Introducing the 2026 Alumni Award Winners

Kit Goldsbury Jr. is a visionary entrepreneur, civic leader, and philanthropist whose influence spans business, education, and community development. Beginning his career at Pace Foods in 1969, he rose to president and chairman, later founding Silver Ventures and helping transform NatureSweet into a leading greenhouse-grown tomato producer. He spearheaded the revitalization of San Antonio’s historic Pearl Brewery into a nationally acclaimed destination for dining, business, residences, and culture. Goldsbury also helped establish the Culinary Institute of America’s (CIA) San Antonio campus, which hosted an entrepreneurial bootcamp for Trinity and CIA students in January 2026. A former Trinity trustee and dedicated supporter of students, he is a member of the Texas Business Hall of Fame and recipient of the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce’s Freeman Award.

Butch Newman, Trinity’s director of tennis, has embodied the Trinity spirit through nearly four decades. A devoted mentor to students who emphasizes character, service, and academic excellence, he has strengthened connections among tennis alumni, led fundraising and facility improvements, and inspired generations of student-athletes. A two-time All-American and member of the Bengal Lancer fraternity, Newman returned to Trinity in 1986 as head men’s tennis coach and later led both the men’s and women’s programs. His teams captured historic NCAA Division III national championships minutes apart in two different states in 2000, while 51 Tiger players earned All-America honors under his guidance. A three-time Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Coach of the Year, Newman is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran decorated for service in Vietnam. His enduring legacy is honored by the Butch Newman Tennis Center.

Bria Woods is an accomplished photographer, artist, and public speaker whose visual storytelling elevates community voices and inspires meaningful dialogue. Her work has appeared in BBC.com, Trinity Magazine, St. Mary’s University Magazine, and Edible San Antonio, and she was a finalist in the international Coronavirus: Two Metres of Separation photography competition. Since 2021, Woods has developed The Herstory Project, a multimedia series celebrating women leaders in San Antonio that has been exhibited with support from City of San Antonio grants. A dynamic speaker at SXSW, TEDxSanAntonio, and DreamWeek, she mentors Trinity students, volunteers as an alumna, and celebrates the power of jazz as content director at KRTU.

One of the most influential Latino playwrights of his generation, Octavio Solis, MFA, has reshaped American theatre through more than two decades of acclaimed work. His plays, including Lydia, Man of the Flesh, Santos & Santos, and Mother Road, have been produced by leading theatres nationwide and explore migration, faith, masculinity, identity, and belonging through a Chicano and Borderlands perspective. Widely anthologized and taught in universities, Solis has influenced generations of theatre artists with his blend of lyrical language, mythic imagination, and political insight and has served as artistic director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Through bold storytelling that centers underrepresented voices and reimagines American narratives, he exemplifies Trinity’s values of creative excellence, cultural engagement, and the courage to enter into conversations about complex truths.

Dr. Ashley McMullen is a distinguished physician, educator, and advocate whose career reflects Trinity’s commitment to service and lifelong learning. A Trinity neuroscience graduate, she went on to earn her medical degree from UTHealth Houston and complete her residency at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where she served as chief resident. Today, she is a primary care physician at the San Francisco VA, serving underserved veterans and mentoring future physicians. She is also an associate professor of medicine at UCSF, where she received the Henry J. Kaiser Award for Excellence in Teaching and the John A. Watson Faculty Scholar Award. Through The Human Doctor podcast, which she co-hosts and produces, McMullen explores the human side of medicine through storytelling, advancing empathy and connection in health care.

An innovative entrepreneur and supporter of Trinity’s Health Care Administration program, Buzz White’s career reflects a commitment to improving health care through leadership, technology, and collaboration. He helped establish a regional health information organization in Dallas and served as the founding executive director of the North Texas Accountable Healthcare Partnership, developing a health information exchange that serves more than seven million patients, 140 hospitals, and 14,000 physicians. He later founded BlueHub Health and co-founded Afoundria, now ChartPath, where he serves as chief executive officer. Since 2015, White has played a vital role in Trinity’s Health Care Administration program, helping launch and guide the Tiger Tank and Healthcare PRISm competitions. His mentorship and service have shaped generations of students and strengthened Trinity’s health care community.

Since 2004, Tyler Ogle has served as a distinguished U.S. Army Intelligence Officer. He has led critical interagency security operations, collaborating with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Secret Service to secure high-profile global events like the FIFA World Cup and United Nations General Assemblies. He balanced active-duty military responsibilities with life at Trinity, where he played football, ran track, and joined the Triniteers. Just as he has dedicated himself to building the next generation of tactical leaders as an Army instructor, Ogle has remained a steadfast mentor and advocate for the Triniteers, helping the fraternity successfully return to campus and guiding members in strengthening its brotherhood and leadership. He was also instrumental in establishing the Triniteer Alumni Foundation.