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Shadia Afra

Shadia Afra (M.H.M. ’01) has been promoted to director of rooms division for the Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas.

Patrick (’01) and Monique Mueller Dennis (’02) are pleased to
announce the birth of their son, Andrew Patrick, on February 4.

Clyde Drexler (’03) has opened the sporting retail store—Sports Scene—at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

Joe D. Gutierrez (’05) has been promoted to technical manager for Baker Hughes, Inc., in Chad, Africa.

Martha Hoffman (J.D. ’01) has joined Harper & Pearson Company, P.C. as audit manager.

Daniel Masch (’04) and Lorena Ponce (’04)
are pleased to announce their marriage last November.

Bao-Long Pham (’00), technical analyst for Chevron, recently gave birth to a baby girl.

Rebecca Rentz (J.D. ’00) has been appointed director of air programs for the Houston region by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Ryan Schmidt (’01), thermal analyst for the International Space Station program and Houston Alumni Organization Life Member, has received the 2006 South Texas Section Young Engineers Award.

Kenneth (’03) and Pamela Sutton (’02) are the proud parents of a daughter, Bailey Nicole Sutton, born July 21, 2005.

IN MEMORIAM

Wiley Anderson III (J.D. ’82) Law

Arthur James “Jack” Baten (’60) Accounting

Sally Ann Blackwell (M.A. ’98) Psychology

Michael T. Bloom (’71) Electronics Technology

Henry Joseph Bludau (’55) Accounting

John C. Browder (’50) Business

Mary Eileen Dobson (M.Ed. ’75) Education-Guidance and Counseling

Sidney M. Dover (’64) Manufacturing Technology

Esther Kam Engel (’72) Elementary Education

Charles R. Englebert (’50) Business Administration

Lisa Renee Head (’95) Hotel and Restaurant Management

James E. Johnson (’73, M.S. ’77) Electrical Engineering

Viola Valentine Coker Lannou (’77) Education-Administration and Supervision

Sara Jett Lucia (’41)

Wade Houston Meyers (’76) Accounting

Mary B. Moon (’58)

James A. Page (M.A. ’48)

Frank Joe Peters Jr. (’56) Electrical Engineering

Allan “Rock” Rochlin (’64) Journalism

Sheryl Price Searcy (’93) Education-Reading

Georgie Meadors Slaughter (’56) Elementary Education

Harry R. “Bob” Wilson (’60) Industrial Engineering

KAREN KATZ
One Stylish Cougar

Not many women have the opportunity to shop for a living, but one University of Houston graduate has made shopping her business.

Karen Katz (M.B.A. ’82) is the first female president and CEO of Neiman Marcus Stores. She joined Neiman Marcus as a merchandise manager in 1985 and worked her way up. The C.T. Bauer College of Business’ alumna credits her success to hard work, patience, persistence, and flexibility.

“To become CEO, you have to take it one step at a time and embrace any challenges,” she says. “My M.B.A. helped by giving me a global education and a solid business foundation.”

More outstanding
BAUER ALUMNI

Katz is just one of more than 3,500 UH alumni who are CEOs, presidents, or own their own companies. Here are just a few more of our influential business alumni.

Samuel A. DiPiazza (M.S. ’73) – Global CEO, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Louis B. Katopodis (’71) – President & CEO, Fiesta Mart Inc.

Fran Keeth (M.B.A. ’80) – President & CEO, Shell Chemical LP

Aylwin Lewis (M.B.A. ’90) – President & CEO, Sears Holding Corp.

David M. McClanahan (M.B.A. ’76) – President & CEO, CenterPoint Energy Inc.

Jack B. Moore (’77) – President, Cameron Division of Cooper Cameron Corp.

Dominic Ng (’80) – Chair, President, & CEO, East West Bancorp Inc.

Richard G. Rawson (’72) – President, Administaff Inc.

Bruce H. Vincent (M.B.A. ’76) – President, Swift Energy Company

David A. Williams (M.B.A. ’92) – President & CEO, Make-A-Wish
Foundation of America

Bruce Williamson (M.B.A. ’95) – Chair & CEO, Dynegy Inc.

Melvyn Wolff (’53) – Chair & CEO, Star Furniture Company

For more Bauer executives, visit www.bauer.uh.edu/alumni.

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