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WATTS WINS THE NATIONAL PRESIDENCY OF ALPHA PHI SIGMA

(March 18, 2007)   The Criminal Justice Society's honor society Alpha Phi Sigma may never be the same after the energetic crew from UH-Downtown reigns in the offices of national president, secretary and treasurer.   They ran unopposed in the March 13 election.   Jeff Watts, who was just reelected president of UHD's Alpha Phi Sigma chapter, won the presidency.   Brandy Hinojosa won secretary and Antonio Hernandez won treasurer.   Their main responsibility will be planning and running the national conference in Cincinnati, Ohio.   Watts looks forward to providing high name-recognition speakers for that conference.

"This will give me great leadership experience," Watts says.   "I'm a non-traditional student, 40 years old and finishing my degree so that I can teach at the junior college level.   It's all about leadership."

Watts, a paralegal professional going to school strictly in the evenings, is proud of the UHD chapter and reasonably so.   They brought such speakers as Judge Cheryl Johnson from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Judge McSpadden, and -- upcoming -- Judge Sam Nuchia, sitting judge on the Texas Court of Appeals, former Chief of Police for the HPD, and former U.S. Prosecutor.   Last year Alpha Phi Sigma was first runner up for the most outstanding student organization on campus out of 54 organizations.   This year they hope to win outright.

"I feel like I am standing on the shoulders of preceding officers who have worked hard to make this organization what it is today," Watts says.   "I'm humbled and honored to add my name to the list."

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