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Thomas Gregory Sumner smiles during a TCU event, wearing a dark gray suit, lavender shirt and purple patterned tie.

Summer 2026

Thomas Gregory Sumner, Former TCU Trustee and Entrepreneur, Built Lifelong Bonds With Horned Frogs

Former TCU Trustee Thomas Gregory Sumner ’67 (MBA ’68), an entrepreneur whose lifelong bonds with Horned Frogs shaped his volunteer leadership at his alma mater, died Feb. 14.

Molly Wilkinson, smiling and wearing glasses and a light green floral apron, stands behind a wooden worktable displaying two trays of baked tart shells, a bowl of eggs and a jar with a brush. Behind her, open shelving holds glass jars of ingredients, wicker baskets, baking tools and silicone molds hanging on the wall.

Spring 2026

Horned Frog Foodies: Molly Wilkinson

The TCU alumna traded a marketing career for Le Cordon Bleu in Paris and now teaches online baking classes from Versailles, France.

TCU quarterback Sonny Gibbs, in uniform without a helmet, winds up to throw in an early 1960s promotional photo.

Spring 2026

Guy “Sonny” Gibbs, TCU Quarterback Legend and Hall of Famer Who Toppled No. 1 Texas, Dies at 85

The “Graham Giant” spent six decades as one of TCU’s most beloved figures, on the field and far beyond it.

DJ Perera, TCU alumna, artist, and art educator, stands between two large framed artworks in what appears to be an art classroom or gallery space. Perera, wearing a black blazer over a dark shirt with black pants and glasses, leans against a table with one hand while looking directly at the camera. Easels, artwork, and student work line the walls in the background.

Spring 2026

DJ Perera Leads Students on the Digital Frontier Where Art Meets AI

Artist, educator and mentor DJ Perera is shaping Fort Worth’s art ecosystem one student at a time, blending tradition with technology.

Line art illustration of Dallas skyline featuring iconic buildings including Reunion Tower, drawn in purple on cream background.

Spring 2026

TCU Alumni Chapter: Dallas

From mozzarella-making to animal shelter volunteering, explore the diverse activities connecting TCU alumni in Dallas year-round.

Spring 2026

Hal Roach Sr., TCU’s First Frog Club Director, Championed Student-Athletes for Decades

The Class of 1961 alum built unwavering support for Horned Frog athletics through years of fundraising and personal connection with fans.

A man in business casual attire poses with SuperFrog, TCU's horned frog mascot wearing a purple jersey with number 1, in front of a fountain outside the School of Business building on campus.

Spring 2026

Pearce Edwards: How It Started … How It’s Going

The TCU alumnus returns as an assistant professor of political science, joining the faculty mentors who inspired his academic journey.

Photograph of Lisa Havens — TCU alumna, nurse, veteran, attorney and chief risk officer at Baylor Scott & White Health — standing beside a large glass window and smiling toward the camera with her hands resting on the windowsill.

Winter 2025

Handling With Care

Lisa Havens is a TCU alumna, nurse, veteran and attorney who now serves as chief legal officer for Baylor Scott & White Health.

Pale pink, light green and purplish blue poppies stand out against a jet-black night sky, with a purplish orange building in the background — a nighttime landscape representing an iconic Kansas landmark.

Winter 2025

Alumni Chapter: Kansas City

The group brings together Horned Frogs from Kansas and Missouri through game-watch parties, fitness meetups and local hangouts.

Photograph of TCU alum David Lay Williams seated in a dimly lit room, wearing a dark blue button-down shirt and holding a guitar across his lap.

Winter 2025

David Lay Williams Discovered His True Passion for Political Thought at TCU

The political science professor explores economic inequality’s history and moral impact in “The Greatest of All Plagues.”