TEXAS DEMOCRATIC WOMEN

Texas Democratic Women of the Brazos Valley held its fall meeting and election of board members this month at C&J Barbeque in Bryan.

The featured speaker, Brazos County Commissioner for Precinct 4 Irma Cauley, spoke to a room filled with enthusiastic members and supporters.

A $1,000 check was presented by Judy McCoy, the group's newly elected president, to Sarah Hannah, who grew up in Brazos Valley and has recently been elected to serve as the Texas Young Democrats National Committeewoman to Young Democrats of America.

The funds were provided to help Hannah with travel expenses when she attends quarterly meetings of the Young Democrats of America.

New officers and board members for the Brazos Valley chapter for 2010-12 are: president, McCoy; vice president, Mary DeVaul; secretary, Carole Johnson; treasurer, Linda Coats; immediate past president, Carol Biggs; members-at-large, Bridget Bassett and Audrey Bunting; and Aggie Democrat Representative, Katherine Harrell.

MEMORY WALK

The Alzheimer's Memory Walk and 3K Fun Run took place on Nov. 7 at Wolf Pen Amphitheater.

More than 375 people participated, and more than $38,000 was raised for Alzheimer's care, support advocacy and research.

BNYM SourceNet Soutions had the top team donation with $2,520. Joyce Winslow was top individual donor with $1,300.

VETERANS DAY

Brazos Valley Elks Lodge 859 recently participated in the Bryan Rotary Club Veterans Day Parade in Downtown Bryan. Chuck Lane and his fellow Elks distributed more than 200 flags to children along the parade route.

CHARITY

Cliff Latham, who leads the College Station Adventure Boot Camp, which is ranked as the No. 5 Boot Camp in America, decided last month to conduct a "Squat for Cancer Fundraiser" for American Cancer Society in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

"I decided that instead of just making a donation on behalf of our many Boot Camp survivors, that we would all squat for the cause and have a little fun and fitness with it," he said. "For every squat that we did on October 30, $.01 is going to be donated to our local chapter of the American Cancer Society."

Latham, an exercise physiologist and the owner of Fitness Together Training Studio, the Adventure Boot Camp and Elements Therapeutic Massage, thought it would be a fun way to help the cause, especially since many of the Boot Camp participants are breast cancer survivors.

The group presented a check for $164 for more than 16,400 squats that were completed to Trixy Roy, a local American Cancer Society representative during a Boot Camp awards ceremony. Several of the boot camp athletes made donations as well.

For more infortmation, go online to www.collegestationbootcamp.com.

DISTINGUISHED YOUTH OF TEXAS

Raylee Ezzell of Wheelock and Katelin Rice of College Station have been accepted into the Distinguished Youth of Texas Scholarship and Recognition Program.

Ezzell is a student at Roland Reynolds Elementary School in Franklin and the daughter of Chad and Ondria Ezzell.

Rice is the daughter of Glenn and Catherine Rice. She is a sixth grader at Cypress Grove Intermediate School in College Station.

The program will be held this week in San Antonio.

During the competition, two students will be chosen to receive a $1,000 U.S. Savings Bond and the right to serve as a state program titleholder for one year. In all, more than $5,000 in awards and prizes will be presented to various participants. The Distinguished Youth Program is destined to recognize girls in grades 2-7 who rank high academically and are leaders in their schools and communities. The judging criteria used to select the two state titleholders includes the following: scholastic record, service to school and community, personality projection and interview.

The program finals will be held Sunday Nov. 29 at the hotel and will culminate in the naming of the new Little Miss Texas and the new Young Miss of Texas.

THE WOMAN'S CLUB

During the Nov. 11 meeting, Leader of the Day Debra Howard introduced Woman's Club members to Dale E. Bush.

Bush has a master's degree in veterinary medical services from Texas A&M University, is owner of LGL Animal Care Products Inc. in College Station and serves as president of the board of directors of the Birddog Foundation.

Bush gave an interesting presentation on "Birds and Birddogs" to the members. He spoke about the 106-year-old National Birddog Championships held at the Ames Plantation in Grand Junction, Tenn., where he has had two national championship winners and now serves as a judge during the annual three-week competition.

Bush also told members about Birdathons, The National Audubon Society's largest annual fundraising event and the world's largest bird-watching competition. Every year, thousands of people participate in this event to count birds, have fun and raise money for Audubon's mission of environmental conservation, education and advocacy. Participants count birds and collect pledges from sponsors based on the number of species they see in a 12-hour period.

After the program, special birding journals with examples of birds to identify were available. Members visited with Bush and his wife, Cathy, and looked at some of the birds from his mounted collection.

Head Hostess Peggy Hollingsworth and her committee served tea and coffee. Also at the meeting, Community Service co-chairs Diane Chester and Kay Gritter collected supplies and monetary donations for the Boys and Girls Club of the Brazos Valley.

BETA SIGMA PHI

The Texas Laureate Alpha Alpha chapter of Beta Sigma Phi held its 43rd meeting last week in the home of Betty Williams.

Several service projects were discussed.

Mary Dudek is still collecting socks for the residents at Sherwood Nursing Home. Mary Ann Gaylord is still collecting the pink caps from Yoplait yogurt and will send them in for donations to help fight breast cancer.

Marcia Drost reported that one box has been sent to Iraq for U.S. solders there. The chapter will send more boxes, and Drost and her husband, Gary, will collect the items.

Sandra Wood and Dudek are to schedule a time to make a donation of several boxes of snowmen to Scotty's House.

The chapter held two Ways and Means projects this month: selling Rada knives and a garage sale at Gaylord's home. Both projects were successful.

The chapter is planning a progressive dinner for its Christmas party. First will be Gaylord's home, where members will have an ornament exchange. The main course will be served at Kathy Pilgrim's home, and secret sister gifts will be exchanged. The final course, dessert, will be held at Janet Wood's home, and members will participate in a cookie exchange.

BRAZOS VALLEY YOUTH FOOTBALL

The Brazos Valley Youth Football Association Varsity Blue 2009 team wrapped up its season with a second-place finish in the Pride of Texas Football Alliance. George Guajardo was awarded MVP of the Super Bowl. The players are Josh Spivey, Justin Allen, Jared Spivey, Heston Havel, Weston Bishop, Taylor Teal, Wyatt Bishop, Ty Gibson, Trent Terry, Chris Sage, Andy Smith, Matt Sutherland, Mark Hargrove, D'Andre Fleeks, Landon Little, Preston Todd, Bailey Giffen, Dylan Berry, Cody Collins, Tyler Slaydon, George Guajardo, Josh Lee, Jacob Fager, Jacob Garcia, Clayton Conrad, John Michael Pustejovsky, Ryan Mitchell, Chase Rieger and Andrew Torres. The coaches are Mike Teal, Grady Slaydon, Ronnie Collins, Scott Bishop and Hadley Havel.

BRIDGE CLUB

Star Duplicate Bridge Club met Nov. 13 at College Station Conference Center. Winners were: N/S -- 1. Sheryl Pace and Richard Duble; 2. Elizabeth Booker and Mildred Breed. E/W -- 1. Patsy Boedecker and Mell Page; 2. Lucy Melson and Peggy Ross.

Nov. 16 winners were: N/S -- 1. Billie Elmendorf and Sam Sharp; 2. Kathy Baldwin and Barbara Petty. E/W -- 1. Beth Coker and Ed Booker; 2. Lynn McIlhaney and Oscar Beard.

HIGHER EDUCATION

The following College Station residents graduated from Texas A&M University this summer with a master's degree:

Accounting: Karin Lynn Arnhamn, Rachel Nicole Carson, Anita Wastani, Catherine Patricia Dallas.

Aerospace Engineering: Siming Zhao, Jeffery Christopher Morris, Alexander Christian Bayeh, Kevin S. Maxwell, Amy Marie Lucas.

Ag Leadership, Education & Communication: Leslie Diane McGallion, Lauren Ashley Rouse, Latoya Aniese Micheaux, Kelly Kay Voigt, Sarah Ann Skloss, Meredith Ann Corte.

Agribusiness: Meng Chen.

Agricultural Development: Matthew Stephen Schmidt, Mallory Anne Yellen.

Agricultural Economics: Alba Jeanette Collart Dinarte, Emily Kaye Seawright, Chelsea Elizabeth Ryan.

Animal Science: Austin Cole Lowder, Dawna Gail Winkler, Alexa Dawn Hayes, James Thomas Dillon.

Anthropology: Thomas Scott Larson, Vincent Nicholas Valenti, Cory Lynn Arcak, Joshua Lake Keene.

Architecture: Jing Zhao, Nupur Gupta, Ga Ram Cha, Thomas Oommen, Anorea Marchelle Hill, Yuan Ma, Chetan Anil Daga, Manali Pramod Prabhu.

Atmospheric Sciences: Laura Elizabeth Olivarez, Jianxu Lu, Feng Zhang, Jeremy Edward Solbrig, Christopher Lynn Dobbs.

Biochemistry: Xin Tao.

Biological & Agricultural Engineering: Vishal Gobhil, Andrew Jon Sjolander, Justin Keith Mechell.

Biology: Myrna Aide Wallace-Servera, Elizabeth Boisclair Neyland, Jeffrey Franklin Burkeen.

Biomedical Engineering: Kelly Diane Sheppard, Cody Alan Schoener, Jennifer Lee Barker, Sean Michael Wainerdi, Hui-Ju Hsu, John Alexander Mims.

Biomedical Sciences: Fabio Aloisio, Brian William Davis.

Biotechnology: Erika Delgado Hernandez, Lauralee Maureen Shanks, Deepthi Mikkili.

Business Administration: Ryan C. Wooten, Matthew Philip Skalka, Janson Michael Durney, David Lee Marlatt.

Chemical Engineering: Xin Jin, Jose Guadalupe Zavala Oseguera.

Chemistry: Richard P. Sanchez Jr.

Civil Engineering: David Edward Stanley, Lindsay Anne Howarth, Brandon Edward Hilbrich, Youn Kyung Song, Kathryn Emery Hagan, Landon Todd Marston, Christopher James Wilde, Robert Joseph Baumer, Guarav Singh Sehra, Thomas John Mander, Yousuf Jamal, Julie Michelon, Eric R. Van Buren, Sri Harsha Kota, Kyoungmin Cho, Yi-Te Tsai, Michael Anthony Graham, Julian Henri Benaiteau, Ryan Michael Alberson, Jinseok Kim, Ishan Desai, Shailesh Chandra, Massoud Orya, David Andrew Hobby Jr., Muhammad Ehsanul Bari, Muhammad Umair Usman.

Communication: Kacy Lane Gadberry, Britney Lynn Hibbeler.

Computer Engineering: Chandan Rama Reddy, Ammar Mahmoud Gharaibeh, Marcus Paul Dunn, Ian Charles Holecek, Arunprasad Venka Traman, Vinith Kumar Reddy Podduturi.

Computer Science: Ping Luo, Luke Alfred Wagner.

Construction Management: Paul Thurston Gregg, Savitha Rajan, Woosuk Jang, Manish Kumar Dixit, Saiyed Faras Hashim, Vaibhav Malhotra, Rohan Hemant Jawali.

Curriculum & Instruction: Lori Ann Fain, Tricia Mary Stecker, Stephen Paul Greco, Catharyne Betts Neil, Julie Jeanell West, Jodi Lyn Homeyer, Kristin Nicole Packman, Suyoun Lee, Tashia Laree Terry, Jenifer-Ashley Andrea Robinson, Melissa Kay Gann, Stefanie Lynn Boyd, Lillian ann Pitcher, Alicia Nicole Packer, Kaleigh Lynn Kankel, Genevieve Lorraine Richardson, Elise Nicole Grau, Lea Michelle Young, Deena Annette Faseler, Stephan Allen Green, Steven Garret Rogiers, Caleb Michael Phillips, Leigh Anne Hopkins, Kristin Amanda Graham, Joni Melissa Nichols, Carie Jean Aguirre, David Lee French, Lauren Elizabeth Durham, Christopher Paul Danos, Melissa Anne Glynn, April Franklin Vaughan, Laura Leay Kile, Kaitlin Sue Wright, Kimberly Ruth Gasaway, Allison Ann Schertz, Jacquelyn Ruth Shoemaker, Judith Carole Hudek, Joshua Samuelash, Angel Magallanes, Matthew Arthur Campolmi, Aubrey Hall Strickland, Paul Anthony Wallace, Bonnie Claire Bijowski, Joshua Armin Hernandez, Kelly Erin Kilgore, Lacy Leigh Starling, Michael Bruce Buchanek Jr., Kristina Elizabeth Waller, Aaron Fulton Hogan, Julie Marie Ballew, Rebecca Vaughan Rowntree, Thad Everett Conrad, Derward Allen Stevens III, Rachel Kathleen Mabry.

Economics: Cesar Eduardo Castro Montero, Owen Alexander Wallace-Servera, Kristian Miguel Lopez Vargas, Daniel Michael Posey, Jinkan Kirit Khatadia, Seung Ho Park.

Educational Administration: Sylvia Quinones, Matthew Douglas Johnson.

Educational Psychology: Norma Alicia Erosa, Tzu-Fen Chang, Joshelyn Adams Helm-Lively, Araceli Lopez, Vanessa Murphy, Jessica Lee Carr, Virginia Maria Anderson Vasquez, Melissa Lamerle Harris, Melissa Lee Harrell, Kelly Alexandra Caver, Mae Goodwin Coffman, Justin Linn Estes, Susan Elizabeth Mayes, Jenny Leigh Patrick, Kelly Dyan Bergman, Alyssa Lea Kubiak-Marburger, Selina Ann Rivera, Amanda Nicole Longsworth, Travis Doyle Grubbs, Brittany Ann Rutherford, Elizabeth Fitzgerald Allen.

Educational Technology: Sally Jane Hughes.

Electrical Engineering: Krishna Kumar Madaparambil, Hyung-Joon Jeon, Hung-Ming Chou, Shao-Hang Tseng, Joung Won Park, Dumezie Maduike, Sahar Faraji, Yannick Georges Rene Degeilh, Zoheb Sajjad, Zied Bouida, Richard Charles Smith, Bo Chen, Hag-Kwen Kim.

Entomology: Mika Danielle Cameron, Stacy Ann Boatright, Jordan McQuade Coburn, Therese Anne Catanach.

Finance: Nicholas William Bradford (also a bachelor's in accounting), Paul Lewis Howell (also a bachelor's in accounting), Yi-Chieh Wu, Alvardo Xavier Narvaez (also a bachelor's in accounting), Chen Chen.

Food Science and Technology: Tiffany Marie Muras.

Geology: William Denis Dugat IV.

Geophysics: Nan Ma.

Geography: Luciana Estela Hunt.

Health Education: Cassandra Somadevi Diep.

Industrial Engineering: Ahmed Humaid H. Alhuthali, Le Luo, Sangjun Lee, Prakash Elumalai, Seungseok Chae, Sujeevraja Sanjeevi, Dhirendra Diwan, Sung Hyok Woo, Yiran Wu, Rishi Pande, Jonghyun Kim, Bryan Thomas Leblanc, Chang Gyu Kim, Thungprom Maneerod, Beniel Paluvilayil Geevarghese, Kibaek Kim.

International Affairs: Brandon Clark Race, Yuewen Jiang, Denis Vrdoljak, Ashley Rochelle Bacon-Ward, Jeong Hoon Lee, Jun Hui Lee.

Kinesiology: Jin Seok Ko, Taylor Ross Whitley, Sabrina Amber Macmanus.

Land Development: Steven Karta Soetopo, Glenn Scott Goodrich, Juan Marcos Maldonado.

Land Economics and Real Estate: Travis Keith Oden.

Landscape Architecture: Xiaoqing Zhu.

Management: Caitlin Elizabeth Eder (also a bachelor's in accounting), Neha Wakhlu.

Management Information Systems: Hee Jung Im, Cassandra Leigh Vale (also a bachelor's in accounting), Guanyi Lu.

Marine Resources Management: Mary Ella Allen, Mithriel Morningstar Mackay, Mara Bianca Nery.

Marketing: Emily Gail Bowles (also bachelor's in Accounting)

Mathematics: Yanjing Liu Avram, Janet Leigh Sanders, Mei Yang, Alexander An Munson, Diana Wright Branton.

Mechanical Engineering: Ralph Henry Borchard, Jongbok Park, Dasaroyong Kim, Blake Christopher Dill, Nawak Yahya Alkhamis, Rahul Rajendara Murudkar, Taeyang Kim, Jongchurl Kim, Chang-Chia Huang, Junnian Zheng, Arian Vistamehr, Yunki Gwak, Zachary Spencer Ashton, Minhyung Lee, Yaying Niu, Matthew Walton Lucas, Kathira Mongkolcheep, Kuo-Chun Liu, Stephen Thomas Glenn, Yishu Song, Bassem Ali Kheireddin, David Kandell Dempsey, Mona Karimi, Aarthi Sekaran, Asmaa Sadek Kassab.

Molecular and Environmental Plant Science: Francis Ward Beecher.

Natural Resources: Lacie Russell.

Nuclear Engineering: Assel Aitkauyeva, Susan Nicole Williams.

Nutrition: Cheree Lynn Sisk.

Ocean Engineering: Kerri Ann Whilden, David Townley Swigler.

Oceanography: Carolyn Elaine Wilson, Lindsey Ann Visser, Amy Elizabeth Eisin.

Petroleum Engineering: Jurairat Densirimongkol, Majed Ayed B. Alsuwailem, Xiaoqing Wu, Roland Christopher Froboese, Preston Xavier Fernandes, Joseph Michael Wolfe, Dwayne Urban Bourne, Emuobonuvie Palmer-Ikuku, Anastasios Boulis, Ibrahim Sulaimani Alkassim, Jaehun Lee.

Philosophy: Thomas Harrison Ellis III, Michael Joseph Deem Jr., William Coleman Williams.

Physical Education: Laura Gretchen Tyson.

Physics: Lucas Manuel Naveira.

Physiology of Reprodution: Andrea Nicole Loyd.

Political Science: Debra Ann Cardona.

Poultry Science: Anthony Emil Klein Jr., Leslee Ann Oden.

Psychology: Ryan Matthew Glaze, Milena Dimitrova Sotirova-Kohli.

Public Service and Administration: Kyle Patrick Finegan, Michael Eli Williamson Jr., Joseph Michael Fratto.

Rangeland Ecology and Management: David Anthony Barre.

Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences: Chelsea Lynn Aldrich.

Soil Science: Ryan Scott Mersmann.

Sociology: Charity Clay.

Statistics: Jon Ross Perritt, Jeromie Lamun Shoulders.

Urban and Regional Planning: Rajenesh Kakumani, Junping Xu, Truong Phan Nguyen, Abigail Rose Webster, Hee Ju Kim.

Veterinary Microbiology: Pamelia Shawn Ashley.

Visualization Sciences: Douglas Ryan Bell.

Water Management and Hydrological Science: Keisha Marie Rose-Harvey, James Wade Fischer, Nicholas Joseph Russo III, Jeremy Joseph Rice.

Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences: Jenipher R. Cate, Arturo Jose Vale III, Marian Krystal Windham, Alexandra Elizabeth Sutton, Ashley Nicole Woldhagen, Robert John Caveny, Ardath Louise Lawson, Rachel Dawn Neuenhoff, Heather Lee Prestridge, Miguel Mario Licona.

Wildlife Science: Suzanne W. Agan, Hollie Jo Calahan.