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BOB
HICKERSON: Bob is currently Chief Operating Officer for Texas Tech University Division of Off-Campus Sites, managing academic centers in Amarillo, Abilene, Marble Falls, Fredericksburg, El Paso and Junction. He previously served as Executive Director of the Texas Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service in Austin, a small state agency which managed the Texas AmeriCorps grant program, and he served as the Governor’s Office of Volunteerism under Governor Bush. A veteran of 28 years service as a naval aviator in the U.S. Marine Corps, Colonel Hickerson has degrees from the University of California at Berkeley, the University of Southern California and the Naval War College. He commanded aviation units at all levels and logged over 5000 hours in various jet and helicopter aircraft. He is active in several community-based non-profit organizations and helps teach a nonprofit management certificate for Texas Tech. He and his wife Judy reside in Fredericksburg, Texas. From the Friends Board of Directors: Bob was instrumental in formulating our Strategic Plan and providing direction for our goals. He has made a special contribution to the Friends, and because of his support, input and organizational skills, the board, with great pleasure, recognizes him as the first member for Special Recognition from the Friends of LBJ National Historical Park.
GEORGE COFRAN: George was born in Buffalo, NY, and raised in Youngstown, NY. He graduated from Lewiston Porter Senior High School in 1963. He has an Electrical Engineering (BSEE) degree from Purdue University and a Master's degree in Business Administration from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College. He is an Honor Graduate of IBM's Advanced Systems Science Education Program, holds the Certificate in Data Processing (CDP) awarded by the Data Processing Management Association, the Certified Systems Professional (CSP) designation from the Association for Systems Management. He became a Certified Public Accountant in Texas in the early 70's. He is a 1970 graduate of the U. S. Army Signal Corps Communication School at Ft Gordon, GA. He also holds an appointment on the Commercial Panel of Arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association, with specialization in both communications and data processing. In 1977, following the advent of the telephone interconnect and alternative long distance carrier industries, he launched Cofran & Associates, Inc. His primary business focus continues to this day in personally conducting web site and telecommunication projects, and coaching small businesses. He has spent most of his professional career in consulting. George and his wife, Sharon, relocated in mid-2006 to Johnson City in the Texas Hill Country. He has two children. Jennifer, who lives in Atlanta, and Jeffrey, a US Marine Corps veteran, who lives in the Houston area. George has been a volunteer Paramedic with various EMS organizations. George is a member of Lions Clubs, International, and has been the President of the Johnson City Chamber of Commerce. He also is in charge of the American Red Cross Shelter based at the First United Methodist Church in Johnson City. From the Friends Board of Directors: George,
"The Web Guy," has completely donated his web and internet-related
services to the Friends of LBJ National Historical Park. This includes the
costs of site registration and annual renewals. It also includes the daily
maintenance, upkeep, and regular updating of the pages as our membership
and activities grow. The web pages you are viewing now are the result of
his talents and expertise evident in the site design. His
support of and dedication to the mission and purposes of the Friends are
greatly appreciated and gratefully acknowledged by the board with this
NOLAN KUEHN: After his career in the engineering design/construction field with major international firms, volunteerism played a greater part in his life, included a period as Executive Director of an interfaith-based disaster relief group helping people recover from the Allison flood in Houston. Nolan and his wife Elayne have always been avid tennis players, and this interest sparked a desire to relocate to the tennis-active community of Fair Oaks Ranch in the Texas Hill Country in 2003. In addition to past service on the Board of Directors of the Houston Tennis Association, Nolan presently serves on the Board of Directors of the San Antonio Tennis Association. He is also active in the Alamo City Tennis Officials' Association. Cycling is Nolan's other passionate avocation, which dates back to childhood. His cycle touring interest peaked in 2005, when he joined an international group for a self-contained tour with Adventure Cycling across the U.S.A. from San Diego, CA to St. Augustine, FL. He describes it as "an experience of a lifetime." He is immediate past President of the Hill Country Bicycle Touring Club, and still serves on the Board. He is also a member of the San Antonio Wheelmen cycle club, and serves on the Bicycle Mobility Advisory Committee, part of the San Antonio/Bexar County Metropolitan Planning Organization. Nolan feels privileged to be the Chair of the LBJ 100 Bicycle Tour, which celebrates the centennial of the birth year of Lyndon B. Johnson, and introduces new planned changes to the LBJ National Historical Park. From the Friends Board of Directors: Nolan and the Hill Country Bicycle Touring Club are true friends of the Friends of LBJ National Historical Park. Nolan and other executive officers along with the club membership have pledged all net proceeds from the LBJ 100 Bicycle Tour to the support of the Friends of LBJNHP mission. Nolan and club members have personally visited bicycle shops in Austin, San Antonio, Houston, Corpus Christi and the DFW area, distributing flyers and posters advertising the LBJ 100 ride. He has coordinated the vast logistics of a ride that could have as many as 1000 cyclists, solicited volunteers and arranged for sponsorships. The board proudly acknowledges his work and that of the Hill Country Bicycle Touring Club with this Special Recognition from the Friends of LBJ National Historical Park . |
