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Texas Woman’s UniversiTy
Who’s Who
Among Students in American
Universities and Colleges
2010-2011
Recognition Reception
May 5th, 2011
Tiarra Alexander
My favorite activities include:
traveling, mentoring others and
expanding my knowledge through
education.
“If your actions inspire others to
dream more, learn more, do
more and become more, you
are a leader.”
John Quincy Adams
•Senior
•Hometown: Dallas, TX
•Major: Health Studies/Biology
Kila Bach
“I want to be a reading teacher and
help children find a LOVE for
reading. I want them to be able to
take the skills I teach them along
with them through their adult lives.”
•Senior
• Hometown: Justin, TX
•Major: Interdisciplinary Studies LAR 4-8 Grade
Favorite activities: Reading, tutoring
kids at local schools in my community,
camping, and spending time with my
family.
"If you can dream it, you can do it." Walt
Disney
Kirsten Bah
Favorite Activities: Spending time with
friends and family, listening to music,
attending concerts, watching sports,
reading, drinking coffee and tea.
“I returned and saw under the sun,
that the race is not to the swift, nor
the battle to the strong, neither yet
bread to the wise, nor yet riches to
men of understanding, nor yet favor
to men of skill; but time and chance
happeneth to them all.”
Ecclesiastes 9:11
•Junior
•Hometown: McKinney, TX
•Major: Nutrition/Dietetics
Michelle Brough
“Being a student at Texas
Woman’s University means being
more than a number on an enrollment
page. The professors care, the faculty
works hard, and I have been able to
build lasting relationships while
gaining a valuable education.
Thank you to all who have helped
make this possible.”
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Junior
Hometown: Emory, TX
Major: Child Development, Pre-OT
My Favorite Activities: Playing card
games with family and friends. Working
outdoors alongside my family. Going to
church and learning great things.
Kristina Fauser
“There's no shortcut to a
dream. It's all blood and
sweat and life is what
you manage in between.”
- James Mercer
Favorite activities: Spending time
with family and friends, running,
going to concerts
•Senior
•Hometown: Keller, TX
•Major: Dietetics and Institutional
Administration
Allyse Ferguson
“TWU has brought me many adventures.
From early morning classes to becoming
President of Eta Sigma Gamma and
participating in Leadership Institute. TWU
has given me many opportunities to grow.
I have thrived here at TWU and cannot wait
to see what lies ahead for me in the future.”
•Senior
•Hometown: Denton, TX
•Major: Health Studies
Favorite Activities: Hiking,
Camping, watching movies and
reading a good book.
Kimberly Forguson
“TWU has meant the
realization of my goals. My
experience here has
reaffirmed the value of
hard work, the beauty of
dreams, and the importance
of seizing the future.”
Favorite Activities:
Pioneer Music Educators
Association (TWU)
Texas Woman’s University String
Ensemble
•Senior
•Hometown: Denton, TX
•Major: Music Education
Janet Gonzales
“Texas Woman's University has played a significant
role in my life. With the teachers, mentors and
advisors who have believed in me, I have been able to
receive an outstanding education and become the
leader and individual I am now. From being involved
in different organization, committees and
representing TWU at several conferences has allow
me to gain leadership skills that have help me
throughout the years and will continue to do so in
the future.”
•Senior
•Hometown: Denton, TX
• Major: Bilingual Education
Favorite Activities: Working with
high school students and their
parents promoting higher education.
Enjoy working with the different
campus organizations.
Giving tours to prospective students.
Valerie Harkins
My favorite activities include going to
baseball games and volunteering. My
favorite memories at TWU include the
annual TWU Take Back the Night Rally.
"Action indeed is the sole medium
of expression for ethics.”
- Jane Addams
•Senior
•Hometown: Justin, TX
•Major: Social Work
Hilary Hernandez
“One of the reasons I chose TWU was
because of the personal experience I would
receive as a student. My professors know my
name, and they are familiar with my
strengths and weaknesses. This familiarity
with faculty and staff and my peers has made
my years at TWU a memorable and enjoyable
time which I will always fondly look back
on.”
•Senior
•Hometown: Denton, TX
•Major: Family Studies
Favorite activities: I love to travel, and I have been to
England, France, and Italy.
I love to spend time with my family and friends.
Some of my favorite hobbies include reading, listening
to music, and going to concerts.
Caroline Hilpisch
 “My absolute favorite thing to
do here at TWU is gymnastics!
I am on the gymnastics team
here and it’s the most amazing
thing in the world! I also love
to go for runs around the
beautiful campus! It is so
enjoyable!”
 “Being a mentor for younger
gymnasts is also a very strong
passion of mine! I love having
the opportunity to observe and
teach at elementary schools
because I love the atmosphere.
I just can’t wait to be a teacher
and have a class of my own!”
•Senior
•Major: Teacher Education, EC-6ESL
•Home town: Stillwater, MN
Faizan Kabani
Favorite activities on/off campus:
•Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children- working with medically
compromised pediatric population.
•Eagle Scout: Working with the Cub Scouts program.
•TWU Leadership Institute: Enjoy learning leadership skills
amongst my talented peers.
Senior
Major: Dental Hygiene
Hometown: Carrollton
My favorite TWU memory is studying abroad in
London, UK. The summer of 2009 was an opportunity
for me to grow and learn about culture outside of the
USA. This opportunity abroad taught me valuable
lessons about my strengths and weaknesses as a person.
Studying abroad also helped shape my vision and
perspective from local to global and helped me identify
my position of influence in the international movement
to better humanity at large.
Nikki Kincy
Favorite Activities: I love to run around campus and
look at all of the beautiful landscaping! I enjoy walking
around the Downtown square shopping and socializing
with my friends in the evenings! I love college movie
nights at Cinemark followed by old fashioned sundaes at
Beth Maries .
“With Dr. Lisa Silliman's heart of gold and Dr.
Kyle Biggerstaff's love for teaching along with
countless other amazing professors, I have never
felt as blessed to have such wonderful faculty
that really care about their student's future. The
impact it had on me is one that I will carry for
the rest of my life. ”
•Senior
• Kinesiology: Pre-PT
• Olney, TX
Chaynade Knowles
Favorite Activities: Gymnastics,
baking, drawing, watching
movies, and helping with the
clubs I am in.
“To fall is not to fail, you fail when you
don’t try.”
--Unknown
•Junior
• Major: Kinesiology
•Hometown: North Delta, BC, Canada
Amreen Ladha
My favorite activities include reading,
crocheting, and traveling.
“Being the secretary of The
National Society of Leadership and
Success at TWU has made me
realize how much I truly enjoy
helping others, in addition to
giving me skills that would last me
a lifetime”.
•Senior
• Major: Family and Consumer Sciences
•Hometown: Sugar Land, TX
Camelia Lincoln
Favorite Activities: Meet with some of the young
girls at TWU and just being there as a friend or
mentor and listening to them. Love going to
Starbucks and reading my bible. Spending time
with my family is the best!
•Junior
• Major: Interdisciplinary Studies
•Hometown: Denton, TX
“ I want to thank Texas Woman’s
University for opening a door to
me for a higher education and I
want to mention that TWU has
provided me with an opportunity
to reach my academic goals
through wonderful teachers and
financial help. I thank TWU, the
professors and the financial aid
department for all of their
support and help.”
Amy Menge
Favorite Activities: Sports, anything
outdoors, piano, attending church.
•Junior
•Kinesiology: Pre-PT
•Hometown: Rosston, TX
“My favorite memory at TWU was
going on the study abroad trip with
the Honors scholar program to
Italy. I learned so much about the
Italian culture and people. It was
truly a learning experience that I
will never forget.”
Nori Morgan
“There isn't a person
anywhere who isn't capable
of doing more than he
thinks he can.”
-Henry Ford
Favorite activities: Going on walks with my
dog Charlie and relaxing at home.
•Senior
• Major: Kinesiology: Pre-PT
•Hometown: Aubrey, TX
Clarice Robinson
“For me, one of the best aspects of being a student at
Texas Woman’s University is the opportunity for
young women to emerge and grow as leaders, in and
outside the classroom. When I graduate from TWU,
I will always remember those faculty, advisors, and
staff who encouraged me to achieve my dreams and
become the leader I am destined to be.”
•Junior
•Major: Government-Legal Studies
•Hometown: Denton, TX
Favorite activities: Shopping, giving campus
tours, reading, and spending time
strengthening my relationship with God,
family, and close friends
Johanna Rochon
Some of my favorite activities are:
Reading, Listening to Music and
Poetry, Traveling
"I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go
through life with a catcher’s mitt
on both hands; you need to be able
to throw something back.”
- Maya Angelou
•Senior
•Major: Business- Human Resources
•Hometown: DeSoto, TX
Violeta Rodriguez
Favorite Activities: Volunteering-knowing
that I made a difference in someone's life
some way or another makes my day. Spending
time family and my friends.
“With the help and support of my family I
know that I will achieve all of my dreams and
goals one day. As a first generation student I
hope to serve as a role model to others
especially to my younger brother.”
Senior
Major: Biology/Pre-Med
Hometown: Dallas, TX
“Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream
deep, for every dream precedes the goal.”
–Pamela Vaull Starr
Kheri Smith
Favorite Activities: I love
leadership, service, church
and being a mother and wife.
"Not by might. Not by power,
but by my Spirit says the Lord
of Hosts.”
•Senior
•Major: Psychology
•Hometown: Krum, TX
Zulema Solis
Favorite Activities:
G-Force : Helping high school students
pursue higher education. Community
Service. Music and Art.
“My profession to the service
of my community”.
Senior
Major: Biology-Science Education 8-12
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Stephanie Spaits
Favorite Activities: I love
volunteering with children and
spending time with my family and
friends.
• Senior
• Major: Education
• Hometown: Dallas, TX
“The fact is, that to do anything
in the world worth doing, we
must not stand back shivering
and thinking of the cold and
danger, but jump in and scramble
through as well as we can.”
Robert Cushing
Christina Wagoner
My favorite activities are participating in my honor
societies and organizations, learning Welsh, and seeing
movies with friends.
“I owe everything that I have accomplished to
TWU. This university gave me academic,
leadership and professional opportunities that
I doubt I would have found elsewhere. TWU
molded me from a girl with smarts to an
intelligent, assertive woman who has the world
at her feet. I could not have chosen a better
university for my undergraduate
career.”
Junior
Major: English/History
Hometown: Carrollton, TX
Megan Warren
My favorite activities are: reading mystery
suspense novels, listening to music, and
playing sports.
“TWU has provided me with
many great opportunities that
have allowed me to pursue my
passion for Math.”
•Senior
• Major: Mathematics
•Hometown: Southlake, TX
Also Congratulations To:
Amelia Yard
Nori Morgan
Melissa Mendez
Also Congratulations To:
Megan Hashman
Ashlee Davis
Kendra Coulson
Also Congratulations To:
Sotear Tep
Anavel Medina
Brent Bradley
Mollie Blessing