Alumni in the News

director of parks and recreation for the City of Elgin and a current Bastrop City Council member, vies for seat on Bastrop County Commissioners Court.

will exhibit her latest sculptures constructed of mirrors at the Lawndale Art Center in the John M. O’Quinn Gallery in Houston from March 7 – April 12 in conjunction with FOTOFEST2008. An opening reception is scheduled for Saturday, March 7 from 6:30-8:30 pm with an artist talk at 6 pm.

has just written a new book entitled “Leopold Eidlitz: Architecture and Idealism in the Gilded Age”. It is the first critical examination of the work of New York architect, Leopold Eidlitz, America’s first Jewish architect, founding member of the American Institute of Architects, and the first American to define a modern organic architecture; this book reveals his formidable influence.

The season finale episode entitled “Mr. Monk Is On The Run” airs Friday, February 22nd.

in the premiere of “Joan Rivers: A Work in Progress by a Life in Progress” at L.A.‘s Geffen Playhouse, February 5-March 30.

Lisa Browder (B.F.A. Dance, ’76) recounts her 13 years as a professional dancer, and her ten year stint as a Las Vegas “Showgirl”, in her new blog One Showgirl’s Life.

recently became Chair of the Museum Division of the Texas Art Education Association. Currently she is also the Student, Family, and Adult Programs Manager at the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth.

is the lead guitarist and multi-instrumentalist for Okkervil River, a band whose recent album “The Stage Names” received ‘best of 2007’ honors from NPR, Rolling Stone, Harp, and others. Brian has recently performed live with Okkervil on NBC‘s Late Night with Conan O’Brien, NPR‘s World Cafe, BBC Radio 1, Radio France, and the Australian Broadcasting Company.

guest stars as the goofy father on Disney’s “Wizards of Waverly Place”. The episode entitled “Disenchanted Evening” originally aired on Nov. 9th.

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