2018 College Report

JAMES E. POLK 2000 Mu sic `91 Austin Music Hall of Fame; known for his collaboration with Ray Charles for 10 years as an orchestra director and arranger. MARY-AGNES TAYLOR 1997 Jour nali sm and Ma s s Communicat ion `40 One of the most respected authorities on children’s literature in the U.S.; board member of the Children’s Literature Association; author. MARCELLUS W. ALEXANDER, JR. 1994 Communicat ion St udies `73 Executive Vice President, Television for the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and President, NAB Education Foundation; involved in numerous civic and charitable organizations. THOMAS CARTER 1992 Theat re `74 Three-time Emmy-winning director, actor and producer; received Directors’ Guild Award and George Foster Peabody Award. DON RAINS 1981 Communicat ion St udies `66 Served as a Texas State Representative for District 45; served in leadership roles in numerous civic organizations. EUGENE LEE 1997 Theat re ’ 74 Stage, film and television actor; producer; playwright; plays produced at theaters throughout the United States and London. DIONICIO “DON” FLORES 1994 Jou r na l i sm and Ma s s Commun i ca t i on `73 One of the nation’s most respected Hispanic journalists; president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. CHELCIE ROSS 1993 Theat re /Engli s h `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. POWERS BOOTHE 1988 Thea t r e ‘ 70 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. 2018 | POLO SANDOVAL (see p.32) CNN Correspondent 2017 | RANDY ROGERS Country Music Star 2017 | CHRIS ELLEY Winner of 4 Emmy Awards RISING STAR YOUNG ALUMNI AWARD COLLEGE REPORT 2018 | 43