Directory

The various staff members of the Honors Programs office specialize in various aspects of the Honors Programs mission.  Please refer to the organizational chart below.  For specific contact information and further information on individuals' job duties, profiles follow.

Advising Staff
Honors Programs Scholarships		Honors Programs Curriculum		Professional and Graduate School Advising
Myra Gonzalez Tammy Thomas		Dave Louis Jonathan Kotinek		Anne Blum Karen Hudson
Erin Fisk Robb Jenson Jonathan Jones Tawny Kasberg Casey Ricketts		Katie Elrod Tawny Kasberg Kyle Mox Karen Severn		Kynsie Benefield Angie Dickey Kate Karstadt Kyle Mox Karen Severn

Executive Staff		Administrative and Support Staff
Edward Funkhouser, Executive Director Anne Blum, Associate Director Myra Gonzalez, Associate Director Dave Louis, Associate Director Karen Hudson, Assistant Director Tammy Thomas, Assistant Director Jonathan Kotinek, Assistant Director		Executive
		Betsy Droddy, Business Coordinator Pulkit Gupta, Graduate Assistant Shyam Kannapurakkaran, Graduate Assistant Jay Kimrey, IT Associate Ellen Provin, Programmer Analyst Bettyann Zito, Administrative Assistant
		Honors Programs Scholarships
		Yvonne Burrell, Administrative Assistant Sefra Lopez, Lead Office Associate Adrienne Ramirez, Lead Office Assistant
		Honors Programs Curriculum
		Kristy Hardy, Lead Office Assistant Jennifer Veracruz, Administrative Secretary
		Professional and Graduate School Advising
		Sheila Amos, Admissions Supervisor Angie Dickey, Office Associate Dionne Thomas, Senior Office Associate

 

Honors Programs Staff Profiles

Name	Sheila Amos
Title	Admissions Supervisor, OPGSA
Email	samos@tamu.edu
Phone	979.847.8938
Job duties

 

	Name	Kynsie Benefield
	Title	Pre Veterinary and Pre Dental School Advisor, OPGSA
	Email	kynsie@aphonors.tamu.edu
	Phone	979.847.8938
	Job duties

Name	Dr. Anne Blum
Title	Director, OPGSA; JAMP Faculty Director
Email	ablum@tamu.edu
Phone	979.847.8938
Job duties

	Name	Yvonne Burrell
	Title	Administrative Assistant, Honors Programs
	Email	yrb@tamu.edu
	Phone	979.845.1957
	Job duties

Name	Angie Dickey
Title	Office Associate, OPGSA
Email	adickey@tamu.edu
Phone	979.847.8938
Job duties	Prospective Student Advisor

	Name	Betsy Droddy
	Title	Business Coordinator II, Honors Programs
	Email	droddy@tamu.edu
	Phone	979.845.1957
	Job duties

 

Name	Katie Elrod
Title	Academic Advisor, Honors Programs
Email	elrod@tamu.edu
Phone	979.845.1957
Job duties	Honors academic advising, coordination of Honors Housing Community

	Name	Erin Fisk
	Title	Academic Advisor, Honors Programs
	Email	erin@aphonors.tamu.edu
	Phone	979.845.1957
	Job duties	Academic Scholarships advising,

 

Name	Dr. Edward Funkhouser
Title	Executive Director, Honors Programs
Email	ed-funkhouser@tamu.edu
Phone	979.845.1957
Job duties

	Name	Myra Gonzalez
	Title	Associate Director, Honors Programs
	Email	myra-g@tamu.edu
	Phone	979.845.1957
	Job duties

Name	Pulkit Gupta
Title	IT Graduate Assistant, Honors Programs
Email	pulkit@aphonors.tamu.edu
Phone	979.845.1957
Job duties

Name	Karen Hudson
Title	Assistant Director, OPGSA; Pre-Medical School Advisor
Email	khudson@tamu.edu
Phone	979.847.8938
Job duties

	Name	Robb Jenson
	Title	Retention & Assessment Coordinator, Honors Programs
	Email	robb@aphonors.tamu.edu
	Phone	979.845.1957
	Job duties

 

Name	Jonathan Jones
Title	Academic Advisor, Honors Programs
Email	jonathan@aphonors.tamu.edu
Phone	979.845.1957
Job duties

 

	Name	Shyam Kannapurakkaran
	Title	Graduate Assistant, Honors Programs
	Email	shyam@aphonors.tamu.edu
	Phone	979.845.1957
	Job duties	Graphic design, publications

Name	Kate Karstadt
Title	Health Care Professions Advisor, OPGSA
Email	kkarstadt@tamu.edu
Phone	979.847.8938
Job duties	Advising for students interested in pharmacy, optometry, physician assistant, physical therapy and nursing school.

	Name
	Title	Academic Advisor, Honors Programs
	Email
	Phone	979.845.1957
	Job duties

Name	Jay Kimrey
Title	Information Technology Associate, Honors Programs
Email	jkimrey@tamu.edu
Phone	979.845.1957
Job duties

	Name	Jonathan Kotinek
	Title	Assistant Director, Honors Programs
	Email	jkotinek@tamu.edu
	Phone	979.845.1957
	Job duties

Name	Sefra Lopez
Title	Lead Office Associate, Honors Programs
Email	smariel3@tamu.edu
Phone	979.845.1957
Job duties

	Name	Dr. Dave Louis
	Title	Associate Director, Honors Programs
	Email	dave@aphonors.tamu.edu
	Phone	979.845.1957
	Job duties

Name	Kyle Mox
Title	National Scholarships Coordinator
Email	kemox@tamu.edu
Phone	979.845.1957
Job duties	Coordination of National Scholarships at Texas A&M, pre-graduate school advising, Honors Academic Advising, public relations

	Name	Ellen Provin
	Title	Programmer Analyst, Honors Programs
	Email	ellen@tamu.edu
	Phone	979.845.1957
	Job duties

Name	Adrienne Ramirez
Title	Lead Office Assistant, Honors Programs
Email	argarcia@tamu.edu
Phone	979.845.1957
Job duties

	Name	Casey Ricketts
	Title	National Competitions & Academic Scholarships Recruiter
	Email	cricketts@tamu.edu
	Phone	979.845.1957
	Job duties

Name	Karen Severn
Title	Pre-Law School Advisor, OPGSA
Email	ksevern@tamu.edu
Phone	979.847.8938
Job duties

 

	Name	Dionne Thomas
	Title	Senior Office Associate, OPGSA
	Email	dlthoms@tamu.edu
	Phone	979.847.8938
	Job duties

 

Name	Tammy Thomas
Title	Assistant Directory, Honors Programs
Email	tammy-t-thomas@tamu.edu
Phone	979.845.1957
Job duties

 

	Name	Jennifer Veracruz
	Title	Administrative Secretary, Honors Programs
	Email	jveracruz@tamu.edu
	Phone	979.845.1957
	Job duties

 

Name	Bettyann Zito
Title	Administrative Assistant, Honors Programs
Email	zito@tamu.edu
Phone	979.845.1957
Job duties