TMI names new trustees

Sept. 24, 2009 - PRLog -- Five new members have joined the board of trustees at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas.

Ben Houck, a 1993 graduate of TMI and member of St. Helena’s, Boerne, received a Teacher of the Year award last year for his work in the Boerne Independent School District. The Rev. Chris Roque serves congregations in Fort McKavett and Sonora. Air Force Lt. Col. Sandy Roberts II, the parent of a 2009 TMI graduate and two current students, is a pediatric ophthalmologist. Valerie Soderlund, the parent of 1990 and 1993 graduates and grandparent of a current student, is a former emergency-room nurse. Tammy Watts is the parent of two current TMI students who was director of the Women’s Missionary Union at First Baptist Church of Corpus Christi and vice president of the board for Friday Night Corpus Christi, an ecumenical prayer service.

Other trustees are: John Brougher, Milton Black, Ernest Brown, Joe Cohn. Howard “Ben” Davis, Maj. Bruce Davis, the Rev. Paul Frey, Gen. Ralph E. Haines Jr., the Rev. John Hardie, Beth Hawkins, Maj. Gen. James M. Lyle, John W. “Bill” Matthews, Douglas Mebane, Dirk Mosis, the Rev. Walter “Chip” Prehn, Jacqui Read and Helen Taylor.
Members of TMI’s Board of Trustees serve as ambassadors for the school especially through visits to churches in the Diocese of West Texas. The board meets quarterly, and members participate in school activities such as convocation and graduation.

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Founded in 1893, TMI is a private, co-educational, college-preparatory school for grades 6-12, with optional Junior ROTC and boarding programs. For information, visit www.tmi-sa.org or call 698-7171.