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E. Anne Shelander Easterling, Austin, earned the Certified Association Executive designation from the American Society of Association Executives. Easterling is the executive director of the Texas Recreational Vehicle Association. Prior to joining TRVA, she directed education and communication programs for the Texas Physical Therapy Association and Texas Society of Professional Engineers.

Donna H. Hertel, Gainesville, recently opened Miss Olivia’s, a bed and breakfast in Gainesville. Hertel is also the owner of “I Do” Special Events, a catering and special event planning company.

Ronald N. Whitehead, Addison, received the 2001 L.P. Cookingham Award for Career Development from the International City/County Management Association. The award recognizes his 30 years of dedication to career development and mentoring. Whitehead has held several city positions and has been the city manager of Addison since 1982.

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Barbara Castleberry (Ed.D.), Mount Vernon, Ky., received the American Society of Clinical Pathologists’ 2001 Associate Member Lifetime Achievement Award at the ASCP/ College of American Pathologists annual meeting in October. She was honored for her commitment to laboratory medicine.

Kimberly K. Russell, Dallas, was selected to participate in an executive leadership class sponsored by the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources. She has been the director of human resources at Collin County Community College since its inception in 1985.

W. Gregg Strawn, Corvallis, Ore., completed 20 years of ministry with Circle Church of Christ in Corvallis, Ore. He was honored by Cascade College for excellence in ministry, dedication to Northwest churches and commitment to expository preaching.

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Cheri L. White (’87 M.B.A.), Cleburne, is a senior vice president at Coldwell Banker Commercial D/FW, where she specializes in selling office buildings and shopping centers.

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John W. Girvan, Austin, is the chief audit executive at Advanced Micro Devices in Austin.

Baron P. Raymonde, (’84 M.M.), Nutley, N.J., completed a 42-city tour last summer with Rod Stewart in the United States and Canada as a featured saxophonist. When Raymonde was at North Texas, he played lead alto sax in the Two O’Clock Lab Band.

F. Clark Williams Jr. (M.A.), Nashville, Tenn., was named director of information technology services for the division of student life at Vanderbilt University, where he has worked since graduating from North Texas. “Brucelings” from 1980 to 1983 are invited to send him e-mail at f.clark.williams@ vanderbilt.edu.

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Joseph A. Schmitz, Lindsay, retired as a lieutenant commander of the supply corps in the U.S. Navy after serving as the business operations director of the rolling airframe missile/PHALANX program office at Naval Sea Systems Command in Arlington, Va. Schmitz now works for Tierra Co. LLC in Gainesville as a real estate appraisal trainee.

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S. Diane Paterson (M.L.S.), Seguin, is a second-grade teacher at First Baptist Christian School in Seguin.

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Lori L. Smith Dorothy, Valley Ranch, is an account manager for Oracle Corp., where she recently received the “Rookie of the Year” award for her sales accomplishments. She has worked for the software company for the past five years. She is married to Jay Dorothy, who was a Sigma Nu at UNT and is now an American Airlines pilot as well as an instructor pilot in the Air Force Reserves.

Edward L. Holland, Everett, Wash., is a Navy petty officer third class and serves on the USS Abraham Lincoln, which is based at Naval Station Everett, Wash. He is a photographer who records and disseminates command mission photographs. He recently returned after a deployment to the Western Pacific. The crew enforced United Nations’ sanctions in the Persian Gulf.

Linda M. Sedlak-Michael, Lavon, is a senior experience design consultant at Sapient in Dallas. She has received numerous awards, including the 1999 Gold @d:Tech award for Best Business-to-Business Web Campaign, the 1999 WebAward for Outstanding Web Site, the 1998 Bronze @d: Tech Award for Best Direct Marketing Web Site and the 1997 WebAward for Outstanding Web Site from the Web Marketing Association.