Alumni Notes

1960-69

Susan E. Musick (BSE ’69) and Dr. Joe A. Musick, of Boyce, LA, recently retired and moved back to Monticello. Susan retired from the Rapides Parish Louisiana schools as an educational diagnostician and Dr. Musick retired as the director of the LSU Rice Research Station.

1970-79

Dr. John T. Young (BS ’77) Following earning a BS with a double major in psychology and sociology form UAM, John completed an MS in Gerontology from Henderson State University, and MBA form the University of Chicago, and a Ph D from Rice University.  John is a retired Healthcare Executive having owned and operated psychiatric hospitals and clinics in the USA and Internationally.  Currently John serves as the volunteer President and CEO of three different not for profit organizations providing social services and sustenance for children in several countries.  John is married , has three children and two grandchildren.

1990-99

Lt. Col. Robert E. Sawyer (BA ’91), of New Orleans, LA, competed in the 2011 Ochsners Ironman 70.3 Triathlon on April 17, 2011. The race consists of a 1.2 mile swim in Lake Pontchatrain, a 56 mile bike course, and a 13.1 mile run which ended in front of Jackson Square, in the heart of the French Quarter, for a total distance of 70.3 miles. Sawyer completed the triathlon less than two minutes behind the second place finisher.

2000-10

Eric S. Brixey (BS ’01) and Leslie Faye Broach were married on November 6, 2010, at First Baptist Church in Morrilton.

John C. Cummings (BBA ’02), of Sheridan, was promoted to Assistant Vice President and Trust Officer in the Wealth Management department of the Pine Bluff National Bank in Watson Chapel.

Sally M. Owen (BBA ’05), and Ryan James Beebe were married on May 7 at the Reinhart Country Home in Monticello.

Ryan G. Pilcher (BBA ’08) and Meredith Kay Barnes were married on January 8 at First Baptist Church in West Monroe.

Kenna R. Williams (BS ’10) and Paul Reijo Gomez Bondoc were married on May 7 at Immanuel Baptist Church in Warren.

2011

Zackary A. Tucker (BA ’11) and Tiffany D. Reed were married in October, 2011 at Rittwood Estates near Marked Tree.

Friends

Dr. Jimmie Yeiser (Former Faculty), professor of forestry of Nacogdoches, Tex., was named the 2011-2012 Stephen F. Austin State University Regents Professor.