Topic: Alumni

Melanie Harris Johnston ’78 was surprised when she was named the recipient of the prestigious 2013 Educator Award by the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD). But she shouldn’t have been. This honor is just the most recent milestone in Johnston’s lengthy journey of helping people with disabilities — in particular, autism —

Army Cpt. Trent Colestock ’04 pushes for veteran support as a military defense liaison in Washington, D.C.

Cris Curnutt Daskevich ’90 oversaw the development of a new Pavilion for Women, which specializes in obstetric and gynecological care.

The collection of Beverly Edmonson McCasland ‘61 columns are told from the perspective of birds.

Niki Newton ’05

Michael Bennett ‘78 contributes to his alma mater through architecture.

Laura DeMoss ‘10 combats human trafficking.

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

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

From television and web production to interviewing on the red carpet, Horned Frogs shine at the 85th Oscars in February.