UH Biotechnology Program Gets Funding Boost from State
Join Technology Alumni for Annual Meeting
A Day in the Life of Elizabeth Hancock
You're invited! Technology 70th Birthday Open House
Mother and Son Walk Stage Together
Join a Salute to Retail!
COT Student Earns Eisenhower Transportation Award
Evans to Chair Med Center's Volunteer Advisory Board
COT Student-Athlete Competes with Canadian National Volleyball Team

UH Biotechnology Program Gets Funding Boost from State

“Taking this course quickly piqued my interest and I changed my major to biotechnology right away,” Thamma said. “After enrolling in several courses, I realized how essential and fascinating biotechnology is.”

That was several years ago. Today, Thamma puts his education to work at his months-old job with a local biotech company where he manages a number of projects that support medical and pharmaceutical organizations nationwide.

“The UH biotech program provided me with lab skills that I use every day at work and the practical knowledge I needed to understand important scientific concepts,” said Thamma, a 2010 graduate. (More...)

Join Technology Alumni for Annual Meeting

The Technology Alumni Association will hold its Annual Meeting on Tuesday, August 9 at the Athletics/Alumni Center.  Networking and dinner begins at 6 p.m., and the meeting follows at 7.

Guest speaker is Brent M. Longnecker, who brings three decades of consulting experience to inspire attraction, motivation and retention of key personnel on behalf of clients in all major industries. A former partner of Deloitte & Touche and KPMG Peat Marwick, he formed the Houston-based executive compensation and corporate consulting firm of Longnecker & Associates (L&A) in 2003, to keep a finger on this hot button for corporate watchdogs across the globe. Building on his track record of being widely quoted in national media and trade publications and a featured guest speaker and teacher, Longnecker earned the unique distinction of being the first executive compensation consultant named to Consulting Magazine’s “2005 Top 25 Consultants.” He graduated with a BBA and MBA with honors from the University of Houston. (More...)

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A Day in the Life of Elizabeth Hancock

Store Manager, Tres Chic

Have you ever wondered how a College of Technology degree could take one into the world of fashion retail? Elizabeth Hancock, a graduate of the college’s Retailing and Consumer Sciences program, answers questions and gives great advice to students considering a similar path.

Elizabeth is the store manager of Tres Chic, a women's clothing and accessories boutique in Houston. Tres Chic has been the culmination of her dream, combining her passions for fashion and building relationships with women. She and her mother have been running the shop together since 2005, and the shop has been named by the Houston Chronicle as one of the top 10 boutiques in Houston. On the side, Elizabeth is also a personal stylist and closet consultant.as well as a member of Women of Wardrobe, volunteering with Dress for Success. See what Tres Chic is about at www.treschichouston.com.

What degree did you earn, and when did you graduate?
I graduated in 2004 with a degree in Consumer Science and Merchandising (now called Retailing and Consumer Sciences).

What was your first job after graduation from UH?
After interning with The Limited my senior year for my internship class, I got a job working with a high end women's boutique called JoAnne's in Rice Village. (More...)

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You're invited! Technology 70th Birthday Open House

Did you know the College of Technology turns 70 this fall? The Technology Annex opened October 28, 1941 and was the third building constructed on the campus.

Join us for an Open House to celebrate the College of Technology’s 70th birthday on Thursday, October 20. Watch your email inbox for more details to come closer to fall.

Read more about the anniversary here. Want to contribute to the Celebrating 70 Fund and assist in maintenance of our facilities? Visit https://giving.uh.edu/gift/ and be sure to designate College of Technology and Celebrating 70 Fund for Facilities Maintenance.

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Mother and Son Walk Stage Together

Most mothers are proud as can be the day their child graduates from college. But on graduation day, Carlos Gramajo was just as proud of his mom. Both mother Ligia Gramajo and son Carlos graduated from the College of Technology in spring 2011.

“I was happy for her proud to see her come out of school after years of working,” Carlos said.

It was a long time coming for Ligia, who said she always dreamed of getting her college degree.

“I was a single teen mom, but all the while I kept going to college in the back of my mind,” Ligia said. “So when Carlos graduated with his first degree, I thought that this was my time.”

Carlos, who has two other degrees, graduated with a bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering Technology and Ligia received her first degree in Electrical Power and Engineering Technology. (More...)

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Join a Salute to Retail!

An all-star lineup will participate in the Fourth Merchandising Star Awards – “A Salute to Retail” this fall. Honorees for the event, to be held November 16 at River Oaks Country Club, are:
•    Neiman-Marcus and General Manager Bob Devlin
•    H-E-B and Market President Scott McClelland
•    Paper City and Editor Holly Moore

Leading the volunteer efforts for the event is chairman Dancie Perugini Ware, owner of DPWPR. Paige Fertitta is serving as co-chairman, and Sheridan Williams is the event’s honorary chairman.

Table sponsorships are currently available and begin at $2,000 for a table of 10. For more information or to sponsor a table, contact Lisa Burns at lcburns@uh.edu.

For updates as the event gets closer, become a fan of the Awards on Facebook (search UH Merchandising Star Awards) or follow the awards on Twitter @StarAwardsUH.

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COT Student Earns Eisenhower Transportation Award  

Yang Cheng, a master’s student in Supply Chain and Logistics Technology, recently received the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship, available via the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration.

The fellowship is an intermodal, congressionally mandated program and is a key component of the transportation education pipeline, providing grants to encourage undergraduate and graduate students to pursue transportation education, research and careers.

Cheng said he is thrilled to have been selected and thinks that receiving this scholarship will shed more light on his work. (More...)

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Evans to Chair Med Center's Volunteer Advisory Board

Dr. Jerry Evans, interim chairman of the Department of Information and Logistics Technology, was elected as Chairman of the Texas Medical Center Volunteer Service Advisory Council by a unanimous vote of its members. Evans begins his term as Chairman on August 1 for a two-year appointment.

“The Council was keenly aware of Dr. Evans’ leadership abilities,” said council member Edgar Homrighausen, Director of Security and Director of Volunteers for Shriners Hospitals for Children- Houston. “These abilities were demonstrated by the success of the University of Houston’s Cougars for Kids Volunteer Program, of which he was a founder”.

The volunteer directors of the 48 Texas Medical Center institutions (which includes UH) encourage and promote volunteerism in the Texas Medical Center, provide an educational forum for volunteers and directors, and plan the annual “Texas Medical Center Salute to Volunteers” event. Other activities include special programs or workshops on various topics of interest to the volunteers.

For more information on this and other Texas Medical Center councils, visit http://www.texasmedicalcenter.org/root/en/QuickLinks/ConductingBusiness/TexasMedicalCenterCouncils/Texas+Medical+Center+Councils.htm.

For more information on UH’s Cougars for Kids volunteer program, visit http://www.tech.uh.edu/cougarsforkids/.

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COT Student-Athlete Competes with Canadian National Volleyball Team

UH volleyball team member and College of Technology student Lucy Charuk, is competing with Team Canada this summer. 
 
In late June, Team Canada met Argentina twice in Winnipeg. In addition to these matches, the team recently completed competition in the Pan-American Cup in Chihuahua, Mexico.
 
Charuk earned a spot on the team in May after completing two rounds of tryouts. She was also one of 48 athletes to participate in the camp. The team will compete through December, but Charuk will return to Houston for her senior season and studies in Retailing and Consumer Sciences, and miss the later competitions. (More...)

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