Distinguished Friendswood HS alumni honored

published Mar. 29, 2011

The night belonged to six distinguished alumni of Friendswood High School recently. The 2011 honorees were recognized at a special reception inside their alma mater, FHS.

The event was hosted by the FHS Alumni Association, a division of the FISD Education Foundation. A catered dessert bar was offered the honorees as they mingled with friends, family and peers.

Being honored were Tanna Bennett, Lisa Camp, Chris Henchy, Kim Reed, Carol Cline Vaughn and honorary alumna Joyce Baker.

Bennett from the Class of 1980 is an award winning artist in several mediums with a specialty in watercolor. She has been a gallery owner as well as painter in New Mexico, Oregon and Texas and has studied in France. She is currently showing her work in Houston.

Lisa Camp from the Class of 1979 is currently the Asst Chief for the City of La Porte EMS and serves as the EMS Chief for the Friendswood VFD since 1995. She has more than 30 years experience in EMS, both in volunteer and paid departments, and has been a paramedic since 1987.

Chris Henchy is a movie and television writer/producer and his credits include Spin City, I’m With Her, Entourage, Eastbound and Down, Land of the Lost, The Goods, he Virginity Hit and The Other Guys. From the Class of 1982, Henchy is currently residing in both Los Angeles and New York City, with his wife Brooke Shields and daughters Rowan, age 7 and Grier, age 4. He currently runs a production company, Gary Sanchez Productions with actor Will Ferrell and director Adam McKay.

Kim Reed from the Class of 1975 is an outstanding carpenter and construction worker. What makes him stand out is the many areas of volunteer work that is done through these trades. He has spent 13 years constructing homes for Habitat for Humanity and has worked seven years at various times in a very poor area of Mexico, building homes for those who need them. Currently, he is developing 10 acres on Hwy 288 south of Highway 6 for a home for orphans and homeless youth. When completed, the facility will be operated and supervised by Boy’s Harbor.

Carol Cline Vaughn is a graduate of the Class of 1945. At 18, she began teaching piano lessons and is still doing so today. She raised four children with Conrad Cline as well as earned her BA, MA and Ed.D. She and her second husband, a pastor, founded Houston Graduate School of Theology and worked/taught at the graduate school.

Joyce Baker is the Honorary Alumna of the 2011 group. She is author, historian and initiator of the Trunk Lady traveling history lessons enjoyed by FISD elementary children. For the City's Centennial in 1995 she researched and authored the book "Friendswood--A Settlement of Friendly Folks". She researched and authored the applications for three State Historical Markers-- for the Fig Industry (in Stevenson Park), a Recorded Historic Landmark award for the Cecil Brown Home (now the Alton Todd office) and the Texas Historic Cemetery Marker at the Friends Church. Baker and her husband Jim, (deceased 2005) using the proceeds from the sale of the book, provided the ideas and much of the labor for a complete renovation of the Frank Brown Heritage Museum, including the addition of an outhouse and an authentic barn to the grounds.

The event, enjoyed by approximately 150 people, gave the honorees a chance to speak to the audience after being presented heavy monolithic etched glass awards with holograms of Mustang horseshoes on pedestals inside. The six also appear on a perpetual plaque and framed poster, both of which will hang at FHS.

Chairing the event were Sally Branson with her committee of alumni, Kim Montz, Daniel Gage, Billy Rearick, Michelle King, Dr. Beryl Cline, Floyd Brown, Jim Hill, Dr. Myrlene Kennedy and Larry Taylor.

Distinguished Alumni are chosen from nominations from the public. For more information, contact Karolyn Gephart at 281-482-1267.

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