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Texas A&M Club

2025

David Dunlap ’83

Texas A&M Foundation

David D. Dunlap is career oil and gas services industry executive and investor. He spent the first 25 years of his career at BJ Services Company followed by 11 years as President and CEO of Superior Energy Services. He is currently an investor, advisor and director for four privately owned oilfield services companies.

Mr. Dunlap is very active at Texas A&M where he currently serves as a trustee and Investment Committee Chair for the Texas A&M Foundation. He is a member of the Texas A&M College of Engineering Advisory Council and Chairman of the President’s Board of Visitors for the Corps of Cadets.
The Dunlap’s have been active with the 12th Man Foundation since buying football season tickets in 1990. David served for seven years on the 12th Man Foundation Board of Trustees and was Chairman of the 12th Man Foundation in 2020. David and his wife Anne were recognized in 2023 as recipients of the E. King Gill award.

Mr. Dunlap was named a Distinguished Alumni of Texas A&M in 2024. In 2017, he was named to the Texas A&M Petroleum Engineering Academy of Distinguished Graduates. He is inducted in the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets Hall of Honor and is a recipient of the Texas A&M College of Engineering Outstanding Alumni Honor Award.

Mr. Dunlap graduated from Texas A & M University with a BS in Petroleum Engineering. As a student, he was a member of the Fightin Texas Aggie Band and The Ross Volunteers. He and his wife Anne are the parents of six children and reside in The Woodlands, Texas.

2024

Susan N. “Sue” Owen ’94

Communications manager, The Association of Former Students

In the 1910s, Silver Taps included cadets carrying their friend’s remains to Texas A&M train depot. Before the 1940s, Aggie Muster wasn’t called “Muster” – it tended to feature boisterous “April 21st parties.” And part of the Aggie War Hymn medley comes from a French opera!

These are stories Sue Own ’94 has uncovered as part of her work for The Association of Former Students, writing about Texas A&M history and traditions. Other stories include Aggie Ring history; visiting the facility where Reveilles retire; helping host away yell practice at Aggie games across the country; learning about pilots’ precise timing of Aggie football flyovers; and
more.

Sue has visited Texas A&M Clubs from coast to coast, been active in the Capitol City, Williamson, and Brazos County A&M Clubs, and serves as a proud Class Agent for the Class of ’94. She is a communications manager for The Association of Former Students.

2019

Dr. John Adams ’73

Author of “Softly Call the Muster”, “Keepers of the Spirit”, and “Aggies at War”

Dr. John Adams ’73 received a Bachelor’s, Masters, and PhD in history from Texas A&M. During his time at Texas A&M Adams was a member of the Corps of Cadets as well as a member of the Ross Volunteer Company’s First Platoon. As a current resident of College Station, Adams maintains connections with the current student population specifically in the Memorial Student Center as well as the Student Government Association.

Adams, an avid Aggie author, has written three books concerns Aggie history including The Fightin’ Texas Aggie Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor, Keepers of the Spirit: The Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M University, 1876-2001 and Softly Call the Muster: The Evolution of a Texas Aggie Tradition.

Dr. Adams has consistently proven throughout his career as a student and a professional his undying love for Texas A&M as well as upholding its core values.

2018

Brandon Leone ’06

Former Texas A&M Football Player

Brandon Leone, former Texas A&M Football player, was raised by a single mother and move frequently throughout his childhood. During his football career at Texas A&M, Brandon played as a safety and running back while earning a bachelor’s degree in Leadership and Development. After college Brandon started at AT&T in San Antonio and served as a Sports Analyst at TexAgs for a brief period. Brandon currently works in Houston, Texas as an insurance agent with his beautiful wife Megan. Brandon’s story is a true testament to the lasting impact that our time at Texas A&M has on the rest of our lives as well as how powerful an attitude of determination and faith can be.

2017

Cliff Dugosh ’86

Motivational Speaker

A native of San Antonio, Cliff Dugosh has spoken to thousands of individuals throughout Texas and several states in the past twenty years. Having done almost 1000 speeches, Cliff’s audiences have ranged from kindergartners to corporate executives. With a passion for college students, Cliff has spoken to students at Texas A&M, Stanford, TCU, SMU, West Point, United States Naval Academy, United States Air Force Academy, and the University of Texas.

Cliff has a bachelor’s degree in health education and a master’s degree in adult education from Texas A&M University. Cliff was one of twenty seniors to receive the Buck Weirus Spirit Award and was also named the Phi Delta Kappa Outstanding Senior in the Department of Health and Physical Education. Following graduation, Cliff was actively involved in educational affairs and youth ministry throughout San Antonio.

From 1999-2006, Cliff served as the assistant director for leadership training and development for Texas A&M’s Memorial Student Center. In this capacity he worked with Texas A&M’s top student leaders. Cliff has spoken at over 75 Aggie Mom’s and A&M Clubs and 29 Muster ceremonies. In 2000, he was honored as a Fish Camp namesake.

Since 2007, Cliff has spent time speaking throughout the nation and spending time at O’Connor High School in San Antonio.

For the past 23 summers, Cliff has volunteered as a counselor at Dream Street, a camp in southern California for children with life threatening or terminal illnesses. He was honored by San Antonio’s Northside Independent School District as its 2006 Pillar of Caring.

2016

Bill Toler ’76

Chair elect, texas a&m foundation

Mr. Bill Toler retired from The Procter & Gamble Company on September 1,
2009 after 29 years of service where he held a broad range of executive
leadership positions in every region of the world. His last role was Global
Vice President and General Manager for Oral Care Profession (Crest,
Oral-B, Fixodent, blend-a-med, Scope, Glide, etc. brands). Mr. Toler joined
Swift Communications, Inc. on September 8, 2009 as the Chief Executive
Officer and he assumed the additional responsibility as Chairman of the
Board of Directors in November 2011. Swift Communications is
headquartered in Carson City, Nevada and its affiliated companies include
40 newspapers, magazines, and web sites, as well as internet marketing
ventures in 7 western states. After graduating from Texas A&M University
with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and serving 4 years on active duty
in Germany in the US Army as a Field Artillery Officer with Airborne Ranger
qualifications, he joined Procter & Gamble (P&G) and began a career built
on creating new visions and leading successful organizational change. His
passion for envisioning and leading change began as a mid-level manager
in 1989 when he helped pioneer P&G’s industry changing, multi-disciplined
joint business development approach with its major retail trade customers
as the inaugural Marketing Manager for P&G’s Wal-Mart Customer Team.
Mr. Toler then went on to be the key architect of P&G’s worldwide
transformation to Customer Business Development and elimination of its
traditional sales department. Prior to his Global Oral Care role at P&G, he
served as the Vice President and General Manager for P&G Pet Care
(Iams & Eukanuba) in Japan, Asia, Australia and Latin America.

Mr. Toler currently resides in Aspen, Colorado with his wife Melanie, Class
of 1976, and spends a considerable amount of time in Bryan/College
Station. He has two children, Courtney, Class of 2017, and Michael, Class
of 2019. He serves as a Chair-Elect for the Texas A&M Foundation which is
responsible for managing the University’s gifts and endowments for
academic excellence, scholarships, and faculty support, and will serve as
Chairman beginning July 1, 2016. He also serves as a member of the
Board of Directors for Engage3, a technology start-up company based in
Davis and San Francisco, CA. He previously served a four-year term on
the Association of Former Students Board of Directors and the Texas A&M
University President’s Vision 2020 Advisory Council. He has guest lectured
at the Community of European Management Schools Graduate
Conference (Vienna), Kellogg School of Management- Northwestern
University and Lowry Mays College and Graduate School-Texas A&M
University.

2015

Mickey Batsell ’67

CLU, CASL, MBA, FLMI, CLTC, CSA

Mickey graduated from Texas A&M in 1967. He was a proud member of Squadron 11 and served as Executive Officer his senior year. He was a member of the Fish Drill Team, the Aggie Gymnastics Team and the Intercollegiate Marketing Team. He has continued his involvement with Texas A&M by serving as co-class agent for over 40 years and on several committees and task forces for the Association of Former Students. He is a former member of the Board of Directors for the 12th Man Foundation and past president of the Coppell A&M Club. Mickey has delivered Aggie Muster addresses at countless
A&M clubs. He is a retired Lt. Colonel in the United States Air Force Reserves, served in the USAF Special Operations on active duty and as a Deputy Commander of Resources in the USAFR.

Mickey Batsell is an experienced financial services professional, specializing in long-term care, retirement planning and surrounding issues including Medicare, Medicaid, home healthcare, nursing homecare, wealth transfer, and the selection of long-term care facilities. With over 40 years of professional, and more importantly, personal family experiences, Mickey has an in-depth understanding of the challenges his clients face. As a protector of people’s independence and dignity, he currently represents industryleading, financially sound companies and assists families, groups, and associations throughout the United States.

Mickey has a bachelor’s degree in Marketing and an MBA in Accounting. He is a Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU), a Chartered Advisor for Senior Living (CASL), a Fellow of Life Management Institute (FLMI), Certified in Long Term Care (CLTC), and a Certified Senior Advisor (CSA), Mickey takes an active role in his industry, community and church. He served on the national boards of directors for the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance (AALTCI), Society of Financial Services Professionals (SFSP) and the Alliance of Financial Management Professionals (AFMP). He is a member of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) and the past President of the National Insurance Marketing Executives (NIME), has served as chairman of the Society of Certified Senior Advisors Certification Council, and is currently an instructor for the Certified Senior Advisor Certification Review Class.

Mickey and Nancy have four children, ten grandchildren, and two great grandsons. If he isn’t with family, you can find him in his garden in the spring and on the football field in the fall as a Texas high school football official. He has officiated three state championship games and the 2013 and 2015 East/West High school All American Bowl at Reliant Stadium and the Citrus Bowl.

2013

R. C. Slocum

Football Coach

R.C. Slocum is the winningest football coach in Texas A&M’s history. After his last season at A&M in 2002, he had compiled a career record of 123-47-2 (.721). The 123 victories in his first 14 years ranks eighth all-time and puts him in the company of coaching legends such as Barry Switzer (137), Tom Osborne (137), Steve Spurrier (132), Joe Paterno (131), LaVell Edwards (129), Amos Alonzo Stagg
(128), and Bud Wilkerson (124).

Slocum won six championships as head coach of the Aggies; three SWC titles, two Big 12 South Division titles, and the 1998 Big 12 Conference Championship. He was league Coach of the Year four times and was runner up for National Coach of the Year honors in 1994. His teams went to 11 bowl games with five of those being New Year’s Day bowls. On 10 occasions, the Aggies, under Slocum, finished ranked in the AP Top 25 and three times finished in the Top Ten. During Slocum’s tenure, the Aggies were especially hard to beat at home where they won .854 of their games at Kyle Field. At home, the Aggies compiled 22 and 29 game winning streaks. In conference play, A&M compiled a Southwest Conference record unbeaten streak of 29 games; four straight seasons without a loss. As Texas A&M closed out the Southwest Conference era, Slocum’s winning percentage of .865 (44-6-2) was the best in league history besting the .797 percentage set by the legendary Darrel Royal of the University of Texas.

R. C. is a native of Orange, Texas where he was an All-District end at Stark High School. He attended college at McNeese State University in Lake
Charles, La. There, he was a four year letterman and set school records for receiving as an end. Following his senior season he was named Most Valuable Lineman. R.C. received his undergraduate degree from McNeese and was a member of Blue Key National Honor Fraternity. He also received a Master of
Education Administration. In 2002, he was recognized as a Distinguished Alumnus and in 2003 was inducted into the McNeese Athletic Hall of Fame

Lake Charles High School, in 1968, was the first stop in R.C.’s coaching career. He was there two seasons before moving to Kansas State University where he coached the 70 and 71 seasons. In 1972, R.C. started a long association with Texas A&M as an offensive assistant with new head coach Emory Bellard. In 1973, he moved over to the defensive side of the ball as defensive ends coach. Later he would coach the linebackers and become defensive coordinator for the 79 and 80 seasons. The next stop, in 1981, was the University of Southern California where R.C. was the defensive coordinator under John Robinson. Slocum’s defense led the Pac-10 Conference that year and the team played in the Fiesta Bowl. In 1982, R.C. returned to Texas A&M as defensive coordinator with new head coach Jackie Sherrill. Prior to the 1985 season, Slocum was promoted to Assistant Head Coach. That season saw the Aggies lead the SWC in defense and win the conference championship. The first of three straight
championships and foundation of the reckless style of defensive play that later led A&M’s defense to be called the “Wrecking Crew”. In 1989, R.C. Slocum was named head football coach at Texas A&M.

He coached in the East/West Shrine All Star game, the Japan Bowl, and the Hula Bowl and has been involved in many charities including the Children’s Miracle Network, the Peaceable Kingdom Retreat for Children, the Houston Live Stock Show and Rodeo, and Special Olympics. R.C. has also served as a Trustee of the American Football Coaches Association and is currently the President of the American Football Coaches Foundation. Since 2002, R.C has served as a Special Advisor to the President of Texas A&M. In February 2006, Coach Slocum was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. In 2012, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and was selected to be a member of the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans. His hobbies include golf, horseback riding, hunting and fishing.

Slocum is married to the former Nel Jennings and has two sons, Shawn Slocum, an assistant football coach with the Green Bay Packers and John Harvey Slocum, who is in the oil field services business. Nel has a son, Randy Jennings who is a senior geology major at Texas A&M.

2012

Roger Creager ’93

Musician

Roger aspired to become a country music singer since he was six years old. He started learning how to play piano in the second grade, but didn’t learn guitar until he was a student at Tuloso-Midway High School. He was always found singing to himself during his early years, since he was shy around others. After high school, Roger attended Sam Houston State University and earned a degree in business. Roger went on to Texas A&M University in College Station to earn a degree in agriculture in 1993. In College Station, the Texas Music Revolution helped Roger become a successful musician. Since the release of his first album in 1998, Roger has become a fixture on the Texas Music scene, becoming known for his high energy performances and cult following.

Today, Roger Creager is an adventurist; he does not like to sit still while the world passes by. Whether it’s climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa, jumping off his boat to snorkel with wild dolphins, snow skiing in the Rockies, catching tuna 100 miles from shore, piloting his airplane to far-off concerts, spear-fishing around oil rigs, scuba diving coral reefs, surfing in Costa Rica, or playing music through the Italian countryside, he tries to get the most out of what the world has to offer. All of this finds its way into Roger’s music and live shows. His passion for life invigorates everyone around him including his fan base. Those who get hooked on his charisma and high energy come back show after show, year after year, and record after record. Creager’s newest record may be his best work yet.

“Surrender”, released Jan 2012, was produced by Lloyd Maines and marks a “back-to-basics” approach for Roger. As always, Roger creates an interesting collection with songs that are very different from each other and will keep the listener’s attention start to finish. He co-wrote all songs except “Redemption Song”, a Bob Marley classic.

Roger is very fortunate that his music career allows him this lifestyle. But he gives it back by putting his life experiences and his infectious high energy and zeal for adventure right back into his songwriting and performances. Creager may travel the world, but he never strays far from his smalltown South Texas roots and his music encompasses all of him.

2011

Coach Jackie Sherrill

Texas A&M Football Coach 1982-1988

A native of Duncan, Oklahoma, Coach Jackie Sherrill later lived in Biloxi, Mississippi where he starred on the Biloxi High School football team earning the distinction of All American and MVP.

At the University of Alabama, he played fullback and linebacker positions from 1962-65, receiving a Bachelor’s degree in 1966, and becoming grad-assistant coach under football legend Bear Bryant. The following year, he
joined Arkansas under Coach Frank Broyles. He then held coaching positions at Iowa, and the University of Pittsburgh from 1973-75. One year later, Coach Sherrill was named head coach at Washington State University. He returned to Pittsburgh the following year as the Panthers head coach. His five-year stint at Pitt resulted in a 50-9-1 record, five-straight postseason bowl
games, and four, Top-10 national rankings. From 1979-81, Coach Sherrill’s final three Pittsburgh teams achieved a 33-3 record, and ended their seasons in the Fiesta, Gator and Sugar Bowls.

In 1982, the Jackie Sherrill era commenced in Aggieland. During his seven-year stay in College Station, the Aggies posted a 52-28-1 overall record, 36-17-1 within the SWC. After three building seasons, A&M posted 10-win campaigns in 1985 and ‘87, and Sherrill was named Southwest Conference Coach of the Year both years. Those teams beat Auburn (36-16) and Notre Dame (35-10) in respective Cotton Bowls. He was named national coach of the year by PLAYBOY magazine in its 1988 preseason publication. His 1985-87 Texas A&M teams rolled to a 29-7-1 record, advancing to three
straight Cotton Bowls as champions of the Southwest Conference.

All Aggies know the tradition of the 12th Man and E. King Gill; and it was Coach Jackie Sherrill who started the now infamous 12th Man Kick-Off Team composed of regular students through open tryouts. This 12th Man Kick-Off Team performed very well and held opponents to one of the lowest yards per return averages in the league. Jackie now raises scholarship funds for A&M students through his 12th Man KOT Foundation (https://www.12thmankot.org/ ).

Jackie is one of a select group of head coaches in NCAA history to take three different schools to postseason bowl competition. Sherrill joins Lou Holtz, Ken Hatfield, Dennis Franchione, John Makovic and Mack Brown as the only active head coaches with that distinction. Sherrill is one of only two Division I-A head coaches ever to lead three different schools to 10 wins or more in a season. Among Jackie’s Career Highlights:

• Walter Camp Coach of the Year, 1980
• SWC Coach of the Year, 1985-1987
• Won over 180 games as a college head coach
• Posted 17 winning seasons in his 24 years as a college football head coach
• Inducted into the Gator Bowl Hall of Fame, 2002
• Appointed to the Athletic Committee, St. Jude Hospital, 2006
• Inducted into Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame, 2007

But far greater than the numbers is the effect he has had on his players through the years. He has coached the likes of Heisman Trophy candidate and former all-Pro quarterback Dan Marino, Lombardi Trophy and Maxwell Trophy winner Hugh Green, Outland Trophy winner Mark May and
former Pro Bowl regular Ray Childress. Over 100 of his pupils have advanced to careers in professional football and over 80 percent of his student-athletes have graduated during his career.

Jackie and his wife, Peggy, have five children — Elizabeth, Kellie Morse (son-in-law Owen), Bonnie, Justin (daughter-in-law Marcie) and Braxton. He also has one grandson, Daniel Alexander Morse. Peggy, Kellie and Owen all hold degrees from Mississippi State.

2009

Dr. John A. Adams ’79

Author of “Softly Call the Muster”, “Keepers of the Spirit”, and “Aggies at War”

Dr. Adams has participated in over 40 past Muster presentations world-wide, including serving as the 2008 Texas A&M main campus Muster speaker. He currently serves as president and chief executive officer of Enterprise Florida, Inc (EFI—the public-private organization responsible for leading Florida’s statewide economic development efforts.

EFI’s mission is to diversify Florida’s economy and create better-paying jobs for its citizens by supporting, attracting and helping to create businesses in innovative, high growth industries. The only public-private statewide economic development organization in the nation, EFI targets sectors including clean energy, defense and homeland security, life sciences, aviation and aerospace, information technology, financial and business services. EFI works with a network of state, regional and local economic development organizations to continually improve Florida’s business climate, attract foreign direct investment, and to ensure Florida’s global competitiveness.

During his career, Dr. Adams has provided leadership and expertise in economic development and international trade for several commercial banking and financial institutions. With a focus on strategic planning and regional marketing, he has made strides in fostering cross-border partnerships among local, state and international economic development organizations while pursuing workforce training, legislative advocacy and site selection inventory initiatives. He was a captain in the United States Air Force.

In addition to his career highlights, Dr.Adams’ background reflects a broad range of civic involvement and service to higher education and government. This experience includes his appointment to the United States Department of Commerce’s Industry Trade Advisory Council (ITAC-11) for trade policy review, which he chaired from 2000-2005. Adams’ leadership earned him multiple honors and awards including the U.S. Small Business Administration’s National Exporter of the Year, for which he was recognized by President Ronald Reagan at a White House Rose Garden ceremony in May 1988.

Dr. Adams earned Ph.D., M.A., and B.A., degrees from Texas A&M University. While at Texas A&M, Dr. Adams was the Commanding Officer of Huslin 1 and a member of the Ross Volunteers. He went on to complete the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking at Southern Methodist University with honors and he holds Certified Economic Developer (CED) credentials. In addition to the books noted above, Dr. Adams has authored eight books on international trade, economic development and history.

2007

Dr. Joe Townsend ’67

Associate Dean for Students, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M University

As Associate Dean in the College of Ag and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University, Dr. Joe Townsend has made a career out of helping students succeed. Dr. Townsend teaches over 2,000 students annually in addition to serving as the University Scholarship Chair with the task of overseeing a $400 million scholarship endowment. He is also the recipient of numerous awards from The Association of Former Students, including the University Teaching Award and the University Student Relations Award.

Dr. Townsend grew up in McAllen, Texas, and received his bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M. Later he earned a Ph.D. from Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. Dr. Townsend also spent three years teaching at Iowa State University and another three years teaching at Illinois State University before returning to Texas A&M in 1984. Dr. Townsend and his wife, Dr. Chris Townsend, live in College Station, Texas.

2006

Joe L. Barton ‘72

U.S. Representative

Congressman Joe Barton was first elected to serve the Sixth District of Texas in 1984. In 2004, he was selected by his colleagues to be the Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce – the oldest standing legislative House committee. The Energy & Commerce Committee has arguably the broadest non-tax-oriented jurisdiction of any congressional committee, with principal House responsibility over matters relating to commerce, public health, and marketplace interests.

The Wall Street Journal calls Chairman Barton the “House GOP’s leading expert on energy policy.” Barton has led the House charge to pass comprehensive national energy policy legislation. In the past two congresses, he has shared authorship of the two most comprehensive energy policy packages to pass in the House since the 1930s. Barton has committed himself to passing legislation promoting an environment of high supply, low demand, consumer-friendly prices, and environmental protection.

Joe Barton was born in Waco, Texas. An avid baseball player growing up, he earned a four-year Gifford-Hill Opportunity Award scholarship to Texas A&M University, where he was the outstanding industrial engineering student for the Class of 1972. After earning a Master of Science degree in Industrial Administration from Purdue University, he joined Ennis Business Forms, where he rose to the position of Assistant to the Vice President. In 1981, he was selected for the prestigious White House Fellows Program, and served as an aide to then-Energy Secretary James B. Edwards. He returned to Texas in 1982 as a natural gas decontrol consultant for Atlantic Richfield Oil and Gas Company before being elected to Congress.

Barton and his wife Terri have homes in Ennis and Arlington, Texas. He has four children, two stepchildren and three grandchildren.

2005

James R. Reynolds

Director, Memorial Student Center

James (Jim) R. Reynolds obtained his B.A. degree from Southern Illinois University and has done graduate work at Texas A&M University, Northern Oklahoma State University, and the University of Kansas. Professionally he has served as: Program Advisor, Kansas Union, University of Kansas Assistant Director, K-State Union, Kansas State University Associate Director, MSC, Texas A&M University Director, Memorial Student Center, Texas A&M University.

Jim has served at Texas A&M University for twenty-five years and has been the Director of the MSC since 1980. Under his influence, the student development and programming for the campus and community, begun by J. Wayne Stark, has flourished. The MSC now produced more than 1400 programs annually and involves more than 1800 students.

While in his capacity as Director of the MSC, Jim has been involved in professional activities relating to student unions. In the Association of College Unions-International (ACU-I) he has served on the numerous committees and task forces. He has presented numerous sessions on development at International and Regional Conferences and served as a Regional Representative and Regional Conference Director.

Jim has also presented sessions to colleagues in other professional organizations.

He has been active in community activities and has received special recognitions from several organization. His community activities have included Brazos Valley Arts Council (President), Bryan/College Station Rotary Club (Board of Directors), and the Bryan/College Station Chamber of Commerce (Committee Chair of Community Relations).

He has been recognized by the Association of Former Students of Texas A&M – Distinguished Achievement Award in Student Relations; the Arts Council of the Brazos Valley and the Bryan/College Station Rotary Club Distinguished Service Awards.

Jim’s hobbies are hunting, fishing, tennis, and snow skiing.

2004

Dave South

Associate Athletic Director for
Sponsorship and Broadcast

Every Saturday since the 1985 season Aggie fans around the world have become accustomed to hearing and recognizing South as “The Voice of the Aggies”. Dave was there for the come back against Baylor in 1986, the win over Michigan in the Alamo Bowl, the Sirr Parker play in the Big 12 Championship game, the win over Baylor in 1987 to send the basketball team to the NCAA’s and the win over Clemson to send the baseball team to the College World series in 1999.

Dave readily admits in his 43 years of broadcasting and sporting events he likely will never see or call a game like the Big 12 Championship game with Kansas State in St. Louis. He comments that many announcers spend their entire play-by-play career and never see one that has that kind of finish. His call on that play was selected as one of the top 100 calls of the last century and is featured in a book/CD sold in bookstores across the nation.

South was honored in the Spring of 2003 when the Federation of Mother’s Clubs of Texas A&M University dedicated their yearbook to the “Voice of the Aggies”. The Mother’s Clubs also commissioned a Benjamin Knox painting of Dave working a broadcast. One of the prints now hangs in the athletic offices at Texas A&M.

Dave serves as the voice of the Aggie Sports Connection seen on Fox Sports Southwest. This involves the production of 32, half hour, television shows that cover all aspects of the Texas A&M Athletic Department.

Every Thursday night during the football season he serves as the host of the Coach Fran Call In Show on radio.

South’s broadcast experience includes the NBA “Game of the Night”, which he did for four years, “The Mutual College Game of the Night”, for three years, the NCAA and Southwest Conference Television Network, four College World Series, the National Junior College Basketball Tournament for two years. Southwest and Big 12 Conference Football, Basketball and Baseball. In the late 70s and early 80s Dave was the national voice of the UCLA-USC football game from Los Angeles.

His bowl games include the Alamo, Cotton, Sun, Liberty, Peach, Hall of Fame, Bluebonnet, Holiday, Gallery Furniture.com, and Sugar as well as the Pigskin Classic and Kickoff Classic. One of Dave’s recent highlights was the highlight tape used at the College World Series in 2000 and 2001. His baseball play-by-play work from the Texas A&M-Florida State game in 1999 was selected for the highlight tape used at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha. ESPN also used his call of Jamar Toombs run in the Oklahoma game when that network selected the Toombs run as the run of the year in college football.

During the last 44 years it is estimated he has done over 15,000 live broadcast and over 12,000 interviews.

2003

Red Cashion ‘53

Chairmen Emeritus of ANCO Insurance Managers

M. L. (Red) Cashion, Class of ’53, is the Chairmen Emeritus of ANCO Insurance Managers and is currently a Trainer in the National Football League Referees. He is probably best known as one of the best-respected Referees to ever call an NFL game.

Red was born in College Station, TX on November 10, 1931, and grew up in College Station. He was raised in the middle of the TAMU campus where his father (Mason L. (Cash) Cashion, Sr. was General Secretary of the YMCA. He graduated Texas A&M University in 1953 was a BBA and a Personnel Management Minor. He is the father of 4 Children: Shelley, Sharon, Joyce, and Jim. He also has 6 grandchildren: Cash, Field, Caitlin, Colter, Mason, and Marshall. His wide Lou Burgess Cashion (now deceased) attended classes during the summer at Texas A&M at a time when women were not permitted to attend regular classes. She received a BBA in Economics from Texas Women’s University in 1952 (then Texas State College for Women). As a matter of fact, his mother-in-law was the daughter of T.O. Walton, Sr., past President of Texas A&M. His father-in-law Hershel E. Burgess was a member of the Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame (Burgess Dinner help every fall in his memory), lettered in three sports, Golden Gloves champion at Texas A&M, starting fullback on the famous 1929 National Championship Aggie football team.

Red Cashion has had an outstanding professional career but is probably best known as an NFL referee. He began officiating in Texas high schools in 1952 during his senior year at Texas A&M University. For 21 years, officiated junior high, B Team, high school and college football in the Southland, Lone Star, and Southwest Conferences. He joined the NFL (National Football League) in 1972 as a Line Judge and 4 years later became a Referee (at the urging of his children, who up to that time saw only his ankles on television). Somewhere along the way developed his famous “First Dowwwnnn” CALL. He was Referee in Super Bowl X (Chicago Bears vs. New England Patriots) and Super bowl XXX (Dallas Cowboys vs. Pittsburg Steelers). He retired as an active official from the NFL after 25 years following his final playoff game between Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Denver Broncos in Denver on January 4, 1997.

During his 25 years as an official with the NFL, in addition to two Super Bowls, he officiated 18 playoff games, a Pro Bowl and almost 500 professional games. Named to two other Super Bowls but did not officiate except as an alternate to permit retiring referees to handle those games. He is also Past President of the Professional Football Referees Association (NFL). Red was a 1999 Inductee into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame (the only football official in the Hall of Fame).

Red started his professional insurance career when he purchased half interest in an insurance agency in 1956 with total sales of $96,000. In 1996, agency merged to form NACO Insurance Managers and continues under that name today. ANCO now has 6 offices in Texas and operates a wholesale division for over on hundred other agencies and has over 150 employees. Sales in 2001 were over $100,000,000. Today, ANCO provides a full line of insurance services from life and accident, group, property, and casualty for large and small risks, as well as a large personal lines business. Personal lines are underwritten, processed, and issued by ANCO.

Today Red still lives in College Station where he is on the Board of Directors, Past-President, or President of many civic organizations where he has exhibited integrity and a demonstrated commitment to service through an interest in bettering the lives of others through volunteer efforts.

2002

Billy Pickard ‘56

senior associate athletic director for facilities

A key member of the Texas A&M athletic family for many years, Billy Pickard was promoted to senior associate athletic director for facilities in February of 2000 after serving six years as associate athletic director for facilities. He oversees the planning and maintenance of all athletic facilities including the Bernard C. Richardson Zone at Kyle Field, the new south end zone football and academic complex at Kyle Field as well as the west campus dressing and training facility.

Pickard served seven years as assistant athletic director for training, equipment, and facilities. His responsibilities included overseeing the maintenance and scheduling of all athletic facilities, purchasing all football equipment, and directing the men’s athletic training program.

Pickard joined the athletic department on January 1, 1965, as head training. Her accepted a dual role of trainer and equipment manager in 1972 under athletic director and head football coach Emory Bellard. In 1979, he assumed the responsibility of coordinating the training, equipment, and facilities at Texas A&M.

His relationship with Texas A&M began even earlier as he served as a student trainer under head coach Paul “Bear” Bryant. Pickard graduated from Texas A&M in 1956.

Pickard is highly respected in national athletic circles, he is an active member of the Southwest Athletic Trainer’s Association (SWATA). He has served the organization in several capacities, including a term as president of the organization.

In 1984, he received the prestigious Frank Medina Award for his contributions to SWATA. The National Athletic Trainer’s Association (NATA) elected him to its Hall of Fame in 1985.

2001

Cliff Dugosh ‘86

Motivational Speaker

A native of San Antonio, Cliff Dugosh has spoken to thousands of individuals throughout Texas and several states in the past several years. With audiences that have ranged from third graders to corporate executives, Cliff has spoken all over Texas and has also traveled to Chicago, New York, Florida, Nashville, Kansas City and California.

Cliff has a bachelor’s degree in health education and a master’s degree in adult education from Texas A&M University. Very active in leadership circles at A&M, Cliff’s involvement included Fish Camp, COSGA, Muster, MSC Spring Leadership, Class Council, and Aggie Awakening. A recipient of the BUCK Weirus Spirit Award, he was also named the Phi Delta Kappa Outstanding Senior in the Department of Health and Physical Education. Still extremely involved in A&M affairs, Cliff served as a Class Agent for the Class of ’86, served for four years on the MSC Spring Leadership Steering Committee, and worked with AggieHostel for 11 summers, a program which he helped to start in 1987. Cliff has spoken at 22 Fish Camps, over 35 A&M Mothers’ Clubs and Aggie Clubs and ten Muster ceremonies nationwide including the 2000 Seattle Muster.

Following graduation, Cliff devoted ten years of his life to young people and was extremely involved in educational affairs through the San Antonio area, both in public education and youth ministry in the Catholic Church and with Young Life. He is currently an assistant director for leadership training and career development in the Memorial Student Center where he advises the Fall Leadership Conference, MBA/Law Committee, Abbott Family Leadership Conference, and Spring Leadership Trip. He has recently been asked to be an Honorary Initiate for Kappa Alpha and was honored as a namesake for Fish Camp 2000.

2000

Frank W. Cox III ‘65

Founder and lead facilitator
for management consulting firm

After receiving a degree in Personnel Management from Texas A&M in 1965, Frank served as a Captain, Commander, and Instructor of a Strategic Air Command Combat Crew in the USAF during the Vietnam War. Upon leaving the Air Force, Frank returned to him hometown of New Boston, Texas where he has served his country for the past 30 years as a civilian in the Department of Defense. Frank is the founder and lead facilitator for his management consulting firm “Source of Success”, which specialized in “Building People and Solving Problems” through Leadership and Teamwork”. He has trained over 25,000 clients through his experiential ropes type training programs.

During his days at Texas A&M, Frank was First Sergeant of Squadron 2, a member of the Corps Staff and the Ross Volunteers. Frank was a Junior Yell Leader and Head Yell Leader his Senior year. He is the author of “I Bleed Maroon” and “Aggieland – Why I Love Her So”. Frank was the “on-campus” Muster Speaker at A&M in 1992. He is a member of the Corps of Cadets Council and speaks to Aggie students and Aggie Mom’s Clubs throughout the state and nation. He is especially pleased to have the opportunity to speak to Aggie Christian groups that play such a vital role in making Texas A&M such a special place.

Frank is in the 29^th year of marriage with his lovely wide Cheryl, number “1” Aggie Mom. They are the proud parents of two Aggie graduates, John Blair, Corps member Class of ’95 and Cristy Cay, number “1” member of the Class of ’98 who is married to Matt Mayfield ’97. They all “Bleed Maroon”.  

1999

Brigadier General
Donald J. Johnson ‘55

Deputy Commandant & Chief of Staff
Texas A&M University

Brigadier General Donald J. Johnson ’55, originally from Cranfills Gap, Texas graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Management in 1955.

In 1955 General Johnson entered the U.S. Army. As an Artillery Aviation Officer, he had 2,300 hours in fixed and rotary wing aircraft. As Field Artillery Officer, he served 1965-66 and 1966-67 tours in Korea and Vietnam, respectively. In 1967 he was assigned to the U.S. Army Primary Helicopter School at Fort Walters, Texas.

From 1969-72, General Johnson was assigned as Army ROTC Instructor at Texas A&M University. In 1972, he served with the Physical Evaluation Board at Valley Forge General Hospital in Pennsylvania. General Johnson returned to Texas A&M in 1973 to serve as Assistant Commandant.

In 1975, after completing 20 years of service in the U.S. Army, General Johnson retired from active duty but continued to serve as Assistant Commandant, Corps of Cadets, as a Texas A&M University staff member. He currently holds the position of Deputy Commandant and Chief of Staff in the Office of the Commandant. He also held the position of Interim Commandant from September through December of 1994 and May through August of 1996.

General Johnson has served in the Texas State Guard from 1989 until the present and was promoted to Brigadier General on September 6, 1997. General Johnson’s special honors include being presented with the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, and Air Medal with four clusters.

1999

Dr. J. Malon Southerland ‘65

Vice President of Student Affairs, Texas A&M University

Dr. J. Malon Southerland graduated from Texas A&M University in 1965 with a B.B.A. degree in Management. While working at A&M, he completed his Master of Education and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in educational administration. He served two years in the U.S. Army in West Germany before returning to College Station in 1968.

Dr. Southerland has served as Vice President of Student Affairs at Texas A&M since September 1993. The Division of Student Affairs includes: Student Counseling Service, Residence Life, Student Life, Student Financial Aid, Recreational Sports, Memorial Student Center, Student health Services, Office of the Commandant, Student Activities, Multicultural Services, Special Event Facilities, and University Art Collections and Exhibitions.

He has held numerous administrative positions at Texas A&M: Counselor, Assistant to Dean of Students, Assistant to Vice President for Student Services, Coordinator of Educational Placement, Associate Director of Placement, Director of Cooperative Education, Assistant to the President, Assistant Vice President for Student Services, Acting Director of Student Financial Aid, Interim Commandant and Head of the School of Military Science, Acting Director of the Student Health Center, and Associate Vice President of Student Services.

Dr. Southerland has been very active in public and professional activities, having served as President of the Brazos County A&M Club and President of the College Stations Lions Club. Dr. Southerland was appointed by the Governor of Texas to the Board of Directors of the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation and is Past Chairman of the Board. He served for many years as President of the Board of Directors of the Greater East Texas Higher Education Authority. He is a member of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators. For the 1980-81 school year Student Government named Dr. Southerland as “Outstanding Administrator” at TAMU. In 1988, Dr. Southerland was named an “Honorary Ross Volunteer” by the members of A&M’s Ross Volunteer Company – only the third person to receive this honor. In 1990, Dr. Southerland received the Faculty Distinguished Achievement Award in Student Relationships from the Association of Former Students.

1997

Fredrick D. McClure ’76

Senior Vice President and Dallas office director of Public Strategies, Inc.

Fredrick D. McClure is Senior Vice President and Dallas office director of Public Strategies, Inc., a public affairs consulting firm based in Austin. After servicing for three years as Assistant to President Bush for Legislative Affairs, McClure was managing director of an investment banking firm in Dallas. Prior to his appointment by President Bush in January 1989, he was Government Affairs Staff Vice President of Texas Air Corporation. Mr. McClure joined Texas Air after serving as Special Assistant to President Regan for Legislative Affairs. He has also served as Associate Deputy U.S. Attorney General and as Legislative Director to the later U.S. Senator John Tower of Texas. Before joining Senator Towe’s staff he was a trial attorney with the Houston firm of Reynolds, Allen, and Cook.

Mr. McClure received his Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural economics from Texas A&M University in 1976, graduating summa cum laude. While at Texas A&M he served as Student Body President, was elected to Phi Kappa Phi, and received the Brown-Rudder Outstanding Student Award. In 1991 McClure was named the 115^th Distinguished Alumnus of Texas A&M University. He has served as Vice President of the Texas A&M University Association of Former Students and is a member of the Board of Directors of the 12^th Man Foundation. In 1995, Governor George W. Bush appointed McClure to the Board of Regents of The Texas A&M University System.

McClure received his Juris Doctor degree in 1981 from the Baylor University School of Law, where he was elected President of the Student Bar Association. In 1991 McClure was named an Outstanding Young Alumnus of Baylor University.

In 1994, Time magazine named McClure as one of America’s 50 most promising leaders age 40 and under. In 1992 he received the John Ben Sheppard Leadership Forums Outstanding Texas Leader Award for public service. Mr. McClure is a member of the Dallas Citizens Council, the Dallas Assembly, and the Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Alex Lee, Inc., a North Carolina based food distribution company. McClure also serves as a board member of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, the State Fair of Texas, the John Goodwin Tower Center, and the Children’s Health Services of Texas. He is Vice Chairman of the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association. In 1994 McClure served as chairman of the Board of Visitors of the United States Naval Academy. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the George Bush Presidential Library Foundation.

McClure lives in Dallas, Texas, with his wife, the former Harriet Jackson of Pleasanton, Texas, and their two children, Lauren and Fredrick, Jr.

1996

Steven J. Hatchell

The Big 12 Commissioner

Steven J. Hatchell was named as the first Commissioner of the Big 12 Conference on March 26, 1995.

The appointment followed association of a combined 25 years as a student, administrator, conference office official, and a bowl executive director within the framework of the Big Either and Southwest Conferences, whose previous member-institutions compose the Big 12. Mr. Hatchell, 48, a noted figure nationally in post-season bowl and conference organizations, has demonstrated a constant commitment to make the groups for which he has worked the nation’s finest through innovative marketing, media and solid, intra-conference working relationships.

He was instrumental in the development and organization of the College Football Bowl Coalition in 1992 while serving as executive director of the Federal Express Orange Bowl from 1987-93. During his tenure the Orange Bowl increased its payout to $44.2 million (then second nationally to the Rose Bowl) and obtained Federal Express as its first title sponsor. He also served as chair of the College Football Bowl Association and the Bowl Coalition. Mt. Hatchell is an at-large member of the Executive Committee of the National Association of College Director of Athletics (NACDA).

The first Big 12 Commissioner was also the fifth commissioner of the Southwest Conference from 1993-95 and had the same duty with the Metropolitan Collegiate Conference, known as the Metro. He supervised conference operations for 13 sports while instituting student-athlete recognition and relocating the office from St. Louis to Atlanta.

From 1977-83 he served in several capacities in the Big Eight Conference, ranging from Service Bureau Director to Assistant Commissioner to Interim Commissioner.

Mr. Hatchell has been active in the United Stated and International Olympic movement. He was director of the 1993 Olympic Congress in Miami Beach and serves as a board member of the Olympic Congress. He led bids by South Florida for the 1993 U.S. Olympic Festival, the 1995 TAC Championships and the 1998 Goodwill Games. Under his direction the Orange Bowl Committee produced the Florida Sunshine State Games in 1990.

He has been a member of the USOC’s Public Relations Committee and has served as media liaison in the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, the Summer and Winter Olympics in Seol and Calgary, and the 1992 Summer Games in Barcelona, Spain. He has served on the media relations advisory staff of the U.S. Ski Team since 1980.

Mr. Hatchell has been active in Special Olympics and Best Buddies and was secretary-treasurer of the Miami Mega-City Special Olympic Committee. He is on the Board of Directors for Texas Special Olympics and staged opening ceremonies in 1993 in the Orange Bowl for Special Olympics.

The 1970 graduate from the University of Colorado with a degree in journalism and his wife, Patty, have two sons, Matthew and Jonathan.