kmetyko@serrainternational.org

After St. Anne’s Grade School and St. Thomas High School in Houston, Texas, Kurt obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Notre Dame University, Class of 1964.  Following graduation, he served on active duty in the Army for two years, including one year in Viet Nam, retiring as a Captain.  After his service, Kurt joined his father’s civil engineering firm and is still practicing today.   Kurt became a member of the Houston Serra Club in 1968, joining his father Frank (1977 Serra International President).  Kurt held all the Club, District and U.S. Council positions culminating with the 2011 Presidency of Serra’s National Council for the United States.  He has been a member and past Chairman of the Diocese of Galveston-Houston’s St. Mary’s Seminary Advisory Board, serving from 1978 until March, 2014.  Kurt also serves, since 1997, on the Board of the Shalom Center in Splendora, Texas, a counseling center for Catholic priests and religious.