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Kelby Hagar
1999 Distinguished Carr Scholar Alumnus |
Kelby Hagar, raised in Hereford, Texas, received his B.B.A. degree from Angelo State University
in December, 1991, graduating magna cum laude. While at ASU, Kelby was involved in the ASU Academic Symposium, the ASU Debate Team, the Accounting Society, and served as a Sigma Kappa sorority beau. Hagar was honored on the President's List during every semester at ASU and was a member of Alpha Chi, Alpha Mu Gamma, and Alpha Lambda Delta honor societies. Kelby majored in Accounting during his stay at ASU and passed the Texas Uniform CPA exam in May of 1992, shortly after graduation.
In September 1992, Hagar enrolled in Harvard Law School, and earned his J.D. degree cum laude in June, 1995. His extracurricular activities involved serving as a co-founder of the Harvard Association of Law and Business, serving as the President of the Harvard Texas Club, and acting as the Business Manager of the Harvard Record, the campus newspaper. Hagar returned to Texas after graduation from Harvard and was admitted to the Texas Bar in the Fall of 1995.
After graduation from law school, Hagar joined Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP in Dallas, Texas, as an associate. Gibson, Dunn is a national law firm with over 600 attorneys practicing in cities across the country. While at Gibson, Dunn, Hagar specialized in mergers and acquisitions, with a particular focus on Health Care transactions.
In February of 1999, Hagar left Gibson, Dunn to form an Internet company called GroceryWorks.com, headquartered in Dallas. The initial focus of GroceryWorks is to develop a vertically integrated online home grocery business, combining the ease of Internet order entry, the efficiencies of product warehousing, and the convenience of a sophisticated distribution and homefulfillment system. The long-term mission is to he a leading Internet-driven home fulfillment business on a national scale, providing all types of grocery and home supply products into the home. GroceryWorks began selling and delivering groceries to customers in Dallas in September, 1999. Upon successful implementation in Dallas, the company will move into the Houston and Austin areas. Hagar currently serves as the Founder and CEO of GroceryWorks, with 22 current employees and a projected staff of more than 75 by October, 1999.
Hagar is married to Brenda Gail Allen ('92), an ASU graduate who has taught school in Boston, Carrollton, Texas, and The Hockaday School in Dallas. Brenda now stays home to raise their son Trent. Kelby is a member of several community groups in the Dallas area. Most notably, he serves as a director of the Dallas Center for Non-Profit Management and is the Co-Chair of the Dallas "Get On Board" Non-Profit Opportunity Fair. Hagar is a member of the Texas Bar Association, the Dallas Bar Association, and the Texas and Dallas Young Lawyers Association.
"Kelby embodies the professional excellence and entrepreneurship which has become a trademark of our Carr Scholars," Sande Harrison states. "Recently, Association President Dr. Brian May spoke to ASU graduates about the increasing value of a degree from Angelo State University. Graduates like Kelby Hagar add enormous value and status to our degrees. Kelby and Brenda are ASU shining stars, and we are extremely fortunate to have them as ambassadors for our University and the Association."
As profiled in the 1999 Fall Alumni Magazine.
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