I was on a business trip in Tokyo, Japan, in November 2012 and met up with a TCU Supply Chain classmate, Nick Rew ’11, and his other half, Lauren Power ’10 (now married!), in the famous original Tsukiji Fish Market.
— Rowena Beasley ’11 

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Met alumna Molly Wilkinson ’09 through her virtual baking classes from France! A savior during all the lockdowns!
— Naomi Ekas, assistant professor of psychology

In Beijing at the Waldorf Astoria.
— Amanda Walker Taliercio ’98

Met Lee Winters ’98 sailing around the world. We were in Tonga at the time.
— Dana Lee Szucs Hayden ’03

David Mishler ’07 not once but twice!
— Julie Nowlin ’11 

Marissa and I were actually just talking about that! Chiang Mai and Bali! Too crazy.
— David Mishler ’07

We met some fellow Frogs in Florence several years ago!
— Carol Madeley Wilkerson ’82

Disneyland
— Sheri Blakley-Jackson, mother of Madison ’21 and Braden ’21

Oklahoma. Enough said.
— Nik James ’05

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Caribbean beach
— Bill Robinette ’76

I was in the waiting room at Orthopedics East in Greenville, North Carolina, and I saw a fellow Horned Frog come in. Also was fishing on the Bogue Inlet fishing pier in Emerald Isle, North Carolina, and another Horned Frog stopped by to tell me he loved my Horned Frog cap.
— Patrick Owens Seay

I met a fellow Frog in London who got me an interview with a member of the House of Lords.
— Collin Yoxall ’13 (MS ’20)

We met Amanda Stallings ’97 (MLA ’01) a few years ago at Walt Disney World on the Monday before Thanksgiving at Hollywood Studios! My spouse, Michael ’00 (MM ’03, MDiv ’09), was in a TCU hat and shirt, and she had a TCU hat on and asked us if we went there and then pulled out alumni stickers from her bag to give us!
— Cassie Sexton-Riggs ’13 MDiv

At the dry cleaner’s in Zionsville, Indiana!
— Nancy Keller, mother of Grant ’19

Spain
— Jen Rodriguez ’86

Shoutout to the family I met at Canyonlands National Park this summer. I don’t have their names, but it was great to meet some TCU alumni! 🙂
— Merritt Coleman, environmental science senior

The Masters Golf Tournament
— Jeanie Morris Lewis ’64

My sister Carol Lennox ’75 broke both her ankles but she was in excellent hands at Baylor Scott & White in south Austin, Texas, since her head nurse is Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences alumna Michelle Phillips-Kinser ’10!
— Elaine Cole ’12 MLA

Joan ’69 and I went to Iceland. In Djupivogur, Iceland, before we all returned to the ship, we were hailed down by Austin Merkel ’21. He was a manager on the TCU football team and is going to the University of Texas for graduate school. He was always wearing TCU gear when we saw him.
— Roy Snodgrass ’69

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Cabo
— Chris Leiss ’82

We met this young man on the Victoria Falls bridge between Zambia and Zimbabwe. When we told him we were from Fort Worth, he busted out a loud “Go Frogs!” complete with the hand sign. Turns out he had recently met and guided some Frog fans. He was a truly good guy too.
— Ben Leonard and Stacy Emerson Leonard ’92

Went to Colorado in 2015. … An alum sold me my binoculars. I ran into another at a rest stop who ran up to me and gave me a hug. I met two more married alumni at a restaurant in the middle of nowhere. We are everywhere! Go Frogs!
— Sharra Blair-Kucera ’16 (MS ’21)

Editor’s Note: Answers have been edited for clarity and length.

— Compiled by Trisha Spence

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