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Accounting grad’s focus pays off at competition

TWU accounting graduate Leslie Frias and her teammates secured second place out of 25 teams at the 2026 IIA Global Student Conference case competition in Orlando. Frias won a coveted CIA exam review package and overcame her fear of public speaking. 

Numbers come naturally for accounting grad

As an undergraduate, Emily Kraft shined in her accounting classes and won the Accounting Excellence Award her senior year from The Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants. The TXCPA presents the award to an outstanding accounting student at Texas colleges and universities who participate in Accounting Education Foundation programs. 

TWU was strong attraction for Ecuadorian student

 Romina  Vargas-Trujillo will be graduating May 8 with a Bachelor’s of Business Administration with a double major: one in accounting and the other in finance. The attraction to Texas Woman’s University was strong enough to lure her more than 2,600 miles from her home in Quito, Ecuador.

Peer program boosts biz student’s college experience

After feeling overwhelmed  during her first weeks at the Texas Woman's, Katherine Garcia found success and connection through the Owl’s Nest Peer Mentoring program. Garcia is one of 30 mentees in the Merrilee Alexander Kick College of Business and Entrepreneurship's peer mentoring program.

Olympics highlight TWU alum’s TV career

Vanessa Miranda lives and breathes the Olympics. The Texas Woman’s alumna is the studio scheduling manager for NBC Sports. Part of her role includes serving as the hiring manager for the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.