'Roo Notes

Carlile Gains New Perspectives in Taiwan —
a Long, Long Way from Daingerfield, Texas

“Magic Hangers, every woman’s best friend, my closet used to be a mess, but then …,” recited Tina Carlile ’05 as the bright, hot camera lights melted the layers of heavy make-up she wore shooting the Magic Hangers commercial while living in Taiwan from September 2006 to August 2007.

When Tina left her small family farm in Daingerfield, Texas, for Austin College in 2001, she never imagined that almost six years later she would be acting in commercials halfway around the globe. “As I recited my lines in front of that camera, I began to realize what a crazy, interesting world Austin College had opened up to me,” Tina said.

Tina graduated from Austin College in 2005 with an interdisciplinary Asian studies major and an international studies major. Tina spent January 2005 doing an internship set up through the Institute for the International Education of Students (IES) at Sohu.com, a 2008 Olympic sponsor and China’s version of Yahoo. During her internship, Tina’s eyes were opened to the incredible power the Chinese Communist Party wielded over the Internet, and she wrote her final paper at Austin College on the topic.

The January Term experience merely whetted her appetite. Tina spent the spring term abroad in Beijing and in June 2005 moved to Shanghai to work as a language and business trainer for Microsoft. It was during her year at Microsoft that Tina met native Chinese engineers who, through unrestricted Internet access at Microsoft, learned things about their country they had never known. Tina’s biggest surprise was her coworkers’ perceptions of the Tiananmen Square incident of 1989 as “anti-Japanese riots.” “It was as if the whole idea of the democracy movement never occurred,” said Tina. “It is scary to think an event that large and that recent in history had already been covered up so well that educated people in international cities still do not know the truth.”

At Microsoft, Tina had her unexpected debut in a commercial about teleconference communication. She also recorded the company’s voice messages in English for the customer support lines. After returning to the U.S. for a few months, Tina missed Asia and was encouraged by Don Rodgers, Austin College assistant professor of political science, to live in Taiwan to experience the difference in two countries who share so many roots. Tina moved to Taiwan in September 2006 and soon found herself shooting more commercials and assisting Microsoft’s Taiwan language and business training program because of her experience with Microsoft in Shanghai.

In August 2007, Tina came back to the U.S. to attend law school at UCLA. She hopes to focus her study on international trade and international human rights and maintains a strong desire to return to China or Taiwan after law school. “It is a little intimidating how much I have changed over the past six years,” Tina said. “I grew up on a farm, graduated from high school with 100 people, and the only thing I knew about China was that the name was printed on a lot of stuff. Living and working abroad has given me a totally new perspective on things.”

Alumni News

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Phillip Morrow received a distinguished student award from the Sherman Ex-Students Association during its annual meeting in October. He was in private practice as a surgeon from 1962 through 1997. In 1996, he became a member of the Department of Surgery at University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, where he is clinical associate professor.

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Rufus Head retired this summer after 44 years in medicine, the last 35 years as a diagnostic radiologist. He and his wife, Sue, live in North Bridgton, Maine.
Margaret Estes McCord received a distinguished faculty award from the Sherman Ex-Students Association during its annual meeting in October. She retired from the Sherman Independent School District in 2002 after teaching first grade for more than 30 years.

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James Blankenship received a distinguished student award from the Sherman Ex-Students Association during its annual meeting in October. He is Ashbel Smith Professor and executive vice chairman at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston in the Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology.
Elaine Mangelsdorf Hull received a five-year grant of nearly $1.3 million from the National Institutes for Mental Health. She is in the 21st year of continuous federal research support.

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Michele Karnes Bergeron has begun Healthcare Connect, Inc., a healthcare consulting business. She and her husband, Scott, live in Cary, N.C.
Muriel Knudson Johnson received a distinguished faculty award from the Sherman Ex-Students Association during its annual meeting in October. She retired in 1994 after 32 years of teaching, the last 28 of those at Wakefield Elementary School in Sherman.

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David Bryant was named chairman of the board of directors at Landmark Bank, which has locations throughout north Texas and southern Oklahoma. He is a shareholder in Cox Smith Matthews, Inc., a Texas business law firm. He has been a trustee of Austin College for the past 14 years, currently as a senior trustee.
Robert Van Schoick, II, has been named to the board of directors of Integrated Management Information, Inc., a provider of Internet solutions for the agricultural and livestock industry. He is president of Med-Pharmex Animal Health.

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Jim Jordan is judge of the 160th Judicial District Court of Dallas County, Texas. The trial court hears civil cases. More than 20 years ago, he held a similar judgeship. He has been twice appointed by the State Bar president to serve on the local grievance committee that hears complaints brought against attorneys. He is a prior president of the Garland Bar Association and former assistant city attorney for Garland. Before winning election to the bench, he practiced with the firm of Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller in the areas of municipal, business, commercial, and real estate litigation. He also has taught trial advocacy at Southern Methodist University and Louisiana State University law schools. “I love being a judge because I strongly believe in the rule of law and I care about people. I speak as often as I can about the importance of serving on juries, because the jury is the cornerstone of the American judicial system.”

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Susie Fowler was profiled on Texas Country Reporter with Bob Phillips. She continues to create one-of-a-kind ceramic pieces in her Shade Tree Potter’s Studio and Gallery in Spicewood, Texas. She is on the advisory board of Camp Phoenix in Marble Falls, Texas, where she is the arts adviser. She offers field trips for the foster children to go to “camp” at her studio and nature preserve for their clay workshops and nature studies.

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Thom Rutledge launched a Web site, www.thesecretantidote.com, in response to the best-selling book, The Secret. His Web site is intended to protest what he believes is the oversimplification of ideas and erroneous information presented in the book.

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Tara Gibson Myers released her first book, Stealing Medicine, in August. The romance thriller is based on her experience as an emergency room physician and in volunteer work with a national disaster medical team. The book, set on the Texas Gulf Coast and in the jungles of Costa Rica, received honorable mention at the annual National Physicians Writing Contest. Tara and her husband, John ’76, live in Houston, where she practices emergency medicine and recently helped open a free-standing emergency room. Tara and John have two daughters, Brea and Alissa.
Paul Putman, a psychiatrist practicing in Austin, Texas, has published a book, Rollercoaster: Finding and Treating Bipolar and Other Unstable Mood Disorders. It is directed toward patients and their families but also is useful for health care professionals.

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Berry Spears was named to the Texas Super Lawyers list for 2007. He is a partner with Fulbright and Jaworski in Austin, Texas. The annual list recognizes the top 5 percent of attorneys in Texas as ranked by their peers as well as through independent research performed by Law & Politics and published in a Texas Monthly supplement.

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Jeffrey Phillips was invited to testify on behalf of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) at a hearing of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee in August. The subject of the hearing was “Recent Advances in Clean Coal Technology” and his testimony particularly focused on the status of carbon dioxide emission control technology for new coal power plants. He works as a program manager for EPRI’s Advanced Coal Generation research activities.

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Brent Fogt received a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Michigan in June. He is an assistant professor of art at Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss. His work was featured in the 2007 Midwest edition of New American Paintings, an exhibition in print curated by Elizabeth Dunbar, curator of the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, Mo.

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Christopher Elliott was named of counsel in June to the Austin-based law firm of Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody. Elliott began his law experience as the briefing attorney for Chief Justice Bob Shannon and later Chief Justice Mack Kidd in the Austin Court of Appeals. In 1991, he served as general counsel to the Texas State Senate Committee on Criminal Justice.
A daughter, Whitney Francis, was born Feb. 19 to Caroline Witt Foster, who was surprised to find herself a first-time parent in her 40s.

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William Kerrigan was awarded the Cora I. Orr Faculty Service Award at Muskingum College at its opening convocation in August. An associate professor of history, he joined the faculty in 1997. He was recognized for his leadership in his department and in his students’ lives.
A son, Spencer Jack, was born Aug. 6 to Robert and Kelly Pickering O’Hair. The family lives in Allen, Texas, where Kelly is an events and incentives manager for Lennox Industries.

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Pamela Calhoun Keever is attending law school part-time at South Texas College of Law in Houston, while working as a title company escrow officer. She anticipates completion of her law degree in December 2010.

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Dennis Elenburg is a manager at WiQuest Communications, a startup technology company in Allen, Texas.
Identical twin daughters, Margaret Catherine and Anne Elizabeth, were born Dec. 14, 2005, to Janna Casstevens Lewis. The family recently moved to Salado, Texas.

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Aaron Bussey is the clinical assistant professor of medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Knoxville, Tenn. He is a partner at Endocrinology Consultants of East Tennessee in Maryville, where he lives with his wife, Abby, and daughters Eleanor and Amelia.
A daughter, Abby Mae, was born Jan. 22 to Greg and Ann Daly Clark. Sister Erin, 6, and brother Matthew, 5, welcomed her home in Brewster, N.Y.
A daughter, Julia Louise, was born Nov. 17, 2006, to Kalynne Harvey and Michael Welsh in Williamsburg, Va., while Michael was deployed to Al Udied Air Base in Qatar. Big sister Jacqueline, 2, welcomed her home. The family now lives at the Aviano Air Base in Italy where Kalynne is the wine taster-in-chief and Michael is the Staff Judge Advocate for the base.
Monnie McGee was granted tenure and promoted to associate professor in September in the Department of Statistical Science at Southern Methodist University. She has been with SMU since 2002. Her research is in bioinformatics, with emphasis on background correction for gene expression micro arrays. She lives in Dallas with her husband and two children.

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Mark Fleischer received his Master of Fine Arts in directing in June from The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago. He is the producing artistic director of the Adirondack Theatre Festival, a professional summer theatre in Glens Falls, N.Y.
A daughter, Harper Grace, was born April 6 to Timothy and Laura Kopchick Richardson. Big brother Benjamin welcomed her home in Fort Worth, Texas. Laura, who earned a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing at the University of Michigan, teaches creative writing at the University of Texas at Arlington.

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Andrea McKellar Anderson is the director for ambulatory operations of specialty clinics at University of Texas Health Center at Tyler. She and her husband, Todd, live in Tyler, Texas.
Todd Canon has been named to the board of governors of the Human Rights Campaign, a national civil rights group. He attends twice-yearly meetings and helps form policy. He lives in Portland, Ore., where he also serves on the board of directors for Cascade AIDS Project and is a family physician for Green Field Health.
Heather Parker Marjorwitz and her family moved from Butzbach, Germany, to Baumholder, Germany, where she teaches second grade to children of military personnel serving in Iraq. She and her husband, Erik, have three children, Kassidy, 10, Kaitie, 6, and Brett, 2.

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Joy Eckelkamp-Torres and her husband adopted Elena Karelin, born July 4, 2004, from Guatemala. She arrived home June 28, 2007. Michael Harper is the associate for curriculum development for youth and young adults at the headquarters for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in Louisville, Ky. His wife, Cheri (Vandivort), is an associate in the Office of Presbyterian Women at the headquarters.
A daughter, Sophie Simoens, was born Oct. 27, 2006, to Philippe and Doranne Keating-Simoens. Doranne received her master’s degree in business administration from the University of Dallas in August 2006. Her MBA capstone focused on corporate environmental sustainability.
A daughter, Eleanor Corin, was born Aug. 10 to Gary and Carla Cook Thompson. Sister Maggie, 2, welcomed her home in McKinney, Texas, where Carla is a technology analyst for Guide wire Group and Gary is a senior information technology specialist for the U.S. Treasury Department.

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A daughter, Catherine, was born March 30 to Nancy Ayoub Jackson. Brother James, 3, welcomed her home. Nancy enjoys being a stay-at-home mom.

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A daughter, Anson Elizabeth, was born Jan. 3 to Ashley Stendahl Bond. Ashley has retired from her legal marketing career and is enjoying full-time motherhood. She and her husband, Skipper Bond, were married Oct. 9, 2004. The family lives in New Orleans.
Kristen Randall Hurley received her doctoral hood from her husband, Jason Hurley ’96,during commencement ceremonies for Baylor College of Dentistry on May 17.

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A daughter, Isabella, was born Nov. 11, 2006, to Antonio (Tony) and Daniela Gonzalez de Serna. The family lives in Albuquerque, N.M., where Daniela is in her second year of study at the University of New Mexico School of Law and Tony is an internal medicine doctor finishing his fellowship in gastroenterology.
A daughter, Elizabeth Kay, was born July 6 to Adam and Brandy Harmon Meierhofer. Big sister, Ava Grace, welcomed her home in Dallas.

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A daughter, Charis Mae, was born May 8 to Cory and Jodi Lubbers Collins. Jodi is the college counselor for Heritage Christian Academy in Rockwall, Texas.
Kari Marie Kelley and Joseph Lane Piazza were married Oct. 14, 2006, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Sherman, Texas.
Anita Isabelle Matthes is attending veterinary school at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Okla.
Christina Castleberry Robinson graduated in the 2007 Pediatric Residency Class of Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center in Richmond, Va. She is a pediatrician at the Pediatric and Adolescent Center of Grand Prairie and Arlington in Grand Prairie, Texas.
A son, Joshua Hunter, was born Dec. 22, 2006, to Bryan and Lesley Rayl Saunders. Sister Lauren, 3, welcomed him home.
A daughter, Lillian Bea, was born in January to Stephen and Allison Davis Stamatis. The family has moved to Weatherford, Texas, where Stephen is establishing a medical practice. Allison is completing her doctorate in environmental science from the University of North Texas.

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Kyle Anderson received his medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) School of Medicine in June. He is doing his general surgery residency at the UTHSCSA. He is a member of the Texas Medical Association and the Bexar County Medical Association.
A daughter, Sarah Rose, was born May 19 to Kevin and Jennifer Mutchler Goldblatt.
Matthew McCormick and Angela Steele ’03, were married Sept. 29 in Dallas. The wedding party included Rachel Behl Wester ’03, Erin Kaszynski ’ 02, Erik Anderson ’98, Drew Rayburn, Brooks Wehner, Kevin Barton ’00, and Carrie Beach. The couple lives in Burlington, Wash., near the base where Matt is stationed with the United States Navy.
Gina Shojaian and George Galloway were married June 23. The bridal party included Jamie Justus ’00 and Dana White ’02.Many other alumni attended. The couple lives in Fort Worth, Texas, where Gina is a psychotherapist at Lena Pope Home, and George is in his final year at Texas Wesleyan University School of Law.

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Laura Cook is an associate attorney with the Dallas law firm of Smith & Knott.
Sarah Eckel and Joshua Dalrymple ’01 were married June 16 in San Angelo, Texas. The couple lives in Syracuse, N.Y.
Aubrey Clark Gibbs is in her first year as a pediatric intern at Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. “Iwas motivated to pursue pediatrics due the complexity of psychosocial development throughout childhood, the continual challenge of medicine, and the unbelievable strength that children seem to encompass,” Aubrey said. Le Bonheur has one of the nation’s 10 busiest pediatric emergency departments and hosts one of the largest pediatric surgical brain tumor programs.
A son, Sean Patrick, was born June17 to Ryan and Shannon Slate Matson. Shannon is a property manager with the Finger Companies, and Ryan is a pilot with the Coast Guard. The family lives in Houston.
Paige Peters and Aaron Windham were married May 29 on Peter Island in the British Virgin Islands. Paige owns and runs an equestrian training company, and Aaron is a banking center manager for Compass Bank. The couple lives in Allen, Texas.
Ashley Thomas earned a doctorate of osteopathic medicine May 19 from the University of North Texas Health Science Center. While in medical school she was inducted into Sigma Sigma Phi, national osteopathic honor fraternity, and was named to the Dean’s List several times. She is completing her residency in anesthesiology and pain management at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
A daughter, Jocelyn Grace, was born June 15 to Jason and Brandie Gould Means. The family lives in Addison where Jason is a police officer. Brandie works as a physical therapist at Children’s Medical Center in Dallas.

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Kristi Baughman Marriott received her master’s degree in early childhood development and education from the University of Central Florida in August. She lives in Rochester, Mich., where her husband, Jim, is the director of sanctuary worship at St. John Lutheran Church.
Kristen Bradshaw Waw received her medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in June. While in medical school she was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha national medical honor society, president of the Pediatric Student Association, and recipient of the Kaelyn Marie Sosa Award for patient safety and prevention of medical errors. She is completing her residency in pediatrics at Children’s Medical Center of Dallas.

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Joseph Greenberg graduated from South Texas College of Law and is an associate attorney at Godwin Pappas Ronquillo in Houston. The firm is based in Dallas.
Julia Schlueter received her master’s degree in public health from the University of Michigan in April. She is the quality manager for Washington University School of Medicine and Project ARK (AIDS/HIV Resources and Knowledge) in St. Louis, Mo.

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Lydia Albury is the supervisor for the one of the nation’s largest and most successful debt settlement firm located in Addison, Texas.
Lindsey Alden and Keith Collins were married May 19 in Alexandria, Va., at Stone Mansion. Austin College alumni in attendance were Holly George and Natalia Munoz Moore. The couple lives in Arlington, Va., and work in Washington, D.C., for the federal government. Lindsey is an executive communications clerk for the U.S. House of Representatives, and Keith is an energy industry analyst for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Both are pursuing master’s degrees in public policy from the School of Public Policy at George Mason University, where they met in 2005.
Mike Pierotti and Beth Harston were married July 29, 2006, in Wynne Chapel. The wedding party included Ariana Vasquez and Brooke Lusk ’06. The couple lives in Dallas, where Beth is a paralegal at the law firm of Howison & Arnott, and Mike is a special education teacher for Mesquite Independent School District.
Holly Hull and Michael Miori were married February 3, in Fort Worth, Texas, at Texas Christian University. Austin College Chaplain John Williams ’84,officiated. The wedding party included maid of honor Shannon Keating and Amber Childress ’07. House party included Sara Pollard ’04 and Melissa Johnston ’04. Holly is the development coordinator for the American Red Cross and received her master’s in theological studies from Texas Christian University’s Brite Divinity School in August.
Josh Manck is the sports information director at Newberry College.

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Megan Henson is in South Africa working for a company that takes foreign companies public on the New York stock exchange.

College Community Mourns Deaths of Three Senior Trustees

Saunders Gregg, 1935 alumnus and senior trustee, died Jan. 20, 2007, in Houston, Texas. An attorney, he left the firm of Vinson & Elkins during World War II to serve in the U.S. Navy. He returned to the firm after the war before moving to Louisiana with United Gas Company, which later became Entex. He finished a distinguished career with Entex in Houston as a senior vice president, general counsel, and member of the board of directors. He and his wife of 59 years, Edwina, were long-time members of First Presbyterian Church of Houston. Gregg joined the Austin College trustees in 1977.

Howard Buchanan, senior trustee, died Sept. 2,2007, in Richardson, Texas. After service in the U.S. Air Force, he completed his master’s degree and served in several management positions in business before joining Spectradyne in 1975 as president and chief executive. He was co-chairman of SPI from 1987 until his retirement in 1989. He served on the Richardson City Council and many community organizations, including the United Methodist Church of Richardson where he and his wife of 55 years, Barbara, attended. Buchanan joined the Austin College trustees in 1988.

John “Jack” Huebner, Jr., senior trustee, died March 16, 2007, in Bay City, Texas. Following service in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he earned a degree in nuclear physics before he became manager of the Huebner and Poole ranching and oil interests. He also was involved in rice farming and held several leadership positions in Matagorda County agricultural associations. He and his wife of 57 years, Myrtle, spent their entire married lives in Bay City, where Huebner was involved in many community organizations and First Presbyterian Church. He joined the Austin College trustees in 1969.

Claire Randall, 1982 honorary doctorate recipient, died Sept. 9 in Sun City, Ariz.

David Lee “Tex” Hill ’38, a World War II fighter pilot who became the youngest brigadier general in the history of the Texas Air National Guard, died Oct. 11 at his home in Terrell Hills, Texas. He was 92.

Meet the Trustee

When Austin College trustee Sam Moore ’64 once told someone he had worked at the Goldman Sachs Dallas office for 31 years and stayed married to the same woman, Moore was told he was boring. The listener obviously didn’t hang around for the Paul Harvey ‘rest of the story’ telling of Moore’s story.

Moore attended Austin College from 1960 to 1964 where he played basketball for four years, met his wife, and developed a career interest in the securities market through the mentoring of Clyde Hall, professor emeritus of economics and business administration. “We’re all attached to Austin College because of the people we met there and the professors we had,” said Moore, former Alumni Association and “A” (Athletic) Association president. “That’s the glue.”

The relationships Moore developed at Austin College have stuck. Sherman native Becky Aston ’64 was often his date to Phi Sigma Alpha functions. “I went to her house for some great meals,” Moore said. Evidently, the way to Moore’s heart was through his stomach. He and Becky were married in 1965, and they have two daughters, Wendy and Susannah.

Moore’s relationship with Hall spurred his interest in investing and helped him get into Wharton’s MBA program. Moore has come along way from the paper portfolio he managed as a student with Hall, starting his own investment partnership, Clover Partners, in 1999. Along the way, Moore met Roger Staubach, former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and developed a friendship playing pickup games of basketball at Staubach’s home. In the late 1980s, Moore was part of a group that invested in the Staubach Company, a global real estate advisory firm.

In the late ’90s, Staubach asked Moore to join the board of directors of his company — and Moore has served ever since. Moore also serves as chair of the Finance and Investment Committee for the Austin College Board of Trustees. “We want to help the College continue to grow in stature as a liberal arts college and help grow the endowment by making sure we have prudent investments,” Moore said. “We try to make sure we have the money available for the students and faculty so we can have the best faculty and the best student body available.”

Far from boring, Moore brushes shoulders with a Hall of Fame quarterback, runs his own investment company, invested in a startup real estate company that became one of Texas’ largest and fastest growing, helps guide Austin College’s financial future, and has remained married to his college sweetheart for more than 40 years. —And that, as Paul Harvey would tell it, is the rest of the story.

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