2026 News

Foundation honors TWU alumna with $1M endowment

7/6/26

Mabel Scofield Maddox was civically engaged, a leader, an athlete and an art lover by the time she graduated from Texas Woman’s 100 years ago, and now a New Mexico foundation that she co-founded has created a $1 million endowment to support scholarships for future TWU students who follow in her footsteps.

Portrait adds to legacy of U.S. judge, TWU alum

7/3/26

A Texas Woman’s alumna and revered judge now has a permanent presence in the hallowed halls of justice.

A portrait of Chief U.S. District Judge Alia Moses was ceremoniously unveiled June 26 at the U.S. courthouse in San Antonio, the headquarters of the federal judiciary’s Western District of Texas.

Kitchen workshops stress dairy’s role in health

7/1/26

The ovens in the Neva Hudiburgh Cochran Wellness Kitchen are heating up thanks to a new three-year partnership between Texas Woman’s and Dairy MAX, a nonprofit dairy council. 

Yelkur honored with international business award

6/18/26

Rama Yelkur, executive dean of the Merrilee Alexander Kick College of Business and Entrepreneurship, received the Patricia M. Flynn Distinguished Woman in Business Education Award at the Women Advancing Management Education Affinity Group meeting at the 2026 International Conference and Meetings, hosted by AACSB International in Seattle. 

Myers Stroke Center recognized for excellence

6/17/26

The Texas Woman’s Mike A. Myers Stroke Center has been recognized for excellence by the Dallas Historical Society for its outstanding contributions to the local community.