Class Notes
Listed below are some recent updates from Mays graduates. If you’d like to share the latest news about yourself or another former Mays Business School student, please send it to maysbusiness@tamu.edu.
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07.09 Ross Bates ’03, BBA and MS in accounting, has been promoted to Manager as a member of BKD National Manufacturing & Distribution Group, a division of BKD, LLP that serves more than 2,700 manufacturers and distributors nationwide. Bates has a background in corporate taxation, including experience with international and state and local tax, and focuses on serving the diverse tax challenges confronting corporate tax departments
06.09 Stephen Fraga ‘97, BBA in finance, was named to the 2009 “40 under 40″ list by the Houston Business Journal in May. This premier awards program identifies 40 leaders who excel in their industry, are respected business leaders, and show dynamic leadership in their community. Fraga is president of Tejas Office Products, Inc., which provides Houston-area businesses with office supplies.
05.09 Megan Lapham ’07, BBA in management, was named Chief Operating Officer of Healthcare Art Consulting (HAC), a Dallas-based company that helps promote the healing process by providing Art Helps Healing programs to health systems. The company provides services to its’ client base located throughout the United States which includes healthcare organizations, physician groups, and senior living facilities.
10.08 Tensie Holman ’90, BBA in accounting, has been named managing partner of the Denver office of KPMG LLP. Homan, who has been with KPMG for 16 years, is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Colorado, Texas and California and is a member of both the American Institute of Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Colorado Society of CPAs.
10.08 Aaron Farmer ’07, BBA in marketing, was named National Project Director for the The Retail Coach, LLC, a national retail consulting, marketing research and development firm headquartered in Tupelo, Miss.
06.08 Dan M. Quinn ’81, BBA in management, was named Vice President of Sales and Marketing for ProSTAR Industries in Bryan, Texas. Quinn also serves as the Vice President of Development and as a writer for Big Screen Creative in College Station.
05.08 Julie (Coffman) Doss ’94, BBA in management, was named Assistant Dean for Career Services at the Texas Tech University School of Law. Prior to her newest appointment, Doss practiced as an attorney with Nelson & Nelson in Lubbock and joined the Texas Tech University School of Law in 2003 as Director of Career Services.
05.08 Eli Jones ’82, PhD in marketing ’97, has been named dean of the Louisiana State University E.J. Ourso College of Business. Jones most recently served as a professor of marketing and Associate Dean for Executive Education Programs in the Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston.
05.08 Nicholas Taunton ’07, BBA in finance, was named one of this year’s two recipients of the Brown Foundation-Earl Rudder Memorial Outstanding Student Award, A&M’s highest honor bestowed upon a graduating senior. (read more)
04.08 Neal W. Adams ’68, BBA in marketing, was named one of four recipients of the 2008 Distinguished Alumnus Award by Texas A&M University and the Association of Former Students. The award is the highest honor bestowed upon a former student of Texas A&M University and recognizes individuals for their significant contributions to their professions, Texas A&M University and their local communities. (read more)