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NEWS ROUNDUP Campus by Campus Learn what’s happening in Denton, Dallas and Houston > ABBY AND TODD WILLIAMS RECEIVE TWU LEADERSHIP AWARD At the spring Dallas Leadership Luncheon, philanthropists Abby and Todd Williams were awarded for their public education advocacy efforts. 18 TEXAS WOMAN’S RANKING #1 U.S. News & World Report ranked Texas Woman’s among the nation’s best for social mobility and named the university to the publication’s “Best National University” and “Top Public Schools” lists. ABBY AND TODD WILLIAMS HONORED FOR LEADERSHIP At the March Dallas Leadership Luncheon, philanthropists and public education advocates Abby and Todd Williams were awarded the 2024 Virginia Chandler Dykes Leadership Award. All proceeds from the annual event support TWU graduate student scholarships. DENTON ANOTHER NASA WIN FOR TWU KINESIOLOGY STUDENTS The all-women space design team, dubbed Atlas, built an exercise device to prevent muscle atrophy and earned TWU’s fourth first-place finish in the NASA-sponsored statewide competition. TOP 10 GOLD MILITARY FRIENDLY DESIGNATION TWU was named a Top 10 Gold Military Friendly School, the highest designation awarded to institutions that provide exceptional support to military members, their families and veterans. DALLAS MHA TEAMS EARN TOP PRIZE Two master’s in healthcare administration teams finished in the top three at a competition where students used evidence-based research to identify and recommend interventions to improve hospital programs. VANDERKOOI ENDOWED LECTURESHIP HITS The Vanderkooi Endowed Lectureship established in 1994 to honor occupational therapy’s first program director, Fanny B. Vanderkooi, celebrated its 31 st anniversary at the annual event in February. HOUSTON PACT TO PRODUCE TEACHERS Houston ISD has awarded a 0K grant to TWU to support nearly 100 teaching assistants toward bachelor’s degrees and teaching certificates to produce more Texas public educators. CARS FOR KIDS Occupational therapy and nursing students partnered with Texas A&M engineering and medicine students to provide electric vehicles for children with special needs to help them move, socialize and play independently.

ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT Thank you to our alumni, friends and supporters who attended the campaign kick-off events on TWU’s campuses and the Maroon and White receptions across Texas and the nation. We invite you all to the next series of events. JOIN US AT ONE OF OUR UPCOMING EVENTS LUBBOCK, JUNE 9 | COLORADO SPRINGS, JUNE 23 Learn more at twu.edu/alumnievents TEXAS WOMAN’S 19