TACAC's History

The National Association of College Admission Counselors granted a Charter of Affiliation to the Texas Association of College Admission Counselors on October 10, 1979. The National Association of College Admission Counselors changed its name to the National Association for College Admission Counseling in September 1995. The Texas Association of Admission Counselors followed suit in April 1996. TACAC is now known as the Texas Association for College Admission Counseling.

At the time of the new affiliate's chartering, the 64 Texas members of the Great Plains Association of College Admission Counselors became the Founding Members of the new Texas Affiliate.

Below is a list of our past presidents. Our history includes dynamic individuals from around the state of Texas and include former NACAC board members, presidents, and board chairs. The institutions noted for each individual is where they were at the time of service. 

TACAC Past Presidents:

1979-1980 Anne Kennedy
St. Mary's University
  2002-2003  Julie Burton
Highland Park High School
1980-1981 Mary Kesler
The Hockaday School
  2003-2004 Jennifer Ehlers
The University of Texas at San Antonio
1981-1982 Alberta "Doodie" Meyer*
Trinity University
  2004-2005 Nancy Fomby
The Episcopal School of Dallas
1982-1983 Jean Lockhart
John Foster Dulles High School    
  2005-2006 Tom Oliver
Southwestern University
1983-1984 Ned Boehm
Texas Christian University
  2006-2007 Margaret "Peggy" Johnson
St. Mary's Hall
1984-1985 Johnnie Spies
Plano Senior High School
  2007-2008 Jeffrey Fuller*
University of Houston
1985-1986 Michael Barron
The University of Texas at Austin
  2008-2009 Loyce Engle
Flower Mound High School
1986-1987 Jay Pool
Boerne High School
  2009-2010 Tamara Siler
Rice University
1987-1988 Nan Massingill Davis
Trinity University
  2010-2011 Jeff Pilchiek
Westlake High School
1988-1989 David Adams
St. John's School
  2011-2012 Ray Brown
Texas Christian University
1989-1990 Bobby Schrade
Baylor University
  2012-2013 Donald Kamentz
YES Prep Public Schools
1990-1991 Earlene French
Alamo Heights High School
  2013-2014  Justin Doty
Trinity University
1991-1992 Dick Stabell
Rice University 
  2014-2015 Carol Wasden
The Hockaday School
1992-1993 Myrna Tenholder
Ursuline Academy of Dallas 
  2015-2016 Beverly Woodson Day
The University of Texas at San Antonio
1993-1994 Gary Englegau
Texas A&M University  
  2016-2017 Ismael Ayala, Jr.
The College Board
1994-1995 Lynn Caldwell Slaughter***
Highland Park High School  
  2017-2018   Angelica Melendez**
South San Antonio High School
1995-1996 John Lind
Southwestern University
  2018-2019 Mickey Saloma
John Paul II High School 
1996-1997 Hank Ewert
St. Stephen's Episcopal 
   2019-2020 Micah Lyles
The Hockaday School
1997-1998 Ron Moss***
Southern Methodist University 
  2020-2021 Marisol Scheer
University of the Incarnate Word
1998-1999 Carol Young Rose
Marble Falls High School
  2021-2022 Demetra Durham
L.V. Berkner High School
1999-2000 Paul Pedersen*
The University of Texas at Austin 
  2022-2023 Ramon Blakley
The University of Texas at Austin
2000-2001  Carol Lemmon
Desoto High School
  2024-2025 Kimberly West
University of Oklahoma
2001-2002 Beverly Henry Wheeler*
Southwestern University
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*former NACAC Presidents
**former NACAC Board Chair
***Deceased