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Congratulations: to our students Ben Debayle and Casey Schaefer on their election to Yell Leader and to Zachary Whitehurst on his election to Off-Campus Senator! They are outstanding young men who will represent Katy proudly and serve their university humbly.
A big thank-you to their Aggie Moms Suzy Debayle, Candy Shaefer and Sherri Whitehurst who have raised these boys very well!
From: Leony Glenn
My daughter, Carolyn Glenn, was one of the Big Event coordinators this year.
4 Pictures from the Big Event 2008:
1. President George Bush (No. 41) with Aggie Yell Leaders
2. Carolyn Glenn and Casey Schaefer (both from Katy)
3. President George Bush, Carolyn Glenn (on left) and other Big Event coordinators
4. President George Bush with Big Event coordinators and Yell Leaders
From: Kay Pontious
Lauren Paige Humphrey, a 4th generation Aggie and dressed for the part!
From: Suzy Debayle
My son Ben Debayle Class of 09', was recently inducted into the Ross Volunteers along with Ryan Derong Class of 09' (Son of Debbie Derong) (both of company E-1). He also got the corps nomination for senior Yell Leader. He, along with Casey Schaefer (also of Katy), are now called the Yell Boys and must accompany the Yell Leaders wherever they go. Pictured are Weston Wilcox, Fletcher Massie, Ben Debayle, and Casey Scaefer that was taken at a recent A&M basketball game.
From: Sonna Lumpkins
My son Kyle Lumpkins, Class of 07', Proposed to Erica Shearfield, Class of 07', on their fourth anniversary of their meeting in Freshman Sociology class. He waited until sundown and proposed to Erica at the Century Tree. She said "YES!" They will graduate in May of 08' and are thinking of an August wedding.
From: Holly Burke
Attached is a picture of my son Jameson showing his Aggie spirit as a Fish Camp counselor for Camp Arenas. The camp color was green in case you couldn’t guess. The girl in the background with the large green earrings is Tracy Ashton, Theresa Ashton’s daughter. She was also a camp counselor.
From: Sherri Whitehurst
Zachary Whitehurst ’08 received his Aggie Ring at Parents Weekend, his Grandpa Troy Whitehurst Jr. ’53 surprised him and was there to present it to him!! Whoop!!
Zach was also re-elected to serve on the Senate for the College of Engineering.
Cadet Whitehurst of Company K2 has been selected to Corps Staff in the position of Public Relations Officer….another big Whoop!!
Zachary will officially become a Senior at Final Review, May 12th, and can’t wait to proudly wear his Senior Boots as a member of the Corps of Cadets!!
From: Marie Rockwood
My son Michael Rockwood is quickly becoming 'webmaster extraordinaire' for ABC Alaska Sports. You can go to AKsuperstation.com you can watch a video clip of him entitled Musher Profile - Mitch Seavey. It has a little camera image next to it, and if you click it, you can see the video.
From: Kay Pontious
My son Rich Pontious of '07 is a winner of the Buck Weirus Award and is in the pictures below with some other Katy area students.
Katy/West Houston Aggie Moms Congratulate Buck Weirus Honorees
Front Row TAMU Representatives (l to r): Vice President of Student Affairs Dr. Dean L. Bresciani, 2006 Association President Van H. Taylor ’71, Texas A & M University President Dr. Robert M. Gates, Association Executive Director Porter S. Garner III ‘79
Front Row: Abby Belitzer ‘06, Nancy Williford’s daughter-in-law to be
Row 2: Andy Cronin ‘09, son of Sharon Cronin
Row 3: Nic Tauton ‘07, Aggie Moms March Speaker
Rich Pontious ‘07, son of Kay Pontious
Each year, the Association of Former Students honors outstanding students with the Buck Weirus Spirit Award at the Parents’ Weekend All-University Awards Ceremony. This award honors 52 students who are enthusiastically involved and who demonstrate high involvement, create positive experiences through the Aggie community, impact student life at Texas A & M and enhance the Aggie spirit. Unlike other awards, the Buck Weirus Spirit Award recognizes those students who make contributions to the university by participation in student organizations, Aggie traditions and university events.
The award is named for the late Richard "Buck" Weirus '42, who served as executive director of The Association of Former Students from 1964 to 1980 and personally awarded each award until his death in 1997. During his tenure as director, The Association of Former Students grew to become the premier alumni organization in the world.
Rich Pontious ’07, holding Buck Weirus Spirit Award, pictured with The Association of Former Students Executive Director Porter S. Garner III ’79 (left) and The Association of Former Students 2006 President Van H. Taylor ’71, after University Awards Ceremony during Parent’s Weekend.
From: Theresa Ashton
This summer my daughter Tracy Ashton and approximately 30 other group leaders from MSC Aggie Leaders of Tomorrow (A LOT) traveled to Austin on a road trip. While eating at the Oasis in Austin they were seated next to a group of "t.u." students celebrating a birthday. After singing Happy Birthday they began singing the "t.u." fight song. Right behind them were a group from OU who began their Boomer Sooner song and not to be out done the A LOT group sang The Aggie War Hymn. Another table of former students joined in with them and as my daughter said it was very loud and really fun. As the Aggies prepaired to pay for their bill, the waiter came by with a big smile and told them not to worry about the bill as a gentleman who asked not to be identified had already taken care of it! He said to tell their group to enjoy the weekend. It was great to see Aggies in Austin!!!!!
From: Emma Lipperdt
My son Eric Ray Lipperdt (Class of 02), got married to Megan England (Class of 02). WHOOP! The wedding was in September 2006 at the Ashton Gardens in Houston. Congratulations to the newlyweds!
From: Nancy Williford
P.S. If you want to see Jeff & Abby’s wedding pictures ~ here’s the website: http://picasaweb.google.com/williford.abby
My son Jeff Williford class of 06 proposed to Abby Belitzer class of 06 on August 19th at the Century Tree on the Texas A&M Campus. It was a very special day that was planned with many family members, friends, Corp members, and the Ross Volunteers in attendance. The wedding date is set for January 13th of 07. Jeff and Abby would like to share their stories and photos of their truely Aggie wedding plans on their website at: http://williford.weddingwindow.com
From: Beth Hott
My daughter Marty is a remarkable young lady making a difference in our world meeting evangelism, poverty and lack of education at the grassroots level. She has been a church volunteer since Junior High but now she has accepted a commitment during her final year at A&M to work as an intern for Grace Bible Church in College Station, Texas. There she has worked for the last 3 years, volunteering in the ministry through the church called Youth impact, which focuses on reaching at risk students in the Bryan/College Station area.
 (Marty is the one in the middle)
From: Tricia Kimbrough
My daughter Alice was introduced on Kyle Field at the Tech game, because she is the Head Co-ordinator of the Aggie Hostesses. The Hostesses are a group of girls whose main function is to support Aggie football. They volunteer their time working with the coaches in their offices, working at football camps held during the summer, working at the golf tournaments that the Athletic Department puts on, working at Coach's Night in different cities, acting as hostesses for Coach Fran's Chalk Talk for Women every year, and supporting the football team during the spirit walk and at the games. They design and distribute the football posters around College Station during the summer. Originally, the Hostesses recruited football players for Texas A&M by escorting them and their parents at the games. In compliance with the NCAA rules, the girls no longer come into contact with the recruits, but they are still very busy. She also just got her senior ring!
From: Sherry Whitehurst
My son Zachary (Class of 08), was elected to serve in the Senate for the College of Engineering. He is a member of the Corps of Cadets K2. He was just inducted into the Ross Volunteers. Whoop!
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