Featured Graduates

Grad’s rocky life path was impetus for MBA

Sometimes, the path to an inspiring career cuts across a rocky road.

Abigail Villafane could attest to that.

Villafane graduates on Dec. 15 with a dual master’s degree – a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Healthcare Administration. 

TWU offered grad mentorship, research opportunities

As a foster child, Daisy Cantu struggled to find a stable home and a permanent family. As an adult, she found caring mentorship with professors who helped her find scientific study that would fuel her career.

Now, Cantu, who will earn a doctorate in molecular biology on Dec.15, is a step closer to living her research dream.

Musical talents help grad find dream career

Celia Nowlin has always had musical ambitions.

The senior from Fort Worth grew up as a classical pianist and singer. In middle and high school, she did musical theater, then taught herself to play guitar.

After loss, graduation has special meaning for mom, daughter

Katelynn Sparkman’s life instantly changed when her husband was killed in a car accident. She was now a widowed mother with the challenge of working a full-time job on top of going to school full-time. Despite the loss, Sparkman is walking at the May commencement ceremony with her cohort and will graduate in August.

For family of three, college dream comes true

One of Ami Lamsal’s core memories from Texas Woman’s was the quintessential wait outside the classroom. Leaning against the wall, waiting for the previous class to leave, drinking coffee, chit-chatting with classmates.

It’s an everyday, mundane experience for a college student, except Lamsal’s was a little unusual.