Walter Schellhase - President
General Walter Schellhase and his wife Barbara are both
Kerrville
natives, Tivy High School Graduates and classmates.
They have two children and two grand children.
They were married in
Kerrville
at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church 54 years ago. The Schellhases returned
to
Kerrville
in 1992 when they started the restoration of the A.C. Schreiner residence
on
Water Street. General Schellhase operates his current business AWRS BUILDING
CONSULTANTS from his residence at 529 Water Street.
General Schellhase was drafted after graduation from
high school and four months later was in
Korea. After serving in the
enlisted ranks with the combat engineers, he was awarded a direct
commission as a 2nd Lt. with the Corps of Engineers. He served as a
Company Commander, Operations Officer, Battalion Commander, School
Commandant, Commanded a Transportation Terminal Command, Chief of Staff
and Deputy Commander at Army level and Armed Forces Commander during
exercises in Somalia
in preparation for the Gulf War. He was promoted to the rank of Brigadier
General in 1983.
General Schellhase is a graduate of the University of
Texas School of Architectural Engineering, The Army War College, The
Command and General Staff College and National
Defense
Intelligence
School. His last assignment was Deputy Commander of the 377th Theater Support
Command, which prepared and executed the Logistical Support Plan for the
first Gulf War.
General Schellhase has received numerous military
awards and decorations including two unit citations, four overseas
metals, Korean Service metal, Army Commendation Metal with oak leaf
clusters, Army Achievement Metal with oak leaf clusters, Meritorious
Service Metal with oak leaf clusters, and the Legion of Merit.
He retired from the United States Army in 1993 after nearly 40
years of service. Since
retirement, General Schellhase has received numerous local recognition
awards for his community service in
Kerrville
and Kerr
County.
This year General Schellhase is serving as the
President of the Hill Country Veterans Council and Vice President of the
Upper Guadalupe River Authority. He
is a currently a board member of the Military Officers Association of
America and the Kerr Economical Development Foundation.
The General is a member of the Kerrville Downtown Business
Association, Kerr Economic Development Foundation, and the Chamber of
Commerce. He is a former board member of the Dietert Senior Center, the
Kerr County Historical Commission, the Kerrville Christmas Lighting
Corporation, the Kerr County Appraisal Review Board, the Kerrville Housing
Opportunity Advisory Board, Friends of the Kerr County Historical
Commission, the Kerrville Noon Rotary Club, Kerrville Economical
Development Corporation and District Chairman of the Boy Scouts of America
and has served on numerous Episcopal Church vestries.
General Schellhase is also the current area Representative of the
Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve and a US Army Ambassador for
South Texas.
Lana Edwards
- Vice-President
Mrs.
Edwards
is a native Texan who attended Abilene
Christian
College
and the
University
of Houston. She and her husband, Danny Edwards moved permanently from
Houston
to Hunt in 1985 where they purchased property in 1980. She currently
operates the Getaway Cottage on their Hunt property. She was an
Arabian horse breeder for many years. After moving to
Kerr
County
she became active in politics and many civic and church activities having
served as a Counselor at Talley House Maternity Home and Director of Kerr
County Christian Action Council. Mrs. Edwards was a co-founder and served
as President of the Professional Republican Women of Kerr County and
President of the Hunt Garden Club. She was also a
co-founder and currently serves as Director of Kerr County Prayer
Fellowship. She recently taught classes at the Christian Women's Job
Corp and is an active member of Impact Christian Fellowship. She is
an avid reader and strong supporter of the San Antonio Spurs. She
was appointed to the UGRA Board in 2006.
Karol
Schreiner - Secretary-Treasurer
Mrs.
Schreiner is the owner of K3 Ranch in Hunt, Texas. She is President of the Board of Directors for the Kerrville
Convention and Visitors Bureau and also serves on the Divide Independent
School District Board of Trustees. She is President and Chairman of
the Board of the
Hill
Country
Shooting
Sports
Center
and is a member of the Hill Country Cattle Women, the Texas Sheep and Goat
Raiser's Association, the Texas Longhorn Breeder's Association, the
Texas
and Southwestern Cattle Raiser's Association and the National Rifle
Association. Mrs. Schreiner attended
San Antonio
College
and the
University
of
Texas
at
San Antonio. She was appointed to the UGRA Board in 2006.
Stan
Kubenka - Assistant
Secretary-Treasurer
Mr.
Kubenka is a Branch Manager for INSCO Distributing. He is a member
of the Plumbing, Heating and Cooling Contractors of Texas, the
Refrigeration Service Engineering Society and the First
United
Methodist
Church. He received a Bachelor's degree from Texas
State
University.
Jaime
Quintanilla, MD
Dr.
Quintanilla is a Psychiatric Physician. He is a member of the Texas
Medical Association, a distinguished life fellow of the American
Psychiatric Association and a life fellow of the American
Academy
of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. Quintanilla is a founding
member and past President of the Texas Society of Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry. He received a Bachelor's degree and Medical degree from
the
University
of
Nuevo
Leon
in Monterey, Mexico.
Mike
McKenzie
Mr.
McKenzie was appointed to the UGRA Board in 2006.
Mike
Allen
Mr.
Allen was appointed to the UGRA Board in 2008.
Claudell Kercheville
Ms.
Kercheville was appointed to the UGRA Board in 2008.
Scott
Parker
Mr.
Parker was appointed to the
UGRA Board in 2008.
