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Distinguished Alumni and Donor ReceptionThursday, March 13, 2008

5:30-7:00 pm

Nolan Middle School 505 East Jasper Road, Killeen

Welcome & IntroductionsJean Shine, Education Foundation President

Pledge of AllegianceBoy Scout Troop Den 4 Pack 255

Musical Selection Abbygayle Hess, Ellison High School

Grant Recipient RemarksWilliam Simpson, Brookhaven Elementary School

KISD Superintendent RemarksJim Hawkins, PhD

Distinguished Alumni Recognition Ms. Barbara Weiss, President, KISD Alumni Association

In honor of:

JOEL REGAN CARTER

LILLIAN ANN WOLF FARRIS

RANDY PERLIS

BEVERLY WHITE

Closing Remarks Joe Maines, President, KISD Board of Trustees

Joel Regan Carter

Joel Carter, Killeen High School ‘78, is Chief Marketing Officer for Innovation First, a fast-growing technology company. Carter’s team won the Best of Innovation Award in Robotics at the 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show for inventing the VEX Robotics Design System. His HEXBUG Micro Robotic Creatures were recently selected as Top 10 Toy at the 2008 American International Toy Fair.

Previously, Carter served as a Vice President for RadioShack Corporation. He began his career in advertising at The Richards Group in Dallas in 1982, and also achieved success at other top agencies including Tracy-Locke/BBDO, Publicis, and the famed Ogilvy & Mather.

Son of Texas State Artist John Carter, he earned his degree in advertising from the University of Texas in 1982, where he was selected Outstanding Student in Advertising.

Carter is a volunteer leader with the Boy Scouts of America, having attained the rank of Eagle Scout as a youth. He lives in Argyle, Texas, with his wife Pattie and daughter Brooke. His son Josh, also an Eagle Scout, is a mechanical engineering major at the University of Texas.

Lillian Ann (Wolf) Farris

Lillian Ann (Wolf) Farris, Killeen High School ‘68, is the daughter of Clyde and Neva Wolf, native Killeenites; she attended Avenue D Elementary, Nolan Middle School (Queen of Smiles), and Killeen High School (Valedictorian and Most Likely to Succeed.) She is indebted to her teachers (Jacquie Patterson, Helen Little, David Evans, Jimmy French, Janice Ward, and more) and her principals (Jack Arnold, Lloyd Jean, and Charles Patterson).

Ann is an Aggie, class of ‘72 (magna cum laude) where she also received her master’s and doctorate degrees. She is an educator: teacher and administrator in public school and professor in college. Her avocation is peacemaking in third-world countries (Ukraine, Romania, and India). Ann’s husband, Gerald, is a big game guide; her daughter, Lila, is a special teacher of special children.

Randy Perlis

Randy Perlis, Killeen High School ’73, attended all 12 years in the KISD system. He graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington with a B.S. in Chemistry 1977 and Masters in Chemistry in 1980.

As a principal scientist and hazardous materials safety chemist for URS, he has worked on many emergency response contracts for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, responding to hazardous materials incidents and Homeland Security issues. He has worked overseas in Brazil and Saudi Arabia, and has been a member of the American Chemical Society for 32 years.

Recently, he was elected to the Board of Education for the Denver area’s Cherry Creek School District, Colorado’s premier school district.

Randy has been involved in adult education for over thirty-two years, teaching safety classes and chemistry classes to fire safety and hazardous materials departments throughout the country. He also has his own consulting and teaching firm.

Beverly White (Higgs)

Beverly White, Killeen High School ‘77, was born in Frankfurt, West Germany and attended public schools throughout Killeen.

She obtained a bachelors degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 1981 and has worked in the field ever since. From KCEN-TV/NBC Temple/Waco, to KENS-TV/CBS San Antonio, WKRC-TV/ABC Cincinnati, WTVJ-TV/NBC Miami to KNBC-TV Los Angeles, White has reported many of the nations’ most memorable stories.

Among her proudest accomplishments are her deep, abiding ties to her parents and siblings, her marriage to Xavier Higgs and the 1991 Peabody Award for coverage of Hurricane Andrew.

Diamond PartnersEmbarqMarjorie Horne Trust

Gold PartnersActus Lend LeaseCloud Construction Co. Inc.Huckabee Community Excellence Fund

of the Community Foundation of North Texas

Silver PartnersFirst National Bank Texas/Fort Hood

National BankFirst Texas BankDr. and Mrs. Henry MayerMetroplex Health SystemScientific LearningSuperintendent’s Cabinet Barbara Adams, Dr. Bob Brundrett, Dr.

Rachel Cervantes, Gail Charles-Walters, Sandy Franklin, Jim Hawkins, Ph.D., Jackie Hoover, Dr. Susan Humiston

Time Warner Cable

2007-2008 Honor Roll of DonorsThank you to our 2007-2008 partners for investing in the lives of our students and teachers.The KISD Education Foundation recognizes these gifts/donor categories:

Diamond - $10,000 Gold - $5,000 Silver - $2,500 Bronze - $1,000Benefactors - $500 Friends - $250 Individuals - $100

Bronze PartnersBentina Homes, Ltd.Leroy & Elizabeth BighamBigham, Kliewer, Chapman, Watts

InsuranceCarlson FinancialCentral Texas CollegeDynamic DesignsPeggy FrenchGreater Central Texas Federal Credit UnionBetsy HilliardIndeco Sales, Inc.Jamail ConstructionKilleen Teachers Federal Credit UnionLott, Vernon & Co., CPA’sMajor Saver Holdings, Inc.Frank W. & Sue Mayborn FoundationOak Farms DairyCharles & Clara PattersonPerry Office PlusRotary Club of KilleenSchlechty CenterScott and Hilary Shine

Shine Team RealtorsGEN(Ret) Robert M. ShoemakerTechnology for EducationUnion State Bank

BenefactorsBell County Pest ControlCloud Real EstateJack HemingwayJim & Nancy HawkinsKenny and Carol JeanJoe MainesParsons Commercial RoofingSchwartz & Eichelbaum, P.C.Silverblatt Law Office

FriendsThe Honorable & Mrs. Gordon G. AdamsJudy AndersonEsther BrayDental ImagesFt. Hood Family Housing EmployeesMarc & Julianna GilbertRalph & Mary Gauer

Heights Lumber & Supply CompanyAnita HoelscherJNA Painting Co.Killeen A.T.P.E.KleinfelderGlenn MorrisonSallie Mae, Inc.Wells Glass & Mirror Co.

IndividualsR.K. Bass Electric, Inc.Ron & Marian CarlsonVickie Carpenter

Central HardwoodsBrenda ColeyWillie & Wanda CrosslandCTWPDel PropertiesE-Clips Letter JacketsJuanita FaucettSteve HanikWadella HeathBobby HoxworthKilleen Area Alliance Black School EducatorsJames LeeDebbie McKinney

Rachel MorrisEd MullenDebbie Nash-DownieDawn ParnellHal SchiffmanJim & Deborah SeigmanPeggy StamperPaul & Angie StringfellowJim SwitzerJay WalkerJohnny & Peggy WatsonJack WellsBarbara Weiss

In Memory1SGT (Ret) Bud Lyn Perry Sr. by Jim HawkinsWillie G. Vanarsdale, Sr. by Wadella HeathPaula Brock by Jim & Deborah SeigmanMarge Shine by Shine Team RealtorsNorma Gann by Hayden & Mary GibsonNorma Gann by Jim & Nancy HawkinsNorma Gann by SGM (Ret) Leonard & Ruth NuuhiwaNorma Gann by Garland & Cynthia PotvinRogene Hantke by Garland & Cynthia PotvinRogene Hantke by Jim & Nancy HawkinsRogene Hantke by Pershing Park Elementary SchoolNorma Gann by Barbara CarpenterNorma Gann by Bobby & Bet Grant

Willard Hartman by Carol HartmanJohn Bernardy by Mary Jo BurtonRogene Hantke by Nina BibleNorma Gann by Nina BibleNorma Gann by Rebecca SmithM.L. Crabb by Nina Bible & Mrs. Gene Parker

In HonorCharles Patterson by Willie & Wanda CrosslandBarbara Adams by Dawn ParnellRubye Altman by Pat ShannonJim Hawkins by Shine Team Realtors

Employee Giving CampaignThe Education Foundation gratefully acknowledges contributions from the following KISD employees.

Dawnlea AcunaBarbara AdamsRenata AdamsBrenda AlexanderBarbara AllenDebbie AlstonNancy AndersonPamela AndersonJeanya AnglinGrace AshworthSandra AtkissonGail AvilesMarva AycockEllen BachmanSusan BadgettCambley BakerMichele BakerNorma BakerDavid BalsingerGeri BalsingerEva BarkRoger BarkerJanet BarnesDiana BarnettRachel BarnettJennifer BaskettPenny BattsClaudia BeauchampKenneth Bedwell

Lana BellaGinger BennightShewanda BlackmanLaurel BlairNatalie BlairJennifer BlochPatricia BlomquistJanet BoebertDavid BoivieVeronica Bonham-GregoryDonna BowndsMegan BradleyIlse BrindleyShatilya BrooksD’Lynn BrownNancy BrownRobert BrundrettHenrietta BryantJulie BurkeSherry BurnettNorma ButlerCandice ButtonPatricia CalanniDolores CameronKarol CarlisleBebe CarpenterJennifer CarranzaKayone CarterLouAnne Case

Rachel CervantesRobin ChampagneDebora ChappelleGail Charles-WaltersLizabeth CleverleyChristine ColbertDana ColemanDelores ConeyCynthia CooperDeborah CorleySandra CornJamie CouncilCheri CoxMelissa CruzRenee CummingsDiane CunninghamGlennys DanielJoel DarrowTeresa DaughertyElizabeth DaviesLorna DavisSharon DavisKristal DeWittPatricia Dick-CrowMichael DonovanSharon DouglasConstance DuffeyCarolyn DuggerJulia Duncan

Jennifer DunhamCamille DyeTamara EarlShari EhlySandra EoffDawn EvansFairway Middle SchoolDeborah FaulknerJulie FifeKelly FifePaula FinnesseyBeth FonvilleSandra ForsytheJanice FowlerCarol FrancisBrandi FrazierJames FrechetteCarly FriedrichsJennifer FriersonBlanca FryeBethney FullerSharyl FullerKelly GallagherAmber GarrettPearline GarrickMisti GaskampBrenda GillespieBette GilmoreLeslie Gilmore

Danny GoodrumCharlotte GravesDeborah GreenLaura GregoryTeresa GriffinPeggy GroceMargaret GruschkusDiane GuidryCheryl GundersonRenee GwaltneyBonita HaagJulie HageyWayne HammontreeBonnie HaniskoKerry HareJennifer HarrisJohnny HarrisonJimmy HawkinsJo Ann HeckathornSummer HeidtbrinkMichael HellingerJanet HendersonMary HernandezSharita HerreraPhillys HillKathy HobbsBonnie HollandJackie HooverKathy Housewright

Jerrika HulsemanSusan HumistonRaymona HuntCarol HunterLevona HunterBetty HurtLisa HydeShannon InmanDonald JamesJohnny JarosekGregory JenkinsRhonda JonesDeborah KeatonSherry KeenerVernie KettlesSusan KingAlicia KnellJudi KnightDonna KnottsJean KnowlesMary KossSusan KozoraRuth LakeLeslie LanclosHolly LandezVictoria LansfordMary LarsonMary LehmanJennifer LettsLiberty Hill Middle SchoolLucretia LongSylvia LuevanoVictoria Maldonado

Sandra MarcussenBrenda MartinezJoann MastrosimoneMollie McBroomLaurice McClellanSandra McCuskeyTherese McKillopErin MeehanDayna MellbertIda MeyerAmy MichalekKeith MooreJerry MorganMargaret MorrisRobert MullerDave MunroClaudetta MyersMargaret MyersMegan MyrickMoira NealMarylou NeaultPatrick NeaultVicky NewDavid NicholsonAleesha NidositkoAlisha NormanMargaret NunleyChristine NyeHeidi OatesVicki OsborneOdila OwensJanna OxfordDeborah ParkerDawn Parnell

Shirley ParrSabina PaulsonElizabeth PilgramHeather PlaisanceMichael PolettiDavid PremoCourtney PrughTerra QuinnDanielle RalstonDawn RatzlaffCarissa RawlsSharon ReaganReeces Creek Elementary SchoolCynthia ReinhardtBarbara RicheySandra RiddleKrystal RiggsBarbara RinehartBarbara RobertsMaureen RodriguezEdwin RogersMargaret RudesheimNicole RussellMaria SalinasSylvia SalinasThomas SchatteJennifer SchoelNorma ScottSusan SebeckValerie SebekJacqueline SheaViolet SimmonsDana Simpson

William SimpsonMary SloanRebecca SmithRichard SmithTracy SmithMark SpanglerBarbara SpeedSerena SpiveyJasmin StanleyDesiree StarrAllison SteedJanet StewartLaura StokesTracy StoneEllen StrattonYvette SumnerMichelle TaylorAmy TerryBrenda ThomasKirk ThomasDona ThompsonLaBecca ThompsonMelissa ThompsonMisong ThompsonBeverly TuckerDoris TuckerBrenda TurbevilleJudith TysonGloria Van ExelLori VanceHeide VanegasJulie VanGrollNancy VarljenJerre Varnell

Vicki VaughnLynn VerregoAnnemarie VictoryJayne WadeJoan WaiterDebra WaldrenKerri WalkerLoretta WalkerHeather Ward-DefilippoDanny WatkinsRalph WelkerShauna WellsGerrica WheelessClayton WhiteEbony WhiteJessica WhiteMarcella WhiteMatthew WidackiBrenda WilliamsDawn Williams-RichardsonGayle WilsonJanice WilsonKatherine WilsonVannessa WinansDonna WinklerSharon WongConnie WoodAnne WrightJenise WrightPamela WrightPatricia WrightMeredith Yarborough

COMPARATIVE DISSECTION UNIT

(DISSECTORS’ CONFERENCE) $5,000Shoemaker High SchoolAngela Kirkpatrick, Tina Quinn, Robert Knepp, Monte Allwein, Cynthia Cooper, Angela Jandreau, Sharon Daniels, Marilyn Thorpe Sponsored by Actus Lend Lease, LLC

USING TECHNOLOGY INELEMENTARY SCIENCE $3,900Brookhaven Elementary SchoolWilliam Simpson, Hugh Tucker, Mary Larson, Sylvia Luevano, Jennifer Bloch, Susan King, Mike DonovanSponsored by First Texas Bank

PEACE ROCKS! $1,195Clear Creek Elementary SchoolMelinda WrightSponsored by Time Warner Cable

DRAMATICALLY SPEAKING $4,300Meadows Elementary SchoolCarol McKissick, Clare Kroeger, Bentley Olson, Colleen Tedford, Tina RatliffSponsored by Embarq

Engagement GrantsCongratulations to the following grant recipients:

IPOD THEREFORE ILEARN $3,400Reeces Creek Elementary SchoolMichele Gilmore, Evelyn Fonseca-MathenySponsored by Huckabee & Associates, Inc.

READ AWAY WITH PLAYAWAYS $4990Union Grove Middle SchoolMelissa Connell, Jennifer Brockway, Tshara Gardner, Angelique Hall, Cynthia Burris, Nicole McGurk, Ivana SaxonSponsored by Lott, Vernon & Co., P.C., CPA’s

READ 180 LIBRARY EXTENSION $1,500Palo Alto Middle SchoolVanessa Rubio Sponsored by First Texas Bank

GETTING FIT WITH PEDOMETERS $3,900Union Grove Middle SchoolDena Mouton, Susan Martin Sponsored by Metroplex Health System

FOCUS ON FLUENCY $ 695Mountain View Elementary SchoolJennifer Carranza Sponsored by Metroplex Health System

CLICKING IN THE CLASSROOM $4,000Reeces Creek Elementary SchoolSusan Douglas, Jennifer BeyerSponsored by Cloud Construction

BOOK ADVENTURE BAGS $ 865Cedar Valley Elementary SchoolGuidelyn Feutz Sponsored by Embarq

LITERATURE CAFE $2,676Maxdale Elementary SchoolTasha Rogers, Kerri Kuretsch, Debbie Banks, Nichole LawSponsored by First National Bank Texas

KINESTHETIC LEARNING ACTIVITIES $1,482Saegert Elementary SchoolMable Brooks Sponsored by Time Warner Cable

GUIDED MATH $3,700Saegert Elementary SchoolPamela Brower, Connie Reevey Sponsored by Parsons Commercial Roofing

SURVIVAL ISLAND $3,500Audie Murphy Middle SchoolEdith Ware, Lesley Lanclos, Kimberly ThomasSponsored by Scientific LearningCorporation

SCIENCE UNDER CONSTRUCTION $2,800Ira Cross, Jr. Elementary SchoolTivonda Tucker-Johnson, Carla WadeSponsored by Cloud Construction

THE READING & WRITING NOOK

(DEVELOPING CHILDREN) $2,100East Ward Elementary SchoolAmber Smith, Diana Stock, Tara Pabis, Jennifer Jackson, Monica Todd, Karen Allen-Smith, Tina VeraSponsored by Actus Lend Lease, LLC

GOIN’ DOWN AND GETTIN’ DIRTY

AT THE CREEK $3233Reeces Creek Elementary SchoolAlice Anderson, David Douglas, Karen Frist, Erma PattersonSponsored by Parsons Roofing

I CAN READ MUSIC! $1428East Ward Elementary SchoolTravis BranamSponsored by Embarq

PURPLE COW $3800Nolan Middle SchoolJulie Fife, Andrea Butler, Donna Naylor Sponsored by Scientific LearningCorporation

QUEST FOR QUIRKLES $1264Trimmier Elementary SchoolGinny Gonder, Amanda PolsonSponsored by Time Warner Cable

CONDENSED ANIMATED NOVEL $ 598Nolan Middle SchoolKelly FifeSponsored by Lott, Vernon & Co., P.C. CPA’s

WII LIKE TO MOVE $4274Willow Springs Elementary SchoolSara Richards, Anna Adam, Tracy Baugh, Christopher HessSponsored by Cloud Construction

SCIENCE LAB MODULES $4,416Ellison High SchoolSelina Nelson, Kara Clay, BruceEpstein, Sharon Fisher, Mary Morgan, Abby Roberts, Kalin WellsSponsored by Huckabee and Associates

SPAGHETTI BOOK CLUB $1350Reeces Creek Elementary SchoolBrenda Thomas, Melissa Cruz,Carly Friedrichs, Sherry Keener,Jenifer SuhlingSponsored by First National Bank Texas/Fort Hood National Bank

PATHWAYS TO INTEGRATION

USING TECHNOLOGY $3778Brookhaven Elementary SchoolWilliam Simpson, Shanna Adams, Debbie Alston, Sonia Matthew, Dorothy Parker, Nancy Watson,Jill WinklerSponsored by Actus Lend Lease, LLC

VITALSIM VITAL SIGN MANIKIN

SIMULATOR $5000Career & TechnologyCharl Munsey, Beverly Egbert, Rebecca HammontreeSponsored by First Texas Bank

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL FOR

KINDERGARTEN $2048Clear Creek Elementary SchoolCatherine OldhamSponsored by First Texas Bank

IT’S POD-TASTIC: PORTABLE $2558Mountain View Elementary SchoolLynn Verego Grant TeamSponsored by Huckabee and Associates

ENGAGEMENT CENTER $225Live Oak Ridge Middle SchoolDavid BoivieSponsored by Ft. Hood Family Housing

READERS INTO LEADERS $2350Shoemaker High SchoolLaura Gregory Grant TeamSponsored by Metroplex Health System

ART DESIGN THROUGH TECHNO $5000Shoemaker High SchoolCynthia Kovach Grant TeamSponsored by Actus Lend Lease

THE ANSWERS ARE BLOWIN IN THE WIND: CAMPUS WEATHER STATION $5000Ellison High SchoolJohn Reed Grant TeamSponsored by Embarq

TOUCHING TOMMOROW TODAY $4815Bellaire Elementary SchoolJane Apodaca Grant TeamSponsored by Scientific Learning

WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES $1005Clear Creek Elementary SchoolMelinda WrightSponsored by First Texas Bank

JR. GLOBE TREKKER $4707Cedar Valley Elementary SchoolGuindelyn Feutz Grant TeamSponsored by Marjorie Horne Trust

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH

MONA LISA, EDGAR ALLEN POE AND

THE BIG BAD WOLF $1664Union Grove Middle SchoolAngelique Hall Grant Team Sponsored by Time Warner Cable

MUSIC ED IN THE TECH AGE $4853Harker Heights High SchoolPeter Emerson Grant TeamSponsored by Embarq

WRITING-ACROSS-THE-CURRICULUM WRITING CENTER $4822Ellison High SchoolKaren Thompson Grant TeamSponsored by Huckabee and Associates

OUTDOOR EDUCATION EXPERIENCE $3900Nolanville Elementary SchoolKaren Pierce Grant TeamSponsored by Majore Horne Trust

UNIT-Y $1460Nolanville Elementary SchoolEllen StraussSponsored by 1st National Bank Texas / Fort Hood National Bank

JOURNEY THROUGH WORLD HISTORY USING GRAPHIC NOVELS $4975Ellison Elementary SchoolCarmelo Mastrosimone Grant TeamSponsored by Cloud Construction

IMAGINATIVE EDUCATION: PROVOKING EXCELLENCE ACROSS THE CURRICULUM $3260Clear Creek Elementary SchoolDonna Bounds, Brenda GillespieSponsored by Technology for Education

TEXAS STATE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING $657Union Grove Middle SchoolLisa LaffeySponsored by Union State Bank

LEARNING BRAIN EXPO $1801Nolanville Elementary SchoolMary Cook, Debbie Neeley, Barbara SnipesSponsored by Greater Central Texas Federal Credit Union

EARTH INSIDE AND OUT - DYNAMIC EARTH SYSTEMS $462Cedar Valley Elementary SchoolRobert MarlerSponsored by Gen (Ret) RobertShoemaker

SUPER HEROES! WE HAVE THE POWER! $701Clear Creek Elementary SchoolMelinda WrightSponsored by Actus Lend Lease, LLC

CONFERENCE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF

MATHEMATICS TEACHING $1101Union Grove Middle SchoolDeanna Sallee, Jill SquierSponsored by Frank W. and Anyse Sue Mayborn Foundation

CONFERENCE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF

MATHEMATICS TEACHING $1460Fowler Elementary SchoolJulie BurkeSponsored by Metroplex Health System

CONFERENCE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF

MATHEMATICS TEACHING $4408Palo Alto Middle SchoolRoxanne Howell, Shirley Matteson, Sharon Woody, Nicole Hall, Clarence Williams, Ted Coe, Alice PageSponsored by Indeco Sales

Professional Learning GrantsCongratulations to the 2006-07 Professional Learning Grant winners!

Alumni Association2007-2008 Board of Directors

OFFICERS

President Barbara Nitsche WeissVice-President Kenny JeanSecretary Susan Faucett

MEMBERS

Barbara Baker AdamsEva Sanabria Bark

Lolly Conklin BuckleyAndy Curtis

Jeannie Hebert GawryszewskiMichele Mingst GilmoreSue Williamson Hallmark

Nancy HawkinsBary HeidtbrinkWayne C. Moore

Gladys White SwindleCyd Shine West

Education Foundation2007-2008 Board of Directors

OFFICERS

President Jean ShinePresident Elect James LeeSecretary Jim Hawkins, Ph.D.Treasurer Ronald SteppDirector at Large Debbie McKinneyDirector at Large Bobby Hoxworth

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Judy Anderson Gene SilverblattMarian Carlson Hal ShiffmanVickie Carpenter Peggy StamperBrenda Coley Jim SwitzerMarc Gilbert Jay WalkerSteve Hanik Barbara WeissButch Menking Ernest WilkersonGlenn Morrison Gary YoungHilary Shine

FOUNDATION DIRECTOR

Dawn Parnell