WITNESS LIST
Higher Education
April 15, 2009 - 07:00 AM
HB  602
 
FOR:
 
van Reene, Ian   Student Government President  (Student Body),  Wichita Falls, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
On:
 
Rogers, Jesse   President  (Midwestern State University),  Wichita Falls, TX
 
Stephenson, MacGregor   Assistant Commissioner for Academic Affairs and Research  (Self; Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board),  Austin, TX
SB  31
 
ON:
 
Ellis, Martha   Associate Vice Chancellor for Community College Partnerships  (The University of Texas System),  Austin, TX
SB  45
 
FOR:
 
Higgins, Catherine   Program Director  (Gulf Coast Consortia),  Houston, TX
 
McDonald, Carol   President  (Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas, Inc.),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Martinez, Ray   Director of Government Relations  (Rice University),  Houston, TX
SB  46
 
FOR:
 
Lee, Timothy   Executive Director  (Texas Retired Teachers Association),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Fredriksen, Amanda   Director of Advocacy  (AARP),  Austin, TX
SB  145
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
On:
 
Caldwell, Jane   Director of Grants and Special Programs  (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board),  Austin, TX
SB  201
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
On:
 
Dalley, Bernell   Chair, Joint Admission Medicine Program Council  (Joint Admission Medicine Program (JAMP)),  Lubbock, TX
SB  215
 
FOR:
 
Lupo Daugherty, Ann   Owner  (Loupot's Bookstore),  College Station, TX
 
Patti, Paul   General Manager  (Traditions Bookstore),  College Station, TX
 
Raney, John   Owner  (Texas Aggieland Bookstore),  College Station, TX
 
Salinas, Alejandra   Events Coordinator for University Democrats  (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Barber, Kathy   Governmental Relations  (Texas Retailers Association),  Austin, TX
 
Lively, Lance   Legislative Director  (NFIB),  Austin, TX
 
Ruiz, Victor   Owner  (The Islander Bookstore),  Corpus Christi, TX
 
Against:
 
Propes, Jay   (Follett Higher Education Group),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Caldwell, Jane   Director of Grants and Special Programs  (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board),  Austin, TX
SB  255
 
FOR:
 
van Reene, Ian   Student Government President  (Student Body),  Wichita Falls, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
On:
 
Rogers, Jesse   President  (Midwestern State University),  Wichita Falls, TX
 
Stephenson, MacGregor   Assistant Commissioner for Academic Affairs and Research  (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board),  Austin, TX
SB  256
 
FOR:
 
van Reenen, Ian   Student Government President  (Student Body),  Wichita Falls, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
On:
 
Rogers, Jesse   President  (Midwestern State University),  Wichita Falls, TX
SB  473
 
FOR:
 
Cornwell, Knowles   (Self),  Dallas, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Young, Phillip   Owner, Phillip Young & Associates  (Friends of UNT),  Denton, TX
 
ON:
 
Bataille, Gretchen   President  (University of North Texas),  Denton, TX
 
Kline, Jeff   Student Body President  (University of North Texas),  Denton, TX
 
Vittrup, Meghan   Student Regent  (University of North Texas System),  Denton, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Norman, Meredith   Member, Student Government  (Self),  Austin, TX
SB  819
 
FOR:
 
Dragsbaek, Anna   Executive Director  (Houston Area Immunization Partnership),  Cypress, TX
 
Schanbaum, Nicholas   (Self),  Fort Worth, TX
 
Schanbaum, Patsy   (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Vasbinder, Joan   Parent  (Self),  Pflugerville, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
McDonald, Carol   President  (Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas, Inc.),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Kroll, Carrie   Director of Advocacy and Health Policy  (Texas Pediatric Society),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Sims, Jack   Immunization Branch Manager  (Texas Department of State Health Services),  Austin, TX
 
Stephenson, MacGregor   Assistant Commissioner for Academic Affairs and Research  (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board),  Austin, TX
SB  857
 
FOR:
 
Todd, Philip   Director of Purchasing  (Dallas County Community College District),  Mesquite, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Ferrell, Ben   President / CFO  (Texas Association of Community College Business Officers
Austin Community College),  Austin, TX
 
Garcia, Rey   President  (Texas Association of Community Colleges),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Elliott, Verma   Audit Manager  (State Auditor's Office),  Austin, TX
SB  1179
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Hawkins, John   Senior Vice President, Government Relations  (Texas Hospital Association),  Austin, TX
 
Meroney, Shannon   Governmental Relations Manager  (Aetna),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Longley, Dianne   Director, Special Projects  (Texas Department of Insurance),  Austin, TX
SB  1249
 
ON:
 
Nelson, James   Dean of Engineering and Computer Science  (The University of Texas at Tyler),  Tyler, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Garcia, Rey   President  (Texas Association of Community Colleges),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Stephenson, MacGregor   Assistant Commissioner for Academic Affairs and Research  (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board),  Austin, TX
SB  1327
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Hawkins, John   Senior Vice President, Government Relations  (Texas Hospital Association),  Austin, TX
 
Wall, Matthew   Associate General Counsel  (Texas Hospital Association),  Austin, TX
SB  1334
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Jones, Johnie   (Prarie View A&M University),  Prarie View, TX
 
On:
 
Wright, George   President  (Prarie View A&M University),  Prarie View, TX
SB  1342
 
FOR:
 
Esmaeili, Ali   Dean of Bachelor Programs and University Relations  (South Texas College),  McAllen, TX
 
Mejia, Juan   Vice President  (South Texas College),  McAllen, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Garcia, Rey   President  (Texas Association of Community Colleges),  Austin, TX
SB  1394
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
On:
 
Hollis, Lois   Senior Advisor  (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board),  Austin, TX
SB  1728
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
On:
 
Dalley, Bernell   Chair  (Joint Admissions Medicine Program (JAMP)),  Lubbock, TX
 
Mabry, Budge   Director  (Joint Admission Medical Program),  Austin, TX
SB  1729
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
On:
 
Hollis, Lois   Senior Advisor  (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board),  Austin, TX
SB  1735
 
FOR:
 
Yeager, Amy   Deputy General Counsel  (Baylor Health Care System),  Dallas, TX
SB  1800
 
FOR:
 
Fisher, Joe   President  (Hallmark College),  San Antonio, TX
 
Fitch, Brent   Regional Vice President  (University of Phoenix),  Plano, TX
 
Yancy, Justin   Executive Director  (Governor's Business Council),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Martin, Jeanne   President  (Career Quest),  San Antonio, TX
 
McWilliams, Dean   Consultant  (Career Education Corporation),  Austin, TX
 
Saenz, Luis   (Kaplan Higher Education),  Austin, TX
 
Valdez, Jerry   (Career Colleges & Schools of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Williams, Ellen   (Corinthian Colleges Inc.),  Austin, TX
SB  1801
 
ON:
 
Jacobs, Bonita   Vice President for Student Development  (University of North Texas),  Denton, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Christensen, Kathleen   Vice President, Student Support and Success Systems  (Austin Community College),  Austin, TX
SB  2189
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
On:
 
Hobbs, Pat   Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs  (TSTC Harlingen),  Harlingen, TX
 
Maldonado, Cesar   President  (Texas State Technical College),  Harlingen, TX
 
Segura, Bill   Chancellor  (Texas State Technical College System),  Waco, TX
SB  2210
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
On:
 
Stephenson, MacGregor   Assistant Commissioner for Academic Affairs and Research  (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board),  Austin, TX
SB  2243
 
FOR:
 
Moy, Clifford   (Texas Medical Association),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Garza, Norman   Associate Legislative Director  (Texas Farm Bureau),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Berry, Connie   Manager  (Texas Department of State Health Services),  Austin, TX
 
Long, Michelle   Frew Coordinator  (Health and Human Services Commission),  Austin, TX
 
Moller, Lesa   Loan Programs Director  (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board),  Austin, TX
SB  2244
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
On:
 
Hollis, Lois   Senior Advisor  (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board),  Austin, TX
 
McManus, Larry   Manager, Domestic Expansion & Recruitment  (Office of the Governor, Economic Development & Tourism),  Austin, TX
SB  2246
 
FOR:
 
McDonald, Carol   President  (Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas, Inc.),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
On:
 
Hollis, Lois   Senior Advisor  (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board),  Austin, TX
SB  2262
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Sanderson, Josh   Lobbyist  (Association of Texas Professional Educators),  Austin, TX
SB  2376
 
FOR:
 
Douglas, Karl   (Texas A&I Pro Player),  Houston, TX
 
Garza, Dora   (Self),  Falfurrias, TX
 
Saenz, Manuel   (Self),  Edinburg, TX
 
Vannoy, Doug   (Texas A&I Alumni),  Kingsville, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Badiozzamani, Behrooz   (Self),  McAllen, TX
 
Cowan, Laura   (Self),  Houston, TX
 
Cowan, Matthew   (Self),  Houston, TX
 
Gallaga, Ricardo   (Self),  Harlingen, TX
 
Garza, Jacinto   (Self),  Harlingen, TX
 
Garza, Tony   (Self; Texas A&I Alumni),  Falfurrias, TX
 
Jaimes, B. Iona   (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Jaimes, Lupe   (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Watson, Debra   (Texas A&I Alumni Association),  Franklin, TX
 
Watson, Dick   (Texas A&I Alumni Association),  Franklin, TX
 
On:
 
Tallant, Steven   President  (Texas A&M University - Kingsville),  Kingsville, TX
SB  2465
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
On:
 
Watts, David   President  (UT Permian Basin),  Odessa, TX