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1960s
Kay Delgada
(’65 Physical Therapy) celebrated her 40th year of service at Bayshore
Medical Center, in Pasadena, Texas. Her family established a physical
therapy scholarship in her honor.
Francie Frederick
(’67 Medical Technology) has been named General Counsel to the University of
Texas System Board of Regents. She worked for several years as a medical
technologist before returning to school to receive a doctor of jurisprudence
degree from the University of Houston in 1975. She worked for the district
attorney's office in Jefferson County, Texas, and the attorney general's
office before joining the University of Texas System in 1979. She is an
adjunct faculty member in the College of Education at U.T. Austin and
lectures on higher education policy and politics. She is married to an
environmental attorney, David Frederick, and lives in Austin.
1970s
Lodie Massey ('75
Physician Assistant Studies)
Recently selected to be
the inagural Director of synergy (Interprofessional Education) for UTMB.
Returned to UTMB after a three year (temporary) retirement to be the nanny
for her grandson Jackson, while daughter Jessica completed her psychiatry
residency at UTMB.
Cathy Beshel ('74
Occupational Therapy) after Hurricane Katrina, we moved to Fort Worth where
our son and his wife and our first grandson live. we return to New Orleans
monthly to keep in touch with friends and family there. Our daughter proudly
calls New Orleans home! I encourage everyone to take a vacation to New
Orleans and enjoy everything that makes the city unique and wonderful and
also view firsthand the extent of the devastation there.
Cynthia
Alexander-Garrett, MS, OTR, CHT, CLT,
('78 Occupational Therapy) is now working for a physician-owned practice
called Hand and Microsurgery Associates in San Antonio after having been
employed with a corporation for 11 years. She and her husband Michael, a
police captain, continue to grow vegetables and cotton as well as raise
bantam chickens, rabbits, dogs (8), and cats (3). In their spare time, they
antique!
Elaine
Bodenheimer Flowers, M.A., OTR, (’76 Occupational
Therapy) is pleased to announce that her daughter Kathryn "Kate" Flowers, a
current occupational therapy student at UTMB (class of August 2007),
received the Student Leadership Award from the Texas Occupational Therapy
Association at its annual meeting held in Irving, Texas.
Julie Lowrey Garner, OTR, MS, Med,
(’75 Occupational Therapy) recently re-entered the workforce after a brief,
six-year retirement. She is only working part-time, but loves it.
Keith
Hankins (’74
Occupational Therapy) reports that he is still in Waco. He is part-time
owner and partner in a mental health firm. He notes that his OT background
prepared him well for the psychological assessment and treatment of
individuals and their families. He received his master’s degree in
educational psychology and a doctorate in psychology. Besides being in
practice with 12 other psychologists and therapists, he consults with
geropsychiatric facilities where there is interaction with PTs, OTs,
audiologists, and STs. He’d love to be in touch with other 1974 grads, and
says that you may reach him at
MYdoot@hot.rr.com.
Becky L. Jolin
(’73 Occupational Therapy) co-wrote the article "incentives for Voluntary
Cleanup Are Back!" published in the May 2008 issue of the Texas Bar Journal.
Jolin and her co-author, James C. Moriss III, are environmental law partners
in the Austin office of the Dallas-based law firm Thompson & Knight. Jolin
focuses oh her practice on environmental issues affecting industry,
compliance, rule-making, land use, liability management, and administrative,
civil, and criminal enforcement regarding air emissions, water discharges,
solid and hazardous waste management, and PCB's, radioactive substances. She
represents clients before federal, state, and local agencies, and also
defends clients in state and federal administrative, civil, and criminal
enforcement actions.
1980s
Aimee (Thibeaux)
Shatney(’89
Occupational Therapy) is married with 3 healthy and active children: Evan
(10), Lydia (7), and Paul (3). They live in Amarillo and are involved in
Polk St. United Methodist Church, Boy Choir, Girl Scouts, community theater,
and piano lessons. Aimee is Manager of Rehab Therapy Services at Baptist
St. Anthony’s Health System. A new 24-bed state-of-the art non-smoking unit
that was slated for occupancy this Fall.
1990s
Gilda
(Garza) Womack (1993 Medical Technology Program) and Class Treasurer.
Married to Criminal Defense Lawyer, Guy L. Womack, one son, Gray Lee Womack
, 2 and a half years old. I've been working for Methodist Willowbrook
Hospital for 7 years. In 2007 I stepped down from my weekend laboratory
coordinator position to become a PRN- MT, Special Projects to work from home
preparing, updating, revising, and reformatting standard operating
procedures and working on other special projects for MWH. Thank you UTMB
SAHS for accepting me into the MT program, allowing me to create an
articulation agreement program to lead the way for other students
and helping me reach my dream.
Tina (Tober)
Stenos
(’97
Occupational Therapy) is now living in Geelong Australia! Best to you down
under, Tina!
Paul Hoover
(’96 Physical Therapy) continues his work as a successful physical therapist
at St. John’s Sports Medicine in Nassau Bay, Texas.
Kelly (Leopold) Rush
(’94 Occupational Therapy) is married to Grant S. Rush and has two sons:
Myles, 7, and Kelton, 4. She continues doing on call work for home health,
SNF, in the Salem, Sublimity, Mt. Angel and Kaiser region of Oregon.
2000s
Chris Goerlich (’04 Physical Therapy) and wife, Mari,
are proud parents of quadruplets born Aug. 29, 2007.
Evelyne Orlander (’07 Physical Therapy) co-authored a
case report published in Physical Therapy in January 2008.
Rebecca Orrell
(’02 Physical Therapy) married Michael Cooper in August 2006 in Montezuma,
Costa Rica. They live in Austin, Texas.
Melissa Phillip
(’05 Physical Therapy) co-authored an article in the Journal of Aging and
Physical Therapy.
Deaths
Ricky Watson
(’90 RHS/RDT) passed away on Saturday July 12, 2008. Ricky was born in
Lubbock on July 20, 1948, to R.G. and Margie Curtis Watson. He married Retha
Caddell in 1968. They have two daughters, Kristina Harville and Rebeka
Watson. Ricky worked for Lubbock Electric Co. until the 1980 when he and his
family moved to Galveston, where he earned his degree from the University of
Texas Medical Branch, School of Allied Health in 1990. He is survived by his
parents; his spouse; his two daughters; five grandchildren; his brother
Danny; his sister Penny; and many friends. Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m.
on Saturday, July 19, 2008, in the W.W. Rix Chapel on Broadway, Lubbock
Texas. Services will follow at 2 p.m., with James A. Whitehead officiating.
Interment will take place in the City of Lubbock Cemetery immediately
afterwards. The family suggests that memorials be sent to Hospice of
Lubbock, P.O. Box 16800 Lubbock, TX 79490.
Edward A. “Ed” Snapp Jr.,
(’47 Physical Therapy) 81, died August 16, 2006, at his residence in
Columbus, Mississippi. He was a licensed physical therapist, developed his
own therapy protocol for central nervous system injuries and owned Futures
Unlimited Clinic. He did his pre-med work at the University of Houston. In
addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Joan Semaan
Snapp. He is survived by his daughter, Susan Snapp of Steens; sons, Russell
of Columbus and James Snapp of Coeur D' Alene, Idaho; and five
grandchildren. Donations, to pay for therapy for special needs children, may
be made to The Ed Snapp Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 1444, Columbus, MS 39703.
Bonnie Jo Whittington,
(’66 Physical Therapy) 60, died January 27, 2005, in Amarillo, Texas. She
grew up in the wonderful communities of Sabinal and Canyon, Texas. Bonnie
spent many wonderful years in McAllen, Texas, working wholeheartedly for the
Easter Seal Society and enjoying her many great friends there. In 1994, she
earned a master’s degree in physical therapy from Texas Women’s University.
In October 2001, Bonnie received the Ruby Decker Award, a Texas Physical
Therapy Association Anonymous Donor award.
The following abbreviations are used to represent
SAHS specialties, past and present:
SAHS - the School of Allied Health Sciences | PT - Physical Therapy | OT - Occupational Therapy
| PAS - Physician Assistant Studies | RC - Respiratory Care | CLS - Clinical
Lab Sciences | HCA - Health Care Administration | MT - Medical Technology
If you need assistance regarding class notes, please
contact:
Michelle
Conley
Office of Alumni Affairs and Special Events
UTMB School of Allied Health Sciences
301 University Blvd
Galveston, TX 77555-1028
(409) 772-3006 Telephone
(409) 747-1623 Facsimile
maconley@utmb.edu
