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3 Congratulations to the 2017 Albert Korenek Class of 1948 Michael Ramos Class of 1977 Jeremy T. Stone Class of 1995 The 2017 inductees join previous honorees: W. Perry Arnold, M.D. - Class of inducted in 2013 Dennis Bonnen - Class of inducted in 2013 Dr. Gregory Bonnen - Class of inducted in 2015 Glenda Miles Dawson - Class of inducted in 2014 Peter Masterson - Class of inducted in 2012 Dr. Lynne Perryman - Class of inducted in 2012 Jimmy Phillips - Class of inducted in 2016 John David Rainey - Class of inducted in 2014 Roly Rice - Class of inducted in 2016 LTC Stephen Ruth - Class of inducted 2013 Clarence Sasser - Class of inducted in 2012 Elizabeth Silverthorne - Class of inducted in 2012 Jackie Scott Tarter - Class of inducted in 2014 Dr. Renard Thomas - Class of inducted in 2015 Olivia Treviño - Class of inducted in 2015 Dr. Carla Zembal-Saul - Class of inducted in 2012

Albert Korenek - Class of 1948 Albert Korenek graduated from Angleton High School in 1948 and earned an athletic scholarship to play football at the University of Houston.

4 Albert Korenek - Class of 1948 Albert Korenek graduated from Angleton High School in 1948 and earned an athletic scholarship to play football at the University of Houston. While in college, Korenek was part of the Naval Reserves and left for active duty in Washington D.C. immediately after graduation. He played one season on the Washington D.C. Main Navy football team. In 1953, he returned to Texas and began night school graduate courses at UH. It is in graduate school that he found his love of both trees and machinery. For an assignment, Korenek dug into his childhood farming background to study a tree service company that hand dug and transplanted large trees all over Texas. He saw the possibility of growing large trees locally as opposed to hauling them from other states. He started planting trees in his spare time and soon discovered the most difficult part was digging and handling the huge ball of tree roots and dirt. This led him to start building a model of his dream tree digger. In 1965, Korenek perfected his design of the Texas Tree Shovel, the first fully hydraulic tree transplanting spade. Several manufacturers were interested in how he successfully transplanted large pecan trees that had 100 percent livability. He soon signed a contract to build and sell a version of his tree digger and received a patent in He simultaneously was running his own successful company, Instant Shade Trees, Inc., and was growing thousands of oak trees. Still, Korenek was making a name for himself for his expertise in hydraulic tree digging. That reputation led him to save two huge 250-year-old live oak trees at the state capital in Officials wanted to relocate the trees instead of bulldozing them, and they turned to Korenek for help. Although the trees were embedded in limestone and trees that large had never been moved before, Korenek developed equipment to successfully transport and save them. Three years later, he again successfully moved the 425,000-pound Twin Oaks at the state capital, earning him praise from the Texas House of Representatives who passed a resolution commending him.

Once again in 1990, his expertise was called upon when he was given the honor of digging up and personally transporting the first, living National Ch

Korenek also worked on what others considered impossible projects and saved large trees at Texas A&M and Space Center Houston.

5 Once again in 1990, his expertise was called upon when he was given the honor of digging up and personally transporting the first, living National Christmas Tree from New Mexico to Washington D.C., hauling a 60-foot live blue spruce across three mountain ranges and six states. Korenek also worked on what others considered impossible projects and saved large trees at Texas A&M and Space Center Houston. For more than 25 years, Korenek improved and refined tree digging equipment that has saved beautiful, mature trees instead of bulldozing them. Impressively, 98 percent of the thousands of trees that Korenek has moved are still living. Also, he has had patents issued in five countries, and all hydraulic tree spades manufactured today derive their basic concept from his original patent, which contributed to the creation of a new industry. Korenek has dedicated his life to preserving the trees of past generations for future generations, gaining worldwide respect for his work.

Michael Ramos - Class of 1977 After graduating from Angleton High School in 1977, Michael Ramos found that music would be his life s passion and vocation.

When his family got an old, upright piano, music really clicked for Ramos, and he discovered the intricacies of music and how notes and rhythm intertwined.

6 Michael Ramos - Class of 1977 After graduating from Angleton High School in 1977, Michael Ramos found that music would be his life s passion and vocation. Music was a part of his life from an early age. Ramos came from a close-knit family that embraced music every day from different genres. When his family got an old, upright piano, music really clicked for Ramos, and he discovered the intricacies of music and how notes and rhythm intertwined. After graduating, Ramos pursued his music career in Austin, the live musical capital of the world. As part of the infamous Austin music scene, Ramos became a top recording session player, playing synthesizer, percussion and trumpet but specializing in keys/accordion. He quickly gained the attention of national recording and touring acts and has had a very broad musical career, working with many legendary musicians from different musical genres. He became a permanent member of the band The BoDeans, who he was with for six years, and he toured and recorded with The Rembrandts, playing on their multi-platinum CD, L.P. His strength as both a touring and studio musician also caught the eye of musician and singer-songwriter John Mellencamp, and Ramos did a long stint working with Mellencamp. Ramos also did a long stint with Los Lonely Boys and had notable studio appearances with Paul Simon. While working with his friend singer-song writer Patty Griffin, Ramos was inspired and

encouraged to record his own music. He kept finding his way back to the Latin music that inspired him when he was growing up, but he wanted to combine his love of Latin music with his love of Rock.

7 encouraged to record his own music. He kept finding his way back to the Latin music that inspired him when he was growing up, but he wanted to combine his love of Latin music with his love of Rock. Ramos has received critically acclaimed review in the U.S. as well as abroad for his work, especially with his own projects and as front man of Charanga Cakewalk where he blends Latin, Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, funk, and soul music. Ramos remains extremely busy as a musician, composer and producer. He owns Brown Recluse Recording Studio in Austin where he works with clients like Kevin Fowler, Pat Green, Lila Downs, Justin Pollard, Bart Crow, and the University of Texas. Last year, Ramos won a Grammy for engineering for his work on Lila Downs Best Folk Album Balas y Chocolate and has had appearances on other Grammy-winning and recognized works such as Kris Kristofferson s album The Cedar Creek Session that was also nominated for a 2016 Grammy for Best Album of the Year. In addition, he has scored the music for various films and documentaries. Currently, Ramos plays the keyboard and tours with Texas Country star Pat Green and continues with his own projects and behind the scenes producing and composing. Ramos continues to challenge the music scene with his own philosophical style and blend of musical genres, creating incredible pieces of work that span generations, communities and cultures.

Stone s early career included working with Latino entrepreneurs in Washington D.C.

8 Jeremy T. Stone - Class of 1995 Jeremy T. Stone graduated from Angleton High School in 1995 and attended Reed College in Portland, Oregon. After earning a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, Stone dedicated his life to community economic development, disaster recovery, and social justice. Stone s early career included working with Latino entrepreneurs in Washington D.C. and serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Mongolia, before returning to school to receive his Master of Public Administration from New York University. There he focused his academic work on international economic development, microfinance, and urbanization. While getting his Master s, Stone worked at the New Yorkbased nonprofit, Seedco Financial, where he designed and managed small business recovery programs after disasters such as Hurricane Katrina, the BP oil spill, and September 11th. During that time he developed and funded a $1 million Fisheries Assistance Center in Louisiana that brought together nine agencies to support commercial fishermen and rural entrepreneurs. In 2008, he took over as economic development project manager for Ecotrust Canada in Vancouver where he worked with Native-Canadian communities and commercial fishermen engaging in sustainable resource extraction. Subsequently, Stone started his own consultancy, Recovery and Relief Services, Inc., which works with local governments to prepare for, and respond to, economic shocks following disasters. Stone is currently a Doctoral candidate at the University of British Columbia working on issues involving gentri-

9 fication and community disaster recovery. Stone s dissertation research explores how African-American residents in New Orleans cope with displacement pressures when higher-income people buy properties in their neighborhoods, drive up rents, and take over commercial spaces. This research is being undertaken with community organizations and neighborhood partners who will use the results to empower neighborhood residents, preserve local culture, and improve the resilience of low-income families to social change. Stone also sits on several non-profit boards including Coastal Communities Consulting in southeast Louisiana, which works with Vietnamese- and Cambodian-American commercial fishing families, and the Eastside Community Fund in Vancouver, which funds microbusinesses engaged in survival trades like street vending and trash collection. In his spare time, Stone raises a sixyear-old dynamo named Ellie and works on a certificate in Emergency Management at the Justice Institute of British Columbia. After growing up in a low-income family in Angleton, Stone sees his work as an opportunity to pass on the love and support that he has received from a variety of people and institutions throughout his life, and he hopes that this year s graduates will be likewise inspired to improve the lives of society s most vulnerable residents.

Director of Athletics Amy Barta - Director of Child Nutrition Pam Davis - Director of Elementary Education Connie Cox -

Director of Public Information Lisa Davis - Director of Secondary Education Michelle LeBleu - Director of Special Education

Roy Gardner, Coordinator of Special Programs Marbella Hooper, Coordinator of Bilingual Education Angela Neal, Coordinator of

Gayle, IV, Chief of Police PRINCIPALS Jerry Crowell - Angleton High School Colleen Tribble - Angleton High School-CATS

10 ADMINISTRATION Patricia Montgomery, Ed.D - Superintendent Mark Comneck - Assistant Superintendent Charolet Kremmer - Director of Academic Services Ryan Roark - Director of Athletics Amy Barta - Director of Child Nutrition Pam Davis - Director of Elementary Education Connie Cox - Director of Finance Kristi Kirschner - Director of Human Resources Kirk Crim - Director of Maintenance Hanna Chalmers - Director of Public Information Lisa Davis - Director of Secondary Education Michelle LeBleu - Director of Special Education Kalean Bowie - Director of Student Services Jeff Stout - Director of Technology Angel Kersten - Director of Transportation Roy Gardner, Coordinator of Special Programs Marbella Hooper, Coordinator of Bilingual Education Angela Neal, Coordinator of Advanced Academics James R. Gayle, IV, Chief of Police PRINCIPALS Jerry Crowell - Angleton High School Colleen Tribble - Angleton High School-CATS Doreen Martinez, Ed.D. - Angleton Junior High School Colleen Tribble - Brazoria County JJAEP Annette Jones - Central Elementary Vicki Harmon - Frontier Elementary Lori Gonzalez - Northside Elementary Christopher Kocurek - Rancho Isabella Elementary Jerri Lynn McNeill - Southside Elementary Robin Braun - Westside Elementary

11 Affairs to Remember Angleton School History Center Angleton Alumni Association Angleton ISD Education Foundation Shirley Phillips Kyle Stanford Sue Peters

12 It is the policy of the Angleton Independent School District not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, handicap, or age as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.

Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame

2015 Angleton Independent School District Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame Hall of Fame Reception Thursday, June 4, 2015 AISD Pavilion & History Center Hall of Fame Induction Friday, June 5, 2015 Wildcat