Our Namesake - Alfred and Ann Boudny

Alfred (Al) Boudny always aspired to teach, starting his career in 1975 at Eagle Lake Middle School, where he met Ann. He later joined Katy ISD at West Memorial Elementary. In 1981, he opened Nottingham Country Elementary with Richard Bruce as the 5th grade team lead, and in 1982, he and Ann helped open Memorial Parkway Junior High. Al served as department chair and contributed to the District Realignment committee for 5th and 6th grade centers.

In 1987, Al received a Katy ISD Certificate of Recognition for leading students in district-level history competitions. In 1991, he helped open McDonald Junior High, where he was social studies department chair for 15 years and was named Teacher of the Year in 2000. He earned a Certificate of Recognition from the Katy VFW and a Celebration of Excellence Award in 2001. His final role before retiring in 2014 was at West Memorial Junior High, where he received an Honorary Life Membership from the PTA.

Al retired with 39 years of teaching, 34 of them in Katy ISD. In retirement, he tutors at Katy Elementary, serves as a KEYS mentor, and volunteers at several schools, including McRoberts, Memorial Parkway, and Tom Wilson elementary schools. He remains active in the Katy Area Retired Educators (KARE), supporting scholarships and community projects.

Ann began her educational career at Eagle Lake Middle School. From 1979 to 1982, she taught language arts at Sealy Junior High and Sealy High School. In 1982, Ann joined Katy ISD with the opening of Memorial Parkway Junior High, where she served as department chair for 30 years, retiring in 2015 after 33 years at the school. She contributed to the Blue-Ribbon Writing Committee, Textbook Adoption Committee, and the Language Arts Curriculum Committee. Just before retirement, she received an Honorary Life Membership from the Memorial Parkway Junior High PTA. Ann is an active member of the Katy Area Retired Educators (KARE) organization.

Al and Ann also represented Katy ISD at Texas Middle School Association conferences, mentored new teachers, and regularly served as cooperating teachers for student-teachers.

Al and Ann have two daughters who graduated from Katy ISD schools. Erin Boudny, now married with two sons and a daughter, works as a land representative at ExxonMobil. Alyssa 
Boudny attended Diane Winborn Elementary, King Elementary, Katy Junior High, and Morton Ranch High School. She recently earned her master’s through the Katy ISD Aspiring  Assistant Principal Program with the University of Houston-Victoria. Alyssa has taught at McRoberts and Tom Wilson elementary schools and is currently on the inaugural staff at Nelson Junior High.

Al earned an Associate of Arts degree from Wharton County Junior College, followed by a Bachelor of Arts in Teaching with a minor in English from Sam Houston State  University in 1975. Ann received an Associate of Arts degree from Blinn Junior College in 1976 and a Bachelor of Arts in Teaching and Library Science, with minors in English and history, from Sam Houston State University in 1978.