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Miss Melissa Staton Dougherty is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kenneth Dougherty of Tyler. She is a sophomore student at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville majoring in Elementary Education and is a member of Chi Omega sorority.

Miss Dougherty is a graduate of Robert E. Lee High School where she was named to the A and A-B Honor Roll and listed in Who’s Who Among American High School Students. She was a member of National Honor Society, Student Senate and the Southern Belle Drill Team where she served as an officer her senior year.

Miss Dougherty’s volunteer activities included the Junior Symphony League, where she served as Historian, and she received the Windsor Distinguished Service Award as a senior. She was also a Junior Hostess for the Queen’s Tea. Family members who have participated in past Rose Festivals include her mother, Mary Ann Staton Dougherty, Coronation Dresser, 1994 Make-up Committee, 1996 Coronation Doorkeeper, 1997 Rose Show Committee, 2000 Rose Ball Rentals and Property, 2003 and 2004 Cast Party Co-Chairman, 2005 Escort Co-Chairman; her sister, Suzanne Dougherty Lambert, 2001 Lady-in-Waiting; her brother, Tom Dougherty, 2005 escort; her aunt, Cathy Lee Dougherty, Wardrobe Chairman, Make-up Chairman, Dressing Room Chairman, Rose Ball Program, Rose Ball Decorations Co-Chairman, 2002 Escort Chairman, 2003 Kick-Off Party Co-Chairman, 2004 Order of Appearance; her uncle, Bob Dougherty, member of the Order of the Rose; her aunt, Janet Hardin Dougherty, Rose Ball Decorations Committee; her cousin, Robert Dougherty, 2002 escort; cousin, Lee Dougherty, 2005 Lady-in-Waiting; cousin, Michelle Dougherty, Junior Queen’s Tea Hostess.

Tyler area relatives are her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Dougherty; her cousins, Robert and Lee Dougherty; her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Dougherty; and her cousins, Michelle and Will Dougherty.

Melissa Staton Dougherty
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