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Dear Friends: Spring 2014 Vol. 7, No. 1 Features: Angelo State University One of the great pleasures of leading the Angelo State University team is the opportunity Member, Texas Tech University System The World Comes to ASU ...... 14 to enjoy the successes of so many others. Whether these are individual or collective accom- Board of Regents With the South Korean delegation leading the way, more plishments, they all enhance ASU’s overall reputation and visibility. Mickey L. Long, Chair, Midland students from across the globe are attending ASU. Larry K. Anders, Vice Chair, Dallas John Esparza, Austin For instance, this fall for the fifth consecutive year, we made the list of The Princeton Review’s L. Frederick “Rick” Francis, El Paso “Best Colleges” nationally. What makes this year’s listing particularly gratifying is that we re- Tim Lancaster, Abilene Global Outreach ...... 16 Debbie Montford, San Antonio Prospective international students often learn about ceived our highest academic rating to date by the prestigious college guide, putting us in a cat- Nancy Neal, Lubbock John D. Steinmetz, Lubbock ASU first through the recruiting efforts of the Center egory equal to or better than some of the most recognizable names in public higher education. John Walker, Houston Joshua Heimbecker, San Angelo for International Studies. Since our last magazine, ASU’s Houston Harte University Center has been named one of the Chancellor nation’s top 25 student union buildings by BestCollegeReviews.org, an independent online col- Kent Hance, Lubbock As the Faculty World Turns ...... 18 lege ranking guide. We were the only university in Texas to make the list. Further, ASU has Angelo State University Brothers in Badminton … Academic Ambassador … been included on the 2013-14 list of Best Colleges for Intramural Sports by BestColleges.com, Brian J. May President: Dr. Brian J. May Philosophical Differences … Following a Dream Provost and Vice President another online rating service. On the academic side, ASU’s College of Graduate Studies was for Academic Affairs, named one of the nation’s Top 50 Online Graduate Programs for 2012-13 by GraduatePrograms. Interim: Dr. Nancy Allen Vice President for Finance As the Student World Turns ...... 22 com, an online guide using student evaluations to recognize top online programs. and Administration, China Connection … Briton Brilliance … Lucky No. 3 … Interim: Angie Wright Vice President for Student Affairs and From Trinidad to Texas … Relating to Africa … Additionally, thanks to the generous support of several donors, we are upgrading some of Enrollment Management: Dr. Javier Flores Learning the Lingo our athletic facilities with artificial turf. In October we cut the ribbon on the $1.2 million Angelo State University Magazine artificial turf project for the football field at the LeGrand Sports Complex. The field turf was The Angelo State University Magazine is published three times a year by the st funded through contributions by 1 Community Federal Credit Union, Larry C. Clark, the ASU Office of Communications and Marketing, Sections San Angelo Health Foundation and an anonymous donor. The public will be able to enjoy 1st ASU Station #11021, San Angelo, TX 76909-1021; 325-942-2248; Fax: 325-942-2238; Community Credit Union Field and its new surface when the Rams open the 2014 football [email protected]. President’s Message ...... Opposite season there this fall. ASU Magazine Staff Editor: Preston Lewis Our Softball Field is also getting artificial turf in time for the upcoming season. The Associate Editor: Tom Nurre Jr. Along the Mall ...... 4 Director of Graphics: Michael Martin The College Trap … Growing Reputation … True Blue … $600,000 project was made possible by a gift from Richard and B.J. Mayer. Construction Graphic Artist: Gabrielle Miller Design Assistant: Leonor Constancio A Place of Their Own … Climate Wars … Online Expansion … began in October and is scheduled for completion ahead of our home opener in late Febru- Photographers: Danny Meyer ary. Both the softball and football projects will help increase our ability to recruit and field Tina Doyle News Briefs … Blue & Gold Events … Angelo Staters Writers: Jayna Phinney even stronger teams in the future. Laurel Scott Rebekah Brackin Athletics ...... 28 Student Assistants: Gaby Gutierrez These are just a few of the successes we should all enjoy as members of the ASU family. I Martha Avila Global Talent … For Love of the Game … Leap of Faith … Canadian Comeback … look forward to more such successes in the future, thanks to your ongoing support and devo- Arturo Gonzalez First-Time Champions … Worth the Wait … All-Around Excellence … Fall Recaps … tion to this university. Athletic Communications Weishuhn LSC Honoree … Basketball Previews Contributors: Brandon Ireton Wes Bloomquist Sincerely, Robert Hummingbird Alumni Association...... 38

Alumni Association Paying it Forward … Love of Russia … Class Notes … Donors Contributors: Kimberly Adams Melinda Springer AJ Lopez III On the Covers: The parade of flags along University Mall represents the increasing number Brian J. May © 2014 Angelo State University of international students on campus and the growing number of ASU ties to the world in 2014. All Rights Reserved President (Photo by Danny Meyer) Editor’s Note: The world comes to ASU in different ways and by many routes. This issue of ASU Magazine examines how individuals the world over have reached Angelo State.

2 SPRING 2014 Angelo State University Magazine Angelo State University Magazine SPRING 2014 3 news ALONG the MALL The College Trap By Kyle Longley, Class of 1987

Furthermore, looking back, I recognize “Americans are the only people in the world … whose status anxiety the superb education I received. I hold a chair at a top-rated university prompts them to advertise their college and university affiliations in the with seven books published and major teach- rear window of their automobiles” – Paul Fussell ing awards won, and I attribute much of my success to Angelo State. Many other ASU alumni have become prominent doctors, This time of the year, millions of young over 20 years in higher education, there are lawyers, journalists, military officers and people head back to college, including many many keys to success beyond the institution businesspeople. If anything, we have worked fresh-faced freshmen leaving home for the name, including a willingness to work hard, harder to prove that the starting point helped first time. innate personal skills and determination. us succeed and also to validate the hard work At the same time, millions have begun Thus, a good dictum from personal finan- of the outstanding faculty and staff.

Photo Courtesy of Arizona State University State Arizona of Courtesy Photo preparations for applying to colleges, hop- cial planning should apply to college: only buy There are many other great options be- ing to become a member of the class of 2018 what you can afford. Nonetheless, students yond Angelo State, particularly in Texas, Growing Reputation at an institution of their choosing. turn down scholarships to schools without at schools like Sam Houston, Texas State, Awaiting the latter are high expectations the brand name, ultimately leading to debt. Lamar and West Texas A&M (and many oth- For the fifth consecutive year, Angelo State University has made The Princeton that they must attend a particular college Yes, having a degree from a perceived ers). Good students can find scholarships Review’s list of “Best Colleges” nationally, but the latest ranking is especially note- to be successful (hence, the Fussell quote lower level institution ensures some ob- and great teachers (and a good education) worthy because ASU’s academic rating is its best ever, surpassing that of many of above). Yet, there is a major trap awaiting stacles. If you want to be a Supreme Court at any of these universities. the nation’s best-known universities. them and their parents. justice, you must attend one of a small group Finally, success at college comes from When The Princeton Review’s “Best 378 Colleges” came out last fall, Angelo State Kyle Longley Daily, it seems, stories surface about of schools. But, really, are the odds in your students working hard, interacting closely scored a 73 on a scale of 60 to 99. The latest rating compared to a 67 in both the the massive debt issue facing students. The favor? Even those searching for jobs with with the professors and their colleagues, 2012 and 2013 editions, a 65 in the 2010 volume and a 62 in the 2011 edition. combination of states slashing support for elite degrees encounter factors beyond their and challenging their intellectual boundar- ASU was one of 13 Texas schools making The Princeton Review list, with Rice higher education, students expecting first- control, such as family connections. You also ies. The costs must be weighed against the earning the state’s highest academic rating at 93. While ASU’s rating did not match class accommodations and amenities, and must still have a work ethic, interpersonal outcomes, for too often students and parents Rice’s, it was identical to that recorded by Colorado-Boulder, Maryland-College bloated bureaucracies at universities have skills and a host of other variables to succeed. want to buy a Corvette instead of an Elantra. Park, Ohio State, Penn State and Virginia Tech. ensured much higher costs. Simply relying on your pedigree may get you Both will get them to the final destination, “Princeton Review’s rating,” said ASU President Brian J. May, “is just another Yet, many parents and students continue in the door, but it ensures nothing more. although with the latter it will be without sign of Angelo State’s growing national reputation as a great place to get a college to mortgage their futures to pursue the ped- Ultimately, does getting out of college the stress of payments and maintenance that education. The ongoing and improving recognition by The Princeton Review is the igree of an expensive school. Others drain with $100,000 in debt really mean that the ex- leaves people in debt for many years. result of the longstanding dedication of our faculty and staff, the hard work and their savings trying to shelter their children perience differed by that much from that per- While I wish everyone could drive the accomplishments of our students and the success of our alumni.” from the secularism of society at costly reli- son who went to a solid school with great pro- sports car, some of us from middle class With a rating of 73, ASU compared favorably to a host of national institutions gious institutions. The prices have led many fessors (not teaching assistants) that ensured backgrounds, myself included, did just fine listed by their scores: 72 – Marquette, Seton Hall; 71 – Georgia Tech, Minnesota, to question the value of the investment. a good experience at an affordable price? in the economy car. I hope more future col- Syracuse, UT-Austin; 70 – Alabama-Tuscaloosa, Auburn, Cincinnati, Drexel, Ne- Nonetheless, a college education remains I am an example of the latter happening. lege students will think about the choices braska, Temple, Tennessee-Knoxville; 69 – Iowa, Mississippi, St. Bonaventure, a great long-term investment. Still, the obses- I attended Angelo State University, where I and recognize the benefits of not accumu- Washington State; 68 – Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado State, Howard, Missouri, sion (often that of the parents) with chasing benefited from the small classes taught by lating the debt for the name and go for the West Virginia; 67 – Kentucky, New Mexico, South Carolina-Columbia, Utah; and a degree that often costs more than buying a dedicated professors more concerned with affordable, excellent options. . 66 – Louisiana State, Michigan State. nice home has negative consequences. the students than their research. I had a “We should all be proud,” May said, “of how well Angelo State ranks with some (Reprinted by permission of Kyle Longley and the In reality, the expensive pedigree does Carr Scholarship that paid much of my Longley is the Snell Family Dean’s Distin- of the nation’s most prestigious institutions of higher education, particularly the . Austin American-Statesman, where this piece first not necessarily guarantee a better education. education and, when combined with grants, guished Professor of History and Political public and land grant universities.” was published Aug. 24, 2013.) From my own experience and observations allowed me to emerge with zero debt. Science at Arizona State University.

4 SPRING 2014 Angelo State University Magazine Angelo State University Magazine SPRING 2014 5 news ALONG the MALL True Blue would consider moving, we really jumped at it because it is a very fine smaller liberal A Place of Their Own arts university that turns out great people. ASU enhanced our reputation as a system Now approaching its first birthday, Angelo spouses or children of veterans. That num- have gone through this training, are military in certain areas that I felt were beneficial State’s Veterans Educational and Transitional ber is expected to keep increasing. friendly and are advocates for veterans.” to all of us.” Services (VETS) Center has become a sanctu- “When the federal government changed ASU has been named a “Military Friend- TTUS Vice Chancellor for Academic Af- ary for campus student veterans. the way it does benefits with the Post 9/11 G.I. ly School” by G.I. Jobs magazine for five fairs Joseph C. Rallo, who was ASU presi- Designed to be a one-stop shop for help- Bill in 2009, a lot more people started utilizing straight years, and the VETS Center staff is dent during the transition from the Texas ing veterans transition from the military to those benefits,” said Kerri Mikulik, assistant working hard to maintain that reputation. State to the Tech System in the summer of student life, the VETS Center opened last director of admissions. “And, you can give it to In addition to the wealth of assistance the 2007, said Hance’s role in raising Angelo spring in the Houston Harte University Cen- dependents, so it just sky-rocketed how many center provides, it has become for many stu- State’s national visibility both in Washing- ter. Its services include assisting with enroll- people were using education benefits.” dent veterans a favorite spot for studying, ton and in Austin, as well as in the media, ment and utilizing military education ben- In light of ASU’s growing student veteran surfing the Internet, socializing and even Roscoe and Chancellor Kent Hance celebrate the announcement of the ASU/TTUS affiliation in 2007. was his most significant ASU accomplish- efits, as well as academic advising. population, the VETS Center has begun offer- napping. Veteran students are also encour- ment as chancellor. Perhaps most important, though, is the ing faculty and staff specialized Green Zone aged to connect with staff and each other Kent Hance’s favorite colors may have state levels,” said ASU President Brian J. May. “Right after the transition,” Rallo re- safe haven the center provides for veterans Training led by U.S. Army retiree Russ Baker, through the center’s Facebook page. been red and black when he became chan- “ASU is a better place due to his legislative called, “I accompanied him on his annual like Ivan Chavez of Iraan, who spent eight the center’s veterans outreach coordinator. “I refer to PTSD a lot,” Chavez said, “be- cellor of the Texas Tech University System expertise. On top of that, he is an amazing trip to Washington to meet congressional years as a U.S. Marine, including three com- “We mainly talk about veterans and cause most people don’t understand it. The (TTUS) in 2006, but as he moves toward re- fundraiser for the system with outstanding leaders and explain our priorities. I was giv- bat tours in Iraq. Going from being a Marine their transition to college life from the mili- VETS Center is important for the support it tirement later this year, he has added blue people skills in dealing with students, em- en the same time and opportunities as my sergeant to an undergraduate student ma- tary life,” Baker said, “including the differ- gives to veterans because they need a place and gold to his preferred hues. ployees, alumni and community leaders.” colleagues from TTU and TTUHSC to make joring in border security created for Chavez ences between college culture and military to feel welcome and safe.” “I love ASU,” Hance said. “It’s been a State Rep. Drew Darby of San Angelo ASU’s case. The immediate outcome was the a host of issues not faced by typical students. culture. We also talk about the strengths “It has also helped me to meet other vet- great addition to Texas Tech. It has helped said, “Chancellor Hance has been a strong significant funding for the Center for Secu- “Being a sergeant, you’re in charge of veteran students can bring to the classroom erans,” he added. “The majority of my friends the Texas Tech System as much as the Texas leader for Texas and higher education. In rity Studies led by Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. training Marines,” Chavez said. “You lead and the campus.” are veterans, and it’s a trust issue. Veterans Tech System has helped ASU. I love the peo- 2007, I had the great honor to work with “Naturally, we did a lot of other things them in combat, you do everything with “What we really want to do,” he added, understand veterans, and in the VETS Cen- ple down there and it’s a great asset for us him on the legislation that improved Angelo to foster that visibility, such as gaining them and you have something to live for. “is have a physical network of people who ter, we all speak the same language.” . as a system.” State University by moving it into the Texas Princeton Review recognition and attaining When I got out of the Marine Corps, I felt And, ASU alumni and friends would Tech System. That provision, along with his HSI status, but his willingness to treat us as like I was nobody since I was out, like I had agree that Hance, who announced at the tireless efforts to advance the entire system an equal was vitally important to our other no purpose.” October Board of Regents meeting his in- with historic research investments and re- efforts,” Rallo said. “But post traumatic stress disorder tentions to retire in 2014, has been an asset cord capital fundraising, has left a powerful Once his successor is named as the (PTSD) was probably the biggest issue that for the university. Since becoming a part of legacy of service for the system’s graduates fourth chancellor in TTUS history, Hance affected me,” he added. “I was used to the the Texas Tech University System on Sept. and 44,000 active students.” will serve as chancellor emeritus and con- high-speed Marine Corps environment, so it 1, 2007, Angelo State has set records for One of Hance’s goals when he became tinue to teach his popular seminar on lead- was a big transition to a slower lifestyle. I overall and graduate enrollment, completed chancellor was to expand the number of ership at his alma mater. have some anger issues and no patience for a successful $35 million capital campaign, TTUS institutions beyond Texas Tech Uni- Though his role is changing, his favorite people who don’t understand what I went seen research grants/funding increase six- versity and Texas Tech University Health colors – red and black along with blue and through. I thank God for the VETS Center fold and achieved Hispanic Serving Institu- Sciences Center. gold – will not. because veterans like me need support.” Photo by Danny Meyer Danny by Photo tion (HSI) status. “The Texas Tech System was not just “I look forward to serving Angelo State During the fall 2013 semester, more Manager of VA Benefits Kerry “Chancellor Hance is incredibly effective looking for any school,” Hance said. “When and the other great universities in our sys- than 400 ASU students received veterans Hyde stands outside the new . in legislative affairs on both the federal and it came to our attention that Angelo State tem in the years ahead,” Hance said. benefits, either as veterans themselves or as VETS Center with Ivan Chavez.

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Check out what ASU’s other distinguished speakers had to say on campus last fall by visiting the Web extras at www.angelo.edu/ASUMagazine. Climate Wars Online Expansion

The proof of ongoing climate change can For a growing number of students, for the next semester while we were teach- that up so we’ll have more capacity in the be found in a hockey stick. brick-and-mortar university classrooms are ing the previous course.” online courses by fall of 2014.” Dr. Michael E. Mann, distinguished pro- being replaced by home computers. ASU’s College of Education was the next Having the core curriculum online not fessor of meteorology and director of the As a result, U.S. colleges and universi- to enter the online world about a year later, only allows students to tailor their schedules Earth System Science Center at Pennsylva- ties are recognizing the need for additional focusing on master’s degrees and profes- around work, but also offers an answer to the nia State University, wielded that hockey online degree and course offerings, and An- sional certifications for working teachers age-old dilemma of choosing between two or stick to great effect as he addressed ASU’s gelo State is no exception. ASU currently of- and administrators. more courses offered at the same time. E. James Holland University Symposium on fers online courses in almost every subject “If you have face-to-face classes and you “We have students who have jobs,” American Values last fall. and online degree programs in nursing, cur- deal with public school employees, they al- Swets said. “We also have programs with In Mann’s case, the hockey stick is ac- riculum and instruction, business adminis- most always have something going on every just a single section and you have to be in

tually a graph shaped like a hockey stick Meyer Danny by Photo tration, psychology, security studies and day of the week,” said Dr. John Miazga, Col- that course at 10 a.m. So if that conflicts that was first unveiled in 1999 in a paper border security. lege of Education dean. “In the past we tried with some other course you want to do, it he co-authored that introduced statistical “I know that if we don’t go down this Saturday classes; we’ve had evening classes would be nice to have that online option.” . forever, all of that, but online is better.” techniques for hemispherical climate recon- Dr. Michael E. Mann road – carefully so – it’s like being on the structions, including what was dubbed the freeway and going 30 mph while everybody Mayrand and Miazga “were visionaries “hockey stick graph” because of its shape. else is going 80,” said Dr. Nancy Allen, inter- in online education at ASU,” Allen said. That initial assessment of the human impact in the Earth’s atmosphere just passed 400 recently extended back further in time by a im provost and vice president for academic The largest number of ASU’s online on Earth’s climate, published by the Inter- parts per million. Before the dawn of the In- group of 80 scientists. affairs. “They’ll pass us by.” degree programs is offered through the governmental Panel on Climate Change dustrial Age, the concentration was 280 parts “The warming spike of the past century Allen was in at the beginning of the move Department of Security Studies and (IPCC), thrust Mann from the scientific per million. Consequences of that rising con- is really unprecedented,” Mann said. toward computer-based education about 20 Criminal Justice. Originally funded by stage to the political and policy stage he centration include the melting of the Arctic, Reminding the audience that he, too, years ago when she directed ASU’s develop- grants from the U.S. Department of De- calls the “climate wars.” droughts, unprecedented wildfires, fiercer lives in a fossil fuel-producing state – Penn- mental English program. In addition to gath- fense in 2010, available online degrees “The hockey stick graph, 15 years ago, storms and acidification of the oceans. sylvania – Mann said the first step toward ering in a classroom at a scheduled time, stu- include bachelor’s and master’s in vari- showed unprecedented change going back “Texas is on the front lines of this issue curbing climate change is to launch an in- dents could access the courses on their own ous fields of border security, cultural 1,000 years, as far as we could go at that in many ways,” Mann said, “both in the en- ternational discussion. time through networked campus computers. fluency, intelligence, security studies time,” Mann said. “It has been attacked as vironmental aspect and the political aspect. “How do we find a way to meet our “You posted assignments there,” Allen and criminal justice. Much like working if that one 15-year-old study were the entire The 2011 drought in Texas is one of the most projected energy needs in a way that pre- said, “and you could offer them in-depth dis- nurses and teachers, military personnel basis of the climate change argument.” profound events we do think is linked to cli- serves the environment?” he said. “There is cussion. You said, ‘This is what’s due tomor- and border security agents can study to While the debate over global warming mate change.” no magic bullet, but despite what you may row.’ They could submit their papers online, advance their careers without leaving continues to rage between governments, The IPCC, which was established in have heard, there’s still time to reverse the and we graded them online. We presented re- their posts. scientists and environmental groups, 1988 by the United Nations Environment impacts, to avoid crossing the threshold into search on how much better the developmen- As far as individual courses go, ASU Mann said the scientific facts are “basically Programme and the World Meteorological that red zone.” tal students engaged using the computers.” offers the state-mandated core curricu- straightforward” – that the “Greenhouse Ef- Organization to provide a scientific evalu- Author of two books, Dire Predictions: A few years later, ASU’s nursing pro- lum online, including such subjects as fect,” in which rising concentrations of car- ation of international information relevant Understanding Global Warming and The gram launched the university’s first online math, history, English and many oth- bon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere are to climate change, recently published its Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars: Dis- degree program, developed to allow work- ers; however, students are limited both increasing the planet’s overall temperature, fifth assessment. patches from the Front Lines, Mann also was ing registered nurses to earn a bachelor’s in the choices available to them for core has been known for two centuries. Mann said the IPCC conclusions are the organizing chair for the National Acad- degree in their field. completion as well as to the ca- “We’re engaged in this unprecedent- based on a consensus and are conservative, emy of Sciences Frontiers of Science in 2003 “We were the first completely online pacity of online offerings. ed experiment with our planetary atmo- but that the most recent report still found it and has been selected by Scientific American RN-to-B.S.N. program in Texas,” said Dr. “It’s all available online sphere,” he said. “extremely likely” that human influence is as one of the 50 leading visionaries in sci- Leslie Mayrand, College of Health and Hu- now,” said Dr. Paul Swets, Using statistics to back his argument, the primary cause of global warming. In ad- ence and technology. . man Services dean. “When we first started College of Arts and Sciences Mann said the carbon dioxide concentration dition, he said, the hockey stick graph was it, we were literally developing the courses dean, “but we’re ramping

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Accolades Galore the 25 Most Amazing Student of Higher Education’s list of -14.6 percent; junior, 1,191, Well Done local Head Start/Early Head A multitude of national rec- Union Buildings in the U.S. 2013 Great Colleges to Work 1,253, -4.9 percent; senior, ASU’s Meat Judging Team fin- Start program. ognitions came ASU’s way in by BestCollegeReviews.org, an For, as reported in the fall issue 1,525, 1,494, 2 percent; un- ished third out of 17 teams and The initiative in field-based Blue & Gold Events the fall, saluting Angelo State independent online college and of ASU Magazine. classified, 148, 146, 1.3 per- produced the top-scoring indi- placements for students en- achievements in everything university ranking guide. Over- cent; master’s, 921, 820, 12.3 vidual contestant at the 2013 rolled in ASU’s Applied Child February 17 Civil War Lecture Series: from intramurals to academics all, ASU’s University Center was Record Grad Enrollment percent; doctoral, 69, 60, 15 American Royal Intercollegiate Development course was “Memory and Meaning: Civil War Memorials and from student unions to vet- ranked No. 22 nationally and ASU’s graduate enrollment set percent; and total, 6,536, Meat Judging Contest last fall launched during the 2012-13 and Their Artistic Antecedents” erans services. represented the only Texas insti- another record for the 2013 fall 6,888, -5.1 percent. in Omaha, Neb. school year and is led by Dr. February 14-16, 21-22 Arts at ASU Musical: ASU was named to the tution in the top 25. The rankings semester while undergraduate ASU’s fall enrollment in- One of only two teams not Sandra Maxedon, assistant “The Musical of Musicals, the Musical” BestColleges.com 2013-14 list encompass numerous factors, numbers declined from 2012 cluded students from 44 other from a Division I university, the professor of early childhood February 20 18th annual Writers Conference of the 50 Best Colleges for In- including architectural distinction levels, resulting in an overall states and 27 countries. Texas ASU team scored 3,984 points education. Quest for Quality in Honor of Elmer Kelton tramural Sports, based on the and student satisfaction. enrollment of 6,536, the fourth residents attending ASU this to finish behind Texas A&M cited the ASU program as an March 6 College of Education: Symposium for Educators number of intramural sports, For the first time, ASU was highest ever for the university. past fall came from 220 of the University (4,038 points) and Exemplary Example of Field- the quality of team manage- named one of the nation’s 120 Graduate enrollment con- state’s 254 counties. Texas Tech (4,020) in the over- Based Instructional Practice. April 4 Department of Agriculture: ASU Invitational ment and coaching, and the Best Colleges for Veterans tinued its record upswing with all standings. ASU junior Clay Only five programs in Texas re- Career Development Contest survey responses from current by the Military Times organiza- 990 students signing up for Flying High Kelley of Ballinger was the high ceived that designation for the April 24-27, May 1-3 Arts at ASU Play: students. More than 2,000 tion in its “Best for Vets” col- graduate courses, 12.5 per- Air Force ROTC Detachment scoring individual with 1,038 2013 spring semester. “The House of Bernarda Alba” ASU students participate in in- lege rankings for 2014. Angelo cent more than the 880 re- 847 at ASU has been named points, finishing ahead of more May 9 Leadercast Angelo State: “Beyond You” tramural sports throughout the State was ranked No. 39 out of ported last fall. The 2013 fall the 2013 High Flight winner as than 60 other competitors. DOJ Grant May 10 Commencement fall and spring semesters. 86 four-year institutions on the graduate enrollment marked the top medium-sized detach- In the team event standings, The Office of Student Services The College of Graduate list. The “Best for Vets” rank- the eighth consecutive long ment in the Southwest Region ASU posted seven top-five rank- has been awarded a two-year, Athletics schedules may be found at Studies was named one of the ings are based on a 150-ques- semester in which the College for the second consecutive year ings, finishing second in Plac- $35,000 grant from the U.S. www.angelosports.com Top 50 Online Graduate Pro- tion survey analysis of univer- of Graduate Studies has set an and the fourth time in the past ings; third in Beef Grading, Pork Department of Justice (DOJ) View the detailed ASU calendar of events at enrollment record. seven years. to expand campus efforts in grams in the U.S. for the 2012- sity offerings for veterans and Judging, Specifications and Rea- www.angelo.edu/events 13 academic year by Gradu- take into account such factors Total 2013 fall enrollment As the winner of the region, sons; and fifth in Lamb Judging education, awareness and atePrograms.com, an online as service member enrollment, was down 352 students, or 5.1 which includes 14 medium- and Overall Beef. ASU also fin- prevention of violence and guide that recognizes higher percentage of tuition covered percent, from the 2012 total sized detachments in 11 states ished sixth in Beef Grading. sexual assault. education graduate programs, by the G.I. Bill and availability of 6,888, the second highest from Mississippi to Hawaii, Individually, Kelley finished The grant is being awarded based on student evaluations. of specific programs for military in school history. Undergradu- ASU’s 110-member detach- first in Overall Beef and through the DOJ’s Office on grams, Center for Student In- universities, the ASU cheer- Overall, ASU’s online graduate and veteran students ate enrollment for last fall was ment qualified to compete Reasons, tied for first in Pork Violence against Women under volvement, University Police, leaders took first place in the program is ranked No. 18 na- The Military Times honor 5,546, down 462, or 7.6 per- against winners of the three Judging and Beef Judging, its Grants to Reduce Sexual As- Athletics Department, Faculty Cheer, Sideline and Game Day tionally. Programs are rated by complements the “Military cent, from the 6,008 under- other regions in the national second in Beef Grading and sault, Domestic Violence, Dat- Senate and Staff Senate. categories, and were awarded more than 15,000 students en- Friendly School” designation graduates reported in 2012. Headquarters AFROTC Right of ninth in Beef Judging. ing Violence and Stalking on plaques in the Most Collegiate rolled in more than 500 differ- ASU has received for the fifth ASU’s enrollment figures Line competition. Campus program. Cheer Up and Leadership categories. ent online graduate programs. consecutive year from G.I. Jobs are based on totals at the end High Flight honors are Teacher Ed Honor Audrey Wilson, ASU direc- ASU’s cheerleading squad Cheer Coach Brandy Quigley Students rate their respective magazine, which serves military of the 20th class day. based upon the cadets’ uni- The Teacher Education Depart- tor of student services, will brought home multiple honors said the 16 members of ASU’s programs using a 10-star sys- personnel transitioning into ci- Comparisons by classifica- versity activities, community ment has been honored by the oversee the campus efforts from the Universal Cheerlead- squad had only two days of tem, with one being the worst vilian life. tion for the fall 2013 and 2012 participation, military prepared- Texas-based Quest for Quality funded by the grant, which ers Association (UCA) Cheer practice before competing at and 10 the best. ASU’s average Other recognitions included enrollments with the percent- ness and success in meeting program for ASU’s joint initia- will include collaborations Camp at Texas State University the camp, where they were ranking was 8.72 stars. Princeton Review’s list of best age change were: freshman, AFROTC goals in academics, tive with the San Angelo Inde- with the Health Clinic and in San Marcos last summer. also one of only four squads to The Houston Harte Univer- colleges nationally (See story, 1,589, 1,830, -13.1 percent; fitness and retention. pendent School District (SAISD) Counseling Center, Office of Competing against squads earn a plaque for being “Game sity Center was named one of Page 5) and the Chronicle sophomore, 1,095, 1,283, to involve ASU students in the Housing and Residential Pro- from 32 other colleges and Day Ready.” .

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Rodgers Award the new administrative unit. A member of ASU’s ag- created in 2008 through a Agriculture (USDA) for a new dent for exemplary performance Honorees An ASU employee since 1989, riculture faculty since 2007, $250,000 donation to the ASU meat and food science student inside and outside the classroom. During the fall semester, Wallace is known for his lead- Owens earned both his bach- Honors Program by former San research and outreach project. A member of TSCA since Suzanne Campbell, Dr. Shirley ership, friendliness and persis- elor’s and master’s degrees in Angelo Mayor Alvin New and Awarded through the 1975 and an ASU faculty mem- Eoff and Dr. Andy Wallace tent optimism. animal science at Angelo State. his wife, Patricia, who are both USDA’s Hispanic Serving In- ber since 1991, Smith has served were named recipients of the The Gary and Pat Rodgers In addition to teaching classes, ASU alumni. stitutions Education Grants as the organization’s president 2012-13 Gary and Pat Rodgers Distinguished Awards were cre- he mentors graduate student program, the grant will fund and executive secretary. Her Distinguished Awards honoring ated by San Angelo native and research projects and over- Karen Shumway a project titled “Developing previous TSCA honors include outstanding staff, faculty and former Angelo State student sees management decisions at Dr. Karen Shumway of the Tomorrow’s Meat and Food an Educator of the Year Award administrators at ASU. Gary Rodgers and his wife, Pat. ASU’s Management, Instruc- business faculty has been Scientists: A Program to Re- and an Outstanding Service Campbell, head of the West They established the awards tion and Research Center. named chair of the Board of cruit and Retain Under-repre- Award. As a TSCA officer, she Texas Collection, received the and provide a $2,500 hono- Owens is the second ASU Commissioners–Baccalaure- sented Students.” served on various Texas Higher Distinguished Staff Award. An rarium for each recipient. faculty member to be named ate/Graduate Degree Accredi- The project will target high Education Coordinating Board ASU staff member since 1996, TSSRM’s Outstanding Young tation for the Accreditation school students in Texas Edu- committees and testified re- she was recognized for her Corey Owens Range Professional. Dr. Cody Council for Business Schools cation Service Center Regions garding speech communication knowledge of West Texas his- Corey Owens, instructor of Scott, professor of animal sci- and Programs (ACBSP). 15, 18, 19 and 20, which are curriculum to the State Board tory, her willingness to help stu- animal science and research ence, won the award in 2007. An associate professor of headquartered in San Angelo, for Educator Certification. dents and her overall commit- associate in the ASU Agricul- management and associate Midland, El Paso and San An- ment to preserving the region’s ture Department, was named Trey Moore dean of ASU’s College of Busi- tonio, as well as ASU under- Chase Sauvage history and making it available the 2013 Outstanding Young Donald “Trey” Moore, a ju- ness, Shumway recently com- graduate students. Senior Charles “Chase” Sauvage to students and the public. Range Professional by the Tex- nior in ASU’s Honors Pro- pleted a year as chair-elect of The primary component of was selected as the first partici- Eoff, Honors Program di- as Section, Society for Range gram, has been selected as a the 13-member board and will the grant project will provide dis- pant in the ASU Department of rector and professor of his- Management (TSSRM). 2013-14 national Presidential now serve a one-year term as tinctive research opportunities Political Science and Philosophy’s tory, earned the Distinguished The award is presented Fellow by the Center for the chair followed by one year as to participating students in the new Government and Public Faculty Award. She was rec- annually to a TSSRM member Study of the Presidency and past chair. fields of meat and food science. Service Internship Program in ognized for her passion to stu- who has demonstrated extraor- Congress (CSPC). The Baccalaureate/Gradu- Washington, D.C. dents through both her love dinary potential and promise A political science major ate Degree Board of Commis- June Smith A political science major of history and her dedication as a range management pro- and philosophy minor from Col- sioners convenes quarterly to Dr. June Smith of the commu- from San Antonio, Sauvage to the Honors Program. Under fessional. Owens received his leyville, Moore will participate review application materials nication faculty was recognized spent the fall semester working her guidance, honors students award at the recent TSSRM An- in a 10-month, non-resident for ACBSP member institutions by the Texas Speech Communi- as an intern for a member of the have received multiple nation- nual Meeting in Fort Worth. fellowship. The 70 national fel- in candidacy for accreditation. cation Association (TSCA) at its U.S. Congress. He stayed at the al awards, further enhancing According to his nomina- lows will attend two three-day Degree programs in ASU’s Col- 2013 conference for her long- Texas Tech House and received ASU’s academic prestige. She tion letter, “Corey’s accomplish- conferences in Washington, lege of Business are accredited time dedication to mentoring an $8,000 ASU scholarship to joined the faculty in 1981. ments to range management D.C., to study the American po- by the ACBSP. students and bringing them to help defray Washington, D.C., Wallace, dean of the Fresh- cover all facets of the Society litical process and network with TSCA conferences. living costs. . man College and a professor for Range Management. He ex- top policymakers and govern- Kirk Braden, The TSCA Executive Council of physics, received the Distin- cels in research, teaching, and ment leaders. Loree Branham voted unanimously to rename guished Administrator Award. public and professional service, Moore’s participation in Dr. Kirk Braden and Dr. Loree the organization’s Graduate As founding dean of ASU’s as well as public outreach. In the fellowship is being funded Branham of the Agriculture De- Student Teaching Award as Photo by Danny Meyer Danny by Photo Freshman College, Wallace essence, he exemplifies the through the Alvin and Patri- partment have been awarded the TSCA June Smith Graduate was recognized for his leader- definition of an Outstanding cia New Honors Program En- a three-year, $270,000 grant Teaching Award. The award is ship and vision in overseeing Young Range Professional.” hancement Fund, which was from the U.S. Department of given annually to a graduate stu-

12 SPRING 2014 Angelo State University Magazine Angelo State University Magazine SPRING 2014 13 ceremony for the new 0+4 agreement. The It also helps that Lee knows well the Korean students will get educated in Eng- issues faced by international students and lish at YBM and then come to ASU to finish their American counterparts. Following their education. We expect to have at least his freshman year at Dongguk University 100 Korean students per year come to ASU in South Korea and two years of compul- through this program.” sory military service, he was ensconced in a Those efforts fell under Lee’s other title, Buddhist temple preparing for an advanced executive assistant for Asian relations to the government entrance exam when his plans vice chancellor for academic affairs. Howev- got sidetracked by the opportunity to study er, Lee’s role in the ASU international com- abroad at Michigan State University. munity is not simply about getting Asian “Compared to my home university, the students to campus. lectures were much more substantial,” Lee “I’m also in charge of the care and su- said. “I was really impressed and picked up pervision of our Asian students, both aca- a lot of important knowledge. Then when demically and in life,” Lee said. “If a student I got back to Korea, I started thinking that is injured or sick, I take them to be cared maybe I should become a professor. U.S. for. I’ve had to go to Dallas to help students criminal justice education was much more replace their lost passports. There are many advanced than ours, and I wanted to work tiny details I have to handle while also on that discrepancy.” Photo by Danny Meyer working on overall system strategies and After earning his bachelor’s degree at

by Tom Nurre networking to bring in more students.” Dongguk University, Lee returned to the Dr. Won-Jae Lee with some of his South Korean Another way Lee takes care of the Asian U.S. as the first student in Sam Houston recruits, (left to right) Jiwon Kang, Haneul Yim, students is to help them integrate into the State University’s accelerated criminal jus- Lee, Sangmin Kim, Hye-Eun Jang and Soomin Kim campus community. Generally acknowl- tice doctoral program. In addition to his the world comes to ASU edged as the best badminton player on cam- studies, he also facilitated international ex- pus, he arranges games between himself change trips for Korean law enforcement of- “A frog in a well can only see a In increasing numbers, students are traveling from “Also, Texas students often don’t ever and a variety of students to facilitate com- ficials, criminal justice faculty and students. abroad to attend Angelo State University. move out of Texas,” he continued. “So it is munication and interaction. “I was very proud of what I was do- tiny part of the world. But if the For the second consecutive academic year, ASU set a new important to bring the international set- “It helps Korean and American students ing,” Lee said, “because seeing is believ- frog gets out of the well, he record for the number of international students on campus ting to them. When they interact with in- hook up with each other doing something ing. Showing them a better criminal justice can see the whole world.” with 195 enrolled this past fall semester. Representing 27 ternational students, they learn something fun,” Lee said. “Then after we play, they are model was a great way to help develop the countries, they included 49 returning students, 113 new stu- new and different. Through having diverse more comfortable getting together at other Korean system and practices. First, it was – Won-Jae Lee dents and 33 in the Center for International Studies’ (CIS) people on campus, all students have the op- places as well, like maybe the cafeteria or the professionals who came, then the schol- English Language Learners’ Institute. The vast majority of portunity to learn and appreciate the differ- university center. I get challenged by stu- ars and then the students.” them came from South Korea, mainly through the efforts of ences between them.” dents all the time and I just say, ‘Let’s go!’” When ASU found itself needing criminal Dr. Won-Jae Lee of the ASU criminal justice faculty. In 2011, Lee was instrumental along with That personal touch also extends into justice faculty in 2004, Dr. Casey Jones, now “There is a cultural and financial benefit for ASU to -at then-ASU President Joseph C. Rallo in formu- Lee’s criminal justice classes, where he rec- chair of the Security Studies and Criminal tract international students,” Lee said. “Over the last fiscal lating a 1+3 agreement with Sejong University ognizes the importance of his role as an in- Justice Department, personally recruited year, we had 235 students from South Korea alone. As we of South Korea to send students to ASU. While ternational faculty member. Lee from SHSU. try to grow our student body, we need to bring in more that agreement did bring in some South Kore- “I have both an Eastern and Western edu- “He came to SHSU and got me,” Lee students from outside the U.S.” an students, it has since fallen victim to a new cational background,” Lee said, “so I can com- said. “My dean, Richard Ward, told him that In addition to his faculty role, Lee is director of the CIS’s South Korean government policy negating pare and contrast the criminal justice systems if he took me, I would help bring Korean Asian Division. Over the last several years, he has worked such private contracts between universities. and practices of Korea and the U.S. I can also students to ASU. Dr. Jones interviewed lots tirelessly to bring South Korean students to ASU for the ben- Not to be deterred, Lee last fall returned to pass along new ideas from other countries of candidates besides just me, and he very efit of the entire campus community. South Korea with Rallo, now vice chancellor and talk about the different philosophies that sneakily watched my lectures from outside “We are living in a ‘global village,’” Lee said. “Korea is a small for academic affairs for the Texas Tech Uni- brought about the different systems.” the classroom. He told me he liked my inter- country without many natural resources. In Texas you can put versity System, to sign a new 0+4 agreement “I tell my students, ‘Don’t be a frog in a action with the students. It wasn’t until later a straw in the ground and drink oil, but Korea is not like that. with the Korean education company YBM. small well,’” he continued. “A frog in a well that he told me what the dean had said.” The way for Korea to survive is global education. The students “Dr. Rallo and I went to YBM head- can only see a tiny part of the world. But if Luckily for ASU, Ward’s prediction has are very motivated to have global experiences and learn the lan- quarters to visit with Dr. Min, the presi- the frog gets out of the well, he can see the been proven accurate, and the campus com- guage and culture of the U.S. so they can be global leaders.” dent and CEO,” Lee said. “We had a signing whole world.” munity is the better for it. .

14 SPRING 2014 Angelo State University Magazine Angelo State University Magazine SPRING 2014 15 visit,” Pace said. “I also make individual trips About 160 students subsequently visited to visit particular schools or contacts, but the Texas Tech through that program last sum- by Tom Nurre college fairs organized by IIE and EdUSA are mer, and also made a side trip to ASU. great places to start. I like to participate in “Both the students and counselors said those fairs, but then I always plan an extra they had not been that excited to visit ASU,” day or two, if I can, to visit some high schools Pace said. “But after their visit, they com- or try to connect with ASU alumni in the mented on the wonderful campus, friendly area. It just depends on where I’m at.” people and surprising programs. They actu- The first place Pace found herself in ally ended up having to rush off because they March was Vietnam for college fairs in spent more time here than they planned, Most of Angelo State’s international tor. “Our students need exposure to inter- Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh and Da Nang, as well asking questions and wanting more infor- students do not find their way to ASU with- national students in order to better under- as for visits to several high schools. mation. So we now have a nice two-way out help; often, someone has to go get them. stand different cultures and countries. This “I had not done that before in Vietnam be- communication going on with them, and That task falls to the staff of ASU’s Cen- is a critical responsibility that ASU has to cause it is really hard to get the high schools I’m really hoping to develop that.” ter for International Studies (CIS) and pri- our students in order to educate them as to let you visit,” Pace said. “So I really enjoyed Pace was also joined in Brazil and Chile marily on Meghan Pace, assistant director globally competent employees and citizens.” that because we got to visit some of the top- by Mary Hunter, coordinator of ASU’s Eng- and coordinator of international student “Our international students also generate notch high schools, and I actually think it lish Language Learners’ Institute (ELLI). and scholars services. Over the last several a significant amount of tuition and fees, plus worked out better than our college fair visits.” Hunter was there to learn the ropes so she years, she has made recruiting trips through formula funding for the university,” she add- Next up was a first-ever ASU visit to Brazil can begin making her own recruiting trips to such organizations as the Institute for Inter- ed. “The economic impact is also felt in the and Chile, where Pace participated in large bring additional students to the ELLI, ASU’s national Education (IIE) and EdUSA to Asia, local community. In the IIE’s latest study, the college fairs in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, English as a second language program. the Caribbean, Central America, the Middle economic impact of international students to Brazil, and Santiago, Chile, each attended by “My primary responsibility is to recruit for East and South America in the hopes of en- San Angelo in 2011-12 was over $2.1 million more than 1,000 prospective students. the ELLI,” Hunter said. “But, there is the over- ticing students to enroll at ASU. with only 93 international students. In the “In many countries, the students are all outlook that I am also trying to help recruit “There may be a small number of stu- fall, we had 195, so the impact for the next locked in on wanting to be doctors, law- for the university. So there is an advantage to dents who find out about ASU on their own,” reporting period will be significantly more.” yers or engineers,” Pace said. “But in Brazil, Meghan and me knowing each other’s goals Pace said. “But, because of our recruiting ef- While many of those international stu- one of their main interests was computer so that we can divide and conquer.” forts – talking to school counselors, work- dents came through a cooperative agree- and video game design, so I got to talk to “Most of our students,” Pace added, ing through EdUSA and IIE, and our various ment with several South Korean universi- them about our program at ASU, and hope- “from non-English-speaking countries go website and database updates – that is how ties, most of the remaining students found fully generated some interest in that. It was through the ELLI first. We want our stu- the majority of our international students ASU because of Pace’s recruiting efforts. refreshing to be in a country where the dents to come in, have a great experience learn about ASU. We also get great word-of- Her first step every year is to decide students were interested in art, music, ki- on campus through our ELLI and then hope- mouth recruiting through our international where to go looking for students. To aid in nesiology and other programs besides just fully join the ASU student body full time. students when they return home.” that decision, Pace and the rest of the CIS medicine, law and engineering.” When we talk about recruiting, having the “ASU admittedly is not known world- staff utilize country, student and demo- In Brazil, Pace also made contact with ELLI makes a huge difference.” wide,” she added, “so we have to go to other graphic data compiled annually by IIE. representatives of the Texas Tech Univer- Trinidad and Tobago was the next port countries, talk to the people there and tell “We try to look at countries that are sity Independent School District (TTUISD), of call in October for another large EdUSA them about our university. If we don’t, they sending students to the U.S., but aren’t com- which has partnerships with more than 40 college fair and efforts to reconnect with are not going to pay any attention to us. If pletely saturated with attention from other Brazilian high schools to provide Texas high ASU alumni. we just send out brochures, they will get read. schools,” Pace said. “Sometimes we base our school curriculum to their students. “We used to always have students from But without someone actually there to talk to decisions on which countries are contacting “We are partnering with TTUISD to visit Trinidad and Tobago, but we haven’t had students and counselors about our programs, us inquiring about particular programs. We their partner high schools and recruit those any the last couple of years,” Pace said. “We scholarships, benefits and other opportuni- also look at countries where ASU has alum- students,” Pace said. “They are following got a new freshman from Trinidad last fall, ties, ASU can often get lost in the mix.” ni we can contact. We have to wade through a curriculum that was designed by Texas so we were excited to go there and re-estab- For the fall semester of 2013, ASU en- a lot of data and weigh lots of factors when high school teachers, so when they gradu- lish those connections.” rolled a record 195 international students picking where to concentrate our efforts.” ate, they will have a Texas high school di- For her final trip of 2013, Pace joined the from 27 countries. Having international For most of 2013, those efforts were tar- ploma issued through TTUISD. Texas Tech Study Texas Consortium (STC) for a jaunt students on campus benefits the university geted at Brazil, Chile, Trinidad and Tobago, is already recruiting those students, and we to Columbia. both culturally and economically. and Vietnam on trips coordinated through are not trying to undercut them. We are just “Once a year, we plan a trip for Study Photo by Danny Meyer Danny by Photo “It is important for a campus such as either IIE or EdUSA. offering an alternative to students who may Texas members to go somewhere that every- ASU to promote diversity in our student “They know how to advertise, market and want to study on a smaller campus or have body,” said Dr. Sharynn Tomlin, CIS direc- generate student interest in the countries we a different experience.” Global – continued on page 43 Meghan Pace on the go

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Iowa in preparation to pursue his advanced degree in the U.S. “Most of the PT faculty in South Korea got their degrees in subjects like biology or kinesiology,” Ko said. “But, no one had a Academic Ambassador degree in physical therapy or rehabilitation science. In terms of academic capacity in PT, Teacher, administrator, ambassador “As a black person, seeing the systems, the As a result, Peters was eventually South Korea is far behind the U.S., so I am and professor, Dr. Randolph Peters has done chieftaincies, you can get an insight into how forced to move on, and Dillard’s loss be- part of really the first generation to study them all. it was before the Europeans came,” he contin- came ASU’s gain. abroad in a physical therapy Ph.D. program.” An assistant professor of French in An- ued. “The concept of family, of extended fam- “Teaching in San Angelo is no different Ko and his wife, Dr. Jung-Eun Lee of the gelo State’s Department of English and ily, of the social hierarchy in which everybody than in New Orleans, really,” he said. “You are ASU psychology faculty, have a young son, Modern Languages, Peters joined the ASU plays their role, these are all part of it. My ex- astonished at what the students don’t know, Daniel. ASU is Ko’s second faculty post after faculty in 2009 as the next step in a career perience of Africa was really comprehensive, what they need to know. But, we have to re- Drs. Mansoo Ko, Han-hung “Floyd” Huang and You-jou Hung spending several years at the University of that has taken him to several continents and both the negative and the positive.” alize they have been bombarded their whole Texas at El Paso. survived one of the most infamous natural When a political power shift in Trinidad lives by information. It’s our job as teachers The physical therapy (PT) program gram at the University of Kansas Medical “At that time, UTEP only had a PT master’s disasters in U.S. history. ended his ambassadorship, Peters returned to link it up for them, help make it relevant.” brought them to Angelo State, and their fond- Center. ASU is the first faculty posting for degree program,” Ko said. “ASU was transi- Raised on the Caribbean island of Trini- to his dream of working at a university, and In addition to teaching ASU French ness for badminton brought them together. both of them, but again for disparate reasons. tioning from a master’s program to a doctoral dad, Peters earned a bachelor’s degree in in 1994 landed a position as associate dean and Spanish classes, Peters recently began They are Drs. Han-hung “Floyd” Huang, “San Angelo has a very family friendly program, so that was exciting to me. Our pro- French and Spanish at the University of of global studies at Dillard University in teaching English to immigrant workers as a You-jou Hung and Mansoo Ko, all PT faculty environment,” Huang said. “When I applied gram here is well supported by the university the West Indies. He then headed to Europe New Orleans. volunteer at a local church. He also earned who hail from the Far East, and each with to ASU, I had a 1-year-old baby and I was and I get to be more involved in campus life. for his master’s and doctoral degrees at “I taught part time, but I was really a master’s degree in Spanish in 2013 after his own distinctive path from home to ASU. looking for a good place to raise a family. We also have really quality faculty here.” the Université de Bordeaux in France. The brought in to internationalize the campus,” two summers of study in Spain. Despite the Huang and Hung are both natives of Now I have two small children, so it’s even The one thing Huang, Hung and Ko all scholarship that helped pay for his educa- Peters said. “Anything international, I was fact that his wife, Priscilla, remains in New Taiwan and earned their physical therapy more important.” have in common is badminton, a wildly pop- tion required a subsequent five years of gov- the point person.” Orleans working to restore their home that bachelor’s degrees at Chung Shan Medical “I had applied to other schools,” Hung ular sport in their Far East homelands. Along ernment service in the Republic of Trinidad Peters became a fixture at Dillard, but was nearly destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, University, but that is where their similari- said, “but ASU was the first one to give me with Dr. Won-Jae Lee of the criminal justice and Tobago. then Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans Peters continues to live his dream at ASU. ties pretty much end. Hung is not married a job offer. I was also most impressed by faculty, they regularly play rousing matches “I wanted to work for the university,” Pe- in 2005. “I love teaching,” he said. “It’s stimulat- while Huang and his wife, Pei-Jung Cho, the program director and faculty. We have in the ASU Center for Human Performance ters said, “but the only opening was in the “It changed the equation,” Peters said. ing, it’s fulfilling. You might be teaching the have two young children, son Shang-En a great work environment and I very much with Lee the acknowledged champion. secondary school system.” “The population shrank and didn’t recov- same class year after year, but every single and daughter Hsiang-Ching. Huang was enjoy the small-town feel of San Angelo, “It was a way for us to get to know each Banished to secondary school, Peters er. Dillard started downsizing programs, year is a different experience. Teaching born in Taipei, population about 7 million, which is similar to where I went to college other through a common interest,” Huang taught French and Spanish, and later served among them French and study abroad.” these young students keeps me young.” . while Hung was born in Zhunan, population in Iowa City and Chapel Hill, N.C.” said. “Dr. Lee could probably be a profession- as a vice principal and principal. less than 100,000. Huang decided to study Hung’s route to ASU also took quite a bit al, and he trained Dr. Ko before I got here. “I enjoyed the experience abroad for his advanced degree on the ad- longer as he spent 10 years getting his doc- Dr. Hung and I just play for fun, but Dr. Lee and administration,” he said. vice of a college advisor, but Hung had a torate in Iowa. is like the master and we are his students.” “I was overqualified, but at the long-standing urge to see more of the world. “I set a goal to visit every state in the U.S. “Dr. Lee is the king,” Hung said. “Dr. same time I got exposed to the “From a very young age, I was very ‘west- before I turned 40,” Hung said. “So while I Huang is taller and younger than me, so he ills of our education system.” ernized’ compared to my peers and class- was studying for my doctoral degree, I spent is a bit better than me. I think I’m actually the A desire to correct those ills mates,” Hung said. “The Eagles have been a lot of time working teaching-assistant jobs worst. I like to do weight training and cardio propelled Peters into politics. my favorite band forever and I only watch to make as much money as I could so that training, but it is more fun to play badminton.” He served a term in the Parlia- American movies, especially the epic movies. during the summers I could travel all around Ko added, “Dr. Lee is the top player. ment of Trinidad and Tobago I’ve always been intrigued by the culture. I’m the U.S. Traveling gives me great pleasure, When we play, he usually wins. But, when I and, in 1988, was named am- not saying I don’t enjoy the Asian culture, but and not many people can say they have been play our beginners, Floyd and You-jou, I can bassador to Nigeria. it was always my goal from an early age to to every state in the U.S., but I can.” usually win fairly comfortably. I don’t think “It was a life-changing expe- come to the U.S. to study and work.” The third member of the Far East trio, I’ve ever lost a game to them.” rience,” Peters said. “The amount Hung earned a master’s degree at the South Korea native Ko, spent five months On a more serious note, the trio also of energy, of human capital, is University of North Carolina and his doc- studying English in Sydney, Australia, and a agrees about the key role each plays as in- palpable. Yet at the same time, torate at the University of Iowa. Conversely, year as an exchange student from his home- ternational faculty on the ASU campus. the waste of that energy, the cor- Huang went straight into the doctoral pro- town Daegu University to the University of Badminton – continued on page 43 ruption is everywhere.” As a local church volunteer, Dr. Randolph Peters teaches English to Yessica Razo.

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Philosophical Differences Following a Dream

Dr. Susana Badiola sometimes finds that phy in high school. That meant she did not As a youth growing up in Jordan, Dr. Jamal in business, first at AT&T in New Jersey, then being a “foreigner” at Angelo State is actu- have to start from scratch like she does in Husein dreamed of visiting the United States. at the national accounting firms of Deloitte & ally an advantage. her introductory ASU classes. What the now 50-year-old never Touche and Arthur Andersen in California. An associate professor of philosophy, the “At ASU, one of the biggest challenges I dreamed was that he would spend half his “But after a year or two, I realized how Spanish national feels that having a differ- had was I had never worked with students life in the U.S., with the past 11 years as an much I wanted to teach,” Husein said. ent background helps her interactions with who know nothing about philosophy,” she Angelo State professor of economics. So, he started applying to universities her mostly American students. said. “I became aware of the philosophical “I did not intend or plan to stay here,” across the nation. At Angelo State, he met “Being a foreigner, I ask them things jargon I was relying on and had to learn to Husein said. “I thought I would finish my Dr. Norman Sunderman, an accounting pro- like, ‘Why do you think U.S.A. is the country define basic philosophical concepts.” studies, experience the American way of life fessor, and Dr. Murat Kara, an economics of freedom?’” Badiola said. An even greater adjustment was the and then go back home to teach at one of professor from Turkey, who soon became “The students don’t feel I’m attacking move from Madrid to rural Ballinger, where the Jordanian universities. Obviously, that his colleagues. their view,” she added, “but they have to Badiola and her husband, Rodney Stephens, changed over time and I am so happy and “I was working 60 to 70 hours a week at think about why they believe what they be- an associate professor of English at Howard grateful for that.” Deloitte and we had a months-old baby girl lieve so they can explain it to me, an outsid- Payne University in Brownwood, are raising Husein’s journey to the U.S. began as a I wasn’t getting to spend time with,” Husein er. I think, in that sense, it’s an advantage.” two toddlers. way to further his education after earning a said. “San Angelo seemed like a safe place Dr. Susana Badiola Though a self-proclaimed outsider, Ba- “In the beginning, I was in a state of bachelor’s degree at Yarmouk University in and good for families. We had lived in cities diola has been right on the inside as ASU’s shock,” Badiola said. “You move from a city Jordan. His family wanted him to be close on the east and west coasts. We decided it philosophy program has grown from only of 3 million people to a town that looks like to relatives in the New York area, but not was time for us to go to a quiet, safe place offering a minor when she arrived in 2004 something from a western movie. It was in the city itself because of its reputation. A with good schools.” to now offering a Bachelor of Arts degree shocking, but in a good way.” Yarmouk professor recommended the Uni- “We knew if things didn’t go well, we and being a full partner in the Department “Living in a rural area has been a new versity of New Haven in Connecticut as a could always move,” he added. “Here we of Political Science and Philosophy. adventure,” she added. “It has helped me good school in a good area. are, 11 years later.” “When I came here, philosophy was only with the adjustment because I was not ask- “At a professional level,” Husein said, Husein specializes in international eco- available as a minor,” she said. “The philos- ing for what I could not get. It’s so different; “the U.S. was on the top list because of the nomics and the economies of the Middle East. ophy program has grown and the student it doesn’t even allow me to miss what I had. reputation, the prestige and the value of “That’s where the place I came from Philosophy Club is very active. They orga- I feel we have a very good quality of life.” American higher education.” helps a lot,” he said. “Having been an inter- nize events, go to philosophy conferences. Their life together began when they met While earning his Master of Business national student, it does help as well. When That wasn’t here when I arrived.” as undergraduates at St. Louis University in Administration (M.B.A.) at New Haven, I have international students, I really, really “Students in general, because they Missouri. Badiola got there through the uni- Husein was again counseled by a professor appreciate their presence in my classroom.” haven’t been exposed to philosophy, didn’t versity’s campus in Madrid. who recommended his alma mater of Utah He also enjoys giving ASU students their even consider it as a major,” she added. “I had the opportunity to explore, to State University for Husein to get his doctor- own international experience, having led Dr. Jamal Husein “Once they’re exposed, it’s easy for them to experience another country,” Badiola said. ate in economics. two study abroad trips to Germany in 2004 like it or not. And, a philosophy degree opens “I’m very glad I did that.” “I always wanted to do my Ph.D.,” and Scotland in 2009. doors to a lot of different careers, including Stephens had already accepted a job at Husein said. “I always wanted to be a “Travel helps my students,” Husein law, medicine, business and education.” Howard Payne when he encouraged Badiola college professor.” said. “With international economic issues, Being a foreigner, though, has also come to apply at ASU. During his doctoral studies at Utah like the strength or weakness of the dollar with a few disadvantages that Badiola has “With two professors in the humanities, State, Husein met his wife, Karla, a native of against other currencies, when the students had to overcome. While she enjoys the ASU it’s not easy to find full-time jobs,” Badiola Honduras, through the university’s interna- see it firsthand, it really clicks.” class settings that are much less formal said. “We’ve been very happy to be so lucky, tional student organization. He also worked Basically, Husein has exceeded his origi- than the classes she taught while earning both teaching what we love.” as a research assistant and later an instruc- nal dreams. her doctorate at Universidad Complutense “I’ve always loved philosophy,” she tor, which reaffirmed his desire to teach. “I love what I do,” he said. “I love the in her native Madrid, her Spanish students added. “I’ve always been curious about the Nevertheless, after earning his doctorate, interaction with the students, making a had already been required to study philoso- world about me.” . he was lured by the income potential to work difference.” .

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Photos by Danny Meyer China Connection Briton Brilliance

A native of Foshan, China, with its on the board of the local Adult Literacy In Great Britain, the word “brilliant” is design program were lamenting over what population of 7 million people, ASU senior Council through the Honors Program’s equivalent in slang to the American “cool” and to do after graduation. To help them fully Binhong (Ben) Lin never imagined he would Community Engagement Initiatives and can be used in just as many situations, includ- reap the benefits of their artistic talents, he end up going to college in a town with 6.9 last summer completed an Alvin and Pa- ing a description of ASU junior Alex Bryant. founded the Graphic Design Club. million fewer inhabitants. tricia New Summer Internship conducting Born in Great Britain to an American Air “I felt like we had all these people pas- He did, however, always know he want- research with ASU alum Dr. Shivraj Sohur Force dad and British mom, Bryant took a sionate about design,” Bryant said, “and ed to go to college in the U.S. at Harvard University. circuitous route to ASU. After growing up I said networking is so important for con- “In China, your last year of high school He has also done research with Dr. in England, at age 14 he moved to Abilene necting with different people all over the is all reviews and exams in preparation for Christopher Hobbs, ASU assistant professor when his dad was stationed at Dyess Air campus, and especially with all these other the national college entrance exam,” Lin of chemistry, and presented the results at Force Base. He proceeded to graduate high organizations on campus. We can make said. “It’s super competitive, and even if you National Collegiate Honors Council, Great school with honors in 2010 and then com- them posters if they have meetings or spe- score in the top percentage, you don’t al- Plains Honors Council, Alpha Chi and Amer- pleted his core college courses at Cisco Col- cial speakers and guests, and then we can ways get your first choice of college or even ican Chemical Society conferences. And, he lege. In 2012, he was one of only 100 stu- connect with them. We can also reach out major. The U.S. has many more colleges, still finds time to do community service and dents nationwide to win a National Buick to the local community of San Angelo and and there is stronger financial support. You participate in various campus activities, in- Achievement Scholarship, which provides beyond. We went to a few businesses and also get to choose your major and switch cluding the Conversation Partners program, up to $100,000 for him to pursue his educa- we did some logos, business cards, fliers and Binhong (Ben) Lin anytime you want. Switching majors would helping other international students prac- tion in graphic design. posters, and so on.” be very difficult, if even possible, in China.” tice their English speaking skills. “Usually, when other people do some- Bryant has also used his graphic design Despite both his parents being em- Not surprisingly, Lin was included in the thing like this they say, ‘Oh, I’ve done ev- skills to promote campus events for the ployed at a university in Foshan, his mom 2013 list of Who’s Who at American Universi- erything. I’ve fulfilled my dream,’ and then University Center Program Council, which an English professor and his dad an admin- ties and Colleges and is quite satisfied with they stop and relax,” Bryant said. “With me, he serves as vice president for marketing istrator, they strongly supported Lin’s deci- his choice to attend ASU. I felt like, ‘I got this scholarship, I wonder and communications. sion to study in the U.S. When his dad took “ASU is a really good university, espe- what else I can do to keep deserving it.’” But perhaps his most important influence him to a college fair in the neighboring city cially the Honors Program,” Lin said. “There A couple of campus visits convinced is as a student leader for the New Student Ori- of Guangzhou, population 13 million, Lin are so many opportunities to take advantage Bryant that ASU was where he could both entation program. Reflecting back on his own somehow picked Angelo State out of the of. I got to go to Boston to do cutting-edge be himself and fulfill his potential. path to and at ASU, he serves as a role model multitude of universities in attendance. neurological research at Harvard that was “I had gone to Discover ASU and New for new members of the campus community. Alex Bryant “Meghan Pace, who works in ASU’s in- fully funded by the Honors Program, and Student Orientation, which was called “The advice I usually give them is to get ternational studies, was there promoting that was a wonderful learning opportunity. SOAR at the time,” Bryant said. “I’d go to involved, work hard and always do the best ASU,” Lin said. “She told me about ASU’s The Honors Program also does a lot of social other schools, and every time I kept coming in everything that they do,” Bryant said. “At super-low tuition and Carr Scholarships, events and community service, so you get to back because I didn’t feel like myself when I orientation they begin a quest, and then to and that I could skip my last year of high meet a lot of people. We also get to serve on was there or comfortable with myself being the end, they’re continuing that quest. So school due to my high SAT scores. Af- community boards.” there, and ASU was the perfect suit for me.” this becomes a long educational, career and ter I talked to her, I was almost certain I “The fact that I did research,” he added, “I was nervous and thought everyone personal journey so they can reach their wanted to go to ASU, but then I had kind “provided me the opportunities to present at would make me feel like, ‘He’s special or he’s own goals and aspirations. When they say of changed my mind until she sent me the several major conferences, so I got to travel to unique,’ because of where I came from origi- the cliché, ‘It’s not the destination, it’s the Honors Program materials.” Philadelphia, Boston, Kansas City and Nash- nally,” he added. “But we all treated each journey,’ it’s the progress. It’s the growth Lin has repaid ASU’s flexibility by be- ville for free! There are so many opportuni- other in a unique perspective, individualized that you have within yourself.” . coming an exemplary member of the cam- ties here at ASU. You just have to grab them!” and personalized, which I really liked.” pus community. A chemistry major and Scheduled to graduate in May, Lin plans Since his arrival at ASU, Bryant has Honors Program member, he also belongs to go on to graduate school in preparation proven to be an unstoppable force. Dur- to the Honors Student Association and Al- for a career as a research scientist in green ing his first semester in the fall of 2012, he pha Chi national honor society. He served chemistry materials and energy. . noticed several of his peers in the graphic

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Lucky No. 3

It is not always bad things that happen eral, like Baylor and SMU. Baylor was going in threes. to cost about $40,000 a year, so I decided on Richard Amoateng’s journey to Angelo ASU for the low tuition, and Meghan (Pace) From Trinidad to Texas State has involved three continents and was very helpful with my application.” three major decisions resulting in his cur- That third decision to attend ASU may One of the first things Mikheil Caraby track athlete Derek Cardinez, so he started rent status as a junior biology major on a have been Amoateng’s luckiest as it landed had to do when he arrived at Angelo State looking at schools in Texas. It was during path toward medical school. him at a school with one of the highest med- was adjust his palate. that search that the persistence of Meghan His first continent was Africa, where ical school acceptance rates in the state for A freshman from Petit Valley in west- Pace in ASU’s Center for International Stud- he was born and raised in Kumasi, Gha- its pre-med graduates. ern Trinidad and Tobago, Caraby was just ies won out over the University of Houston. na. When he was 8 years old, his dad left “That was something I learned after I got not prepared for the distinctive taste of San “I got accepted to UH, but I felt they Amoateng in his grandmother’s care and here,” Amoateng said. “I also learned that we Angelo water. were treating me like just a number,” Cara- headed to Dublin, Ireland, in 2001 to work have one of the top physics programs in the “They told me at international student by said. “And ASU had Meghan, who was during the “Celtic Tiger” economic boom. In country. So I knew I made a good choice.” orientation that the water is perfectly safe constantly messaging me about everything I 2008, Amoateng made his first major deci- He also discovered the ASU Honors Pro- to drink,” Caraby said. “But it was still a asked. There were days when I didn’t check sion that led to his second continent. gram and Student Endowment Scholarships drastic change from the water back home. my e-mail, and the next day I would find “I wanted to join my dad in Ireland,” that are helping him pay for his education. Now I just drink filtered water.” that she had sent me like four messages. I Amoateng said. “So in 2008 when I finished He is a member of the Beta Beta Beta and “Back home, we also eat a lot of fresh even told my mom about how much better school, I moved up there. I finished my last Alpha Chi national honor societies and the food,” he continued. “Here, I’m eating a lot Meghan treated me.” two years of high school there, so I was al- African Students Association, and a tutor in of canned stuff and pre-cooked meals. That As a biology/chemistry major with plans ready kind of studying abroad.” the Supplemental Instruction program. He is a big difference.” to be a physician, Caraby was also im- “I got admitted to study accounting at has also studied Texas bats, doing research Despite those early gastronomic issues, pressed with ASU’s academic offerings. one of the Irish universities because I took he hopes to publish. Caraby is gradually getting acclimated to “ASU has a smaller population, but accounting in high school,” he added, “but In his limited spare time, he enjoys in- his new home on the ASU campus. has a lot of success stories,” he said. “I also accounting is not what I wanted to do. I’ve tramurals, particularly indoor soccer, which “Trinidad is very Americanized, so ev- found out that ASU is ranked among the top always wanted to go to medical school.” the rest of the world calls football, as he erything here is very similar,” Caraby said. schools in Texas and has one of the highest Amoateng had also not lived in Ireland grew up an avid fan of the London-based “There might be a couple of things that are medical school acceptance rates. I got offers long enough to qualify for the free univer- Chelsea football club. He also likes to follow a bit strange to me, but the U.S. is the clos- from east coast schools as well, but decided sity tuition enjoyed by the country’s citizens his favorite team through NBC’s expanded est thing to home in terms of culture, even I wanted go to Texas and ASU.” and would have had to wait another year coverage of English football. though the school system is different.” Now that he has figured out the food before being eligible. That led to his second “It’s awesome!” Amoateng said. “You “The temperature here doesn’t like me, and water situation, the rest is just gravy. and third major decisions: to go to college watch one game, and as soon as it’s over they though,” he added. “It is either too hot or too “I’ve made a lot of good friends here,” Richard Amoateng in the U.S., on his third continent, and to switch to another game. You can even watch cold, and that is a big shift for me. The first Caraby said. “I also like having more control enroll at ASU. one game on TV and another on your comput- week I got here, I think I almost got heat over my studying and my social life. I have “A friend of my dad’s in the U.S. told him er at the same time, and you don’t have to pay stroke. Other people are like, ‘But you’re everything I need right here, so I don’t have to I should go to college in Texas because it has extra for it. Chelsea is my team, the ‘Blues!’” from the Caribbean,’ and I say, ‘Yes, but it go off campus very often. It’s a great school.” Mikheil Caraby some of the best schools,” Amoateng said. “I Three continents, three decisions, one has an island breeze.’ It’s just not the same.” “I recommend ASU to my friends back used ApplyTexas.org and ASU was one of the great outcome. Fortunately for ASU, Caraby passed up home,” he added, “and I think some of them first schools on the list. I applied to other Tex- “I’ve gotten to meet a lot of great people,” the “island breezes” of both Jamaica and would like to come here. I also have friends as schools as well, and got accepted at sev- Amoateng said. “There were a lot of things England to go to college in the U.S. As a from home who are at bigger Texas schools, about the U.S. and Texas that I didn’t know, high school track star, he had visited those and I think some of them wish they had and now I’ve been exposed to them. Here at countries for track meets and received some come to ASU as well.” . ASU I’ve gotten to experience a lot of differ- college offers, but he had also heard about ent cultures and it has really been fun.” . ASU from one of his coaches, former Rams

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Relating to Africa

For junior finance major Sasha Mabika, “My favorite part,” she added, “is be- Angelo State is all in the family. ing able to meet international students, be- A native of Zimbabwe, Mabika at- ing able to help them, being able to share Learning the Lingo tends ASU with two cousins, Tanyaradzwa my experience and also having them share Mombeyarara and Simba Chavunduka, their experience with me. I get to eat a lot of Even at a young age, Asuka Hirano and this past fall semester first enrolled in while one of her uncles, Tatenda Chavun- good, different food.” knew she wanted to learn to speak English. all regular ASU courses. duka, is a graduate. Her ASU families also help Mabika over- Once she got older and realized that “Many Japanese colleges have big class- “This has kind of become a family come missing her father, mother and sister entrance into the business world of her na- rooms with many students,” Hirano said. “But school,” said Mabika, who credits her aunt, at home in Zimbabwe. tive Japan would most likely require English here at ASU, you can actually communicate Rudo Mombeyarara, for the family tie to a “But I also miss the food,” she said. “It is language skills, her early intention became with your professors. If you have questions, university more than 9,000 miles from home. very hard to adjust, and when you do start an imperative that eventually brought her you can just ask them. ASU also has a very Ironically, Mombeyarara became aware of to enjoy it, you can’t stop. It’s not just the to Angelo State University. hospitable staff that can help if you need it.” ASU while attending then-arch-rival Abilene freshman 15, it’s the freshman 20. I don’t “I used to watch some American TV “The lifestyle here is also very different,” Christian. Despite that and the fact that she know what they put in the food here.” shows and I like to travel to different coun- she added, “especially how you hang out with now lives in North Carolina, she continues to Whether through membership in the tries,” Hirano said. “I traveled through Eu- friends. Here, everybody just goes to a friend’s urge family members to attend ASU. Delta Sigma Pi international business fra- rope and realized that people there can house to hang out, but we don’t do that in “She’s your No. 1 recruiter for Zimba- ternity, helping organize a “Back to Your speak English, even if it isn’t their own Japan. Also, in Japan you don’t really need bwe,” Mabika said. Roots” event for the African Students language. I went through two years of col- a car, but in San Angelo a car is necessary. I “ASU offers a very good scholarship,” she Association, or learning to kayak at the ASU lege in Japan to study English and am now don’t have a car here, so sometimes I have a added. “When we get the Carr Scholarship, Lake House, Mabika tries to expand people’s studying in America for my degree because difficult time going where I need to go.” we get to pay in-state tuition. That’s a very understanding of Africa. I must have English to get a job.” Giving Hirano a helping hand when she positive thing for international students. I “I’m one to think the small things While considering studying abroad from needs it is her host family, Ron and Marsha was accepted to other schools, but it came make a difference,” she said. “I worked at her home city of Chiba, population about 1 Taylor, whom she met at ASU’s Conversation down to which offered the best financial Special Events, I worked at Chartwells, million, Hirano knew she wanted to live in a Partners program designed to help interna- support. Wisconsin was too cold anyway.” and now CIS. I always take the opportu- smaller city and attend a university that did tional students practice their English. The family tie and the size of the cam- nity to talk to people, to tell them Africa is not have a large Japanese student popula- “I have a sweet host family,” Hirano said. pus make a big difference to Mabika. not what you see on TV. It’s so much more tion. During her search for a quality Eng- “Whenever I need to go somewhere, they “I think what’s most important is it’s a than you think.” lish as second language (ESL) program, she always help me. We also sometimes go to very small community and, coming from “People think that Africa’s a country,” found ASU through its English Language events in San Angelo and other cities. I have Zimbabwe, it’s a very small country,” she said. she added, “and I say, ‘No, it’s a continent.’” Learners’ Institute (ELLI). had many great experiences, thanks to them.” “We went to boarding school and people get She understands some of the confusion, “I wanted to acquire English language Hirano has also found kindred spirits in Sasha Mabika Asuka Hirano very close. I wouldn’t have liked a big school.” though, because she has experienced it herself. skills,” Hirano said, “but if you have a lot the International Students Association, and “Also, being close to Tanya, my cousin, “When I first arrived, I realized this of other Japanese students around, you end she has a particular affinity for the staff in is important,” she continued. “She’s like my wasn’t the America I had seen on TV,” Mabi- up speaking more Japanese. I wanted to be ASU’s Center for International Studies. sister. That’s very helpful, especially for ad- ka said. “However, I am glad that San An- away from that to better learn English.” “I am the only Japanese student here, Visit www.angelo.edu/ASUMagazine justing to the culture here.” gelo is the America I landed in.” “The ELLI consists of culture, projects and they always recognize me,” Hirano said. to learn about ASU’s English Language In addition to her cousins, Mabika has a After she graduates from ASU, Mabika and skills classes,” she added. “You learn “They really care about me and always ask Learners’ Institute, the university’s second “family” at ASU’s Center for Interna- plans to go to graduate school and would from speaking daily English and taking about my life and how my regular classes affiliation with the Brazil Scientific tional Studies (CIS), where she works as a someday like to own her own business. practice classes. You eventually can apply are going. That is a good feeling.” Mobility Program and more. student assistant. “It’s been a good place to get my under- your English skills to college-level classes, Scheduled to graduate in 2016, Hirano “I am working with an amazing group of grad degree because you really study here, no and that is the goal.” plans to take her well-honed English skills people, my co-workers,” she said. “I have a distractions,” she said. “Your teacher is con- A freshman marketing major and the back home, where she hopes to work in mar- thousand moms here.” stantly there for you. I honestly love ASU.” . only student from Japan on campus, Hirano keting for a Japanese firm. . began her ELLI classes in the fall of 2012,

26 SPRING 2014 Angelo State University Magazine Angelo State University Magazine SPRING 2014 27 Athlete photos by Danny Meyer by Brandon Ireton As the number of international students on the Angelo State campus continues to increase, it makes sense that For Love of the Game International some of them are student-athletes. Student-Athletes ASU has had a smattering of international athletes Canadian Blair Smith just cannot get “One of the biggest things,” he added, over the years, dating back to All-American and Olympic enough of American football, an interest “and my high school did a decent job of 2013-14 long jumper Joshua Owusu of Ghana in the 1970s. But that has brought him from the “great white trying to recreate it, is the ‘Friday Night now, more are suiting up than ever before for the Rams north” to the more moderate climes of An- Lights’ thing. Most of my high school games and Rambelles. gelo State University. were played in the afternoon, so a lot of the Men’s Basketball “It’s a reflection of college in general,” said Chris Beard, “I always loved the game,” Smith said. people in the community didn’t come out to Ice Asortse – Nigeria ASU men’s head basketball coach. “There are more inter- “The story goes, ‘I learned to walk on a foot- watch it and it isn’t the same support. It is Omari Guduel – Congo national students coming to the U.S. to get an education, ball field.’ It has always been a part of my not the same.” as well as student-athletes.” life. I tried to play when I was 9 years old, From his first glimpse of ASU, Blair knew Baseball For the 2013-14 academic and athletic year, ASU has and I cried when I couldn’t play, but I got that his long journey from Mississauga, Jamie MacLean – Canada 11 international student-athletes, up from seven in 2012- right into it the next year.” Canada, to Roswell to San Angelo was going Daniel McInnis – Canada 13. They include six track and field athletes, two men’s In his native land, Blair naturally started to be worth the effort. basketball players, two on the baseball team and one playing Canadian-rules football, which has a “I really enjoyed the coaching staff and Football on the football team. The most successful one is Kearah different style of play, different rules and even the guys when I came to visit,” Smith said. Blair Smith – Canada Danville of Jamaica. She won the long jump national different field dimensions than the American “You could tell it was a close-knit family and title at the 2013 NCAA Division II National Indoor Track game. A Canadian football field is 110 yards everybody was joking around, poking fun. It Men’s Track and Field and Field Championships and was national runner-up at long by 65 yards wide, and the goalposts are was a really nice campus and the town was Asael Ara – Israel the D-II outdoor championships. on the goal line instead of the end line. Cana- surprisingly big. Where I started university in Alwin Flohr – Germany “We have always had a sprinkle of international athletes dian teams line up with 12 players instead of Canada, it was really small, and last year I was Wala Gime – Papua New Guinea in my 27 years here,” said James Reid, assistant athletic di- 11, and the offenses only have three downs to in Roswell. This is quite a bit bigger than that. Olisa Obiefuna – Nigeria rector and head track and field coach. “We try to get the get another first down, rather than four. It is nice to see a city around the college.” best kid we can for that position we need filled. Sometimes Despite his early football experiences, Originally recruited as a safety, Smith Women’s Track and Field they happen to be international.” Blair quickly embraced the American version. was shifted to linebacker and made his pres- Jasmine Ambowode – France Significant national academic recognition, including “I was sick of the Canadian game,” Blair ence felt during the 2013 season, starting Kearah Danville – Jamaica being named a “Best College” by The Princeton Review, said. “I always enjoyed the American game the majority of games and finishing among along with athletic teams winning multiple national titles and had aspirations like any kid growing up the team leaders in tackles. His main goal and making numerous regional post-season appearances for the best opportunity to further my career.” remains to continue playing football as long Blair Smith in the past decade, have made ASU a more popular choice After just one season of college football as possible, American style. for international student-athletes. For its part, ASU wel- in Canada, Smith transferred to New Mexico “I am still adjusting to the American comes them with open arms. Junior College in Roswell, N.M., and then to game,” Smith said. “I still have hesitation in “We have always recruited internationally,” Beard said, ASU, where he is surrounded by Americans my game. It is more downhill, especially with “because there are some really good players out there.” . who love football as much as he does. my position. I need to get that in my head. “It is a lifestyle here,” Smith said. “You The game is a little more physical at times, can see, even in the high school games, that and the U.S. has more athletes. We have great it is huge. I can change the TV channel and athletes in Canada, but it is more spread out, it has updates on all the high school games. and here it is a level playing field.” . There is nothing like that in Canada.”

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Since arriving at Angelo State, Kearah The first in her family to travel outside Danville has not only re-written the track of Jamaica, Danville does not get to see her Canadian Comeback and field record books, she has also found family during the school year because her a second home. mom is afraid to fly and her sister has yet Jaime MacLean’s first year in the U.S. “He has a great personality and came The senior triple jumper grew up in Kings- to use her passport. But, while she misses certainly did not go as planned. in here and adapted really quickly,” Brooks ton, capital of the Caribbean island nation of them, she will probably not be going home Instead of firing his 90 mph fastball for said. “He’s a guy that all of his teammates Jamaica and a popular tourist destination. anytime soon. the Angelo State Rams baseball team in enjoy being around. He’s worked really hard “Jamaica is all about the beaches and “Since last summer, because of the 2012, he spent his time rehabbing his left to change his body, and he’s left-handed and trees,” Danville said. “It is an island every- crime, I don’t really want to go back,” Dan- arm after “Tommy John” surgery and oper- throws 90. That’s always going to catch at- body would dream about going to, and the ville said. “I want to go back for vacation ating the scoreboard at Foster Field during tention. He’s working really hard to get better weather alone makes you want to stay.” and see family only. It is so hard to not see the Rams’ games. and it showed in fall practices. We’re excited Slightly smaller than Connecticut in them for a year, but it is really not some- “That wasn’t the most fun I’ve ever had,” about his potential on the mound for us.” land surface and populated by only about where I want to stay. I don’t feel like myself. MacLean said. Despite still adjusting to the more 2.9 million people, Jamaica is known world- Here, I feel more welcome and I am more A left-handed pitcher from Nova Scotia, moderate southern climate of West Texas, wide for producing fantastic track and field open. If I had my family here I would be MacLean was recruited from Canada’s sec- MacLean is ready for the start of the 2014 athletes, and Danville is no exception. Dur- 100-percent comfortable.” ond-smallest province by former ASU assis- season when he can once again attack hit- ing her time at ASU, she has won an NCAA To make up for not having her real family tant coach Jerod Goodale, who played base- ters with his fastball, slider and changeup. Division II national championship and two around, Danville has created a second fam- ball with MacLean’s coach from Bellerose His velocity reached the highest it has ever Lone Star Conference titles. She has also set ily at ASU that includes other international Composite High School. Labeled by Rams been last fall at 92 mph, and his command new school records in both the indoor and track and field student-athletes who share head coach Kevin Brooks as one of the top is improving. If it all comes together during outdoor triple jump. the same struggle of being far from home. professional prospects in the ASU program, the spring, the Rams could very well have “I have never seen my mom more “They are my closest friends,” Danville MacLean could have lost heart when forced one of the top left-handed pitchers in the proud,” Danville said. “My mom, sister, my said. “It makes me realize that we may be to redshirt his first season after injuring his Lone Star Conference. godmother and godfather, they are the most far from home, but we can still pull through pitching arm and undergoing surgery to re- “Every day, I go to the field and try to get understanding people. They didn’t expect this. They are my friends and family. When Kearah Danville pair the damaged ligaments. better,” MacLean said. “I’m really working this success. Since I have been here, I get I am homesick, I know they are feeling the “I was really upset for about an hour,” on my mechanics to throw more strikes. My to enjoy it more. I go to school and do track same thing.” MacLean said. “Then I started realizing control needs to improve for me to be where and field, but not because of the routine, be- A big dose of that good old West Texas that it could be a positive for me if I made I should be at.” . cause I enjoy it. They are very proud of me.” hospitality that San Angelo and ASU are it into one.” known for has also helped Danville get ac- Jaime MacLean Though not able to pitch for the Rams climated and concentrate her energies on in 2012, MacLean kept an optimistic attitude her studies and the track. and worked to regain his arm strength in “Everybody is so welcoming,” Danville the weight room. As a result, he returned to said. “When I first got here, I didn’t have a the mound during the 2013 season, making good facial expression, but I have learned to eight relief appearances with five strikeouts understand to greet people with a smile. It is and 11 walks. While it was not a movie-in- more like, ‘you wake up and you have a bad spiring return to glory, it was progress and day, but then you see someone smile at you displayed glimpses of his ability. and it changes your mood.’ Everybody is pleas- ant and welcoming, and they have helped me feel more comfortable and at home.” .

30 SPRING 2014 Angelo State University Magazine Angelo State University Magazine SPRING 2014 31 First-Time Champions The Angelo State soccer team claimed Coach of the Year. “Our senior class had finale against Midwestern State to give the its first-ever Lone Star Conference Champi- great leadership to guide a big group of Rambelles the right to host the confer- onship in 2013 with an impressive 7-2-1 con- underclassmen and had the right frame of ence tournament. Junior defender Caitlyn ference record. mind to work hard for each other. They nev- Conaway (Kennedale) was named to the Finishing as co-champions with er settled for anything less than winning.” All-LSC second team. Midwestern State, the Rambelles earned Senior defender Jordan Benfield (Oak A talented group of freshmen added depth the top seed through a tiebreaker and the Point) and senior goalkeeper Dani Edwards throughout the season. Jenny Kotowych right to host the conference tournament for (San Angelo) served as team captains for (Humble) scored five goals and Kathleen the first time. It was also the fourth straight the ’Belles. Benfield was selected to the Keoughan (Fort Worth) tallied three times postseason berth for the ’Belles, but a 1-0 All-LSC second team while Edwards post- as each earned a LSC Offensive Player of the loss to West Texas A&M in the LSC semifi- ed seven shutouts to take her career total Week honor during the season. Keoughan nal ended their season prematurely as they to 16. Senior midfielder Maggie Schaffer won her award by scoring just three min- were not selected for the NCAA Division II (New Braunfels) scored three goals and utes into the season opener at New Mexico South Central Regional, despite winning was named to the All-LSC first team. She Highlands. Lauren Perry (Plano) earned the regular season crown. finished her ASU career with 13 total goals. All-LSC second team honors after providing During the season, ASU personified the Fellow seniors Kara Edwards (Bastrop), stifling play on defense, while Kelli Regan saying “defense wins championships.” The Trisha Killen (North Richland Hills) and (Richmond), Haley Mendel (Bastrop) and ’Belles were the top defensive team in the Katie Squires (Hurst) played a variety of Cynthia Andrews (Fort Worth) played impor- Worth conference, allowing only 14 goals in 18 roles to help in the team’s success. tant roles for the offense. Regan finished the games. Much of that success was due to the Sophomore Sierra Anderson (Wichita season with a goal and two assists, Andrews emergence of 12 underclassmen, along with Falls) led the Rambelles’ offense with seven had one goal and Mendel recorded one assist. the continued development of three juniors goals and three assists, including five game- “We have a really good group coming and the experience of six seniors. winning goals, with two of them coming in back next year, and I’m excited about the the Wait Dani Edwards “I thought that everything clicked for us overtime to give ASU pivotal conference vic- recruiting class that we’re working on right Photo by Arturo Gonzalez from the start,” said ASU head coach Travis tories. Sophomore Selena Alvarez (Austin) now,” McCorkle said. “We are losing some McCorkle, who surpassed the 100-career- scored five goals, with her final goal com- talent and great leadership, but the future On a soccer field, the goalkeepers are the ing the team in her initial tryout. She also the Rambelles claim a share of the LSC title. th . wins milestone and was named LSC Co- ing in the 87 minute of the regular season looks bright for the program.” only players who have to wait for the action enrolled in school and played a bit of indoor She also served as a team captain with Jor- to come to them. soccer, but figured her chance at a college dan Benfield and displayed strong leader- For ASU senior Dani Edwards, the wait soccer career had passed. Then in the fall ship for a team with 15 underclassmen. was longer than most. After graduating of 2011, injuries left ASU in need of a goal- “She really improved her consistency from San Angelo Lake View High School in keeper, and Edwards was added to the roster. from last year to this year,” said ASU head 2007, she tried out for the Rambelles, but She played sparingly and was challenged in coach Travis McCorkle. “She has a confident did not make the team. She then had to wait practice that first season, but was part of the personality, but it took some time for her to four years for another opportunity, and team and eventually improved enough to be- carry that confidence over to every game. when it came she certainly made the most come the ’Belles’ starting goalkeeper in 2012. As a goalkeeper, it’s about dominating the of it, becoming the Lone Star Conference And what a season 2012 was for Ed- penalty area and not allowing goals. Once Goalkeeper of the Year in 2012 and helping wards as she recorded 79 saves and nine that clicked for her, she became one of the lead the Rambelles to their first Lone Star shutouts to lead the LSC in save percentage best goalkeepers out there.” Maggie Schaffer Conference co-championship in 2013 as a and goals-against average on her way to be- Another season of playing soccer at ASU senior captain. ing named LSC Goalkeeper of the Year. But was also beneficial to Edwards. “It was an amazing feeling knowing that when the season was over, she thought her “I’ve changed so much as a person since we made history for ASU,” Edwards said. “I’m career was also over as she had played the I joined the program,” said Edwards, a biol- honored just to be a part of this team, and to season as a senior. When she found out last ogy major with plans of going to graduate help us win the championship just adds to spring that she could file an NCAA eligibil- school to earn a master’s degree in nursing. the excitement this opportunity gave me.” ity extension appeal, she had to wait once “I’ve embraced taking on more responsibil-

Photos by Danny Meyer Danny by Photos That opportunity did not look like it again until learning in the summer that her ity and have learned to handle the pressures Jordan Benfield would ever come as Edwards waitressed at appeal had been granted. that come with being a leader. I feel like two restaurants and worked for a plumbing As a senior for the second time, Ed- everything happens for a reason and that I company and delivery service after not mak- wards recorded seven shutouts and helped was meant to play soccer at ASU.” .

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for the ’Belles. ING 2014 th , respectively. for the Rams as as Rams the for nd th SPR individually. th and 72 st place while Callejas and Hazle rd Following the Hardin-Simmons meet, Back for the home at ASU and Blue Gold The dual victories at Hardin-Simmons Three Rams qualified individually for Eastern New Mexico University hosted wood finished 71 the Rams made it two in a row by winning the Alamo City Duals at Trinity University in San Antonio. Goecker again led the Ramsoverallsecond-placefinish. Ramwitha The Classic, the Rams took second place withGoecker once again leading the way with a second-place finish in the individual stand- ings. Also for the Rams, Littlejohn finished fourth, Tomas Callejas eighth (Mason) and placed Graham Rock) Hazlewoodcrossed in ninth. The ’Belles finished (Round fourth overall with Rodgers taking fourth and Flores placing 14 belles finished fourth with Annifer Hill)(Cedar Flores their individual top performer in fourth place. camein the second meet the of season as Jamin Goecker (San Angelo) and Rodgers (Hamlin) Jaylen also won the men’s and women’s individual titles, respectively. was It quite a turnaround from the season’s opening meet at Midwestern State, where ASU’s top finishers were Dylan Littlejohn(Godley) in seventh for the Rams and Can Solid Season Wins by both the Rams and Rambelles at the Hardin-Simmons lighted a mostly positive Invitationalseason for theASU high cross country teams. dida Chairez (Del Rio) in 12 the NCA A Division IIChampionships Southin Canyon, where all Central three Regionalfinished in the top 75 on the 10,000-meter course. Geocker was again the top ASU fin both were named the to All-LSC Team. isher in 33 this year’s Lone Star Conference Champi onships, where ASU’s men’s and women’s teams both finished sixth in ’Belles the fourthfor finished Rodgers field. tough a LSC and Goecker placed 14

------. Community Federal Credit Community Federal st . Senior outside hitter Kaelen Valdez KatieMacLeaysophomore and WiltHuth, “It has been fun to watch Kyle grow as Junior linebacker Rush Seaver (Lam Withtheseason-ending three-game win FALL 2013 FALL Union Field in the LeGrand Sports Complex Sept.on 13. Wilt (Dalhart)also made the ASU record books by becoming the all-time digs leader in program history. She threetimes Week andthe was Defensive of Player named LSC finished the regular season with 517 digs, up ping her career total 1,751. to (Helotes) notched 380 regular digs season and entered the postsea during the son ranked fourth in program history with 1,510 digs in her career. Junior setter Maggi Jo Keffury(Arroyo, Calif.) earned five LSC Setter of the Week honors in her first sea son at ASU and finished the regular season with 1,159 assists. Sophomore outside hitter Arielle Bond (El Paso) was second on the team with 307 kills and was twice named LSC OffensivePlayer Week.of the (San Antonio) were named to the Capital CoSIDA One Academic All-District 6 Team. a player on the field and be a leader“Hope each WillWagner. coach head said week,” fully, he is not satisfied wherehe isat, and he works hard to improve to player.” better even become an pasas) led the ASU defense with 107 total tackles, becoming the first to Ramrecord over 100 tacklessince in a 2005season. As the season went on, the defense showed marked improvement. Over the final five games, the Rams held opposing offenses to 131.2 yards per game less thanson average. their sea streak as motivation, the Rams are antici pating 2014. Their firsthome game will be at the new 1 ------

In a season that saw six of the Rams’ 11 Ranking as high as No. 7 in the country country the in 7 No. as high as Ranking Senior middle blocker Maddie Huth (The The Rams offense posted a record-set Angelo State University Magazine Sustained Excellence Sustained During the 2013 season, the ASU volley Finish Strong footballtheseasonstarted for 2013 slow The bangfinishedRams, a Angelobut with State as they posted the program’s first season- ending three-game win streak since 1987. games decided by a touchdown or less, ASU won just two of those games and wound up 5-6 overall and 2-4 in the Lone Star Confer ball team continued its reign as the of one top programs in the Lone Star Conference, CentralSouthNCAA andRegion Division II. ’Bellesthe 20, No. belowdropping never and finished the regular season 21-8overall and 11-5 in LSC play. They also went 13-1 in the ASU Junell Center/Stephens ping Arena, their home record to 24-2 over the last up two seasons. The 2013 regular season was highlighted by a win over No. 3 University of Nebraska-Kearney and two separate six- match winning streaks. Colony) led the ’Belles offensively,ing the finishregular season with 332 kills and namedLSCwasblocks. She a team-leading 102 Week Offensive threePlayerof the times and surpassed the 1,000-kill milestone to enter ASU’s of top all10 time. Junior libero Shelby the however, side, positive the On ence. Rams defeated Texas A&M-Kingsville the first for time since2006 and recorded their first since2011. shutout ting season, averaging a program-high 457.9 yards per game. Sophomore quarterback Kyle Washington (Humble) led the offense with 2,073 passing yards and 1,102 yards rushing. He is the firstplayer in ASU historyto throw for over 2,000 yards and rush for over 1,000 yards in a single season. He also broke former quarterback Josh Neiswander’s record for to tal offense in a season with3,175 yards. - - - . elo State University Magazine Ang Further demonstration team Huth’s of “Once you get that power on the court Maddie Huth ASU record books. She was named an American All- as a junior in 2012 after recording 387 kills and helping lead the ’Belles to their first Lone Star since Conference 1992. She was also Championshipa 2012 All-LSC first team selection and earned enough respect to be named the LSC Preseason Offensive Player theof prior Year her to senior campaign. Dur ing the 2013 season, she surpassed the 1,000 careerkills Of milestonenamedLSCwas and fensive Player of theWeek on threeoccasions. attitudeand all-around ability is that she alsobecame the oneof most dominant blockers in ASU history. She surpassed 100 blocks in three her of four seasons, and her career blocks total ranks in the program’s top fiveof all time. She was alsoat her best in important matches, producing a career- high 23 kills against arch-rival West Texas A&M and recording nine Regis blocks at the against 2012 NCAA Division II Central South Championships. that they can’t stop gives you, it goose you bumps,” Huth said. “There’s a real empow erment you feel on the court that allowsto control theyou game.”

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To her To opponents, she was not so chari “Sheknew tohavethatwas going to she dominance Huth’s is evidenced by her list approaching each practice and match with positive and unselfish intent. table,regularly dominating matches and dictatingplayeven though opposing teams tried various strategies neutralize to her. But whether she had the most match was killsnever as important in as the ateam notching a victory. be a go-to player for us this season, also but that it wasn’t going to be easy” head said ASU coach Chuck Waddington.came intoevery match keying and her, on “Teams she still found ways to score. She handled the pressures that came with that and had fun whilealso being a dominant player.” of individual awards and is duly noted in the - - - - and Excellence

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“I wanted to help the team remain con Whileenjoying her ’Belles career that was marked by both team and individualsuccess and honors, Huthnever allowed the prosperity go to her to head. A middle block team captain for the ASU Rambelles volley seniorHuthballMaddie to team meantmore than just continuing be to a dominant player. fident and comfortable throughout the sea son through play and my Huth leadership,” said. “I always played my hardest past, but this in year was thedifferent becauseof the leadership role. I really enjoyed it and think also it pushed be to me a better player on the court.” er from The she Colony, is described by her teammates and coaches as the of one most playershumble they have ever been around, 34 Being a returning All-American Left: ASU athletic director Sean Johnson, Clayton Weishuhn and LSC Commissioner Stan Wagnon at the induction ceremony in Cowboys Stadium. Below: Weishuhn during his NFL career with the New England Patriots.

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Head Coach: Chris Beard (1st year) Head Coach: Cayla Petree (1st year) Weishuhn Last year: 7-19 (4-14, 10 th in LSC) Last Year: 14-13 (11-9, 6th in LSC) Outlook: It has been two seasons since Angelo State Outlook: A new head coach, Cayla Petree, and an al- qualified for the postseason, but the Rams entered the 2013- most completely new team hit the floor for Angelo State 14 campaign with renewed optimism supported by a talent- this season. Petree was hired last March after stints as LSC Honoree ed mixture of returning players and newcomers. The roster an assistant coach at University of North Texas and head includes seven seniors and four players who have earned coach at Cisco Junior College. She brought an up-tempo junior college All-America honors. Chris Beard is in his first style of play to the ’Belles along with her new assistant One of the top defensive football players in Angelo State season after being named the fifth head coach in program coaches, former ’Belle Camille Perkins and National history, linebacker Clayton Weishuhn has been inducted into history in March. He coached McMurry University to a 19- Junior College Athletic Association Hall of Famer Dennis the Lone Star Conference Hall of Honor. 10 record last season. Helms. Ten newcomers joined five returning players on Weishuhn played for the Rams from 1978-81 and was a the ’Belles’ roster to start the season. member of the 1978 NAIA National Championship team. He Returners: ASU has nine players back from last year’s was a two-time All-American and was twice named the J.V. roster, including four seniors. Bryan Hammond (New Or- Returners: All-Lone Star Conference second team se- Sikes Outstanding LSC Lineman of the Year. leans) averaged 9.4 points per game as a junior with 76 as- lection Haylee Oliver (San Saba) is the co-leading scorer “He is about as good as I ever coached,” said former ASU sists. Chris Talkington (Grand Prairie) averaged 10.7 points to return this season after averaging 10.6 points per game head coach Jim Hess. “He had great quickness, speed and and led the Rams in 3-pointers with 43, while Zach Jones last year. Senior Leah LeMaire (Corpus Christi) is a return- toughness. He had everything a linebacker needed. He was a (Brady) and Ryan Marsh (Burleson) add experience and ing starter who averaged 10.6 points and 4.8 rebounds per good guy to coach, too. (Assistant coach) Mike Martin had a a steady defensive presence. Dakota Rawls (Bronte) and game as a junior. Karli Kellermeier (Wall) started 12 games lot to do with coaching him. Mike developed him even though Justin Walling (Wall) are also back for their junior sea- last season and averaged 3.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per he didn’t need much developing.” sons. Rawls averaged 10.1 points per game as a sophomore, game. Amanda Weaver (Center Point) came off the bench Weishuhn still holds the ASU career record for tackles with and Walling led the conference by shooting 53 percent on and has improved from last season. Hillari Adam redshirt- 523, as well as the single-season record of 173 tackles set in 3-pointers. Reggie Sutton (San Angelo) averaged five points ed last season, but has experience in the LSC after playing 1981. The Rams compiled a 39-8-1 record during his playing per game as a freshman and had two double-doubles. two seasons at Abilene Christian University. days, and he was named to the All-LSC first team three times. Drafted by the New England Patriots in the third round Newcomers: The Rams started the season with 13 new- Newcomers: Eight transfers and two freshmen provide of the 1982 draft, Weishuhn played five seasons in the NFL comers on the roster, highlighted by senior forwards Kenny depth and talent for the ’Belles. Tatiana Haynes (Pontiac, for the Patriots and the Green Bay Packers. He was named to Williams (St. Louis, Mo.) and Ice Asortse (Makurdi, Nigeria). Mich.), Ashley Bettis (Houston), Rochelle Norris (Dallas) the Pro Football Weekly All-Rookie Team in 1982 and led the Williams averaged 20.9 points and 7.9 rebounds per game and Presley Statsny (Celina) transferred from four-year Patriots in tackles with 229 in 1983. for McMurry last season before suffering a season-ending in- schools, while Kaya Turner (Amarillo), Ashley Rankine Weishuhn joins former Tarleton State University football jury midway through the year. Asortse transferred in from (Buda), Michelle Rosewell (Grapevine) and Khalisha player James Dearth and former Abilene Christian University Stephen F. Austin State University. Junior guards Jabbar Reid Lee (Houston) are all from the junior college ranks. Courtesy of the New England Patriots England New the of Courtesy sports information director Garner Roberts in the 2013 Hall of (Atlanta, Ga.), Daniel Skinner (Dallas) and Tommy Woolridge Ashlynn Graham (San Antonio) and Shannon Franklin Honor class. He is the 10th individual from ASU to be inducted (Chicago) were each junior college All-Americans last year. (Duncanville) are the two freshmen of the group. Franklin into the Hall of Honor, following Amy Bippert Bohensky, Kyle Omari Gudul (Bukavu, Congo) transferred in from Ranger and Bettis are both redshirting this season. Norris played Freeman, Phil George, Pierce Holt, Ed Messbarger, Shirley College after one season and has big expectations on his tal- for Petree at Cisco Junior College. . Morton, David Noble, Joshua K. Owusu and Lloyd Vincent. . ented shoulders after a strong preseason.

36 SPRING 2014 Angelo State University Magazine Angelo State University Magazine SPRING 2014 37 Love of Russia “When they “One of the reasons I wanted to do “Moscow is a city of at least 14 million,” something with the Russian program here McWilliams said, “and it’s an incredibly in- thank me and is its instructor, Ewa Davis,” McWilliams teresting place.” ask me what said. “She is an excellent teacher, and I Through her endowment to ASU, Mc- wanted to do something so I could meet Williams hopes to give more students the they can do, I say, other people who are interested in Russia chance to have similar experiences in one ‘Pass it on.’” or international things.” of the largest and most intriguing

Photo by Danny Meyer Danny by Photo In addition to helping bring in speakers countries on Earth. – Gail Stefanski for ASU Russian Club meetings, McWilliams’ “In general, when any student endowment most recently helped pave the who gets a chance to study any way for three ASU students to spend sev- language or any subject abroad, I Jeanette McWilliams Photo by Danny Meyer eral weeks in Moscow last summer. The stu- would like to very heavily encour- Gail Stefanski and Aldo Castaneda dents, Belia Reyes, Chaise Corp and Marcus age that they do so,” she said. “You Jeanette McWilliams cannot say exactly Nellums, were accepted into grant-funded need to know how other people why she is passionate about everything Rus- Russian study abroad programs, and her approach common tasks. I learned sian – the language, the culture, the coun- endowment covered expenses not included how Russians tie their shoes, very tryside, the people – she just is. in the grant funding. different than we do. Few answers Paying it Forward “I have no excuse,” the Paducah native “I’m really pleased about that for them,” are perfect for everyone.” . said. “I probably had my first brush with McWilliams said, “because it was such an Gail Stefanski lives by a simple rule: Give was such a positive experience that Stefanski or what you look like. It’s your personality anything Russian when I was a junior in enriching experience for me to go and ex- and you will receive joy. has since mentored at least eight ASU inter- that matters.” college. I read Crime and Punishment and perience the culture.” Some of the main beneficiaries of that national students, either through the host Another of Stefanski’s students, Aldo Cas- I was fascinated with the people and loved The first real taste of Russia for philosophy are international students at family program or other connections. taneda of Chihuahua, Mexico, met her the the sound of the names.” McWilliams came on a joint friendship tour Angelo State. Stefanski so enjoyed acting “It’s not that they were all mine,” Stefan- day he arrived at Angelo State as a 21-year- “I didn’t do anything with the interest in 1993, during which she “bonded imme- as a host parent for international students ski said. “I’ve picked up students along the old junior planning to improve his English then, but later on I met some people from diately” with several of the tour’s Russian that she has created ASU scholarships in the way. Some of them had a host family, but language skills with a semester of study. Russia who came out when it was the Soviet guides. One guide invited her to return, names of three of “her kids” to benefit those they were introduced to me by my student. “From the get-go, she helped me,” Cas- Union,” she continued. “I was so impressed and McWilliams spent the summer of 1994 who follow. They all needed something different.” taneda said. “I told Gail I wanted to practice with them. Their perspective made me seeing more of Moscow. “Her passion covers the spectrum, from One of the main functions Stefanski per- English. Gail was calling me every day.” think how we’re not nearly thankful enough “I even had a job over there for awhile,” the philanthropic side to the service leader- forms is helping the international students In recognition of the impact several of for what we have in this country.” she said. “When I got back from the sum- ship side of helping our students,” said Jamie get their bearings in a strange land. She “her kids” have had on her life, Stefanski has After retiring from the computer industry mer in Moscow, a woman I knew hunted me Akin, executive director of ASU’s Develop- takes them to buy school supplies, treats named her ASU scholarships after three of in Austin, McWilliams moved to San Angelo down and said, ‘We need somebody to do ment and Alumni Relations Office. “She them to meals and takes them to visit her them, Kuripko, Castaneda and Dennis Mya- and translated her Russian enthusiasm into an some work for us in Russia.’ I had to go to Si- wants to teach these kids about giving back.” family ranch. She also connects them to her sishchev of Russia. She asks them to commit endowment for Angelo State. The G. Jeanette beria to do that, and I got to see a lot of things Her own study abroad experiences wide circle of friends for opportunities to to adding to the endowments but also asks McWilliams Russian Enrichment Endowment I hadn’t seen before, meet a lot more people.” were what first drew Stefanski to partici- make contacts in their career fields and to them to set the criteria for future recipi- provides supplemental funding to ASU’s Rus- McWilliams’ most recent visit was in pate in ASU’s International Student Host try new things, like fly fishing and skiing. ents. For example, the scholarship named sian enrichment and language 2004-05 to experience the New Year holiday Family Program. Also playing the role of advisor, Stefans- for Castaneda, a middle-distance runner in programs, delivered through in Moscow “in the dead of winter.” “When I was young,” Stefanski said, “I ki has taught “her kids” how to shake hands college, will go to a senior member of the the English and Modern Lan- went to Poland on a student trip and I lived and dress for job hunting. She has edited ASU track and field team who exhibits high guages Department. with a family who welcomed me.” their résumés and helped them practice for academic achievement. A native of Eden, Stefanski retired from job interviews. “With all of these kids that I have, I her career as a librarian to live in San An- Kuripko, now 25 and working for a Rus- stress giving back,” Stefanski said. “When gelo and was introduced to the host family sian company in Detroit, keeps in close they thank me and ask me what they can program by its founder, Barbara Barnhart touch with her mentor. do, I say, ‘Pass it on.’” Rallo. The first student Stefanski hosted was “I was very, very lucky,” Kuripko said. “I get joy,” she added. “When you ask Valerie Kuripko, a 19-year-old exchange stu- “The way she looks at life is different than what I get out of it, I say, ‘Look at these won- dent from Russia’s Kuban State University. It most people. It doesn’t matter what you do derful kids.’” .

38 SPRING 2014 Angelo State University Magazine 2001 her mentorship of a graduate co-op student. The award is Native San Angeloan Joshua bestowed on three levels: gold, “Josh” Blanek has been des- for agency impact; silver, for ignated as the Texas AgriLife center impact; and bronze, for Extension Service agent for organizational impact. agriculture and natural re- In addition to her B.B.A. in Each issue of Angelo 1978 a M.S. in health services from ter 18 years of service at the program. He will also be respon- sources in Tom Green County. the California College for San Jacinto Battleground State sible for the close coordination He transferred to Tom Green accounting from ASU, she State University Magazine Steve Byrns, an award-winning Health Sciences and a doctor- Historic Site, including the last of UNA-USA with other pro- County from a similar position holds a Master of Business highlights selected alumni writer and Texas A&M AgriLife ate of nursing practice from eight as the complex superin- grams, initiatives and activities in Andrews County, where he Administration from the Uni- and invites you to visit the Communications media rela- Rush University. tendent for the Battleground, of the United Nations Founda- headed a countywide edu- versity of Houston tions specialist in San Angelo, Angelo State University the Monument and the USS tion and its sister organization, cational effort in adult agri- has been named the Specialist Alumni Association website Texas (BB-35). the Better World Campaign. cultural and natural resource of the Year in Texas Agriculture 1986 2008 for the latest on your commodity areas. for District 7 by the Texas Coun- Christi Adams has been Kuykendall played a pivotal role Whatley holds a B.A. in govern- Third-grade teacher Jimmy former classmates. To Blanek earned a B.S. in animal ty Agricultural Agents Associa- named the 2012-13 Teacher of in developing a master plan ment from ASU and an M.S. in Bennett has been named science with a finance/man- learn more about Angelo tion, which is the professional the Year for Sweetwater High for the site and in implement- foreign service from George- 2012-13 Elementary Teacher agement supporting concen- State alumni, visit www. organization for the state’s School, where she teaches ing critical aspects of the plan, town University. of the Year for Sweetwater including a $29 million repair tration from ASU. He went on angelostatealumni.com. county agricultural agents. AVID (Advancement Via Indi- Before joining UNA-USA, What- Independent School District, project for Battleship Texas. to earn a master’s degree in Better yet, see what your vidual Determination) for stu- ley served as deputy executive where he teaches at East Byrns has been in his present Other key projects included agricultural education from Tar- friends are up to and then dents in all grades. She also director and Washington office Ridge Elementary. position since 1982, and is restoration of the tidal marsh, leton State in 2007. serves as coach for the varsity director of the Council of State He holds a B.S. in interdisci- update the site with news responsible for media-related native tall-grass prairie and bot- ALUMNI HONOREES boys and girls cross country Governments. He began his ca- plinary child development and about you, your family and AgriLife Extension Service and tomland hardwood forest at The ASU Alumni Association teams and the junior varsity reer as a field-based program 2006 learning from ASU. your accomplishments. research endeavors in 70- the historic battleground. bestowed its annual awards boys and girls tennis teams. Krystin Mitchell of NASA’s plus counties of West Central officer for the International Re- during Homecoming 2013. Kuykendall earned his B.B.A. Johnson Space Center’s prop- Texas, the South Plains and At ASU she earned her B.S. publican Institute, overseeing Recipients were (front row) in 1988 and then went on to erty accounting team was hon- 2011 Far West Texas, as well as the in kinesiology with a minor in democracy assistance projects Chris Sloan, Carr Scholar receive his M.P.A. from ASU in ored last year with a Power of Scott Dykowski has been Texas A&M University depart- English. She previously taught in Liberia, Nigeria, South Africa Alumnus; Leonor Constancio, 1990. While pursuing his grad- One bronze-level award for or- named presentation editor of the ments of entomology and at Marble Falls and Miles. and Zimbabwe. Staff Achievement; Dr. Donald uate studies at ASU, he earned ganizational impact. Grand Forks (N.D.) Herald, the wildlife and fisheries sciences Shelby, Retired Faculty; and a 1989 scholarship from the primary daily paper for northeast at College Station. Power of One recognizes in- Tara Hart, Honorary Alumna; 1987 Texas Business Hall of Fame. 1998 North Dakota and northwest dividual contributions and su- and (back row) ASU President He graduated from ASU in 1978 Li-An Chu has been named He continues to reside in the The board of directors of Con- Minnesota. He had previously perior accomplishments for Brian May; Dr. Alaric Williams, with a bachelor’s degree in jour- by the board of directors as Houston area. tango ORE Inc. (CORE) has worked as a copy editor for the a one-time effort or project. Faculty Achievement; Dr. nalism and in 1982 with a mas- the new chief executive offi- Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. named Leah Gaines as vice Mitchell, who joined NASA in Mack McCoulskey, Golden ter’s degree in animal science. cer and chief financial officer 1991 president, chief financial of- 2009, was recognized for con- He graduated from ASU with a Ex; Alvin New, Distinguished of American Jianye Greentech ficer, chief accounting officer, Chris Whatley has been ap- tributions above and beyond B.A. in mass media with a double Alumnus; and Col. Casey 1986 Holdings Ltd. For the previous treasurer and secretary. Gaines . pointed executive director of her normal duties, including minor in history and English. Eaton, ROTC Alumnus. 12 years, she served as chief had previously served as vice Suzanne Harrington has been the United Nations Associa- executive officer of Jin Chih president and chief financial of- appointed the chief wellness tion of the USA (UNA-USA), a International Co. Ltd., an inter- ficer of Juneau Exploration LP officer at Oklahoma State Uni- program of the United Nations national trade company. since 2010. versity after a national search. In Foundation. In his new role, he her new position, she will over- Chu received her undergradu- will lead UNA-USA’s nation- Gaines graduated magna cum see all programs and operations ate degree in business from wide membership, educational laude from ASU with a B.B.A. involving health and wellness on Ming Chuan College in 1982, and human rights programs. in accounting. She is a certified the Stillwater campus. and her M.B.A. from ASU public accountant with more Whatley will coordinate the as- in 1987. than 15 years of experience. Harrington previously served sociation’s efforts to advocate as the director of health, safety on behalf of the UN and UN CORE is a Houston-based com- and wellness for the American 1988 causes, and educate the next pany that engages in the explo- Nurses Association in Silver Russell Kuykendall retired generation of UN supporters ration in Alaska for gold and Meyer Danny by Photo Spring, Md. After receiving her last year from the Texas Parks in the U.S. through UNA-USA’s associated minerals and rare B.S.N. from ASU, she earned and Wildlife Department af- Global Classrooms Model UN earth elements.

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one has on their radar,” Pace said. “We did traditional college fairs in four cities and also hosted receptions for the high school counselors to meet with them individually, make more personal connections and DIAMOND SILVER Dr. Justin Louder, Lubbock ACCESS ASU CENTURY CLUB Charles and Julie Hughes, Norm Schaule, Canyon Lake generate ideas.” Bryan and Renee Heflin, Monahans Donald and Jean Abell, San Angelo Dr. W. Bonham and Ivan Alfaro, San Angelo Joe and Amanda Abanilla, Euless San Angelo Robert Schwinkendorf, Helotes Mark and Debbie Low, Dallas Paul and Sharla Adam, San Angelo Marcille Magness, Houston Jesse Alvarado, San Angelo Kimberly Adams, San Angelo Roy Ivey and Dr. Sarah Logan, Kenny Scudder, Odessa The success of that STC trip is encouraging Pace and Hunter to- Allen and Mesha Millsap Jr., Maurice Archer and Barbara Dr. Brian and Patti May, San Angelo Pat Barton, San Angelo Chase and Jamie Akin, San Angelo Wilmington, Del. Jeffrey and Sharon Sefcik, San Angelo ward further partnerships with Texas colleges and universities for Jeffrey and Amy McCormick, Douglas and Betty John, Miles Cynthia Seger, Fort Worth San Antonio Alford-Archer, Lamesa Allen Bennett Jr., San Angelo Cesar and Erin Amezcua, San Antonio future recruiting in specific target areas. Louie and Amy Perez, San Angelo Gary and Leslee Bowen, San Angelo San Angelo Heidi Brooks, San Angelo Jeff and Amy Anderson, Sheppard AFB Kathryn Kelly, Austin Joe and Raelye Self, San Angelo J. Milton and Terri Swift, Montgomery Lane and Elaine Bowen, Mathis Joseph and Audrey Medley, Val Burke, San Angelo William and Nita Archer, San Angelo Dr. LeeRoy and Betty Kiesling, J. Keith and Debra Shahan, San Saba “We’ve found that high schools are really open to visits from five Harold and Carol Turnbo Jr., Jeffrey and Trudy Bozeman, San Angelo John Choate, San Angelo James Baker, San Angelo San Angelo Steven Shelton Sr., League City or six schools at once rather than just one,” Pace said. “We’re not League City San Angelo Amy Morgan, San Angelo Roger Collins, San Angelo Mark Barber, Plano JD and Kathy Koehn, San Angelo Lt. Col. Lisa Shoemaker, Dean Buchanan, Cedar Park Mike and Brenda Morris, San Angelo Naomi Conrad-Smith, San Angelo Rachel Baring, San Angelo Lorenzo and Leslie Lasater, Melbourne, Fla. necessarily competing for the same students, so it would make all PLATINUM Matthew Conrad, San Angelo Charles and Shirley Morton, Mark Cooper, San Angelo Charles and Karnella Beasley, San Angelo Steve and Linda Simmons, Bedford our efforts more attractive and would allow ASU to take advantage Royce and Terry Baker, Paradise San Angelo Valerie Lopez, Uvalde William and Sue Sims, San Angelo Chad Decker, San Angelo Cayce Cowan, San Angelo San Angelo of sharing contacts and information with schools that may have Jeff and Deborah Brennan, Alex and Kay Decuir, San Angelo Susan Nahas-Staha, San Angelo Hon. Jay Daniel, San Angelo Bill Belew, Winters Richard Lowrance, Atlanta, Ga. Spencer and Julie Sincleair, Salado Mill Creek, Wash. Troy and Lisa Deubler, Irving Linda Norris, San Angelo Patrick Dunagan, San Angelo Ronald and Mavis Bell, San Angelo Dr. David and Judy Loyd Jr., Russel Skiles, Lamesa much larger international recruiting budgets.” Randy and Debbie Dews, Dallas Brian Dierschke, San Angelo LeRoy Olsak, San Angelo Theresa Eoff, San Angelo Eugene Berger, San Angelo San Angelo Blaine and Terri Smith, San Angelo Regardless of how they get where they are going, the overseas Mickey and Patricia Finley, Norman and Linda Dierschke, Linda Patrick, Plano Angel and Becca Flores, Christoval Kyra Blankenship, Lubbock Jane Lunn, Sandia Park, N.M. Eddie and Melissa Smith, Plano San Angelo San Angelo Anastacio and Norma Perez, Big Lake Clarissa Garcia, San Angelo Dr. Jaynell Bodine, Sterling City Larry and Judy Lusby, Ballinger Wesley and Carey Smithson, Midland recruiting efforts of Pace and now Hunter have helped increase the Dan and Terri Herrington, Boerne Van and Angela Echols, Lubbock Clark Pfluger, San Angelo Megan Grewing, San Angelo Lendall and Jaxine Boling, San Angelo Justin MacDonald, Kerrville Gregory and Carly Stephens, cultural diversity of the ASU campus community, which adds an im- Randy and Emma Russell, Billie Phinney, Mereta Ryan and Sara Mathews, San Angelo San Angelo Danny and Janell Eckert, San Angelo Aaron Hargett, San Angelo Kyle and Pam Box, San Angelo portant international flavor to all ASU students’ college experience. Round Hill, Va. Brent and Lesa Ewald, San Angelo Bruce Pittard, Novice Owen Harrison, San Angelo Merl and Becky Brandon, Miles Harold May, Spur Hunter and Mary Strain, San Angelo Frank and Brenda Sturzl, Lakeway Jim and Tracy Farley, Lubbock Laurin Prather, Lubbock Johnnie Hasty, San Angelo Brandon Bredemeyer, Odessa Dr. Kevin May, Jamul, Calif. Phillip and Sharon Templeton, “If we did not send our recruiters out,” Tomlin said, “there Brad and Mercyla Fly, San Angelo Dick and Mary Robertson, San Angelo Stephen and Roberta Hinshaw, Tim and Bonnie Brewster, Eden David and Cynthia Mazur, San Angelo San Angelo would be a significant decrease in our international student enroll- GOLDEN Jimmy and Debbie Fontenot, Doyle and J. Lynn Schniers, San Angelo Sarah Burnett, Lubbock George and Sue McClung, Mertzon Mark and Bryce Thieman, San Angelo Steve and Marsha Arvedson, Houston San Angelo San Angelo James Hudspeth, San Angelo Cynthia Byrd, San Angelo Zachary and Makensie McCormick, Kevin and Kimberly Thomas, ments, which would negatively impact our diversification efforts.” Gary Baty, Horseshoe Bay Wayne T. Franke, Austin Brian and Jeannine Shannon, David Jacobo, San Angelo Rachel Caillouet, San Angelo San Angelo San Antonio “South Korea,” Pace added, “is our biggest source of interna- Kyle and Pam Box, San Angelo Joe Gabaldon Jr., Pecos Lubbock Scott and Sueann Martin, San Angelo Curry and Bonnie Lou Campbell, Mack and Dixie McCoulskey, Chad Tutle, Sonora tional students. But, we have a sprinkling of students from 26 other Larry Clark, Richmond P. Gilbert and Sylvia Gallegos, Jacqueline Shannon, San Angelo Fernando Martinez, San Angelo Sonora San Angelo Lloyd Urban, McKinney Dale and Sherry Dodson, Plano San Angelo Dave Stinnett, San Angelo Gustavo Martinez Jr., San Angelo Jerry and Nidia Casillas, Katy Dale and Ellen McDonald, San Angelo Deric Valdez, Odessa countries, and it is fair to say that we have seen an increase in re- Bill Tarn, San Angelo T. Dean and Lisa McInturff, Stephen and Susan Van Hoozer, Richard and Debra Farr, San Angelo Howard and Laren Green, San Angelo David McCarthy, San Angelo Steve and Kay Castle, Midland cent years. We’ve worked hard to maintain our international stu- C.B. Franke, San Angelo Shawn and Kelly Hancock, Irving Joe and Mary Ellen Thornton, Trinity Miles McGehee, Williamswood, Dr. Timothy Chandler, Abilene San Angelo San Angelo David and Jo Nell Harlow, San Angelo Grady Harlow, San Angelo James Truelove, Richardson Nova Scotia Reynaldo Chavez, Schertz Dean and Suzette McIntyre, Robert and Deborah Vance, dent numbers, but we also want to keep growing, and we’ve done Lt. Gen. Ronnie D. and Ronald and Carol Harrison, Gene and Dietra Tutle, San Angelo Mark and Milessa Murphy, Mark and Karen Clark, San Angelo San Angelo San Antonio that, even though it’s a very competitive market.” . Maria Hawkins, Washington, D.C. San Angelo Mike Vallandingham, Austin San Angelo Frank and Jeannette Coniglio, Rick McKinney, San Angelo Mason Vaughan, Eldorado Ferd and Cindy Hoefs, San Angelo David Heath, San Angelo Jerry and RoseAnn Vandergriff, Phil and Susan Neighbors, San Angelo San Angelo William McKinney, San Angelo Richard and Mary Vaughan, Robert and Jean Ann LeGrand, Joey and Lezlye Henderson, San Angelo Reid Pfluger, San Angelo Ashley Copeland, San Angelo Roy and Carolynn McNelly, Rowena San Angelo Badminton – continued from page 18 San Angelo Christoval Richard and Sue Way, San Angelo Jeffrey Raymond, San Angelo Kevin and Lacie Corzine, San Angelo Bart Medley, Fort Davis Alfonso Villarreal, San Angelo Carrol Nokes, Arlington Joseph and Su Ann Henderson, Amanda Weitz-Marshall, San Antonio Dr. Jerry Roach, San Angelo Rodney and Rebecca Cottrell, Snyder Jesus and Delilah Mercado, Alpine Dr. Tommy and LaJan Walter, “We can educate our students to open their minds and see how John Norman, Houston San Angelo Troyce and Rebecca Wilcox, Pablo Rodriguez Pacheco, San Angelo Donald and Pat Cox, San Angelo Thomas and Dee Michalewicz, Buda Jacksonville, Fla. Lloyd and Sheri Norris, San Angelo David and Carol Herreman, Lewisville San Angelo Robert Salas, San Angelo Kim Cox, San Angelo Michael and Brooke Mitchell, Kerr Wardlaw, Del Rio big the world really is,” Huang said. “Many of the younger gen- Eric and Kimberly Peterson, Joe and Jennifer Hoelle, San Angelo Andrew and Nicole Williams, Prosper Byron and Belinda Sawyer, Jerry Curry, San Angelo Houston Mindy and Jay Warren, Midland eration don’t read international news very often, so we try to em- San Angelo John and Adelita Willis, San Angelo Loyd and Elaine Moore, San Angelo Tim and Claire Weatherby, Douglas and Mindy Hohensee, Miles San Angelo Dr. Danny and Sandy Daniel, Frisco phasize an international view for our students. For example, more Jim and Marion Ratcliff, Georgetown Virginia Hunt-Edmiston, Murphy Cameron and Jessica Willmann, Jessie Schroeder, San Angelo Darryl and Robyn DeSeve, Alvin and Patricia New, San Angelo Richmond Elizabeth Stringer, San Angelo Col. (Ret) Joe Hurst, Boerne Midland Craig Smith, Austin Manassas, Va. Jim and Joyce O’Connell, San Angelo Michael and Becky Wedin, than 50 percent of physical therapy research is published outside Jimmie and Nelda Von Gonten, Takeo Ishimasa, Eatontown, N.J. Ronnie and Pauline Willmann, Jane Smith, San Angelo Marvin and Janis Dierschke, Darrell O’Neal, Victoria Sweetwater the U.S.” San Angelo Larry Kerr, San Angelo San Angelo Dr. W. Truett Smith, San Angelo San Angelo Corey and Shauna Owens, San Angelo Brandon and Erin Whitford, James Waterbury, Madison, Ala. Lanny and Joni Layman, San Angelo Dr. Kelly and Lesa Wilson, San Angelo Lynne Springer, San Angelo Mark Fraley, San Antonio Meghan Pace, San Angelo San Angelo “Our PT program is distinctive because we have three faculty Jerry and Mary Wilson, San Angelo Larry and Kelly Stewart, San Angelo Bill and Amy Fuchs, Wall Mark and Marsha Pape, Fredericksburg Dr. Whitney Whitworth, from Asia,” he continued. “I think that is an advantage for our stu- Rodney and Betty Winn, San Angelo Antheny and Michelle Pape, Monticello, Ark. Nathan Tanguma, San Angelo Chancey Garza, Grand Junction, Colo. dents to be able to open their minds to the world outside of Texas. Megan Yancey, Midland Elizabeth Vaughan, San Angelo Phillip and Jennifer Glass, San Angelo Elene Wilson, San Angelo Debra Warrington, San Angelo Water Valley James and Blossom Parry, Aubrey Woehl, San Angelo Not every student has a chance to travel outside the U.S., so besides Edward and Theresa Welch, Grider and Tiffany Gordon, Spring San Angelo Nelson and Elizabeth Word, teaching and research, I feel it is my job to encourage students to San Angelo Steven and Nancy Grafa, San Angelo Myron and Mary Pate, San Angelo San Angelo Clifford and Susan Guess, Lewisville Paul and Melissa Perner, Ozona Cyndie Worley, Christoval see how big and wonderful the world is.” ACCESS ASU-SILVER Dolores Gully, San Angelo Fred and Sheri Petmecky, San Antonio Jim and Dora Wright, Menard “Even though,” Ko said, “we are in a smaller town in West Cornelius and Michelle Chinn, Faron and Barbi Pfeiffer, San Angelo Earl and Jean Yarbrough, San Angelo Suzy Hagar, Dallas Texas, as international faculty and students, our experiences are San Angelo Charlie Hall, Georgetown Debrah Powell, San Angelo Eric Zeitler, Bulverde Carlton and Elizabeth Edwards, Joe and Anne Hamilton, San Angelo Jeffrey and Tonya Rainey, spread all over the world. It’s just like the Internet. If you have a San Angelo Jeff and Mindy Hamilton, Lubbock San Angelo SMALL BUSINESS CLUB good computer network, you can reach anywhere. Having interna- Dennis and Libby Grafa, San Angelo Randy Harbin, San Angelo Kerry and Jamie Rainey, San Angelo Friendly Flower Shop, San Angelo Mark and Selina Jackson, San Angelo Benny and Laura Harkey, San Angelo Juan Ramirez, Plant City, Fla. John Belk Attorney at Law, tional students and faculty gives ASU a network all over the world.” Jim and Kim Jones, San Angelo Edgar Harris, San Angelo Buzz Refugio, San Angelo Texarkana “Why do you think rainbows are beautiful?” Ko added. “It’s be- Jay Ornelas, San Angelo Robin Harris, Rockwall Albert and Belinda Reyes, Dallas Legend Jewelers, San Angelo cause they are different colors all together. I think it is the cultural David Pedersen, San Angelo David and Katie Harrison, San Angelo Gary and Patricia Rodgers, Austin Pete and Sandra Pedersen, Jean Hierholzer, Kerrville Dr. Michael and Tara Salisbury, GOLD BUSINESS CLUB diversity at ASU that makes the university much better and much San Angelo Caltech Software Systems, Inc., San Angelo Shirley Hodges, Snyder more beautiful.” . Eric Smith, San Angelo Ronald Hoelle III, Buda David and Candace Samuelson, San Angelo Jacob Smith, San Angelo E. James Holland, San Angelo Abilene Wells Fargo Bank, San Angelo

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