HOUSTON – Former Houston Dash soccer star Kealia Ohai is out as grand marshal of the Downtown Rodeo Parade, but it appears it’s due to her trade to Chicago and not any issue with the Rodeo organization.
Meet the new grand marshals:Ben Dickerson, 1957 scholar, FFA Scholarship Dickerson was the first Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo scholarship recipient in 1957.
He received his bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M University and his doctorate from Louisiana State University.
He is a retired U.S. Army Colonel and currently serves as director of Clinical Operations for Ranch Hand Rescue Human and Animal Sanctuary.
Yuselmy Garza, 2010, Metropolitan Scholarship & 2013 Achievement Scholarship Garza currently serves as a project manager at Memorial Hermann Hospital.