Hi!

I'm Don Wells, Production Manager at Stafford METV.  Stafford METV is the municipal / educational television channel for the City of Stafford, Texas.  I'm in charge of production and programming for the channel.  I'm also responsible for the operation of the TV station facilities, located in the Scarcella Science and Technology Center on the Stafford campus.  In addition to serving the City of Stafford, the TV station also serves as a training environment for students in the Broadcast Technology program.

Houston Community College - Stafford METV won 2 Bronze Telly Awards in 2006 for excellence in television production!

Houston Community College - Stafford METV won 2 Silver and 4 Bronze Telly Awards in 2007 for excellence in television production!

Houston Community College - Stafford METV won 2 Silver and 1 Bronze Telly Awards in 2008 for excellence in television production!

Houston Community College - Stafford METV won 2 Bronze Telly Awards in 2009 for excellence in television production!

Click here for more information about the Telly awards.

I've been with Southwest College since January, 1997.  I earned my Associate of Arts here at Houston Community College and my Bachelor of Arts at University of Houston - Clear Lake.

In my spare time, I'm an avid amateur astronomer.  I'm particularly interested in asteroids and variable stars.  As a member of the Fort Bend Astronomy Club (FBAC), I participate in the Asteroid Discovery Team.  So far, the team has discovered 412 asteroids, and I've had the honor of naming eight of them:  77185 Cherryh, 90481 Wollstonecraft, 95219 Borgman, 111696 Helenorman, 115561 Frankherbert, 157332 Lynette, 159013 Kyleturner and 180367 VonFeldt.  I'm also a member of the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO), and I submit my observations tracking the behavior of variable stars to the AAVSO's database.

I also serve as the staff advisor for HCC's astronomy club, the Star Squad.  We get together to learn about astronomy (and do a bit of stargazing, too).  Students have the opportunity to conduct astronomical research of their own.  One of our students, Karen Llorens, codiscovered asteroid 2005 WX54! Click here to see a diagram of the asteroid's orbit -   http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2005%20WX54;orb=1

If you have any questions about Stafford METV or the Star Squad, call me or email me.

Contact me if you're interested in discovering a new piece of Solar System real estate too!