Bob Lively ’68 has written his 13th book and his second novel, Cotton-Eyed Joe, which he describes as a “Black Lives Matter” book. The story is of white man Will Amos and his friend, a nearly blind Black man nicknamed ‘Cotton-Eyed Joe.’ When the Black man is falsely accused of murder, a racist-fueled guilty verdict… [Read More]

1969 John D. Moseley Jr. and Alice Ruth Butler were married in Malakoff, Texas, on April 12, 2021. The two have shared their lives for over 40 years, including in teaching careers at Dallas College North Lake Campus in Irving, Texas, where Alice had been Director of Theatre since 1977 and John had been teaching… [Read More]

2004 Travis Redman and Shauna Harkless Redman welcomed their son, Levi, on November 19, 2020. Big sister Leah, 9, helped welcome him home. 2005 Stephanie Birch Robertson and Jeff Robertson welcomed Gloria Charlotte to the family on April 24, 2021, meeting John Frederick, 7, and Madeleine Lorraine, 6. The family built a home in Leander,… [Read More]

Alumni 1942 Conway Taliaferro Wharton Jr. 1946 Betty Covey Richards 1947 Ross Hester 1947 Mary Frances Robinson Shell 1947 Mary “Sparky” Johnson Waldrop 1948 Charlotte Galey Bulloch 1948 MaryLou Darter Lueb 1948 Letha Rae Haraughty Seymour 1949 Frances “Boody” Hare Fallon 1949 Stanley B. Ward 1950 John G. Phelan 1951 Jennifer Reid Kemp 1951 Nancy… [Read More]

Audrey Rose ’18 is shown with some of the third grade students who captured her heart during her Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in the Canary Islands during 2019-2020. For 2020-2021, she has been selected as the Fulbright Cultural and Pedagogy Mentor for the Canary Islands. She says she is “incredibly fortunate to have another year… [Read More]

1965 Price Smith marked 50 years as an attorney in fall 2020 and decided to take down his shingle. In a Wichita Falls newspaper article, he said he had always wanted to be a trial attorney, so he spent his life in work he loved. He said he is retiring now for health reasons. 1967… [Read More]

John Deckert ’72 received a 2020 Marine Corps Heritage Foundation Award for portrayal of Marine Corps history, traditions, and culture through photography, art, documentaries, journalism, poetry, and nonfiction and fiction writing. John’s 2017 to 2019 art creations received The Colonel John W. Thomason Jr. Award for combat art. Each of the 19 winners received a… [Read More]

Scott Metelko ’88 became Executive Director of Chisholm Trail Heritage Center in Duncan, Oklahoma, in February 2020. He founded an entertainment design and fabrication firm creating themed environments in 1993 and has had extensive experience in museums, theme parks, and entertainment venues. Before the move to Duncan, he and his wife lived in Florida, where… [Read More]

Thomas Newsom ’91 became President of Southeastern Oklahoma State University in April 2020. Before assuming the presidency, he spent a year at A&M Commerce as Interim Vice President for Student Success and Dean of Students. He previously spent five years as President of Mesalands Community College in Tucumcari, New Mexico. He had also worked in… [Read More]

Allison M. Harris ’05 is Vice President of Development for Presbyterian Mo-Ranch Assembly, where she leads the ranch’s giving program. Established in 1949, Mo-Ranch is a camp and  conference center in the heart of the Texas Hill Country, open to all to meet, stay, play, and pray. The 500 acres of Mo-Ranch are nestled along… [Read More]