Spring 2016
Robert Sturns, Economic Development Director
The Fort Worth Native and ’97 MBA grad shares a valuable lesson about community leadership.
Alumni
Spring 2016
Juan Quintana is President of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
The ’09 DNP graduate gives a voice to more than 49,000 certified nurse anesthetists and is championing improved health care for veterans.
Spring 2016
Deborah Ferguson ’87 on Anchoring the NBC 5 News Team
After 25 years on the air, she still loves the newsroom.
Spring 2016
Eric Tabone’s Business English for Colombians
A love of travel took the ’08 finance grad to South America to really learn the language.
Spring 2016
Dr. Karyn Purvis
1949-2016
Internationally renowned child development expert Dr. Karyn Sue Brand Purvis ’97 (MS ’01 PhD ’03) devoted her life and academic pursuits to helping “children from hard places,” a phrase she coined to describe youngsters affected by trauma, abuse and neglect. “There’s not a child she cannot heal,” psychology professor Dr. David Cross, her longtime mentor
Winter 2011
Books: Conversation with Sherri Lee ’68
Avid gardner and lover of all things Southern, author focuses on the deliciousness and versatility of the fig.
Summer 2011
Mother Nurture: Renee Peterson Trudeau ’88
Renée Peterson Trudeau’s ’88 journey to motherhood proved to be a path to helping other harried moms.
Summer 2011
In my day, I could play: Curtis Modkins ’93 (MLA ’97)
Offensive coordinator with the Buffalo Bills, former TCU running back is working hard, even if the NFL lockout is going strong.
Summer 2011
Recollections of campus dining
Alums and readers share their memories of eating in The Main, The Pit, Deco Deli and other campus places to get their grub on.
Summer 2011
High plains harvest: Morgan Dezendorf ’09 and Marc Jansing ’09
Duo turns summer gardening internship into full-time jobs with the High Plains Food Bank.
