In this issue: Summer 2016
Personal Essay
The Atlantic Slave Trade Bus Tour
How a cultural tour connected the past with the present.
Campus News: Alma Matters
Q&A with Homer Erekson
O. Homer Erekson ’74 returned to TCU in 2008 to become dean of the Neeley School of Business.
Features
For the Love of the Game
Club sports give students the chance to keep on playing.
Personal Essay
Best Seat in the House
Reflecting on four grand years in the TCU Marching Band.
Campus News: Alma Matters
When Science Meets Fiction
An inaugural competition encourages science scholars to get creative.
Campus News: Alma Matters, Research + Discovery
Michelle Bauml Prepares Teachers for Urban Settings
The education professor helps lead the way in best practices for multicultural education.
Mem’ries Sweet
Don Gillis, Renaissance Music Man
The musical legacy of the 1935 TCU graduate connects the university and Amon Carter to NBC and Toscanini.
Alumni
Connie Peraglie Guttersen Dishes on Nutrition
The best-selling author, dietitian and ’86 alumna is helping Americans eat healthier — without sacrificing flavor.
Personal Essay
The Good and the Band of Marching
Appreciating the value of the band community, if not the rain and heat.
Campus News: Alma Matters
3D Modeling and 3D Printing
An “inside the classroom” look at ARST 30510.
Alumni
Dennis Knautz ’75 (MBA ’76), CEO of Acme Brick
Getting out from behind the desk enabled Knautz to shape the company that helped build Fort Worth.
Campus News: Alma Matters
An even warmer way to say ‘Welcome home.’
Chancellor Boschini explains why the Dee J. Kelly Alumni & Visitors Center needs to grow.
Sports: Riff Ram
Q&A with David Roditi
The men’s tennis coach finished his sixth season at his alma mater and again found a home at the top of the rankings.
Campus News: Alma Matters
Who has inspired you as a mentor?
Faculty from TCU’s eight schools and colleges weigh in.
Campus News: Alma Matters
Object Lesson: Rees-Jones Globe
Illuminated Learning
Campus News: Alma Matters
Endless Summer
Thousands of campus visitors keep TCU a happening place during the summer.