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the newsletter of the university of texas of the permian basin
FALL
2015
NURSING RECEIVES ACCREDITATION
THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
Nursing at The University of Texas of
the Permian Basin is now accredited
by the Commission on Collegiate
Nursing Education. CCNE is an
autonomous
accrediting
agency
that serves as a voluntary, selfregulatory process to encourage the
continuous improvement of nursing
education and post-baccalaureate
residency programs. Receiving CCNE
accreditation is achieved after a
review of the program’s mission, goals,
expected outcomes and an assessment
of the program’s performance. “I am
very grateful to Dr. Watts for giving
me the opportunity to develop the
team of staff, faculty and students to
help achieve this national recognition.
Our students will now have the
ability to continue their education
in graduate schools,” said Dorothy
Jackson, director of the Nursing
Program. “Nursing is a profession
that allows you to touch the human
spirit. What better way to do that
than to educate future nurses to
improve healthcare. My thanks go
to my family, the nursing students
and faculty, the University faculty
and staff, and this community for
supporting our efforts in attaining this
achievement of CCNE accreditation.”
READ MORE ABOUT NURSING
ACCREDITATION ON PAGE 8.
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CAMPUS
CLASS OF 2003 & 2005
CLARK MORELAND
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BA & MA, English
SNAPSHOTS
For this issue’s Alumni Spotlight, we asked UTPB lecturer and alumnus
Clark Moreland a simple question, “Why do you give to UTPB?” His
response was so much more than a single statement - something that needed
to be included in its entirety - and encompasses his passion for teaching.
I
am a third generation graduate of The University of Texas of
the Permian Basin. My grandmother graduated from UTPB in
1980, when the University was in its infancy and enrolled less
than 1,500 students. She was the first person in our family to
earn a college degree. She was not the last.
I was born the following year, and for my
entire life, UTPB has been our family’s
University. My parents, sisters and wife all
earned degrees from UTPB, many at the
graduate level. I too am a graduate of UTPB:
I earned my BA in English in 2003 and my MA
in 2005. Like most of my family, I ended up
in public education, yet I have the distinct
privilege of teaching at the University that has
meant so much to my family.
I also was fortunate to watch my parents
return to college to complete their undergraduate
studies when I was a boy. I recall scampering
around the halls of the Mesa Building in the
summer, having picnics with my sisters at the
campus duck pond, and being a little too loud
outside a certain professor’s office. Sometimes
I would peek through the cracks of the doors
and watch Dr. Diana Hinton, or Dr. James
Olson, interacting with students. It is hard to
believe that these brilliant professors are now
my colleagues.
As idyllic as this period of my life may
sound, it was actually quite turbulent. As the
oldest child in the family, I was not shielded
from the financial struggles my parents went
through. I remember how they worked long
hours at odd jobs to put food on our table. I
remember the look in my father’s eyes when, on
Christmas Day, he privately explained to me
there were not going to be as many gifts this
year because of a tuition payment. I remember
the disappointed look on my mother’s face when
she could not come to my baseball game
because she had to study for an exam. Yet they
remained firm and resolved, and not only
graduated, but did so with honors.
I don’t think there was a moment when I
considered going to any other university but
UTPB. My parents and I did not wish to take
on significant student debt. I also knew the
professors at UTPB were gifted educators who
genuinely cared about their students. I found
myself following in my parents’ footsteps. I
married my wife Carrie in college, and like my
parents, we had the opportunity to take classes
together as husband and wife. Like my father,
I worked full-time during my undergraduate
years, applying for scholarships and writing
tuition checks myself. I graduated debt-free.
That was ten years ago. In 2009, I was
appointed as a Lecturer of English at UTPB.
I helped pioneer UTPB’s innovative online
dual credit program, which has served hundreds
of first-generation college students all over the
state of Texas. I have received several teaching
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awards, including The University of Texas
System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching
Award. As gratifying as these recognitions are,
they pale in comparison to what my University
has given to me.
But there is one more gift I must mention:
in the years since I graduated from UTPB, my
wife gave birth to two sons, now nine and six
years old. My oldest son was born with an
intellectual disability, which, seemingly, would
prevent him from attending a university. But
every time President Watts sees my sons on
campus, he asks, “Clark, when are you going to
enroll those boys at UTPB?” You see he
believes, as I do, our University’s future is only
as bright as the dreams we help to fulfill.
Why do I give to UTPB? Because it has
given so much to me! My family too, though I
admit to having a hard time distinguishing
between family and UTPB. When my
grandmother came to this University almost
forty years ago, she could have hardly known
what she would inspire. My parents could
hardly have known when they visited a
professor’s office their senior year, their son,
peeking through the door, would one day
have that office for himself, and their grandson’s
picture would hang on his wall, stirring the
hearts of every student who wonders if a
university education is really for them. When
we give to UTPB, we are offering students the
chance to live their dreams. I should know.
I’m living proof of a dream fulfilled.
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1. The Falcon Heat Dance Team keeps the team and crowd pumped up during a volleyball game. | 2. Wide receiver Dwayne Amoyaw makes a
leaping catch during the team’s first public scrimmage on Oct. 31. | 3. A Ballet Folklorico member spins and twirls in a colorful performance earlier
this year. | 4. Fourth-year nursing students administer free flu shots to UTPB students in a campus-wide initiative to stay healthy this season. | 5. In
a joint event with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, UTPB President David Watts recognizes Senator Kel Seliger and Representatives
Tom Craddick and Brooks Landgraf for their tireless efforts during the 84th legislative session and their commitment to higher education in the
Permian Basin. | 6. Students enjoy an interactive art exhibit by Gretch Lee Coles in the Cardozier Gallery on campus. | 7. Permian and Odessa High
JROTC students raise the flag during the University’s annual Veterans Day celebration.
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enior Michelle Garcia has led UTPB
women’s cross country in each of the
team’s first three races in 2015, but according
to head coach Alick Musukuma, her
preparation for her final season began long
before coming to campus in August.
“First and foremost, cross country is won in
the summer,” said Musukuma. “Michelle did
extremely well to have a good base in the
summer, and coming back from a year off, she
did really well training in the summer and
it shows.”
Garcia redshirted the 2014 season, but by
no means was she taking time off. This past
January, she gave birth to her daughter but
made a promise to herself that she would
continue with classes. A nursing major, she is
set to graduate this coming December.
“It’s been tough to get myself back to
running again, mentally and physically,” she
said. “A week after she was born I was back at
school to do clinicals. Between taking care of her,
not sleeping and going to school, I didn’t know
how I was going to make cross country work.”
As the spring semester came to a close and
gave way to summer, Michelle knew she
needed to make a tough decision before the
new school year and cross country season began.
“It’s something to show my daughter how
tough and strong I’ve been,” Garcia said.
“There’s not one day I don’t want to quit, but
I’ve always wanted to perform the best for
myself. Now I want to provide everything I can
for her, so I made the decision to take my
daughter to El Paso to be with my family so I
could finish strong with cross country and
nursing.”
Garcia started the season off with a 22nd
place finish with a time of 20:59.72 in the 5k
at the Bill Libby Invitational. She improved
to a second place finish the next week with a
time of 16:30.2 in the 4k at the Midwestern
State Strohman Stampede. Garcia then took
first place at the Hardin Simmons Cowboy
Classic, helping the Falcons to a team win.
“Her work ethic is unbelievable,”
said Musukuma. “She is a very good
communicator and is working so hard. Every
single day she shows improvement.”
“It’s been an accomplishment because
I started running four weeks after giving
birth.” Michelle said. “I ran a mile and
thought I was going to die. I didn’t think I
would be back, I didn’t think I could run how
I wanted to. I’m not back to how I used to
run, but I’m getting there.”
Five UTPB athletes were named All-Heartland
Conference players this fall. Senior Nathan
Cotterell earned a Second Team selection
for men’s soccer. Women’s soccer placed
seniors Ashley Redwine and Skylar Bluebird
on Second Team, while senior Jasmin Lopez
and junior Erica Ancich captured Honorable
Mentions.
MEN’S BASKETBALL PULLS OFF
UPSET IN SAN ANTONIO
Men’s basketball picked up its second win
against a Division I team in three years,
holding off UTSA for a 90-85 victory at
the Roadrunner’s home opener at the
Convocation Center in San Antonio, Texas.
The Falcons built an 11-point lead in the
second half and then hung on in the final
minute against the Roadrunners. Kent State
transfer Gary Akbar led the Falcons with 20
points, followed by 16 points for Billy Dee
Williams.
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ith close to four decades of practicing medicine,
John H. Doran, M.D., F.A.C.P., has witnessed many
advancements in medicine, and he is hopeful that diseases
of the nervous system will soon be better understood. If
cardiology research reached unprecedented heights in
the 20th century, neurology is poised to follow in the
21st.
“We are just getting started, but in the next 10-to30 years, with the right people working on it, we can
make significant advances in our understanding of
neurological disorders,” Dr. Doran states. Then, based on those findings, new medical
procedures, therapies and drug protocols can be developed—just as they were for heart
disease. “The field can advance when the window opens,” says Dr. Doran, who is doing his
part to ensure that window stays open.
In 2014, Dr. Doran established two endowments for The University of Texas of the
Permian Basin (UTPB): the Ace G. & Bertha L. Doran Endowed Scholarship, which
supports undergraduate students majoring in Biology, Chemistry, Pre-Med or Physics,
and the John H. Doran, M.D., F.A.C.P, Graduate Research Fellowship Endowment, which
supports graduate students completing research in Biological Sciences.
With a new science building and
space for a biology lab, UT Permian
Basin is equipped to conduct rigorous
neurobiological research.
Through the scholarship, Dr. Doran says he is honoring his parents, who supported
him through his undergraduate studies at UT Austin and then through medical school at
the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio; and, when Dr. Doran decided to move to
London for a research cardiology fellowship at the Royal Brompton Hospital, his parents
came through once again. “They gave me both financial and moral support,” he says. “They
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kept me going.” As fate would have it, it was his experience
in England that would determine his future career path. “It
was a great learning experience and clarified my clinical
direction. I realized I didn’t want to pursue invasive
cardiology, after all. I would, instead, become an internal
medicine clinician: a primary care physician.”
He would join a practice in his native Odessa, becoming
the 5th internist in town at the time (there are about 50
today, Dr. Doran estimates); he remains active in the
practice of internal medicine, and has had what he describes
as “a successful, rewarding career.” Life as a primary care
physician has afforded him many joys, he notes, including
the opportunity to care for his ailing parents and to work
with his patients in restoring their health. “I love the
challenge of solving patients’ medical issues. I love it as much
today as when I first started. I can’t think of anything better.”
“I think you should help your own,
and it was time for me to help.”
The need to address medical conditions that continue
to mystify gave Dr. Doran the impetus for establishing a
graduate research fellowship at UTPB and an endowed chair
at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio (see box).
“UTPB is flourishing right now,” says Dr. Doran, adding
that with a new science building and space for a biology lab,
conditions are good for rigorous neurobiological research.
“We need to advance our knowledge of neurodegenerative
diseases, as well as their appropriate treatment.”
Furthermore, says Dr. Doran, “I think you should help your
own, and it was time for me to help.”
There are more than 100 kinds of peripheral nerve disorders, and as a primary care physician in Odessa, Dr. John H. Doran has helped many
a patient cope with the symptoms—numbness, pain, burning and sensitivity to touch—that often accompany these disorders.
Despite the increase in peripheral neuropathy cases,
however, “it has become evident that there must be
a significant increase in knowledge to effectively
diagnose the condition, treat it successfully and
monitor its activity,” Dr. Doran states. Toward that
end, he established the John H. Doran, M.D, F.A.C.P,
Endowed Chair in Peripheral Neuropathy for The
University of Texas Health Science Center at San
Antonio.
The endowment supports, among other things,
the study of cell biology and biochemistry of
neuropathy, as well as clinical investigations into
how neuropathic diseases progress. “We have a lot
to learn about causation and treatment,” Dr. Doran
states. “I want The University of Texas institutions
to be at the forefront of research in this area—and
they will be.”
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NURSING RECEIVES ACCREDITATION (continued from cover)
A
ccreditation in any program is significant, and for a nursing
program, being accredited by a nationally recognized body
demonstrates that the school meets specific high standards and
adequately prepares nurses for practice at a particular degree
level.
“Nursing is a profession that allows you to
touch the human spirit. What better way to do
that than to educate future nurses to improve
healthcare.”
Dr. Dorothy Jackson, Nursing Program Director
For nurses who are evaluating prospective programs, the
accredited status tells them that the education they receive will
provide them with the knowledge to practice at the next level
in their nursing career. It’s also very significant for students
who may want to continue on to further education. Many, if
not most, master’s degree programs will not accept candidates
whose BSN has not been conferred from an accredited
university or program.
“Nursing is a critically important program to the mission
of UTPB,” said David Watts, president of UTPB. “We are
honored by the accreditation of the UTPB Nursing program
by CCNE. This is one more step in the provision of the highest
quality education for UTPB students and the lowest price in
Texas public higher education.”
“CCNE accreditation is the culmination of years of dedicated
work and commitment of our outstanding Nursing faculty
and the leadership of Dr. Jackson,” said Dan Heimmermann,
provost and vice president of UTPB. “CCNE accreditation
assures the public and students of the quality of our Nursing
program and its commitment to high academic and professional
standards and student success.”
Founded in 1995, CCNE is recognized by the U.S.
Department of Education for accrediting baccalaureate,
master’s, and doctoral programs around the United States.
The agency strives to serve the public interest by assessing
and identifying programs that engage in effective educational
practices.
The UTPB Nursing program will have a total of 116 students
beginning in January 2016 with more than 200 students
registered as nursing majors on campus.
FALCON EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL OFFICIALLY DEDICATED
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n August 24, 45 Ector County ISD
freshmen started off their high school
careers, but they’re not navigating their way
around the halls of Permian or Odessa High
Schools. This group of freshmen are quite
literally headed to college.
They attend Falcon Early College High
School at The University of Texas of the
Permian Basin. Those who stay in the program
all four years graduate not only with a high
school diploma, but up to 60 college credit
hours from UTPB, all at no cost to the student.
“Early college high schools will change the
Ector County community for the better,” said
ECISD Superintendent Tom Crowe. He along
with UTPB President David Watts, State
Representative Brooks Landgraf, Senator Kel
Freshmen Kiara Villagonzalo, center left, and Ashley Tolentino, center right, cut the ribbon while
Seliger and many more officially dedicated the
surrounded by classmates and officials during the grand opening of the Falcon Early College High School.
early college high school at its ribbon cutting
body is made up of at-risk students.
December 1.
In his speech to the crowd, State Representative Brooks
The early college high school model focuses on students at
risk of dropping out before they reach graduation. Ector County Landgraf stated his goal as a state representative is to help
ISD earns a three-way tie for the highest dropout rate in the make Odessa a premiere city in Texas, and Falcon Early
state, making the introduction of Falcon Early College High College High School, “is a means for doing that by giving
more students the opportunity to get a jump start on college.”
School vitally important. Seventy-five percent of the student
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CAMPUS NEWS
NEWS BRIEFS
Lecturer in Management Michael Crain
was honored by the University of Texas
System for his outstanding performance
in the classroom. Michael was recognized
as a recipient of the 2015 Regents’
Outstanding Teaching Award. The
$25,000 monetary award is offered
annually in recognition of faculty members
at the nine academic and six health
University of Texas System institutions
who have demonstrated extraordinary
classroom performance and innovation
in undergraduate instruction. This is the
Board of Regents’ highest teaching honor.
In early August, it was announced
that UTPB’s Petroleum Engineering
degree has been accredited by the
Engineering Accreditation Commission
of ABET, the global accreditor of
college and university programs in
applied science, computing, engineering
and engineering technology. Sought
worldwide, ABET’s voluntary peer-review
process is highly respected because it
adds critical value to academic programs
in the technical disciplines. With this
accreditation, UTPB stands as one of
only five four-year universities in Texas
with an ABET accredited petroleum
engineering degree.
UTPB has been recognized by the
Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board as having had a greater percentage
of students employed or attending
graduate school after graduation than
other Texas universities, both private and
public. UTPB ranked third overall and first
in the UT System. On top of that, College
for Texans has pointed out UTPB
graduates exceed the state average for
salaries one year after graduation.
UTPB EARNS HIGH MARKS FROM ECONOMIST
COLLEGE RANKINGS
A
new ranking by The Economist of
all U.S. four-year, non-vocational
colleges and universities ranks The
University of Texas of the Permian
Basin 103 in the nation for value. The
ranking establishes UTPB as the third
in Texas out of 42 higher educational
institutions and the first in the UT
System.
The rankings looked at 1,283 colleges.
The study found that UTPB degree
recipients earn $4,993 more per year, 10
years after graduation, than they would
have been expected to earn had they
attended another college or university.
According to the The Economist release
the premise of the ranking was “based
on the economic value of a university
equal to the gap between how much
money a students subsequently earns,
and how much they might have made
had they studied elsewhere.”
“This recognition is based on federal
data and provides powerful evidence
that it pays to be a Falcon,” said
David Watts, president of UTPB.
“Our students receive an exceptional
education at an exceptional value.”
The University of Texas of the
Permian Basin continues to provide
academic excellence at an affordable
cost. In addition to the ranking above,
UTPB recently received word that it is
ranked as the #3 Best Online Bachelor’s
Degree Program among Texas public
universities by U.S. News & World
Report.
“I have maintained for a long time
that UTPB is an excellent university,”
said Dennis McEntire, superintendent
of Presidio ISD and a partner in Texas’
first entirely virtual early college high
school. “It is in the best interest of the
students of Presidio for our counseling
teams to encourage PHS graduates to
consider UTPB as their first choice for
a four a year academic career and as
the finishing university for associates
degrees earned at other Texas colleges
in any career.”
“UTPB online and campus offerings
are the best. It is wonderful when The
Economist and U.S. News and World
Report confirms it,” added Watts.
How UT System schools compare
in Economist Rankings*
#103 #629 #676 #878 #920 #1093
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*Out of 1,283 colleges and universities across the country.
The College of Education received a
grant up to $1.5 million over three years
from The National Center for Teacher
Residencies (NCTR). The grant is a part of
the US Department of Education’s
$50 million initiative to support great
teaching and leadership.
Editor:
To give to UTPB, visit
www.utpb.edu/give
Gina Wight
Contributors:
Lee Anna Good
Maribea Merritt
Ann Cremo
Travis Woodward
Ryan Haage
Rafael Aguilera
Chris Wright
Steve Aicinena
Jerwyn Slater
Connect with UT PB:
The Falcon is a publication of the Development Office.
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HONOR ROLL OF DONORS
Navigator Oil & Minerals
For gifts received September 1, 2014 through August 31, 2015.
T
he Honor Roll of Donors recognizes The University of Texas of the Permian
Basin’s most generous donors. It includes those who support UTPB annually
with gifts of $100 or more received Sept. 1, 2014 - Aug. 31, 2015. The
University is immensely grateful for the alumni, friends, parents, employees,
foundations and corporations whose annual contributions support UTPB.
We offer special thanks for the generous support and commitment of our
donors who wish to remain anonymous. Though anonymous to others, their
generosity will always be remembered.
New Tech Systems
Mr. and Mrs. J. Dan Carpenter
Ms. Marthann Nobles
Dr. Dorothy Holly & Mr. Rocky D. Holly
Ms. Mary Lou Cassidy
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
B-C Equipment Sales
Jewish Philathropic Union
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Chase
Odessa Aquatic Club
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Barnes
Ms. Margaret Edmonds
Mr. David Isaacson
Light Tower Rentals
Mr. and Mrs. Troy Chesnut
The Permian Historical Society
Mr. and Mrs. William Barnes
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Eldridge
Dr. Dorothy F. Jackson
Map Resources, Inc.
Mr. Thomas Coke
Pinkie’s
Mr. John Bartholomee
Drs. Craig Emmert & Carol Traut
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jenkins
Ms. Lisa R. Epperson
Mr. and John Kimberly
Ervin Plumbing & Supply, Inc
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Jones
Ms. Chelsae Rae Faries
Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Jones
Permian Basin Youth Chavarim
COM Aquatics, Inc.
Porter’s Thriftway
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Battle
Mr. and Mrs. W. V. “Red” Roberts
Community National Bank
Mr. Rajan K. Prasad
Mr. J. Bradley Bennett &
Ms. Mary Edith Waddell
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Cooper IV
Mr. and Mrs. David Preston
Mr. and Mrs. Terry L. Warren
Mr. Michael A. Covert
Mr. and Mrs. Eliberto Quintela
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Bennington
Ms. Barbara Faubion
Mr. Mark D. Jones
Rhotenberry Wellen Architects
Dr. and Mrs. Kyle Beran
Ms. Nola J. Fisher
Mr. Rex L. Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Berzoza
Dr. Forrest W. Flocker
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Keating
Wells Fargo Bank
Mr. Gary Covington
Wells Fargo Foundation
MR. AND MRS. MICHAEL CRAIN
SILVER ($2,500-$4,999)
PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL ($10,000+)
Campaign Sports
and Planners
Mrs. Jayne O. Belknap
Mr. Randall T. Kelly
Mr. Matthew L. Creek
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bivens
Cutting Edge Advertising
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Rodman
Mr. and Mrs. Preston Black
Mr. and Mrs. G. William Fowler
Ms. Karen Kennedy
Ms. Shirley Fox
Dr. and Mrs. Pankaj Khandelwal
& Mrs. Kathryn A. Brown
Odessa East Rotary Club
Dr. and Mrs. Steven Aicinena
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Ruiz
Ms. Camilla C. Blain
Mr. and Mrs. S. Javaid Anwar
Dr. Thomas I. Parks, Ph.D.
Allegro Chorale & Orchestra
Mr. Franklin A. Deaderick
Mr. Bubba Saulsbury
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Blucher
Mr. Mike Gallagher
Ms. Deborah J. Kimball
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Biggs
Mr. and Mrs. Ace Pickens
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Black
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Dingus
Sims & Guess Realtors/GMAC
Mrs. Glenda Boyd
Mr. David Gallivan
Mr. Adrian T. King
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
Permian Basin Area Foundation
Bulldog Safety Anchors, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Doc Dodson
Mr. and Mrs. C. Richard Sivalls
Mr. Ken Bridges
Mr. and Mrs. Gregorio Gaona
Mr. Tim Knox
Mr. and Mrs. David Duree
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Smith
Mr. Paul Briones
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Garcia
The Honorable &
Dr. Terryl L. Anderson
H.L. Brown, Jr. Family Foundation
Permian Basin Chapter - Texas
Chevron Humankind Matching
Mrs. Sherwood Kupper
Mrs. Anita Elms
Mr. and Mrs. William W. Smith
Mr. Jack* and Mrs. Frances Brown
Mr. Paul M. Gaudet
City of Midland
Permian Basin International Oil Show
Cisco Ford Equipment
Ms. Tricia Elrod
Mr. Joel D. Smith
Mr. Paul A. Bryant
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gillham
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kuykendall
City of Odessa
Pioneer Natural Resources Company
Complex Community Federal Credit Union
Enterprse Holdings Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Don Sparks
Mr. Terrence Burks
Ms. Ronda K. Gipson
Mr. and Mrs. LaDoyce Lambert
Mr. Rhett Gist
LAN Solutions
Chevron Corporation
Society of CPAs
Gift Program
CO2 Flooding Conference
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald S. Pitts
ConocoPhillips
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Faircloth
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Steakley
Dr. Juli Ratheal-Burnett
Communities Foundation of Texas
The Prairie Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Crump
Dr. Paul Feit
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie B. Todd
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Butler
Dr. and Mrs. James Goates
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Landers
Control Equipment
Dr. and Mrs. Ed Rathbun
Mrs. Albert W. Dale, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronny Flowers
Drs. Kamal and Nalin Tolia
Mr. Steve Callaway
Ms. Melinda Godfrey
Mr. Rey Lascano
Kelly, John & Maurine Cox Foundation
Rea Charitable Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Dean
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Fouche
Mr. Ted A. Tuminowski
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Canty
Mr. and Ms. Phillip Godwin
Mr. and Mrs. Mark LaShomb
Mr. John K. Van Vranken, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Dan Carpenter
Ms. Michelle L. Gomez
Dr. and Mrs. William Lauderdale
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Cuevas
Mrs. Carolyn J. Roden
Edgmon Insurance Agency - A
The Gallivan Foundation
James A. “Buddy” Davidson Foundation
Saulsbury Family Foundation
Ms. Vickie Gomez
Drs. Denise and W. David Watts
Mr. Richard E. Carr
Ms. Lee Anna Good
Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Lawrence
ECISD Education Foundation
SEWELL FAMILY OF COMPANIES
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Foreman
Ms. Delia Griffin
Weaver
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Chancellor
Great Western Drilling Company
Mr. and Mrs. Duane Leach
Mr. Arlen Edgar
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Shelton
Justice Eva Guzman
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Havens
Mrs. Shirley J. West
Childs Bishop & White P.C.
Greater Odessa Rotary Club
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Lee
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Green
Ms. Evangeline T. Lindsey
HIGGINBOTHAM COMPANY
Mr. D. Kirk Edwards
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Slater
Mrs. Judith A. Hayes
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Heimmermann
West Texas District Export Council
Mr. Wade Choate
Fasken Foundation
SM Energy Company
Mr. David G. Heath
Hext Family Foundation
West Texas Insurance Exchange
Mr. Stanley Clancey
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Griffin
Mr. Aaron D. Little
J C Ferguson Foundation
Mrs. Linda E. Sorber
Junior League of Odessa
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Hill
Westech Seal
Ms. Alison L. Cochrane
Ms. Renee D. Haigwood
Ms. Maggie Lollar
Dr. Earnest F. Gloyna
Still Water Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Lacy
Mr. and Mrs. James Howard
Mr. and Mrs. Dane Widner
Mr. Robert D. Coffee, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Hall
Loveland Landscape & Gardens
Mr. Richard Halter
Lynch, Chappell & Alsup
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Green
Stripes Foundation
Mr. J.Ross Lacy
Hufford’s Pest Control
Ms. Travis A. Woodward
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Collins
Grow Odessa
Mr. and Mrs. Shafik Tejani
Mr. and Mrs. William Nyborg
Ms. Teke Hunt
Mr. and Mrs. Clif Zant
Ms. Alyson D. Collins
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hawkins
Mr. and Mrs. P.A. Lyon
H & S Valve
Mr. Steve Vore
Ref-Chem Corporation
M.D. Jirous Foundation
Cooper Construction Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hayes
Mr. and Mrs. Rod MacDonald
Mr. Fred L. Hansler III
Mrs. Lissa Noël Wagner
Mr. and Mrs. C. Richard Saulsbury
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Cooper
HeLMS Oil and Gas
Ms. Anne Mackey
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cotten
Dr. Douglas P. Henderson
Madden Sales & Service
Dr. Frank Hernandez &
Mr. Darren J. Magda
PARTNER ($100-$999)
Hemphill Charitable Foundation
Adrian Wallace Trust
UTPB Alumni Association
Mr. Carl P. Jones
Abacus Computers Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hogan
Dr. and Mrs. William Watts
Mr. CLAY and Mrs. LOUISE* Wood
Jorn Well Service
Advanced Trucking
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Coulter
Mr. and Mrs. Mickey Jones
West Texas National Bank
Yarborough Management
Dr. and Mrs. Alfred N. Karickhoff
Mr. and Mrs. Wes Agnew
Ms. Julia Cox
Mr. Marion E. Luper, Jr.
Westcott Charitable Trust
Mr. Johhny L. Kidd
Ms. Norma A. Aguirre
Mr. Billy Bob Crim
Ms. Josie Hernandez
Mr. and Mrs. Bert E. Mann
Mrs. Grace King
Ms. Lanita Akins
Mr. Larry Crutcher
Mr. and Mrs. James Herrington
Mr. and MRS. Mark Singh
Dr. Christine Wan-Knox &
Dr. Donald Allen & Ms. Diana Younger
Ms. Delores Culmer
Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Heslin, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. William Martin
Ms. Sandra A. Allen
Ms. Diane Davidson Claiborne
Mrs. Edna B. Hibbitts
Martin’s, INC.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Knox
Americalf, LLC
Desert Energy Equipment
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Hildebrand
Mr. Bernardo T. Martinez
Aghorn Energy
KNW Oil & Gas
The 1990 Anaya Family Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Tieman H. Dippel, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Trevor Hillier
Ms. Guadalupe Martinez
Medical Center Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Riley Williams
BRONZE ($1,000-$2,499)
Mexican American Scholarship
Mr. Donald E. Wood
Ms. Mona Ables
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Woodcock
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Abusaab
Committee
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mims
Wayne and Jo Ann Moore
GOLD ($5,000-$9,999)
Sergeant William Adams
Mr. Thomas Knox III
Mr. Steven Anderson
Mr. Edwin Magruder, Jr.
Betenbough Homes
Dr. and Mrs. Matthew R. Bice, Ph.D.
Mr. and Mrs. John Latimer
Dr. Sophia Andres
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dobey
Mr. Thomas R. Hinton
Ms. Lynn Mashburn
Dr. Thomas J. Motycka, M.D.
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Chappell
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Black
LCA
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Angelo, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Douglas
MR. AND MRS. DANNY HOLEVA
Mr. Brady L. Mason
Mr. Mark H. Nicholas
ConocoPhillips Midland
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Blake
Leeco Energy & Investments
Mr. Christopher E. Arredondo
Ms. Lisa Dutra
MR. PATRICK T. HOLEVA
Mason Well Service LTD
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Dynneson
MS. NARITA HOLMES & MR. MICHAEL BRADLEY
Dr. Arun Mathews
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Edgerton
ICON Petroleum
Mr. John E. May
Charitable Foundation
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Foundation
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Frost Bank
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Brazelton
Mr. and Mrs. James Leeton
Mr. Corey Aven
Ms. Debra A. Garrett
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Bryant
Ms. Rosa Mancha
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Aydinian
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THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN
HONOR ROLL OF DONORS
September 1, 2014 - August 31, 2015
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Mason
Dr. and Mrs. James Nickel
Mr. and Mrs. Scott McAnally
Mr. I. R. Nolen, Jr.
Ms. Kimberly Schirmer
Mrs. Sunni K. Turner
Ms. Lisa McClain
Dr. and Mrs. James N. Olson, Ph.D.
Mr. Robert L. Schwarz II
DR. ADAM VENABLE
Ms. Nancy J. McDonald
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Orr
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Scott
VITAL SIGNS
Mr. and Mrs. Gary McIntosh
Dr. Prakash Pai
Mr. Robert R. Scott
W. G. M. and Son Funeral Home
McKinney Isd
Mr. Scott L. Parker
SEAL DISTRIBUTORS INC
Mrs. Hope C. Watkins
MCM Grande
Mr. and Mrs. James Pattillo
Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Sewell
WCB Energy Company
Mr. and Mrs. L. Stephen Melzer
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Perkins
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Sharbaugh
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Weidmann
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Merritt
Mr. and Mrs. Dee Phillips
Mr. Ned Simmons
West Texas Dermatology Center
Ms. Beth E. Meyerson
Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Pitts
Mr. David A. Simpson
Mr. Michael A. White
Michael Podzemny Insurance
Dr. and Mrs. William Price
Mr. Scott Smiley
Mrs. Harriet Whiting
Ms. Ruthann T. Miller
Mr. and Ms. Rod Price
Mr. and Mrs. Chip Smith
Ms. Cassandra N. Wilcox
Ms. Linda A. Mitchell
Mrs. Doris J. Madden-Purdy
Mrs. Earlene T. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Wilkins
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Moonen
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rangel
Ms. Lori Sollers
Dr. Marianne Woods
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Moreland
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Reagan
Mr. and Mrs. Steve R. Souter
Workhorse Trailers
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Morgan
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Rhoads
State Farm Companies Foundation
Mr. Chase Yadon
Mr. and Mrs. Rocky L. Morgan
Ms. Linda Richardson
Mr. Joesph M. Stauffer
Mr. and Mrs. David Yarbrough
Mr. and Mrs. R.D. Morrison
MR. Steven Riley
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Stoker
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Younger
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Muery
Ms. Mamie H. Rockafellar
Ms. Dorothy C. Strieber
Ms. Juanita Zant
Ms. Sally M. Murray
Mr. and Mrs. Gilberto Rodriguez
Ms. Sharon L. Subia
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Myers
Mr. Roberto Rodriguez
Ms. Jane T. Sullivan
Navil’s Finance
Mr. David Rowland
Swift Family
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Nelson
Ms. Anna Salazar
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll M. Thomas
Nicholas Consulting Group
Dr. and Mrs. Rudy Sanchez
Drs. Spencer and Donna Thompson
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Nicholson
Mr. Paul D. Sanchez
Ms. Phyllis A. Thompson
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error, please call the Development Office
at 432-552-2800 or send an email to
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