Profiles
Tau Alpha
Kappa has produced many successful doctors, lawyers, entrepreneurs,
military leaders and captains of industry. Below, you
will find a sampling of some of these esteemed alumni.
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Jerald Rush - Mr.
Rush is one of the founders of TAK and has been blessed with a
bountiful life ever since. Jerald has helped grow his family
business to nine regional funeral homes, 2 furniture warehouse
centers and an insurance company serving businesses statewide in 100
plus locations. He is an active member of his church and enjoys his
free time with family & friends.
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Ray Baxter, J.D. -
Mr. Baxter is a very successful trial attorney, entrepreneur and
lecturer. Since his college days as a member of the LC Debate
Team and Official Spokesperson for TAK, he has had the distinction
of serving as Special Justice to the Arkansas State Supreme Court
and, in 1993, tried & won a case for his client that produced the
largest monetary judgment in the history of Arkansas.
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Dr. Lanny Maddox - Dr.
Maddox has recently retired, subsequent to serving the law
enforcement community for 33 years. He served his last eleven
years as Chief of Police in Ruidoso, New Mexico and earned a
Ph.D. in Criminal Justice Administration. He is now the Law
Enforcement Training Facilitator for the Central Region of New
Mexico, he teaches for the FBI and serves as an
Counter-Terrorism Expert.
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Dr. Frank
Ashley - Dr. Ashley is in his second year of service as
the Dean of the College of Education and Human Services at
Texas A&M-Commerce. He previously served as the Chair of
the Kinesiology Division & Coordinator of the Sport
Management Program, and has authored or co-authored more than
100 presentations and publications. Prior to moving to A&M
in 1986, Dr. Ashley taught & coached at Louisiana College
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Rev. John Primeaux -
Rev. Primeaux serves as the Minister of Education in a small
church in Lafayette, LA. By day he works as a graphic designer
in a small print shop. He has continued to train in the
martial arts he started while at LC and has earned black
belt rank in ten different arts which have been combined into
the system he founded and currently teaches, San Yama Ryu.
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Chris Webb, CEP®,
CPC® -
Mr. Webb is a Registered Financial Consultant and provides business
& financial services for
small-to-medium size business owners seeking to optimize their
business & personal affairs. After college, he spent five years in the electronic
intelligence branch of the U.S. Navy and was decorated as a Command
& Control Warfare Supervisor after two deployments
in the Persian Gulf.
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