Thomas W.
Lyles ’49
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Tyler, TX
Thomas Lyles was a practicing dermatologist since 1960. He earned a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine degree from Texas A&M and then received his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Lyles served as president of the Galveston A&M Club in 1953 and his five children attended Texas A&M.
Charles A.
Mattei, Jr. ’49
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The Woodlands, TX
Charles Mattei served as President and Chairman of Cit Con Oil Company and Vice President of Citgo Petroleum Corporation since 1985. Prior to joining Cit Con and Citgo he worked 36 years for Gulf Oil Corporation, where he served as Vice President. Mattei has also served as president of the Beaumont and Tulsa A&M Clubs, is on the board of the 12th Man Foundation and is a Class Agent.
Billie and Jinkins
Moore ’49
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Houston, TX
In Memory of Thomas J. Moore
Jinkins Moore '49 graduated from Texas A&M with a Bachelor of Science degree in animal husbandry and agricultural education. Moore served in the Army during the Korean War. He began his career in veterinary supply distribution retiring in 1979. Moore is an active member of the Houston A&M Club and enjoys participating in the weekly club luncheons.
My wife and I wanted to make a worthwhile contribution in memory of our son, Thomas J. (Tom, T.J.) Moore '82. Since Texas A&M was always a great part of his life, we had no problem choosing the Endowed Diamond Century Club. We want to help others achieve their educational goals and become members of the alumni of Texas A&M University. The Aggie spirit and traditions will be with them a lifetime.
James D.
Pitcock, Jr. ’49
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Houston, TX
Pitcock graduated from Texas A&M with a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering. He was co-founder, partner, president and CEO of Williams Brothers Construction, a company he built from a startup to one of the nation’s largest highway construction firms. In 1976 Pitcock was appointed by President Gerald R. Ford to the National Transportation Policy Study Commission, and served as national president of Associated General Contractors of America in 1984. He has been honored as a Distinguished Graduate of Texas A&M’s Department of Civil Engineering and as an Outstanding Alumnus of the Dwight Look College of Engineering.
Keith R.
Slaughter ’49
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After a successful 31 years with Mobil Corporation, Keith Slaughter retired in 1984 as Project Manager for Offshore Platforms. Most of his career was in the Project Division of Mobil’s Corporate Engineering Department, working on major capital projects, both domestic and foreign. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M.
Dale and W. Hiram
Smith, Jr. ’49
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De Leon, TX
Hiram Smith served as owner of W.H. Smith Department Store and W.H. Smith Fruit Farm. He was president of the Texas Fruit growers, the DeLeon Chamber of Commerce and the DeLeon School Board of Trustees. Hiram earned his MBA from the University of Texas and Dale holds a degree from Texas State College for Women.
Webster R.
Stone ’49
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Billings, MT
Since 1986, Webster Stone has been a worldwide geophysical consultant. Previously, he earned a Purple Heart with one star while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War. During his 32-year career with Humble Oil/Esso Exploration Inc., he received a patent on a seismic recording technique and directed geophysical operations in the U.S., the Far East, Europe and Africa.
Clifford A.
Taylor, Jr. ’49
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Dallas, TX
Clifford Taylor served as Corporate President of the Clifford Taylor Company, Inc. and Trustee and Business Manager of the Ella C. McFadden Charitable Trust. He also served as an Advisory Director of the Texas A&M University Development Foundation, Chairman of the Texas A&M Liberal Arts Development Council and Director of The Aggie Club.
Delitha and Robert E.
Lane ’48
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Covington, LA
Robert Lane graduated with a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering. He began his professional career with Exxon Company, working at several different locations in Louisiana and Texas and retired after 38 years. Lane is a registered civil engineer in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
Carl M.
Morris ’48
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Houston, TX
Carl Morris retired after 36 years in the petroleum industry. He started as an oilfield roughneck with the Ohio Oil Company, spent 23 years with Marathon Oil Company and held a half dozen supervisory positions. Morris was named Drilling Manager for Marathon’s U.S. operations in 1978.
Bettye and John D.
Roper ’48
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Pearland, TX
John Roper is a retired Brigadier General in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. He also retired from a managerial position in the Industrial Chemical Division of Ethyl Corporation. Roper received his B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M and a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Houston.
Bettye Roper attended Texas A&M graduate school and retired as a Remedial Reading Supervisor for the Pasadena ISD after working as an elementary school teacher.
Alton M.
Withers ’48
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Alton Withers is retired Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer with Spiegel, Inc. He is a member of the Advisory Board for the Texas A&M Center for Retailing since 1992. This endowment is established by Spiegel, Inc. in honor of his many years of service.
Betty and T.J.
Chapman ’47
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Austin, TX
J. (T.J.) Chapman ‘47 entered Texas A&M College in January 1943 prior to serving in the U.S. Navy where he received a commission from the USNR Midshipmen's School at Columbia University as ensign and served as a gunnery officer aboard the USS Vicksburg. After WWII, he returned to A&M and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture. He served as president of the Texas Association of Life Underwriters in 1964. He founded the Boon Chapman Company in 1961, and served as its president until his retirement in 2004.
I became an Aggie fan at age 14 listening to John Kimbrough and the rest of the 1939 National Champions team play Tulane in the Sugar Bowl. I was also influenced by a high school teacher, an Aggie, who was my role model. Being a farm boy I expected to have a career in the field of agriculture. Also, the Selective Service Act had just been put into effect and military service in the future seemed likely. If so, I wanted to be an officer. In addition to being a fan, A&M offered both of these possibilities so I never considered any other college.
Richard H.
Harrison, III, M.D. ’47
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Harrison received a bachelor’s degree in Zoology in 1948 and a Doctorate of Medicine from Baylor College of Medicine. He entered private practice in Bryan in 1956 and fulfilled visiting professorships at the medical schools of the University of Cairo and the University of Kentucky and has authored 95 publications and papers. He was a Clinical Professor of Surgery for Texas A&M’s College of Medicine and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. His strong support of Texas A&M includes many scholarship endowments including a President’s Endowed Scholarship and a Sul Ross Scholarship for A&M’s Corp of Cadets.
Marty and Curt
Ball ’46
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Baytown, TX
Henry Curt Ball graduated high school at the age of 16; he originally wanted to volunteer for military service but could not do so without parental consent. His parents agreed that if he attended college for one year, he could volunteer for service if he still wanted to. Ball chose to go to A&M because he knew that “patriotism and good traditions were valued on campus and actually practiced by many.” After his first year at A&M, Ball was able to voluntarily enlist in the U.S. Army. He was wounded and received an honorable discharge in 1946. Ball chose A&M a second time and earned a degree in mechanical engineering. While at A&M, Ball was inducted into the Scholastic Honor Society and the Academic Honor Society and just after graduation began his 36-year career at Humble Oil, which became Exxon Mobil.
Ball’s recognitions and awards include the Outstanding Engineer Award in 1974 from the Baytown Chapter of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers, Certificate in Recognition from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for his service as Chairman of American National Standards Institute, and three Exxon Technical Achievement Awards.
Ball says he agrees with the goals of the Endowed Century Club and that it is important to help The Association reach these goals and produce American citizens who have the desire to use the skills they acquired at A&M to make the world a better place.
“I gradually became aware of the sacrifices of those who founded, nourished, and fought to preserve the greatest nation the world has ever known. Collectively they demonstrated that honor, duty, loyalty, patriotism, perseverance, honesty, sacrifice, and faith in God are not just words but are essential to our self-fulfillment and our collective survival as a nation. Of course my understanding was incomplete but it was adequate to cause me to conclude that we all owe a debt that can only be paid by emulating the founders of our country.”
Jack E.
Brown ’46
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Midland, TX
Jack E. Brown is a principal in Midland-based Wagner and Brown, Ltd., an independent oil and gas company. Brown graduated with bachelor's degrees in petroleum and mechanical engineering. In 1962 Brown and two other partners formed a company, now Wagner & Brown, Ltd., with exploration and production interests in a number of states. The company has helped drill more than 2,500 wells. Brown's non-energy business interests include financial investments, real estate and a company that manufactures fueling and compression systems and equipment for vehicles operating on compressed natural gas.
James R. "Bob"
English, Jr. ’46
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Richardson, TX
Bob English founded English Color & Supply Company in Dallas in 1946. He served as President of the firm, which has 20 stores in the Metroplex and operates warehouses in Houston, San Antonio and Dallas. English also served as president of the Dallas Automotive Wholesalers and director of Texas Automotive Wholesalers.
Harold J.
Haynes ’46
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San Rafael, TX
Harold Haynes served as Chairman and CEO of Chevron Corporation and served on the Boards of Betchtel Principal Operating Companies, Boeing Co., Hewlett-Packard Co., Carter Hawley Hale Stores Inc., and Sante Fe Southern Pacific Corporation. Haynes is a recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award and the Geosciences and Earth Resources Medal for Distinguished Achievement.
Roy S.
Reynolds ’46
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Dallas, TX
After leaving school for two years to serve in the U.S. Army Signal Corps, Roy S. Reynolds ’46 graduated from Texas A&M University with a bachelor’s of science degree in electrical engineering. After graduation, he began his career in telecommunications with AT&T in Dallas and later in Kansas City. Roy returned to Dallas in 1960 to join Texas Instruments as manager of telecommunication services and retired after 28 years of service.
I brought my wife of 4 days from Missouri by train to a place called Aggieland. We had reservations for 4 nights at the old Aggieland Inn across from Sbisa Hall. In September of 1946 we found the places for married couples to live were not too plentiful. After an abrupt change of life style she regained her composure and developed the Aggie Spirit for her lifetime. She was always there to encourage me through my final two years of school. Her Aggie Spirit remained through our 55 years together. This gift in made in memory of my wife, Dorothy R. (Dot) Reynolds.
Nancy and Baker Lee
Shannon ’46
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Houston, TX
Baker Shannon had a lifetime career in all phases of creating, installing, and servicing air conditioning, ventilating, refrigeration and controlled temperature systems. He was owner of Air Conditioning Industries for 25 years before establishing Shannon Engineering in 1980. His work has included precision-controlled environmental rooms for hospitals, educational institutions and industrial labs, portable a/c units for NASA satellites and Saturn fuel tanks, and design of surface facilities for disposal wells.
Hayes F.
Stripling ’46
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Big Spring, TX
Stripling served in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1946 and later retired after operating Stripling Supply Company, Inc., a wholesale grocery business, for 29 years. He owns Stripling Land Company, Inc., South Mountain Water Company, Inc., and Land Sales and Investments, Inc. He is an active participant in the Traveling Aggies program and has been a Co-Class Agent for the Class of ’46.
Josephine and John H.
Atterbury, Jr. ’45
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College Station, TX
John Atterbury retired as a technical advisor in 1986 after a 39-year career with the Production Department of Humble/Exxon. He served as President of the Southwest Texas Section of the Society of Petroleum Engineers. He earned the Combat Infantryman’s Badge and Bronze Star while serving with the U.S. Army during World War II. He is Class Agent for the Class of ’45, a director of the 12th Man Foundation and served on the board of the Brazos County A&M Club.
William B.
Boyd ’45
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Madison, NJ
William Boyd served as Chairman of the Board and CEO of American Standard Inc. and President and VP Environmental System Group of Carrier Air Conditioning Company. He is a licensed professional engineer in Ohio, Indiana, and Texas and also is on the boards of American Standard, Armco Inc., ENSERCH Corp. and FMC Corp. Boyd was awarded the Texas A&M College of Engineering Alumni Award in 1986.
Nancy and Arthur L.
Cochrum ’45
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Canyon Lake, TX
Arthur L. Cochrum graduated from Texas A&M with a Bachelor of Science degree in geological engineering. He served in the U.S. Navy for five years before furthering his education with a Master of Science degree in geology from the University of Texas. Cochrum was employed with Humble Oil and Refinery as a geologist until his retirement in 1977. However, he continues to work as a petroleum consultant. Cochrum is a senior fellow of the Geological Society of America and is a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.
Larry F.
Ferguson ’45
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Lancaster, TX
A graduate of Texas A&M, Larry Ferguson attended SMU Law School, and for 40 years had an active Gift and Estate Tax practice as a Texas CPA. In 1984, he was appointed by the Texas Governor to the Board of the Texas Aeronautics Commission and owned and operated a securities firm for 10 years. He attributes any success in this life to his education and training after entering Texas A&M in 1941, Battery A, F.A., a fabulous experience that can only be had once.