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chairman for her district. She also
enjoys spending time with her two
grandsons. “I love being involved
in the Schreiner Former Students
Association and encourage anyone
who is not involved to join. I
would love to hear from any of my
classmates. My email address is
omasuzi@juno.com. Be sure to put
Recall (April 20-22) on your calendars;
we always have a great time.”
Lisa (Bass) Guzman ’77 and
Richard Guzman ’78 recently
celebrated their 26th wedding
anniversary. The two met on the
Schreiner campus! Their daughter
Elizabeth will be starting high
school at Ursuline Academy. They
have been busy keeping up with
their twin boys, Richard and Robert,
who celebrated their 9th birthday
on August 6. Lisa is a registered
nurse and celebrated her 20th year
as the manager of quality and excellence
for her company. Richard is a
physical therapist and the director
of an outpatient clinic.
Carolyn Sheffield ’78 received
her bachelor’s degree in interior
design from the University of North
Texas in May 2004. “I am now living
in the Chicago area after moving
from Denver. I am working for
a design/build company in Lake
Bluff, Ill.”
1980s
Dirk D. Dykstra ’80 lives in
Westbrook, Texas. “During my first
year at Schreiner, I broke my neck
in a car accident. You may have
seen me walking around with my
“halo” and cane. Things are going
better now.”
Andrea Gerlach ’86 and her
family have lived in the Austin
area for seven years. Her husband
30 Fall 2006 SCENE
Steve is in
his 21st year
with Farmer’s
Insurance
and is now
the national
subrogation
manager for
the state. Andrea is still tutoring
and is active in the community.
She is a Girl Scout leader, a Bible
study leader and volunteers at her
daughters’ school. “Claire is now
8 and in third grade, and Camille
is in kindergarten. They are very
active with soccer, Girl Scouts, and
being little girls! We have been
blessed with wonderful friends,
family and church and love calling
Austin home.”
Aubrey
Frank-
Gutierrez
’89 is busy at
her new job
with Aaron’s
Sales & Lease
Ownership as the executive administrative
assistant to the Mid-American
operations divisional vice president.
She reports that husband Frank
is doing well and celebrating his
fourth anniversary with his company.
Aubrey and Frank have three sons.
“Rian is now 7 years old and in the
second grade; Jacob was 5 years old
on August 27 and will be in kindergarten
this year; and Matthew is
now a very busy 2½-year-old toddler
who keeps us all on our toes!”
1990s
Rob Coyle ’90 and wife Sandra
welcomed Annika Grace Coyle
into their family on April 4, 2006.
Annika joins big brother Matthew,
age 4. Rob and Sandra continue to
work at Cy-Fair College in Houston,
where both are members of
the history faculty and serve as lead
faculty in their respective divisions.
Rob served a six-month stint as the
interim assistant dean for student
learning. He continues to organize
the community garden effort for the
college. The garden supports two
local food pantries with produce
grown on the college campus. Rob
was one of the college’s 2006 Distinguished
Faculty Award winners.
Jan (Zimmermann)
Ivy ’91
reports that
husband
Wade Ivy
’92 is beginning
his fifth year as principal of
Nimitz Elementary School in Kerrville.
Jan is “having a blast” being
a stay-at-home mom, taking care of
their 3-year-old son, Joseph.
Lia (Franklin) Pendergrass ’93
writes, “Schreiner was an incredible
experience shared with special
friends, including an unbelievable
trip to San Miguel de Allende. It
was a superior beginning for my
education. I moved to Fresno, Calif.
and attended California State University
at Fresno for my master’s in
social work. I watched many students
struggle with aspects of graduate
school that had become second
nature to me.” Lia is currently a
licensed clinical social worker and
performs psychiatric evaluations on
a consultant basis. She and her
husband still live in Fresno.
Matt Ball
’95 is in his
fifth year of
teaching special
education
at Garrison
High School in Garrison, Texas.
Matt and wife Leslie have a 3-yearold
son, Carter.