Texas School of Business - Houston North Campus Hosts Graduation for 126 Students Friday Evening in Houston

HOUSTON, July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas School of Business - Houston North campus today announced it will host graduation ceremonies this evening for its summer 2006 class. The commencement will take place at 7:00 p.m. at 713 East Airtex Drive in Houston. Mr. Irvin Ashford, Vice President of Comerica Bank, will keynote the graduation ceremony.

"It will be a proud moment for the graduates, their families and friends," said Sheila Grover, Director of Education at Texas School of Business - Houston North campus. "We are honored to have Mr. Ashford as our speaker. With the long background he has in our business community, we know our grads will be inspired."

Texas School of Business will graduate 126 students from six diploma programs including Accounting Specialist, Computer Business Systems, Dental Assistant, Medical Assistant, Medical Office Specialist and Pharmacy Technician.

Medical Assistants and Dental Assistants are among the fastest-growing occupations in the state of Texas. Opportunities for Medical Assistants are expected to increase by 62.3 percent and 42 percent for Dental Assistants between 2002 and 2012, according to the Texas Workforce Commission's 2004 report, Texas Long-term Occupational Projections. Additionally, Texas School of Business recently added an Electrician program in December of 2005 to address the local need for entry-level positions in the electrician field.

The Texas School of Business - Houston North campus - summer 2006 graduates are as follows:

Diploma Accounting Specialist: Felicia Fairweather, Houston, TX Nicole Gerow, Conroe, TX Casey Kee, Montgomery, TX Calbert Moir, Katy, TX Cesar Tovar, Houston, TX Diploma Computer Business Systems: Njeri Coleman, Houston, TX Charles Coronel, Houston, TX Crystal Cowart, Dayton, TX Terry Davis, Jr., Conroe, TX Ruben Garcia, Houston, TX Aurea Lopez, Houston, TX Lorenzo Martinez, Houston, TX Karon Masters, Houston, TX Angela Morado, Woodlands, TX Michael Randel, Houston, TX Vickie Sanders, Spring, TX Shawn Thomas, Houston, TX Paloma Uranga, Houston, TX Diploma Dental Assistant: Karen Barker, Tomball, TX Robert Barney, Houston, TX Chondra Brown, Cleveland, TX Areli Gonzales, Humble, TX Maciel Gonzalez, Houston, TX Teri Harley, Alvin, TX Nydia Iniguez, Conroe, TX Vanessa Juneau, Huntsville, TX Angelina Overturf, Humble, TX Diploma Medical Assistant: Taisha Alonzo, Spring, TX Wendy Baxter, Conroe, TX Melissa Braughton, Spring, TX Amethyst Bruman, Montgomery, TX Kelly Byers, Conroe, TX Rosa Cano, Spring, TX Jessica Irene Capetillo, Porter, TX Lisa Carnes, Kingwood, TX Carolina Chicas, Houston, TX Amy Couch, Conroe, TX Cristal Cruz, Pasadena, TX Kyle Cummings, Kingwood, TX Billie Curtice, The Woodlands, TX Crystal Dennis, Houston, TX Sherlyn Drawsand, Houston, TX Jessika Escobar, Houston, TX Iris Estrada, Conroe, TX Sonia G. Fredrich, Tomball, TX Tatanisha Galveston, Willis, TX Cassidy Gentry, Somerville, TX Rachel Hall, Montgomery, TX Debra Henley-Dowling, Woodlands, TX Deborah Henson, Houston, TX Grecia Hermosillo, Houston, TX Sindy Hernandez, Houston, TX Staci Hernandez, Cleveland, TX Darvielle Hickman, Houston, TX April Hidalgo, Porter, TX Wilma Hill, Montgomery, TX Sharrie Holmes, Conroe, TX Keisha Johnson, Trinity, TX Sarah Jones, Conroe, TX Christina King, Conroe, TX Jameka King, Houston, TX Sammi Legge, Plantersville, TX Julianne Leija, Spring, TX Mistie Liles, Cleveland, TX Dora Limas, Houston, TX Kelly Logan, Montgomery, TX George McDonald, Houston, TX Angela Moore, Houston, TX Amberly Nails, Sebastian, FL Sharioka Phills, Humble, TX JoAnn Portillo, Houston, TX Cassandra Ramsey, Houston, TX Dinesha Resby, Houston, TX Charlotte Rickman, North Cleveland, TX Rosa Rivera, Conroe, TX Shakarra Robinson, Houston, TX Christina Rojas, Houston, TX Shantria Rush, Washington, TX Erika Salazar, Houston, TX Elizabeth Saucier, Houston, TX Crystal Seale, Porter, TX Lori Shear, Tomball, TX Michelle Smith, Houston, TX Christina Sorola, Houston, TX Karen Thompson, Houston, TX Keri Tucker, Spring, TX Laurie Tyrone, Montgomery, TX Cindy Vidales, Houston, TX Candice Watson, Cleveland, TX Jennifer Wells, Kingwood, TX Amy Wilkins, Spring, TX Sasche Wyman, Spring, TX Diploma Medical Office Specialist: Edith Acevedo, Houston, TX Yolanda Adair, Houston, TX Veronica Allen, Porter, TX Hicela Arvizo, Conroe, TX Latasha Ayers, Houston, TX Gloria Bishop, New Caney, TX Kassidy DeSpain, Porter, TX Catherine Eaves, Sealy, TX Maria Hernandez-Sanchez, Houston, TX Lisset Hinojosa, Houston, TX Colette Landreneau, Spring, TX Anya Lowe, Houston, TX Rachel Martin, Houston, TX Kelly McLaren, Conroe, TX Crystal Nance, Houston, TX Marlene Santos, Humble, Estella Shaw, Houston, TX Tawanna Siglar, Brenham, TX Crystal Soria, Houston, TX Michaela Valadez, Houston, TX Mary Vargas, Houston, TX Ruth Vargas, Houston, TX Chwala Williams, Spring, TX Diploma Pharmacy Technician: Christopher Bell, Houston, TX Paola Bustos, Houston, TX Nickcole Celestine, Spring, TX Brittany Davis, Houston, TX Leida Espinoza, Houston, TX Cristian Gutierrez, Houston, TX Barbara Hall, Montgomery, TX Stephanie Hegemeyer, Houston, TX Anna Lopez, Houston, TX Anita Reynard, Houston, TX Rachel Wyatt, Conroe, TX About Texas Business School

Texas School of Business was originally established in North Houston in 1983 and has since added campuses in Friendswood, Southwest and East Houston, Texas. Accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, Texas School of Business offers students diploma programs in allied health and business, including dental and medical assistant, pharmacy technician, electrician, computer business systems and medical office specialist. For more information, please see http://www.tsb.edu/

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