Jill Broxson has been named the new principal at Long Elementary She has been with Lamar CISD since 2005, first as the assistant principal at Frost Elementary, before
becoming assistant principal at Smith Elementary. Prior to coming to LCISD she
taught for nine years in the Alief schools.
Broxson graduated from Stephen F. Austin University in 1996 and earned her
master
’s from the University of St. Thomas in 2003. She will replace Vicky Stevenson, who will be the principal at Thomas Elementary, which is opening in the fall.
Ben Perez will be the principal at Ray Elementary. Perez has been the assistant principal
at Ray since 2004 and an elementary summer school principal for Lamar CISD
since 2005. He was a math and science coordinator and teacher at Pink
Elementary from 1999-2004. He began
his career at Lamar CISD as a paraprofessional at Bowie Elementary from 1996-99.
Perez graduated from the University of Houston-Downtown in 1999 and received his
master
’s in 2001 from the University of Houston-Victoria.
He replaces Diane Parks who will be the principal at Hubenak Elementary, which slated to open in the
fall.
Joe M. Gurecky announced that he has officially filed for re-election as mayor of the city of
Rosenberg in the May 2009 election. Gurecky is currently serving his fifth term
as mayor of the city of Rosenberg.
“It is a privilege and an honor to serve as Rosenberg’s mayor,” said Gurecky. “I thoroughly enjoy representing our city and I want to thank the citizens of
Rosenberg for their encouragement and support.
” He added, “Together with council, we have worked tirelessly to keep Rosenberg moving
forward and to prepare for our future. We need to continue working together to
develop innovative policies that keep our economy vibrant, our public services
strong and commit ourselves to an improved quality of life.
”
Bruce Lane from Augusta, Ga., has been named the new varsity football coach at Fort Bend
Baptist Academy.
Lane is a native of Georgia and a 25-year veteran coach. For the past seven
years he has been the head football coach and athletic director at Augusta
Christian Academy in Augusta. Under Coach Lane
’s leadership, Augusta Christian experienced unprecedented success with seven
consecutive winning seasons, state championship playoffs three of the past four
years and the state champion title in 2005.
Lane was selected as the South Carolina Independent School Association football
coach of the year in 2005 and 2007, as well as the state track coach of the
year in 2007.
Freed Advertising was awarded Agency of the Year at this year’s American Women in Radio and Television – Houston’s 8th Annual Star Awards. The announcement was made at the Star Awards Gala.
“It’s rewarding to receive recognition from broadcast industry leaders like AWRT,” said Mike Albrecht, president of Freed Advertising. “This award is special, because it honors our whole team’s commitment from account service and media to operations and creative. We were
proud to be a part of their celebration.
”
The award recognizes Freed’s achievements in broadcast advertising in the Houston area throughout 2008,
particularly work the agency did for its clients in the aftermath of Hurricane
Ike.
“In response to the storm, we worked with clients such as our master-planned
communities in a highly strategic manner,
” said CEO Gerald Freed. “We minimized their media losses and also helped them use paid and unpaid ad time
to reach out to their residents, whose only connection was a portable radio.
”
Freed was nominated Agency of the Year by local radio and television companies,
as well as by prominent individual AWRT members in the broadcast media
community. This was Freed
’s second nomination and first award from AWRT Houston.
Minute Maid has completed its Houston-area corporate headquarters to Sugar Land. More than
300 employees reported to their new offices on Feb. 16. Minute Maid occupies
five of eight stories in the new office building, The Minute Maid Building,
2150 Town Square Place, in Sugar Land Town Square.
After more than 25 years in Houston’s Galleria area, the move brings several million dollars in new capital
investment to Sugar Land.
Methodist Sugar Land Hospital was the first site in the state of Texas for the first single port laparoscopic
adrenalectomy removal surgery.
Guillermo Ponce de Leon, M.D., general surgeon on staff at Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, performed the
entire surgery with only one incision, leaving
John Eberhardt with a barely visible scar. By placing a port into Eberhardt’s abdomen, Dr. Ponce de Leon was able to pass all of the necessary instruments
and cameras simultaneously through the one incision. At the end of the
procedure, Dr. Ponce de Leon simply removed the ports, leaving little evidence
of the surgical incision.
Traditional laparoscopic surgeries require between three and five incisions in
the abdomen leaving three to four permanent scars.
“The goal of this procedure is to reduce post operative pain and speed recovery
time for the patient,
” said Dr. Ponce de Leon.
Eberhardt experienced minimal discomfort and was able to return home the next
morning.
Jan Stein has been promoted to senior vice president at Founders Bank.
Stein is responsible for managing the bank’s loan operations. She was among the first group of employees hired by the bank
prior to its opening in November 2007.
“Jan is an important member of our management team and she is highly deserving of
this recognition,
” said Jim Sturgeon, president and chief executive officer. “Her in-depth knowledge and attention to detail keeps our loan operations running
efficiently and enables us to provide more effective service to our clients.
”
Stein has more than 30 years of experience in finance and banking, with a
concentration on loan operations.
She is an active member of the PEO Sisterhood, a philanthropic organization that
provides educational opportunities for women. She also volunteers regularly for
the American Cancer Society, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and the
March of Dimes.
