AUSTIN (May 26, 2009)—Beatrice Burke of Temple is among six people
whom Gov. Rick Perry named to the Texas School for the Deaf Governing
Board Tuesday.
The board functions much as a local school board and provides
oversight of services, budget preparation and appointment of the
school’s superintendent.
Burke is a retired associate professor at Southwest Collegiate
Institute for the Deaf.
She is being reappointed for a term that will expire on Jan. 31,
2013.
The appointments are subject to confirmation by the Texas Senate.
Board Appointments
(Source: Texas Governor’s Office)
Beatrice M. Burke of Temple is a retired associate professor at the
Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf. She is a member of the
National and Texas associations of the Deaf and Southwest Collegiate
Institute for the Deaf Advisory Committee. She is also a permanent
member of the Convention of American Instructor for the Deaf. Burke
received a bachelor’s degree from Gallaudet College and a master’s
degree in English from Texas State University. She is being
reappointed for a term to expire Jan. 31, 2013.
Walt Camenish III of Austin is a certified deaf interpreter, and
retired deaf educator and principal of the Texas School for the Deaf.
He is a member of the Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf
Advisory Committee, Texas School for the Deaf Alumni Association and
Southwest Deaf Golf Association. Camenish received a bachelor’s
degree from Gallaudet University and a master’s degree in education
administration from the University of Texas at Austin. He is being
reappointed for a term to expire Jan. 31, 2015, and will continue as
chair of the board.
Nancy M. Carrizales of Katy is a substitute teacher for the deaf in
the Katy and Cypress Independent School Districts, and a former
teacher at the Texas School for the Deaf. She is a member of the Katy
Independent School District Special Education Committee and a past
member of the Strategic Planning Committee. She is also vice president
of the St. Dominic Club at St. Dominic Catholic Church. Carrizales
received a bachelor’s degree from Gallaudet University and a
master’s degree in deaf education from McDaniel University. She is
being reappointed for a term to expire Jan. 31, 2013.
Eric Hogue of Wylie is mayor of Wylie and executive communication
manager at Electronic Data Systems. He is chair of the Birmingham Land
Trust and a board member of LifePath Systems. He is also chair of the
Wylie Parks and Recreation 4B Board and a member of the Wylie
Independent School District Education Foundation. Hogue received a
bachelor’s degree from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He
replaces Charles Estes of Fort Worth for a term to expire Jan. 31,
2015.
Susan K. Ridley of Sugar Land is a financial analyst at the Federal
Bureau of Investigation. She is a member of the Association of
Certified Fraud Examiners, American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants, and the Houston Chapter of the Hearing Loss Association.
Ridley received a bachelor’s degree from Sam Houston State
University. She replaces Dale Kesterson of Big Spring for a term to
expire Jan. 31, 2013.
Angela Wolf of Austin is director of human resources for the Public
Utility Commission of Texas. She is a member of the Texas School for
the Deaf Parent Teacher Association and American Society for Deaf
Children. Wolf received a bachelor’s degree from Stephen F. Austin
State University. She is being reappointed for a term to expire Jan.
31, 2015.
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