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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: Arleene Johannesen (’07)

 Vice President: Rhonda Pitts (’83)

 Secretary: Lisa Cushing (’01)

Treasurer: Mike Story (’79|’81)

L. Guinn Pitts (’79|’83)

Matthew Cushing (’99)

Randal Sitton (’85|’88|’92)

 Jimmy Giacona (’88)

Jennifer Garrison (’92|’96)

Rusty Hess (’80)

Nancy Hess (’81, M.A.’89)

Jaime Lawrence (’14)

Iris Story (’79)

Cathy Frank (’80)

Jerome Muniz (’05)

James Johannesen

Upcoming Events

Party on the Plaza

Join us this year at Party on the Plaza! For more tailgating information, please CLICK HERE

2018 Annual Meeting

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

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

*Student must complete a 250 word essay
*Student must include transcript
Congratulations to the 2017-2018 awardee: Jassandra Holbert
These scholarships will be open for applicants in January 2019.

Robert Mayes Scholarship

Robert Mayes Scholarship – for third year band students(54 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
*Student must complete a 250 word essay
*Student must include transcript
Congratulations to the 2017-2018 Scholarship Recipient: Heather Vo
 These scholarships will be open for new applicants in January 2019

Bill Moffit Memorial Scholarship

Bill Moffit Memorial Scholarship – for fourth or fifth year band students(54 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
*Student must complete a 250 word essay
*Student must include transcript
Congratulations to the 2017-2018 awardee: Daniel Oatman
 These scholarships will be open for new applicants in January 2019