Mays Business School Honors Graduates with 2015 Outstanding Alumni Award

Mays Business School at Texas A&M University recently honored three graduates with the Outstanding Alumni Award. The 2015 recipients include Billy Atkinson ‘72, current chairman at the Texas Public Finance Authority, Monty Davis ‘77, COO for Core Laboratories NV, and Kathy Milthorpe ‘82, the CFO/Treasurer for the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LGPA).

The three award-winners for 2015 were honored at the Outstanding Awards Dinner, now in its 24th year, which took place on October 29th at the Traditions Country Club. The Dean of Mays Business School, Eli Jones ‘82, was present to the welcome the honorees, their guests, and past winners.

Since his 1972 graduation from Mays, Billy M. Atkinson worked for 39 years at the Dallas office of PricewaterhouseCoopers, and then later relocating to the Houston office as senior audit associate. He is currently chairman of the Texas Public Finance Authority, which helps finance projects and facilities in Texas through the issue of state-supported debt. Of his experience at Mays, Atkinson says: “My educational experience at Mays opened my eyes to the benefits of diversity of input to a team solution…It also provided me with the confidence that in some small or large way, I could make a difference.”

Monty L. Davis graduated from Mays in 1977 and began his career in accounting, moving quickly into the field of international business. He currently serves as COO for the publicly traded oilfield service company, Core Laboratories NV. “I credit this education for giving me the foundation for my whole career development along with much of my life’s work,” Davis said of his experience at Mays.

Kathy Milthorpe began her career as senior auditor of Coopers & Lybrand, but after joining the LPGA quickly advanced to the position of vice president of finance administration. She is currently CFO and treasurer for the organization. Discussing her time at Mays, Milthorpe says: “…[S]electing the Mays Business School was one of the most important investments I have made in my professional growth and development. I can safely say I would not be where I am today without my Aggie ring.”

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