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7 www.texaspike.com Ryan and Meagan Jankwoski with their wedding party. Alumni News Jimmy Mize '82 was elected mayor of his hometown of Nacogdoches in municipal elections held May 4. This was Jimmy's first run for public office. Due to his longtime community volunteerism and service as a local bank president, Jimmy ran unopposed for the city leadership post, which is a two-year term. He and his, wife, Lisa have an adult son, Charles, a UT grad. Email: jimmy.mize@yahoo.com Matt Mitchell '86 is serving as the 2021 president of the Dallas Builders Association. Matt is president of James Andrews Homes in north Texas. He is a certified SIP and Green Builder and is also a licensed Realtor. Matt is also a member of the academic advisory board with the Dallas County Community College District's North Lake campus. He and his wife, Robin, live in Dallas, Texas. Email: mmjach@gmail.com Ben Meek '98 recently joined Walmart as director of merchandising. He has enjoyed a career in consumer goods and merchandising, most recently as an executive buyer with J.C. Penney. Ben, his wife, Emily, and a high school- aged daughter reside in Grapevine, Texas. Email: bmeek80@yahoo.com Daron Davis, M.D. '07 and Tina welcomed daughter Demi Grace on September 8, 2021. On her first night home in Dallas from the hospital, Demi Grace developed challenging oxygen issues that resulted in an emergency return to the hospital. Daron and Tina, an emergency room physician and a nurse, respectively, quickly responded to what could have been a tragic outcome. The Davis's have openly shared the harrowing event and encourage everyone to be CPR certified with basic life support skills, as it may change the outcome of a child's or loved one's life. Demi Grace is doing well. Email: daronddavis@gmail.com Jordan Robirds '10 and Jacqueline DeJournett were married in Asheville, N.C., in October. Jacqui, an Alpha Epsilon Phi, and Jordan met their senior year at UT. Pikes at the wedding were: Chandler Abbott '10, Derek Cavender '10, Pete Mulcahy '10, Mark Nelson '10, Zach Schaefer '10 and Evan Scofield '10. The Robirds live in Atlanta, Ga. Email: jrobirds@sbcglobal.net Ryan Jankowski '11 met Meagan McArdle, an Alpha Xi Delta at UT, when seeking a pledge line date during fall 2011. They've dated since that time, and Ryan proposed in December 2020 on the beach in Cancun. They wed in August 2021 in Gunnison, Colo. Groomsmen included fellow pledges Will Hall '11, Mark Izlar '11 and Alex Bhattacharya '11. The Jankowskis live in Dallas. Email: rjankowski@princetonequity.com Ben Brower '12 is transitioning from finance into the software industry, recently joining Sirius XM/Pandora as a software engineer. Upon graduating in 2017, Ben spent three years with Wells Fargo Securities working in derivatives trading. He lives in New York City. Email: bbrower1293@gmail.com Kevin Elwood, M.D. '12 and Ashley McConnell, an Alpha Chi Omega, met during their senior year at UT. The couple became engaged on New Years Eve of 2019 at Pedernales State Park outside of Austin and married in May 2021 in Austin. Fellow Pikes in the wedding party in Gunnison, Colo. were T.J. Weido '12 and Jake Webb '12. The Elwoods are living in Madison, Wis., as part of Kevin's ophthalmology residency. Email: kevinelwood3@gmail.com Congratulations to Taylor and Tyler Hall '12 upon the birth of their first child, Emma Kay, born last month in Dallas. Tyler and Taylor (UT Alpha Chi Omega and Pike Sweetheart) have been married for five years and reside in Dallas. Email: tyler.hall823@gmail.com Matt Hoover '12 is engaged to marry Megan Rogers in Austin in April 2022. They met at UT as freshman at a Pike/Alpha Chi Omega mixer and were friends until senior year when they attended TX-OU Weekend together. They became engaged in La Jolla, Calif., in August 2020. Pikes and fellow Silver Spurs to be in the wedding are Will Wakefield '12, Jake Webb '12 and Zach Carrabine '12. Matt has recently joined the new Beta Mu Alumni Association's board of directors. The Hoovers will reside in Dallas, Texas. Email: matthoover94@gmail.com Nick Kollasch '12 married Leslie Smith in Richmond, Va., the bride's hometown, in October 2021. Leslie is a 2016 University of Virginia grad and met Nick after she moved to Austin for work. They were engaged in September 2020 in the middle of Congress Avenue near the Texas State Capitol. Davis Clark '12 served as Nick's Best Man. The couple will live in Austin, Texas. Email: nkollasch76@gmail.com Alex Crutchfield '15 and Haley Hopkins became engaged in Aspen, Colo., in March 2021 and will marry in Dripping Springs in January 2022. Haley is originally from Lake Travis and returned to Austin after attending Colorado State. The couple met in Austin two years ago. Ross Crutchfield '12 will serve as Best Man and Alex's pledge brothers Dean Cohen '15 and Parker Morris '15 will serve as groomsmen. Email: alexcrutch@yahoo.com Felix Gaulke '15 has opened independent Gaulke Capital in Houston after spending five years with two national firms in real estate finance. The new firm specializes in multi- family real estate investments. Email: fgaulke1@gmail.com Cole Martinez '16 joined the PGA Tour's WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play golf tournament as an intern in college and is entering his second year of full-time employment as a corporate sales representative. The tournament, which hosts the world's top 64 players, is scheduled for March 2022 at Austin Country Club. Cole, who lives in Austin, has recently joined the new Beta Mu Alumni Association board of directors. Email: coleamartinez4@gmail.com Pi Kappa Alpha

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