Scholarship Recipients
![Jennifer Conner](/media/images/dallas-leadership/Jennifer-Conner-350px-346x346.jpg)
Jennifer Conner
College of Arts & Sciences
Jennifer Conner is a PhD candidate in the English/Rhetoric program at Texas Woman’s, where she is also pursuing a graduate certificate in Multicultural Women’s & Gender Studies. Her intersectional research interests include Black feminist rhetoric, communication theory and activism. She has nearly 19 years of experience in education, teaching courses in English language arts, speech communication and first-year composition. Conner has worked as a freelance journalist with articles focused on the African-American communities in New Orleans and Dallas.
![Kelsie Barta](/media/images/dallas-leadership/Kelsie-Bart-350px.jpg)
Kelsie Barta
College of Nursing
Kelsie Barta is a Family Nurse Practitioner and an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. She works at the Lactation Foundation in Houston, providing compassionate support to families struggling with breastfeeding. She obtained a BSN from the University of Missouri, an MSN from UTHealth Houston, and expects to complete her PhD in nursing science from Texas Woman’s University in May 2024. For her dissertation research, she developed and validated an instrument measuring the psychological needs of lactating individuals, and examined relationships between those needs, breastfeeding outcomes, and postpartum depression symptoms.
![Gladys Elena Roa-Albert](/media/images/dallas-leadership/Gladys-Elena-Roa-Albert-350px.jpg)
Gladys Elena Roa Albert
College of Professional Education
Gladys Elena Roa Albert was born and raised in Venezuela. In 2008, she and her family came to Texas for a more promising future. In 2018, she earned her bachelor’s degree in education from Texas Woman's. Subsequently, in August 2023, she completed her master's degree in multilingual and multicultural studies as a practicing bilingual educator. With more than five years of experience as an educator, she has gained insight into the challenges facing multilingual students. Gladys is furthering her own education to enhance her ability to support multilingual students, their families, and fellow educators.
![Ruth George](/media/images/dallas-leadership/Ruth-George-350px.jpg)
Ruth George
College of Business
Ruth George is pursuing her MBA and MHA from Texas Woman’s University. She was born and raised in Doha, Qatar, and moved to the U.S. when she was 13. She graduated with her BSN from TWU in 2021 and is currently working as a Registered Nurse in Dallas County. As a dedicated healthcare professional passionate about delivering exceptional patient care, she is excited to embark on a transformative journey by pursuing dual master’s degrees. With a strong foundation in nursing, she is eager to leverage her clinical experience and contribute to the dynamic intersection of healthcare and business management.
![Alondra Ammon](/media/images/dallas-leadership/Alondra-Ammon-350px.jpg)
Alondra Ammon
College of Health Sciences
Alondra Ammon is a first-generation American-born U.S. Air Force veteran pursuing her PhD in occupational therapy at Texas Woman’s. Ammon is a recipient of the WoMentoring in Graduate Education Fellowship through TWU’s Jane Nelson Institute for Women’s Leadership. The fellowship supports women in leadership and research. She has spoken on national television with Telemundo about mental health awareness within the Latino community, and was awarded the 2023 Recent Graduate Health Impact Award from Samuel Merritt University, where she serves as an adjunct faculty member.
2023 Scholars
Erica Garcia
College of Arts & Sciences
Thuc Huynh Nguyen
College of Business
Anne Sullivan
College of Health Sciences
Tracey Tyner
College of Nursing
Connie Hicks
College of Professional Education
2022 Scholars
![Roxi Victorian](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Roxi_Victorian_225px-150X150.png)
Roxi Victorian
College of Arts & Sciences
![Danielle Quintana](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Danielle_Quintana_225px-150X150.png)
Danielle Quintana
College of Nursing
![Kyle Karen](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/KyleKaren2_225px-150X150.png)
Kyle Karen
College of Health Sciences
![Sarah Massey](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Sarah_Massey_225px-150X150.png)
Sarah Massey
College of Professional Education
![Ngoc Nguyen](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Ngoc_Nguyen_225px-150X150.png)
Ngoc (Thao) Nguyen
College of Business
2021 Scholars
![Esther Oluwashina Ajayi-Lowo](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/EstherOluwashinaAjayi-Lowo150px.png)
Esther Oluwashina Ajayi-Lowo
College of Arts & Sciences
![Stephanie Vela](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/StephanieVela150px.png)
Stephanie Vela
College of Nursing
![Jennifer Whittaker](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/JenniferWhittaker150px.png)
Jennifer “Jenny” Whittaker
College of Health Sciences
![Elizabeth Hinderer](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/ElizabethHinderer150px.png)
Elizabeth (Lyzi) Hinderer
College of Professional Education
![Ibidunni Oyewole](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/IbidunniOyewole150px.png)
Ibidunni Oyewole
College of Business
2020 Scholars
![Aubree Evans](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/aubree-evans-150px.png)
Aubree Evans
College of Arts & Sciences
![Nisha Mathews](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/nisha-mathews-150px.png)
Nisha Mathews
College of Nursing
![Lou Ann Hintz](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/lou-ann-hintz-150px.png)
Lou Ann Hintz
College of Health Sciences
![Lorna Durrant](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/lorna-durrant-150px.png)
Lorna Durrant
College of Professional Education
![Alex Conner](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/alex-conner-150px.png)
Alex Conner
College of Business
2019 Scholars
![Paramita Basu](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Basu_150X150.png)
Paramita Basu
College of Arts & Sciences
![Amie Bedgood](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Bedgood_150X150.png)
Amie Bedgood
College of Nursing
![Janice Kishi Chow](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Chow_150X150.png)
Janice Kishi Chow
College of Health Sciences
![Patricia Flint](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Flint_150X150.png)
Patricia Flint
College of Professional Education
![Meghan Labiak](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Labiak_150X150.png)
Meghan Labiak
College of Business
2018 Scholars
![Geethanjali Ravindranathan](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Geetha-150X150.png)
Geethanjali Ravindranathan
College of Arts & Sciences
![Dawn Murphy](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Dawn-Murphy-150X150.png)
Dawn Murphy
College of Nursing
![Kaye Rubio](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Kaye-Rubio-150X150.png)
Kaye Rubio
College of Health Sciences
![Lorraine Cadwallader](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Lorraine-Cadwallader-150X150.png)
Lorraine Cadwallader
College of Professional Education
2017 Scholars
![Kamica King](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/King_150X150.png)
Kamica King
College of Arts & Sciences
![Katheryn Courville](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Courville_150X150.png)
Katheryn A. Courville
College of Nursing
![Laurie Stelter](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Stelter_150X150.png)
Laurie Stelter
College of Health Sciences
![Julie Southward](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Southward_150X150.png)
Julie D. Southward
College of Professional Education
2016 Scholars
![Erin Ellis](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Ellis_150X150.png)
Erin Graybill Ellis
College of Arts & Sciences
![Mary Kathryn Roberts](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Roberts_150X150.png)
Mary Kathryn Roberts
College of Nursing
![Veronica Thessing Rowe](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Rowe_150X150.png)
Veronica Thessing Rowe
College of Health Sciences
![Tara Signs Roush](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Roush_150X150.png)
Tara L. Signs Roush
College of Professional Education
2015 Scholars
![Tawny LeBouef Tullia](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Tullia_150X150.png)
Tawny LeBouef Tullia
College of Arts & Sciences
![photo unavailable](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/headshot-placeholder_150X150.png)
Heidi Gilroy
College of Nursing
![Lenin Grajo](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Grajo_150X150.png)
Lenin Grajo
College of Health Sciences
![Lena Jackson-Lynch](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Jackson-Lynch_150X150.png)
Lena Jackson-Lynch
College of Professional Education
2014 Scholars
![Sheila Bustillos-Reynolds](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Reynolds_150X150.png)
Sheila Bustillos-Reynolds
College of Arts & Sciences
![Laura Thomas](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Thomas_150X150.png)
Laura Thomas
College of Nursing
![Angie Boisselle](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Boisselle_150X150.png)
Angie Boisselle
College of Health Sciences
![Amy Johnson](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Johnson_150X150.png)
Amy Johnson
College of Professional Education
2013 Scholars
![Elodie Singer](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Singer_150X150.png)
Elodie Singer
College of Arts & Sciences
![Lisa L. Ferguson](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Ferguson_150X150.png)
Lisa L. Ferguson
College of Nursing
![Lt. Col. Steven M. Gerardi, USA (Ret.)](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Gerardi_150X150.png)
Lt. Col. Steven M. Gerardi, USA (Ret.)
College of Health Sciences
![Jill Bellomy](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Bellomy_150X150.png)
Jill Bellomy
College of Professional Education
2012 Scholars
![Tiffany Smith](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Tiffany_Smith_150X150.png)
Tiffany Smith
College of Arts & Sciences
![Kathleen Shannon](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Kathleen_Shannon_150X150.png)
Kathleen Shannon
College of Nursing
![Heather Roberts](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Heather_Roberts_150X150.png)
Heather Roberts
College of Health Sciences
![Hannah Mills](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Hannah_Mills_150X150.png)
Hannah Mills
College of Professional Education
2011 Scholars
![Brenna Tucker](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/tucker_150x_150.png)
Brenna A. Tucker
College of Arts & Sciences
![Briyana Morrell](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Morrell_150X150.png)
Briyana Morrell
College of Nursing
![Angela Shierk](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Shierk_150X150.png)
Angela Shierk
College of Health Sciences
![Rebecca Molidor](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Rebecca-Molidor-150X150.png)
Rebecca Molidor
College of Professional Education
2010 Scholars
![Ilana Morgan](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Ilana-Morgan-150X150.png)
Ilana Morgan
College of Arts & Sciences
![Kimberly Bookout](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Kimberly-Bookout-150X150.png)
Kimberly Bookout
College of Nursing
![Kalyn Myers Briggs](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Kalyn-Myers-Briggs-150X150.png)
Kalyn Myers Briggs
College of Health Sciences
![Marlene Montgomery](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Marlene-Montgomery-150X150.png)
Marlene Montgomery
College of Professional Education
2009 Scholars
![Miranda Livingston](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Livingston_150X150.png)
Miranda Livingston
College of Arts & Sciences
![Barbara Gruendemann](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Gruendemann_150X150.png)
Barbara Gruendemann
College of Nursing
![Jessica Lampert](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Lampert_150X150.png)
Jessica Lampert
College of Health Sciences
![Denise Ford](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Ford_150X150.png)
Denise Ford
College of Professional Education
2008 Scholars
![Minyu Sun](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Minyu_Sun_150X150.png)
Minyu Sun
College of Arts & Sciences
![Debora Simmons](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Debora_Simmons_150X150.png)
Debora Simmons
College of Nursing
![Gilbert Perales, Jr.](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Gilbert_Perales_Jr_150X150.png)
Gilbert Perales, Jr.
College of Health Sciences
![Phillip Stager](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/Phillip_Stager_150X150.png)
Phillip Stager
College of Professional Education
2007 Scholars
![Jana Perez](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/JanaPerez_150X150.png)
Jana C. Perez
College of Arts & Sciences
![Debbie Arbique](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/DebbieArbique_150X150.png)
Debbie A. Arbique
College of Nursing
![Claudette Fette](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/ClaudetteFette_150X150.png)
Claudette Voekel Fette
College of Health Sciences
![Annette Torres Elias](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/AnnetteTorresElias_150X150.png)
Annette Torres Elías
College of Professional Education
2006 Scholars
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Gail Poskey
School of Occupational Therapy
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Patrice Caldwell
College of Nursing
2005 Scholar
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Fermond L. Washington
School of Occupational Therapy
2004 Scholar
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Evelyn Andersson
School of Occupational Therapy
2003 Scholar
![photo unavailable](https://pxl-twuedu.terminalfour.net/filters:format(webp)/prod01/twu-cdn-pxl/media/images/dallas-leadership/headshot-placeholder_150X150.png)
Hope A. Martin
School of Occupational Therapy
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