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High Notes To follow are highlights of recent professional, volunteer, and personal accomplishments submitted by Ursuline alumnae, students, and faculty. To read more, visit www.ursulinedallas.org/highnotes. ALUMNAE Alessandra Comini ’52, University Distinguished Professor of Art History Emerita at SMU and Ursuline Academy of Dallas Distinguished Alumna, recently received the Dallas Historical Society’s Award for Excellence in Community Service, Humanities Category.
Mary C. Kelly ’83 was recognized by Texas A&M University as an “Aggie 100,” which honors the 100 fastest growing Aggie-owned businesses in the world. She also released her new book, “5 Minutes Per Week – 52 Weeks to a Better Business” and was named one of 2020’s Top 50 Keynote Speakers.
Christie Tate ’91 wrote “Group: How one Therapist and a circle of strangers saved my life.” which Reese Witherspoon chose as her November 2020 Book Club selection.
Rita Ransdell ’69, Vice President of Human Resources at American Airlines Center, was named by her undergraduate university, Texas A&M Commerce, as one of its Distinguished Alumni for 2020. Shaunna Green LaCroix Fuller ’73, Director of Music and Worship at White’s Chapel UMC in Southlake, and her 137-member choir performed virtually for Easter. Meg Cadigan Frainey ’82 received the Remarkable Volunteer Award from Camp Summit. She has served as Board Chair, Treasurer, Secretary, Boots and Bandanas Event Co-Chair, Capital Committee Member, and more.
Tracey Bates Leone ’85 was inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame for coaching soccer. She was Clemson’s first women’s soccer coach when the program began in 1994. Nancy Hairston ’86, CEO of MedCAD, was featured in Dallas Innovates, “A Custom Medical Device Company in Deep Ellum is Protoyping Better PPE to Fight COVID-19.” Taili Song Roth ’86 photographed the 2020 Writers Guild Award Recipient Portraits for the 6th year in a row. Carrie Nelms Edwards ’90, Director of Nursing at Forensic Nurse Staffing of West Texas, was elected to serve on the Commission for Forensic Nursing Certification for the International Association of Forensic Nurses.
Melodie Matthews Cottingham ’83, Media Market Specialist at Camelot Strategic Marketing & Media, received the 2019 Mary Henry Humanitarian Award. Established by DREAM Fund in 2005, this award is to honor Mary’s unselfish commitment to volunteerism.
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Michelle Robertson Hannah ’94 served as the Joint Task Force (JTF) Ready Guardian Commander at the Armed Force Reserve Center in Topeka, Kansas, supporting COVID-19. The JTF Ready Guardian is a historic event for the Kansas National Guard. While Guardsmen are routinely called upon to help domestic operations in support of natural disasters, this is the first response of this magnitude that has required the activation of a Joint Task Force. Catia Ojeda ’97, actress, guest starred on Episode 3 of the new Netflix series, Selena: The Series. It aired on December 4, 2020. Hillary Dunn Deck ’98, Austin-based realtor, and her clients were featured on HGTV’s House Hunters.
