College of Fine Arts and Communication 2023 Report

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI 2020 | GLORIA CAMPOS BROWN Journalism and Mass Communication `76 Retired award-winning news anchor for WFAA-TV in Dallas-Fort Worth. After her 40-year career, she remains a speaker and moderator, having moderated discussions with Laura Bush, Hillary Clinton, Jill Biden, Cynthia Nixon, and others. 2016 | RON MITCHELL Fine Arts and Communication `72 Ron served as vice chair of the Texas State System Board of Regents, a board member and vice chair of the Texas State System Foundation, and is a past president of the Alumni Association. 2009 | WAYNE OQUIN Music `99 Internationally recognized musician, composer and professor at The Juilliard School; has premiered original compositions in London, Moscow, Toronto, Tokyo, Vienna and Warsaw. 2019 | CARRIE A. HURT Mass Communication-Electronic Media, ‘87 President/CEO Better Business Bureau, Austin. Named the 2016 Best Small Business CEO by Austin Business Journal and was named a 2011 Woman of Influence by the Austin Business Journal . 2013 | VIRGINIA ANN STEVENS Journalism and Mass Communication `72 Founding president of BioMed SA. Plays a key role in recruiting biomedical companies to San Antonio. 2021 | BOB R. COVEY Music '69 Retired vice president of sales at American Alloy Steel. Past president of Texas State Alumni Association. Served on Cy-Fair ISD Board of Trustees and Cy-Fair Houston Chamber of Commerce. Member of the Pillar Society and Guardian Society. 2014 | VERONICAMUZQUIZ EDWARDS Journalism and Mass Communication `86 Founder and CEO of InGenesis a San Antonio-based company. She is a member of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the World Affairs Council, and Texas State University Board of Regents. 2015 | MARY ROSE BROWN Minor in Journalism `79 Mary is a board member of the Center for Health Care Services, the Texas Business Hall of Fame, the Women’s Leadership Council of United Way of San Antonio, and the San Antonio Parks Foundation. 2007 | STEVEN KEMBLE Journalism and Mass Communication `82 Solutions Magazine Event Planner of the Year; International Special Event Society International Volunteer of the Year; Event Planners Hall of Fame. 2005 | NINA VACA Communication Studies `94 National Hispanic Businesswoman of the Year; Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year; German Marshall Memorial Fellow, World Affairs Council. Texas State University’s Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes alumni who have made a significant impact through their profession, affiliations, and service to society and the university. It was first awarded in 1959 to Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, former editor of The University Star and 36th president of the United States. *Not Pictured Distinguished Alumni In Memoriam: Powers Boothe (1988), and Mary-Agnes Taylor (1997). 52 College Report 2023