Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Tony Catalina
Tony Catalina is the Texas A&M beat reporter at the Austin American-Statesman. He is from Worcester, Mass., and has previous experience as a Dallas Cowboys reporter for Pro Football Network and as a contributing writer for the New England Football Journal.  Tony is a member of Football Writers of America Association and Pro Football Writers of America. In 2025 Tony became a Heisman Trophy voter.

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Allison Seibert ‘11
As Vice President for Development, Allison leads all fundraising efforts for The Association, from the Annual Fund to endowed and capital giving programs, including the Endowed Century Club, Endowed Aggie Ring Scholarships and Aggie Park. Allison joined The Association in 2019 after serving as the Director of Annual Giving at St. Mary’s Catholic Center in College Station. Prior to her time at St. Mary’s, she worked as the Assistant Director of Development at Catholic Charities of Central Texas from 2015 to 2016 and served as a project manager at the Public Policy Research Institute at Texas A&M from 2007 to 2015.

She graduated from Texas A&M in 2011 with a MA in educational psychology and earned a BA in psychology from Loyola University New Orleans in 2006. Allison and her husband, Darren ‘08, are Endowed Century Club members, and are parents to six future Aggies Madison, Amelia, Julia, Leo, Charlotte and Beckett.

Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Matt Loszak
Matt Loszak is the CEO and co-founder of Aalo Atomics, a nuclear energy company focused on developing and deploying micro-reactors. Aalo Atomics is based in Austin, TX and is building out its manufacturing facility near the Airport. They have raised $30 million of venture capital to date. Matt has a background in engineering and physics and previously spent 10 years in the software industry, founding the B2B SaaS company Humi. He has an engineering degree from Queen’s University, Ontario, Canada.

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Shannon Hamilton is the Executive Director of the Central Texas Water Coalition (CTWC), a nonprofit dedicated to advocating for the Highland Lakes and the water supply of Central Texas. With a background in IT, she joined CTWC in November 2022, driven by the urgent need to protect our most valuable resource—water. Shannon has become a trusted advisor to state and local elected officials, businesses, and residents, helping them navigate critical water issues and policy decisions. She also serves as an alternate on Region K, the regional water planning group, actively participating in committee meetings to advocate for necessary updates to the water planning process. Currently she is focused on water bills for this 89th Legislative Session as well as the opening of the LCRA Water Management Plan. Her commitment to water advocacy and long-term sustainability is unwavering, as she works to secure a more resilient water future for Austin and the surrounding region.

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Dave Stauch graduated from Texas A&M University in 1979 with a degree in Building Construction. He is the founder and senior principal of CPM Texas located in Austin. Over the past 40+ years, Mr. Stauch is responsible for leadership in successfully delivering many notable projects of significance.

Current PM Work includes:

• Rebuilding of the historic Mason County Courthouse, which was destroyed in a February 2021 arson event.The $20 million project will completely restore the 1910 Courthouse to its original architecture.
• The renovation / restoration of the Paramount and Stateside theatres. This phased $35 million program willenhance the historic Paramount theatre patron experience, while re-imagining the State theatre.
• RBJ Center Re-Development, a $230 million expansion of the Austin Geriatric Center site to double the affordable senior population & provide a mixed-use private sector ‘engine’ to support the overall development.

Notable Past Projects include:

• A Public-Private partnership to build a $46 million office building / garage / affordable housing project at the Travis County North Campus.
• The Independent, a $245 million residential tower development that is currently the tallest residential building west of the Mississippi River.
• Seaholm Power Plant Re-Development, a $150 million mixed-use project to re-purpose the entire site of theold City of Austin power plant.
• Concordia University Relocation, a $51 million effort to program, design, & build a new campus located onRR 620 – then relocate the entire university for the 2008 academic year.
• Edward’s University, 6 projects totaling $69 million: a major expansion including a new Residence Hall, Science Building, Parking Garage, Chiller Plant and various site improvements.
• Andrews’ Episcopal Schools, $38 million across multiple projects at both campuses, including a Library, 2 Chapels, new Middle School, classroom additions, and a Fine Arts Facility.
• Greater Mt. Zion Baptist Church, a $14 million church in East Austin with a 1300 seat sanctuary.
• Kappa Kappa Gamma House, a $10 million renovation / expansion of the Historic Landmark at UT.
• Austin Children’s Museum, a $20 million new home for the Museum, since renamed The Thinkery.
• Driscoll Villa Restoration at Laguna Gloria for the Austin Museum of Art.
• Frank Fickett Boy Scout Center, home to the Central Texas scouting headquarters.
• Byrne Reed House Restoration at 15 th & Rio Grande; home to Humanities Texas.

Prior Work

• From 1990-1995, Mr. Stauch served as the Project Manager on the award-winning $187 million Texas Capitol Restoration and Extension Program. This nationally acclaimed program was the largest capitol restoration in the nation, which he led to a successful delivery on time and in budget.
• Prior to the Texas Capitol program, Mr. Stauch served as the Construction / Project Manager for Sematech. His 2-year responsibility was an aggressive $100 million creation of a world-class semiconductor wafer fab & support facilities. The Fab was certified as a Class 10 facility at a 0.8 micron level.
• Mr. Stauch has also successfully led Project Recovery efforts involving stabilization and acceleration on other projects plagued by schedule and budget problems. Examples include:
• Takeover, turnaround and completion of the $92 million Travis County Criminal Justice Program in 1999. The 2-year effort resulted in hitting time & cost projections for the program including settlement of all claims.
• PM leadership and completion of the $220 million Basic Sciences Research Building at MD AndersonCancer Center in 2004 on behalf of the UT System / OFPC, including settlement of all contractor claims.

Early Career

• His prior work with Badgett Construction includes the Neuhaus-Royal Athletic Center and the Weaver Co-Generation Power Plant Expansion for UT Austin from 1984-1986, as well as several commercial office building/parking garage projects for private developers.
• Mr. Stauch began his career working with Austin Commercial on several commercial office building projects in Dallas (Park Place III) and Ft. Worth (West Side Plaza).
• Mr. Stauch maintains an associate membership in the State Bar of Texas – Construction Law Section. Since 1997 he has served as an expert witness, testifying on numerous construction-related matters particularly in the areas of delay and damages, and construction defect and damages.
• Mr. Stauch also owns a private consulting practice which has provided progress reporting and loan administration support to Central Texas real estate lenders since 1986. The loan portfolio in that period exceeds $4 billion.

Civic / Non-profit work in Austin includes:

• American Red Cross of Central Texas (Board of Directors)
• Austin Habitat for Humanity (Board of Directors)
• Austin Theatre Alliance (Advisory Council)
• Central Texas Water Coalition (President, Chair – Board of Directors)
• Colorado River Alliance (Member)
• Downtown Austin Alliance (Member)
• Urban Land Institute (District Council Chair – Austin / Central Texas, Advisory Board, Governance
• Committee)
• Western Hills Little League (Coach, Board of Directors, Chair)
• West Austin Youth Association (Coach)
• Young Men’s Business League (Member, Mentor)

Specialized skills include bent nail straightening, plumb bob calibration, and scotch tasting. Mr. Stauch is married with two grown children and is “Papi” to 4 amazing grandchildren.

Thursday, March 13, 2025

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

BG Joe E. Ramirez, Jr., USA (Ret.) ’79
Brigadier General Joe Ramirez, Jr. is a native of Houston and a graduate of Texas A&M University, where he was a member of the Texas Aggie Band in the Corps of Cadets. General Ramirez holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education from Texas A&M (1979); a Master’s Degree in Management from Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri (1993); and a Master’s Degree in Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania (2000). During his 31 years of military service, General Ramirez commanded soldiers around the world and served in leadership positions in various joint and operational commands. He was the Deputy Chief of Staff for United States Central Command during Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and was the Deputy Division Commander for the 2nd Infantry Division in the Republic of Korea. His most recent assignment was Deputy Director for Strategy, Plans, and Policy for US European Command in Stuttgart, Germany.

Prior to being named Vice President for Student Affairs, General Ramirez served as the 45th Commandant of Cadets at Texas A&M from 2010-2021. As the Commandant, General Ramirez oversaw the largest collegiate Corps of Cadets outside of the three military academies. Under his leadership, the Corps of Cadets experienced the largest growth it has seen since the early 1970s, increasing in size from 1800 cadets to over 2550 cadets in just 7 years. In addition, the overall cumulative Corps GPA increased from an overall 2.6 to a 3.2. Under his tenure, the Corps also increased in diversity, including the first African American Corps Commander, the first female Corps Commander, the first female Mascot Handler, the first female Commander of Parsons Mounted Cavalry, and the first Hispanic Yell Leader. In addition, he helped oversee the largest number of officers commissioned into the Armed Forces from Texas A&M since the Vietnam War in the early 1970s.

He is also an active member in the local community, serving on numerous boards, including the Boys & Girls Club of Brazos Valley, Heart of Texas American Red Cross, Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History and the Bryan/College Station Chamber of Commerce.