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MHA program sharpens student’s focus, expands experiences
9/16/25
Texas Woman's graduate student Kesia Derilus spent a week last summer in Ottawa, Canada and traveled to Berlin in August with her Dallas and Houston classmates with the MHA Global Health's study abroad trips. Along with the lectures by German healthcare professionals, on-site visits and interactions with local experts, Derilus truly experienced Germany.
Son’s diagnosis shapes grad student’s career path
8/26/25
Texas Woman's graduate student Jessica Brown was one of 10 speakers selected out of hundreds of submissions to present at the 2025 Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) European Leadership Summit in Dublin, Ireland last June. Her son's life-threatening medical condition led her to reshape her leadership philosophy.
Yelkur tapped to serve on honor society board
7/18/25
Rama Yelkur, executive dean of the Merrilee Alexander Kick College of Business and Entrepreneurship, has been appointed to the Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS) Board of Governors.
She’s a high flyer – on the mat and in the classroom
7/10/25
Brooke Speights was one of 47 accounting students from across the state to receive the Accounting Excellence Award from The Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants. She graduated magna cum laude with a BBA in accounting from Texas Woman’s in May 2025 and is returning to Denton as a graduate student to pursue a master of science in accountancy.
Visiting faculty member lands coveted fellowship
5/18/25
Texas Woman’s Dallas visiting assistant professor Tianyi Li, who teaches health care administration at the Merrilee Alexander Kick College of Business and Entrepreneurship, was just one of 27 professionals from around the country to receive the Founders’ Fellow recognition from the ASPA. The ASPA is the leading professional membership association for public service.