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Each year, students are invited to take part in an MLK Day service project. This year, SHSU students served at Huntsville State Park, the Boys & Girls Club of Walker County and the Good Shepherd Mission.

Donald Stephen Hartgrove ’71, ’72, retired from his position as Harris County agency manager with Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Company after 46 years of service. Hartgrove is a Life Member of the SHSU Alumni Association.

Kenny Rodgers ’72, authored “Special Crimes: Memoirs of a D.A. Investigator,” offering behind-thescenes insight into the take down of some of the most notorious criminals in the Lone Star State during the 1970s and 80s.

Rob Boone ’92, associate vice president of Columbia College Global, was recently elected to serve as vice president of the National Association of Institutions for Military Education Services. A retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army, after a 26-year military career, Boone worked at the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital as a training specialist. He then served the Federal Emergency Management Agency as an emergency management specialist and was deployed to numerous disasters across the nation.

Ashley Greene ’97, celebrated five years with national 501c3 charity, Gift of Adoption Fund, as board member recruiter. Greene has on-boarded over 250 business

Shamika Kelley ’22 (PhD) Ritu Raju ’05 (MA) and community leaders into state chapters across the U.S. Greene is a Life Member of the SHSU Alumni Association.

T.J. Tijerina ’03, ’17, has been named chairman of the American Heart Association’s Gulf Coast Board of Directors. Tijerina also serves as president and chief executive officer for First Community Credit Union. Tijerina is a Life Member of the SHSU Alumni Association.

Ritu Raju ’05 (MA), has been named president of Gateway Technical College. Raju was previously vice president of academic affairs at Tarrant County College’s northeast campus in Texas.

Vanessa Ramirez ’09, has joined the City of Mansfield as its newest assistant city manager. She most recently served as the deputy director of Public Works and Utilities for the city of Odessa.

Dustin Cosper ’10, was named head of commercial real estate at Texas Capital Bank. Cosper joined Texas Capital Bank in 2013 as vice president of real estate. He most recently held an SVP role for the bank. Previously, he served as vice president, senior workout officer for Texas Community Bank in Houston.

Daniel Owens ’11, recently graduated from Texas A&M’s Bush School of Government with an executive master of public service & administration. He was elected to the Austin EMS Association board of directors, representing the interests of Austin’s 911 paramedics.

Shamika Kelley ’22 (PhD), has joined New Orleans Police Department as a crime lab director. She previously worked as a forensic DNA analyst and supervisor for the Houston Forensic Science Center, where she provided forensic DNA analysis, expert testimony and backlog reduction initiatives.H

Her one-woman show at the Museum of the Southwest in Midland, Texas opens April 27 and runs through July 2

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