Fall 2015
Dee J. Kelly, 1929-2015
Accomplished Fort Worth attorney was a problem solver, unifier and namesake of TCU’s alumni center.
Alumni
Fall 2015
Sara Bordo & A Brave Heart
First-time filmmaker features anti-bullying advocate Lizzie Velasquez in new documentary.
Fall 2015
NFL Network’s Marc Istook ’98 is on demand
Television personality worked his way to success in pro football after stops on the red carpet, Food Network and other places.
Fall 2015
Throwing a javelin again
Stuart Spangenberg ’81 rebounded from injuries to win gold USA Track & Field Masters Outdoor Championship.
Summer 2015
Playing Dead on AMC
Portraying both the living and the undead, Adam Baggs scores a cameo in the post-apocalyptic drama The Walking Dead, thanks to production assistant Alexandra (Xan) Angelovich ’11.
Summer 2015
2015 Alumni Awards
The TCU Alumni Association recognized these recipients at Leadership Weekend in April.
Summer 2015
Your Own Words
What was your most memorable summer experience during your college days?
Summer 2015
Hosting with the most
As digital production becomes central in hospitality, event planner Amy Shackelford ’00 says the job is the same — to provide great experiences.
Summer 2015
Carlos Gonzalez ’63 (MS) ’67 (Ph.D.)
1933-2015
Carlos “Chuck” Gonzalez ’63 (MS) ’67 (Ph.D.), a colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve in Vietnam, defended one of the first doctoral dissertations in chemistry at TCU. He died in January after battling lung cancer. The research chemist and professor was the son of Spanish immigrants. He grew up in Manhattan, near the edge of
Summer 2015
Howard Payne ’48
1925-2015
Donning a velvet purple suit and hat every December, Howard Payne was TCU’s Santa Claus, spreading cheer before finals, to a generation of Horned Frogs from the 1980s to 2010s. He died in June at the age of 90. Alongside wife Mildred Erby Payne, who portrayed Mrs. Claus, he made his annual entrance at the
