1990s Class Notes Archives

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07.06 Johanna Christiansen ’94, BBA in management and master’s in land economics and real estate, has been promoted to a senior vice president in commercial real estate banking at Bank of America in Universal City, Texas. She has been with the bank since 1997.

07.06 Thadd Hargett ’99, BBA in marketing, was named director of annual giving by Texas A&M’s Association of Former Students. Thadd, a second generation Aggie, previously served as coordinator of annual giving.

05.06 Capt. Jonathan Ballard ’99, BBA in information and operations management, was deployed in December 2004 with the 56th BCT out of the Texas National Guard in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and has completed his tour. He arrived back in Fort Hood on Dec. 9, 2005.

11.05 Sheri Meyer ’95, BBA in finance, was recently honored by the Leading Women Express Network of the American Business Women’s Association. She was named the 2005 Network Woman of the Year for her contributions and achievements in business.

10.05 Michael Hudson ’97, BBA in information and operations management, says, “I recently changed jobs to Jo-Ann Fabric & Crafts as the Store Manager in The Woodlands, Texas. This will allow me to spend more time with my wife, Crystal, and my two kids: three-year-old Kyle and seven-month-old Madison. I am proud to let people know that Texas A&M and Mays Business School helped me get to this level of my career.” mchudson@sbcglobal.net

10.05 Christin Eiserloh ’99, BBA in information and operations management, says, “My MIS degree has allowed me to follow countless career paths! Most recently, I was promoted to Director of Service Delivery for TechSolve, a Dell installation service provider.” ceiserloh@hotmail.com

09.05 Hector H. Garcia Jr. ’93, BBA in management, was recently named to the board of directors of Falcon International Bank’s bank in Laredo, Texas.

09.05 Capt. Ken Evans ’98, BBA in management, is a C-5 instructor pilot in the 436th Airlift Wing, stationed at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.

09.05 Sgt. Nathan A. Ostermann ’99, BBA in marketing, is a Texas Army National Guard member with C Company of the 56th BCT currently serving in Iraq.

09.05 Sam McGee ’98, BBA in marketing, recently joined Wachovia Wealth Management as vice president, relationship manager in Houston.

08.05 Lisa Weatherall ’92, BBA in marketing and MBA, says, “I am working for Citigroup in Las Colinas in financial sales. Since graduation, I have worked in finance, sales and marketing.” lisa.weatherall@citigroup.com

07.05 Lt. Jeff Minch ‘95, BBA in accounting, currently serves as a vessel watch officer working with the Naval Expeditionary Logistics Support Force Forward Bravo in Kuwait.

07.05 Harold Mitchell, Jr. ’95, BBA in business analysis, is currently an instructor of computer science at Morehouse College in Atlanta. His current research addresses how IT will benefit life sciences in the coming years through such avenues as biomedical informatics.

09.04 Mei Ling “Janice” Toh ’97, BBA in marketing, writes: “I am now back in Malaysia!”

09.04 Rick Niswander ’93, PhD in accounting, has been recognized as W. Howard Rooks Distinguished Professor of Accounting at East Carolina University and was appointed dean of the College of Business effective July 1, 2004.

09.04 Jason Langridge ’98, BBA in marketing, recently started his position as a market analyst with Chicago Bridge & Iron.

09.04 Robert Ramirez ’98, MBA, and his wife recently started their own law firm, Coorpender & Ramirez Attorneys and Counselors at Law, PLLC in Lake Dallas, Texas. Robert writes, “Our practice areas include business law, estate planning, real estate and employment law. We also had a son in February of this year, his name is Michael Ramirez.”

07.04 Barry Bryan ’94, PhD in accounting, has a new position as professor of professional practice in accounting at TCU’s M. J. Neeley School of Business.

07.04 Steven Wessner ’97, BBA in marketing, currently serves in the U.S. Navy as a helicopter pilot and has been all over the world during his career.

07.04 Cheryl (Pfeiffer) Schader ’96, BBA in marketing, says, “I am a Senior Financial Analyst at The Dallas Morning News and married Keith Schrader ‘94 in November 2003.”

07.04 Nassib Allaham ’97, BBA in business analysis, currently works as a business consulting supervisor for Ernst & Young in Kuwait.

07.04 Josh Baird ’99, BBA in information and operations management, says, “I started working for PricewaterhouseCoopers after graduating. The consulting practice that I’m working in was sold to IBM so I’m now under ‘Big Blue’ working in Houston, Texas. I do remote support and development for a number of clients in all several different industries. Other than that, I got married, bought a house and a dog so I guess I’m settling down but I’m NOT getting old yet.”

07.04 Jay Deng ’99, MBA in business administration, represents the company Venturepharm Group, which specializes in new drug development. Jay says, “As vice president for Global Business Development, I am responsible for exploring opportunities worldwide and collaboration with foreign companies or individuals in the following fields. For Aggies who work in related fields, I would like to get in touch with you.”