Jack
Finney ’38
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Greenville, TX
Jack Finney is the owner of Finney Properties, Jack Finney Inc., Ja-Lu Quarter Houses, and Finney’s Holsum Bakery. He served as the Past President of the Greenville School Board and Chamber of Commerce and was awarded Greenville’s Businessman of the Year. He served Texas A&M as a member of the Board of Regents and the Chancellor Advisory Committee.
June and Nathan O.
Finke ’70
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Dallas, TX
Nathan O Finke ’70 attended Texas A&M University on a tennis scholarship and graduated with a BBA in Finance in 1970. He was employed by First National Bank, Bank One and U.S. Trust Company (all Dallas area offices) during his career in institutional marketing of investment management services to pension funds and foundations. June Kirkpatrick Finke attended East Texas State University (now Texas A&M Commerce) and graduated in 1969 with a BS in English and History/Secondary Education. She was employed by First National Bank as a government bond trader for ten years. Married in 1971, Nathan and June have a large extended family with nine nieces/nephews, their spouses and 19 great-nieces/nephews with another one due in April. Many of their activities are family oriented.
Sylvia P. ’88 and Raul B.
Fernandez ’59
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San Antonio, TX
Raul Fernandez received a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Texas A&M University. After successful careers with H.B. Zachary Co. and JH Uptmore & Associates, where he served as Senior Vice President, he started his own building, development and real estate company. He has served as The Association of Former Students President, Chairman of the Corps of Cadets Development Council, and Vice Chairman of The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents.
Sylvia Fernandez received a Ph. D. in Educational Administration from Texas A&M, where she also received an Outstanding Teacher Award from the College of Education, and was named one of the 30 Honorable Graduates for the 30-year anniversary. She was appointed by Gov. George Bush to the Governor’s Commission for Women in which she served as chair.
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.
Robert P. and Juanita Baker
Felder ’86
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San Antonio, TX
Prior to earning her Doctorate in Education from Texas A&M University, Dr. Juanita Felder received a B.A. degree from the University of Maryland at College Park in 1965. She taught in the public elementary school at McGuire AFB, New Jersey and taught English as a Second Language at Urasoe-Son, Okinawa. She was employed as an education specialist with the Academy of Health Sciences at Fort Sam Houston.
Jerry T.
Faubion ’40
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Faubion served as the President and CEO of Faubion Enterprises, Inc., a management consulting firm. He had a 21 year management career with Dow Chemical Co. and was President and CEO of Dow Badische Company for 11 years. He currently holds five corporate directorships. Past President of the Brazoria County A&M Club, Faubion also served as a city councilman and school board president in Freeport, Texas.
Sarah and James M.
Fanning ’81
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Kingwood, TX
Mark graduated from Texas A&M with a degree in Petroleum Engineering in 1981. Following his education he has worked for Mobil Oil, Juniper Energy, Herr McGee/Anadarko and currently works for Energy XXI as a Reservoir Engineer Advisor. Sarah and Mark want to give back to the institution that has impacted the shaping of his thinking, analytical skills, and character.
Lt Col Gregory T. ’94 and Lauren T. 1992 D.V.M.
Estes
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New Braunfels, TX
Lt. Col Gregory ’94 and Dr. Lauren ’92 Estes met at Texas A&M. After the two shared a chance two-step at a local country-Western dance hall, they started dating a few years later after they ran into each other at the Dixie Chicken.
As such, Texas A&M has always been part of their family. “There’s no good way to really explain any part of A&M,” he said. It’s the jingle of his spurs on the concrete. It’s in the heat of a burning Bonfire. It’s the feeling of being part of something great. It’s being home and being known, he said.
“All that is very difficult to explain,” he said. Gregory is the 12th person in his family to graduate from Texas A&M. He has vivid memories growing up of Aggie Rings being spun on the card table. The clink gold makes when bumped against a table remains a comforting sound. He would watch those Rings spin like a top and think, “Someday, I’ll have mine and I’m going to do the same thing,” he said.
Lauren came to A&M to become a veterinarian, and quickly became something she holds even more dear—an Aggie. After counting up how many Aggies were part of the Estes family, the two made a poster of every graduate. This upcoming February, a wedding will make for 25 Aggie Rings in the family. They hang the poster at their regular football tailgating spot every year. That’s where they were headed when Texas Aggie spoke to Gregory by phone in November—on the road to Aggieland with a couple friends in tow. They were bringing some high school seniors to the Saturday football game to help recruit them to Texas A&M. He and his wife decided long ago that “if we’re going to be part of this university, then we’re going to give it our all,” he said. Recently, Gregory was telling his son a Good Bull story. “He said, ‘Dad, I have goose bumps all over; this is weird.’” “I told him, ‘That’s not weird son. I have the same thing,” he said, pulling up his sleeve. “It happens all the time.”
LuAnn G.
Ervin ’84
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Waco, TX
LuAnn Ervin graduated from Texas A&M University with a Biomedical Science degree as well as earning her D.V.M. from the College of Veterinary Medicine. She began her career at the Animal Medical Clinic in Waco, Texas and has also worked for the All Care Animal Hospital in Waco. In 1996, she began working with the Texas Animal Medical Center and TAMC Mobile Practice. Ervin is a Veterinary Consultant for the Waco Police Department K-9 Division, Waco Animal Control, McLennan County Sherriff’s Office, and the Woodway Police Department.
Robert A.
Epstein ’44
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Robert Epstein served as President of Risktech, Inc., a risk management consulting firm. He was the National President of the Certified Professional Insurance Advisors Society as well as President of the Professional Insurance Agents of Texas. Epstein served Texas A&M as a Class Agent for 5 years and The Association of Former Students’ Vice President.
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.
Tedi L. ’90 and Charles A.
Ellison ’76
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College Station, TX
Charles Ellison served as 2004 President of The Association of Former Students. He graduated Cum Laude from Texas A&M University with a B.B.A in finance. After graduating from the Texas Tech School of Law, Ellison is an “AV” rated lawyer by Martindale Hubble and practices his own firm of Charles A. Ellison, P.C. He is a past board member of the Brazos County A&M Club and has served on the University Corps Development Council. His wife, Tedi ’90, is the Texas A&M former Director of Athletic Compliance.
Clyde V.
Ellis ’30
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Clyde Ellis is a retired aerospace engineer and was a registered professional engineer in mechanical and civil engineering. He has held principal offices in the Utah Society of Professional Engineers and was a Board Member for the National Society of Professional Engineers. Ellis served Texas A&M as the president of the A&M Clubs in Mexico City, Salt Lake City, and Panama Canal Zone.
Pamela D. ’80 and Joseph C.
Elliott ’80
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Katy, TX
Jody Elliott ’80, graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He is currently a Project Director with Occidental Oil and Gas and has previously held numerous engineering and management positions with Shell Oil Company and Altura Energy Ltd. His wife, Pam Elliott ’80, graduated Summa Cum Laude from Texas A&M University with a degree in Business Administration.
We both feel that our experiences at Texas A&M and with the Aggie Network have had a tremendous impact on our lives and careers. Why would you want to go anywhere but the number one university? (Whoop!) We want to give back to the school that gave so much to us.
David G.
Eller ’59
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Houston, TX
David G. Eller ’59 is the Managing Director of Eller Corporation in Houston, Texas. He graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree in Engineering and Business. He also attended the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University and the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. He has received several awards including Chairman Emeritus, Texas A&M University System and the naming of a major building on the Texas A&M University campus.
Being an Aggie impacted my life in many ways, but the most important is the formation of lifelong friendships.
Brian P.
Ehni ’74
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Franklin, TN
Brian P. Ehni served in the U.S. Army Infantry as Captain and Infantry Branch Advisor and member of the Infantry Team and Readiness Group at Fort Sam Houston. During his career as a military officer, he had assignments with the 5th and 61st Infantry Divisions at Fort Polk, 13th Infantry and 8th Infantry Divisions, and U.S. Army Readiness and Mobilization Region VII at Fort Sam Houston.
Christine L. and Chad N.
Ebbeler '98
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Magnolia, TX
Chad Ebbeler graduated from Texas A&M in 1998 with a bachelor’s degree in industrial distribution. As a student, he enjoyed attending Midnight Yell, football games, Bonfire, and sharing countless memories with his friends and fellow Aggies.
He received multiple scholarships that helped alleviate the costs of attending Texas A&M, allowing him to enjoy his time as a student rather than worrying about the financial burden. Christine Ebbeler had a similar experience when she was awarded scholarships to attend Sam Houston State University. The impact those scholarships had on the Ebbelers’ lives instilled a desire in them to do the same for a new generation’s students. They want to ensure that new Aggies are able to “experience the wonderful traditions and excellence associated with the university.”
Chad recalls that his father once told him that “perseverance pays.” That message remained with his son as he confronted the challenges that accompanied earning a degree from Texas A&M. “It doesn’t and should not come easy,” he says. “But in the end, when you walk across the stage at Reed Arena with an Aggie Ring on your right hand and a Texas A&M diploma in your left hand, you can stand with pride that you are a Texas A&M graduate and proof that perseverance pays!”