Voice on Capitol Hill . . . Trent Colestock ’04
Army Cpt. Trent Colestock ’04 pushes for veteran support as a military defense liaison in Washington, D.C.
Birth of a hospital . . . Chris Curnutt Daskevich ’90
Cris Curnutt Daskevich ’90 oversaw the development of a new Pavilion for Women, which specializes in obstetric and gynecological care.
Books: Conversation with Bebe McCasland ’61
The collection of Beverly Edmonson McCasland ‘61 columns are told from the perspective of birds.
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In my day, I could play . . . Niki Newton ’05
Niki Newton ’05
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Building a legacy . . . architect Michael Bennett ’78
Michael Bennett ‘78 contributes to his alma mater through architecture.
Modern-day slavery . . . Laura DeMoss ’10 combats human trafficking
Laura DeMoss ‘10 combats human trafficking.
Shear brilliance . . . Cambria Dodd Russell ’96
Paradoxically — and often when you least expect it — positive experiences can spring from negative ones. Cambria Dodd Russell ’96 (on right in photo of her and friends on the way to the Academy Awards) is living proof of that. While undergoing cancer treatment, Russell signed on as the main subject in Mondays at
City service . . . Keome Rowe ’11
In 2009, Keome Rowe ’11 traveled to Washington, D.C., to intern with the White House and learn the ins and outs of government. Almost immediately, he was hooked. Rowe, a former TCU Chancellor Scholar, knew then that he would someday pursue a career in politics. Just four years later, Rowe is assistant to Fort Worth
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Assisting the Academy . . . TCU alums at the Oscars
From television and web production to interviewing on the red carpet, Horned Frogs shine at the 85th Oscars in February.
Four generations of Horned Frogs
When TCU gets in a person’s blood, it often gets passed on to family members. There may be no greater example of this than the McKnight family of Texas, which has an amazing four generations of Horned Frogs! It started with Ewell McKnight ’15, who was a football letterman not long after Texas Christian University
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