Howard Payne University’s Alumni Association recently announced its Board of Directors for the 2015-2016 academic year.

Board members include Bobbette Bell ’87 of Salado, Shane Blackshear ’04 of Austin, L.J. Clayton ’77 of San Antonio, Melanie Bigbee Clonts ’75 of Austin, Jane Collette ’81 of McKinney, Dr. Dan Crawford ’64 of Fort Worth, Gene Deason ’72 of Brownwood, Kollin Fields ’13 of Waco, Kathy Caudill Garza ’83 of San Antonio, Matthew Haynie ’08 of Bandera, Autumn Hendon ’02 of Waco, Kristi Franklin Hyatt ’86 of Midland, Brandon Ireton ’07 of San Angelo, Marilynn Bock Jackson ’73 of Brownwood, Kenna Jordy ’99 of Temple, Robert Morrison ’82 of Montgomery, Chelsea Murphree ’11 of May, Debbie Prude ’78 of Abilene, Danny Quintanilla ’82 of Cypress, Jarod Root ’03 of Flower Mound and Robin Lemma Sellman ’82 of George West.

The Alumni Association is a network of former students whose support of HPU furthers university interests such as recruitment, scholarships, student initiatives, Homecoming and more.

“We’re very grateful for Alumni Association members and give special thanks to those who serve on the Board of Directors,” said Stephen Sullivan ’11, ’14, director of development and alumni relations. “The combined efforts of our alumni play a direct role in the lives and success of our current students.”

Pictured above are HPU’s Alumni Association Board of Directors for the 2015-2016 academic year. Left to right are Jane Collette, Debbie Prude, Gene Deason, Matt Haynie (back row), Autumn Hendon (front row), Shane Blackshear, Jarod Root (back row), Kenna Jordy (front row), Bobbette Bell, Robert Morrison (back row), Robin Lemma Sellman (front row), Kollin Fields, L.J. Clayton (back row), Danny Quintanilla (front row), Chelsea Murphree, Kathy Caudill Garza, Kristi Franklin Hyatt and Dr. Dan Crawford. Not pictured are Melanie Bigbee Clonts, Brandon Ireton and Marilynn Bock Jackson.