Elisa Parhad, BBA ’95, recently published her third children’s book called “New York Is…” which follows the style of her previous book, “Los Angeles Is…” Both are published by Cameron Kids and distributed by Abrams. Her next book will be an adult non-fiction called “500 Adventures in the West”, available in 2024, by West Margin Press. Congratulations to Elisa!
Read more about Elisa’s work on her website.
Irwin H. Steinhorn, BBA ’63 and LLB ’64, was named by 405 Magazine as one of the top lawyers in Oklahoma City, and was named in the latest Best Lawyers in America for his work in corporate law and securities/capital market law. Steinhorn has been named in Best Lawyers in America since 2006. Steinhorn is an attorney with Conner & Winters, LLP, and practices in its Oklahoma City office. Congratulations to Steinhorn!
Jessica Solis Salcido, MPA ’97, is starting her second year as president of the board for Hope’s Door New Beginnings, a center offering intervention and prevention services to individuals and families affected by intimate partner and family violence, serving Plano and Garland, TX. Jessica is also Vice President of Workplace Strategy for Trelix.
Read more about Hope’s Door at their website.
William Klug, BBA ’62, former vice president of Roadway Services, Inc., has been reelected to the Board of Supervisors of Fiddler’s Creek community Development District II in Naples, FL for a third consecutive 4-year term. Congratulations to William!
Dr. Jang Beom-sik, PhD Finance ’93 was recently inaugurated as the 15th president of Soongsil University in late 2021. Prior to accepting his new position, Jang served as the university’s executive vice president of for academic affairs, as well as the dean of the graduate school of business. Congratulations to Dr. Jang!
Read more here.
Changneng Xuan, PhD Finance ’97, has recently been named Deputy Governor of the People’s Bank of China. Before accepting his new role, Changneng worked as the Deputy Director of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange. Congratulations to Changneng!
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Harold Herman accepted a position at Marriott Vacations WorldWide Corporation as Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel. Most recently, he served as Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary for SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.
Congratulations to Harold!
The Murphy Oil Board of Directors elected Leyster L. Jumawan to serve as Vice President, Corporate Planning and Treasurer. Beginning his Murphy career in 2013 as Senior Manager, Corporate Planning, Mr. Jumawan has held several roles in the Finance Department, including Assistant Treasurer and most recently Vice President, Corporate Planning and Finance. Congratulations to Leyster!
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Ryan Griswold, MBA ’08 has recently been hired as Managing Director in the North American Debt Advisory team. Ryan was most recently the Managing Director of the Leveraged Finance group for J.P. Morgan Securities . Congratulations to Ryan!
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Sam Acho, BBA ’10 has been awarded the Outstanding Young Texas Exes Award for recognition of his outstanding accomplishments as an author, speaker, sports analyst and former NFL career. Sam most recently signed a multi-year deal with ESPN 2 as a lead studio commentator on college football. Congratulations to Sam!
Read more here.
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