1958
Michael Murray ’58 has been working with The Leadership Academy for Poland, based in Warsaw, Poland, for the past eight years. During the six-month program, Michael guides 40 people through the problem-solving process he has used in a professional capacity since the 1970s. Participants create groups of five to seven people (known as “Nests”) and hold monthly meetings to resolve a stated issue. He meets with Nests via Zoom as they work through the problem using the prescribed process. In May 2025, Michael traveled to Warsaw to conduct two workshops: A Marriage Enrichment Experience for 20 couples, and one titled “How to Deal With People With Whom I Have Difficulty.”
1965
Bob Essin ’65 married Dara Anderson in 2005. Dara was the “professor” for Coach Slats McCord’s 1978 and 1979 JanTerm courses at Cheley Camps in Estes Park, Colorado, in the subjects of downhill skiing, cross country skiing, snow caves and camping, map and compass, ice fishing, first aid, and fun. These days, Bob has substituted golf for basketball and sells real estate in Vail, Colorado.
John Landolt ’65, his wife Melinda, and their (mostly) beagle named Buddy moved to a senior living community in northern Virginia in December 2024. “We still enjoy fairly good health and thought it would be good to make this transition before it might be forced upon us,” says John, who retired from the faculty of Shepherd College in West Virginia in 2009 after 38 years of service.
1966
Mickey Bonesio ’66 and Gary Parker ’67 competed on July 4, 2025, with the Vocal Majority (VM) Chorus at the Barbershop Harmony Society’s international chorus contest in Denver, Colorado, winning the VM’s 14th championship on the 50th anniversary of its first gathering in 1975. It was Mickey’s 13th and Gary’s 8th championship with the chorus.
Larry Huelbig ’66 and his wife, Carol Trout, are traveling extensively this year. They recently returned from Quebec City, Canada. Later this year, they will be traveling to Las Vegas, Nevada, and Galveston, Texas. Their permanent residence of many years is in Houston, Texas.
1968
William R. Allensworth ’68 has been named a Distinguished Alumnus by Texas Tech University School of Law. In conjunction with this honor, Allensworth, the construction law firm he founded in 1995, established the William R. Allensworth ’74 Endowed Scholarship to support Texas Tech Law students pursuing careers in construction law. William was instrumental in establishing the State Bar of Texas’s Construction Law Section, for which he received the Bar’s Pioneer Award in 2016.
Edmund Gibson ’68 retired from the Navy at the rank of Captain after 26 years of service. He has served as an ASA sailing instructor for 32 years, and Commodore of his sailing club for four years. He is the owner of a Catalina 30 located at Lake Grapevine. He has commanded or skippered a sailing flotilla annually since 2017 in the Pacific Northwest, Lake Michigan, Chesapeake Bay, Caribbean, Newport, Rhode Island, and in summer 2025, Croatia. Edmund has been very happily married to his wife, Karann, since 2021.
1974
Ann Wearden Raidt ’74 has had a 41-year career in public education and has been providing private family counseling services for 20 years. She recalls the pride she felt being congratulated for her degree from Austin College during interviews, and has encouraged her Plano ISD juniors and seniors to visit Austin College to understand all the opportunities offered.
1975
Charles Curtis ’75 was recently inducted into the Hall of Fame of the G. Brint Ryan College of Business at the University of North Texas. This recognizes his 19 years of service to the College through leadership of department and college boards, student mentoring and career counseling, guest participation in classes and class projects, and financial support.
Angela Tipps Freeman ’75 and her husband, Gary, are celebrating their 49- year marriage anniversary this year. For the past 15 years, they have owned and operated a home care business for the elderly. They love to travel and recently returned from a three-week trip to Italy, which they enjoyed with their daughter, son-in-law, and grandson, who is a recent Texas A&M graduate. They are expecting a second grandchild in January 2026.
The family business of Ken Wright ’75, Wright Brothers Sheet Metal and Roofing, is celebrating 93 years in business this year. The company was started by his grandfather in Texarkana, Texas, in 1932, and Ken joined after his graduation in 1975. Ken loves being in charge of custom sheet metal fabrication and hasn’t retired. He and his wife, Linda, have been married for 48 years and have three children, seven grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. In his spare time, Ken enjoys shooting sports, hunting ducks and doves and shooting skeet most every weekend.
1976
Charles Hollingsworth ’76 retired in 2018 after 38 years in the appraisal business. He moved back to Grayson County and now resides in Van Alstyne, Texas, where he works one day a week as one of the Monday Morning Men at First Baptist Church. He still attends Austin College’s first home game and homecoming football games, where he cooks and serves food at the Outback.
1978
Sallie Sampsell Watson ’78 retired after 8 1/2 years as the General Presbyter for Mission Presbytery, working with about 120 Presbyterian congregations in the southern fifth of Texas. Her retirement was temporarily delayed, as she was invited to serve the Presbyterian Church (USA) as Associate Director for Mid Council Relations for a one-year term. Sallie says, “It’s turned out to be a great fit, and one more challenge before I return to enjoying retirement next March!” She works with and for the Rev. Jihyun Oh, who delivered the 2025 Baccalaureate sermon and received an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Austin College.
1984
Terri King Lins ’84 has been elected to the Board of Directors for YWCA Utah. As someone who is committed to advancing equity and supporting women and families in her community, she will have the opportunity to further contribute to the important work the YWCA does across the state of Utah. In her professional role as Chief Credit Officer at TAB Bank, she has seen firsthand the power of financial inclusion and leadership in shaping stronger communities. Terri is grateful for the foundation that her Austin College education provided and looks forward to giving back through this new opportunity.
1986
Janet Broadhead Imhoff ’86, MA ’87 has relocated to Denver, Colorado, this summer to live near her daughter and embark upon a new chapter and a new adventure.
Dr. Brent T. Williams ’86 was awarded the Spencer D. Albright III Professorship in Rehabilitation by the University of Arkansas College of Education and Health Professions in November 2024. He has been an associate professor in the University of Arkansas-Lafayette Department of Counseling, Leadership, and Research Methods since July 2002. The purpose of the Albright Professorship is to advance the study and practice of disability services that enable people with disabilities to enter and maintain productive roles in society. The professorship recognizes Brent for the work he has done and will continue to do to advance disability services in Arkansas. Also in 2024, Brent received the College of Education and Health Professions Superior Service Award. In 2025, Brent received a Faculty Distinguished Achievement Award from the Arkansas Alumni Association. He is a passionate and steadfast advocate for people with disabilities, using his research to drive change and develop programs that help people with disabilities who face barriers in education, employment, and independent living.
1987
Arro Smith ’87 retired from the City of San Marcos Public Library after 33 years. Aside from working at City Limits while at Austin College, it is essentially the only job he’d ever had! For the last few years, he has taught one graduate class each semester at The University of Texas School of Information. He is also active in the Austin community and helps run three nonprofit organizations, and in his retirement has taken a part-time position as the morning receptionist for the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Arro says of his post-retirement career, “I spend my mornings with super-nice students and super-smart theologians, and then I have afternoons free for my service work.”
1991
Mark Dibble ’91 was appointed to the position of library director at the Blumberg Library at Texas Lutheran University on January 1, 2025.
1992
Len McClane Brown ’92 has completed more than two years of training and passed a series of exams, earning the title of Certified Mentor Coach through Mentor Coach, LLC. She loves connecting with coaches and clients worldwide and looks forward to showing them how to use their strengths to achieve their desired goals. Len lives in Waco with her husband Boyce. They have two young adult daughters.
1993
Cake, an AI company cofounded by Skyler Thomas ’93, has raised a $13 million seed round led by Gradient Ventures—Google’s AI fund—and has been featured by TechCrunch.
1994
Adam Reed ’94 graduated from the Texas Tech Rawls School of Business, earning an MBA in August 2024. He is the CEO of Adam B. Reed & Associates.
1996
Darren McDowell ’96 has been named to the 2025 edition of Texas Super Lawyers, which recognizes the top 5% of attorneys in the state each year. Candidates are evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Darren is a multi-year Super Lawyer honoree for his work in personal injury products for plaintiffs. Earlier in 2025, he was also named as one of D Magazine’s Best Lawyers in Dallas and was included in The Best Lawyers in America.
2000
Craig Moore ’00 was appointed as a Criminal Magistrate Judge for Travis County, Texas, in December 2024.
2001
Sharon Larson ’01, DO, MS, FACOS, FACS has been elected to the Board of Governors for the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons and has been elected to the Board of Directors for the Women in Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support organization. Sharon is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Memphis, Tennessee, who practices adult cardiac surgery and specializes in heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support. She is a member of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and the American Osteopathic Association.
2004
Lauren Vincent Slovisky ’04 was recently honored with a National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) Award of Excellence in the Marketing Material category for her work on the Partners in Education –Rise marketing brochure at Katy Independent School District, where she serves as Coordinator of Partners in Education. The award is the highest recognition in its category and celebrates outstanding achievement in education communications.
2005
Ana Guzmán ’05 (right) and her colleague, Lauren, recently contributed to the spring 2025 Colorado Association for Play Therapy Conference as presenters. Ana is dedicated to advancing understanding among her professional peers and the community regarding the effects of trauma and the implementation of trauma informed care practices, a crucial topic they addressed during their Colorado visit.
2010
Following the merger of Locke Lord and Troutman Pepper, to Troutman Pepper Locke LLP, Brandan Montminy ’10 was selected to the 2025-2026 class of the combined firm’s Client Development & Executive Leadership Program.
2011
Natalie Taylor Sanders ’11 earned her Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Writing Studies from University of Texas at El Paso in 2022. After graduating, she and her husband, Craig Sanders, relocated to western Pennsylvania for her current position as Assistant Professor of English Composition at University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg. In February 2023, she and Craig welcomed their daughter, Cassidy.
2023
Gisselle Melendez ’23 has been working in the renewable industry with Elgin Power Solutions for two years. The company has built substations and BESS yards for well-known customers.