Spirit of Houston Alumni Association!
The mission of the Spirit of Houston Alumni is to serve and support our University, its students, fellow alumni, and the UHAA through:
- Seeking out opportunities to provide service and assistance to the current Spirit of Houston to facilitate its mission to support the University community
- Providing scholarships to current members of the Spirit of Houston to encourage their academic success
- Establishing social networks and fellowship opportunities for former members of the Spirit of Houston
- Fostering opportunities to maintain involvement with the University as a whole, and with UHAA
If you are an alumnus of the Spirit of Houston, which includes marching band, cheer teams, Cougar Dolls, and mascots, we invite you to contact us and become a part of our organization.
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BOARD MEMBERS
President: Matthew Cushing (’99, MS ’08)
Vice President: Rusty Hess (’80)
Secretary: Lisa Cushing (’01)
Treasurer: Mike Story (’79, MED ’81)
Board Member: Nancy Hess (’81, MED ’89)
Board Member: Cathy Frank (’80)
Board Member: Iris Story (’79)
Upcoming Events
Join us this year at our tailgate in front of the band hall! We will be hosting tailgates prior to all of our home games and ALL are welcome to attend.
If you are interested in supporting the Spirit of Houston Alumni Association please consider a donation to help fund our events and scholarship initiative.
Be a part of the Tradition and Sponsor our 2021-2022 Events and Scholarships
Please help raise funds for the Spirit of Houston Alumni Association Events and Scholarships by becoming a sponsor today. There are multiple levels to give at and if you are unable to give at a certain level please consider making a donation in any amount through the “Other” option below.
Thank you for supporting our events and scholarships this year! We look forward to seeing you at the game.
Feed The Spirit occurs at the end of Spirit Week and is a time to serve dinner to the current SOH members and show them how much we appreciate all they do. This year, we will have our SOHAA Annual Meeting on the same day. The Annual Meeting is a time to reconnect with each other and get pumped for tailgating.
Scholarships Offered
David Bertman Scholarship- for second year(30 credit hours earned)
Scholarship Criteria
• Student must be a full time student in good standing
• Student must be enrolled in the Spirit of Houston Cougar Marching in
the coming academic year
Robert Mayes Scholarship – for third year band students(54 credit hours earned)
• Student must be a full time student in good standing• Student must be enrolled in the Spirit of Houston Cougar Marching in
the coming academic year
• Student must be a full time student in good standing• Student must be enrolled in the Spirit of Houston Cougar Marching in
the coming academic year