Our professional network is comprised of former students, donors and friends of the program and extends across Texas and beyond. We are fortunate to have some of those inspiring minds come visit Aggieland and serve as professors for a day, sharing with students some of the lessons they’ve learned through success and failure, as they’ve built their own enterprises.
Past Prof-for-a-Day Participants
Mary & Wade Beckman '90
Owners, Admiral Catering, Amico Nave, Shipwreck, 3rd on Main
Maggie Branch Awalt '19
Owner & Manager of The Branch Coffeehouse
Clay Deen '16
Owner & CEO of RopeMetrics, LLC & Livestock Technology Services, LLC
214-592-2577
Caden Eary '18
Owner & Operator of Shimmer Lane Mobile Detailing
Lorenzo Gomez, III
Cofounder & CEO of WeTree; and Co-founder, Confluence Capital Group
Cell phone: 210-548-6244
Benjamin Knox '90
Benjamin Knox Gallery
Casey Oldham '02
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Oldham Goodwin Group
Ray Smaistrla '85
Senior Vice President – Middle Market Commercial of Amegy Bank
Office: 713-232-1514
Chad Wootan '92
Lone Star Realty Group, Wootan Homes, and Cooper’s Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que, Aggieland
Office: 979-485-5227
Chad Young '94
Area Vice President Benefits Consultant at Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

















