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Houston, TX
Melvin S. Maltz, Class of 1947, earned a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from the Agricultural & Mechanical College of Texas. In 1944, he served in the U. S. Army Air Corps and was honorably discharged in 1946. He reentered A&M to finish his degree in 1948. As a student, he was Cadet Lieutenant of Squadron A, an athletic officer in the Corps of Cadets, and assistant sports editor for The Longhorn in 1946. He was also involved in the student chapter of the Institute for Aeronautical Sciences and the Houston Hometown Club.
After graduation in 1948, Maltz was commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the U. S. Air Force and was honorably discharged in 1953. He worked as secretary, director and vice president of Century Papers, Inc. from 1952 to 1976. In 1966, he was Industry Group Chairman of the Southern Division of the Paperboard Packaging Council.
Maltz and two partners formed National Inpack Corporation in 1976 and he served as president until the company was sold in 1985. He earned a Broker Securities license and licensed life insurance agent in the state of Texas in 1987. During that time he was a frequent member of the President’s Cabinet of the Acacia Group, earning qualification as a Life Member of the Million Dollar Roundtable. In 2005, Maltz became a member of Silver Fox Advisors and now serves as a senior account manager for the Lone Star Advisory Group, Inc.
Maltz has been an active Houstonian, serving as Masonic Master Mason in 1949, chairman of the Lombardi Committee for the Rotary Club of Houston in 1985, vice president of Congregation Beth Israel and president of Westwood Country Club in 1987. In 1949, he earned the Shriners Cripple Children Cross Crutch Award in recognition for his fundraising efforts for Arabia Shriners Hospital. He served on the Greater Houston Board of Directors for the American Cancer Society from 1974 to 1988—twice as its Chairman—and he was vice president of the Lone Star Chapter National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and director and vice president of Lighthouse Houston. He served on the Texas Division of the American Cancer Society’s Board of Directors until 2003. Maltz currently serves as a member of the Houston Advisory Board of the Prison Entrepreneurship Program mentoring prisoners in business principles.
He has also remained active at Texas A&M, having served as director and president of the Houston A&M Club from 1952 to 1955, Class Agent from 1957 to 1962, Chair of The Association of Former Students’ Board of Directors in 1973 and commencement speaker at Texas A&M in 1974. A member of the A&M Legacy Society, Maltz funded a President’s Endowed Scholarship in 1986. He served on the College of Science Development Council, the Planned Giving Council at the Texas A&M Foundation, and as chairman of the Board of Visitors for the Texas Maritime Academy, and vice president and president of the Sul Ross Group of The Association of Former Students. In 1970, he received the Distinguished Service Award from the Houston A&M Club. Maltz currently serves on the President’s Board of Visitors for the Corps of Cadets.
Maltz and his wife, Corky, live in Houston. They have seven children, one of whom graduated from A&M, and a grandson who also graduated from A&M.
Muster is one of the traditions that I am most proud of. It maintains relations with Aggies, an emotional tie to Aggies who have passed on; and will at least annually remind you of relations built, friends made, and friends lost. It reminds of those days of "yore" that we lived, learned, and grew from.
Year Awarded: 2013
College Station, TX
Glenda C. Mariott, Class of 1979, graduated from Texas A&M University with a bachelor’s degree in finance.
After graduation, Mariott held various positions in the banking industry, including cashier and vice president of operations for United Citizens Bank of College Station, Texas, and assistant vice president of First City Texas of Bryan. In 1992, she left the banking industry and began her career in the home building and remodeling industry. She is the owner of GCM Designs LLC, a design, build and remodeling firm which has completed projects in the Brazos Valley, and throughout the state of Texas. In 2010, she founded Hud-Saw Properties LLC, a Texas-based real estate investment company. She earned the distinction of Certified Graduate Builder by the National Association of Homebuilders in 2007.
Mariott volunteers her time with the Bryan-College Station Junior League Community Advisory Board and is a recent past chair of the Center for Teaching Excellence Advancement Council at Texas A&M, where she remains active. In 2003, she was appointed to the Texas Residential Construction Commission by Governor Rick Perry ’72 where she served until 2010. From 2006 to 2009, she served as the vice chairman of the commission and was the only woman ever appointed to the nine-member commission. She has served on the boards of the Bryan-College Station Chamber of Commerce, the Bryan-College Station Convention and Visitors Bureau, Scotty’s House, the Better Business Bureau, and the American Red Cross. She is a past president of the Brazos County A&M Club and the Bryan-College Station Homebuilders Association. In 1996, the Bryan-College Station Homebuilders Association named her Builder of the Year—she is the only woman to have received this honor in the history of the local organization. She has also served as a director of the National Association of Homebuilders and the Texas Association of Builders.
At Texas A&M, Mariott has been a guest lecturer and adjunct professor for the Department of Construction Science. She served on the Board of Directors at The Association of Former Students from 1997 to 2003, and in 2002 she was the first female Chair of the Board of The Association. She is a member of the Women Former Students’ Network and was honored with the Legacy Award in 2009. She is a member of the Endowed Century Club, 12th Man Foundation, A&M Legacy Society and the One Spirit One Vision Campaign.
Mariott resides in College Station, where her son Jared, Class of 2006, and her twin grandsons, Hudson and Sawyer, reside as well.
The relationships built at Texas A&M are strong relationships for they were founded on the values and principles of integrity, loyalty, respect, and service. Throughout my life and career, whenever in need, I am secure in knowing I can call upon and depend upon those relationships.
Year Awarded: 2013
Sumter, SC
General T. Michael Moseley, Class of 1971, earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree in political science from Texas A&M University. As a student, he was involved in the Corps of Cadets and served as Academic Sergeant of the 3rd Group, on 2nd Wing Staff and as 3rd Group Commander, and on the Cadet Court.
After graduating from Texas A&M, Moseley was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and entered the United States Air Force in 1972. He went through pilot training at Webb Air Force Base in West Texas and earned his wings in 1973. Moseley served there as an instructor pilot, and also at Holloman AFB near Alamogordo, N.M., and Kadena AB in Japan. He then attended the U.S. Air Force Air Command and Staff School at Maxwell AFB in Montgomery, Al., before becoming chief of the Tactical Forces Division for the United States Air Force in Washington, D.C. From there he went on to Nellis AFB in Las Vegas, Nev., to attend Air Force Fighter Weapons School and serve as Commander of F-15 Division, 57th Wing, Tactical Air Command, before returning to Washington, D.C., to study at the National War College within the National Defense University. After graduation, he served as a faculty member and held the position of Chief of Staff for the Air Force Chair. He then went on to serve as a Fighter Group Commander in the Air Combat Command at Eglin AFB near Valparaiso, Fl., before becoming director of the Office of General Office Matters in the Directorate of Personnel for the U.S.A.F. in Washington, D.C. Moseley returned to Nellis AFB to serve as Commander of the 57th Wing, Air Combat Command, before returning to Washington, D.C., to become deputy director of Political Military Affairs in the Middle East and Asia as part of the J5 Joint Staff. After that he was the director of the Secretary of the Air Force’s Legislative Liaison for the U.S.A.F. From there he went on to Saudi Arabia to serve as Commander of the 9th Air Force for the U.S. Central Command Forces at Shaw AFB. In this capacity he was responsible for the planning and execution of all joint and coalition air and space operations against hostile Taliban and Al Qaeda forces in Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom), terrorist activities along the Horn of Africa and hostile Iraqi and insurgent forces in Iraq (Operation Southern Watch, Operation Northern Watch and Operation Iraqi Freedom). In 2005, Moseley was appointed the 18th Chief of Staff of the Air Force, serving as the senior uniformed Air Force officer responsible for the organization, training and equipage of more than 700,000 active-duty, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve and civilian personnel serving worldwide. As a career fighter pilot, he spent more than 3,000 hours flying the latest combat aircrafts.
During Moseley’s more than 38 years of honorable service, he served in the Air Force’s Security Assistance Program instructing student pilots from the Republic of Vietnam, in addition to a variety of Middle East and Latin American Air Forces. Following the fall of Saigon in 1975, he organized sponsorship of more than 120 Vietnamese refugees. As a Perot Distinguished Fellow at the EastWest Institute, he worked to improve relations with China, Russia, India and counties of the Middle East. He is a lifetime member of both the National Eagle Scout Association and the Order of Daedalians. Moseley was named a Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire by Her Majesty, the Queen of England, in addition to numerous awards from the Crown Prince of the United Arab Emirates, the president of the French Republic and the Minister of Defense from the Republic of Singapore. He was awarded two Defense Distinguished Service Medals by the Secretary of Defense for his combat leadership against hostile forces. He was also awarded two Air Force Distinguished Service Medals, as well as Distinguished Service Medals from the Department of the Navy, the Department of the Army, the Department of Homeland Security and the Coast Guard. Currently, Moseley is director of the EastWest Institute and Chairman of Gulf Alliance, a Hillwood/Perot Company based in Fort Worth, Texas and Abu Dhabi, UAE. He serves on a variety of supervisory boards and civic organizations, and he is president and CEO of Moseley and Associates, LLC. He remains active in lecturing on leadership and the international security environment.
Moseley has given of his time and talents to Texas A&M in many ways. He has participated in lectures and discussions at Texas A&M University at Qatar, led Aggie Musters while deployed, both in combat and within the state of Texas, served as Muster Speaker for various A&M Clubs and has provided leadership and character seminars for the Corps of Cadets and the AFROTC. He supports The Association of Former Students, and he has participated in leadership events at the Bush School of Government and Public Service. In 2005, he was inducted into the Corps of Cadets Hall of Honor.
Moseley and his wife, Jennie, live in Sumter, S.C. They have one daughter, one son and three granddaughters.
I believe my experience and education from A&M ideally prepared me to enter the United States Air Force and deliver on the professional demands expected of an American commissioned officer. My life in the Corps also ideally equipped me to have the confidence to assume greater levels of responsibility - in both peacetime and in combat. The benefits of the "leadership laboratory" of the Corps of Cadets cannot be under estimated.
Year Awarded: 2013
Houston, TX
R. H. "Steve" Stevens, Jr., Class of 1962, earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Texas A&M University. As a student, Stevens was involved in the Corps of Cadets as executive officer of the Ross Volunteers, a member of the Permanent Firing Squad, Supply Officer and Lieutenant Colonel on Corps Staff and the Cadet Court. He was a member of the Brazoria County Hometown Club, where he served as president his senior year, the Accounting Society, SCONA, the Aggie Sweetheart Selection Committee and the 12th Man Bowl.
After graduation, Stevens served as an officer in the United States Air Force in Reno, Nev., and then in Paris, France, at Dreux-Louvilliers Air Base until 1966, and received an Outstanding Unit Citation. He went on to become a certified public accountant and provided tax services to clients in various industries, including oil and gas, real estate and agriculture, for 40 years. After 33 years with Arthur Andersen, he retired from the firm in 1999 and became managing partner of Stevens & Matthews LLP, another accounting firm. Currently, he serves as both managing partner of Stevens & Matthews LLP, and Chairman of the Board at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, where he has been an active member for many years. Stevens joined the Show in 1975 and volunteered on numerous committees before being elected to the Show’s Board of Directors in 1987, and then vice president, where he served as officer in charge of 16 committees. He has served on the Show’s Executive Committee since 2005. He joined the American Quarter Horse Association’s Board of Directors in 1987, and later the Association’s Executive Committee in 1999, before becoming president in 2003. In 1986, he served as president of the Texas Quarter Horse Association. He was inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2009.
Stevens has given his time to Texas A&M in many ways. In 1983, he served as president of the 12th Man Foundation, and he was appointed to the Board of Regents of The Texas A&M University System in 1999, where he served as chairman of the Finance and Audit Committee and special liaison to the Board for Lease of University Lands until 2005. He has been a member of the A&M Legacy Society, the Chancellor’s Advisory Council, the Development Council for the School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and Mays Business School, Class Agent for the Class of 1962, The Association of Former Students’ Board of Directors, and he currently serves on the 12th Man Foundation’s Champions Council.
Stevens and his wife, Kay, live in Houston. They have two daughters, and a son-in-law who graduated from Texas A&M, and four grandchildren.
Enjoy every minute of your time at Texas A&M. Learn all you can. Experience all you can. But most of all, learn the Aggie way. The Aggie way is filled with integrity.
Year Awarded: 2013
Kaufman, TX
James R. “Jim” Thompson, Class of 1968, graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science degree in architectural construction. During his tenure at Texas A&M, he was a member of the Corps of Cadets and Ross Volunteers and was named a distinguished Military Graduate.
Following graduation, Thompson joined the United States Air Force and served as an instructor pilot until 1973. After gaining 10 years of construction experience, Thompson founded James R. Thompson, Inc., a commercial general contracting firm. The company, which now is headquartered in Dallas, has received dozens of awards for construction excellence. Thompson is a member of Texas A&M’s Construction Industry Advisory Council, the College of Architecture Advisory Council, the Chancellor’s Century Council, the Presidential Board of Visitors, the A&M Legacy Society, the Corps of Cadets Association; the 12th Man Foundation’s Advisory Board and served on the Board of The Association of Former Students from 2006 to 2010. As a multi-term Chair of the Building Enhancement Committee, Thompson played an integral role in the 2008 enhancement of the Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center. Thompson helped lead the effort to fund and construct the Freedom from Terror memorial on the Texas A&M campus—a gift from the Classes of 1968 and 2003—that honors the many Aggies who have given their lives for their country. In 2000, he received the Outstanding Alumni Award from the College of Architecture and he was inducted into the Corps of Cadets Hall of Honor in 2011. Thompson has also funded a President’s Endowed Scholarship, a Corps 21 Endowed Scholarship, two Sul Ross Endowed Scholarships, and a Construction Science Endowed Scholarship.
In addition to serving Texas A&M, Thompson is involved in his community. He served 15 years on the Kaufman ISD School Board and helped found the Kaufman ISD Scholarship Foundation. He is a former trustee of the Texas Association of School Boards as well as the Kaufman County Appraisal District. Thompson is a member of the Kaufman County A&M Club and serves as a Class Agent for the Class of ’68. He currently serves as chairman of the Citizens Facility Advisory Council.
He and his wife, Donna Beth, live in Kaufman and have three sons, two of whom graduated from Texas A&M.
Texas A&M provided a strong foundation for me to continue to mature, develop, and prepare myself for the challenges of the Air Force and eventually my career in the construction industry.
Year Awarded: 2014
College Station, TX
MAJ GEN Thomas G. Darling '54, USAF (Ret), received a bachelor’s degree in agricultural education from Texas A&M, graduating as a Distinguished Air Force ROTC student. He also played basketball for two years. He logged more than 7,000 hours as an Air Force pilot and more than 500 B-52 combat hours in Vietnam. His distinguished military career included command of the 97th Bomb Wing (B-52), commandant of the Armed Forces Staff College and vice commander, 15th Air Force. His military decorations include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, and Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster. He retired from active duty in 1987 as deputy commander, U.S. Atlantic Command. He then returned to A&M as commandant of the Corps of Cadets, serving in that position until 1996, when he began a third career as executive director of development for the Corps. He is credited as the driving force behind the funding and building of the Sanders Corps of Cadets Visitor Center, and the Darling Recruiting Company is named in his honor. He received the President’s Distinguished Service Medal and was named Commandant Emeritus. He is a loyal donor to The Association of Former Students, the 12th Man Foundation, Texas A&M Foundation and Corps of Cadets Association. He has been inducted into the Corps of Cadets Hall of Honor. He supports and volunteers for many organizations, including the Brazos County A&M Club, Habitat for Humanity, the Brazos Valley Symphony, the Military Officers Association of America, and his church. Darling has two children—David ’80 and Suzanne—with his first wife, Evelyn, with whom he shared 52 years of marriage prior to her death. He lives today in College Station with his wife, Kathleen.
"I enjoyed being a Texas Aggie and all that meant. I also enjoyed the deep friendships I made and knowing I was a part of the great Aggie family."
Year Awarded: 2014
College Station, TX
Charles A. "Chuck" Ellison '76, a veteran of the U.S. Army’s JAG Corps, is the founding shareholder of The Ellison Firm in Brazos County. He was named the 2013 Texas Aggie Bar Association Aggie Lawyer of the Year, is Past Chair of The Association of Former Students Board of Directors and a founding trustee of the Texas A&M University System Political Action Committee. A company commander and Ross Volunteer, he received a bachelor’s degree in finance from Texas A&M, graduating cum laude. He earned his law degree from Texas Tech in 1979. He and his wife, Tedi ’90, are Endowed Century Club donors to The Association of Former Students and, together with Barbara and Arno ’64 Krebs, made possible the Memories exhibit on the Neely Mezzanine. Ellison served on the Vision 2020 Mid-Term Review Committee and has been an active volunteer in the Bryan-College Station community, including serving as a board member of St. Joseph Health System, chair of the Hospice Brazos Valley Ethics Committee, Campaign Chair of United Way, Chair of the Community Foundation of the Brazos Valley and a member of the Charter Review Committee for the City of College Station. He is a founding member of the Texas Coalition for Excellence in Higher Education and a member of A&M United Methodist Church. He has served on the board of directors of several area businesses, including The Bank & Trust of Bryan/College Station. Ellison has two daughters, Kim Russell ’02 and Courtney Harvell ’05, and two granddaughters. He and Tedi live in College Station.
"It is a true blessing in any life to have lifelong friends who are present with you in the good time and the tough times. That is what my Aggie buddies have been and still are to me."
Year Awarded: 2014
Cameron, TX
Monroe H. Fuchs '56, received both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in poultry science from Texas A&M. He was a Ross Volunteer and a distinguished student and was named a Distinguished Military Graduate. He also led both Alpha Zeta and the Poultry Science Club his senior year. Fuchs, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, is chairman of the board of Ideal Poultry Breeding Farms, the family business he built into the nation’s largest supplier of recreational poultry. He has positively influenced thousands of lives through more than 25 years of Christian ministry to jail and prison inmates and their families. He served on the Cameron City Council and established the Cameron Volunteer Ambulance Service. He was elected to the Yoe High School Hall of Honor and was presented with a Lifetime Service Award by the Cameron Chamber of Commerce for his continuous commitment and dedication to the Cameron Chamber of Commerce and the City of Cameron. A long-time leader and supporter of the Milam County A&M Club, he was also honored as an Outstanding Alumnus of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences in 2013. He is an Endowed Century Club donor to The Association of Former Students, and the generous gifts provided by his family to the 12th Man Foundation and Texas A&M Foundation have earned them recognition as Eppright Distinguished Donors and members of the Legacy Society. Included among their gifts are three endowed scholarships in poultry science. Fuchs has four children—Gary ’78, Janet Crouch ’83, Teri Adcox ’90 and Laurie Robinson ’92—plus nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He and his wife, Dorothy, live in Cameron.
"My family and our business have always had a close relationship with the A&M’s Department of Poultry Science. We have been beneficial to each other in many ways. Our long term respect for each other has led our family to establish three endowed scholarships beginning with the Leo and Edna Fuchs Endowed Scholarship in 1991. I have always believed when you have received a blessing from an individual or organization, you need to return the blessing."
Year Awarded: 2014
Wichita, KS
William W. Hanna '58, earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Texas A&M, where he was a member of the Corps of Cadets and the American Society of Civil Engineers. Hanna, a U.S. Army veteran, is former president and chief operating officer of Koch Industries. He is also a former director of Security Benefit Corp. and Bank IV Kansas. He serves on the Texas A&M College of Engineering External Advisory and Development Council and served on the Nucleus Fund Committee for A&M’s Capturing the Spirit campaign. He has been honored as an Outstanding Alumnus of the Dwight Look College of Engineering and has endowed scholarships for engineering students. He is an Endowed Century Club donor to The Association, and his gifts to the 12th Man Foundation and the Texas A&M Foundation have earned him recognition as an Eppright Distinguished Donor and member of the Legacy Society. He is a former director of the Boys & Girls Club of Wichita and former trustee of the Wichita Children’s Home. He led the formation of Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters and led the organization for a decade. He serves as chair emeritus and board member of the Kansas organization and served on the national board for 10 years. In 2013, he received the Charles G. Berwind Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest honor bestowed by Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. The award honors outstanding volunteer leaders who have devoted substantial time and energy to youth mentoring. He is vice chair of Youth Entrepreneurs, which teaches entrepreneurship to high school sophomores and juniors, serving Kansas and Missouri. Hanna lost Janice, his wife and sweetheart of 51 years, in 2010. He has three sons—John, Paul and Chris—and seven grandchildren and is a lifetime member of the United Methodist Church.
"I have found the Aggie Network to be very supportive for me during my career as I could count on those that I dealt with to practice the important traits of integrity, trust, accepting responsibility and keeping your word."
Year Awarded: 2014
Santa Fe, TX
C. Ray Holbrook, Jr. '48 received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemical engineering from A&M. While at A&M, he was in the Corps of Cadets, the Aggie Band and student government. He was named to Who’s Who Among American Universities and received the Engineering Achievement Award. He also won four varsity track letters, won several conference championships and was a member of the 1948 national-champion mile relay team. After serving in the U.S. Navy, he began his career as an engineer with Monsanto Chemical Co. in 1952, and after earning a law degree, transferred to Monsanto’s patent department. He served as Galveston County judge from 1967 to 1995. He also served on the Texas State Board of Education and the Gulf Coast Water Authority. He is a former president of the Houston Galveston Area Council and a former chairman of the Texas Conference of Urban Counties. Holbrook was a founding member of the Texas A&M Lettermen’s Association and served on the Board of Visitors for Texas A&M University at Galveston. He is an Endowed Century Club donor to The Association of Former Students, has been active with the Galveston County A&M Club for more than 50 years and is a member of the Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame. He is also an Eagle Scout and serves on the executive board of the Bay Area Boy Scouts. He has been a member of the Episcopal Church for over 70 years and serves on the vestry of St. Michael’s Church in La Marque. He has won multiple gold medals in bicycling, walking and swimming in the Texas Senior Games and Texas Senior Olympics. Holbrook’s wife of nearly 60 years is Mary Ann, a graduate of Texas A&M-Commerce. They have three children, C. Ray III ’78, Lauren Spalding, and Lee Ann Postma ’82; and 10 grandchildren.
"Everyone knows that being an Aggie gives you access to the largest and greatest fraternity in the world. Everybody admires Aggies whether they are one or not. And I hear every day from people they are so thankful they had a chance to be an Aggie, or they did not go to college but if they had they would have gone to A&M."