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FRIENDS & FAMILY Chaplain Col. Holland Hope, a 1940 graduate of McMurry University, served on the Chaplain Board, the “Think Tank” of the 10th SBTB branch in Camp Taji, Iraq in the 1970s. Holland was a member of the New Mexico Conference of the United Methodist Church. He served as a chaplain from WWII until the late 1970s. Later he retired to take a church in El Paso; he was living in El Paso when he died. Holland received the Distinguished Alumni Award at McMurry University in 1993. These pictures are of the Hope Chapel in Camp Taji, Iraq. 32 M c M u r r y U n i v e r s i t y 1933 Robert E. Kirksey ’33 celebrated his 100th birthday on November 18, 2009. 1956 Joe Bill Fox ’56 was among six people to be inducted into the Birdville Athletic Hall of Honor on December 10, 2009. In high school in Fort Worth he was named most outstanding athlete. Later he was named all-conference quarterback for McMurry. He was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Honor in 1987 at McMurry University. In 1990, Fox was elected to the Texas High School Athletic Directors’ Association Hall of Honor. He has had a fluent career in athletics as football coach at Birdwell High School, McMurry University and San Antonio and as athletic director in the Birdville and Irving school districts. He received the McMurry Distinguished Alumni Award in 2008. 1964 Dr. Bill Smith ’64 was recently promoted to Coordinator for the Resident Student Internship Program for the Baylor Tom Landry Health and Wellness Center on the campus of Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. In addition, Dr. Smith will also direct employee customer service training as Coordinator for Quality Development and will serve as the Special Events Coordinator for the Landry Center. Dr. Smith continues his role as an adjunct professor at Richland College in the Department of Human and Academic Development. 1970 Dr. Bruce Edwards ’70 earned his master’s degree in Religious Education at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary on May 17, 1981, and a Doctor of philosophy degree in Psychology and Christian counseling from Louisiana Baptist University on May 2, 2008. As a result of information discovered through his dissertation research, the Louisiana Baptist University leadership opened a counseling center for the M c M u r r y U n i v e r s i t y 32
area. He is presently serving as Minister of Education and Administration at Airline Baptist Church in Bossier City, Louisiana. He is married to Judy Adkins Edwards, and they have two children and five grandchildren. 1971 Carla Moore ’71, an educator with the Lubbock Independent School District, was named the TCTA 2009-2010 Retiree of the Year. TCTA, founded in 1927, is an association for Texas teaching professionals and serves 50,000 members across the state. This award is given to honor a recently retired member who has given outstanding service to education, students, the community and the Association during his/her career. Moore taught in the Lubbock ISD for over 30 years and the TCTA judge said, “She has touched many lives in the past, and she volunteers and promotes TCTA membership.” TCTA will honor her in February in Fort Worth. McMurry congratulates Carla. 1980 Rev. Harry Riser ‘80 is pastor at First United Methodist in Clovis, New Mexico and father to current McMurry honors student and history major, Dave Riser. The National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) has accepted a paper by Dave Riser for presentation at its national meeting in April at the University of Montana. Dave’s paper is entitled “The Music Never Died: How Buddy Holly Changed Music Forever.” The selection process for the conference is quite competitive, and a “proud dad” and the McMurry community are proud of Dave’s success. 1985 Paula Radle Lightfoot ’85 is the Controller of Insurors of Texas in Waco, Texas. She has been married to husband, Tracy, for 23 years. Their oldest son, Kevin, 21, graduated from Concordia University in December 2009. Her youngest son, Keith, is 18 and attends McMurry University. She writes, “The tradition continues!” FRIENDS & FAMILY 1987 Nita Houlihan Keesee ’87 is the Director of Math and Science for Abilene ISD. Her grandson, Dylan, attends Craig Middle School and her husband, Al, is a cable technician for AISD. Al and Nita are expecting their second grandchild. They recently celebrated their 36th wedding anniversary. 1994 Dr. Kyle and Carla Rae (Thieben) Kychik ’94 announce the birth of Kaeleigh Sue on May 12, 2009. She was 19 in long and weighed 6 lb and 7 oz. 1997 Lesa Cregeen ’97 graduated with a B.A. in art, psychology, and sociology. She is presently employed as a customer service specialist at A-Town/Hi-Tech of Abilene. Lesa has recently been involved with several art projects. In December 2008, she and a group from Fountain Gate Fellowship Church of Abilene sent artwork to holocaust survivors in Israel. The artists ranged from ages 4 to 73. The 240 pieces of colorful art were viewed at Zion Messianic Congregation in Haifa, Israel. Also, she participated in the Abilene Heart Association’s April 2009 Gala at the Abilene Civic Center. She writes poetry as a hobby. Her email is lesac@safe-mail.net. 2005 Kalyn Mathis ’05 and Michael Qualls ’05 were married on June 14, 2008 in Jacksboro, Texas. They live at Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch where Michael is a M c M u r r y U n i v e r s i t y 33
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