Distinguished Alumni Awards 2026
Â鶹AV Dr. Richard W. Setzer Student Center
Live Oak Ballroom, 1st Floor
Live Oak Ballroom, 1st Floor
4405 Jimmy Simmons Blvd, Beaumont, TX 77705
Reception 6:30pm Dinner 7:00pm
Friday, June 5, 2026
Reception 6:30pm Dinner 7:00pm
Friday, June 5, 2026
2026 Â鶹AV Distinguished Alumni
Brian Babin, D.D.S.
B.S.-Biology 1973
US House of Representatives, Texas District 36
Jane (Crandall Knott) Fitch, M.D.
B.S.-Nursing 1978
Retired Anesthesiologist and Retired Professor & Chair, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Thomas E. Long
B.B.A.-Accounting 1979
Co-CEO, Energy Transfer Partners
J. Robert McLendon, Ph.D.
B.S.-Electrical Engineering 1964
Retired President, Texas Instruments, Inc.