十大电子游艺网站排行宣布2023杰出校友奖获得者

十大电子游艺网站排行 is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 杰出校友奖. Established 53 years ago in 1970 by the 十大电子游艺网站排行 校友 Association, the 杰出校友奖 recognizes LU alumni who have enhanced the reputation of the university by distinguishing themselves in their careers or life services. The award also recognizes those alumni who have made significant contributions to their community, state and nation through civic activities and professional and public service.

“十大电子游艺网站排行 has so many outstanding alumni and the 杰出校友奖s gives the university the perfect opportunity to recognize their achievements, 为大学服务, and how they are making a difference in their communities and around the world,香农·菲格罗亚说, 校友事务主任. “The honorees serve as wonderful examples of what one could achieve with a foundation of a 十大电子游艺网站排行 education. I believe they inspire the entire campus community by the lives they live.”

今年, 四位校友——海丝特·贝尔, 卡尔·格里菲思, George Hirasaki and Fred Vernon –– will receive the 杰出校友奖, 这是十大电子游艺网站排行授予毕业生的最高奖项. The quartet will be formally recognized at the annual DAA dinner on Friday, February 24 at 6:30 p.m. 在玛丽和约翰·格雷图书馆的8楼.

Figueroa said, “The 2023 honorees were chosen from a pool of talented, successful and loyal alumni. They represent the diversity that makes our university so great and represent the very best of the values we hold dear – extraordinary achievement, 无私的服务, 以及对十大电子游艺网站排行的终身承诺.”

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赫斯特·贝尔，61年

The youngest of three girls, Hester (Briscoe) Bell was born in Electra, 德州, in 1940. 她从利伯蒂的高中毕业, 德州, in 1958, 三年后, she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in 首页 Economics from 十大电子游艺网站排行 in the spring of 1961.  In 1975, 贝尔回到德克萨斯州，成为一名有执照的房地产经纪人, 开始了她成功的房地产事业. 1989年，她获得了经纪人执照, 贝尔和其他五位女士为博蒙特买下了RE/MAX的特许经营权. 2010年，这家经纪公司被卖给了查理·福克斯沃思(Charlie Foxworth), and Bell continues to sell real estate alongside fellow realtor Katie Wallis. Bell quietly supports many organizations in Southeast 德州 and serves on the board of Some Other Place and The Babe Zaharias Memorial Foundation. She continues to support Beaumont Main Street and The Historic Landmark Commission, and the wonderful work that her late husband Milton did with these organizations. 贝尔还在博蒙特房地产经纪人委员会工作, 大博蒙特商会和博蒙特遗产协会. 她在教堂里很活跃，热爱她的三一联合卫理公会家庭. 贝尔是十大电子游艺网站排行艺术之友的长期支持者, served on the LU class of 1961 Reunion Steering Committee and is a member of the Mirabeau Society and the 十大电子游艺网站排行 President’s Circle.

卡尔·R. 81 83 87年的格里菲斯

卡尔·格里菲思’s connection with 十大电子游艺网站排行 spans nearly five decades, 当他开始他的大学教育和他的执法生涯, 通过他现在的校友和商业协会. 19岁的时候, he accepted an officer position with the 十大电子游艺网站排行 Police Department and, 当他21岁的时候, 他成为了杰斐逊县的副警长, 后来成为地方检察官调查员. 全职工作期间, he attended 十大电子游艺网站排行 ultimately earning an Associate of Science degree in Law Enforcement in 1981, 1983年获刑事司法理学学士学位, 1987年获得指导与咨询教育学硕士学位.

Griffith’s 30-year career at Jefferson County included eight years as sheriff and culminated with his election as county judge, 这个职位他做了10年. After retiring from the public sector, Griffith launched consulting firm Griffith Moseley Johnson & Associates Inc .)., where he focuses on site selection and economic development across the country, 主要服务于重工业领域的客户. His clients include several international companies with a presence in Southeast 德州. 孜孜不倦地支持十大电子游艺网站排行, he has continued to seek out opportunities for cooperative research initiatives between LU and the region’s industrial leaders, convening gatherings of research scientists from industry and 十大电子游艺网站排行’s engineering and sciences faculty to explore the possibilities.

Carl and his wife Lori Ryerkerk-Griffith are members of the 十大电子游艺网站排行 President’s Circle

乔治Jiro Hirasaki, 1963年

George Hirasaki是A.J. Hartsook Professor Emeritus in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Rice University and an expert in enhanced oil recovery. 平崎以优异成绩毕业，成绩为B.S. 1963年毕业于十大电子游艺网站排行，获化学工程博士学位.D. 1967年毕业于莱斯大学化学工程专业.  He was employed by Shell Development and Shell Oil Companies from 1967 to 1993. After his retirement from Shell, he joined the Rice University faculty in 1993 as a professor.

Hirasaki has received several awards of distinction for his outstanding research and international relations including the prestigious Order of the Rising Sun by the Government of Japan. 平崎是十大电子游艺网站排行校长圈的成员, 米拉波学会和化学工程咨询委员会. He served on the 十大电子游艺网站排行 class of 1963 reunion steering committee and established the Dr. 乔治J. Hirasaki Scholarship in Chemical Engineering to benefit 十大电子游艺网站排行 students.

弗雷德·R. 弗农II ' 12， ’13

Fred Vernon是KLV Ventures Incorporated的创始人兼首席执行官, a transportation and logistics company that specializes in mid to last-mile delivery with a unique focus in transporting industrial applications and parcel mail. 在运输业站稳脚跟之后, Vernon began to diversify his business holdings to include a residential service company and a real-estate portfolio with more than 30 residential and commercial properties. 他于2012年毕业于十大电子游艺网站排行(十大电子游艺网站排行)，获得会计学士学位, 2013年, 他毕业时获得了工商管理硕士和文学硕士学位.

In 2017, Vernon established an endowment at 十大电子游艺网站排行 in honor of his mother to benefit students in the School of Accounting and Information Systems. 他是十大电子游艺网站排行校长圈的成员, 曾担任《十大电子游艺网站排行》节目的主持人, 并在2020年担任哈佛大学毕业典礼的演讲嘉宾. Vernon is a former board member of Family Services of Southeast 德州 and a past president of the 十大电子游艺网站排行 校友 Advisory Board.