2021 News

TWU student Demetria Ober spreads wings, flies solo in Spain

12/16/21

Texas Woman’s social work undergraduate Demetria Ober is studying abroad in Granada, Spain this year. As an individual who experiences blindness, she never imagined having the courage to leave her support system behind in order to fully immerse herself in a foreign language and culture.

Graduate Highlight: Esther Ajayi-Lowo (MA '18, PhD '21)

12/6/21

Esther Ajayi-Lowo is receiving her Ph.D. in Multicultural Women’s and Gender Studies this December. Her achievements have been hard-fought and hard-won. As a full-time student and mother of three, she often juggled scholarly work with graduate teaching assistantships while also engaging in leadership and community service projects. 

Graduate Highlight: Catherine Andrews (BGS '21)

12/6/21

“Seven times down, eight times up,” is a Japanese proverb that evokes, but doesn’t even begin to describe, Catherine Andrews’ resilience throughout her journey to earn a diploma.

At the age of 18, when many of her peers were focused on applying to college with the support of family and friends, Catherine found herself aging out of the foster care system. With few resources and no biological family to lean on, she struggled through bouts of unemployment and homelessness. 

Psychology professor receives 2021 state advocacy award

12/2/21

Ronald Palomares-Fernandez, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology at Texas Woman’s University, has received the Texas Psychological Association (TPA) 2021 State Advocacy Award for his commitment to the advancement of the psychology profession and discipline at the state regulatory level.

Couple creates scholarship to honor legacy of longtime chemistry professor

11/16/21

Jay-lin Jane-Topel, MS ’78, and her husband, David Topel, have established a new endowed scholarship to honor the life of a beloved Texas Woman's chemistry professor.

The Dr. James Johnson Scholarship Endowment in Chemistry has been created to honor the memory of the longtime educator. Johnson attended the University of Minnesota for his undergraduate and graduate degrees in chemistry and received his doctoral degree in organic chemistry from the University of Missouri. He taught for more than 40 years in higher education, retiring as professor of organic chemistry at Texas Woman's in May 2019. He passed away July 5, 2019.