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Opens in August 2008
School Bears Name of Former Superintendent
Mr. Puster was born in Laredo, Texas in 1943 and graduated from Burges High School in El, Paso. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Texas @ El Paso and worked as an assistant chemist in El Paso for four years. The call of teaching beckoned him, and in 1968 he began teaching secondary science in El Paso where he taught for six years. In 1974, Mr. Puster completed his Master's Degree in Counseling and served as school counselor for three years. He received his Master's Degree in Administration in 1977 and became a middle school administrator in Rockport, Texas. He remained in Rockport as an administrator for three years. Then, in 1980, Mr. Puster completed the additional graduate hours needed for Superintendent Certification. It was then that he was hired to serve as superintendent for Lovejoy ISD, where he served for 20 years. Upon retirement from the superintendent position, Mr. Puster was asked to return to Lovejoy ISD as the Director of Finance. He served us in that capacity for three years. Since leaving Lovejoy ISD, Mr. Puster has spent the last three years doing school finance consulting and he is currently doing short term administrative work in local schools as needed. Robert Puster and his wife, Rebecca, who is the Lovejoy Middle School Counselor, have four children and five grandchildren. They attend First United Methodist Church in Allen where they are active in missionary ministries. Robert has served as President of the Board of Directors of Allen Community Outreach and he enjoys assisting with Dr. Tom Brian's House of Hope ministry in Honduras. As we look to the future of Robert L. Puster Elementary, we do so with pride in having our school named for such an outstanding educational and community leader. We thank him for his many years of service to the children of Lovejoy ISD.
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