Class Notes 2017

Bobby Vaughn Class of 2000

Bobby Vaughn was named the new director of accounting for the Rockwall Independent School District near Dallas in June 2017.

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Chris Evans Class of 2001

Chris Evans was named the new head football coach at Wheeler High School, the Class 2A high school for Wheeler in the Texas panhandle, in June 2017. He left San Angelo Lake View High School after being on the Chiefs coaching staff since 2009.

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Mason Vaughan Class of 2001

Mason Vaughan was named president of the First National Bank of Eldorado in February 2017. He first joined the FNB staff as a vice president in 2003.

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Sterlin Gilbert Class of 2002

Sterlin Gilbert was named the new head football coach at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, La., in December 2018.

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Matthew Gutierrez Class of 2002

Dr. Matthew Gutierrez was hired as the new superintendent of the Seguin Independent School District near San Antonio in July 2017.

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Lara Nelson Class of 2002

Lara Nelson was named the new assistant principal at Upland Heights Elementary School in the Frenship Independent School District near Abilene in June 2017.

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Stacy Pierson Class of 2002

Stacy Pierson (2002) was promoted to executive director of school operations and student success for the Cold Spring-Oakhurst Consolidated Independent School District in January 2018.

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Sarah Teaff Class of 2003

Sarah Teaff was named the new chief operating officer of St. Luke Community Healthcare in Ronan, Mont., in December 2016.

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Tony Vu Class of 2003

Tony Vu reached the 100-win mark as head boys’ soccer coach at San Angelo Central High School in January 2017. He is the first Central soccer coach to reach that mark.

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Courtney Levens Class of 2003

Courtney Levens was named the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s new family and consumer sciences agent for Brown County in October 2016.

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Mary Guerra Class of 2003

Mary Guerra, medical director for Banfield Pet Hospital’s Dallas-Fort Worth Central District, was profiled in Healthy Hispanic Living magazine in January 2017.

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Gabriel Lopez Class of 2003

Gabriel Lopez was named principal of West Briar Middle School in the Houston Independent School District in July 2017.

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Scott Larrabee Class of 2004

Scott Larrabee was hired as the new head coach of the girls’ basketball team at Sehome High School in Bellingham, Wash., in May 2017.

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Kayla Hons Class of 2005

Kayla Hons was named vice president and loan officer of Community National Bank in Mineral Wells in March 2017.

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Morgan Chegwidden Class of 2005

Morgan Chegwidden was promoted to director of animal services for the City of San Angelo in June 2017. She had previously served as the city’s budget manager. She was also named a “20 Under 40” honoree by the San Angelo Standard-Times for 2016.

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Grant Freeman Class of 2006

Grant Freeman was named the head football coach at Wichita Falls High School in April 2017.

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Lori Loomis Boies Class of 2006

Lori Loomis Boies, an instructor of biological sciences at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, was installed as the president of the Bexar County Medical Society Alliance in January 2017. She also serves as the vice president of communications for the Texas Medical Association Alliance.

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James B. Campbell Class of 2006

James B. Campbell, director of Robert Massie Funeral Home in San Angelo, was named the 2016-17 Funeral Director of the Year by the West Texas Funeral Directors Association in June 2017.

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Gena Fleming Class of 2006

Gena Fleming was named the new principal at Camacho Elementary School in the Leander Independent School District just north of Austin in June 2017.

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Ben Lyons Class of 2006

Ben Lyons was promoted to defensive coordinator of the Chiefs football team at San Angelo Lake View High School in August 2017. He has coached at Lake View since 2006.

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Jenna Turnage Class of 2007

Jenna Turnage (2007) was named the new director of corporate partnerships for the Charleston (S.C.) Metro Chamber of Commerce in May 2018.

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Cody Allen Class of 2007

Cody Allen, a special agent with the Texas Department of Public Safety, received the DPS’ William P. Clements Excellence Award for outstanding service in February 2017.

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Laura Brandenburg Class of 2007

Laura Brandenburg was named dean of the School of Languages and Literature at Wayland Baptist University in October 2016.

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Megan Hastings Class of 2007

Megan Hastings was recognized with a 2016 Impact Award: Four for the Future by the Auto Care Association in September 2016. The award honors four aftermarket professionals age 40 or younger who have made remarkable contributions within the auto care industry. Hastings is the digital marketing and training manager for Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance Inc.

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Melissa A. McCullough Class of 2008

Melissa A. McCullough was hired as director of operations planning for High Steel Structures in Lancaster, Penn., in May 2017.

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