunday night in the hospital after Q. What reactions did you receive Richard and Mary Templeton presented Mary was hurt that I would use this after your address, which went viral SMU’s Commencement address in May experience to make myself better: a better on YouTube? 2016, which CNN Money called “the one husband, a better father, a better CEO Mary: The response was overwhelming. graduation speech you should watch.” and a better supporter of our community. I really was not expecting much reaction Richard Templeton, a member of the It is my enduring belief that you can let at all, so the applause in Moody Coliseum SMU Board of Trustees, is president and things either strengthen you or weaken and kind words from the SMU Board CEO of Texas Instruments, and Mary you; it is entirely your choice. I’ve found and staff made the experience well worth Templeton is a philanthropist and out just how true this is. the months of angst. When the comments community volunteer who had a 14-year Q. You quote from the great golfer Bobby started pouring in, our hearts were career with General Electric before Jones, “Golf is the closest game to the deeply touched by what people said. We moving to Dallas. SMU Magazine asked game we call life. You get bad breaks were told that Fidelity used the speech the Templetons to share some of the from good shots; you get good breaks in a training video and teachers told us things they spoke about, and the reaction from bad shots – but you have to play they’ve shared it with their classes. I’ve to their speech. the ball where it lies.” What about it read, reread and thought about the many inspired you? Q. What did you learn from your experi- notes, emails and calls, all of which are ence after a swimming accident left Mary: Life is going to deal you some special to Rich and me. Mrs. Templeton paralyzed in 2013? surprises – some good and some bad. But View the Templetons’ complete Commence- Richard: As the CEO of a big technology life is going to go on, and if you want to ment address at smu.edu/mag17templeton. company, I’ve always lived with change. be involved, which I do, and if you want to In fact, the more we embrace change, the make an impact, which I do, then you For more information about SMU’s stronger we tend to get as a business have to move life forward even after big upcoming Commencement May 20, 2017, and as business leaders. So while Mary’s setbacks. Besides, nobody really cares in Moody Coliseum, visit smu.edu/ accident struck at my very heart, it was about that wave. What they care about, maycommencement. [ PAG E ] nonetheless change, something I knew a and what I care about, is what I do now 48 little bit about. I pledged to myself that and what I do next.

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Acknowledging Heroes SMU’s December Commencement included an address by the much-lauded retired Dallas Police Chief David Brown, praised for his leadership in guiding his department and the city through the REAL events of July 7, when five officers were killed during an ambush in downtown Dallas. Brown, a third- generation Dallasite, told the more than 530 graduates that as a young man in 1983, “I wanted so much to join modern-day heroes of our society that I rushed to sign up for the Dallas Police Department. You all may be the next greatest generation of heroes in this country. You all are global citizens much more than my generation.” Photo by Clayton Smith To read more and access video of Brown’s speech, visit smu.edu/mag17brown. PURPOSE

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