Archive for May, 2016

Shasta’s Story Round-Up: May 2016

Our May story round-up has a graduation theme, and showcases a variety of Coogs and UH supporters!

Stella Lessert (M.S.W. ’05)

Stella Lessert earned her Master’s in Social Work after spending thirty years in the corporate environment. She has a wide variety of experiences with leading social skills groups, groups of adults with dementia and early stage Alzheimer’s disease.

Brian McTaggart (’95)

If you’re a fan of the Houston Astros, there’s a good chance you’re familiar with the work of Brian McTaggart (’95). McTaggart began working at the Houston Post in 1989 and has been covering Houston sports ever since.

Stuti Trehan Patel (J.D. ’96)

When Judge Stuti Patel (J.D. ’96) was sworn in as an associate district judge of Fort Bend County, Texas, in July 2015, she became both the youngest and the first Indian-American associate district judge in the district’s history. She lives in Sugar Land, Texas with her husband Hiren Patel (M.B.A. ’95) and two children.