KIMBERLY GOMEZ ’25 AND
KIMBERLY GOMEZ ’25 AND BRITTNEY MCVEY ’25 Dieb-McDavid Scholars AS CLASSMATES at Denton High School, Kimberly Gomez ’25 and Brittney McVey ’25 were close friends and fellow members of the Fillies drill team. Now, as first-year students at TWU, they are among the five recipients of the new Dieb-McDavid Scholarship, MY SCHOLARSHIP MATTERED Leading the Way Denton High grads are carving out their careers at TWU, thanks to a new scholarship established by TWU alumna and System Regent Vice Chair Stacie Dieb McDavid ’80 and her husband, David McDavid. The 0,000 gift covers four years of tuition and fees for five graduates of Denton High School who demonstrate a commitment to women’s leadership, graduate in the top half of their class with a 3.0 GPA or higher, and show financial need. Dieb-McDavid Scholars also receive mentorship and academic support from a scholarship manager. Gomez—a self-described spreader of positivity—is considering a major in psychology. “I really love learning about the brain and human behavior,” she says. “I have amazing professors that truly care for their students’ success. I have never in my life met faculty that have been so passionate about their jobs and students’ wellbeing.” McVey is pursuing a bachelor’s in marketing, an outgrowth of her high school involvement with Business Professionals of America, where she served as president. She’s also editing for the TWU student newspaper The Lasso, and recently submitted a piece to a writing competition at the encouragement of English Assistant Professor Sarah Lennox, Ph.D. “It was very meaningful to me to have her believe in my work,” McVey says. Eventually, she hopes to work in marketing for a sports or fashion brand. Both credit the Dieb-McDavid Scholarship with providing needed support for their studies. “Its generosity has provided me with a sense of stability in my future college endeavors,” says McVey. Adds Gomez, “This scholarship truly means so much to me and still it feels so surreal that I’ve been given such an amazing opportunity.” 22 TEXAS WOMAN’S
DID YOU KNOW? Smart Play TWU athletes aren’t only successful on the field, on the court and on the balance beam. They’re also champs in the classroom. NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK DANCE Founded in 2017, the program has already produced six All-Americans! ARTISTIC SWIMMING AND STUNT Launched in fall 2021, both teams are already competing. WRESTLING Begins fall 2022. Read more on page 21. COOL COACHES TEAMS COACHED BY OLYMPIC MEDALISTS Artistic Swimming: Sara Lilly Wrestling: Randi Miller TEAMS COACHED BY A NATIONAL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR STUNT: Jasmine Owens > NEW HEIGHTS Gymnastics is just one of the TWU teams that have produced Academic All-Americans. 32 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS CHAMPIONS GYMNASTICS SINCE 1978 National Titles: 11 Conference Titles: 2 All-Americans: 314 Academic All-Americans: 13 SOFTBALL SINCE 1971 National Titles: 1 Conference Titles: 1 All-Americans: 16 Academic All-Americans: 14 BASKETBALL SINCE 1970 National titles: 0 Conference titles: 1 All-Americans: 1 Academic All-Americans: 3 TEXAS WOMAN’S 23
