February 2007 - Austin College

’ROONOTES59Louis Manz is an Austin College 2007Distinguished Alumni Award recipient (seepage 7). He is a research engineer with theTexas Center for Applied Technology. He livesin San Antonio, Texas.62 45-YEAR CLASS REUNIONNOVEMBER 10, 2007Dian Gould McCall is an Austin College2007 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient(see page 7). Through 2006, she served asgeneral presbyter and stated clerk for theNorthern Kansas Presbytery. She now lives inFort Worth, Texas.68Charly Castle earned degrees in music and amaster’s degree in library science from theUniversity of Texas. He works in the UT FineArts Library in reference and gift processing,the Texas College of Traditional ChineseMedicine as head librarian, and the AustinCommunity College, South Austin Campus asadjunct reference librarian. He sings with theCapitol City Men’s Chorus and occasionallywith Ora Voce at the Metropolitan CommunityChurch of Austin.67 40-YEAR CLASS REUNIONNOVEMBER 10, 200769William Charles Campaigne is an AustinCollege 2007 Distinguished Alumni Awardrecipient (see page 7). A veterinarian, he is apartner in Seguin Animal Hospital, Inc., LoneStar Laboratory Swine, and SCH Enterprises.He lives in Seguin, Texas, with his wife, LynnMarie (Mayfield).72 35-YEAR CLASS REUNIONNOVEMBER 10, 2007Katharine Luckett Kerr received a MasterTeacher Award in an October assembly at St.Mary’s Hall in San Antonio, Texas, where shehas taught math since 1996. The award wasmade “in recognition of exemplary service,skill, extraordinary talent, professionalknowledge, and dedication to the progress ofthe individual student.” She worked as a childwelfare case worker before beginning herteaching career. She taught in Dallas atLake Highlands High School andBishop Lynch High School before hermove to St. Mary’s Hall.73James Downs has been involved inall aspects of the theater for manyyears, most of those with BackdoorPlayers in Wichita Falls, Texas, andlater with Theatre III in Dallas. He also livedand worked in Yosemite National Park wherenature brought his work with poetry backinto focus. He has written and publishedmany poems, given readings throughoutCalifornia, and taught workshops at a localelementary school.77 30-YEAR CLASS REUNIONNOVEMBER 10, 2007Chris John was one of 11 people named“Who’s Who in Benefit Advising” in theDecember 2006 Employee Benefit AdviserMagazine. He is chief executive officer and cofounderof United Benefit Advisors, analliance of independent benefit advisory firms.John lives in Austin, Texas.79Lynn W. Neill, Jr., retired after 26 years ofteaching at the New Mexico Military Instituteas an associate professor of social sciences. Heworks as the business manager of the WaymanLearning Center in Plano, Texas. He and hiswife, Jeanne McCrossen ’80, live inRichardson, Texas, where Jeanne is a paralegalat Fletcher & Springer, L.L.P. ■ Kim Powershas written The History of Swimming, a memoirin great part about his time at Austin College.He appeared on Good Morning America onSept. 18, 2006, with Diane Sawyer toKatherine Luckett Kerr, at right, and her familyCOURTESY PHOTOpromote the book and was on LeonardLopate’s National PublicRadio program the followingday. The book has receivedgreat reviews and was selectedas a Barnes & Noble “DiscoverNew Writers” book for theholiday season. Powers continueshis work as a writer for ABC’sPrimetime Live.82 25-YEAR CLASS REUNIONNOVEMBER 10, 2007Charla Glass Aldous is an Austin College2007 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient(see page 7). A 1985 graduate of SouthernMethodist University School of Law, sheopened Aldous Law Firm in Dallas in January2007. ■ A son, Noah Mason, was bornin April 2006 to Abby and Todd Williams.Big brothers, Matthew, Jackson, Joshua, andLucas welcomed him home in Dallas.Noah Mason Williams87 20-YEAR CLASS REUNIONNOVEMBER 10, 2007Aldo Billingslea has been granted tenure,promoted to associate professor, andappointed chair of the Department of Theatreand Dance at Santa Clara University.88A son, Drew Timothy, was born July 28,2006, to Drew and Camille HigginsSparks. After 10 years with the TarrantCounty District Attorney’s Office, Camilleaccepted a position as an assistant UnitedStates attorney in April 2005. Drew worksfor GlaxoSmithkline pharmaceuticals. Thefamily lives in Las Colinas, Texas.COURTESY PHOTO38 FEBRUARY 2007