2017 College Report

- - • • • 1997 | EUGENE LEE Theat r e ’ 74 Stage, film and television actor; producer; playwright; plays produced at theaters throughout the United States and London. • 1997 | MARY-AGNES TAYLOR Journalism and Mass Communication `40 One of the most respected authorities on children’s literature in the U.S.; board member of the Children’s Literature Association; author. • 1994 | DIONICIO “DON” FLORES Jou r nali sm and Ma ss Communication `73 One of the nation’s most respected Hispanic journalists; president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. • 1994 | MARCELLUS W. ALEXANDER, JR. Communication S t ud ie s `73 Executive Vice President, Television for the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and President, NAB Education Foundation; involved in numerous civic and charitable organizations. • 1993 | CHELCIE ROSS Theatre/English `64 Character actor with 85+ movie/TV credits. His stage career spans 45 years on three continents. He is a recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Award. • 1992 | THOMAS CARTER Theatre `74 Tree-time Emmy-winning director, actor and producer; received Directors’ Guild Award and George Foster Peabody Award. • 1988 | POWERS BOOTHE Theat r e `70 IN MEMORIAM (1948-2017) Powers Boothe enjoyed a long, distinguished career in theatre, television, and film. A star turn in the Broadway production of James McClure’s Lone Star led to his title role in Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones , for which he won an Emmy Award. Other major television roles included 24 , Deadwood , and Nashville . His film work included The Goodbye Girl , Red Dawn , Tombstone , Sin City , and The Avengers . He is survived by his wife Pam Cole (class of 1970) and daughter Parisse and son Preston. • 1981 | DON RAINS Communication Studies `66 Served as Texas State Representative for District 45; served in leadership roles in numerous civic organizations. • 2000 | JAMES E. POLK Mu sic `91 Austin Music Hall of Fame; known for his collaboration with Ray Charles for 10 years as an orchestra director and arranger. 2017 YOUNG ALUMNI RISING STAR RANDY ROGERS B . A ., Publ ic R el ation s ‘ 01 Country music star. Has recorded eight studio albums and four live albums. Purchased Cheatham Street Warehouse to honor his mentor Kent Findlay. 2017 YOUNG ALUMNI RISING STAR CHRIS ELLEY M. A ., Ma ss Communication ‘ 0 0 Founder and Director of Austin based film production company Electro Fish Media Inc. Winner of four Emmy Awards with two more nominations. COLLEGE REPORT 2017 | 53